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Ep. 6 - Crapsizing

On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their obsession with a certain summer blockbuster, possibly offend an entire population of sports ball fans, explore some shipwrecks, and get deep and divey. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts say "David" and "Michael" to each other a lot, talk some Infinity War, discuss the merits of levity in the Marvel universe, and drool over Jaws. – Featured Film Discussion: Titanic – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Titanic Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. (You'll have about 6 weeks to vote for this one...so think hard) – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts have fun with. - And next full episode... Indian Summer ! Look out for it at the end of July when we get back from our little summer break. Donate to the American Heart Association via our Facebook page, or directly to AH...

Ep. 5 - Twin Sphinxes

On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their dislike for films other people seem to love, look at the rest of the year in film, and take a deep dive into the feature film discussion. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts talk about cults, more beloved movies everyone else seems to love but we don't, ditzy dictators, our entry in the Summer Movie Wager, yet more mutterings about Movie Pass, and go over out Top 10 Documentaries lists. – Featured Film Discussion: Ghosts of the Abyss *spoiler tag for real life? We don't think so.* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Ghosts of the Abyss Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts have fun with. - And next episode... Titanic ! Look out for it around the end of May. Donate to the American Heart Association via our Facebook page, or dire...

Happy Birthday, Bill Paxton

Today, we honor a great human who would've turned 63 today. We have a lot to thank Bill Paxton for – not only for his wonderfully artistic soul and lovably memorable film roles and projects, but also for serving as our inspiration. While we're a broader film podcast, we wouldn't have started it without our love for the guy and his work. Whether you knew him or didn't, worked with him or simply admired his performances, consider supporting heart research so that we might live in a world where we don't lose such fantastic people to these conditions and diseases. Donate to the American Heart Association via their website , or through our current fundraiser on our Facebook page . If you donate directly to AHA, be sure to let us know you did, and we'll keep an eye on the Facebook page, as we will be selecting three individuals who donated to win some cool prizes, including a...

Ep. 4 - All the Brahs

On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their dislike for films other people seem to love, look at the rest of the year in film, and take a deep dive into the feature film discussion. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts chat about recent viewings, mutter about Moviepass, relish in the roundhouse kicks of Roadhouse, and talk about their top 10 anticipated film releases for the rest of 2018. – While lots of great films were released and viewed in 2014, your hosts mention some of their blind spots from that year, and overlooked or sadly missed '14 releases they still haven't gotten around to. – Featured Film Discussion: Nightcrawler *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 1:19:31* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Nightcrawler Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts hav...

Ep. 3 - Banana Tower

On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia wax nostalgic about 1998, talk some monkey *no, ape* movies, and play some games...which might only be fun for the hosts. – We chat about our new status and the unexpected nature of our podcast for some. – What's Paxtoning? We discuss TV catch-up, film fests, Terminator updates, and Marvel fatigue! – We take a deep dive into remembering 1998 in pop culture. Okay, well, one of us takes a deep dive. – Featured Film Discussion: Mighty Joe Young *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 0:58:23* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Mighty Joe Young Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill - one of our hosts makes a triumphant return and regains her lead in our longstanding end-of-the-episode game. - And next episode...Nightcrawler! Look out for it around April 22nd. Email your Bill or Swills, long dist...

Ep. 2 - Vanilla Biehn

On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia say thank you to all of the folks who have shared stories in appreciation of film and a great character actor. - We first give huge props to all the weird, wacky, and wonderful people that have supported us after our first episode. - What's Paxtoning? We chat about what we've been watching recently, and the conclusion of awards season. - The Terminator film d iscussion *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 1:04:23* - Paxton Pairing – need the perfect double feature for The Terminator ? We got you covered. - No one complained, so it's the return of our game, Bill or Swill. - And next episode...Mighty Joe Young! Look out for it around April 1st. Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com We are delighted to say our theme music comes from Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxt...

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