FLOP HOUSE LIVE 2: THROUGH THE PORT HOLE OF TIME

This Friday!  For those who haven't heard already, I'll let event producer and co-host Matt Carman explain:

"We will be screening 12 Rounds, a "stupid as a bag of hammers" action movie from the director of Die Hard 2, starring John Cena a.k.a. that wrestler guy who sometimes acts but isn't The Rock.  Fans of HBO's The Wire will enjoy seeing Aiden Gillen (a.k.a. Baltimore politician Tommy Carcetti) as the villain, an Irish arms dealer jazzily named Miles Jackson, who spends the movie slipping in and out of his own native accent.

Pre-show entertainment  will include a short presentation on the many cinematic sins committed by the cast of The Wire, and a trivia round with questions (many of them easily guessable!).  Prizes include copies I Love Bad Movies #1 through #4, treasured VHS tapes, and other priceless and/or valueless junk.

During the movie, you'll hear running commentary and jokes from The Flop House ("Mr. Handsome Nerd" Stuart Wellington and Daily Show writers Dan McCoy and Elliott Kalan).  Then we'll pause for a special halftime segment in which your hosts discuss whether or not this movie could have made any less sense so far."

This event is a Time Out New York Critics' Pick and will likely sell out, so get your 12 Rounds tickets now!"

12 Rounds featuring commentary by The Flophouse and More!

Friday, January 20, 8pm

92YTribeca

200 Hudson St.

Manhattan

Episode #94 - Conan the Barbarian

How can a film with so much boobs 'n' blood still be kinda boring? We explain in our take on Conan the Barbarian.  Meanwhile, Elliott reveals Sean Connery's tireless Zardoz boosterism, Stu finds the proper forum for his Crom worship, and Dan tells the tale of a little Jewish mouse who can't count.

0:00 - 0:32 - Introduction and theme.
0:33 - 2:30 - A lot of nonsense about bears.
0:33 - 2:56 - The usual bullshit.
2:57 - 32:08 - Conan hears the lamentations of the Flop House.
32:09 - 38:24 - Final judgments
38:251 - 52:34  - Flop House Movie Mailbag
52:35 - 54:36 - We plug our LIVE EVENT.
54:37 - 57:01 - The sad bastards recommend.
57:02 - 58:35- Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.


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Wikipedia synopsis of Conan the Barbarian.

Flop House Plugs Corner

Our second true LIVE FLOP HOUSE EVENT will be taking place on January 20th at 92Y Tribeca.  We will be screening the John Cena/Renny Harlin joint 12 Rounds.

92YTribeca SCREENING ROOM
200 Hudson Street, NY, NY
$12

Flop House Podcast Crossover!

We'll be back with a new episode this weekend, but in the meantime, why not sate your thirst for all things Flop by listening to our guest spot on friend-of-the-show Andy Rocco's podcast, Here to Help (along with very funny stand-up/improvisor/actor Sean Conroy)? Why not indeed?

Stick it in your ear-holes!

Floppy New Year!

Episode #93 - Green Lantern

You didn't think we'd let 2011 end without getting you a holiday gift, right? Well, in this episode we take on one of the biggest flops of the past year, Green Lantern.  Meanwhile, Elliott throws down the gauntlet to Green Lantern comics fans, Stuart would rather talk about "The Core," and Dan somehow gets even more creepy. Plus: the long-awaited FLOP HOUSE ORIGINS.

0:00 - 0:32 - Introduction and theme.
0:33 - 2:56 - The usual bullshit.
2:57 - 36:23 - Look! Up in the air! It's a Granny Smith apple! It's Kermit! No, it's the GREEN LANTERN!
36:24 - 40:20 - Final judgments
40:21 - 52:55  - Flop House Movie Mailbag
52:56 - 56:25 - We plug our LIVE EVENT.
56:26 - 57:52 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.


Download the MP3 directly, HERE.

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Wikipedia synopsis of The Green Lantern

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Flop House Plugs Corner

Our second true LIVE FLOP HOUSE EVENT will be taking place on January 20th at 92Y Tribeca.  We will be screening the John Cena/Renny Harlin joint 12 Rounds.

92YTribeca SCREENING ROOM
200 Hudson Street, NY, NY
$12

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Elliott will be screening the Don Siegel-directed, Clint Eastwood-starring Civil War southern gothic shocker The Beguiled, on Wednesday, January 4.


92YTribeca SCREENING ROOM
200 Hudson Street, NY, NY
$12
Part of the series Closely Watched Films

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Check out this short humor piece that Dan wrote for McSweeneys. It's holiday-themed, and Christmas is this week. It's almost as if it was planned that way!

Live Appearances Alert!

First off, if you're visiting to see if we've posted a new episode: the next show won't be up until December 21, due to holiday whiz-bangs and flungers, cabdabblers, and smendlers, and such.  Our apologies.

But the great news is you can see us BEFORE then, if you come to the UCBEast in NYC on December the 18th at 6 pm for a live taping of the podcast Here to Help (hosted by Andy Rocco).  The gang will be offering advice-column style advice at rock bottom prices. (For reals -- the show is FREE).

HERE TO HELP FLOPHOUSE PODCAST CROSSOVER
Dan McCoy (Daily Show Writer), Elliot Kalan (Daily Show Writer) & Stuart Wellington (Owner of many awesome mustaches), AND special guest Sean Conroy (The Swarm and Conan O'Brien)
UCBEast
153 East 3rd St.
New York, NY

BUT WAIT... There's more!

Our second true LIVE FLOP HOUSE EVENT will be taking place on January 20th at 92Y Tribeca.

To quote the website:
"Irish arms dealer Miles Jackson (The Wire’s Aiden Gillen, somehow stumbling through his own native accent) taunts Louisiana cop Danny Fisher (WWE's John Cena) through a series of dangerous tasks in order to save his wife ... as long as Fisher doesn't accidentally destroy the entire city first.
Hailed by bad-movie podcast The Flop House as “Dumb as a brick, stupid as a bag of hammers and a movie we kind of like,” 12 Rounds is steeped in important life lessons, like how to repeatedly insult a global terrorist with petty name-calling and how to stop a moving car using a speedboat. Will this meat-headed Sherlock Holmes solve the mystery of the missing plumber? Or will the city of New Orleans suffer its worst movie in recent history?
Bad Movie Night includes a trivia round, prizes and a presentation by I Love Bad Movies, and running commentary by The Flop House."

We hope to see you there!

92YTribeca SCREENING ROOM
200 Hudson Street, NY, NY
$12

Episode #92 - Country Strong

Just because Country Strong is working from a showbiz story template as old as showbiz itself, doesn't mean they don't have ample opportunity to fuck it up.  Meanwhile, Elliott explains the movie's sassy original ending, Dan gives the show's demographic breakdown, and Stuart poses some metaphysical duck questions.

0:00 - 0:33 - Introduction and theme.
0:34 - 4:03 - A little discussion of Stuart's wedding and related matters.
4:04 - 34:24 - BECAUSE I'M COOOOOUNTRY STROOONG. COUNTRY STRONG.
34:25 - 36:45 - Final judgments
36:46 - 41:46 -  Business matters, discussion of the Flop House Wiki, and the wedding of Elliott's REAL best friend.
41:47 - 55:09 - Flop House Movie Mailbag
55:10 - 1:00:31 - The sad bastards recommend
1:00:32 - 1:02:00 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.



Download the MP3 directly, HERE.

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Wikipedia synopsis of Country Strong

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The Happy Couple
Photo by Sarah Hampton

Flop House Plugs Corner

Come see Elliott's latest 92Y Tribeca "Closely Watched Films" screening on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:30. He'll be presenting The Scarlet Empress, with special guest, possibly the funniest cartoonist alive, Michael Kupperman. $12. Purchase tickets HERE.