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Episode 49: The Shining

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Over the last week and a half Hemant has been fighting off a bad cold. During this time he has spent a lot of time on the couch, revisiting a number of different films. He doesn’t dive very deep into talking about them, but he does give his brief thoughts on them.

He also discusses some exciting news about some unlikely TV series that are in development, including a new Star Wars series featuring the Rogue One character Cassian Andor, as well as a TV series adaptation of the 1985 Joe Dante film Explorers.

This episode wraps up with an in-depth discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, as Hemant continues his exploration of this iconic director’s work.

00:41 – Introduction
4:42 – Explorers TV Series in Development
10:08 – Star Wars Cassian Andor TV Series in Development
15:22 – From the Treadmill & the Couch
15:51 – The Skeleton Key (2005)
18:37 – Interstellar (2014)
20:54 – Event Horizon (1997)
22:09 – Semi-Pro (2008)
24:12 – Push (2009)
28:53 – The Shining (1980)
1:05:05 – Next Week
1:07:55 – Wrap-up

Explorers TV Series in Development on SlashFilm

Cassian Andor Star Wars TV Series in Development on StarWars.com

The Shining: Danny’s Ordeal and the bear costumed man by Rob Ager

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Episode 30: Sicario: Day of the Soldado & The Endless

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It was Canada Day this past weekend and Hemant talks about what he and his family did to celebrate in Episode 30 of the Red 7 Movie Cast. He then shares some interesting news that surfaced this week. He talks about a recent rumour that there may be a LucasFilm shake-up at the top including the replacement of Kathleen Kennedy with the current Marvel Studios boss, Kevin Feige.

And to go along with that Star Wars news Hemant discusses the possibility of the long rumoured Kenobi film not being developed for a theatrical release, but for an exclusive release on the upcoming Disney Streaming Service. How cool would that be – as long as it is available in Canada!

And while he’s on the topic of streaming services, he gets into a bit of a rant about how the sheer number of different services is kind of feeling like the old cable TV model of choosing packages and channels to subscribe to.

It’s then time for this week’s reviews which include Sicario: Day of the Soldado from director Stefano Sollima and writer Taylor Sheridan and an independent film that made a splash at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, The Endless.

00:41 – Introduction
1:14 – Canada Day Weekend
9:26 – LucasFilm Shake-up?
15:09 – Is Kenobi Film a Disney Streaming Service Exclusive?
19:58 – Streaming Services Overload!
26:51 – Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
1:01:07 – The Endless (2017)
1:11:21 – Preview of Episode 31
1:14:36 – Wrap-up

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