Wee LaF for the July 1 Weekend - LaF 157

LaF is ready to celebrate Independence Day by previewing three new films coming out in theaters for the July 1st weekend. The summer box office continues to grow ever more crowded, but don't despair Richard Lusk and Ryan Bull are here to let you know what to go see. First, The BFG is Steven Speilberg's first Disney every, and the sixth Roald Dahl novel to be turned into a film. Next, The Legend of Tarzan is the first live action adaption in over thirty. Alexander Skasgard and Margot Robbie play everyone's favorite jungle couple in the film. Lastly, The Purge: Election Year picks up two years after the last film. Now, a Senator(Elizabeth Mitchell) is running for President on the platform of discontinuing the Purge. Things do not go well from there. 

Are you going to the movies this weekend? Send your review by emailing the show at theLaFpodcast@gmail.com, tweeting @theLaFpodcast, or messaging us on Facebook.com/theLaFpodcast.

Bridge of Spies - LaF 122

Welcome to this special edition of LaF: LaF goes to the Oscars. Ryan and Richard, along with special guests, analyze and discuss the Best Picture nominations for 2015. For episode 122, the guys are reviewing director Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies. Co-written by Matt Charman, Joel and Ethan Coen, this period picture takes us back to the height of the Cold War to dramatize a prisoner exchange involving the downed American U2 spy plane pilot, Gary Powers and a KGB spy arrested for espionage. The taut thriller stars Tom Hanks as James Donovan, Amy Ryan as his wife Mary, and nominated best supporting actor Mark Rylance as the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. In addition to Best Picture, this film has earned 5 other Oscar nominations including Production Design and Original Screenplay. 

Join us now as the LaF Podcast travels to Berlin's Glienicke Bridge in 1962 to review Bridge of Spies. 

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Wee LaF for the October 16 Weekend - LaF 87

The box office is wide open with four films being released on the October 16 weekend, join us as LaF previews all of them on episode 87. First up, is the Steven Spielberg film Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks in the true story of an American lawyer whom the CIA recruits to help negotiate the release of a pilot being held by the Soviet Union. This film is already proving to be a hit with critics. Find out if the L-Train feels it will get nominated for Best Picture.

Also in wide release, is Goosebumps the PG horror film for children that enjoy the book series of the same name. The film stars Jack Black as the young adult horror novelist R. L. Stine, who with the help of two teens(Dylan Minnette & Odeyla Rush) must recapture all of the monsters from the novels after they are accidently set free.

For adult horror fans, Crimson Peak is set to scare you. This haunted house film is directed by horror icon Guillermo del Toro and stars Mia Wasiowska, Jessica Chastain, and Tom Hiddleston. Find out why Mr. Two-Frames is spending his money to see this film. 

Finally, Woodlawn opens in just north of 1,500 theaters. This film is based on the true story of a high school football team that found a way to overcome racism and win by giving themselves over to Jesus Christ.     

If you go to the movies this weekend, then let LaF know. Send in your review by emailing the show at theLaFpodcast@gmail.com, tweeting @theLaFpodcast, or messaging us on Facebook.com/theLaFpodcast. The best comments will get read on a future show.