J-Dub “Guest Stars” On A Podcast!
J-Dub returns to the podcast world as a guest on MovieRobMinute to discuss 2001’s Band of Brothers.… Read More J-Dub “Guest Stars” On A Podcast!
Tag: Movies
Classic Movies My Wife Hates – Episode 6: “Field of Dreams”
A movie so terrible it became an icon. Could there be a better choice for a “So Bad It’s Good” event? Besides, when better than Valentine’s Day to illustrate the dangers of over-romanticizing anything? Nietzsche would have loved this nihilistic crap-fest..… Read More Classic Movies My Wife Hates – Episode 6: “Field of Dreams”
Famous Fictional Drill Sergeants And Their Sports Figure Comparisons
You don’t need the “Smokey the Bear” hat to be a great drill sergeant. Sometimes, a headset and a whistle will get you there.… Read More Famous Fictional Drill Sergeants And Their Sports Figure Comparisons
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 166: “The Buddy Holly Story”
They say white men can’t jump. But they don’t have to if they invent a new way to play.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 166: “The Buddy Holly Story”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 165: “Doctor Who and the Daleks”
How the phenomenon of “accidental success” led to legends born of the 1960 Rome Olympics and the 1963 British Broadcasting Corporation…and somehow Walter Matthau got rolled into this. … Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 165: “Doctor Who and the Daleks”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
Stalkers are everywhere. If Dirty Harry can have one, why not a Philadelphia Phillie from the 1940s?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 164: “Play Misty for Me”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 163: “Brewster’s Millions”
How a 1985 movie based off a 1902 George Barr McCutcheon novel explains why the Pittsburgh Pirates traded MVP Andrew McCutcheon.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 163: “Brewster’s Millions”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 162: “The Legend of Bagger Vance”
A tale of a fictional caddy who compares to a real caddy who came to fame carrying the bag for a guy sponsored by Buick.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 162: “The Legend of Bagger Vance”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 161: “The Blue Lagoon”
How can there be a connection between a half-naked teenage Brooke Shields and the AFL-NFL merger? Because…Dubsism.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 161: “The Blue Lagoon”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 160: “Heavy Metal”
The Loc-Nar messed up everything it touched…much like instant replay did for the National Football League.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 160: “Heavy Metal”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 159: “A Portrait of Elizabeth”
James Garner, jealousy, and John Saxon kicking people in the face. What more could you want?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 159: “A Portrait of Elizabeth”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 158: “The Sting”
Dubsism…the only place you can see the connection between a fictional gambling “sting” in 1930s Illinois and a real one in present-day Iowa.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 158: “The Sting”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 157: “Halloween”
Brett Favre would have made the perfect quarterback for Haddonfield High School’s football team…you just couldn’t kill him.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 157: “Halloween”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 156: “The Rockford Files – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”
Follow the the link to a tale of my favorite TV show ever, the Garner brothers, and their connection to the 1979 “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 156: “The Rockford Files – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
Dubsism…the only place you can get smart about the connection based on a dumb “-ism” between 19th century literary sisters and 20th century baseball brothers… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 155: “To Walk Invisible”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 154: “Soapdish”
Drama drives sports and entertainment, so what could have more drama than the “soap opera” that was the making of WrestleMania III?… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 154: “Soapdish”
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
A link between General Patton and bombastic football coach Rex Ryan which wanders through Tim Tebow, Herman Goehring, and more Greg McElroy jokes than you might expect.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 153: “Patton”
J-Dub “Guest Spots” A Podcast
J-Dub returns to the podcast world as a guest on MovieRobMinute to talk about 1995’s Die Hard With a Vengeance… Read More J-Dub “Guest Spots” A Podcast
Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 152: “The Rockford Files – The Queen of Peru”
Which is crazier: having a world-famous diamond in a charcoal grill or two wrestlers hiding a donkey in an apartment? Plus, there’s a sure fire way to tell if somebody is actually from Indiana.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 152: “The Rockford Files – The Queen of Peru”
Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 17: “North Dallas Forty”
There was a point in history where we could have had Howard Cosell discuss dildos in a movie, and it didn’t happen. I don’t believe in anything anymore. … Read More Movies Everybody Loves That I Hate – Episode 17: “North Dallas Forty”
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