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I’ve never been smacked in the face with a dick, but I imagine the experience is a lot like watching Brüno. The first 15 minutes of the movie is a penis shock-and-awe campaign, with a pink bunny-costume dick, a dick on the end of a stick and a talking dick that shouts “Brüno!” out of its peehole. That’s in addition to the many items — dicks, dildos, champagne bottles, etc. — going in and out of assholes obscured only by a little black dot. If there is one word to describe Brüno, it’s Cocktastic.

(Listen to Joe and Joran break down the movie in this week’s Reel Projections podcast after the jump)

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Mike J. Nelson

The Reel Projections podcast returns with an interview with Mike Nelson. Fans of bad movies or great TV shows remember Nelson as the former head-writer and star of the Comedy Central/Sci-Fi Channel hit Mystery Science Theater 3000. Nelson is still busy trashing flicks with Rifftrax, a provider of audio commentary tracks for movies both old and new. Joined by MST3K vets Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett (among others), Rifftrax is for anyone who ever dreamed of seeing the MST3K crew take on current releases. (I’ve included some YouTube Rifftrax’s clips for The Dark Knight, Jaws, Star Wars and a few others after the break below.) You can also find Rifftrax online, and some of the programs have been released as DVD’s now for sale. All come highly recommended.

Speaking of bad movies, this Reel Projections podcast is also loaded with details on the new Will Ferrell comedy Land of the Lost. Host Joe, Joran and Producer Stephen have all seen the movie, and they break it down on the podcast. A word of warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead, so if you plan to see the movie, read Joe Bardi’s non-spoiler review of Land of The Lost now and listen to the podcast after you’ve seen the movie.

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In this edition, I interview with web designer Gary Burge, who’s personal story includes a 7 a.m. heart attack on the day after Christmas — while Burge was at his desk at work! And stay tuned to the end for details on a Watchmen Tales of the Black Freighter DVD giveaway.

After a long break, the Reel Projections podcast is back! In this week’s installment, host Joe (that’s me) talks to Brian Ries about Watchmen. Brian’s seen it and I pick his brain for information about the most anticipated movie of 2009. (FYI: We keep it mostly spoiler free. Mostly.)

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If you dig the show, or just have general comments, send us an e-mail at reelprojections@creativeloafing.com and let us know. Thanks for keeping it Reel.

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* Picking up our Watchmen coverage, the above is Warner Bros.’ newish clip for the superhero spectacular that has been airing during the NFL Playoffs. Meanwhile, rumors leaking out of the negotiations between Warner and Fox hint that the sides are close to settling, meaning we might get to see the movie on March 6 after all. (Here’s the NY Times take on the wrangling.) You didn’t really believe the studio weasels were going to kill this one, did you?

* Will Linda Hamilton reprise her role as Sarah Connor in the upcoming Terminator Salvation? Better start hitting the weights, Linda.

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(Recorded 12/30/08)

In this episode, Joe and Sal review the top films of the year.

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Here it is, true believers: episode three of the Reel Projections podcast. Joe and I kick things off by talking about the Golden Globes nominations (including Clint Eastwood’s from-beyond-the-grave performance of Gran Torino’s title song, and then we chat with CL Editor David Warner about his review of Milk, in which he praised both Sean Penn and Josh Brolin for their performances.

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In episode 3 Joe and Sal talk Golden Globe nominations.

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In episode #2 of the Reel Projections podcast, Joe and Sal continue their talk with Dave Gibbons, co-creator of the grapic novel Watchmen.

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Today marks the inaugural episode of the Reel Projections podcast, hosted by yours truly and fellow movie lover/CL Associate Editor Joe Bardi. Featured is the first part of my recent interview with comic-book artist Dave Gibbons, who talks about his new book, Watching the Watchmen, as well as the upcoming film based on his seminal graphic novel he helped to create with writer Alan Moore, Watchmen.