The Quentin Tarantino Episode.

With the staggered and fragmented release of Grindhouse as two films everywhere outside the USA, Quentin Tarantino has come under quite a bit of critical fire for his half of the production: Death Proof.

So in this episode, the Cowboys examine his body of work and look at what he’s achieved in the past. Many of these films are firm favourites of ours, some, less so. Every one is put under the spotlight to see if it still holds up today.

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There’s a brand new way to communicate with the Digital Cowboys: our revamped official MySpace page. We have a friends list we’re just dying to fill up and we want your comments, feedback and support. Spread the word about our kickass podcast and then we can set about challenging the likes of Russell Brand for market dominance.

There are new videos too. One is a special Bohemian Rhapsody music video and the other is a production diary for Alex’s first feature, Character Assassination, filming this October.

Shoot-Em-Up/Superbad/Video Piracy

This week, in Tony’s absence the Cowboys delve into the murky depths of video piracy. We discuss, from a layman’s point of view, how knock-off movies affect the marketplace, how distributors have reacted in the past and what’s likely to happen in the future.

Also on the table are Shoot ‘Em Up and Superbad, two new gun-porn and coming-of-age (respectively) movies, both of which have received damning reviews from many corners. Learn what Alex, Paul and Tom made of these oddballs.

Oh, and Tony… we missed you.

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The iPod Episode.

What with Apple announcing and releasing several new models of iPod in the space of just a few days, the Cowboys decided they would be remiss to ignore the advances in the latest tech.

They discuss at length all of the new models and what they mean to the iPod fans and new buyers alike.

Also discussed are Atonement, Epic Movie and the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Beta.

00.00 Atonement
00.12 Epic Movie
00.20 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Beta
00.29 iPods

The music at the end of the show is the absolutely flabbergasting ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ by DragonForce, coming to a Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock near you in October/November. Suffice to say, it’ll be bloody hard.

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Two Days in Paris/BioShock/The Online Marketplaces of the Big Three Consoles

WARNING: this episode contains VERY strong language.

This week, the Cowboys take a gander at Julie Delpy’s new rom-dram-com, Two Days In Paris, starring Adam Goldberg and the lady herself.

Then Tony and Jamie review one of the games of the year, BioShock, a grisly but fascinating first person shooter set in a twisted 50’s style underwater utopia replete with dark deco.

The meat of the show is a discussion about what the online elements of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii offer to casual and hardcore gamers alike, along with a rundown of everything worth acquiring on each system.

The show ends on a song that contains absolutely filthy language. Forgive our immaturity, but it makes us chuckle so.

00.00 Two Days In Paris
22.00 BioShock
38.00 Online Marketplaces

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