Episode 12: 2014 Summer Movie Preview, Steven Spielberg VS. Michael Bay, Top 5 Blockbusters Films

Coming to a theater near you! We discuss the business behind blockbuster films, debate what makes for a great summer movie, and explore what the future of cinema might look like. From Captain America: The Winter Soldier to Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, we predict what films will earn the Super Fantastic Nerd Hour stamp of approval. The kings of summer cinema, Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay, face off in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER. We share our top 5 blockbuster films. Download MP3Subscribe in iTunesShow Notes0:00 – 29:44: The business of blockbuster films.29:45 – 55:25: 2014 summer movie preview.55:26 – 1:02:59: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER – Steven Spielberg VS. Michael Bay.1:03:00 – 1:26:38 Top 5  blockbuster films.LinksJaws: the first blockbusterGreenlighting Movies in the Tentpole Era: A Tough Numbers GameToo Many Tentpoles: Hollywood's Homegrown Summer Movie CrisisI saw The Lone Ranger so you don’t have toFear of Movie Duds Makes Disney Rethink 'Tentpoles'Disney Exec Says Tentpole Movies are About Spectacle, Not Story. Is He Right?George Lucas & Steven Spielberg: Studios Will Implode; VOD Is the FutureAV Club gives Sharknado an 'A'Is It Possible to Make a Hollywood Blockbuster Without Evoking 9/11?How Do I Know If My IMAX Theatre is Real 70mm IMAX or lieMAX (Digital IMAX)?Michael Bay vs. his critics.X-Men Days of Future Past San Diego Comic Con 2013 panel"98% human" award winning PETA videoThe Inception Sound EVERYWHERE NOW!Mila Kunis on being a TrekkieTrailersCaptain America: The Winter SoldierThe Amazing Spider-Man 2GodzillaX-Men: Days of Future PastEdge of TomorrowHow to Train Your Dragon 2 Transformers 4: Age of ExtinctionDawn of the Planet of the ApesJupiter AscendingHerculesGuardians of the GalaxyTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesInto the StormSin City: A Dame to Kill For2014 Summer Film PredictionsConrad: X-Men: Days of Future PastGodzillaDawn of the Planet of the ApesAli:X-Men: Days of Future PastGuardians of the GalaxyDawn of the Planet of the ApesTop 5 Blockbuster FilmsConrad: Raiders of the Lost ArkStar Trek (2009)X-MenPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJurassic ParkAli:Terminator 2: Judgment DayJurassic ParkIndependence DaySpider-ManPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlHonorable Mentions:Die HardGhostbustersBack to the FutureThe Dark KnightIndiana Jones and the Last CrusadeThe RockStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan