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MGR Quarantine Movies epilogue: Listener comments/questions & trivia

The news now tells us that by next week, every U.S. state will have lifted part(s) of their current quarantine conditions; at the MacGuffin Report, we’re betting more will still be social distancing for some time to come yet – so we hope you’ve found our Quarantine Edition shows useful. This time, an epilogue for co-hosts Raechel Wong and Os Davis to tie up a few loose ends. No movie reviews, but some listener comments/questions on the Indiana Jones movies and bad Bill Murray movies. Plus random trivia about Michael and Buster Keaton, plus why the dashing hero of Casablanca was named Victor Laszlo (or maybe that should be László Viktor). And finally, are the movies doomed in the post-COVID world…? Good luck, everyone; stay healthy!

MGR Quarantine Movies #6 – Cloud Atlas and Tom Hanks movies

In California and other states, quarantine conditions may be slowing winding down, but we’ll all have more time to kill yet – thus does The MacGuffin Report bring you episode 6, our last regular show within the mini-series Quarantine Movies featuring rewatchable and bingeable movies. And what actor has produced more movies ripe for the re-viewing than Tom Hanks? MacGuffin Report co-hosts Os Davis and Raechel Wong deep-dive into three Hanks movies: Cloud Atlas, That Thing You Do, and A League of Their Own. The MacGuffins also go through a run of 32 movies starring Hanks from a 30-year period. Here’s to hoping you’re staying healthy and enjoying lots of classic movies. MGR will return with one more brief episode to tie up losse ends, though if coronavirus-induced conditions continue, we may return with a second run of Quarantine Movies (but we’re hoping it’s not necessary)…

MGR Quarantine Movies #5 – Ghostbusters plus Bill Murray and/or Wes Anderson films

Social distancing and quarantining are crawling on, so The MacGuffin Report brings you episode 5 in our mini-series Quarantine Movies, featuring excellent films ideal for repeat viewing and for starting movie marathons. In this episode, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Os Davis and Raechel Wong deep-dive into three Bill Murray movies – Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – run down Murray’s eminently bingeable filmography and, not incidentally, end up talking Wes Anderson films as well.   More of the MacGuffin Report Quarantine Movies mini-series coming soon; until then, stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy some great rewatchable films with the MacGuffin Report!

MGR Quarantine Movies #4 – Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn, Marx Brothers & classic films

The social distancing, the quarantining, the time off, the fluctuating numbers of COVID-19 cases – they’re all still happening, so The MacGuffin Report has episode 4 in our mini-series Quarantine Movies, featuring excellent films ideal for repeat viewing and seeds for movie marathons. In this episode, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Os Davis and Raechel Wong travel back through time to exotic locales: They talk the all-time Hollywood flick Casablanca; Roman Holiday and Audrey Hepburn movies; A Night in Casablanca along with the Marx Brothers movies; and a few Charlie Chaplin films – some now 100 years old. More of the MacGuffin Report Quarantine Movies mini-series coming soon; until then, stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy some great rewatchable films with the MacGuffin Report…

MGR Quarantine Movies #3 – Four weddings... & Richard Curtis movies

Yes indeed, we’re still social distancing, still self-quarantining, still running down those streaming options -- The MacGuffin Report brings you a third episode in our limited series on Quarantine Movies, great films and movie-marathon fodder. This time out, MacGuffin Report co-hosts Raechel Wong and Os Davis discuss the movies of screenwriter Richard Curtis, including a deep dive into Four Weddings and a Funeral (spoiler: Andi McDowell’s the problem) plus takes on a pair of more recent works by Curtis, Yesterday and About Time. So stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy some great rewatchable movies with the MacGuffin Report!