Episode 82 -- The Godfather

Kicking off our Francis Ford Coppola themed podcast is The Godfather.

Plot--The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Episode 81 -- Thor/Bridesmaids

Synopsis--The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Bridesmaids--Picked as her best friend's maid of honor, lovelorn and broke Annie looks to bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals with an oddball group of bridesmaids.

Episode 80 -- Black Swan

Starring: Natalie Portman A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

Episode 79 -- Showgirls

Synopsis-- A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.

Note: May want to watch All About Eve (available on Netflix watch instantly) as we will be drawing comparisons between these two movies.

Episode 78 -- All About Eve

*Mini-review of The Conspirator*

All About Eve stars Bette Davis & Anne Baxter

Synopsis-- An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

Episode 77 -- Hanna

Hanna (Saorise Ronan), a 16-year-old, who was raised by her father (Eric Bana) to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.

Episode 76 -- 9th Company

*Mini-Review of Source Code*

Synopsis-- Based on true events. This movie follows young Russian recruits as they go through boot camp and are deployed to Afghanistan. The original group is divided and half of them join the 9th Company, where they endure a surprise and unrelenting attack by the Mujahideen (Afghani rebels).