Torture Cinema Poll #15: The Fourth Torture of 2013 (You Decide!)
You know the drill, right? You vote. We watch. Then we record a podcast review while consuming copious amounts of alcohol… Vote away!
133. 10,000 BC (2008) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode133TortureCinemaMeets10000BC/SandF%20–%20Episode%20133%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%2010%2C000%20BC.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBad history, bad ideas, and just plain bad, oh my! You all picked it, so we watched and reviewed it here (w/ Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and Julia Rios). And in case you didn’t know, this film is bad. You’ll have to listen to discover why…Or, you could just watch it, if you’re brave enough. Do you have the guts? We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 133 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:34:23) 10,000 B.C. (IMDB) You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
? of the Week: What do you think of the Nebula Awards finalists?
If you don’t know already, the Nebula Awards finalists were announced a little while ago. It’s an interesting list, to say the least, and it has sparked some interesting responses across the blogosphere. But what do you all think about the list? Feel free to leave a comment. Here are our brief responses: Shaun Overall, I’m happy with the list, though there are certainly some anomalies there. A lot of repeat names, some works that I didn’t think would make it to such a list anyway and a few things I saw coming from a mile away. As others here will mention, there are an extraordinary amount of women and a fair shake of POCs here — something I can’t help appreciating because such things tend to drive certain people in this community up the wall. The only glaring omission is in a category that nobody really cares about anyway: dramatic presentation. For all its criticism of vision over substance, I find it difficult to understand why the genre community has completely neglected to include Cloud Atlas on the list. If any film deserves genre’s recognition, it’s that one. Such is life… Julia I’m quite excited about this year’s list. I think there is a wealth of strong work on the ballot. I look forward to seeing the winners, and I think that this year, no matter who wins, I’ll probably be really happy with the outcome. I would like to add that the fact that some people are being ridiculous and getting upset because non-white and non-male people are nominated makes me like this ballot even more. Paul I will be terse. I am very pleased by the Novel ballot. 4 out of the 6 are by women. An epic fantasy written by a woman, too. Interestingly, five of the six novel nominees are Fantasy, too. Only 2312 sits there defending SF. Adam I think it is one of the stronger lists of the past few years, especially in the short fiction categories. I would like to see more diversity in the short story category though, as far as the publications represented. Five out of the six stories come from either Lightspeed or Clarkesworld. Jen I’m *really* happy about this list of nominees – over half are women!! Yay women in SF&F! That’s about all I can reliably comment on though as I’ve only either read or watched 4 of the nominations. Now it’s your turn!
Torture Cinema Poll #13: The Second Torture of 2013 (You Decide!)
It’s that time again! You know the drill. Vote and you shall receive…over an hour of us trying to understand why these films were made in the first place! The Movies (view at your own risk): 10,000 B.C. (2008) Solar Crisis (1990) Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009) Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) The Avengers (1998)
130. Jumper — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode130TortureCinemaMeetsJumper/Sandf–Episode130–TortureCinemaMeetsJumper.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe torture is strong with this one… In our 26th Torture Cinema feature, we take on the underwhelming terror of Jumper. You picked it (finally!) and we’ve got a heck of a lot to say, too. So sit back, get your popcorn, and enjoy the pain…Our pain. Not yours. Obviously… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 130 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:33:17) Jumper (IMDB) The Great Lake Conspiracy — A Mustache and the Mutt Adventure Buy James’ book! It’s good stuff. You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Torture Cinema Poll #12: The First Torture of 2013 (You Decide!)
Season Four has officially begun. Throughout January, you should expect interviews with Gareth L. Powell, Christopher Barzak, and Myke Cole (possibly one other author, too). And starting next week, we’ll have our first discussion episode featuring Stina Leicht as our magical guest! But before we can get to the end of the month for our first Torture Cinema episode of the year, we’ve got to know which film we’re going to have to watch at the end of the month… That’s where you come in. Vote in the new poll and help us select the first torture for the year! The Movies (view at your own risk): Jumper (2008) Solar Crisis (1990) Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009) Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) The Avengers (1998)
