This episode of CinemaJaw is dedicated to the NYFD.

This is a difficult post to write for a light-hearted team of podcasters who talk about movies. This episode is not about the tragedy that befell our nation that year, there is enough retrospective on that by much different media outlets, and perhaps even too much. While we never can or should forget the events of that September, we were fortunate in that some great escapes from reality (however fleeting) were to be had at the movie theater. We needed a great year in film to find some respite from the relentless news coverage on television, and boy did we get one. Perhaps, in it’s own way, however accidental, Hollywood did its part to begin healing America with a fantastic run of movies. Again this month, the nation, and much of the world remembers those events and again, in our own way, we hope to provide a short break.

With that in mind we turn our conversation to our favorite films of 2001. The year had a simply stellar line up of films to choose from! Matt and Ry have to narrow an amazing list down to just 5 (sure to be fan-controversial) picks. Great factoids about the Oscar hopeful, and some stellar reviews abound! Also ever-present are I for an I, Trivia, Hollywood Headlines, a sure-to-be-classic CinemaWAR and even a new segment called Featured Review! We hope to entertain you and do our part.

Featured Review: Contagion
Reviewed this Episode: Moneyball, the Warior, Hanah, the Conspiritor
I for an I: Abduction
CinemaWAR!: should George Lucas keep going ck and changing the Star Wars trilogy?

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Travel back 15 years with us

According to Wikipedia: 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year that started on a Monday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 1996th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 996th year of the 2nd millennium; the 96th year of the 20th century; and the 7th of the 1990s. The year 1996 was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty… Yeah that went swell.

Nevertheless it was a fantastic year for film and Matt K and Ry the Movie Guy discuss the stats, best, worst and top 5 of the year. Also (you know) we get a trivia victim. All this plus I for an I and all the usual segments you’ve come to love.

I for an I: Your Highness
Reviewed this Episode: Just Wright, Morning Glory, Hereafter

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Please write us at MattAndRy@CinemaJaw.com and let us know what you think of the new Theme Song!!

Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs...

This is our second “Jaw Retrospective” and I have to say we are liking this type of episode. It’s always fun to open a time capsule and see what life and the state of the art was. This time around we chose the year 1988, and it turned out to be a TREASURE TROVE of awesomeness! To say that some good movies came out this year would be a huge understatement. Some of the best films in our lifetime came out this year! Perhaps we remember them so fondly because they hit when we were young, but I think it’s more than that. We also have some interesting facts about that year, as well as the stats from the Oscars and the Box Office. Plus our usual antics: I for an I, Trivia, Hollywood Headlines, CinemaJaw Movie Fact, and more.

Its jam-packed with retroactive, hypercolor, moose-in-your-hair, fantastic-ness.

Reviewed this episode: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, Buried, Secretariat, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Corporation

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(in our best Conan O’brien voice)
In the year two-thousand…. In the year two-thousand!

in the year 2000.....

Welcome to the first ever Jaw Retrospective, an new type of episode! In these Retrospectives we will take a look at one particular year of cinema, and what better year to start with than Y2K?! Matt and Ry the Movie Guy pick their favorite films from the year 2000 and discuss them at length. All that plus Bartender of the Year Janice Deregla joins us for trivia. Plus games, news and more. All the great stuff you’ve come to expect from CinemaJaw! Hur-ah!

I for an I: Due Date, 127 hours, Megamind
Reviewed this episode: Waiting for Superman, Pretators, & more…

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