This one was an in-house pick from one of our co-hosts. During one of our many weird and wonderful tangents during last week's episode, AJ thought of this out of thin air: the best acting performances from singers. The caveat to this one is that we are not talking about actors who happen to have a talent for singing, we're talking about talented individuals who started off as singers and then turned in great acting performances. Great choice AJ! Hope you all enjoy it as well! Be sure to share th...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Comedic actors. They make us laugh, they make us cry with laughter, they make us smile. But they are by proxy then capable of incredible depth, and that's what we are here to celebrate: amazing dramatic performances from unlikely sources, comedic actors! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/5wJ8H1Y01slPBGs6BDUsKJ Apple Podcasts, https://podcas...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 47 min
We're back! After a month break dealing with a family bereavement, the show must now go on. Thanks to everyone who sent us good wishes during our absence. For our return, we're counting down the TOP 10 Supporting Characters in movies. It's an incredibly diverse list, from superhero/comic movies and Animations to Scorsese to musical classics, this list has a little bit of something for everyone! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, ...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 53 min
This is one we've wanted to do for a very long time. Nothing in particular has triggered it other than the fact it's been in the works for a long time. So in honour of nothing other than a desire to do a fun list, please enjoy our countdown of the TOP 10 Movie Robots. Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/5wJ8H1Y01slPBGs6BDUsKJ Apple Podcasts, ...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 45 min
It's been a long time since we've had the chance to make an episode based on the release of a movie so... IN HONOUR OF THE RELEASE OF "ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA" (felt good saying that after so long!), we are counting down the TOP 10 Prison Movies, though we are not including the Shawshank Redemption as it would be the outright winner when we put it over to the fans to vote for the winner on Twitter. There's so many great movies to mention, but the Rushmore may not have been our finest hour - it was ...
Mar 17, 2021•2 hr 4 min
It's INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! So let's show some love to the ladies of Hollywood. Unfairly overlooked, type-cast, playing the "hot girl" or damsel in distress.. Not cool! There is so much more to the modern actress than playing second string to the men on screen, and some of the finest actors today are in fact women! Let's take you on a podcast journey and explore just how good these actresses are! Or is it Female Actors? Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and fo...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min
We often like to talk bout villains on our podcast, so we thought this week we would talk about actors who, more often than note, end up playing villains, or at the very least we associate playing villains. Nothing more to add really. Enjoy Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/5wJ8H1Y01slPBGs6BDUsKJ Apple Podcasts, https://podcasts.apple.com/u...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Let's talk scenes. To a lot of traditional scriptwriters, the "restaurant scene" is the final nail in the coffin for when a script has run out of ideas. We believe not so! There have been so many great restaurant/cafe/diner/cantina scenes over the years that have been fundamental to the progression of the film, the development of a character or have proved pivotal points in the unfolding of the story. Some of these have become some of the most iconic scenes in cinema history, and also some of th...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Wether you are in a committed relationship or currently single, we've gt you covered. We believe that this genre gets seriously unfairly labelled as "Schmaltzy" (which it most definitely can be!), but we're bring you some movies that - for most part - don't fall into this label, and are genuine movies of great quality. So curl with your loved one, or a tub of Haagen Dazs (depending on your relationship status), and enjoy the TOP 10 Romantic Comedies Be sure to sha...
Feb 14, 2021•2 hr 21 min
January/Fanuary wraps up now. You could call this the "encore" episode? Our friend, Andy Hart, (@Fandangogroover on Twitter), came up with this epic suggestion, so we decided to do one more "Fanuary" episode. This week, it's all about the Franchises. So many to pick from, and in some cases, so much quality within each franchise it's hard to pick a standout winner. Do you agree with all the franchises that made the lists? Do you agree with our pick from each Franchise? Let us know over on Twitter...
Feb 07, 2021•2 hr 35 min
January/Fanuary continues with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're having to do the hardest TOP 10 we've ever done. How in the word can you narrow down all the greatness of the 80's into just 10 movies... The glaring omission may get us some online hate, but we have done our best to stay true to ourselves and picked the ones we love. Hope you will all approve of at least a few entries. Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 57 min
January/Fanuary continues with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're going a bit darker and looking at the TOP movies about Addiction. However, we're trying to diversify as much as possible, and don't just want to go down the drug addiction route. No no, we're bringing alcohol addiction, sex addiction, gambling addiction, power addiction, adrenalin addiction and even video game addiction to the table this week! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans t...
Jan 26, 2021•2 hr 15 min
We continue January/Fanuary with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're attempting to create the Mount Rushmore of Magic Movies. This is actually a lot more diverse than meets the eye. This topic stretches across a wide range of genres including Drama, Horror, Animation, Comic Book and that's just the start. Kiddy in some parts, mature themed in others, this was a really fun list for us to put together. Hope you enjoy it! Be sure to share this podcast with all mov...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Happy New Year dudes! We're back once again with a brand new season (and crossing our fingers that the movie industry picks up again in 2021). For all of January, we'll be bringing you #Fanuary as all of our epsides will be Fan Selections. For our first episode back, we're counting down the TOP 10 Sci-Fi Movies set on Earth, that were made in the 21st Century. Let's not waste time, and get straight into it! Don't gorget that you can vote for the winner of the Rushmore on our Twitter account @Mov...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 42 min
That's it movie fans. The end. The final episode... of this season ;) You didn't really believe we were quitting we hope? It is the end of Season 3 though, as one of our hosts, Nico, is heading off to Mexico on a filming project for 10 days, so for this season, that's a wrap. We do hope you've enjoyed it? Despite the cinema industry taking an absolute hit from Covid, some studios trying to kill cinema by moving to streaming services, we fight on. We continue to believe that films are the most po...
Dec 18, 2020•2 hr 9 min
We just missed out on "Noir-vember", but we had to get this one out! The Noir genre is very loosely defined. Google what a Noir movie and on the first page of google you can get 10 different explanations. There is a certain tone, usually a detective, an art style, sometimes a femme fatale, but you definitely know when you're watching a Noir. We're here to honour the more modern, newer (or Neo) Noir Movies, and there are some absolute bangers! Enjoy!! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies...
Dec 07, 2020•2 hr 19 min
Fun one for you this week! We just finished watching Blade Runner during lockdown (btw, Deckard I definitely a Replicant), and that made us question what the most visually striking movies of all time are. Note, that this isn't one where we are recognising how technologically groundbreaking the movies are (we've already covered that in another episode). In pure, simple terms, these movies are just REALLY PRETTY! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for f...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 42 min
One picked by our host, AJ, and questioned by our other host Nico, but actually turned out to be a crazy good episode. Think about it. REALLY think about it. Movies set on a train, there have been some absolute bangers over the years. We don't want to give anything away, so just hit that play button and, like Nico, be prepared to be surprised! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore S...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Wah-Tah! In honour of absolutely nothing other than the recent trailer for Jiu-Jitsu starring Nic Cage and Tony Jaa, which got us thinking, "Hey, have we done Martial Arts movies yet?". Here we are. Counting down the greats, the cheese, the "Wah-Tah", and honouring some true legends of both cinema and martial arts, we bring you this new TOP 10. Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore ...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 48 min
Sad times here in the UK... Sean Connery has just died, we're going into lockdown again etc... So let's feel really shit about ourselves and escalate the sadness even more by counting down the TOP 10 saddest moments in animation. There are still some who don't give animation the respect it seserves as a genre and this episode will be about the moments that reinforce why this type of cinema should be taken very seriously. We are now giving you the chance to vote for the winner of each Movie Mount...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min
It's timer a Halloween Special! Yes, we're releasing a bit early, because Halloween falls on the day before we record this year, but hopefully you still feel the spookiness? AJ is not the biggest fan of horror, so Halloween is always a tricky one for us ere at the Movie Mount Rushmore podcast. That said, if there was one sub-genre that he loves, it's Vampire movies! This is certainly a more diverse list than the title suggests because we're going old school (like re-1930), we're going comic book...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Lockdown continues, our travel plans are cancelled, and we're stuck in the UK (for now). So we thought no point in looking beyond our own shores this week and look at the TOP 10 Movies set in the UK. From Romantic comedies, to gangster films, to werewolf flicks, to period pieces, to ... oh hell.. to everything! We're blessed in the UK that we have all the movies, lol. Jokes aside, for such a small nation, we've made some pretty good stuff, so let's take this episode to count it all down! We are ...
Oct 19, 2020•2 hr 12 min
A good, tight, well-edited story! That's what's on the cards this week! Don't get us wrong, we love epic long stories, so this is in no way a condemnation of the longer flicks, rather a recognition and appreciation to those that can tell a brilliant story, start to end with less than 90 minute run times. There's an art to make movies (duh), but there's an argument to be made there's an even bigger art to making shorter movies and that's what we're here to celebrate. As always, let us know on Twi...
Oct 11, 2020•2 hr 5 min
Amazing what can happen in one day. Never has that been truer than in movies, where some truly bonkers shit can happen. From bank robberies in a post Attaca world, to stopping terrorists in the Nakatomi plaza, to riding along with Denzel for police training, to stopping a Nuclear holocaust, to passing judgement on a potentially innocent life, to going beast-mode on society, to dealing with Teen angst in detention, to riding a zombie-infested train... you get where we're going with this right? Th...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 29 min
The Chase. There's nothing quite like it in Movies. When shot properly, it's an incomparable feet of stunt choreography, poetic editing and balletic camera work that comes together to give you an edge of the seat, visceral and exciting experience. Such an experience merits a TOP 10 from the dudes, so let's count down the TOP 10 Movie Chases. We are now giving you the chance to vote for the winner of each Movie Mount Rushmore! Head over to @MovieMtRushmore on Twitter, as each episode is released ...
Sep 27, 2020•1 hr 37 min
The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean. What do they all have in common? When it comes to their respective franchises, they are the standouts by a country mile! And they are all the first in their Franchise, and that's what we are discussing this week. Big IPs, Franchises that started off the best way. Enjoy We are now giving you the chance to vote for the winner of each Movie Mount Rushmore! Head over to @MovieMtRushmore on Twitter, as each episode is released each week and look fo...
Sep 20, 2020•2 hr 22 min
New Mutants is out now in cinemas, and with it's arrival, the end of an era... That's because New Mutants is the LAST EVER X-Men movies under the 20th Century Fox banner. Some of you may know that Disney recently acquired Fox in an industry shaking deal that sees them now own the likes of Simpsons, Deadpool, X-men and more. On the one hand, we can rejoice, because we will finally see the X-men in the MCU. On the other hand, it does feel almost bitter sweet. Fox were arguably the first pioneers t...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 42 min
This is super exciting! Tenet is in theatres and that may, just may usher people back into theatres. Long live Christopher Nolan. To quote one of our hosts, Nico, Nolan is the finest director working today with a diverse body of work that really doesn't have a blemish. Tenet is only his 11th movie, so we'll be looking at the other 10, and what a 10 it is!!! We are now giving you the chance to vote for the winner of each Movie Mount Rushmore! Head over to @MovieMtRushmore on Twitter, as each epis...
Sep 07, 2020•2 hr 12 min
This is a personal episode and we'll open up to you a bit as we are counting down the TOP 10 movies we wish we'd seen in cinemas. This is a nicely balanced list as it features some historical movies we won't have been alive for, but the screenings have become stuff of legend, maybe we weren't old enough, or maybe we were just too stupid and could have seen some of these just missed the chance. We've written those wrongs as we have (nearly) seen every movie that has come up, but how we wish it ha...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 50 min
This one goes out to Fargo! Specifically one of our fans in Fargo, Morgan Paige (find her on Twitter @MoPaige05), who came up with the brilliant idea of Movies with places in the title. We loved this idea so much that we wanted to go even further. We're gonna do this as a 2 parter, the first one here being with US places in the title, and the second later in the year being NON-US places in the title. Thanks Morgan, thanks to everyone else in Fargo who listens to the Movie Mount Rushmore, and to ...
Aug 19, 2020•2 hr 11 min
