In honour of Avengers: Endgame (seriously... how many times have we written that recently?), and it's tremendous success in becoming the 2nd most successful film of all time - at the time of writing this, it may be #1 at the time of reading - we thought it appropriate to honour epic movies with epic runtimes. This week we are counting down the TOP Movies that have a runtime of 3 hours or movie. From classics like Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus to modern epics like Lord of the Rings to brillian...
May 26, 2019•2 hr
We've done it movie fans! We've made it to 50 EPISODES!!! Half a century of edutainment, 50 episodes of movie talk, hours of fun between Anthony "AJ" Jordan and Nico Lurot, The Silver Screen Dudes. We hope you've enjoyed the ride so far? To mark this "momentous occasion" we're doing something special. Way back on our first episode, we did the TOP 10 Movies Iconic to 90's kids, and we thought we would put a spin on that. We're counting down the TOP 10 Movies of the 90's but there's a twist: we ca...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Ok, ok, we may be a bit late on this one, but we finally managed to get around to seeing Hellboy (and it's definitely worth a watch!), so we thought, in honour of HellBoy why not count down the TOP 10 Movies based on Graphic Novels. From Frank Miller's epics like Sin City and 300, to movies you bet you didn't even know were based on Graphic Novels like Road to Perdition and Edge of Tomorrow, and not forgetting Matthew Vaughan's foray into the world of Graphic Novel Adaptations with flicks like K...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min
In honour of absolutely nothing other than the fact that we wish to do this (forgive us guys, we can't make it relevant every week, but we will always make it fun), the Silver Screen Dudes are counting our TOP 10 Guilty Movie Pleasures. Nowhere to run here: you will find out the 10 movies that we realise are objectiveky bad (and sometimes terrible), but we love anyway. Movies are subjective, but we do realise that we have no leg to stand on here. We know these movies are bad, we're not attemptin...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 43 min
In honour of the imminent release of Avengers: EndGame, and what could be his last role as Iron Man, we are honouring the career of the wonderful and charismatic Robert Downey Jr, and counting down his TOP 10 M0vies and Performances. From cult-noire films like Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, to brilliant comedies like Tropic Thunder, dramatic powerhouse performances like in The Judge and his Oscar nominated turn in Chaplin, it's no wonder most film buffs hail Downey Jr as a genius and a true thespian! Tha...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 13 min
In honour f the release of Dumbo, we're going a bit left field. Seems every we look online this week, it's countdowns of Tim Burton and Michael Keaton (both worthy of course), but on this occasion we want to honour the real star of the movie: the Animal! :) So this week, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 movies about Animals, with a small caveat: No animations as we thought it would be too easy. From B-movie brilliance like Congo and Kujo, to ground breaking epics like Jurassi...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 31 min
This week, we are doing something special, something that most movies have a theme of or a scene of, or even focus on in their entirety, because we are counting down the TOP 10 Movie deaths. From moments of suspense mastery like Hitchcock' infamous shower scene in Psycho, to animated deaths like Optimus Prime, franchise deaths like Han Solo biting the dust, we're not gonna keep listing here coz that would be revealing too much. You can be sure there will be SPOILERS in this episode, so sit back ...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 37 min
Not often we get to do this, but we have decided to go off the boil a bit this week. In honour of literally nothing more than the fact that we have wanted to do this topic for ages, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Movie Debuts. From child stars like Natalie Portman, Macaulay Culkin & Jacob Tremblay, to ladies who have captured us from the first moment they were on screen like Cameron Diaz, Jamie Lee Curtis & Julie Andrews, to some of the smartest decisions in hollywo...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 23 min
A massive thank you to our fan @fishbowlapocalypse for selecting this brilliant topic! On this episode, the Silver Screen Dudes discuss the villains we secretly love. There are some very obvious choices and some... shall we say... weird-ass choices. Notably from Mr AJ, there have been some bizarre choices on his villains, some which left Nico Lurot answering "How can you love that villain?". There is also an EPIC Movie Mount Rushmore debate at the end of it, so enjoy as the Silver Screen Dudes c...
Mar 17, 2019•1 hr 52 min
A massive congrats to our Instagram winner @currymonsterlee who not only won our recent Instagram contest, and a great prize, but also selected this epically brilliant topic for us to comb over. This allowed us t really get our critical hats on and think about who in the industry, people don't appreciate enough (and there are many, including an under-rated actor we believe should be the next Wolverine - yes, REALLY!), and also tear apart those who have an undeserved reputation (subjectively spea...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
Welcome to the latest edition of the Movie Mount Rushmore. This week, in honour of How To Train Dragon 3, we are counting down the TOP 10 Dreamworks movies. While many (including one of our hosts, Nico Lurot) believe this to be the "lesser" brand when compared to Pixar, there are some undisputed gems in Dreamworks' portfolio. Big IPs like Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon and Madagascar, to lesser know titles like Bee Movie and Mega Mind. And let's not forget some of the brilliant pre-CG animated ...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min
It's Oscar Weekend. Normally we would be incredibly excited for this once a year movie event, but with all the ridiculous ness surrounding the Oscars this year (notably the weird initial decision to omit Editing and Cinematography from being televised), we've actually decided to put a bit of a negative spin on this episode. We're counting down the TOP 10 Oscar Snubs. Now of course there have been waaaaay too many snubs to confine it all just to one list so, we are going to focus on the major cat...
Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 48 min
In honour of the release of Glass, we are counting down the TOP 10 Samuel L. Jackson. Arguably the most famous actor in Hollywood, Mr Jackson really has done it all, from Anime like the Incredibles, Big Blockbusters like Kingsman and Star Wars, fantastic Indie flicks like Pulp Fiction and even some highly entertaining B-Movies like Snakes on a Plane. While not always of the highest quality (his words, not ours), there's no denying that he has an extensive and frankly intimidating film portfolio!...
Feb 17, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In honour of the (UK) release of the Upside which for some reason didn't release on these shores until this year despite being two years old (!!!), the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TP 10 Remakes of Foreign films. As you may already know, the Upside is in fact a remake of French film called les Intouchables. Big disclaimer for this list: at no point are we suggesting that the movies that make our list are in any way better than their foreign counterparts, but what we are saying is th...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 14 min
In honour of the release of Vice, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Biopics. From amazing music biopics like Straight Outta Compton and All Eyez On Me, to historical pieces like Gandhi and Sports Biopics like Raging Bull, believe us when we say that this TOP 10 list oozes quality with every single entry!
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 9 min
In honour of the release of Dragon Ball Z: Broly, the Silver Screen Dudes thought we'd put a spin on the Animated Genre, and count down the TOP 10 Non-Disney, Non-Comic Book, and Non-CG Animated Movies. Yes, we do know of course that Dragon Ball is a beloved Manga, but thought this would be a fund list for our listeners none the less. Hopefully we can introduce to some foreign gems like Red Turtle and Grave of the Fireflies, some forgotten classics like Prince of Egypt, and some relatively unkno...
Jan 20, 2019•1 hr 25 min
In honour of the release of Mary Poppins Returns, to kick off Season 2 of the Movie Mount Rushmore Podcast, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Live Action Disney Movies. In this age, of course our mind goes to more recent remakes such as Cinderella, Jungle Book, and Beauty & the Beast. However, there are so many other greats like Honey I Shrunk the Kids and National Treasure to name but a few. Like Disney? You'll love this! Thanks to everyone who followed us through last se...
Jan 13, 2019•55 min
Happy new year to all of the Silver Screen Dudes! To celebrate our 1 year anniversary (well nearly a year, we're just shy of a few days, lol), and to also respond to a request we have received numerous times on Social Media from fans, the time has come that Nico Lurot Lurot and Anthony "AJ" Jordan have been dreading... Our Personal TOP 10 favourite films of all time! Hands down, this is the hardest list we have ever had to compile (duh!). Picking our favourite? Easy Peasy. Even our Top 3 was qui...
Jan 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year, so of course tis the season to count down our TOP 10 Christmas Movies. There are a few startling omissions, so hot debates (are they, aren't they christmas flicks?), some comedies and some all round feel good amazing christmas movies. Sit back and listen to our rundown of some top St Nick Flicks!
Dec 30, 2018•1 hr 18 min
This week, we are not doing our list "in honour" of anything in particular. We were actually left scratching our heads about what to do as the festive season is not quite on us, Oscar season is not quite on us, what to do, what to do...? So the 1 AJ (one half of the Silver Screen Dudes) decided that since the other half of the dudes had just got engaged, it was the perfect time to do Alternative Comedies (???). The logic was that by Alternative, it gave us a strong emphasis on wedding or wedding...
Dec 09, 2018•56 min
Another week and another fan wins our Instagram competition. As well as winning prizes if you win, we also let you pitch a topic for our Podcast. This week, our winner is Dive School Osmiornica hailing from Gdansk, Poland. We had the pleasure of ice diving with him last January, and if you're heading to northern Poland, check him out! For the topic, Dive School Osmiornica initially pitched the topic of "horrors that make you hide under your bed". As we had already done Horrors two weeks back, he...
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 6 min
In honour of one of our longest fans (dating way back to early YouTube days!) winning our Instagram contest, we are doing another fan selection episode, Our winner picked the awesome topic of "Movies the Critics got wrong" and we went to town. We have breezed through Rotten Tomatoes, filtered through Meta Critic and delved all the way back into some reviews that first came out way back when. I think you will be shocked at how bad some films have been reviewed over the years. Don't believe us? Wh...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 21 min
In honour of the brilliant but criminally under-watched "First Man", the latest outing fro Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Real Space Movies. By real, we mean no Star Wars, no Star Trek, no Guardians of the Galaxy and no Aliens (you get the idea). If fantasy or mega sci-fi is what you're looking for, this ain't for you. If you're after some biopics, true stories and movies grounded firmly in reality, then enjoy as we count down the TOP...
Nov 18, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Ok, ok, we've got to put our hands an apologise, we know this episode is a a bit late... But better late than never as they say. In (belated) celebration of Halloween, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Horror Movies - arguably one of the hardest lists we've had to do, simply because there is SO MUCH quality in the horror genre... So sit back, enjoy the scares as we count down the top 10 Horror Movies
Nov 11, 2018•1 hr 24 min
In honour of the release of That Hate You Give, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Movies about Racism. This list comprises some of the greatest movies of our time. Clearly when auteurs/directors deal with this subject matter, and when actors have a chance to perform with what are generally exceptional scripts, the results are stellar!
Oct 28, 2018•1 hr 13 min
In honour of the release of Venom (which we both maintain the critics got horribly wrong, and it's actually a good, fun, comic book romp), the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down Tom Hardy's frankly intimidating body of work. From gangsters like Bronson and the Kray Twins, period pieces like Lawless, (other) comic book movies like Bane, to sweeping epics like The Revenant, Tom Hardy has got a body of work that is the envy of most of hollywood. Sit back, relax and enjoy, as the Silver Screen Du...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 1 min
In case you weren't aware, the Silver Screen Dudes also run a weekly competition on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/silverscreendudes/ were winners not only have a chance to win prizes, but can also pitch a Topic for the movie mount rushmore podcast!!! So, in honour of our Instagram winner, @zainey168 who selected possibly the hardest topic we've ever covered, we are counting down the TOP 10 Disney Movies. It's worth noting that due to the sheer expanse of Disney movies, we decided ...
Sep 08, 2018•57 min
In honour of the release of the Equalizer 2, starring arguable one of the greatest actors working today, Denzel Washington, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10... Denzel Washington Movies. From Oscar nominated performances like Malcolm X and Flight, to visceral and violent flicks like Man on Fire and Training Day, remakes like The Magnificent 7, and even slick heist movies like Inside Man, one thing is for sure: Denzel doesn't work for vouchers! His body of work is frankly intim...
Sep 02, 2018•1 hr 32 min
In honour of the release of Christopher Robin, adapted from the classic A.A.Milne books, Winnie the Pooh, the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 movies adapted from children's books. From fantasy epics like The Hobbit and Harry Potter, to timeless classics like Mary Poppins and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, to books you (maybe?) didn't know where adaptations like How to Train Your Dragon and Jumanji, and not forgetting the amazing Disney adaptations like Pinocchio and th...
Aug 26, 2018•1 hr 37 min
In honour of the release of The Meg (which co-host Nico Lurot is predicting is gonna be "awesomely terrible because it's Jason Statham punching a Shark"), the Silver Screen Dudes are counting down the TOP 10 Ocean Movies. From timeless classics like The Bounty and the Seahawk, to animation spectaculars like Little Mermaid and Moana, to Monster Epics like Jaws and In the Heart of the Sea, not to mention some foreign language films like Das Boot, and not forgetting documentaries like Black Fish, t...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 21 min
