Welcome to the latest episode of our official podcast, The Film Stage Show. This week, staff writer Danny King, associate editor Nick Newman and I review J.J. Abram’s new entry in his flagship franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness. Before that, though, we run down our top three most-anticipated films of the Cannes Film Festival.Finally, we take a look at the films coming to theaters and DVD in the coming week, which include Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, Before Midnight, Side Effects and more. Then we give you our random recommendations of things we watched on our own this week.

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MP3: The Film Stage Show Ep. 56 - Star Trek Into Darkness and Cannes Preview

00:00 - 27:53 - Introduction and Cannes Preview

27:53 - 53:52 - Star Trek Into Darkness Review

53:52 - 1:09:37 - Spoilers for Star Trek Into Darkness 

1:09:37 - 1:21:39 - Picks for Next Week and Closing Remarks

Opening music comes courtesy of Joy Division.  

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Welcome to a super-sized episode of our official podcast, The Film Stage Show. This week, associate editor Nick Newman, staff writer Danny King and I are joined by Raffi Asdourian, fresh off the plane from France to discuss the latter half of the Cannes Film Festival. Then we have two spoiler-free reviews for the newest entry in the Men in Black franchise, and the latest film from Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom. To end we divulge our picks for upcoming theatrical and home video releases, including We Need to Talk About Kevin and Snow White and the Huntsman. Stream below or click to download (right-click and save as…).

MP3: The Film Stage Show Ep. 7 - Moonrise Kingdom and 2012 Cannes Film Festival Pt. 2

0:00 - 34:32 - Introduction and 2012 Cannes Film Festival wrap-up

34:42 - 40:00 - Men in Black III review

40:00 - 1:03:30 - Moonrise Kingdom review

1:03:30 - 1:11:06 - Next Week’s Picks and Goodbyes Opening music comes courtesy of Deerhunter.

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