Box Office Vacancy
Box Office Vacancy
Box Office Vacancy
Box Office Vacancy is a rebooted pop culture/movie/entertainment podcast hosted by Robert Calcagno and Reggie Ford, two visual artists from LA who enjoy their fair share of inebriated ramblings about an industry that's on a speed train through chaos. Opening and ending music is "Neon Me Out" by Sego.
Vacancy #5 - Scooby Dooby Go Now Max
In this episode, we recap the confusion behind HBO Max, both in layout, content, and execution, and then we dive into Scoob!, Warner Bros Animation's attempt (maybe?) at creating a Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe but, much like its title character, gets too muffled for its own good.
Jun 5, 2020
1 hr 16 min
Vacancy #4 - Scarface Tissue and the Final Breath of the Mob Genre
In this episode, after a quick mini-review of the 2018 Razzies juggernaut Gotti, we go over the latest mobster flop "Capone" starring Tom Hardy and its representation of not just putting former wunderkind Josh Trank back in movie jail, but maybe the sad state of the mobster genre as a whole. And, yes, Robert seriously ties The Irishman into a conversation about Gotti and Capone HE REALLY TRIES.
Jun 3, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Box Office Vacancy #3 - John John Henry Was A Legendary G
In the latest episode of Box Office Vacancy, after discussing the least likely threepeat box office champ in decades and the hurdles of future reality television production, we review yet another inexplicable Netflix blockbuster in "John Henry" starring Terry Crews as the modern-day folklore legend, Ludacris as a dude literally called Hell, and the most mismatched supporting cast possible.
May 19, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Vacancy #2, Part 2 - Operacion Extracion
In the second part of this Extraction analysis, we dive into the cultural/political feedback loop that the super soldier worship genre has created and the hilarious absurd consequences it has when applied to the real world with the SilverCorps USA incident.
May 8, 2020
57 min
Vacancy #2, Part 1 - Parabellemsworth
The only thing more typical than a reboot is, you guess it, splitting something into two parts! In this first part, Reggie and Robert go over the potential ramifications of the Oscars opening up to streaming and then go head-first into the Netflix blockbuster "Extraction".
May 7, 2020
1 hr 17 min
Box Office Vacancy #1 - If A Reboot Happens When It's Not In A Theatre, Does It Count?
WE'RE BACK WITH A REBOOT FOLKS. With the brilliant hindsight of making a box office-related podcast, we're back in the hollowed out husk of the AMC Burbank Trifecta discussing the ramifications of Trolls World Tour, the spite between Universal and AMC, and good old consolidation of resources! FUN!
May 1, 2020
54 min
Episode #16 - It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Oscar Season!
Hey we're not dead! In the newest episode in ages, we go over the Oscar nominations, a tangent about the compressed awards season and the nature of awards to begin with, and some takes on the first bit of betting odds to come through and Reggie's failed attempt to convince me NOT to do a parlay on a Joker sweep.
Jan 19, 2020
1 hr 21 min
Episode #15 - Persistence of Lack of Vision and the Future of Stateside Animation
In this episode, we have a more candid conversation about the current state of animation, at least as far as the American industry , and what the future for the medium looks like with the rise of streaming services and a changing appetite for alternative content.
Oct 18, 2019
1 hr 8 min
Episode #14 - Social Security Studies Featuring The Joke Man
Hey there folks! After a long time away from a lack of Patreon funds, we return to talk about the most Kino film of the year and of all of SOCIETY...that of course being the Clown Prince of Crime, the media reaction to it, and the nature of having a comic book movie being the source of any significant social discourse in our Hellworld environment.
Oct 15, 2019
1 hr 10 min
Episode #13 - D23 and the Future Studio System
In a more laidback episode, we muse about the announcements at D23, the current flux of the box office, the benefits and downfalls of Disney+ as a platform and as a testament to the current state of the industry. We also spend roughly twenty minutes having a mental breakdown over Holiday Inn and White Christmas being separate movies and NOT just the same film. Enjoy!
Aug 29, 2019
54 min
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