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 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 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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Seriously go rate Hibiscus... now-ish would be good. CLICK HERE

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 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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IMC SPECIAL - The Making of The Proxy

Special short edition. We finished shooting The Proxy, our entry for the 2010 Doorpost Film Project, right as we get the results of the NFC (they ain't good). We tell all about Ultimatum's very eventful weekend.

IMC 006 - Writing an Indie Script, Bond 23, and our Top Movies of 2009 and the Decade

We talk about scripts and writing because the script for Ultimatum Pictures' upcoming movie The Sentinel is done, written for the Doorpost Film Project. There's just a few days to rate our movie Heaven for the National Film Challenge, so please check it out. Schmollywood: Sam Mendes takes on the role of Bond director. 2010 is being previewed at Aint It Cool and JoBlo. It seems that 'Lost' may take over Disneyland. Think How I Think: We all give our Top 5 movies of the decade, which ones are agreed upon, and which are RiffTrax'd. Alex presents his Top 9 Movies of 2009 and the ones he hated.

IMC 002 - Screaming for Heaven, Harry Potter, and Brothers

In this week's show we discuss the making of our new movie Heaven, and the difficulties of making a movie in 72 hours. Please RATE Heaven here. Schmollywood: Harry Potter 7 sneak peak. McG still wants to make two more Terminators but nobody else does. Initial thoughts of the Sorcerer's Apprentice trailer. Think How I Think: Tobey Maguire screams in our face for two hours in Brothers. Brian guests hosts.

IMC 001 - Welcome to the Indie Movie Cast

The first episode of the Indie Movie Cast. In this episode we talk about the National Film Challenge, and the Doorpost Film Project. Schmolloywood: Is Avatar's puppy eye problem going to kill the movie? Predator goes Indy. Think how I think: Fantastic Mr. Fox is fantastic and Ninja Assassin is... well... it has Rain in it.