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Episode 75 – Villainous HO’s

We’re talking about upcoming releases Broken City, Mama and The Last Stand; Our From the Outside In topic this week is ‘What makes a great film villain?’ – as well as who are our favorites. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Sin City 2 is replacing a star; Jackie Brown gets a prequel; Ubisoft, …

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A HO Special Edition – A Minor Magic w Justin Macumber

One of our HO’s, Justin Macumber, has his 2nd novel finally hitting stores!  With the release of A Minor Magic, Justin is entering another realm of fiction and this Special Episode of The Hollywood Outsider is an interview with him to find out more about this story, where it’s headed, as well as what directions Justin will be heading to …

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Episode 73 – A HO’s Unexpected Journey

We’re reviewing The Hobbit; looking at the upcoming releases Django Unchained, Les Miserables and Parental Guidance; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Pain and Gain, Pacific Rim and Sound City; and our From the Outside In topic this week: as this is the end of the year, EACH HO is picking their own topic…tune in to see what’s on their minds …

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Weekend Box Office Dec 14-16

Well, only one major release before the onslaught of Christmas films…and it set the December record for opening weekend.  Peter Jackson’s return to Dungeons & Dragons land ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ opened to a fantastic $84.6 million, upsetting I Am Legend for the all time Dec. opening weekend.  It also eclipsed Avatar and the previous Lord of the Rings …

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Episode 72 – It’s The HOlidays

No reviews this week as we talk about the eagerly anticipated holiday releases Jack Reacher, The Guilt Trip, This Is 40 and Monsters, Inc 3D; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Oblivion, After Earth and Man of Steel; and our From the Outside In topic this week: Christmas movies with ridiculous twists, favorite Christmas TV episodes and more on a brand …

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Episode 71 – Collecting HO’s

Reviews of The Collection and The Bay; talk about the eagerly anticipated release The HObbit; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at The Mortal Instruments and Black Rock; and our From the Outside In topic this week: Is the Modern Movie Star Dead? – All this and more on a brand new HO! As always, we also bring you the latest in …

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Episode 70 – Life of HO

Reviews of Red Dawn and Life of Pi; discussing upcoming films Deadfall and Playing For Keeps; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Dark Skies and Snitch; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What Christmas Movies, TV Specials or Traditions Do We Just Not Understand – A lot of fun this week on a brand new HO! As always, …

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Weekend Box Office Nov 23-25

The Thanksgiving weekend is usually one of the biggest at theaters of the year, and 2012 was no different.  With several strong openings and 3 very strong carryovers, this year was over $200 million at the box office. Repeating at #1 was Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 with $43.6m for a $227m total thus far.  Look for saga’s conclusion to bite …

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Episode 69 – Breaking PsycHO’s

Reviews of Hitchcock, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Lincoln; discussing upcoming films The Collection and Killing Me Softly; trailer talk on The Heat, Now You See Me and the listener suggested Warm Bodies; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What are some of the most ridiculous plot twists in action movies? – All this and more …

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