Hawk's Eye Guns

Here at Hawk's Eye we try and encourage and celebrate the joy of shooting. We love to shoot for sport, collect, rescue, and repair guns and bring you along for the ride. We talk old, new, and everything in between. What you won't find here is the tight shirt, camo crowd - we just talk firearms.

Hosts: Jake and Sean

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Director James Whale brought Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the big screen in 1931, and followed it up with classics like The Invisible Man, The Old Dark House, and Bride of Frankenstein. Throughout his Hollywood career, Whale lived as an openly gay man, something quite rare in the '20s and '30s….
Published on: 2026-06-24
Source: legends
Look, you know we've been ahead of this subject for a very long time, but they are here now, and we are going to cover it like you knew we would. You know, with dignity and professionalism – like we do everything else!…
Published on: 2026-06-21
This week, we're celebrating Pride with the movie that brought the drag queen road trip genre to America! Hot on the high heels of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert from 1994 Australia comes this 1995 American release starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo. When their…
Published on: 2026-06-17
Source: legends
I'm having trouble tryin' to Sleep. I'm countin' Beef, but runnin' out. As time ticks by, still I try. No rest for crop-tops in my mind. On my own, here we go….
Published on: 2026-06-14
In episode #54 of Strange New Worlds Fancast, SP, Jake, and Carolyn continue their countdown to season four with an enthusiastic look back at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two, revisiting a season they ultimately agree may be the series’ strongest yet. From passionate discussions about standout episodes like…
Published on: 2026-06-14
This week, we're spending time with Melvin James Kaminsky, better known to the universe as comedy icon and director Mel Brooks! After lampooning westerns, monster movies, and world history, Brooks turned his signature sense of humor to the cinematic sci-fi outings of Star Wars, Alien, 2001, and Planet of the…
Published on: 2026-06-11
Source: legends
Look, they've found a planet. You know what it looks like. We know what it looks like and now we want to go there. In fact I'm not sure we're not all from there. …
Published on: 2026-06-07
Aside from the release of Christopher Nolan's period piece magician caper The Prestige, the year 2006 had one more trick up its sleeve in the form of Neil Burger's adaptation of Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist." Set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, Austria, the film stars Edward Norton as a…
Published on: 2026-06-03
Source: legends
There are times when you lose your homie. In this case, your homie is trapped in a van with a gaggle of goth girls. I'm not saying I'm not where I want to be but enough is enough. In the meantime, here is a cast….
Published on: 2026-06-01
It's been a while, but thanks to Rita taking over as producer for a bit, (an our illustrious editor Jake FINALLY releasing the episode) we're back! Today Jake is geeking out with Beef, Rita, and Carolyn about our mutual fascination with those glorious building blocks know as…. LEGOS…
Published on: 2026-05-31
Source: Geek 0ut
Nineteen Sixty-Four was a huge year for cinema, especially for movie musicals. Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady went one and two at the annual box office, with the French film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Beatles' first film, A Hard Day's Night, becoming breakout hits. But for his…
Published on: 2026-05-27
Source: legends
Have you ever gone from straight up jungle to hardwood floors? We are pretty sure Beef has. …
Published on: 2026-05-24
In 2011, director Tate Taylor adapted Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel into a feature film with an all-star cast including Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek all getting a piece of the pie. Set among upper-class white families in…
Published on: 2026-05-20
Source: legends
Do you love Tegan? Of course you do. We do too, that's why she's on the show with us this week!…
Published on: 2026-05-17
Around the same time that cinematic universes began to dominate every multiplex, one satire landed like a live grenade tossed directly into Hollywood's lap. Co-written, directed by, and starring Ben Stiller, the movie follows the catastrophically doomed production of an over-budget Vietnam War epic whose cast of self-absorbed actors -…
Published on: 2026-05-13
Source: legends
In episode #53 of Strange New Worlds Fancast, SP, Jake, and Carolyn boldly revisit Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one in a lively retrospective that celebrates what makes the series feel like classic Trek at its very best—thoughtful storytelling, rich character development, deep respect for franchise lore, and a…
Published on: 2026-05-10
In episode #53 of Strange New Worlds Fancast, SP, Jake, and Carolyn boldly revisit Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one in a lively retrospective that celebrates what makes the series feel like classic Trek at its very best—thoughtful storytelling, rich character development, deep respect for franchise lore, and a…
Published on: 2026-05-10
Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale,  A tale of a faithful dad  showing up at a dorm room hall that day with catgirl boobs unclad……
Published on: 2026-05-10
Thirty-five years ago, Steven Spielberg released his updated take on the classic children's story Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. Arriving in theaters in 1991 with enormous expectations, the film was toplined by four actors at the height of their fame: Robin Williams stars as an aged-up Peter, fresh off…
Published on: 2026-05-06
Source: legends
Chris Condon is an acclaimed comic book writer known for his gritty, atmospheric storytelling and neo-Western themes. He is currently writing major titles for Marvel and DC Comics while continuing his celebrated creator-owned work at Image Comics and Oni Press.    You may know him as the writer of: That…
Published on: 2026-05-02
Source: legends
In episode #52 of Strange New Worlds Fancast, SP, Jake, and Carolyn bring their trademark mix of analysis, humor, and fandom as they dive headlong into the season one finale of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, “Rubicon,” unpacking an episode that surprised them with its deeply classic Star Trek heart —…
Published on: 2026-05-02
Naps and hugs, mean mugs and shoulder shrugs And it's all because, accumulated enough scratch'n just to alleviate it, wood decorated on Beef is candy painted, fans faintin' while we entertainin' Wild, ain't it? How Jake and naps get acquainted. So feel us when we bring it Sing it loud…
Published on: 2026-05-02
On September 13, 1979, animators Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy left the feature animation department at Walt Disney Productions to set up their own independent animation studio. Their first feature, directed by Bluth, was based on the 1971 children's book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by…
Published on: 2026-04-29
Source: legends
This week, we have a special treat for you, as we are joined by Legendary makeup artist Ve Neill! After being inspired by Planet of the Apes cosplayers at a sci-fi convention, Ve began her career and has worked with makeup and effects artists like Fred Phillips, John Chambers, Rick…
Published on: 2026-04-26
Source: legends
This week we read some letters. Or we don't really because sometimes we don't do that. I mean does any body really do anything. Honestly I'm posting these out of order so I don't know what happened any more than you guys do at this point. Also I'm trapped in…
Published on: 2026-04-25
The Redshirts continue their Starfleet Academy watch with episode nine, “300th Night,” as SP, Jake, and Carolyn tackle a pivotal setup chapter that puts Caleb at the center of a life-changing choice while the Federation faces a growing existential threat. The trio digs into the episode’s major time jump, Caleb’s…
Published on: 2026-04-25
Robin Williams was already a comedy and TV star based on his stand-up and starring role in Mork & Mindy. He'd also ventured into film with the films Popeye, The World According to Garp, and Moscow on the Hudson as modest successes. It wasn't until 1987 when he starred in…
Published on: 2026-04-24
Source: legends
So the gang talks it on the road this week and travels to the birthplace of flight to talk wit friend of the show SP. …
Published on: 2026-04-20
Director Christopher Nolan made his mark in the mid-2000s with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne. But between these two blockbusters, Nolan and Bale teamed up on another project, an adaptation of Christopher Priest's 1995 epistolary novel about two rival magicians in late 1800s…
Published on: 2026-04-15
Source: legends
The Redshirts continue their Starfleet Academy watch with episode eight, “The Life of the Stars,” as SP, Jake, and Carolyn tackle one of the season’s most emotional chapters, where a returning Tilly pushes the cadets to confront grief, trauma, and what it truly means to serve. The discussion dives into…
Published on: 2026-04-12
The time has come to cast our glance back and look with reaching eyes to the time when Jake was slightly less old. It is with a full house that we celebrate the thing that Jake does not this week and that pay homage to his entry into this mortal…
Published on: 2026-04-12
We're hitting the road with actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (playing fictionalized versions of themselves) to the North of England. Exploring the immortal poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and ABBA, the film combines gastro-tourism, mid-life crises, impressions, song, and more impressions in a road-trip odd couple buddy…
Published on: 2026-04-08
Source: legends
Once in a while there comes a brave soul that decides being on the show with us is not a scary thing. Sometimes that soul is very comfortable when they get hree and have a great time. Then once in avery great while we find that the geust in question…
Published on: 2026-04-04
Legends Podcast is heading to Korea for Netflix's most successful original release ever! Based on – holy moley – this is an original I.P.?! It's not a comic or video game? Wow! Based on an original idea by co-director Maggie Kang, this 2025 film from Sony Pictures Animation centers on…
Published on: 2026-04-01
Source: legends
Court is in session on this 2001 Reese Witherspoon star vehicle, based on the book by Amanda Brown, who channeled her own real-life experiences as a blonde Stanford law student into a book that sparked a studio bidding war. Reese Witherspoon faced her own struggles landing the lead role after…
Published on: 2026-03-26
Source: legends
What is the proper place for chair in the hotel room. Beef and Rita argue in front of the mirror….
Published on: 2026-03-22
Today on LEGENDS PODCAST, we're diving into a visually driven, dialogue-free sci-fi story set entirely to Daft Punk's Discovery. Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, it's a masterclass in music-led storytelling and stylized world-building. Quick note—our guy Lobster is out this episode, holding it down at South by Southwest. We'll carry on…
Published on: 2026-03-18
Source: legends
From deep in the bowels of his hideout in the woods Sean reachs out and pulls down a file. He edits the talky goodness and sends the file direct to you. The listener. We do it because we care!…
Published on: 2026-03-15
We're dropping our first listener pick of 2026, and it comes from twenty-five years ago, courtesy of Listener Bryan. In 2001, actor-turned-director Peter Howitt released his sophomore film (following 1998's Sliding Doors), a techno-thriller with a hot young cast including Ryan Phillippe, Claire Forlani, and Rachael Leigh Cook. In the…
Published on: 2026-03-12
Source: legends
The Redshirts dives deep into Starfleet Academy Episode 7, unpacking everything from budding friendships and complicated romances to the leadership potential emerging among the cadets. The hosts debate whether the growing dynamic between the main characters is heading toward a classic Kirk–Spock style partnership or something more romantic, while also…
Published on: 2026-03-08
To be a Richard or Not to be that is the question have about Beef's stew….
Published on: 2026-03-08
Aspiring screenwriter Max Frye wrote a spec script in film school about a straitlaced yuppie's "best worst night ever," which his agent later told him would be perfect for either Martin Scorsese or Jonathan Demme to direct. Since Scorsese was busy on another "yuppie's best worst night ever" movie, After…
Published on: 2026-03-04
Source: legends
You know how it is when things get hot and heavy behind the zipper. Okay, perhaps you don't but Beef leads the WA crue to find out. He'll bet his catapiller on getting to the bottom of things….
Published on: 2026-03-01
The Redshirts dive into one of Starfleet Academy’s most intense and emotionally charged episodes yet as SP, Jake, and Carolyn break down the cadets’ first real training mission gone disastrously wrong. The Redshirts tackle loss, sacrifice, and hard lessons about duty as the Academy crew faces a deadly derelict ship,…
Published on: 2026-02-28
The Redshirts dive into one of Starfleet Academy’s most intense and emotionally charged episodes yet as SP, Jake, and Carolyn break down the cadets’ first real training mission gone disastrously wrong. The Redshirts tackle loss, sacrifice, and hard lessons about duty as the Academy crew faces a deadly derelict ship,…
Published on: 2026-02-28
Nineteen Seventy-Six. America's bicentennial was a great year for cinema, with films like A Star is Born, King Kong, All the President's Men, Carrie, and The Omen heating up the box office, and instant classics Rocky and Network earning the most accolades. After a six-decade career in the director's chair,…
Published on: 2026-02-25
Source: legends
There are times when true life is stranger than fiction. Enter into a world of just such an occurance with the life of Olympic ski jumping and their expanding junk. You heard me – real life man….
Published on: 2026-02-22
The Redshirts continue their Starfleet Academy watch with episode five as SP, Jake, and Carolyn break down what may be their favorite episode of the series so far, spotlighting the introduction of a photonic cadet and the surprisingly heartfelt questions of identity, autonomy, and belonging that come with her arrival….
Published on: 2026-02-22
The Redshirts continue their Starfleet Academy watch with episode five as SP, Jake, and Carolyn break down what may be their favorite episode of the series so far, spotlighting the introduction of a photonic cadet and the surprisingly heartfelt questions of identity, autonomy, and belonging that come with her arrival….
Published on: 2026-02-22
The Redshirts continue their Starfleet Academy watch with episode four, “Vox in Excelso,” as SP, Jake, and Carolyn dig into a Jay-Den Kraag focused Klingon episode. The discussion covers Jay-Den’s debate meltdown and eventual breakthrough, how the episode reframes Klingons, Caleb’s rule-based debate personality versus community experience, and Chancellor Ake…
Published on: 2026-02-15