Every year the movies get bigger and their stars spotlight shines brighter and brighter! But I have to ask you the question? Just cause the movies are bigger does that make the actors better? Why did they get that role? Was it looks? A great agent? Married to the director? or maybe just maybe their good actors! If you’ve ever asked yourself the questions Are They Lucky or Are They Good? grab your earbuds and join in the fun as Jeremy, Craig and Doug try to agree or agree to disagree on some of our favorite actors today! If you like this episode you should check out Are They Lucky or Are They Good? Vol.1  for even more fun! And of course, feel free to let us know your your thoughts & feelings about all the actors and actresses we discussed and let us know what actors you’d like added to the list for our Are the Lucky or Are they good episode Vol.3. Your input helps make the show better!  You can call the voicemail number  260-573-0015,  or email us at: moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com. You can also post them to Twitter, Facebook or the Ultimate Movie Geeks community on Google+

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The first shot of the movie shows a man at his most vulnerable and we quickly learn why. He desperately wants to be respected as an actor ,not just asked  Didn’t you used to be Birdman?  This is perfect casting as  Keaton’s most iconic role was Batman 20 years ago and his roles have decreased as he got older. Riggan Thomson is  directing and starring in a play by Raymond Carver that could get respect from the critics if he could just get a great lead actor. An  incident on the set  sends the current lead to the hospital and he says why can’t we get Woody Harrelson or Michael Fassbender?  They are in hot projects . A difficult but excellent actor Mike Shiner is suggested by lead actress (Naomi Watts)  This actor is perfectly cast as Edward Norton has a reputation of being brilliant but demanding and being fired from being a superhero (the Incredible Hulk)  it is hate at first sight for these two, but the tickets all sell out the opening night is a full house, so there is no way his stage manager  (Zach Galifinakis ) will fire him. He was the biggest surprise , playing completely against type , and the most sensible one in the cast.

His adorable,cool, bored assistant is also his daughter played by a blonde Emma Stone. She and Norton have sizzling chemistry in a couple scenes.

Both preview nights go wrong but  a bad night when Keaton gets locked out of the theater ends up with him streaking through a crowd  with very  little clothes desperately trying to get back in and going viral on Twitter! He got the fame he wanted,even if it was in a humiliating way!

This movie is totally unpredictable, a blast from beginning to end, a satire of both actors, and the theatre world. This movie is not for everyone , it has strong language and is a black comedy  and I was surprised to see 3 guys get up and walk out 20 minutes into the movie! I think if they had stayed 20 more minutes they would have liked it better.

I do hope it wins a few of the 7 Golden Globes it has been nominated for and I give it 3.5 out of 5 .I would like to see Keaton in a lot more roles.

We do love our comic book movies here at the Movie Madness Podcast and Spider-Man is one of our all time favorites! There has been great debate amongst Jeremy, Craig and Doug about how good The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be. Well the wait is finally over and the guys sit down to give you their spoiler free review of The Amazing Spider-man 2! starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx. Which one of the guys review is closest to yours? We want your Amazing Spider- Man 2 movie reviews! Phone them in 260-573-0015 or you can email them to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com. You can even post them on our Twitter or Face Book Page.

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Do you ever have a movie catch you by surprise? Well this week both Doug and Craig were very surprised and happy when they left the theater!  Listen in and hear why Oblivion starring Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, the great Morgan Freeman and Olga Kurylenko is a must see! Also Craig follows up Jeremy with his own glowing review of The Croods starring Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Nicolas Cage. Don’t miss out on your chance to see this wonderful family movie in theaters! We want your movie reviews! send them to moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail # 260-573-0015 with your movie reviews. We are always looking for more great friends of the show to keep us up on the latest and greatest movies!

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We’ve got more Mini Reviews for you! Jeremy reviews the DreamWorks  Animation adventure caveman comedy The Croods starring Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds. Craig reviews the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman Listen in and find out what we think then let us know your review! email us moviemadnesspodcast@gmail.com or call the voice mail # 260-573-0015. We want your reviews! Help us out!

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Ok, Andrew Garfield is the new Amazing Spider-man. I’m reserving judgement… I’ve got to say though, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, wow! The trailer, for me, is a bit underwhelming, but I love Spider-man so here’s hoping. Check out the trailer and I’ll see you at the front of the theater, I promise, on opening night. The release date is July 3, 2012.