Alive: Deep Focus Podcasts

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Blockbusters, art films, even trailers are reviewed by Melissa Starker and the Alive staff. Each week we'll look take a fun, critical look at upcoming films and all things cinematic. Primary Format : Unknown Language : English Also Listed as: City : Columbus State/Province : OH Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: Deep | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Alive: Deep Focus Podcasts Trumix.com listings of Alive: Deep Focus Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs. If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Episode 35 – Smokin' Aces This bloody action flick from the director of Narc isn’t sure what it wants to emulate—Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Ocean’s 11?—and so falls short of them all. Chris DeVille and John Ross discuss. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 36 – Sundance Wrap-Up Melissa Starker returned from the Sundance Film Festival at the perfect time - during a drought of good movies here. She runs down the best and worst films there and updates the progress of Alive's spring film festival, Deep Focus Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 37 – Norbit Wow, was this not a movie to brave the elements for. Melissa Starker and John Ross gave Eddie Murphy's new film two thumbs down. Hear why. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 38 – Ghost Rider The only thing haunting this Marvel Comics adaptation is a bad script and the poor action chops of Nicolas Cage. Hear Melissa Starker and John Ross give it a once-over. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 39 – The Number 23 What appears in the trailer to be a haunting, creepy thriller is actually another flop from director Joel Schumacher. Chris DeVille and John Ross were not amused. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 40 – 300 This adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel is as beautiful as it is shallow. Hear a quick rundown of what's hot and what's not from John Ross and Chris DeVille. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 41 – Premonition Think you can foresee what Melissa Starker and John Ross will say about Sandra Bullock's new suspense flick? Well, find out the truth here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 42 – Movies Galore! John and Melissa discuss The Host and Shooter Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 43 – Deep Focus Film Festival Wonder how we named this awesome podcast? Well, it's because of the awesome film fest produced by own very own film expert Melissa Starker. Hear about the lineup, dates, times and sweet new offerings. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 44 – The Reaping The lovely Hilary Swank is confronted with devilish events, in the creepiest God vs. Satan thriller to out in years. Check out what Chris DeVille and John Ross thought of it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 46 – Pirates III Review of Pirates of the Caribbean III Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 47 – Superbad Review of Superbad Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 48 – The Kingdom Team Alive joins up to bring you their opinions of the new geopolitical thriller starring Jaime Foxx and Chris Cooper. Hear what Melissa Starker, John Ross and Chris DeVille have to say Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 49 – George Clooney: Comedian George Clooney quips from his press conference at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 24 – Horror Movies Before you head to the video store to stock up on Halloween favorites, check out this list of don't miss flicks compiled by Melissa Starker and John Ross. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 25 – Borat The Alive staff has been buzzing about the new film by everyone's favorite Kazakhstani TV reporter, Borat. Melissa Starker and John Ross discuss why recent screenings had them holding their sides. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 26 – Babel One of th year's most intense and stunning films isn't perfect. Hear John Ross and Chris DeVille rap about Babel, the new film from the director of "21 Grams." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 27 – Turistas John Ross and Chris DeVille discuss the poorly executed torture flick Turistas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 28 – Blood Diamond Blood Diamond: Relevant action movie? Gripping message movie? Overhyped, shallow Hollywood dud? Melissa Starker and John Ross discuss the new geo-political thriller "Blood Diamond." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 29 – We Are Marshall The tragic events that rocked Huntington, West Virginia, are caprtured in this moving film out December 22. Hear what Chris DeVille and John Ross had to say about it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 30 – Year-End Film Review He's been letting us on his show all year, so we decided to pay back 1460 The Fan's Mike Ricordati by having him discuss his favorite 2006 films. He and John Ross discuss the best comedies, dramas and more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 31 – Children of Men Children of Men: Movie buffs Melissa Starker and John Ross resolved this New Year to see one film they both like. They found a gem in director Alfonso Cuaron's new drama about a futuristic struggle to survive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 32 – Curse of the Golden Flower Curse of the Golden Flower: This new period piece and ninja epic has gotten rave reviews, but none warmer than this one. Nikki Davis and Melissa Starker chime in about the new film from director Yimou Zhang. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 33 – COFCA Awards Members of the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Melissa Starker and John Ross sat down with the group's founder, Mark Pfeiffer, to discuss the COFCA awards for 2006. Hear about the year's best actors, actresses, directors and more Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 34 – Pan's Labyrinth Melissa Starker and Chris DeVille explore director Guillermo del Toro’s new master stroke, a grown-up fairy tale in which the dual worlds of reality and fantasy are equally breathtaking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 3 – The Break-Up Reporters Brooke Williams and John Ross discuss the new anti-romantic romedy starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 4 – The Omen John Ross and Melissa Starker talk about the re-make of the classic thriller, The Omen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 5 – MTV Music Awards Melissa Starker and John Ross chat about the sometimes cute, sometimes brilliant, sometimes god-awful MTV Movie Awards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 6 – Nacho Libre and Tokyo Drift Melissa Starker and John Ross talk about expectations and observations of Nacho Libre and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 7 – Superman John Ross and Shawn Sines discuss, "Superman Returns," the most recent installment of America's favorite superhero series. See how it compares to Richard Donner's original masterpiece. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 8 – Guy Pearce Melissa Starker talks to Australian actor Guy Pearce about his role in "The Proposition," a period drama set the Outback during the 1880s. The film is screening at the Arena Gateway. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 9 – A Scanner Darkly Melissa Starker and Chris DeVille discuss Richard Linklater's new film about addiction, an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel A Scanner Darkly. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 10 – Lady in the Water Melissa Starker and John Ross analyze the problematic new film from M. Night Shyamalan, director of Signs and The Sixth Sense. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 11 – Talladega Nights Dissecting District B13 and Talladega Nights, Melissa Starker and John Ross discuss just what makes a great guy film, and why women might like these two in particular. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 12 – World Trade Center Oliver Stone's new film, World Trade Center, has gotten mixed reviews acorss the board. Melissa Starker and John Ross chime in. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 13 – Little Miss Sunshine Chris DeVille and Melissa Starker get all sunny while raving about the new family comedy "Little Miss Sunshine." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 14 – Snakes on a Plane / Beerfest John Ross and Chris DeVille discuss two ridiculous movies (Snakes on a Plane and Beerfest), one of which is ridiculously good. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 15 – The Wicker Man New Deep Focus podcast: Melissa Starker and John Ross sound off on the weird and wacky (but not wacky enough) remake of “The Wicker Man” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 16 – Toronto Film Festival Assistant editor Melissa Starker reports from the Toronto Film Festival, where she has interviewed celebrities, seen great films and witnessed something she describes only as "The Borat Incident." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 17 – Kara Janx Brooke Williams' entire, unedited interview with Kara Janx from "Project Runway" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 18 – Toronto Wrap-Up In addition to "The Borat Incident," Melissa Starker saw some amazing things last week at the Toronto International Film Festival. She shares her experience with John Ross. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 19 – Fall Movie Preview To supplement the Alive's Fall Movie Preview, Melissa Starker and John Ross discuss the good, the bad and the uglies hitting Columbus in the next few months. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 20 – DVD Roundup New DVDs have been piling up around here, so Melissa Starker and John Ross decided to dive head-first into the best of the fall collection. Among others discussed: South Park, The Notorious Bettie Page and The Maltese Falcon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 21 – Jesus Camp Though not acceptable in polite conversation, politics and religion make for fascinating subjects onscreen. Melissa Starker analyzes what makes and breaks a film about each - "Jesus Camp" and "So Goes the Nation." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 22 – Project Runway Melissa Starker and Chris DeVille shift from big screen to small screen to discuss the hit Bravo TV series Project Runway as the two-part finale approaches. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 23 – Man of the Year Would a popular talk-show host make a good candidate for the U.S. presidency? Melissa Starker and John Ross find that Robin Williams, star of Barry Levinson's new comedy, answers the question with a resounding "No." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 45 – Spider-man 3 Review of Spider-man 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 2 – X-Men John Ross and Sean Sines analyze the third installment of the popular comic-book movie series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 1: The Da Vinci Code Melissa Starker and John Ross debate the biggest film ever created about loosely historical conspiracy theories regarding the Catholic church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website