MYMHM Blog

MYMHM Has Been Nominated for a Podcast Award! Thank You!

2009-11-09T12:00:42Z

From the beginning, the fans of MYMHM have been amazing. You've engaged in some great discussions of films and offered some terrific suggestions, movies WE missed. Well now, you've taken it even further.

Thanks to your votes, your tweets, re-tweets, and Facebook Status updates encouraging others to vote: Movies You May Have Missed has been nominated for a 2009 People's Choice Podcast Award under the "Best Movie/Film Podcast" category!

So we want to say thank you to all of you. You are the best!

Daily voting for the 2009 People's Choice Podcast Awards will open on November 13th with voting closing November 30th. We appreciate your votes. Keep having fun watching some movies!

Podcast Awards: The People's Choice

Movie Shout Outs - Favorite Final Performance - Responses

2009-11-08T09:17:44Z

Happy Sunday! Which means it's Movie Shout Out Time!

Yesterday's question was one suggested by a fan of the show, and it was:

What is your favorite final performance?

It was an interesting question and garnered some really interesting responses. Thanks for stepping up, and check them out below:

Easy one for me. Richard Farnsworth in, The Straight Story (1999). Generous, touching, performance—and one of david lynch's best films.
Tom M via Facebook

Think it has to be either James Dean in Giant (1956) or Oliver Reed in Gladiator (2000).
Nebuchanezer via Twitter

It's imperfect, but there's something haunting about River Phoenix sitting under the death tree, cradling the body of his dead wife, in Sam Shepard's Silent Tongue (1994).
Alvaro R via Facebook

Whatever film paul newman did last. Road to Perdition (2002).
@here_comes_B via Twitter

26 - It's ON Like 'King of Kong'

2009-11-04T16:09:05Z

This is our half-year anniversary, and what better movie to review than the winner of our Last Exit to Nowhere giveaway @charlesyi! His winning selection was 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'.

In addition to this being 6 months, a fan selection, and a contest winning entry, it's also our first documentary. KoK follows competetive Donky Kong players as they try to break a high score set TWENTY years before.

Have you played Donkey Kong recently? It's REALLY effing hard...

Direct video download (146MB)

Direct audio download (18MB)

Buy 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters' on DVD!

Movie Shout Outs - Which Two Horror Villians Should Fight?-Responses

2009-11-01T08:29:16Z

Hope you all had a great Halloween.

It's Movie Shout Out Sunday Time!

Yesterday's question was:

Which two horror movie's villains would you want to see fight next?

Some creative responses. I sense some budding screenplays out there. Check them out below:

jigsaw vs pumpkinhead. Pumpkinhead would have to beat saws puzzle to get to him of course lol why pumpkin head? Cuz he f'n looks cool.
@Sheepmama via Twitter

Hannibal Lector vs Norman Bates.
Felix O. via Facebook

I'd say Satan (of the possessed Exorcist type) versus Dracula. I feel twisted for just saying that.
@andrewski via Twitter

Chuckie and the Girl from the Ring!
Sara and Marlo via email

I'd like to see ash from evil dead take on the zombies from dawn of the dead (new one).
Hector M. via Facebook

the Blair Witch vs mike myers (original, not rob zombie version) with a side order of Donald Pleasance's psychiatrist for exposition.
@Nebuchanezer via Twitter

Samara from The Ring and Freddy Krueger. How would he get to her?
Marie from MYMHM

Damian from The Omen and Rosemary's Baby.
Juan from MYMHM

Movies You May Have Missed Approved Movies for Halloween 2009!

2009-10-29T19:58:32Z

Who loves scary movies?

WE LOVE SCARY MOVIES!

Case in point, in the six months our show has been on the web we've covered SIX horror flicks! That's one a month for you math-y folks!

So if you're going to a Halloween party this year, you have NO excuse not to be watching a scary good flick!

Here are your

"Movies You May Have Missed Approved™"

scary movies for Halloween 2009!

We'll start off with the most recent! For those of you looking for a good CLASSIC scare, with out the blood and gore of a modern day slasher or torture porn flick, check out our review of 1976's Richard Donner masterpiece 'The Omen'!

Next up, for those of you who DO want some blood and gore, check out our review of '[•REC]'. A Spanish "found footage" flick from 2007. It was later remade as 'Quarantine', but Juan prefers the original. Features guest host Yuri Lowenthal!

What's that? You say you want a little more comedy in your Halloween flick? Well look no further than 'Fido'! This 2006 satire takes a biting look at the 1950's cold war nuclear family, and replaces a boy and his dog with a boy and his zombie!

For those of you digging on a little more classic black and white vibe, might we recommend the original 1968 George Romero classic 'Night of the Living Dead'? It has the perfect dark, brooding, claustrophobic atmosphere to creep out your party guests with. Not to mention you can download a Blu Ray quality version of the flick FOR FREE!

Do you want to show your party guests a vampire movie, but just can't bring yourself to admit that you own a copy of 'Twilight'? Sweden has you covered with 2008's vampire flick 'Let The Right One In'! Quiet, atmospheric, and featuring old-school vamps (instead of these angsty romantic things we see today), 'Let The Right One In' also gets bonus points for making you look like a cultured, erudite, world-wise movie connoisseur!

And lastly, the big daddy of potentially missed Halloween movies 'Trick 'r Treat'! No movie before it has featured THIS much Halloween-ness! Michael Dougherty's horror/comedy anthology NEVER got a theatrical run, so you can ONLY catch it on DVD or Blu Ray. A shame really, as it comes with incredible pedigree (Bryon Singer produced, starring Anna Paquin, Bryan Cox, and Dylan Baker), and is a perfect movie for the season focusing on the myths and history of our favorite costumed holiday.

Well there you have it folks! Our reviews of scary movies for 2009!

We here at Movies You May Have Missed hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween!

We thought about ending with "Hope you have a ghoulishly good time", but decided against it...

25 - Happy Halloween from Movies You May Have Missed and 'The Omen'

2009-10-28T15:05:49Z

It's that time of year! Getting dark sooner, there's a little chill in the air. Kids are in a perpetual state of sugar-buzz, and there's a noticable spike in the number of practical jokes.

It's Halloween!

'The Omen' is one of those films that is extremely well known, but interestingly enough is one few of our friends had actually seen. While very popular, it wasn't popular enough to be re-released in theaters (like 'The Exorcist'), but instead was remade in 2006 (ugh).

This is one of Juan's FAVORITE scary movies to show people who don't like scary movies. Smart, savvy, and with very little gore or violence, 'The Omen' is a refreshing alternative to blood soaked slashers.

Direct video episode download (145MB)

Direct audio episode download (15MB)

Buy 'The Omen' on Blu-ray!

Buy the Two-Disc Collector's Edition of 'The Omen' on DVD!

Movie Shout Outs - What villian should have lived?

2009-10-25T11:00:05Z

It's Movie Shout Out Sunday Time!

This week's question was:

What movie would you have liked better if the villain had lived?

Your responses prove that very often, villains make the movie! Check them out below:

Matrix, Agent Smith was fab!
Shivam S via Facebook

harry potter...even though they havent made the movie yet
Claire G. via Facebook

dean keaton? was as gutted as gabriel byrne apparently was when he got killed ;-). Got it (very tired). DARTH MAUL. best thing from those 3. or Deadpool from that rubbish XMO; Wolverine film
@here_comes_B via Twitter

I understand that in Comic Book movies, it's easier to end a movie with a death... But Batman 1989- Joker (Jack Nicholson) is the first one that came to mind. Next would be Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) in Spidey 2, but you only asked for one movie. ;)
Jeff E via Facebook

hans gruber. my imaginary boyfriend... ;-)
dorie b via MYMHM comment

24 - Tara Platt Drops by to Out 'The Impostors'!

2009-10-21T15:15:31Z

Guest episodes are so much fun, and we can think of few finer guests than the lovely Tara Platt. She's a true renaissance woman: on-camera/voice over actress, producer, and now author. She brought the movie this week, and it truly was an MYMHM.

This 1998 comedy, starring Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt plus featuring an incredible cast, was completely not on our radar, and pays homage to comedy classics like Buster Keaton, Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and The Marx Brothers.

Here's what we thought:

Direct Video Episode download (130MB)

Buy 'The Impostors' on DVD!

And voice actors, don't forget to check out Tara's book (co-authored with Yuri Lowenthal) Voice-Over Voice Actor!

Movie Shout Outs - Worst Film From a Terrific Book?

2009-10-18T05:28:31Z

It's Movie Shout Out Sunday Time!

This week's question started a LOT of conversations. It was:

In your opinion, what is the worst film adapted from a terrific book?

We got some GREAT responses and several new books to read! Check out the responses below:

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Yvonne via email

Yes Man (2008), they turned an awesome book about a guy growing up and trying to do something with his life into standard rom-com, I was so disappointed with the movie.
nikmortimer via MYMHM comment

Actually, I just saw a commercial for it on Disney XD -- The Black Cauldron (1985). I remember being very excited when I heard Disney was going to bring it out as I loved the Lloyd Alexander series and I don't remember why it was awful, but I do remember getting pizza after seeing the movie in clouds of disappointment.
Michelle N. via Facebook.

Blood and Chocolate (2007) -amazing young adult werewolf romance in America, then somehow in the film we're in Romania.
@KamillyC via Twitter

Congo (1995)
Amitabh via email

Pictures from the set of 'The Gift'

2009-10-16T17:15:00Z

Back in September Lee and Juan worked a small film set, and here are some pics!

Photos by Nadine Troung and Juan Carlos Bagnell

Nadine is a pretty well accomplished director in her own right, and you can see more of her work at www.nadinetruong.com, and more of her photography on her flickr page!