Cinema Chop Shop

Travis and Brew Boss Shawn celebrate the birthday of the iconic actor-singer-model-producer Grace Jones by taking a modern look at a pair of her movies. First it's her mainstream debut in Conan the Destroyer (1984) where Shawn and Travis find they're thinking alike on their picks, followed by a round of Conan trivia. After the break we get our Bond on with A View to a Kill (1985) after which we take a moment to recognize the late Roger Moore in the Honey Roast 

Happy Mother's Day to all of our listeners! This week, Travis, Brew Boss Shawn and Hilary get together to recast a pair of films featuring mother-daughter relationships in Hollywood. First up is Mommie Dearest (1981) featuring an introduction from friend of the show Dr. Bobb from the Checkered Past podcast. After the break, it's Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine in Postcards from the Edge (1990). Then we dive in to the responses from the Chop Shopper Challenge film Mermaids, and give a Honey Roast for one of America's all-time great sitcom moms Florence Henderson. 

Travis & the Brew Boss Shawn are joined by newcomers Jacob Suggs of Frame By Frame and Bryan Fisher of Seminar Brewing for a look at Star Wars past and present. First we talk a bit about what Star Wars means to us and where what we might see in the future from this franchise, and Bryan tells a few stories from Skywalker Ranch. Then for the recast we shop around a few names for a hypothetical modern remake of the original Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977).  After the break, Andrew stumps the guests with some Star Wars trivia, and we do our best for the Honey Roast of Hayden Christensen 

It's musical theatre week at Cinema Chop Shop, as Andrew Te, Brew Boss Shawn and his wife Alley are joined by Alex Ewald of the Broadway Babies podcast to cast the hypothetical movie adaptation of a pair of Tony-winning shows. First it's Dear Evan Hansen, where a young man suffering from social anxiety fabricates a lie in the wake of a tragedy to find a way to fit in. Then it's Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights, a story about the days in the life of Hispanic-American residents of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood. The gang answers trivia questions about movies turned to musicals and weigh in on the prospect of a film adaptation of one of the most succesful musicals in recent memory, Hamilton. Alex reports back from his trip to New York and we celebrate one of our greatest performers on the stage in the Honey Roast.

Travis, Brew Boss Shawn, Hilary and Gouge gather in the shop on 4/20 to talk about "Potsploitation" movies. First up is PCU (1994) a film that has aged poorly, but has enough potential in the premise for an interesting modern adaptation. Then we take a look at Cheech & Chong's film debut Up In Smoke (1978). Finally, we throw a little Woody on the fire for this week's Honey Roast.

Travis and Shawn go guest-free to talk about an uncomfortable subject that has inspired many great movies: divorce. The first film up is Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), which Travis wants to recreate with a real-life divorced celebrity couple. Then it's The First Wives Club (1996), where a trio of hilarious divorced ladies take revenge on their sleazy ex-husbands. Finally, the return of the Chop Shopper Challenge and our newest segment the Honey Roast.

In honor of National Beer Day, Travis, Brew Boss Shawn, Joey Poole and Producer Andrew say 'bottums up' to another round of beer movies at Cinema Chop Shop.  The first film this week is Strange Brew (1983) starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Bob and Doug McKenzie.  Shawn reveals the unlikely source material for the plot of the film, and everyone agrees that Strange Brew holds up well and is worth another viewing. Then it's Broken Lizard's Beerfest (2006), where Andrew presents a bold new vision for this movie involving a director with a unique visual style. Finally, we pay tribute to Rick Moranis with our first ever Honey Roast.

Travis, the Gouge and Conan the Librarian get together in the shop for a very irreverant episode about Easter movies.  First up is Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), featuring Willem Dafoe as Jesus and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate.  Then we talk about a much lighter, but no less controversial film, Monty Python's Life of Brian (1974).  Then we've got an Easter basket full of picks from listeners and friends for the Chop Shopper Challenge.