| AVENGING ANGEL Trailer |
Posted on May 2, 2010 |
| Below is the best trailer we could find for AVENGING ANGEL that we discussed in our live show with Diablo Cody! Although it's not the same as the 35mm version we showed at the New Beverly Theater, you'll get the gist of it.
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| ZARDOZ trailer |
Posted on May 2, 2010 |
| Sean Connery and his naked buttocks are the subject of this trailer...although that is not what the discussion is limited to. Trust us. Watch this and have your mind blown.
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| POPCORN MAFIA LIVE with DIABLO CODY! |
Posted on March 20, 2010 |
| Popcorn Mafia LIVE with Diablo Cody on April 21 in Los Angeles, CA! Tickets are on sale now!
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| A Very Important Addendum from Gelder |
Posted on March 8, 2010 |
| To accompany this week's episode "Your Junk is Safe with Me," Steve Gelder has requested that G2 post an additional thought for your perusal.aa
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| Gariana's Top Ten of 2009! |
Posted on January 1, 2010 |
| I repeat, Gariana's Top Ten of 2009!
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| Lando |
Posted on October 8, 2009 |
| We received a bunch of e-mails/twitters/facebooks about this weeks show and if Grae really did get drunk with her neighbors and name their dog, "Lando Shark Week Hollywood Manor"...
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| The American Jerk - Playboy Mansion Edition |
Posted on September 25, 2009 |
| Rob Rueter's gives the Popcorn Mafiia household tips on how to visit Hef's vaginal wonderland
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| Iron Man 2 Panel - Comic Con 2009: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
Posted on August 19, 2009 |
| I was asked mostly two questions when I got back to Los Angeles from San Diego. The first, did I see the Iron Man footage? The second was did we actually kill any “Twilighters,” and if not why? The answer to the first is “yes.” The answer to the second is “no.”
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| “9 & District 9 Panels” Hall H - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
Posted on August 5, 2009 |
| The everyday “geek girls” just casually wandering around Comic Con in costume make The Suicide Girls look like The Amish. I was waiting in line for the bathroom in Hall H and a girl walked by dressed as a Steampunk Vampire. I swear to you, as she passed, I watched a twelve-year-old boy directly across from me become a man.
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| Extract, Flynns Arcade - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
Posted on August 5, 2009 |
| I have never seen a group of people go from bone-weary to excited so quickly! It was like it was the 80's all over again and the coke was magically flowing!
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| Disney Animation Panel: San Diego Comic Con 2009 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
Posted on July 31, 2009 |
| Events like Comic Con take planning and dedication. You have to get plenty of water, eat well, and most importantly you need to get plenty of sleep. The Mafia had none of these things.
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| Trick or Treat - Comic Con 2009 |
Posted on July 30, 2009 |
| San Diego Comic Con 2009 was filled with many surprises, the least of which being my co-host out-drinking me two out of the four days. It was exactly that sort of unpredictability that made this trip, in the parlance of Bill & Ted, such an excellent adventure.
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| Hollyshorts Film Festival |
Posted on July 17, 2009 |
| The folks over at the HollyShorts film festival have worked tirelessly to put together a really cool program of short films. The festival was started as a way of supporting filmmakers by showing their work to adoring crowds and allowing them to hobknob with the higher-ups in town.
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| Gariana enters |
Posted on July 8, 2009 |
| The Mafia sounds off on Tony Kaye's documentary, "Lake Of Fire."
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| The Popcorn Mafia Live! |
Posted on May 12, 2009 |
Tickets on sale now for the May 31st show!
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| Popcorn Mafia has gone XSTREAM! |
Posted on March 25, 2009 |
If you need to listen to both hot jamz AND G2, then Radio XStream is the internet radio station for you!
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| Ink In Theaters! |
Posted on March 3, 2009 |
| When we started this adventure we promised ourselves that one of the most important things that we would do was champion films that are outside the Hollywood mainstream. It's with that in mind that we are so happy to announce that our friends Jamin & Kiowa have received a small theatrical release for their remarkable film "Ink."
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| An Interview with the filmmakers of "Ink" - Jamin & Kiowa Winans |
Posted on February 10, 2009 |
We were lucky enough to get the filmmakers of a wonderful new film called "Ink" to agree to answer a few questions after their successful run at the Santa Barbara Film Festival wrapped up!
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| Sundance 2009 - Part 4 "The Quest For More Minors" |
Posted on February 4, 2009 |
This is the last diary entry, but you can expect a few more videos and plenty more stories from the trip in upcoming episodes.
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| Sundance 2009 - Part 2 "Electric Limey" |
Posted on February 2, 2009 |
This installment finds us taking a long beautiful drive, attempting to corrupt minors and blaming the British for all of our woes.
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| Sundance 2009 - Part 3 "Drunk With A Vengeance!" |
Posted on February 2, 2009 |
Segregation, 23,000 dead dolphins, & first love. How can you not love this film festival!
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| Sundance 2009 - A requiem in four parts by Gariana Abeyta |
Posted on February 1, 2009 |
I will post a new entry from my Sundance diary every day for the next four days. Wow. That sounds like a threat...
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| Gariana's Top Ten Movies of 2008 |
Posted on January 22, 2009 |
My top 10 list was posted last night over at "Where Hot Comes to Die."
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| Even Brad Pitt Cannot Stop Christmas Violence |
Posted on December 27, 2008 |
| Well mafiosi, we all knew that we couldn't escape this holiday season without somebody getting shot. With 3 people getting killed on Black Friday, the stench of violence hung in the air as rancid as Axl Rose's apartment in the late 80s. The only thing I didn't anticipate was that the gunshots would ring out in the second-most holy of holy places this Christmas...the multiplex.
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| Gariana Just Can't Let the Twilight Conversation Die |
Posted on December 23, 2008 |
| Mafiosi, you all remember the explosive episode that was "Chalupa Eyes on the Woo Woo Bus," wherein Grae and Gariana openly bashed Twilight while guest Bonnie Tuttle fought them vasliantly. Well, the following is a transcript of emails between the 3 of them regarding the latest news that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has been canned.
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| Happy Day You Turkeys! |
Posted on November 27, 2008 |
We are thankful this year for many things...
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| Gariana Slums With Danny Boyle |
Posted on November 21, 2008 |
This movie should count as an AFI screening for me, we had passes and then some things came up and we weren’t able to attend. It broke my heart. Speaking of my heart, as black and misdirected as it may be, this week it belongs to Danny Boyle.
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| Gariana's Final AFI Film: Wendy & Lucy |
Posted on November 12, 2008 |
It’s hard to put my finger on exactly why Kelly Reichardt’s films are so moving and haunting. It might have something to do with that old saying about truly great artists making what they do look effortless.
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| Gariana Sees the Light on AFI Day 7 |
Posted on November 10, 2008 |
"Until the Light Takes Us" is a documentary about the Norwegian black metal scene. Directed by Aaron Aites. A friend gave me a book about this very subject called “The Lords Of Chaos.” It's a very good and incredibly well-researched book on Black Metal, and like my first glass of Makers Mark, ruined me as for anything that came after. That book may have wrecked this films' chances out of the gate.
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| ADDENDUM To Gariana's Day Two Article from Grae |
Posted on November 8, 2008 |
Okay, so I saw Kim Jee-woon’s Korean western "The Good The Bad The Weird" and I must say that there are a few key things that Gariana failed to mention specifically about the film. In no particular order...
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| AFI Day 6: On a Witch Hunt with Grae |
Posted on November 8, 2008 |
I am a huge fan of documentaries. I love to learn, and since I am no longer in school, the way I gather knowledge and information is by A) talking to people and asking them questions, B) going to museums, C) reading books and magazines, and D) watching documentaries. Since this a movie review site, I will discuss letter D. I love AFI because I get my fix of docs, which generally have a much harder time getting released since the masses don't thirst for knowledge like I do. Which is fine, because they also don't share my penchant for spinning plates and if they did, where would we be then? What would we eat on?!
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| Gypsy-rific Day 5! |
Posted on November 7, 2008 |
| Grae and Gariana actually saw the stars align as they were BOTH able to make a screening of "Gogol Bordello: Non Stop" at the AFI film fest.
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| Gariana in Full "Bloom" on AFI's Day 4! |
Posted on November 5, 2008 |
| I have slept about four hours in the past four days. I was going to throw the towel in and call it a night and go home early to catch up on some desperately needed sleep. Adam Trash, the print inspector for AFI, greeted that statement by asking if he could borrow my super frilly dress for next Halloween as he wanted to go as “Little Bo Peep.” Then, with an evil glint in his eye he handed me an energy drink. I forget the name, but it probably doesn’t matter as I’m sure it’s illegal in this country. Why? Not only was it not approved by the FDA, but I swear on the back it just had a picture of a fetus with a red circle that had a slash through it. I probably shouldn’t have drank it, but I was dying to see “The Brothers Bloom.”
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| Grae takes AFI Day 3 by Storm! |
Posted on November 3, 2008 |
I decided to start today off with a bang. Blood, guts, gnashing teeth, questionable moral choices. And then I kicked his ass OUT of bed and got to the AFI film festival! Hey!
I saw Deadgirl, directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel. I was super-psyched about this one, as I had heard a lot of talk about how nasty and shocking it was, and that is right up my alley. I got my work out of the way, zoomed over to the ole ARC, and met up with the Mighty G for some moral support and a Krispy Kreme donut. Okay, she gave me two donuts. The Krispy Kremes flow like water around that place, as they are a sponsor, and I didn't argue because I was hungry. She was my Brunch Angel.
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| AFI Film Festival: Day 2 with Gariana |
Posted on November 2, 2008 |
| I ran into Grae at the “Toyko” screening yesterday. She was sitting in the front row, hung over badly, and wielding a giant burrito like it was a weapon while threatening to throw up on everybody. I expect who ever gave us press credentials to be fired by Monday at the latest.
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| AFI Film Festival: Grae's Day Uno |
Posted on November 1, 2008 |
Well mafiosi, this is my favorite time of year. I just dressed as something slutty and made an ass out of myself in West Hollywood at the Halloween parade, and from here on out there are 4 major things to look forward to. Turkey Day, Christ's birthday, MY birthday, and the AFI film festival. Not in that order.
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| WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 2008 PODCAST AWARDS! |
Posted on October 21, 2008 |
| Thanks to your nominations we were nominated in 2 categories (Movies and Films and Best Produced podcasts) for the 2008 Podcast Awards! And now we need you, your friends, your grandma, and even your estranged cousin that you don't particularly like to VOTE FOR US!
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| Rudy Ray Moore - March 17, 1927 to October 19, 2008 |
Posted on October 21, 2008 |
We lose another one of the great ones. Gariana honors Rudy Ray and tells us about the first time she saw "Dolemite."
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| R.I.P. Paul |
Posted on September 29, 2008 |
Gariana and Grae pay their respects to one of Hollywood's finest performers who silently watches over them and blesses their work.
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| An American Jerk Sees a Film |
Posted on September 26, 2008 |
| We sent Rob Rueter from www.theamericanjerk.com to see a movie If you wanna hear about our misadventures listen to The Comic Con episode, if you wanna laugh your ass off visit his website, if you wanna wake up face down in bad parts of town bruised & alone try to out drink him.
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| The Constitution Ain't the Only Thing With Amendments |
Posted on September 22, 2008 |
So don't think this is going to be a habit or anything, but let me officially blog-declare that Gariana was totally, totally right on this week's podcast with Hash Patel.
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| The Official Popcorn Mafia Guide To Sneaking Into The Movies |
Posted on September 20, 2008 |
| I was struggling this week to find something fun to write about. The releases have been weak and I have been busier than the guy mopping the “George Lucas Booth” at a shit throwing convention. I told Grae I was having trouble finding my “muse.” She looked me straight in the face and said, “Write about sneaking into the movies. You're Mexican, you are the best I have ever seen.” It’s at this point I wish I could tell you which hospital room Hellcat is staying in and where to send your flowers and cards, but this time I can only tell you that she is right. I am shockingly good at sneaking into the movies, but it has more to do with having worked in them my whole life rather than my heritage. Please just send cards that tell her to stop being a horrible person.
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| Chris Penny is coming! |
Posted on September 19, 2008 |
| We had to change the movie this week. Instead of "Blindness" we will be reviewing "Ghost Town." Here's what guest Chris Penny had to say about it...
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| David Duchovny is being treated for sex addiction |
Posted on September 19, 2008 |
| Which is pretty much proof that...
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| Vote for the Mafia in 2008! |
Posted on September 16, 2008 |
| Forget Barack and McCain, Mafiosi--the 2008 PODCAST AWARDS have begun! Please read this post and cast your vote for us!
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| Gas, Grass, or Ass...nobody bangs the hot older chick for free! |
Posted on September 10, 2008 |
 I ran "Weird Science" yesterday. It was part of the new series at "The Silent Movie Theater" which is actually called, "When Cougars Attack." I made the, "Gas, Grass, or…" comment as I came bouncing out of the projection booth to refill my diet coke. Hadrian who runs "The Silent" got quiet and a bit sad and said he wish he had thought to call the series that.
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| Sword of Doom Slices Through Grae's Heart |
Posted on September 3, 2008 |
 This last Saturday, Jeffy (Friend of the Show) made me go see Sword of Doom at the Cinefamily. I use the word “made” on purpose, because as badass as I am, I am not really into samurai movies. I love Asian stuff but somehow men in funny socks wielding swords just doesn’t get my engine revving. Hey, Mr. or Ms. Judgerson, just relax. Everyone has their thing and mine is nature-gone-wrong flicks. Okay? Let’s move on.
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| Crazy 4 Cult 2...This time, it's personal... |
Posted on September 2, 2008 |
 I hit the c4c2 this year with Bonnie Tuttle, a long time friend and the only one who wanted to go with me to last years' show, and of course Grae Drake, my co-conspirator.
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| Best. Movie. Ever. |
Posted on August 26, 2008 |
 Grae was lucky enough to be one of the hundred or so Angelenos who got to see SHAKMA at the Cinefamily on Saturday! Check out her review.
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| Comic Con Pictures |
Posted on August 4, 2008 |
Comic Con was amazing! And we have pictures to prove it! Check 'em out - pictures from Comic Con!
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| Guests of the Treehouse, drive-by crime photos, and Turducken. |
Posted on May 1, 2008 |
| Photos, photos, and the Velvet Prince.
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| The Official Popcorn Mafia Guide To Sneaking Into The Movies |
Posted on September 22, 2000 |
I was struggling this week to find something fun to write about. The releases have been weak and I have been busier than the guy mopping the “George Lucas Booth” at a shit throwing convention. I told Grae I was having trouble finding my “muse.” She looked me straight in the face and said, “Write about sneaking into the movies. You're Mexican, you are the best I have ever seen.” It’s at this point I wish I could tell you which hospital room Hellcat is staying in and where to send your flowers and cards, but this time I can only tell you that she is right.
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