Saturday, December 31, 2016

Episode 90 - Farewell 2016, The Year Of Bucket Food!


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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! On today's episode I sat down with Austin Grant, Jesse Knight, and Christopher James once again to talk about our experiences in 2016. There were many ups and downs to 2016, but we decided to focus on the great things that happened instead.

Austin Grant, Tim Drake, Jesse Knight, and Christopher James

In the episode, we also recap our 'Best Of 2016', picking our favorite albums, TV shows, movies, books and more! We also talked about some of our favorite moments of the year, as well as favorite episodes of the podcast this year.

A look at some of our Best Of 2016 list

We are excited for all that 2017 has to offer, including recording the 100th Episode live in Los Angeles! We hope that all of you have a safe New Year's Eve, and have an incredible 2017. See you on the road this year!

Enjoy the episode!









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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Episode 89 - Merry Christmas, Your Grandparents Are Whores

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Merry Christmas, Everybody! On today's episode I sat down with Austin Grant, Jesse Knight, & Christopher James for our 2nd Annual On the Mic Christmas Episode!

Austin Grant, Tim Drake, Jesse Knight, Christopher James

We've been looking forward to recording this episode for the last several months. As always, Austin makes his special Christmas drink, Christopher shares a terrible holiday movie with us, and complete mayhem breaks out. As always, this year's episode title comes from one of the ridiculous things that Christopher said on the episode.

Christopher and his Robin Williams gift

Last year we talked about favorite Christmas movies, but this year we turned our attention to Christmas music. I'm not a fan of traditional Christmas music, but I do love the punk renditions of Christmas songs.

Jesse and his Chaplin gift

On the episode we opened presents, talked about our favorite Rock/Punk Christmas songs, our favorite childhood memories, Christmas Traditions, family time, our Christmas plans this year and so much more.

Austin and his Bryan Cranston and Silen Film Program

We had such a great time recording this episode and I'm glad our schedules allowed the four of us to record this episode again this year. Thanks to Austin, Jesse and Christopher for making the time available to make the episode happen. 

We hope you have a Merry Christmas! 

Enjoy the episode! 










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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Blade Runner 2049 Teaser Trailer

Ridley Scott and Roger Deakins (cinematographer for The Shawshank Redemption) team up for a stand alone version of Blade Runner 2049 coming in October 2017!  Between the casting and producers, we cannot wait to see how the story of Rick Deckard, (Harrison Ford) and K, (Ryan Gosling) will unfold in this much anticipated film!  



Check out the teaser trailer below, and prepare to be as intrigued as we are for what lies ahead! 



Blade Runner: 2049 hits theaters October 6, 2017!

Thursday, December 15, 2016

9 Foreign Language Films Advance in the Oscar Race

The list of Oscar contenders continues to get smaller as we get closer to the nominations on January 24th. Today the Academy released the list of the nine remaining foreign films in the Oscar race. Read the complete press release below. 


9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE

60th anniversary of the Foreign Language Film Category

LOS ANGELES, CA – Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®.  Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

     Australia, “Tanna,” Bentley Dean, Martin Butler, directors;
     Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World,” Xavier Dolan, director;
     Denmark, “Land of Mine,” Martin Zandvliet, director;
     Germany, “Toni Erdmann,” Maren Ade, director;
     Iran, “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi, director;
     Norway, “The King’s Choice,” Erik Poppe, director;
     Russia, “Paradise,” Andrei Konchalovsky, director;
     Sweden, “A Man Called Ove,” Hannes Holm, director;
     Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini,” Claude Barras, director.

Foreign Language Film nominations for 2016 are determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 12.  The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.

The shortlist will be winnowed down to the category’s five nominees by specially invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and London.  They will spend Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, viewing three films each day and then casting their ballots.

The competitive Foreign Language Film category was introduced in 1956 for the 29th Academy Awards.  In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Academy has created a complete playlist of acceptance speeches and a poster gallery of all the Foreign Language Film Oscar® winners.

Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

2017 SAG Award Nominations

Award Season is in full swing with the Golden Globe nominations yesterday, and the the SAG Nominations taking place today! I always love seeing how the two with be different as both of these award shows begin to set the stage for the upcoming Oscar Nominations.


This year's awards were spread out among so may great films, tv shows, and actors. The film "Manchester by the Sea" leads the awards with 4 nominations, with "Stranger Things", "Westworld", "Game of Thrones", "The Crown", and "The People v. O.J. Simpson:American Crime Story" following with three nominations each. We can't wait to see who takes home this years awards. 

Here is your complete list of this years SAG Award Nominees.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, “Arrival”
Emily Blunt, “The Girl on the Train”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Captain Fantastic”
“Fences”
“Hidden Figures”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
John Turturro, “The Night Of”
Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Bryce Dallas Howard, “Black Mirror”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”
Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
John Lithgow, “The Crown”
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Winona Ryder, “Stranger Things”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black”
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Crown”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“Westworld”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Black-ish”
“Modern Family”
“Orange is the New Black”
“Veep”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“Game of Thrones”
“Marvel’s Daredevil”
“Marvel’s Luke Cage”
“The Walking Dead”
“Westworld”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Captain America: Civil War”
“Doctor Strange”
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Jason Bourne”
“Nocturnal Animals”
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lily Tomlin
This year's SAG Awards take place January 29, 2017 LIVE on TNT & TBS. 

Monday, December 12, 2016

2017 Golden Globe Nominations

The 2017 Golden Globe nominations are here! The 74th Golden Globe nominations took place this morning at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick, joined by Miss Golden Globe and the Hollywood Foreign Press to announce the nominees. 


We are so excited to have awards season officially kicking off and seeing so many incredible films, tv shows, and actors nominated for this years Golden Globe Awards. Here is your list of this year's nominees. 

Best Motion Picture – Drama:
“Hacksaw Ridge”
“Hell Or High Water”
“Lion”
“Manchester By The Sea”
“Moonlight”

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
“20th Century Women”
“Deadpool”
“La La Land”
“Florence Foster Jenkins”
“Sing Street”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Casey Affleck – “Manchester By The Sea”
Joel Edgerton – “Loving”
Andrew Garfield – “Hacksaw Ridge”
Viggo Mortensen –  “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington – “Fences”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Amy Adams – “Arrival”
Jessica Chastain – “Miss Sloane”
Isabelle Huppert – “Elle”
Ruth Negga – “Loving”
Natalie Portman – “Jackie”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Colin Farrell – “The Lobster”
Ryan Gosling – “La La Land”
Hugh Grant – “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Jonah Hill – “War Dogs”
Ryan Reynolds – “Deadpool”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening – “20th Century Women”
Lily Collins – “Rules Don’t Apply”
Hailee Steinfeld – “The Edge of Seventeen”
Emma Stone – “La La Land”
Meryl Streep – “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges – “Hell or High Water”
Simon Helberg – “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Dev Patel – “Lion”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – “Nocturnal Animals”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Viola Davis – “Fences”
Naomie Harris – “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman – “Lion”
Octavia Spencer – “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams – “Manchester by the Sea”

Best Director – Motion Picture:
Damien Chazelle – “La La Land”
Tom Ford – “Nocturnal Animals”
Mel Gibson – “Hacksaw Ridge”
Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight”
Kenneth Lonergan – “Manchester by the Sea”

Best Original Screenplay:
“La La Land”
“Nocturnal Animals”
“Moonlight”
“Manchester By The Sea”
“Hell Or High Water”

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language:
“Divines” – France
“Elle” – France
“Neruda” – Chile
“The Salesman” – Iran/France
“Toni Erdmann” – Germany

Best Motion Picture – Animated:
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Moana”
“My Life As A Zucchini”
“Sing”
“Zootopia”

Best Original Song – Motion Picture:
“Cant Stop The Feeling” – “Trolls”
“City Of Stars” – La La Land
“Faith” – Sing
“Gold” – Gold
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana

Best Original Score – Motion Picture:
Nicholas Britell– “Moonlight”
Justin Hurwitz – “La La Land”
Johann Johannsson – “Arrival”
Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka– “Lion
Hans Zimmer, Pharrel Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch – “Hidden Figures”

Best Television Series – Drama:
“The Crown”
“Game Of Thrones”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy:
“Atlanta”
“Black-ish”
“Mozart In The Jungle”
“Transparent”
“Veep”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama:
Rami Malek – “Mr. Robot”
Bob Odenkirk – “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Rhys – “The Americans”
Liev Schreiber – “Ray Donovan”
Billy Bob Thornton – “Goliath”

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama:
Caitriona Balfe – “Outlander”
Claire Foy – “The Crown”
Keri Russell – “The Americans”
Winona Ryder – “Stranger Things”
Evan Rachel Wood – “Westworld”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy:
Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish”
Gael García Bernal – “Mozart in the Jungle
Donald Glover – “Atlanta”
Nick Nolte – “Graves”
Jeffrey Tambor – “Transparent”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy:
Rachel Bloom – “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “Veep”
Sarah Jessica Parker – “Divorce”
Issa Rae – “Insecure”
Gina Rodriguez – “Jane the Virgin”
Tracee Ellis-Ross – “Black-ish”

Best Limited Series:
“American Crime”
“The Dresser”
“The Night Manager”
“The Night Of”
“The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Riz Ahmed – “The Night Of”
Bryan Cranston – “All The Way”
Tom Hiddleston – “The Night Manager”
John Turturro – “The Night Of”
Courtney B Vance – “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Olivia Colman – “The Night Manager”
Lena Headey – “Game Of Thrones”
Chrissy Metz – “This Is Us”
Mandy Moore – “This Is Us”
Thandie Newton – “Westworld”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Felicity Huffman – “American Crime”
Riley Keough – “The Girlfriend Experience”
Sarah Paulson – “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Charlotte Rampling – “London Spy”
Kerry Washington – “Confirmation”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:
Sterling K Brown – “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Hugh Laurie – “The Night Manager”
John Lithgow – “The Crown”
Christian Slater – “Mr. Robot”
John Travolta – “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”


The Golden Globes will take place on Sunday, January 8th from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon! We can't wait to see what Jimmy brings to show. See you at the Golden Globes! 



Friday, December 9, 2016

Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer is here!

The much anticipated trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming is finally here! This is the first Spider-Man movie since Marvel Studios regained full control of the Spider-Man film franchise. The trailer debuted last night on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE and we could not be more excited!

 

We got our glimpse of Tom Holland's Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, and he did not disappoint. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think!


Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters July 7, 2017!

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Nintendo America debuts the Nintendo switch with Jimmy Fallon

Last night Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo America, stopped by The Tonight Show to show off Nintendo's new game Super Mario Run, but also to show off the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch!

Jimmy Fallon checking out the Nintendo Switch

We are so excited for the Switch to be released this March. Check out the video below of Jimmy Fallon playing "Zelda: Breath of the Wild" on the Nintendo Switch.


Stay tuned for more updates on the Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Run! 



Monday, December 5, 2016

Jimmy Kimmel to host the 2017 Oscars!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the 2017 Academy Awards!


It's no secret that all of us at On the Mic are big fans of Kimmel, and we are really looking forward to seeing what Jimmy brings to the Oscars. I'm going to be selfish and hope that Kimmel also still manages to do his After the Oscars show, but it may prove difficult to do both with his Oscar duties. Either way, we're excited to see Jimmy host the show.

The Oscars will take place Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Read the Academy's Official Press Release below.

JIMMY KIMMEL TALKS OSCARS® HOST GIG ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!”
To Host Live Global Event on Oscar® Sunday, February 26 on ABC

LOS ANGELES, CA –Late-night talk show host, producer and comedian Jimmy Kimmel confirmed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will host the 89th Oscars® to be broadcast live on Oscar® Sunday, February 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. This is Kimmel’s first time hosting the global telecast.

“Mike and Jennifer have an excellent plan and their enthusiasm is infectious,” said Kimmel. “I am honored to have been chosen to host the 89th and final Oscars.”

“Jimmy’s ability to connect with people is what makes him a singular choice for this job,” said producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd. “His frank observations, relatable persona, wry humor and love of all kinds of film make him a natural fit for the Oscars stage.”

“Jimmy has the qualities of all the great hosts,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “He knows who he is, he knows the audience and he knows how to captain a ship with many moving parts. We're thrilled he has agreed to host our show.”  

“The Oscars are in great hands with Jimmy,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “He is razor sharp, funny, and unpredictable, and has proven himself a master of live event television, which is perfect for our audience around the world.” 

Channing Dungey, President ABC Entertainment said, “Jimmy is the perfect choice for us. He is deeply rooted in the Hollywood community and gifted at connecting with an audience as the consummate emcee. We expect the evening will be filled with great fun while honoring the best in the movie business.”

Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of the Emmy®-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s longest running late-night talk show. Now in its 14th season, “JKL” has earned six Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Variety Series Talk category, the Writing for a Variety Series category, and the Variety, Music or Comedy Series category.