The Film Thugs Movie Show

What happens when you take two graduates of Oxford, three from Cambridge, and one from Occidental College and put them in a room together?

Evidently you get one of the silliest, and most influential, comedy troupes in history.

 

Monty Python's Flying Circus is culturally ubiquitous. You may not have a favorite sketch or performer, you may have never seen a show or a movie, but, odds are, you have at the very least heard of them.

 

After 45 episodes, four movies, 19 albums, countless books, documentaries, TV specials, and stage performances The Pythons have become an undeniable part of the worlds comic landscape.

 

This week we take the time to look at the film work of one Jim and Clarkson's shared obsessions.

 

 

As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family.

Until next time...

Jim out.

Character actors are the unsung heroes of the film industry. Everybody knows the stars, hell, we're obsessed with them. The ones who make millions per movie and have the various and sundry details of their private lives splashed on the covers of magazines.

But the working actors who create the interesting small roles, they are the ones that make the movies we love worth loving.



This week we take a look at some of our favorite character actors and talk about what makes them so memorable.

As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family.

Until next time...

Jim out.

 

Who is the most imitated celebrity on the planet?

Probably Jack Nicholson. But Chris Walken comes in a very close second. There is just something about the man.. He embodies a mix of coolness, talent, and straight out bizarreness that is rare to come by in this world.




So join us in our look at one of the most recognizable actors in the world.

As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family.

Until next time...

Jim out.

 

This weeks show is a little different. We begin with a tribute and a look back, then we take a look into the future and discuss what we will be watching in the summer of 2015

 

A combat vet who spent 18 years as a cop in Chicago isn't exactly typical in the acting world. But, that's what made Dennis Farina so awesome. He was anything but typical, and we decided to pay tribute to him.

 

Then we take a look into the future and discuss just how risk averse Hollywood is these days.

 

As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family.

Until next time...

Jim out.

  

There are a few names that come to mind when discussing the films of our childhood.
Mel Brooks taught us all about satire.
Tom Hanks showed us that nice guys don't always finish last.
Kevin Bacon was the guy who was too cool to be our friend, but was our friend anyway.
But none of them were the guy you really wanted to be.

That guy was Bill Murray.


Just the name, Bill Fucking Murray...

He was the comic king of our voyeuristic youth. Every movie he was in, no matter how small the part, was somehow a Bill Murray movie.

The man was funny, cool, had a bit of an edge... in short, he was everything you wanted to be.

This week, at long, long last, we take a look at the career of the man who stands head and shoulders above us all.

As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family.

Until next time...

Jim out.