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 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 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 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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IMC SPECIAL - The 48 Results Are In

The 48 HFP is over and Ultimatum was left in the dust... again. Listen for our official statement about the 48 results.

Our losing movie L'americano is now available online and is slated to play at the Albuquerque Film Fest.

Also watch the winning movie Chamber No. 6, Hannah's award winning movie The Farm, and Jay's Dad's movie Serving Family Style.

We also touch on the 'Leiahdorus' music video that Ultimatum has been working on, and our friend's 'Monster Paws' new music video. But we mostly whine for a half hour... check it out :)

IMC 028 - Sounding Off and Winning Awards

This week is all about sound, and how it can make you seem like a pro or an amateur. We talk about the techniques we've been trying in our continuous struggle with audio. Brian joins us and talks about the award he won in the Duke City Shootout... for our 48 HFP movie, L'americano.

Schmollywood:

Little Fockers brings on Grandpa Focker to save the movie.

Liam wants no more Lincoln from Spielberg.

Trailer Reactions: Yogi Bear, Sucker Punch and Let Me In

Think How I Think:

Dinner for Schmucks

SPECIAL BONUS:

The L'americano soundtrack by Brian DuVerneay

IMC 027 - The 7D is for Me

We get hands on with the Canon 7D. We talk about our recent experiences and advice from us and some experts. Also we look into the future of cameras with the upcoming Sony NEX-VG10 and the Panasonic AG-AF100.

Schmollywood:

We feel a little bit bad for Nic Cage's latest movie... then wonder about his upcoming one.

The Raven. Brilliant indie short like Mortal Kombat Rebirth; or just very lucky special effects fluff?

Trailer reactions: Faster and The Social Network.

Think How I Think:

Inception

Joey guest hosts.

IMC 026 - Forty Eight Twenty Ten

http://ia600503.us.archive.org/12/items/Imc026-FortyEightTwentyTen/Imc026-FortyEightTwentyTen.m4aLast weekend was the Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project 2010, and we lived to tell about it. We tell all about our insane weekend making Ultimatum's newest movie L'americano. Josh guests hosts and talks about his experiences as a first time videographer.

Schmollywood:

Edward Norton is no longer the Hulk in the Avengers movie.

Pixar is going straight to DVD, and Discovery Channel.

Oh God remake with Betty White

Trailer Reaction: Due Date

Think How I Think:

Predators (and here's Jay's link to that Expendables trailer)

IMC 025 - The Making of M vs W

Ultimatum finishes shooting the new movie M vs W. We talk about our experiences with our new camera and equipment.

We take a trip to Roswell, NM to get some b-roll at the UFO festival. Met some aliens and other talent.

Last preparations for the 48 hour film challenge.

Schmollywood:

MGM finally takes out 007.

Our newest Spider-man is cast... until the next reboot.

Netflix is getting even bigger.

Think How I Think:

The Last Airbender

Dennis guests hosts.

IMC 023 - We Get Crafty

Everything you'd ever want to know about craft service on film sets, and of course your indie set.

48 Update: We got a new camera, and officially started casting.

Schmollywood:

Guillermo bails on The Hobbit. Will Peter Jackson take over?

Footloose reboot with Thomas Dekker.

Michael Bay to reboot TMNT!

Think How I Think:

Special guests review Sex in the City 2.

IMC 022 - The 48 is Coming...

The 2010 48 Hour Film Project is fast approaching; and our friend Scotty from Trifecta + joins us to give us all the details. We give tips about starting your own team, and how to get started. Albuquerque sign up here, facebook here, and twitter here.

Schmollywood:

Pacino and DeNiro playing the rat pack for Scorsese???

Looney Tunes are back, and in 3-D.

Megan Fox quits Transformers 3.

Trailer Reaction: Love Ranch

Think How I Think:

MacGruber

IMC 021 - Another Writing Episode

We go over basic writing tips from indie screenwriters who were featured at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Schmollywood:

Don Quiote is coming soon... again...

Nick Fury x 9

Shia LaBeouf bashes his own movie... then does it again!

George Lucas writes to LOST.

Sick Boy Salute:

New segment analyzes the careers of more experienced (older) artists, to see if they've gone the way of Sean Connery.

We look at Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and Martin Scorsese

IMC 020 - The Death of Home Video

Home video dies right before our eyes as video stores close all over the country. The FCC lets first run movies appear on TV. What's next for home video and what is EggUp?

Final Script Frenzy update, and we fail at entering the Duke City Shootout.

Schmollywood: Ron Howard brings us the Dark Tower movie trilogy. 2012: the next year of sequels. Super 8 teases us.

Think How I Think: Iron Man 2