Oblivion / Place Beyond the Pines / Top 5 Futuristic Movie Jobs

Oblivion / Place Beyond the Pines / Top 5 Futuristic Movie Jobs

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Tom Cruise is assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources… and Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson draw the plum gig of deciding whether “Oblivion” was worth all the resources put into it. Plus, your guest hosts weigh in on their Top 5 Futuristic Movie Jobs and spend a few minutes parsing “The Place Beyond the Pines.”

:00-1:11 - Billboard

1:12-19:19 - Review: “Oblivion”

Music: David Bowie, “The Stars”

20:44-24:31 - Massacre Theatre

24:32-30:59 - Ebertfest

31:00-45:51 - Review: “Place Beyond…”

Music: David Bowie, “Set the World on Fire”

47:06-1:14:33 - Top 5: Futuristic Movie Jobs

1:14:34-1:23:11 - Close / FS Jr. #2

MUSIC

- David Bowie

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Alex Lanser

- Why “I’m Not There” for a Malick-themed Massacre Theatre last week? It stars three Malick alums: Richard Gere, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. Blanchett is in Malick’s upcoming “Knight of Cups.”

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