#7: The Ruins, Knock Off Theatre, The Breeders, and Music Mix Tape!

This week Rock and Reel returns, after another slight delay in postings. We promise that we're working on improving our turn-around; we both have had some pretty crazy schedules. We should improve on that within the next month or so!

First up comes the beach-novel-thriller-cum-Young-Adult-Horror-movie, The Ruins. This film wasn't provided to critics for early reviews; typically, this is a bad sign. Does this film fall prey to that stereotype, or is this a case of a studio not giving a film enough of a chance?

Following that, we introduce the long-in-the-making segment, Knock Off Theatre. In this segment, we introduce and review a film that's been released direct-to-video in an effort to steal some of the thunder of a much bigger release. This week: The Transmorphers!

Then its time for the album of the week. Kim Deal of the Pixies and her twin sister Kelley return with their band The Breeders (best known for their song "Cannonball") for their new CD Mountain Battles. They've not released an album since 2002's disappointing Title TK, and we were both interested to see how this one would turn out.

We then introduce something new: our Theme Mix Tape! This week, to follow the sisterly duo of the Deals, we feature several songs from bands whose members have the same last name:

The Ramones (song: "We're A Happy Family")
Oasis (song: "Cigarettes and Alcohol")
Los Campesinos! (song: "Death to Los Campesinos!")
The White Stripes (song: "Sister, Do You Know My Name?")
Radiohead (song: "Anyone Can Play Guitar")
Tegan and Sara (song: "You Wouldn't Like Me")

And that's the show for this week! Stay tuned though: shows featuring Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Flight of the Conchords, and Iron Man are in the process of being edited, and will be posted as soon as possible!


:00-1:03 Intro
1:04--23:37 - Our discussion of The Ruins
23:38-34:18 - Knock Off Theatre: The Transmorphers
34:19-41:22 - Album of the Week The Breeders' Mountain Battles (Featuring "Bang On")
41:23-1:03:48 - Music Mix Tape: Bands with the Same Last Name (Feat. The Ramones, Oasis, Los Campesinos, White Stripes, Radiohead, and Tegan and Sara)
1:03:49-1:05:08 - Preview of next week/Closing

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