Welcome along to the first ever Sidepodfilmclub evening. As there is no live show this week, we didn't want to leave you without entertainment, and thought it would be fun to watch a film together. Although we have done a few small trials of live commenting TV shows in the daily threads, this is the first time we are trying to be organised about something. It's going to be brilliant.
We've chosen a motorsport related film for the evening, although I'm afraid I have to admit it does involve NASCAR. It seems to have quite a few fans in the comments, though, who have been quoting the film all week since we first suggested this idea. Here's some more information about the film:
Name: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan
Director: Adam McKay
Duration: 1:47:55
The best place to join us for this evening's event is the Live Commenting Live... Thing. We have embedded a clock set to London time, and when it hits 20:00, everybody needs to start their engines films. I imagine we should also take bets on how far apart we will be by the end as well.
Once we're done, let us know your thoughts, maybe even give it a Sidepodfilmrating, which we can compile over on the wiki.
I'm really looking forward to sharing this film with you, as neither Mr C nor myself have seen it before.
If you have been following my personal blog, you'll know I've been live commenting my way through films in a series I like to call Film Watch. The idea is simply to watch the film, make notes as you go and publish them later. It is a lot of fun to do, but in traditional Sidepodfashion, we want to take this to the next level.
Last week, Alex was off sick from work and in an effort to cheer him up, he and I watched an episode of Friends in sync, and live commented our way through it. Watching a programme apart but together. This was also really fun, and sparked an idea in my head. Why not combine the film and Friends experiments and live comment an entire movie?
There is no live show this weekend. Instead we are going to live comment our way through Talladega Nights. Yes, I know, it's a film about NASCAR, but we wanted to make it motorsport related, and I've only heard good things about it. If you would like to join in, there are just a few things you need to know.
You'll need your own copy of the film. We'll be renting ours from the iTunes store.
The film will begin at 8pm Saturday 5th September. The exact mechanics of how we'll all start at the same time are yet to be decided, but it will probably involve us shouting: GO! And everyone pressing play. High tech!
Having recovered from the sight of the Ferrari, we're now eagerly anticipating the Toyota launch. They're rolling out the TF109 tomorrow in spectacular online fashion. Apparently. Anyway, here's what's going on in and around the comments.
With the Toyota launch site looking suspiciously Batman-like, we're pondering what direction they're going to go with the launch. Apparently there'll be a blockbuster style movie trailer to enjoy tomorrow. Will Jarno be the leading man?
Webber has declared that his broken leg will be no excuse for bad performance in Australia. Apparently, he drove a road car for the first time last week, so his recovery must be going pretty well. His biggest concern is that he'll have lost some aerobic fitness, so look for him going for a jog as soon as he can.
Somehow, the subject of Webber turned into the subject of films, and Alex shared a link to test how much of a film buff you are. I scored abysmally, much to the shame of Flibster who scored over 90%. If you've got a few minutes, take the test, tick the boxes, and share your score in the comments.
Let us know what you're up to today, and if you plan to watch Toyota's movie trailer as soon as it's released, or if you can wait. Keep us up to date with any news developments and I'll see you in the comments.
