The Hollywood Outsider

The Hollywood Outsider is the award-winning film and television podcast with news, reviews, interviews, and relevant weekly topics. In a world stuffed to the brim with narrow-sighted critics and judgmental film enthusiasts, we offer content for film lovers of ALL genres. From Steven Spielberg to Michael Bay to Wes Anderson to the independent filmmaker you have yet to know by name, The Hollywood Outsider is determined to give them all their fair shake. We hope you enjoy our podcasts and reviews as much as we enjoy creating them.

Episode 63 Trailers

Sorry for the lack of Box Office wrap-up this week, guys.  We’ll be sure to cover it on this week’s show though.  In the meantime, chew on these trailers we’re talking about this week: Hitchcock Broken City A Good Day To Die Hard

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New Releases – Weekend Oct 5-7

There are 2 new releases and 1 expanding release this week.  Justin / Scott had Pitch Perfect as their picks of the week, where Brian / Aaron had Taken 2 in last week’s Ep 61 where we discussed the Oct 5th releases.  Which flick are YOU seeing this weekend? Taken 2 – He has a very specific set of medications…I …

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Episode 62 – Perfect HO’s

This week, we’ve got reviews of Looper, Pitch Perfect and Hotel Transylvania as well as some of the seasons new TV premiere’s including Last Resort, Elementary and 666 Park Avenue; talking about the upcoming films Argo, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths and Here Comes the Boom; new trailers including The Lone Ranger and Identity Thief; and our From the Outsider In topic …

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Ep 62 Trailers

Here are the trailers we’re going to be talking about on this week’s episode of The Hollywood Outsider.  One is Johnny Depp as Tonto in The Lone Ranger, one is the latest, more coherent trailer for Stallone’s new Bullet to the Head, and the other has Bridesmaid’s Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman…and just see for yourself: The Lone Ranger Identity Thief   Bullet …

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Podcast Award Nominations

Are you a HO?  Like what we’re doing, fan of the show?  Well then give us a hand, HO!  Nominations for the 8th Annual Podcast Awards are out, and nominations are decided by YOU, the listeners.  All you have to do is take 2 minutes, go to this link and fill out the info below in the appropriate categories.  Now, …

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Weekend Box Office Sep 28-30

Looks like Adam Sandler found a way to get back on top of the box office.  After back-to-back under performing (and just awful) flicks Jack & Jill and That’s My Boy, he decided he was better heard and not seen and BAM! Nailed a #1 opening with animated kid pic Hotel Transylvania. The ‘Dracula runs a spa for other monsters’ flick did …

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New Releases – Sep 28

Time for new releases.  This week, there’s 3 wide releases – 1 for Sci-fi fans, 1 for kids and 1 for people that need a little F the System! in their weekend. You can hear more about them here on last week’s Ep 60:  Looper – Joseph Gordon-Levitt tries to parlay his Dark Knight Rises mojo into an action hit of …

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Episode 61 – The HO’s at the End of the Street

Another great episode of The HO as we look at upcoming releases Taken 2, Frankenweenie and Pitch Perfect; reviews of House at the End of the Street and Dredd 3D; new trailers Promised Land and Stand Up Guys; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What can Hollywood do to start scaring us again? As always, we also …

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Episode 61 Trailers

Here’s a look at the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s show.  This week it’s 2 dramas that caught our eye – one about Matt Damon working for a shady corporation trying to take over all the land in an area, and the other about old bitches living their youth one last time. Promised Land Stand Up Guys

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