The Hollywood Outsider

The Hollywood Outsider is the award-winning film and television podcast with news, reviews, interviews, and relevant weekly topics. In a world stuffed to the brim with narrow-sighted critics and judgmental film enthusiasts, we offer content for film lovers of ALL genres. From Steven Spielberg to Michael Bay to Wes Anderson to the independent filmmaker you have yet to know by name, The Hollywood Outsider is determined to give them all their fair shake. We hope you enjoy our podcasts and reviews as much as we enjoy creating them.

Episode 64 – ARHO

Your browser does not support the audio element. We’re discussing upcoming films Cloud Atlas, Fun Size, Chasing Mavericks and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; reviewing Ben Affleck’s Argo and Ethan Hawke in Sinister; new trailers for Carrie and Zero Dark Thirty; and our From the Outsider In topic this week: The HYPE Factor! As always, we also bring you the latest …

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Weekend Box Office Oct 12-14

For info on this weekend’s upcoming releases, listen to Ep. 63 of The HO:   Your browser does not support the audio element. Apparently defeating Daredevil is one of his specific skill as Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 repeated atop the Box Office.  Bringing in $21.8 million for an $86m total, Taken 2 is still going fairly strong, despite a 55% drop.  …

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New Releases Weekend Oct 12-14

Out this weekend, as discussed in Ep 62 of The HO: Argo – That wily Daredevil Ben Affleck continues his career rebuilding project as he directs and stars in Argo, about the true story of Iranian militants who took 52 Americans hostage in 1979 and Tony Mendez (Affleck) who hatched the plot to rescue them…disguised as filmmakers.  The film is …

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Episode 63 – A Special Set of HO’s

Your browser does not support the audio element. We’re talking about upcoming films Paranormal Activity 4 and Alex Cross; reviewing Liam Neeson’s Taken 2; new trailers for Hitchcock, A Good Day to Die Hard and Broken city; and our From the Outsider In topic this week: What Movies Would Make A Better TV Series?   As always, we also bring …

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Episode 63 Trailers

Sorry for the lack of Box Office wrap-up this week, guys.  We’ll be sure to cover it on this week’s show though.  In the meantime, chew on these trailers we’re talking about this week: Hitchcock Broken City A Good Day To Die Hard

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New Releases – Weekend Oct 5-7

There are 2 new releases and 1 expanding release this week.  Justin / Scott had Pitch Perfect as their picks of the week, where Brian / Aaron had Taken 2 in last week’s Ep 61 where we discussed the Oct 5th releases.  Which flick are YOU seeing this weekend? Taken 2 – He has a very specific set of medications…I …

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Episode 62 – Perfect HO’s

This week, we’ve got reviews of Looper, Pitch Perfect and Hotel Transylvania as well as some of the seasons new TV premiere’s including Last Resort, Elementary and 666 Park Avenue; talking about the upcoming films Argo, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths and Here Comes the Boom; new trailers including The Lone Ranger and Identity Thief; and our From the Outsider In topic …

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Ep 62 Trailers

Here are the trailers we’re going to be talking about on this week’s episode of The Hollywood Outsider.  One is Johnny Depp as Tonto in The Lone Ranger, one is the latest, more coherent trailer for Stallone’s new Bullet to the Head, and the other has Bridesmaid’s Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman…and just see for yourself: The Lone Ranger Identity Thief   Bullet …

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Podcast Award Nominations

Are you a HO?  Like what we’re doing, fan of the show?  Well then give us a hand, HO!  Nominations for the 8th Annual Podcast Awards are out, and nominations are decided by YOU, the listeners.  All you have to do is take 2 minutes, go to this link and fill out the info below in the appropriate categories.  Now, …

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