IMC 046 - One in 45,000

We get a reality check when we look up some troubling stats.
We also read over a list of steps to becoming a successful filmmaker.

Dominic returns to talk about his experiences directing his new short film Anomaly .
He also tells his side of the story concerning this year's "48 Hour Film Project."

Schmollywood:
We voice our opinions about BATfleck
We complain about reboots for Robocop, Terminator, and Poltergeist
We look forward to the most anticipated movies coming out this fall.

Jay's Hobbit Update of the Week:  We can only talk about how there is nothing to talk about.

Think How I Think:
Quick reviews for:
Elysium
Riddick

Before the show ends we have a quick discussion regarding the "48 Hour Horror Film Project."

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IMC 045 - Coming in Crystal Clear

We have new podcasting equipment and we sure are proud of ourselves.  We discuss this year's 48 Hour Film Festival from the perspective of the center of the universe.  Our special guest Matt Toplikar tells us about his new short Open Mic Night.

Schmollywood:
We try to be excited about the Batman/Superman Movie
Flash the Movie announced
James Cameron announces Avatar 2, 3 & 4
Jay's Hobbit Update of the Week:  The Desolation of Smaug Trailer

Think How I Think:
Reviews of summer hits and misses:  The Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim & The Wolverine

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IMC 044 - Back from the Dead

Out of nowhere comes a brand new episode of Indie Movie Cast!  Alex, Jay and Dominic reunite to tell you about their indie moviemaking experiences in 2012.  From the making of the short films The Harbinger and Retina, to Ultimatum Pictures' first award in 5 years for the movie The Missing Link.

It was a year of successes, failures, and ego trips.

Schmollywood: We experience the true horror of 48fps.

Disney buys Star Wars a couple months ago.

Jay's Hobbit Update of the Week returns!

Think How I Think:

We sound off every movie that we liked or hated in 2012.  But somehow forgot to mention the best movie ever: Dredd.

IMC 043 - Where have we been?

Ultimatum emerges from their sudden sabbatical to bring you the first new IMC in months. We fully disclose where we've been. We took L'americano to the L.A. Shorts Fest and met friends from the movie Cataplexy.

We talk about our experiences in working on the indie feature The Banshee Chapter.

We finally released M v. W online with special thanks to Andy Gabrys for doing the score.

The making of our newest movie Eden, made for the Producer's Guild's Weekend Shorts Contest.

Schmollywood gets skipped over.

Think How I Think:

we do one-sentence reviews for every movie we've seen since June during the "Year of Garbage" including Harry Potter, Captain America, Attack the Block and Drive among many others.

IMC 042 - Final Cut Pro suX

We discuss Final Cut Pro X the good... but mostly the bad. Has Apple walked away from from professional video editing? What are indie filmmakers going to do now?

We talk to our guests about their web-series Indie: The Series.

We laugh about our continuous bad luck in the 48 Hour Film Project.

Schmollywood:

2D is outselling 3D.

Michael Bay wants Transformer 3 3D to be bright.

Phantom Menace 3D gives fans an ultimatum.

Tom Hanks says the words "Toy Story 4."

Trailer reaction: Puss in Boots

Jay's half assed Hobbit update.

Think How I Think:

Quick reviews of summer movies: Thor, Pirates 4, X-men First Class, & Super 8

IMC SPECIAL - The Making of STUMP

It's Albuquerque's 48 Hour Film Project once again. This time Ultimatum drew "period piece" and decided to make a 70's grindhouse movie. Listen in on what happened this time during the making of the movie STUMP. From movie stars, to fake blood, newbies on the team, and total fatigue; this 48 is one to remember.

IMC 041 - Founding the 48

The founder of the 48 Hour Film Project and the National Film Challenge, Liz Langston guests hosts. She gives us insight into the history of the 48 and all about what happens behind the scenes. Albuquerque's 48 is coming up on June 10, and Ultimatum is signed up.

Schmollywood:

Tarantino's Django Unchained

Terminator 5 with Ah-nold

Pride & Prejudice and Zombies gets a new director

Trailer Reaction: Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

Jay's Hobbit update of the week

Think How I Think:

Reviews of Hanna and Scream 4, and a look at the year of garbage.

IMC 040 - What's the Point of Making Short Films?

Why make short films? Really? Who's watching them? What should you expect from them? What kind of plan should you have to gain viewership? Should you only do shorts for competitions? Should you make a trailer or a few scenes of a longer movie? Should you just make features? These questions pondered as we read some old bl0g from kylegilman.net.

First discussions about this year's 48.

Schmollywood:

James Cameron says the next revolution in cinema is...

The Smiths team up with Shyamalan

Trailer Reactions: The Hangover Part II, Everything Must Go

Jay's Hobbit Update of the week

Think How I Think:

Hobo with a Shotgun & Rubber

IMC 039 - The Documentary and the Director's Cut

The crew of Ultimatum helped make a short documentary for the 2011 Doc Challenge. Liz guests hosts and talks about her experience directing We Are Still Here. We explore the differences in documentary and narrative filmmaking.

The extended director's cut of The Sages of Eidolon is finished and posted online. We're happy with the results and hope you are too. Please check it out and let us know what you think!

Schmollywood:

Aronofsky backs out of The Wolverine.

David Slade to reboot Daredevil... but is it too early to reboot?

Men in Black III the first studio disaster of the decade?

Trailer reaction: The FP

Jay's Hobbit update of the week featuring this photo.

Think How I Think:

Paul and Rango

IMC SPECIAL - The Making of The Sages of Eidolon

Ultimatum participated in the 48 Go Green, and the result is our first fantasy The Sages of Eidolon.
Listen in as we detail out our strangest 48 weekend yet.
But before you do anything else, please VIEW and RATE The Sages of Eidolon here. We need your votes so please help us out. Voting is over March 4, 2011.

Thanks, friends!

IMC 038 - The Music Video

The band Leiahdorus joins us in the studio to talk about the first Ultimatum music video! The video for "Forward Blindly" from the album Ode to the Builders is finished and has launched online; please check it out! We tell all about our video shoot, and our new experiences in the music industry.

We make last minute plans for the 48 Go Green.

Schmollywood:

The Alien prequel is now Prometheus

The Coen Brother's "full-on horror movie"

Monsters gets a not-so indie sequel

Sex and The City prequel

Trailer reactions: X-men: First Class & Atlas Shrugged: Part 1

Jay's weekly Hobbit update featuring this photo

Think How I Think:

The King's Speech

IMC 037 - The Wooden Spoon Award

We get the results from the National Film Challenge and Ultimatum takes home 3 insulting awards! We humbly accept the honor of taking hom the prize for Best Wooden Spoon especially.

We also talk about the improvements made to Amazon Studios.

What is Ultimatum up to in 2011?

Schmollywood:

Catwoman and Bane make the dark knight rise

Oscars 2011 nominations

Jay's weekly Hobbit update

Think How I Think:

Top 10 (and bottom 10) movies of 2010

IMC 036 - Going Green 48 Style

It's 2011 and Ultimatum has signed up for another 48 Hour Film competition! The 48 Go Green is coming in February, and it should prove to be another adventure.

Voting is ending for Hibiscus in the National Film Challenge. Please rate our movie before it's too late!

We're recording the podcast in a whole new way (and the sound is awful... sorry... again).

Schmollywood:

Spider-man gets gilttery

Star Trek 2 has no script or director... but it's in 3D!!!

Jay's Hobbit update of the week

Think How I Think:

The Fighter,

True Grit, &

Black Swan

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IMC 035 - One Year Anniversary!

It's IMC's 1 year anniversary! We are celebrating extra hard because Ultimatum's newest movie Hibiscus is a finalist in the National Film Challenge!

Please give our movie a rating at the NFC website here: http://filmchallenge.org/2010-Finalists/2010-finalist-hibiscus.html

You have to register for a free account, but please log in and rate us so we have a chance at the audience award.

We also discuss the fixed lens on the RED Scarlet, and we talk about indie movies on iTunes.

Schmollywood:

The corrupt and pointless Golden Globes have announced their nominees.

Roger Ebert calls for an overhaul on the MPAA ratings system.

Trailer reactions: Green Lantern, The Green Hornet, & Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Think How I Think:

Tron: Legacy (and the uncanny valley)

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IMC 034 - Is Amazon Studios for Real?

Amazon Studios has launched and they want the indie movie makers to contribute. We explore whether Amazon Studios is an awesome opportunity, or an "insult to writers and directors everywhere?" Producer for Ultimatum, Dionne guests hosts and coughs in about Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hitRECord.

Schmollywood:

Ghostbusters 3 is haunting the news

Think How I Think:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

127 Hours

Don't forget to check out Ultimatum's new demo reel at UltimatumPictures.com.

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IMC 033 - Panasonic, Sony or Scarlet?

That's right, we're not afraid to ask the nerdiest questions. The Panasonic AF-100 is about to come out, and so is the Sony F3. We take a look at their specs and see how the compare to each other (or not) and to current DSLRs like the Canon 7D. We also long for a future where a RED Scarlet is actually a reality.

Corey Weintraub guests hosts, star DP of Trifecta+'s Send, The Incredible Voyage of Captain Hook, and Warrior Woman.

Schmollywood:

The Muppets are back

Wes Anderson gets another cool cast

The Dark Knight Rises is underway

Trailer Reactions: Battle: Los Angeles, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader & Winnie the Pooh

Think How I Think:

Unstoppable

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IMC SPECIAL - The Making of Hibiscus

In this special edition of IMC, we tell all about the making of Ultimatum's newest movie Hibiscus. (Not Hisbiscus!). This is our third attempt at the National Film Challenge and it may have been our most crazy weekend yet.

Also while recording the podcast we were being filmed for the New Mexico Film Industry Documentary and we do a quick interview with it's creator Brent Morris.

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IMC 032 - Prepping for the NFC

This episode basically consists of Alex and Jay drinking beer and talking about the National Film Challenge. They gradually get drunker throughout the episode and sometimes even slur toward the end. But they do manage to give some tips, and talk about their past experiences with the NFC. Mentioned past NFC entires: Time Cougars, Keyed, The More Perfect Yellow, and Ultimatum's Super Atomic Commies and Heaven. By the next episode there will be a whole new Ultimatum Picture.

Schmollywood:

The Hobbit is finally green-lit, but is ditching New Zealand

Darren Aronofsky is directing X-men Orgins: Wolverine 2???

Trailer Reactions: Scream 4 & Paul

Think How I Think:

3 word review of Let Me In

Jackass 3D

The local indie feature Stiffed

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IMC 031 - Stifling Creation

This week try to stay creative as we explore the 8 Habits that Crush Your Creativity and Stifle Your Success

Our National Film Challenge movie is already meeting challenges.

Schmollywood:

Star Wars re-released again in 3D

Mathilda the movie

Superman the reboot of the reboot of the reboot

Being optimistic about reboots

Trailer reaction: True Grit

Think How I Think:

The Social Network

Catfish and the I Am Rogue Catfish contest

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IMC 030 - Moving to L.A.

We talk about moving to L.A. with this week's guest host Bekah, the star of Date Doctor. Why go to L.A, and why stay longer than a year? We also chat about Date Doctor's season finalé and it's future.
Ultimatum has officially signed up for the National Film Challenge this October.
The Albuquerque Film Festival awards us with a huge honor.
Schmollywood:

Keanu wants a Bill & Ted 3

Godzilla reboot of the reboot

Roger Rabbit 2 with 2D toons or 3D?

Borat to play the champion

Think How I Think:

The Town

Machete gets reviewed in the new re-done Think How I Think blog

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