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Mamo #238: Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud

2012-01-24T18:48:00.002-05:00

The Boys of Mamo return on Oscar Nomination Tuesday to talk about what the hell just happened, i.e. the same thing that happens every year.

Mamo #237: Who Owns What?

2012-01-18T21:37:00.003-05:00

What do Yol, George Lucas, and the Stop Online Piracy Act have in common? They have this episode of Mamo, for one thing.

Mamo #236: In Real Life

2012-01-10T09:28:00.001-05:00

With the announcement of changes to the eligibility requirements for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars, we pause for a moment to consider the health of the genre. Has a documentary ever changed the world?

Mamo #235: The Year Keeps Ending, And We Keep Ending With It

2012-01-06T09:14:00.001-05:00

Part 2 of our 2011 wrap-up! We look at how the industry fared for the year - not enough money, too much 3-D, and a whole lotta superheroes. Which franchises were born? Which were renewed? Which [cough Green Lantern cough] are dead, dead, dead?

Mamo #234: Caplansky's with Kuplowsky

2012-01-02T12:47:00.002-05:00

Happy new year! Mamo gathers on a crystal-clear January morning and looks back on the best and worst of 2011 with special guest star Peter Kuplowsky, from our favourite vantage point in the corner booth at Caplansky's Deli. Lists abound. What was your favourite film of the year?

Mamo #233: A Prisoner of Your Gibberish

2011-12-28T20:50:00.002-05:00

As the year winds to a close we look at a chock-a-block week in popular culture, from Sherlock Holmes to BBC's Sherlock, from The Hobbit to Lord of the Rings, from Tintin to the next Tintin, and from Prometheus to Alien (in reverse). Pull up a chair and get some cream for your coffee.

Mamo #232: The Girl with the Mamo Tattoo

2011-12-20T08:00:00.002-05:00

There is no such girl. But wouldn't it be lovely if there were? We look at David Fincher's mega-zeitgeisty adaptation of the biggest book in the world, before turning our gaze to the biggest screens in the world and their recent, thunderous triumph with a certain impossible mission.

Mamo #231: Bane Says What?

2011-12-13T23:12:00.001-05:00

The Boys of Mamo head to the multiplexes to take in the first six minutes of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, and on the way, chit-chat about annual critics' lists, and Butt-Numb-A-Thon, and big burly men in masks with unintelligible voices. Sort of like us.

Mamo #230: Midnight Snack

2011-12-09T11:11:00.003-05:00

Special guest star Colin Geddes, Midnight Madness programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival, whisks us away to a secret location to drink old-timey drinks and gab about his cinematic life and times in Toronto. With bonus guest: Our mysterious benefactor! Pull up a stool!

Mamo #229: Mugo Mamo Muppet Mo

2011-11-30T16:16:00.001-05:00

Yanksgiving and Black Friday are squarely behind us, and the tripartite battle between November's family films (and Breaking Dawn) is done! Let's look at The Muppets, and Hugo, in an all-new podtacular Mamo.

Mamo #228: Much Ado, Take Two

2011-11-21T16:21:00.002-05:00

Failure and calamity repeatedly confounded our efforts to record this show, but no longer! Mamo 228 is finally here, discussing (in no particular order) Joss Whedon, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Snow White, Snow White, The Hunger Games, Breaking Dawn, Norm Wilner’s readership, the Row Three commenters, the Internet in general, Happy Feet Two, The Muppets, Steve Whitmire, and Jim Henson’s soul. If we’re still alive when you’re listening to this, the show was a success.

Mamo #227: After After After Dark

2011-11-10T14:26:00.001-05:00

Special guest star Adam Lopez, director and founder of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, joins us to call us out on various colours of carpets for our comments on Episode #225! A spirited conversation about running a genre film festival in the city of Toronto ensues...

Mamo #226: The Sky Is Falling

2011-11-04T16:41:00.003-04:00

Mamo returns! We address the reaction to last week’s Toronto After Dark episode and do some stage-setting for the next episode to come, before diving into a conversation about Tower Heist, Skyfall, the new DCU, and the CGI future – as lead by Andy Serkis.

Mamo #225: After After Dark

2011-10-27T17:28:00.000-04:00

Mamo checks in from the Toronto After Dark film festival 2011, with a good news / bad news analysis of this festival’s market chances in the city with the most film festivals anywhere in the world. Plus unexpected guest appearances from Kurt and John!

Mamo #224: Stuck in the Past

2011-10-23T10:47:00.000-04:00

We roundtable on the latest fistfights in movie news, circa six days ago: the Avengers vs. the Dark Knight! UltraViolet vs. iCloud! Real Steel vs. the Remakes No One Wanted! It's a Mamo pot-pourri episode, displaced in time.

Mamo #223: TV Nova

2011-10-19T08:36:00.003-04:00

Special guest star Adam Nayman, TV critic for MSN.ca, joins us on the podcast to talk all things boob tube in our annual television episode! We wander from the best of HBO and AMC to the most popular of oldschool network, with a stop in Community's seven non-intersecting timelines, as we survey the current state of the nation in TV Land.

Mamo #222: Winter is Coming

2011-10-06T22:17:00.002-04:00

We're joined by Row Three Summer Box Office Contest winner Toro913, Miran Terzic, for a look ahead at the jam-packed Christmas box office season for 2011. Who thought up this twenty-car pileup?

Mamo #221: And Lord Knows, I'll Be Wrong Again

2011-09-25T12:07:00.004-04:00

Welcome back to Mamo! With TIFF behind us, we close the 2011 Summer Box Office contest, and have a look at what went down at the domestic and international movieplexes in the summer of twenty-eleven. Superheroes! Pirates! Harry Potter! Talking monkeys! Plus, the Planet of the Apes!

Mamo #220: TIFFing the Dream

2011-09-18T19:11:00.002-04:00

We close out the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 with talk of Mark Cousins' The Story of Film, and how our story of film has changed as 2011 TIFFgoers.

Mamo #219: In-fourth-li-TIFF

2011-09-17T01:16:00.002-04:00

Less than 24 hours later, we're back at it with more coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival 2011. We talk some more about Take Shelter, along with Tyrannosaur, Habemus Papam, The Day, This Is Not A Film, and more!

Mamo #218: In-TIFF-licate

2011-09-16T02:19:00.004-04:00

Our third podcast from the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 sees guest star Shelagh Rowan-Legg join us in line for Midnight Madness to talk Jeff Who Lives At Home, Warriors of the Rainbow, Take Shelter, Amy George, Sleeping Beauty, Wuthering Heights, Shame, Sleepless Night, Undefeated, Hysteria, and more! We're nearly at the end, folks...

Mamo #217: Mid-TIFF Mamo Madness

2011-09-12T18:54:00.002-04:00

The first weekend of TIFF 2011 is over and Mamo endures - we talk Midnight Madness (God Bless America! You're Next! Livid!), Hick, Killer Joe, I Wish, Twixt, and more!

Mamo #216: Pound TIFF 2011

2011-09-10T02:43:00.002-04:00

The Toronto International Film Festival 2011 has started, and Matt and Matt check in with their thoughts on the first two days. We are interrupted frequently because we're just so gosh-darn popular. Has the festival returned to its most sociable roots? Awesome!

Mamo #215: The New 52

2011-08-29T17:44:00.001-04:00

We step away from TIFF 2011 for half an hour to discuss the health of the comic book industry, as DC steps up to relaunch its entire catalogue, and the health of Apple, as Steve Jobs steps down.

Mamo #214: Previewing TIFF 2011

2011-08-26T22:54:00.002-04:00

The Toronto International Film Festival 2011 is roaring towards us, and Mssrs. Brown and Price are joined by Mr. Mike Cameron for a roundable discussion of this year's offerings. What's good? What's great? Let us (and the book) be your guide!

Mamo #213: Where Are You?

2011-08-12T13:46:00.002-04:00

Special guest Daniel Cockburn joins the podcast to discuss You Are Here, his feature film debut, opening in Toronto on Friday August 19th at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. A spirited roundtable about the making and distribution of a low-budget indie ensues.

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Mamo #212: Ape Goes Up, Ryan Comes Down

2011-08-09T10:06:00.002-04:00

When you're being outpaced by computer-generated monkeys, it might be time to retire. We analyze the extraordinary over-performance of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the career-defying box office poison that walks around on two feet and calls itself Ryan Reynolds.

Mamo #211: Return of the Supermen

2011-08-04T22:39:00.002-04:00

Three Matts and a Max team up Justice League-style for the latest Mamo! Special guest star Matthew Fabb, fresh from Comic Con, joins us to discuss all that happened there, and Other special guest star Max tosses in a "yay" every time he hears a superhero mentioned. Plus: what went wrong with Cowboys and Aliens?

Mamo #210: Man On Fire

2011-07-26T23:24:00.002-04:00

Mamo returns from the infernal brink of Hades itself! We talk Captain America, Comic Con, and the first wave of TIFF announcements. Plus, at some point in this show, Matty Price might actually single-handedly solve the problem of theatrical distribution for all time. Listen for it.

Mamo #209: Harry Potter and the Deathly Mamo, Part Two

2011-07-17T23:10:00.003-04:00

Continuing where we left off in November, Team Mamo reckons with Team Potter, as the latter take their final bow. A spirited discussion ensues: Did Deathly Hallows 2 leave its audience in the dark? (Spoiler warning!)

Mamo #208: Dark of the Mamo

2011-07-01T22:53:00.003-04:00

Everyone loves a circus, but has Michael Bay finally gone too far? The boys who went on the record proclaiming their enjoyment of Transformers 2 return to contemplate the whims and quantifiable lack of whimsy of the Dark of the Moon.

Mamo #207: The Mamo Lantern

2011-06-23T21:14:00.002-04:00

Here's the Green Lantern! And it's likely to become a season-defining miss for the folks at Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment. Plus: we have a split decision on the merits of the film, one Matt yes, one Matt no. Which was which? And what did our waiter have to say? It's Mamo verité, straight from the front lines.

Mamo #206: Attack the Super 8

2011-06-14T22:43:00.002-04:00

J.J. Abrams, we need to talk. We know what's wrong with your movies. We know why they aren't all the way there yet. We believe you can get there, though - so have a listen, and let Mamo light the way.

Mamo #205: X-Mamo

2011-06-08T13:58:00.004-04:00

The mutants who kicked off the comic book superhero genre are back, except they're younger, more devil-may-care, and one of them is played by James McAvoy. We see what's the what in the X-universe, talk 2-D vs. 3-D some more, and close our X-men contest. And if you haven't checked out The Great Debate yet, you should!

Mamo #204: Skadouchebag

2011-05-29T21:13:00.002-04:00

The Hangover 2 kicks the crap out of the animated bear in the biggest Memorial Day weekend in history, and we're so surprised that we're nearly willing to proclaim the death of cinema itself. Plus: enter our contest to win X-Men swag! Details in the show!

For all contest entries please use the comment thread at Row Three. Entries posted to the blogspot site will NOT be eligible.

Mamo #203: On Stranger Bridesmaids

2011-05-20T17:27:00.002-04:00

The Pirates of the Caribbean are back, and in piratey style they are going to try to lift a whole lot of your money out of the multiplex this weekend. Do they deserve it? Plus: Bridesmaids, Batman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lars Von Trier, and the role of Mamo in the realm of your listener feedback.

Mamo #202: Pod of Thunder

2011-05-09T22:44:00.004-04:00

KRAKKADOOM! Thor is on the scene and Marvel has kicked off the summer in a (surprisingly?) successful fashion. What do the conquests of the God of Thunder mean for the mortals scurrying in his wake - the X-Men, Green Lantern, and Captain America?

Mamo #201: Fast Five Guys

2011-04-29T16:41:00.003-04:00

The Fast and the Fiveiest! The Five and the Furimost! Five Guys Burgers and Furious! Giddy nonsense of this type can only be due to one thing: has summer come early? Plus a few words on Hot Docs and, inevitably, a few more words on Transformers 3.

Also, if you haven't entered yet, you have till May 5 to enter this year's summer box office contest. Please do so at this page at RowThree.com!

Mamo #200: Lord Knows, I've Been Wrong Before

2011-04-20T16:18:00.004-04:00

The 200th episode of Mamo! We kick off the summer box office season with our look at what will - and won't - make money in the summer of 2011, including some picks for #1 from some very special guest stars. Plus: Thor! Cap! Green Lantern! Jack Sparrow! Harry Potter! Optimus Prime! The Smurfs! It's the biggest Mamo ever!

Special note: If you want to enter the Mamo Summer Box Office Contest, open from April 20 - May 5 2011, please visit this page at RowThree.com. Comments left on the blogspot site are NOT eligible for the contest.

Mamo #199: Across the Sea

2011-04-12T14:12:00.001-04:00

The show about movies and popular culture takes a step back during a long drive home, and talks about nothing very much besides every thing that happens by. This is our little detour on the eve of the big 2-0-0.

Mamo #198: The Goods

2011-04-11T10:22:00.002-04:00

We post-cap ActionFest 2011! Bellflower, A Lonely Place To Die, Largo Winch, Tomorrow When the War Began, Bangkok Knockout... it's all here! A big thanks to the good people of Asheville, and the asskickers of ActionFest, for an amazing weekend in the sun, and to all our new friends and listeners for a whole lot of good times.

Mamo #197: We Drove a Thousand Miles To Get Some Action

2011-04-08T15:45:00.001-04:00

Live from ActionFest 2011! Matt and Matt talk about the roster down in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. Spoilers: there will be ass-kickery, gun violence, and Cheerwine.

Mamo #196: In Brightest Day, In Blackest New York State

2011-04-06T12:19:00.003-04:00

Live from the road! Mamo comes to you from a small car speeding down the sleet-swept highways of New York State, as we wend our way southwards to the balmy climes (and fists) of ActionFest 2011. We discuss the new Green Lantern footage, and where to get a really good homemade root beer.

Mamo #195: You Suck (er Punch)

2011-03-25T10:46:00.007-04:00

It's Sucker Punch vs. Superman, with Snyder in the middle, and once again, the Boys of Mamo weigh in with their thoughts on all things Man of Steel in light of the travesty of the Girls of Plastic. Plus, Hobo With A Shotgun, The Hobbit, Darren Aronofsky, the One Minute Film Festival, and a certain announcement regarding Mamo's 2011 road trip.

Mamo #194: To The Far Shore

2011-03-08T21:19:00.002-05:00

Not always, but every once in a while the veil of despair lifts and the big connective tissue of the universe is revealed. We're not saying that happened in this episode, but we aren't saying it didn't happen. Is there a commonality that lets us understand why, precisely why some films are loved by critics and criminally ignored by the audience? Get the show and find out for yourselves, in the latest Magnum Mamo.

Mamo #193: The Oscar Speech

2011-02-28T01:13:00.003-05:00

James Franco! Anne Hathaway! Kirk Douglas! Natalie Portman's unborn child! It was Oscar Night 2011, in which we "live"-podcasted throughout. If you weren't here to follow along, you can now download the entire evening's efforts in one easily-digestible, highly-caffeinated show. Thanks for listening!

Mamo #192: Oscar Camp

2011-02-26T18:22:00.003-05:00

Live from Podcamp Toronto 2011! Matt (@mattmovies) and Matt (@tederick) host an informal free-for-all Mamo on the Oscars, and podcasting in general, in a very echoey room - guest-starring a few old friends and a few new friends. Let's call this experiment a success: ride the gain a little, and enjoy a crowd-sourced Mamo.

And please join us tomorrow night for our "live" Oscar show! In addition to our usual all-night podcast (available at mamocast.blogspot.com), we'll be participating in the CBC's online Oscar chat - check it out!

Mamo #191: Press & Industry

2011-02-10T12:10:00.003-05:00

February being the dead month, the boys get together to see if a show can be created out of thin air and bullshit. Turns out that was no problem at all. Even though there aren't any movies (what, we're gonna spend 20 minutes on The Roommate?!?) we still find lots of grist between MGM's resurrection and teh superbowl ads. Whatever else this show was, it wasn't what we thought it was gonna be.

Mamo #190: The King's 127 Inception Story Grit Swan Fighter Kids Network with a Bone

2011-01-25T18:29:00.002-05:00

The Oscar nominations are in, and so is Mamo! We second-guess and handicap the best dog track in town.

Mamo #189: We Want Slightly More Accurate B.S.

2011-01-20T13:26:00.002-05:00

Catmamo! The cat is out of the bag; Hollywood's finest Cheshire grin has a brand new job; paging Ms. Kyle for life #4 of 9; further cat-related puns to follow. Anne Hathaway joins The Dark Knight Rises, and we spin some theories, quell some rumours, and set the record straight on The Nolan Franchise, Volume Three. Can I get a "meow?"

Mamo #188: The Green Mamo

2011-01-12T23:25:00.003-05:00

The first big movie of 2011 is the long-in-development, big-in-hype, one-of-two-superhero-movies-with-"green"-in-the-title, Green Hornet. Hot off a preview screening at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto, how did the boys from Mamo fare with the boys from Hornet? And who's the sidekick on this show, anyway?

Mamo #187: Auld Lang Mamo

2011-01-03T16:27:00.002-05:00

Happy new Mamo! Matt and Matt ring in 2011 by taking a look back at everything that was moviewise in 2010, including the dragons, the dreams, the dancing, and the damned Coens.

Mamo #186: The Wizards of Tron

2010-12-20T20:20:00.003-05:00

After six hundred years of buildup, Tron Legacy is finally here. Opening with a solid-but-not-awe-inspiring $44M weekend, what did the folks at Disney do right - and wrong - in resurrecting the Tronverse? Plus, how and why the Narnia franchise sucks for ever and ever!

Mamo#185: Untangled

2010-12-01T19:59:00.000-05:00

Breakfast at our new Mamo HQ, the inimitable Caplansky’s Deli, just a 2 minute walk from the new digs of one half of us. What was on the table? Besides gargantuan amounts of smoked meatery, we have laurels for Disney, darts for the Academy, and a split decision on 127 Hours. Grab a cup of coffee and a heart rate monitor, and join us, won’t you?

Mamo #184: Harry Potter and the Deathly Mamo, Part One

2010-11-22T00:29:00.002-05:00

Harry Potter 7 (of 8) is here to gobble up your November moviebucks, and it's a great experiment - part one of two, with no narrative closure to be found. Not since the heyday of Back to the Future II has a big studio left a franchise twisting in the proverbial wind like this... did they have better luck with it this time? Plus, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, and Amazon Studios!

And if you haven't already, don't forget to check out our Harry Potter debate over at The Substream! Vote Mamo!

Mamo #183: We Owe it to Ourselves

2010-10-27T15:43:00.001-04:00

October brings forth the unlikely successes of both Jackass and Paranormal Activity. 3D is back, and so is a terrifying movie made with a camcorder and an air gun. And so is the rapacious love of short term profit in Hollywood. How will all this affect us, the buying public? Find out in the brand new mamo.

Mamo #182: War of the Supermen

2010-10-13T09:08:00.002-04:00

Three Matts, no waiting! Our summer box office contest winner - and longtime listener - Matthew Fabb joins Matthew Brown and Matthew Price at the round table, for a freeform discussion of all things DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash.

Mamo #181: We Bet it All on the Wrong A-Team

2010-10-01T10:08:00.001-04:00

Even though TIFF is over, that's no reason for us to return to our humdrum workaday lives. For one thing, after taking off for 10 days to sit and watch movies, some of us are unemployed. For another, the annual summer box office championship has finally come to a close and we can truly call a winner. Shockingly, it's neither of us. Even more shockingly, it's the same person who won last year. The prize (A limited edition copy of Let The Right One In) is on its way to the winner now. Take a listen for all the details as well as our pithy excuses for why we were so dead wrong.

***SPOILER WARNING*** We give away the ending of Buried. Because we thought it sucked, and don't really care that much. Just sayin'

Mamo #180: For the Love of Bed

2010-09-20T00:27:00.003-04:00

Here's our final (and unfortunately somewhat buzzy) podcast from the Toronto International Film Festival 2010, with special guest star Mad Hatter! Thanks for joining us.

Mamo #179: For the Love of Cold Korean Vengeance

2010-09-17T16:33:00.002-04:00

I Saw The Devil, Detective Dee, You Are Here, Buried, and much much more as the Matts stop for yet another much-needed lunch on the TIFF 2010 trail!

Mamo #178: For the Love of Natalie Portman

2010-09-14T14:41:00.003-04:00

The Black Swan, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The Trip, Vanishing on 7th Street, Tabloid... TIFF is starting to get good, folks. Join the Matts over lunch for the mid-Tuesday update.

Mamo #177: For the Love of Mid-Festival Rantings

2010-09-13T09:34:00.002-04:00

Wanna hear a really short Mamo? We only had 16 minutes to talk between screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival, and we got interrupted by a lovey member of the festival staff at the midpoint, too. So what? Plenty to get through, and we are able to talk fast. Plus, special guest star Fingerless Hobie says "Hiyooo."

Mamo #176: For the Love of Midnight Madness

2010-09-09T09:15:00.002-04:00

The Toronto International Film Festival is here! Matt and Matt sneak away from a pre-Midnight Madness party to talk about... Midnight Madness. And TIFF. And everything else. Join us for some eggs!

Mamo #175: Previewing TIFF 2010

2010-08-27T23:13:00.003-04:00

The Toronto International Film Festival 2010 is just around the corner! Join Matt Brown and Matt Price, hosts of Mamo!, as we take a tour through Toronto's date with the movies. What's good? What's bad? What's up with the Lightbox? We'll be your guides to TIFF 2010...

Mamo #174: A Fat Lot Of Nothing

2010-08-11T20:40:00.001-04:00

The underwhelming summer of 2010 trickles to a close with a triple-header weekend of medicrity: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Vs. The Expendables Vs. The Women (Who Eat Pray Love). Is it time for TIFF 2010 yet?

Mamo #173: A Fresh Pen to the Eye

2010-07-25T21:06:00.001-04:00

Comic Con. Lately, the two greatest words in the geek dictionary. At panel after panel celebrities frenzy crowds with tales of that-which-is-yet-to-come. Even Angelina Jolie went there. And so did we, the brave boys of Mamo. Listen as we wax eloquent on Whedon, Marvel, and all things we look forward to in this latest mamo installment.

Mamo #172: The Dream Is Mamo

2010-07-18T16:49:00.002-04:00

I had a dream that Matty Price and I got together over breakfast and talked about Christopher Nolan's Inception. And the dream was real.

Mamo #171: Twilight of the M. Night

2010-07-06T08:03:00.002-04:00

Shyamalan fever has come roaring back, as audiences and critics alike are enthralled and delighted by his latest... Oh wait, it's not 1999. In 2010, The Last Airbender is also looking like the last go-round for America's master of the disappointing twist. He's getting his cultural ass kicked by a bunch of sparkly vampires! Some say this child of Pondicherry, India thinks white people are better than Asians when it comes to delivering the kung fu grip. He's downtrodden and beleaguered, and what better time for the Matts to jump in and make it all that much worse.

Mamo #170: Anniversamamo

2010-06-21T20:06:00.003-04:00

Live from Chicago, Illinois! Land of Lincoln! Land of Ebert! Land of Mamo! Join us for our five-year anniversary show, where we'll discuss Toy Story 3, The Karate Kid, Jonah Hex(ed), and The A-Team, all from the fat satisfaction of a quintessentially Mamo American road trip.

Mamo #169: Mamo no Guillermo

2010-06-01T23:08:00.001-04:00

Memorial Day weekend comes and goes like the rest of May, with an underwhelming thudding noise. Then, to cap it off there are major changes revealed for the most important fantasy adaptation in the history of filmed entertainment. So we thought we ought to do a show. Also, there’s some more LOST spoilerage near the end, so be forewarned.

Mamo #168: Lost Our Lost

2010-05-24T20:51:00.003-04:00

In which the Matts depart from moviedom to mark the passing of the television series of the decade.

Mamo #167: Nottingwho?

2010-05-20T23:28:00.002-04:00

THWACK! That is the sound of an arrow, not so much hitting its target as the next tree over. Robin Hood in theatres, and the reactions are varied. Tons of money overseas, not so much money here, and wasn't this thing called Nottingham once upon a time? Mamo investigates!

Mamo #166: The Iron Men

2010-05-08T23:11:00.002-04:00

From a diner in Toronto at 3 in the morning, Matt and Matt join you to talk about Iron Man 2. Is that our breakfast order arriving in the middle of the show? Sure is! Sit in and enjoy a spur-of-the-Mamo discussion of Stark, Marvel, and where it's all going from here.

Mamo #165: Whedo what we wanna do

2010-04-14T21:41:00.001-04:00

This'll teach us to read the papers. A Star Wars sitcom? Casting for Cap, a suit for GL, and more directors than we can shake our tiny fists at in rage! The boys are back to amuse themselves to death over the latest happenings in the world of fandom. Also a reminder to enter our bourgeoning box office bonanza by clicking here and letting us know how you think this summer comes out. We've officially added a bonus prize to the proceedings, but you'll have to listen until the end of this week's podcast to find out what it is.

Mamo #164: We Bet It All On The A-Team

2010-04-03T11:10:00.001-04:00

The summer box office picks are here! Listen to the Matts do their regular sham job of trying to figure out which movies will win, which will tank, and which will win by blowing aircraft out of the air with a free-falling tank.

Mamo #163: Leave the Critics, Take the Canolli

2010-03-12T00:39:00.001-05:00

Back again for the third time in a week, because we just stop information that wants to flow like sap on a warm spring day. R.I.P. professional critique day, as we take a hard look at Variety et al’s treatment of the medium we hold dear.

Mamo #162: The Hurt Oscar

2010-03-08T08:47:00.002-05:00

The boys of Mamo sat through what must have been in the top-three worst Oscar telecasts of all time, and babbled incessantly throughout. Were you there? If not, we have conveniently stitched our ravings together into one mega-mini-Mamo. Hey, listeners: I see you.

Mamo #161: Mamo in Underland

2010-03-05T11:32:00.003-05:00

It's 2 days to the Oscars, and our intrepid Mamo hosts consider the decaying nation of 3-D, the sideways evolution of TRON, and zombie career of Tim Burton: been dead for a while, still going. Plus, we prep for our annual semi-live Oscar podcast, coming at you this Sunday, March 7, via Twitter (@tederick and @mattmovies).

Mamo #160: Oscar nom nom nom

2010-02-16T16:13:00.002-05:00

We eat the Oscars! While no one would be foolish enough to base their Oscar pool bet on our analysis of this year's nominations, we'll help you sift through the madness of Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker vs. 8 Films No One Will Remember Two Minutes From Now, 2010.

**Additionally, both Matts would like to apologize profusely to Marion Cotillard, upon whom they have significant, publicly-acknowledged crushes, and would be Facebook friends with if they could.

Mamo #159: The Hurt Avatar

2010-01-19T19:32:00.002-05:00

The roll to total world domination continues, as Avatar takes some Golden Globes, some more records, and the increasing ire of some among the filmgoing community. We continue to handicap the world's first 2 billion dollar hit, and why it isn't the world's first 2 billion dollar hit.

Mamo #158: We Drink Your Milkshake

2010-01-04T19:49:00.002-05:00

The end of the year, the decade, and oh, conventional filmmaking. The Matts are back to reset the conversation with the list of what we liked in the past 3653 days. As is it impossible to cover everything, here are some links to better round out the conversation: Matthew P's Best of 2009, His Best of the Decade, Matthew Brown's Best of 2009, and his Best of the Zeros. Enjoy, and have fun taking us to task in the comments.

Mamo #157: Baby Boy Blue

2009-12-24T07:40:00.004-05:00

AVATAR! AVATAR! AVATAR! AVATAR! AVATAR! AVATAR! AVATAAAAAAAAR!!

Mamo #156: Spicy Mustard

2009-12-05T18:04:00.000-05:00

We finally come to you from the welcoming environs of my favorite Toronto restaurant, Caplansky's Deli in the heart of the Kensington Market district. Between delectable bites of smoky cured meats we take a second pass at the relative success of Twilight: New Moon, the relative failure of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and the before release backlash (Frontlash?!?) directed at James Cameron and Avatar. Enjoy the latest Mamo, now with the spicy mustard.

Mamo #155: She said, he said

2009-11-24T08:16:00.002-05:00

Pretend we didn't just do a show where we spent the first ten minutes slagging girl-centric crap like Twilight and New Moon and then proceeded to geek out about boy candy like Avatar, Thor, and the Star Trek DVD. Let's all pretend we didn't do that.

Mamo #154: Ich Bin Ein Mamo

2009-10-27T12:39:00.002-04:00

Hi Mamo listeners, I am in Berlin right now. How, then, have I managed to record this Mamo? Magic and science, that's how, together at last! In this episode, in honour of my absence, we discuss the posthumous victories of Jackson, Polanski, and Ledger. Enjoy!

Mamo #153: We’d eat it up, we loved it so.

2009-10-19T13:45:00.001-04:00

It wasn’t so much where the Wild Things were as what they were, a brilliant collection of vital imagery that verges on the miraculous. Matt and Matt take a look at all things feral in their latest coffee shop rumpus.

Mamo #152: Hollywood Fucked It Up

2009-10-05T07:06:00.002-04:00

In which the summer of 2009 is put to rest, reputations are made and broken, and a hero (of guessing box office grosses) is at long last revealed. Plus, our belated interview with Zeb Pike, and his thoughts on 9.

Mamo #151: Zemamo no go

2009-09-23T20:25:00.001-04:00

We wrap up on the Toronto Film fest, discuss the business end of a screening at the Elgin, and provide the highest quality in depth analysis ever given from a bench in the mall. Plus we parse the cock-up at Disney, and tease our upcoming interview with Zeb Pike, lighting compositor and part of the creative team at Starz that produced Shane Acker’s 9.

Mamo #150: Mamo Three To Go

2009-09-17T08:28:00.002-04:00

More Mamo from the 7th day of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009! Too tired to further blurb, please have a listen.

Mamo #149: Mamo at the Show

2009-09-13T07:56:00.005-04:00

LINK IS FIXED! Sorry for the sleep-deprivation-induced inconvenience.
Catch up with the Matts again, this time in line for The Disappearance of Alice Creed at the Toronto International Film Festival. We'll recap days 1, 2, 3, and twitter, which is not so much a day as a social force majeure. (We're @tederick and @mattmovies, by the way.)

Mini Mamo #148: Mamo on the Go!

2009-09-11T08:27:00.005-04:00

Who says we're above posting our own outtakes and B-sides? What started as a test of a new on-the-fly Mamo recording technique (it's not exactly a scientific revolution, but it'll help) turned into a 3-minute introductory podcast for the Toronto International Film Festival 2009. Hey: enjoy that. Longer shows are coming.

Mamo #147: I think it was Octopussy

2009-08-28T07:40:00.002-04:00

Before you do anything, feel free to pop over to blogTO.com to listen to Matt and Matt’s annual preview podcast for the Toronto International Film Festival!

In podcast #147, the Matts look at the Basterds, and be basterds a bit themselves. Plus, fanboy backlash: why every single person who gripes about the Avatar preview is embarrassing themselves.

moviesTO: TIFF 2009 preview podcast

2009-08-28T07:30:00.003-04:00

You're staring down the barrel of a 400-page gun loaded with the best selection of movies that have been seen at the Toronto International Film Festival for a long, long time. What to do? Let guest(ish) hosts Matt Brown and Matt Price be your guides! We'll browse the program bible for things to see, things to desperately avoid, and things starring George Clooney.

This is our annual guest podcast for the fine folks at blogTO.com. Stay tuned to blogTO for further TIFF '09 coverage all through the festival.

Mamo #145: sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads

2009-08-11T06:06:00.001-04:00

What do John Hughes (RIP), Star Trek's international box office, Roger Ebert's despair and the films of 2010 have to do with each other? Nothing, actually, but the Matt's are overdue for a rambling and shapeless discussion that serves no one and only confirms to all that this podcast of theirs has more navel gazing than the museum of Florida oranges. So here it is.

Mamo #144: Harry, Bruno, Ryan and Duke

2009-07-26T21:56:00.004-04:00

Did Harry Potter leave money on the table by not highlighting the smoochies? Did Bruno give himself a reacharound and forget to tend to the rest of us? Did Ryan Reynolds land Green Lantern because he was good, or because he was just good enough? And what - I say, what - is with G.I.Joe? Mamo knows.

Mamo #143: Public Enemas

2009-07-08T22:22:00.000-04:00

The boys are back, beaten, bloodied, bruised but unbounded. Another kick at the can, anyone? This time out we’re trying to assess Michael Mann’s place in history, H-Pot’s place in time and take the snapshot that sci-fi fans were hoping for. All this, plus we still love TF2 like Mr. T loves hair clippers. Mamo, anyone?

Mamo #142: We Loved Transformers

2009-06-25T23:09:00.004-04:00

The sheer ferocity of the critical reaction to Transformers 2 says a lot more about the motivations of the critics who have been laying in the weeds for this chance to strike, and a lot less about the actual relative quality of a movie which is, if dumb, significantly more successful than anyone's admitted so far. Let Mamo be the beacon of truth once again, as we deconstruct what is now guaranteed to be the biggest box office hit of the summer... while mourning the passing of a true icon. We're looking at the man in the mirror: we're asking him to change his ways.

SPOILER WARNING!

Mamo #141: Pick a Little, Twit a Little

2009-06-08T22:30:00.000-04:00

After washing the taste of the late David Carradine out of our mouths, we proceed to a brief recap of how badly, and unexpectedly Land of the Lost stumbled out of the gate ($18 mil for the weekend?, Seriously?!?) but that devolves quickly into just what the term word-of-mouth really means any more. All that and a shout out to Zach Galifianakis, as the comedy mantle is passed on in the latest Mamo.

Mamo #140: Un-Memoriable

2009-05-27T07:41:00.003-04:00

That wet, slurping sound you hear is the sound of the Memorial Day weekend sucking. Terminator Salvation and Night at the Museum 2 brought the yawn - what happens when none of the movies are good? And what does a disappointing May do for June?

Mamo #139: Prime Invective

2009-05-15T00:54:00.000-04:00

Modern science has given the world many gifts, large and small. The heart-lung machine. The large Hadron collider. Liquid Prel. But who among us us could have predicted the latest miracle of modernity - namely that it is finally cool to like Star Trek again. The Matt's take a swipe at what could be the perfect summer film, its box office prospects, and why Hugh Jackman's only saving grace came courtesy of the calendar.