In this mini episode, we discuss which celebrities who have gone through the digitization process that we'll see forever, Truman brings up EuroVision, Landen tells a story from his brief stint in Hollywood, and we play the Trailer Game!

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The Machine sends us to August 23, 2002 to cover Hollywood-satire-science-fiction-dramedy S1M0NE starring Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Fledgling art film director Viktor Taransky (played by Al Pacino) gets into a fight with entitled movie star Nicola Anders (played by Winona Ryder) that leads her to walk off the set of his latest film. The movie studio, run by his ex-wife Elaine (played by Catherine Keener), opts to pull the plug on his film rather than recast the role, and his Hollywood career looks like it’s over. Until a dying tech whiz gives Taransky a hard drive containing the prototype for an entirely virtual actress (played by Rachel Roberts) who is endlessly deferential and accommodating to the director’s vision. Taransky dubs the CGI actress Simone and uses her to complete his film while keeping her virtual identity a secret. The finished film is a hit and Simone becomes an overnight global superstar. As Taransky and Simone’s Hollywood fortunes rise, he struggles to manage her newfound fame while going to greater and greater lengths to keep Simone’s adoring fans from finding out that Simone doesn’t even exist.

Written and directed by Andrew Niccol

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In this mini episode, we discuss the many uses of rope to fight supernatural entities and play the Trailer Game!

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The Machine sends us to May 22, 2015 to cover the forgotten remake of the beloved 80's horror film Poltergeist, starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jane Adams, and Jared Harris.

Newly laid-off father Eric Bowen (played by Sam Rockwell) and his aspiring author wife Amy (played by Rosemarie DeWitt) move into a house in suburban Illinois with their three children: 16-year-old Kendra (played by Saxon Sharbino), 10-year-old Griffin (played by Kyle Catlett) and 6-year-old Madison (played by Kennedi Clements). As they get settled in their new home, Madison begins communicating with an otherworldly presence through the television, which messes with the lights and electronics to frighten and torment Griffin. While their parents are away at a dinner party during a rainstorm, Griffin is attacked by clown dolls and an old tree outside the house, Kendra is nearly pulled into a pool of tar in the garage, and Madison is lured through a portal in her closet. With their daughter missing and seemingly trapped between our world and the afterlife, the Bowens seek help from a team of parapsychologists and TV ghost hunter Carrigan Burke (played by Jared Harris) to bring their daughter back to the land of the living.

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire

Directed by Gil Kenan

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In this mini episode, we discuss Barnyard: The Video Game, the music from Barnyard, we play the Trailer Game, and more!

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The Machine sends us to August 4, 2006 to watch the Nickelodeon animated film Barnyard, with voices by Kevin James, Courtney Cox, and Sam Elliot.

The animals at a sleepy little farm deep in the country have a big secret: whenever the farmer isn’t looking, they all walk on two legs, talk, and engage in all sorts of lighthearted shenanigans. The leader of the animals is Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott), a tough and stoic Holstein cow who keeps all the others in line, makes sure humans don’t find about their anthropomorphic lifestyle, and defends the farm from the vicious coyotes that lurk beyond the fence. His carefree son Otis (voiced by Kevin James) is more interested in goofing around with his friends than learning the principles of leadership - until Ben dies in a coyote attack, and it falls to Otis to lead the farm. As he struggles to balance his inner party animal with the new responsibilities that have been thrust upon him, Otis relies on the wisdom of his friend Miles the Mule (voiced by Danny Glover) and flirts with Daisy (voiced by Courtney Cox), a widowed pregnant cow who has just arrived on the farm.

Written and directed by Steve Oedekerk.

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Following up last week's coverage of the Studio 54 musical drama, we discuss the lauded Director's Cut and welcome special guest Louis Jordan who wrote the New York Magazine article telling the film's journey to being re-released and rediscovered.

Check out Louis's podcast Mother! Murderer! Podcaster!

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The Machine sends us to August 28, 1998 to cover the multi-character music drama 54 starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Breckin Meyer, and Mike Myers.

It’s 1979, and 19-year-old gas station attendant Shane O’Shea (played by Ryan Phillippe) is determined to break out of his humdrum suburban life in New Jersey to experience the glitz and glamor of New York City’s hottest and most exclusive nightclub, Studio 54. Standing in the crowd outside the club, Shane catches the eye of 54’s eccentric and mercurial owner, Steve Rubell (played by Mike Myers), who grants him entry and gives him a job as a shirtless bartender. As Shane is drawn into the world of casual sex, drug use, and glamorous debauchery inside the club, he forms a friendship with fellow waiter Greg (played by Breckin Meyer) and Greg’s wife Anita, an aspiring musician (played by Salma Hayek). But when this hard partying lifestyle begins to take its toll on his relationships - and the IRS takes an interest in 54’s dubious finances - Shane seeks an escape from this world of glitz and glamor with soap opera day-player and club regular Julie (played by Neve Campbell).

Written and directed by Mark Christopher

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