The phrase “theater of war” was never so appropriate, as Evan and Jay command an seemingly endless force to conquer the twin landscapes of film and DVDs. From the latest releases to classics both forgotten and cherished, The F.I.L.M. Army is ever vigilant, and always accepting recruits.
The F.I.L.M Army: March 2010 Edition
After many months away, the F.I.L.M. Army is back on friendly shores! Now in a new monthly format, we pledge to give you better coverage, more in depth features, and overall a better show than we could have done on a weekly basis. I mean, look at all these features!
Features:
March release highlights – Evan & Jay
Box Office Poison: The Postman – Nate
Trailer Chase – Jeff
Brotherly Love: The Wolfman and Valentine’s Day – Courtney & Cameron
Barry Kryshka Interview – Evan
War Room: Razzies – Evan, Jay, Jeff, Adam
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More information and show notes can be found in our forums. You can also find out how to submit your segments to the show. Questions and comments can be left below or can be sent to film@fancypantsgangsters.com.
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Save The Date: March 1st
While march 1st isn’t any sort of voodoo holiday that I am aware of, there will be two Fancy Pants Gangsters shows returning from the dead on that auspicious day.
The Film Army, gone these past many months, will be returning in a new, monthly format. This new longer prep time will allow us to go much more in depth with our features and interviews and put a level of polish on the show that doing a weekly show wasn’t allowing us to do. The new Film Army will release on the first of every month.
And while I could say something along the lines of everything I already said, I’ll let Courtney do the talking here…
Untitled Fancy Pants Gangsters Film Show For Making Movie Talk
Tried to go very ex-Soviet Bloc with the title. How’d I do?
So after over a month away from talking about movies, we figured we should at least get the old gang back together for one more go round of talking about movies, in this case a somewhat belated 2009 In Review. Hopefully this will tide you over while we retool our film show into something that won’t cause Evan to pull what little hair he has left out. If you have ideas, feel free to leave them in the forums. We hope to be back up slinging our movie talk very soon. In the meantime, enjoy the show!
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Merry Christmas from Fancy Pants Gangsters!
You might notice the shows are a bit light this week, as most of the Gangsters are off visiting family, eating too much, and looking back on their lives with regrets. Or as Dave calls it, Tuesday.
Be sure to vote in our Well Fed Guide To Life Listener Choice poll. You can win a night out on us!
On behalf of all of us, have a great holiday and we will get back to putting out shows next week!
F.I.L.M. Army on temporary hiatus
As I’m typing this, it is my birthday. And while I am once again reminded of how good I have it, there is still a nagging pain in my gut. Most people know that I treat all our shows like my children, which means more than just random beatings and drunken resentment. I want every single one of them to succeed, not just for my sake, but for the sakes of all the other hosts and the network as a whole.
Which is what makes this announcement all the more annoying. As of today, F.I.L.M. Army is on hiatus while Jay and I, along with Jeff and the other Gangsters, figure out what we want to do. Both Jay and I really want to do a film show on Fancy Pants, but it’s getting tougher and tougher to put together a show of quality and not just us talking about the newest releases.
I want to say that this isn’t a comment on Jay, Jeff, or anyone else who contributed to the show so far. They have made doing the show fun enough that I labored over this decision for weeks longer than I would have otherwise. Nor is it a comment on our special guest host Chase from Who Asked You?, who was due to be on this week’s show (incidentally, his choice would make an excellent substitute for your DVD release news and angry diatribe needs. You should check them out.) This has more to do with our obligations outside the network and our commitment to doing good shows.
My hope is that we will be back up in some form by late January. We might release a random episode here and there in the mean time to keep our iTunes listing going, so don’t unsubscribe yet. In the mean time, if you want to give your suggestions or comments while we retool the show, check out my forum post here.
I’m looking forward to getting back to doing great film netcasts, and I’m glad to know that we have patient listeners who will make sure we have a reason to keep doing them. Thanks again, everyone!
(On a side note: None of the other shows on Fancy Pants Gangsters are in danger of going away, except maybe Midwest Ska Moment, but that’s just for the holidays. So don’t fret too much).
