 |
 |
|
 |
« View More Movies and Entertainment Channels |  |
||||||
|
||||||||
|
|
Filmspotting
A weekly film show from Chicago featuring reviews, interviews, top 5 lists and insightful movie chatter with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson
Keywords : movies, film, cinema, reviews, kempenaar, filmspotting, top, 5, dvd 
|
|
|
|
|||
| ||||||||
| # | Name | Date | Download | Description |
| 1. | FS #315: The Tillman Story / Top 5 Fall Movie Preview / Life and Death of Colonel Blimp |  |
Filmspotting dissects two atypical "war" movies this week: Amir Bar-Lev's new documentary "The Tillman Story," which deconstructs the narrative put forth by the U.S. military in the wake of the friendly-fire death of former NFL star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman... and... the Powell-Pressburger Marathon begins with 1943's "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp." Adam and Matty also don their hoodies to share their Top 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies. This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. RUNDOWN Filmspotting #315 MUSIC - Featured Artist: Title Tracks NOTES / CORRECTIONS: - We have it on good authority that the term "Kiwi" is not offensive. Adam dodged a bullet. - "Metropolis" at Milwaukee Film Fest SPONSORS / PARTNERS - Audible - Download a Free Audiobook - Creative Screenwriting - iTunes |
|
| 2. | After Hours #17: Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom | |
At last! After Hours makes a repugnant return with a Listener's Choice discussion of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 shock and awe (and vomit) "Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom." Plus, Adam and Matty share some of the great Listener Feedback that has slipped through the cracks the past couple months. Congratulations to all of the latest Filmspotting swag winners, chosen from donations announced on episodes #307-#314. Email feedback@filmspotting.net to claim your prize. Thanks for your continued support! NOTES / CORRECTIONS: - Gaspar Noe is probably pronounced "no-AY". - Joe Conway's 48 Hour Film Project Entry |
|
| 3. | FS #314: Animal Kingdom / Top 5 Australian Films | |
Special guest Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune sits in for Matty this week to discuss the new Australian crime drama "Animal Kingdom." Plus, Adam and Michael reveal their Top 5 Australian Films. MUSIC - Featured Artist: Free Energy RUNDOWN - :17-20:27 - Review: "Animal Kingdom" Music: Free Energy, "Free Energy" - 21:40-25:52 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: S. Rydman) - 25:53-35:45 - Notes / Polls - 35:46-41:53 - Listener Feedback (Duvall) Music: Free Energy, "Dream City" - 42:52-1:11:21 - Top 5: Australian Movies - 1:11:22-1:13:43 - Close / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS: - Read Michael Phillips' reviews - Massacre Theatre winner Susan Rydman is from Kearns, UTAH, not Kearns, Ohio. Completely Adam's fault. - Andrew Bovell adapted his play "Speaking in Tongues" for the film "Lantana." SPONSORS / PARTNERS - Creative Screenwriting - iTunes |
|
| 4. | FS #313: Get Low / Top 5 Robert Duvall Performances | |
Hey, sports fans! As you know, Filmspotting comes to the microphones to praise films, NOT to bury them, and usually when the film in question involves Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and the legendary Robert Duvall, the lads find it easy to wax effusive. In this week's film "Get Low," Duvall's character, Felix Bush, invites everyone to attend his 'funeral party' and share a story about him. Oddly, in contrast to their peers at Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, your in-house elegiacal duo were left struggling for something nice to say. Luckily, the lads were able to fete Mr. Duvall properly later in the show by counting down their Top 5 Robert Duvall Performances. The guys also work in a fresh, glistening batch of Listener Feedback before Adam spends the rest of the podcast trying to convince a newly 26 year-old Matty that, no, one does NOT register for gifts for their birthday and that no matter how well-worded Matty's letter to Target may be, it probably would fall on deaf ears. MUSIC BY SPONSORS/PARTNERS - This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at audiblepodcast.com/filmspotting. - Creative Screenwriting - iTunes RUNDOWN - :31-18:13 - Review: "Get Low" Sarah Jaffe, "Vulnerable" - 20:23-24:59 - Massacre Theatre - 25:00-27:11 - Polls - 27:12-39:44 - Listener Feedback Sarah Jaffe, "Clementine" - 40:43-49:20 - DVDs / Donations - 49:21-1:12:07 - Top 5: Duvall Performances - 1:12:08-1:15:49 - Close / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS: - "Hud" was based on Larry McMurtry's novel "Horseman, Pass By." - Patricia Neal won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for "Hud." - Porco "ROH-so" not "RAH-so" is probably correct, huh? Thoughts on "consigliere"? Don't skip the outtake. |
|
| 5. | FS #312: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World / Top 5 Action Movie Romances / The Sheldrakes | |
If you press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, A, B, Start, during the title screen of this week's episode of Filmspotting, you'll unlock a discussion of the hipsterific new action film, "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," starring Michael Cera and directed by Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead"). Then, if you manage to collect all the Golden Erudite coins hidden throughout the overwrought discussion, you can warp ahead to this week's Sheldrake ceremony, wherein Adam and Matty bestow some awards to the best of their recently-wrapped Billy Wilder Marathon. Finally, listen in as the lads do battle with their dueling Top 5 Action Movie Romances ... that is, if Adam had bothered to actually include any action movies. Tron says, "Finish him." Presenting sponsor: This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at audiblepodcast.com/filmspotting. Filmspotting #312 NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Corey Atad's Top 5 Action Movie Romances at the Filmspotting Forum. - 48 Hour Film Project in Chicago |
|
| 6. | FS #311: Farewell / Dinner For Schmucks / Top 5 Acting Performances by Directors | |
August 6: Matt Singer from IFC News and the IFC News podcast sits in for Adam this week to discuss the new Cold War thriller "Farewell" and the Steve Carell/Paul Rudd comedy "Dinner For Schmucks." Plus, Matt and Matty share their Top 5 Acting Performances by Directors. Massacre Theatre is presented by the Dangerous: Memories podcast. Filmspotting #311 NOTES / CORRECTIONS |
|
| 7. | FS #310: Todd Solondz Interview / Stalag 17 / Top 5 Performances of 2010 (So Far) | |
July 30: There's only one thing that can top a new Filmspotting episode featuring an interview with Todd Solondz about his new film "Life During Wartime," a discussion of the final film in our Billy Wilder Marathon, "Stalag 17," and our Top 5 Performances of 2010 (So Far) ... and that's to welcome in a brand spanking new member of Filmspotting Nation. That's right, there's a new Kempenaar on the block! Congrats to Adam and Sarah on the birth of a healthy baby boy that Uncle Matty is tentatively naming Mattias Lemmon Bridges Kempenaar the II. Massacre Theatre is presented by the Dangerous: Memories podcast. Filmspotting #310 - Not sure about that Isaiah Berlin essay Todd Solondz was referring to? Read about "The Hedgehog and the Fox". - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 8. | FS #309: The Kids Are All Right / Top 5 Films of 2010 (So Far) | |
July 23: It’s a cinematic Battle Royale this week as Matty “Beefcake” Ballgame and Adam “The Crying Dutchman” Kempenaar get between the Filmspotting arena ropes to offer up dueling lists of the Top 5 Films of 2010 (So Far). But wait? Is that … no … it can’t be? That’s the AV Club’s Scott Tobias’s music! And there he is! And he’s making his way to the ring to bludgeon our in-house tag-team with his own superior best of the year picks. Oh, this could get crazy folks! Almost as exciting as Matty and Adam’s takes on director Lisa Cholodenko’s "The Kids Are All Right," the new comedy starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo. Oh no, Tobias has taken out both gladiators, but here comes Armond “The Assailer” White, and he’s got a metal chair! Look out Scott! Oh, the humanity. Will film criticism ever survive? Massacre Theatre is presented by the Dangerous: Memories podcast.
Filmspotting #309 - In case you missed the multiple Armond White references. - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 9. | FS #308: Inception / The Apartment / Top 5 Dream Sequences | |
Had the weirdest dream last night. Want to hear it? I was at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago amidst a sea of sweaty hipsters, but these two dudes (one a lot more handsome than the other) stood out. They were riding around on paisley covered unicorns. One was wearing a pair of faded Garanimal corduroys and a vintage Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis t-shirt (seemingly unironically); the other was wearing his grandfather’s Pendleton plaid over a ragged Temple of the Dog tee and kept bragging to no one in particular about seeing Nirvana at the Croc in ’93. Then they started discussing director Christopher Nolan’s new film “Inception,” extolling its visuals and its mind-bending mythology. Then I thought I woke up. But I found myself in bed, thankfully fully clothed, in between those same two film nerds, only now they were prattling on and on about Billy Wilder’s classic film "The Apartment," starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon. So I shut my eyes again and thought for sure I had woken up this time. But instead I found myself in a bowling alley and Saddam Hussein was working behind the shoe counter and I looked out at the lanes and there they were AGAIN! The pedantic duo were drinking some oat sodas and listing their Top 5 Dream Sequences. Every three minutes the far more handsome of the two would announce that the other was “out of his element” and about that time a dwarf who seemed to be speaking backwards started dancing awkwardly in the middle of the floor. Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by Running Hope Through America -- and music from Matthew Santos.
Filmspotting #308 - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 10. | FS #307: Twlight Saga: Eclipse / Winter's Bone / Top 5 Vampire Movies | |
July 9: This week's Filmspotting is comprised solely of a shirtless, lupine Matty and guest host, the gorgeous, sparkly Steve Prokopy (Capone, Ain't It Cool News) taking turns screaming 'Belllllllla' into the microphone. Yes, that's right, it's Twilight time here on Filmspotting with a discussion of the latest from the saga, "Eclipse." Then the boys will travel from the gloomy, sunless Pacific Northwest to the even more destitute and harrowing climes of the rural Ozarks for a discussion of the critically acclaimed thriller "Winter's Bone." Also, tying in with "Twilight's" display of the lusty young undead, Steve and Matty relate their Top 5 Vampire Films. All this and "Predators'" Louis Ozawa Changchien joins the Filmspotting Acting Troupe for a special rendition of Massacre Theatre. Also on the show: Music from Surfer Blood. Filmspotting #307 |
|
| 11. | After Hours #16: Directors of the Decade / Romero vs. Boyle | |
June 25: With Adam and Matty both doing some traveling this week, Filmspotting forgoes it's usual weekly format for a Listener Feedback-focused edition of After Hours, including more thoughts on the best Directors of the Decade. Plus, Matty goes Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on some zombie-definition obsessed listeners who take issue with his classification of Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later." - Read all about The 48 Hour Film Project... Check out this recent entry from Drew in Gaithersburg, Maryland... Mark Marshall in Boston won top prize in 2009. - Learn more about Writers In Treatment. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.
|
|
| 12. | FS #306: Toy Story 3 / John C. Reilly / Top 5 Escape Movies | |
Adam’s got a Matty. Buzz has a Woody. Pixar trots out its intrepid team of toys for one more great escape with this week’s hot summer release of "Toy Story 3." Will Msrs. Lightyear and Sheriff recapture the magic that has endeared them to so many (including our in-house Waldorf and Statlers)? Or will the luster finally dull on the polyurethane and could the franchise possibly be down-graded from Mint to Near-Mint condition? Also on this week’s episode, John C. Reilly, star of the new film "Cyrus," drops in for a quick chat with Adam; the two delve into the finer points of improvisational acting, 1980’s national politics, and, uh, "Die Hard?" Finally, Matty teams up with James Garner while Adam hops on the back of Steve McQueen’s motorcycle to deliver Filmspotting’s Top 5 Escape Movies. On a side note, if anyone might have come across a 1984 Battle Armor Skeletor complete with “MRL” written in Sharpie on its side and borzoi puppy chew marks on the right foot, last seen at the Charles Lindbergh terminal of the MSP airport, Gate A4... if you could please just pop it in the mail addressed to the Filmspotting P.O. Box … seriously, no questions asked. Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by Running Hope Through America -- and music from Local Natives.
Filmspotting #306 - Come and knock on my door... and we'll go to The Regal Beagle. |
|
| 13. | FS #305: Splice / Get Him to the Greek / Some Like It Hot / Top 5 Best Laid Plan Movies | |
Welcome back to Navy Pier's Tchotchke Arena as this exciting Stanley Cup Edition of Filmspotting rolls into overtime. Through three periods Adam and Matty have found themselves in a grueling contest, matched shift for shift by this week's Cinematic Offerings. From the onset, the lads knew they were in for a battle: Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, holding down the "Splice" line, offered up a campy forecheck on science that kept Adam and Matty on their heels. Then the "Get Him to the Greek" blue-line pairing of Russell Brand and Jonah Hill gave the FIlmspotting duo all they could handle, disrupting their opponent's concentration by causing a wave of laughter. And, as coach Billy Wilder predicted, the Movies' top line, the "Some Like It Hot" crew of Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon... and Marilyn Monroe... taxed Adam and Matty's critical skill to the limit, though Adam was able to rouse a spirited counter-atttack against the 1959 black-and-white classic. So as we head into the extra frame, it looks as though it will come down to the Top 5 Best Laid Plans Movies. Do the lads have enough in them to match wits with the veteran presence of the likes of Cameron, the Coens, and even the Great One himself, Stevie Spielberg? Oh, wait a second folks, looks like we've got some extracurriculars down on the ice; it appears Filmspotting's resident cement-head Matty Ballgame has thrown down the gloves and is challenging the Movies' bruising forward Shyamalan yet again ... oh no, I just did some lip reading, there's no reason for Ballgame to mar such a beautiful game by bringing up "The Village" ... show some class Filmspotting, act like you've been there before! Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by Running Hope Through America -- and music from Burden Brothers.
Filmspotting #305 - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 14. | FS #304: Dennis Hopper Tribute / The Lost Weekend | |
June 4: “I mean, what are they gonna say, man, when he’s gone, huh? ‘Cause he dies. When it dies, man. When it dies, he dies. What are they gonna say about him? What? They're gonna say he was a kind man? He was a wise man? He had plans, he had wisdom? Bullshi*t, man! Am I gonna be the one that’s gonna set them straight? Look at me. Wrong!” This week, Filmspotting does its small part to set the legacy of legendary actor Dennis Hopper straight. Mr. Hopper passed away last week at the age of 74. In tribute, Adam and Matty will replay their discussion of the classic Dennis Hopper film "Easy Rider" from last year’s successful New Hollywood Marathon. And, owing to Mr. Hopper’s ability to play some of the greatest outcasts in cinematic history, the boys will also revisit their Top 5 Films About Loneliness. They’ll also offer up a brand new movie discussion, certainly apropos for this episode, as the Billy Wilder Marathon rolls on with "The Lost Weekend," Wilder's 1945 best picture winner starring Ray Milland in the now iconic depiction of a man struggling to battle his demons from the bottom of a bottle. RIP Mr. Hopper, you sure as hell didn’t blow it. Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by Running Hope Through America -- and music from Bess Rogers. Filmspotting #304 |
|
| 15. | FS #303: Please Give / Top 5 Films of 1997 | |
May 28: Matty's in London shirking his Filmspotting blurb-writing duties, so... Please enjoy this episode with a discussion of Nicole Holofcener's "Please Give," Listener Feedback and our Top 5 Films of 1997. Filmspotting #303 |
|
| 16. | FS #302: Robin Hood / Top 5 Directors of the Decade | |
May 21: Adam-a-dale and Friar Ballgame wear Ridley's Scott's "Robin Hood" for a codpiece this week. Needless to say, there's lots of room to maneuver. Will our merry band find Russell Crowe's take on the swashbuckler, um, adequate? (We're keeping with a terribly inappropriate theme -- apologies to Mr. Keillor and all of NPR ) Or will our in-house OUTLAAAAAAAAAAAAWS find themselves pining for the days of Errol, Kevin and... Favreau? The lads will also prance through some Listener Feedback and finally conclude their never-ending paean to the past decade by annointing Steven Soderbergh King of All Everything as they list their Top 5 Directors of the Decade. God, we wish Soderbergh had directed "Robin Hood." Just saying. Filmspotting #302 - Learn more about Medium Cool: An Evening with Filmmaker Haskell Wexler. - The Viva Doc International Student Documentary Competition (ISDC) is currently taking submissions. - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 17. | FS #301: Iron Man 2 / Sunset Blvd. / Top 5 Summer Movie Preview | |
May 14: Filmspotting returns to its regularly scheduled programming this week with a discussion of the Merchant Ivory period set-piece, "Iron Man 2." Yes, a week late and several dollars short. Will Tony Stark's antics wow our resident Avengers, or will the Hyper-Critical Duo strain to find nits to pick when we all know they should have left their Film Critic Super Cloaks at home? And will they be as critical of Billy Wilder's 1950 classic "Sunset Blvd.", the first film in the new Filmspotting Billy Wilder Marathon? I mean, seriously, do these snobs like anything? They're probably being ironical when later in the episode they list their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. Why they gotta hate? EARMUFFS/PROFANITY ALERT: Bad word during the trailer for Matty's #3 pick. Filmspotting #301 - It's not "There Will Be Blood" that isn't getting better with age; it's Paul Dano's performance. - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 18. | FS Fix: Exit Through the Gift Shop | |
May 7: A lot of people don't realize that the Filmspotting podcast first started as a complementary forum for Adam and Matty to discuss their most recent work as street artists. Using the pseudonyms Captain Tea Bag and Tico Brahe, respectively, Adam and Matty pwned the burgeoning street art scene of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the better part of four years. Eventually they expanded their reign of gonzo pop-art to the entire upper Midwest, but their careers ended rather abruptly after their installation art piece "Petty Gospel" -- in which they replaced Jeff Gordon's pit crew at the Texas Motor Speedway with Ladysmith Black Mambazo -- was derided by critics as "lazy" (everyone knows that Ladysmith are Tony Stewart die-hards). But the lads are given an opportunity to confront their former lives in this week's Filmspotting Fix as they discuss Banksy's "Exit Through the Gift Shop," a film chronicling the exploits of some of the street art movement's most notable artists, including Shephard Fairey and the legendary Banksy himself. Filmspotting Fix - Check out the great first 5 minutes of "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
- Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 19. | FS #300 (Part 2): Top 20 Films of the Decade | |
 May 3: Here it is. Five years and 299 shows in the making... Filmspotting brings you its 300th episode. Chock full of van-perbole, indecipherable rants, and a lot of Adam crying, the lads count down their Top 20 Films of the Decade. Enjoy everybody! Thanks to special guest Sam Van Hallgren, and all of our guest voicemailers: Ed Burns, Matt Singer, Scott Tobias, Steve Prokopy and Michael Phillips. Listen to Filmspotting #300 - Part 2 :13-2:14 - Listener Voicemails - Check out our complete list of the Top 20 Films of the Decade, along with Sam's Top 50. - Yes, there is some echo with our voices when talking to Sam. There was an issue with the ISDN line that we couldn't quite resolve. - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 20. | FS #300 (Part 1): Top 20 Films of the Decade | |
 April 30: Here it is. Five years and 299 shows in the making... Filmspotting brings
you its 300th episode. Chock full of van-perbole, indecipherable rants,
and a lot of Adam crying, the lads count down their Top 20 Films of the Decade. Enjoy everybody! Note: Part 2 with the Top 5 Films of the Decade will be available in the next few days. Also on the show: Music from Dan Bern -- Check out Dan Bern's "Live in Los Angeles" on iTunes -- and Massacre Theatre, presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. :53-14:09 - Top 20-16 14:10-19:13 - Matty's Rants Medley 19:14-30:45 - Top 15-11 Music: Dan Bern, "Too Late To Die Young" 31:58-38:23 - 300th Show Feedback 38:24-41:43 - Voicemails 41:42-50:48 - Massacre Theatre / MT Medley (Winner: T. Tran) 50:49-52:55 - Poll Questions 52:56-1:06:58 - Top 10-6 Music: Dan Bern, "The Golden Voice of Vin Scully" 1:08:30-1:22:49 - New DVDs / Donations / End NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Check out Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast, which can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. |
|
| 21. | After Hours #15: Kick-Ass / Heartlands / Listener Feedback | |
 April 23: As preparations continue for episode #300 next week, Adam and Matty find time to discuss Matthew Vaughn's meta superhero movie "Kick-Ass." Plus, the Listener's Choice discussion of Damien O'Donnell's 2002 British charmer "Heartlands," starring Michael Sheen and written by Paul Fraser. Also on the show: Listener Feedback on Filmspotting's Top 5 Actors of the Decade and the best guides for the budding cinephile. NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Yes, Matty's audio probably sounds a little hollow to you. We're addressing it. - They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? - 1001 Movies To See Before You Die - For our WBEZ listeners: Gene Siskel Film Center - Akira Kurosawa - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting |
|
| 22. | Filmspotting Revisited: American Teen / Sin City / Filmspotting University | |
 April 16: Who doesn't love a little confrontation from time to time? As Adam and Matty take some time "off" to prepare for show #300, Filmspotting revisits some of its favorite movie battles - "American Teen" (August 2008) and "Sin City" (April 2005), the first Filmspotting fight ever. Plus, go back to school with the guys for August 2006's Filmspotting University - Adam, former host Sam Van Hallgren and "Brick" writer/director Rian Johnson deliver their top 5 essential film school movies. Also on the show: Music from Burywood. :13-15:55 - Review: "American Teen" Music: Burywood, "Denton Desert Island" 17:14-34:06 - Review: "Sin City" Music: Restys, "The Storm (Applause)" 35:00-56:02 - Filmspotting University 56:03-58:57 - Close / Next Show NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. |
|
| 23. | FS #298: Greenberg / Hot Tub Time Machine / Top 5 Films of 1986 | |
 Also on the show: Listener Feedback, music from the "Hot Tub Time Machine" Soundtrack and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice.  Filmspotting #298 :13-17:19 - Review: "Greenberg" 17:20-25:58 - Review: "Hot Tub Time Machine" Music: Craig Robinson, "Jessie's Girl" 27:15-31:00 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: W. Goodenberger) 31:01-44:17 - Polls, Listener Feedback Music: Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" 45:01-55:36 - New DVDs / Donations 55:37-1:16:43 - Top 5: Films of 1986 1:16:44-1:19:05 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Read all about film critic Armond White's "appreciation" for the artistry of Noah Baumbach. - Slate article on Omega males mentioned during "Greenberg" review. - Win an admit-2 pass to an advanced screening of "The Greatest" - details here. - Ooh, Matty skipped a line in Massacre Theatre... "mistake with a YOUNGER man." - "Sherman's March" is available on Netflix - Instant Viewing too. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 24. | FS #297: The Runaways / To Be or Not To Be / Top 5 Actresses of the Decade | |
 Also on the show: Music by The Octagon and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #297 :13-12:24 - Review: "The Runaways" Music: The Octagon, "Suicide Kings" 13:14-23:10 - Corrections, Polls, At The Movies 23:11-31:27 - Listener Feedback Music: The Octagon, "Radio Days" 32:11-36:19 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: D. Olkon) 36:20-46:32 - Lubitsch #4: "To Be or Not To Be" Music: The Octagon, "Stop Snitchin'" 47:16-55:15 - New DVDs / Donations 55:16-1:08:30 - Top 5: Actresses of the Decade 1:08:31-1:41:18 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES / CORRECTIONS - The Ebertfest lineup has been announced. - Win an admit-2 pass to an advanced screening of "The Eclipse" - details here. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 25. | FS #297 Delayed | |
Filmspotting #297 with discussions of "The Runaways" and "To Be or Not To Be," plus our Top 5 Actresses of the Decade will not be available until early this evening. Thanks for your patience!  |
|
| 26. | FS #296: Green Zone / Top 5 Colorful Movie Titles | |
 Also on the show: Music by Field Music and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #296 :13-13:09 - Review: "Green Zone" Music: Field Music, "Each Time is a New Time" 14:33-18:20 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Reichert) 18:21-22:11 - Notes, Polls 22:12-35:24 - Listener Feedback, Caller Music: Field Music, "Effortlessly" 36:13-44:13 - New DVDs / Donations 44:14-59:08 - Top 5: Colorful Movie Titles 59:09-1:02:11 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Win an admit-2 pass to an advanced screening of "The Eclipse" - details here. - From FS fact-checker extraordinaire Kevin Vasquez: "The cinematographer who started with "Days of Heaven" was Nestor Almendros. Haskell Wexler took over when Almendros left the production to work on a Truffaut film. Wexler was upset that he only got an additional photography credit. In Ebert's great movies essay on the film, he talks about a letter Wexler sent him where "he described sitting in a theater with a stopwatch to prove that more than half of the footage was shot by him." Almendros won the Oscar for the cinematography. - Also from Kevin: "Reds" won Warren Beatty the Oscar for Best Director, but it lost Best Picture to "Chariots of Fire." I should just avoid talking about the Oscars. Donald Sutherland wasn't nominated for "Ordinary People" either (re: After Hours #14). - Register for our Billy Wilder class at the University of Chicago's Graham School - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 27. | After Hours #14: The Bishop's Wife / Listener Feedback | |
March 18: On this long-awaited edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Adam and Matty discuss their Listener's Choice pick "The Bishop's Wife," the 1947 holiday classic starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. Plus, the guys dive into Listener Feedback on the Top 5 Lead Performances That Should've Won Oscars and Top 5 Teen Rebels. Congratulations to all of our donation winners! Please claim your prize by emailing feedback@filmspotting.net. Winners were selected from donations announced on shows #286-295. NOTES - Here's the opening of "Made in Britain" on YouTube. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Support our Massacre Theatre sponsor by visiting PixarTalk.com.  |
|
| 28. | FS #295: The Ghost Writer / The Shop Around the Corner / Top 5 Films of 1998 | |
 Greetings all! This week’s show gets off to a rousing start as Matty beautifully articulates his take on Polanski’s new thriller, saliently dissecting the film’s strengths and weaknesses, rousingly bifurcating cinematic wheat from chaff. Robinson’s dulcet musings linger long after the show’s close, as though the ghost of Manny Farber might actually be whispering in your ear. Matty waxes just as elegantly on the finer points of Ernst Lubitsch’s "The Shop Around the Corner," the penultimate film in Filmspotting’s Ernst Lubitsch Marathon. Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan light up the screen in the legendary romantic comedy; they’re almost as great as Matty’s hilarious take on this week’s Massacre Theatre challenge. Casting directors should be lining up to sign this emerging talent, this prince of new media. Seriously, Matty’s agents would love to hear from you. Anyone? But I digress, the intelligent and ever-so-handsome Matty closes out the show with his controversial picks for the Top 5 Films of 1998. Adam appears on the show too. Also on the show: Brand new music by David Ford and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #295 :13-17:08 - Review: "The Ghost Writer" Music: David Ford, "Panic" 18:12-22:11 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Dancer) 22:12-28:52 - Notes, Polls 28:53-40:25 - Lubitsch #3: The Shop Around the Corner Music: David Ford, "Making Up for Lost Time" 41:03-48:13 - New DVDs / Donations 48:14-1:07:36 - Top 5: Films of 1998 1:07:37-1:10:11 - Close / Next Show / Sorry, no outtake this week! NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Win an admit-2 pass to an advanced screening of "Mother" - details here. - Register for our Billy Wilder class at the University of Chicago's Graham School - Allison Bagnall co-wrote "Buffalo '66" with Vincent Gallo. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 29. | FS #294: Alice in Wonderland / Un Prophet Interview / 2010 Oscar Picks | |
 Also on the show: Music by Sad Brad Smith and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #294 :13-19:13 - Review: "Alice in Wonderland" Music: Sad Brad Smith, "Sure" 19:54-23:15 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: A. Rich) 23:16-25:51 - Notes, Polls 25:52-31:44 - Short Review: "Un Prophet" 31:45-42:24 - Interview: Audiard/Rahim Music: Sad Brad Smith, "Help Yourself" 42:56-51:47 - New DVDs / Donations 51:48-1:10:48 - Oscar Picks 1:10:49-1:13:17 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Get a shot at winning some Filmspotting swag by participating in The Puzzler's Oscar contest. - Register for our Billy Wilder class at the University of Chicago's Graham School - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 30. | FS #293: Shutter Island / Trouble in Paradise / Top 5 Performances That Should've Won Oscars | |
 Also on the show: Music by The Right Now and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #293 :13-16:41 - Review: "Shutter Island" Music: The Right Now, "Ain't Going Back" 17:40-22:53 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: L. Nash) 22:54-26:46 - Notes, Polls 26:47-37:40 - Lubitsch #2: "Trouble in Paradise" Music: The Right Now, "Before I Know Your Name" 38:36-48:00 - New DVDs / Donations 48:01-1:09:15 - Top 5: Performances That Should've Won Oscar 1:09:16-1:12:12 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Register for our Billy Wilder class at the University of Chicago's Graham School - Get more info about TCM's 31 Days of Oscar. - Please excuse any discrepancy in the Oscar years we mention and actual years the awards were handed out. Some sources go by the year the movie was released, others by when the ceremony was held. - "The Haunting" is actually a 1963 release, not the '50s. - Francis Ford Coppola did release "The Outsiders" before "Rumblefish," both 1983 releases. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 31. | FS #292: Fish Tank / Ninotchka / Top 5 Teen Rebels | |
 In keeping with the rebellious spirit of the show, the lads round out the episode by putting their mothers in a whirl by keeping them unsure whether they’re boys or girls (if you don’t get the reference, put down your iPod, get on iTunes and download Diamond Dogs in its entirety NOW) and listing their Top 5 Teen Rebels. Also on the show: Music by Dana Wells and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #292 :13-17:35 - Review: "Fish Tank" Music: Dana Wells, "Evergreen" 18:44-24:16 - Voicemail, Polls 24:17-33:13 - Listener Feedback (Date Movies) 33:14-40:24 - Guest Caller Music: Dana Wells, "The Benefit" 41:49-46:11 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: K. Miller) 46:12-59:54 - Lubitsch #1: "Ninotchka" Music: Dana Wells, "Anyone But You" 43:44-1:00:32 - New DVDs / Donations 1:00:33-1:22:37 - Top 5: Teen Rebels 1:22:38-1:26:04 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS - Get more info about TCM's 31 Days of Oscar. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 32. | FS #291: Love Story / Love Affair / Top 5 Date Movies | |
 Also on the show: Music by Sulek and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #291 :13-20:12 - Review: "Love Story" / "Love Affair" Music: Sulek, "Marigold" 20:54-25:30 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: A. Willis) 25:31-31:15 - Voicemail, Polls 31:16-43:05 - Listener Feedback Music: Sulek, "Nothing At All" 43:44-54:48 - New DVDs / Donations 54:49-1:10:57 - Top 5: Date Movies 1:10:58-1:13:46 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES / CORRECTIONS - "How Green Was My Valley" was released in 1941. It beat out "Citizen Kane" for the best picture Oscar. - In "Love Affair," Maria Ouspenskaya plays Charles Boyer's grandmother, not Boyer's mother. - The article Matty referred to about Sidney Poitier is "Why Does White America Love Sidney Poitier So." We discussed it during our New Hollywood class because both "Guess Who" and "In the Heat of the Night" were on our syllabus. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the author later admitted he might have been extremely high when composing it. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 33. | FS #290: Edge of Darkness / Michael Hoffman Interview / Top 5 Career Comebacks | |
 Also on the show: Music by Ralph Hinkley Syndrome and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #290 :13-14:51 - Review: "Edge of Darkness" Music: Ralph Hinkley Syndrome, "Waiting" 16:07-20:44 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: C. Cummings) 20:45-47:10 - Interview: Michael Hoffman Music: Ralph Hinkley Syndrome, "Travel" 47:47-56:59 - New DVDs / Donations 57:00-52:45 - Poll Questions 52:46-1:16:20 - Top 5: Career Comebacks 1:16:21-1:20:37 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 34. | FS #289: Overlooked DVD Picks / Sundance 2010 Recap / Top 5 2010 Movie Preview | |
 Also on the show: Music by The Airborne Toxic Event and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #289 :13-17:23 - Review: Overlooked DVDs Music: Airborne Toxic Event, "Somewhere Around Midnight" 18:45-23:09 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Gluck) 23:10-31:49 - Voicemail, Poll, Golden Brick 31:50-43:18 - Sundance 2010 Recap Music: Airborne Toxic Event, "Gasoline" 44:00-52:45 - New DVDs / Donations 52:46-1:07:41 - Top 5 2010 Preview 1:07:42-1:10:57 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Uh, yeah... "Fight Club" might have been a David Fincher title Adam was looking for. - Filmspotting's Top 25 Films of 2009 - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 35. | FS #288: The White Ribbon / The Book of Eli / 2009 Top 5 Blowout | |
 Also on the show: Music by Animal Collective and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #288 :13-11:14 - Review: "The White Ribbon" 11:15-21:24 - Review: "The Book of Eli" Music: Animal Collective, "Doggy" 22:11-26:52 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Aparicio) 26:53-33:13 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes 33:14-43:09 - Listener Feedback Music: Animal Collective, "Also Frightened" 43:57-52:37 - New DVDs / Donations 52:38-1:13:19 - 2009 Top 5 Blowout 1:13:20-1:16:09 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - If your version of this podcast doesn't have the same audio quality as normal, that's because we were adjusting some settings. Hopefully everything is back to normal, but earlier downloaded versions of this show may sound a little less crisp. - Filmspotting's Top 25 Films of 2009 - Learn more about "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe", which is playing now at the Gene Siskel Film Center. - Get a chance to win "The Boys are Back" on DVD. - Sundance/Filmspotting Meetup details. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 36. | FS #288: The White Ribbon / The Book of Eli / 2009 Top 5 Blowout | |
Jan. 22: File under the 'When the cat's away' department. This week Adam is out-of-town kicking off his mandatory two year world-wide Filmspotting mission... or attending Robert Redford's annual Parker Posey film festival in Wyoming. Something like that. Either way, Matty is left behind to throw the show together himself. So, for an opening, instead of a single review, DJ Matty B mixed together reviews of two new movies -- "The White Ribbon" and "The Book of Eli" -- and looped in some killer Rihanna and Herzog vocals to craft an up-tempo house dance track... which is followed by ten minutes of dead air and intermittent invective as Matty didn't realize he had not paused the recording while watching the end of the Lakers-Cavs game. Filmspotting would like to make preemptive apologies to the family of Pau Gasol, who we are sure is a wonderful person who in no way entertains illicit relations with other members of his family or other species. In place of some great Listener Feedback, Matty offers up a selection of some of his favorite YouTube clips, which would work great if there were any type of video component to the show. And, proving once again that all cycles are cyclical, Matty complements the show's 2009 Top 5 Blowout with a copy of his recitation of "The Miller's Tale" in perfect Middle English, which I think we can all agree is the oddest audition tape "The McLaughlin Group" has ever received. Also on the show: Music by Animal Collective and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. :13-11:14 - Review: "The White Ribbon" 11:15-21:24 - Review: "The Book of Eli" Music: Animal Collective, "Doggy" 22:11-26:52 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Aparicio) 26:53-33:13 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes 33:14-43:09 - Listener Feedback Music: Animal Collective, "Also Frightened" 43:57-52:37 - New DVDs / Donations 52:38-1:13:19 - 2009 Top 5 Blowout 1:13:20-1:16:09 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Filmspotting's Top 25 Films of 2009 - Learn more about "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe", which is playing now at the Gene Siskel Film Center. - Get a chance to win "The Boys are Back" on DVD. - Sundance/Filmspotting Meetup details. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. |
|
| 37. | FS #287: The Lovely Bones / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2009 | |
 Also on the show: Music by Slimfit and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #287 :13-14:50 - Review: "The Lovely Bones" Music: Slimfit, "More Than Wrong" 15:47-18:26 - Voicemail, Polls 18:27-34:13 - Listener Feedback ("Avatar") Music: Slimfit, "Yesterday's Gone" 35:04-39:29 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: B. Stinson) 39:30-42:24 - Notes 42:25-52:29 - Top 5 Supp. Actresses Music: Slimfit, "Damp Powder" 53:17-1:06:36 - New DVDs / Donations 1:06:37-1:18:32 - Top 5 Male Leads 1:18:33-1:22:14 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - I know, I know... Tree of Souls NOT Tree of Life. - Get a chance to win "The Boys are Back" on DVD here. - Sundance/Filmspotting Meetup details. - Info about PS Hoffman in Chicago as part of Sundance Film Festival USA. - Landmark in Seattle - metroclassics.blogspot.com. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 38. | FS #286: A Single Man / Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009 | |
 2. Digest the Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009, as determined by Adam, Matty and Steve Prokopy, the devilishly-handsome film critic from Ain't It Cool News (also known by his net d'plume Capone). If your New Year's resolutions for 2010 read as above, then you're in luck. You can clean them out in one fell swoop by listening to this week's episode of Filmspotting (perhaps even by listening on the treadmill while at the gym because, come on, we all know that pair of jeans didn't really shrink). In related news, Matty's resolution of "writing the blandest show descriptions ever in the hopes that Adam relieves him of his show description writing duties" seems to be in full effect. Also on the show: Music by Puerto Muerto and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #286 :13-13:35 - Review: "A Single Man" Music: Puerto Muerto, "Vermilion Sky" 14:12-18:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Treuer) 18:39-40:38 - Top 5 Male Leads Music: Puerto Muerto, "Goodbye to the End" 41:13-49:31 - New DVDs / Donations 49:32-1:07:24 - Top 5 Female Leads 1:07:25-1:10:54 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 39. | FS Reviews: Avatar / Nine | |
 Filmspotting will be back in its usual format next week. There's no scheduled review, but Ain't It Cool News' Steve Prokopy aka Capone will drop by to share the Top 5 Lead Performances of 2009.  |
|
| 40. | FS After Hours #13: Elf / Golden Palm Marathon Awards | |
December 31: In the latest Filmspotting After Hours, Adam and Matty share a little Christmas cheer with their Listener's Choice discussion of Jon Favreau's "Elf," starring Will Ferrell. Plus, the Bronzed Fronds -- the Best of the Cannes Golden Palm Marathon Awards. Congratulations to all of our donation winners! Please claim your prize by emailing feedback@filmspotting.net. Winners were selected from donations announced on shows #283-285 up through Dec. 30. NOTES - To clarify, Adam's most depressing "Dancer in the Dark" scene -- slight SPOILER alert -- isn't the actual money-stealing, but scene where Bill learns of the money and spies on Selma. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Support our Massacre Theatre sponsor by visiting PixarTalk.com.  |
|
| 41. | Filmspotting Revisited w/ Guest Host David Chen | |
  |
|
| 42. | FS #285: Up in the Air / Invictus / Top 10 Films of 2009 | |
 Thanks also to special guest voicemailers: Steve Prokopy from Ain't It Cool News, Matt Singer from IFC News and writer/director Rian Johnson. Also on the show: Music by Iron and Wine and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #285 :13-10:45 - Review: "Up in the Air" 10:46-20:27 - Review: "Invictus" Music: Iron and Wine, "Love Vigilantes" 21:46-26:56 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Kelly) 26:57-28:03 - Prokopy Voicemail 28:04-39:54 - Top 10 of 2009: #10-6 Music: Iron and Wine, "Belated Promise Ring" 40:54-41:55 - Singer Voicemail 41:56-1:00:57 - Top 10 of 2009: #5-3 Music: Iron and Wine, "Boy With a Coin" 1:01:26-1:10:09 - New DVDs / Donations 1:10:10-1:10:54 - Johnson Voicemail 1:10:55-1:26:39 - Top 10 of 2009: #2-1 1:26:40-1:29:00 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Jason Reitman was nominated in the 2007 best director category alongside the Coen Bros., Paul Thomas Anderson, Julian Schnabel and Tony Gilroy - not David Fincher, which I believe was my point at the time. I thought Fincher for "Zodiac" was a stronger candidate than Reitman for "Juno." - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 43. | FS #284: Brothers / The Son's Room / 2009 Golden Brick Nominees | |
 Also on the show: Music by The Bad Plus and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #284 :13-16:57 - Review: "Brothers" Music: The Bad Plus, "Barracuda" 17:40-22:11 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Milder) 22:12-25:40 - Poll Questions 25:41-35:30 - Cannes #5: "The Son's Room" Music: The Bad Plus, "Comfortably Numb" 36:11-42:57 - New DVDs / Donations 42:58-55:34 - Top 5: Golden Brick Nominees 55:35-57:56 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES - "Brothers" is a remake of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film "Brødre." She also directed "After the Wedding." - Other Jim Sheridan movies: In America, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin', My Left Foot - Other Natalie Portman performances: Leon: The Professional, Garden State - Other Tobey Maguire performances: The Ice Storm, Spider-Man - Another Nanni Moretti film: Caro Diario - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 44. | FS #283: The Road / Dancer in the Dark / Top 5 DVDs of 2009 | |
 Also on the show: Music by Colin Hay and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #283 :13-17:47 - Review: "The Road" Music: Colin Hay, "I Can't Get Up Out of This Bed" 18:46-24:20 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Foote) 24:21-28:53 - Notes / Polls 28:54-43:26 - Cannes #4: "Dancer in the Dark" Music: Colin Hay, "Oh California" 44:13-55:18 - New DVDs / Donations 55:19-1:17:09 - Top 5: DVDs of 2009 1:17:10-1:19:54 - Close / Next Show / Outtakes NOTES - Check out Filmspotting's new iPhone app here! - Matty should have referred to Selma's native country in "Dancer in the Dark" as Czechoslovakia. The country didn't split until 1993. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 45. | FS After Hours #12 (Part 2): Listener Feedback / "Dudewood" | |
November 28: In Part 2 of the latest Filmspotting After Hours, Adam and Matty make their way through another batch of glorious Listener Feedback, including responses to their Top 5 Nostalgia Movies, Bad Day Movies and Bad Screen Parents. Plus, long-lost Filmspotting co-host Sam Van Hallgren checks in via phone to help the guys perform a listener-scripted scene from "Dudewood" ... and the latest batch of Filmspotting winners! Thanks to everyone who donated to the show. Winners were selected from episodes #276-282. Warning: This episode contains some profanity starting around the 40 minute mark. Programming Note: The Filmspotting 'Best of' edition guest hosted by Slashfilmcast's David Chen is being held for a later date. Look for it to be published around Christmas. NOTES - Read Greg Kot's article about the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and their accident. - Re: "Clash of the Titans": Olivier was indeed in the film as Zeus... it was Harryhausen's last work on a feature film... and it's apparently being remade starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson as Zeus. - You can read Steven Soderbergh's quote about "Cannonball Run" here. - Thanks to our partners and former partners: PixarTalk.com, Creative Screenwriting and InReviewOnline. - Thanks, as always, to Candace, Lindsay and Golden Joe DeCeault... and to listeners Greg Burland and Kevin Vazquez for their work previewing this show and many others to make sure everything sounds good and the show notes are up to snuff.  |
|
| 46. | FS After Hours #12 (Part I): Ace in the Hole / Kurosawa Marathon Awards | |
November 25: In Part I of the latest Filmspotting After Hours, Adam and Matty discuss Billy Wilder's 1951 "Ace in the Hole," starring Kirk Douglas as a ruthless newspaperman out to get his story no matter the moral or ethical costs. Plus, The Ronins... Filmspotting's Best of the Kurosawa Marathon Awards. The Marathon lineup consisted of: "Rashomon," "Ikiru," "Throne of Blood," The Hidden Fortress," "Yojimbo" and "High and Low."  |
|
| 47. | FS #282: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans / The Messenger / Ben Foster-Oren Moverman Interview / Taste of Cherry / Top 5 Turkeys of 2009 | |
 Also on the show: Music by Thee American Revolution and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #282 :13-9:29 - Review: "Port of Call New Orleans" 9:30-17:14 - Review: "The Messenger" Music: Thee American Revolution, "Electric Flame" 18:10-22:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Lovgren) 22:39-46:11 - Foster/Moverman Interview Music: Thee American Revolution, "Power House" 46:56-54:30 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes 54:31-1:05:30 - Cannes #3: "Taste of Cherry" Music: Thee American Revolution, "Shoeshine Blues" 1:05:56-1:14:43 - New DVDs / Donations 1:14:44-1:31:56 - Top 5: Turkeys of 2009 1:31:57-1:34:36 - Close / Next Show / Outtake NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 48. | FS #281: The Men Who Stare at Goats / Farewell My Concubine / Top 5 Films of 1999 | |
 Also on the show: Music by Crown City Rockers and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #281 :13-11:25 - Review: "The Men Who Stare at Goats" Music: Crown City Rockers, "Break" 12:16-16:48 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Medeiros) 16:49-22:51 - CPR Event, Polls 22:52-36:28 - Cannes #2: "Farewell My Concubine" Music: Crown City Rockers, "Go Away" 37:210-43:59 - New DVDs / Donations 44:00-1:05:23 - Top 5: Films of 1999 1:05:24-1:15:59 - Flickchart Interview 1:16:00-1:19:22 - Close / Next Show NOTES - Matty mentioned Terence Malick getting edged out of his top 5. "The Thin Red Line" is often considered a 1999 film, though it did get a limited release in Dec. 1998. - Other Stephen Root films: Office Space, No Country for Old Men - Great Faye Dunaway roles/movies: Bonnie and Clyde, Network, Chinatown - Adam's #6-10 of 1999: All About My Mother, Fight Club, Magnolia, The Insider, Eyes Wide Shut - Flickchart's Top 5 for 1999: 1. Fight Club 2. The Matrix 3. Office Space 4. American Beauty 5. The Sixth Sense - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 49. | FS #280: Precious / When Father Was Away on Business / Top 5 Bad Screen Parents | |
 Also on the show: Listener Feedback, music by The Almighty Defenders and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #280 :13-15:44 - Review: "Precious" Music: The Almighty Defenders, "Bow Down and Die" 16:46-22:57 - Voicemail, Polls 22:58-34:54 - Feedback (Nostalgia Movies) Music: The Almighty Defenders, "She Came Before Me" 35:59-39:56 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: Lance St. Laurent) 39:57-54:50 - Cannes Marathon #1: "When Father Was Away" Music: The Almighty Defenders, "Cone of Light" 55:52-1:03:59 - New DVDs / Donations 1:04:00-1:16:26 - Top 5: Bad Parents 1:16:27-1:18:59 - Close /Next Show / Outtakes NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Suspense films mentioned in poll: Wait Until Dark, The Others, The Silence of the Lambs, Vertigo - Romanian movie at TIFF: Tales From a Golden Age - Government quashing dissent: The Lives of Others - Another Cannes winner from Emir Kusturica: Underground - Other "Neo-neo realism" films like Ballast: Shotgun Stories, Sugar, Wendy and Lucy, Chop Shop  |
|
| 50. | FS #279: An Education / Antichrist / Top 5 Taboo Relationships | |
 And after a lost weekend of dissecting Camus beside the Seine, Adam and Matty head out to the countryside to further lose their innocence (and quite possibly their stomachs) at the hands of Lars von Trier and his latest rollicking cinematic parable, "Antichrist." Humbled and confused by their time spent with Mr. von Trier (and his playful anthropomorphic realizations of Grief, Chaos, and Despair -- Br'er Fox eat your heart out [literally]) -- and in light of a couple of pending lawsuits, Filmspotting has been advised by counsel not to comment on this week's Top 5 outside of giving its title: Top 5 Taboo Relationship Movies." But Filmspotting (ahem, Matty) would like to remind the fine civil servants of Kane County, particularly the two members of the local constabulary that might have been sitting in the West Dundee Steak and Shake at 2:00 am last Friday night, that "Excuse me, miss, do you know where the high school girls hang out around here?" is a QUOTE from the movie "Swingers." Thank you, Senator, no further comment. Also on the show: Listener Feedback, music by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #279 :13-17:46 - Review: "An Education" 17:47-32:05 - Review: "Antichrist" Music: The Pains of Being Pure..., "Higher Than The Stars" 32:52-38:36 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Nemec) 38:37-44:15 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes 44:16-53:48 - Feedback (Bad Day Movies) Music: The Pains of Being Pure..., "Everything With You" 54:22-1:01:48 - New DVDs/Donations 1:01:49-1:18:52 - Top 5: Taboo Relationships 1:18:53-1:21:56 - Close/Next Show/No outtake, sorry! NOTES - Good "Antichrist" reviews: Karina Longworth and Roger Ebert. - The addictive website that will destroy your productivity is Flickchart.com. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 51. | FS #278: Where the Wild Things Are / High and Low / Top 5 Nostalgia Movies (Redux) | |
 Little Sammy and the Mystery of Filmspotting Island By Ayn Ballgame Sammy was a little boy who loved making mischief (many would argue his acting out stemmed from Sammy’s lack of a relationship with his estranged father). One day, young Sammy was making so much mischief around the house that his mother sent him to his room without supper (while she went to the phone to schedule another appointment with her therapists, Dr. Friedman and Dr. Jim Beam). Alone in his room (with only his X-box, his Wii, his action figures, his Legos, his board games, his DVDs, his iPod, and his toy trucks to keep him company), Sammy sulked and moped and exclaimed, “I’m so bored!” “Hellllllllooooo, young Sammy!” boomed a voice from out of nowhere. “Why are you using a Jamaican accent?” boomed another voice from out of nowhere. “It’s not a Jamaican accent! I’m trying to sound authoritative, you know, cool,” whispered voice number one. “You sound like you’re doing a bad imitation of Punjab from Annie,” countered the other voice. “Does Punjab even talk in that movie?” rebutted the voice from "Cool Runnings." The booming unseen voices then began to bicker for ten minutes. Finally, young Sammy shouted, “Who are you guys!?” “We’re the Monsters of Filmspotting Island!” boomed the two voices in unison. “Jinx,” whispered the invisible Jamaican. “Filmspotting island?” “It’s a fantastic place with no moms to make us do things, where we play all day and watch movies every night!” answered the unseen voice with the weird accent that now sounded a little like a bad Ricardo Montalbán. “Sounds great!” “It is great!” answered the voices. “Can I come visit?” asked Sammy. “Oh, hah, heavens no. You’re a rude little boy who makes too much mischief. Besides, it would be totally creepy if you were to come hang out with two much older Monsters on our island. Think of the liability. "Ugh, creeps me out just thinking about it,” answered the more neurotic sounding voice. “Oh,” said a disappointed Sammy. “Then why are you talking to me?” “Because we wanted to let you know about our latest show. When we’re not playing all day and stuffing our bellies with gumdrops for dinner and Big League Chew for desert, we like to discuss the movies we watch. This week, we’re talking about Spike Jonze’s latest "Where the Wild Things Are," Akira Kurosawa’s "High and Low" and we list our Top 5 Nostalgia Movies from when were wee little Monsters just like you.” “You just wanted to tell me about your show?” asked Sammy. “Yeah, while you’re being punished, why not make something of it? Help your poor mom out, learn a thing or two. Way you’re headed right now, best you could hope for is to start working on your phrasing of ‘You want fries with that,” taunted the invisible Bob Marley. “I guess it could be kind of freeing knowing you’ll never have to deal with the attendant pressures of being a Rhodes Scholar.” “I’ll show you, you jerky Filmspotting Monsters!” shouted an angry little Sammy. “I’m gonna grow up and direct awful movies just so you have to discuss them!” “Little Uwe? Is that you?” teased the voice that didn’t sound like he came from the outskirts of Kingston. And with that the Monsters' howling laughter began to fade away until little Sammy was once again alone in his room, a broken former shell of himself, now haunted by the prospect of his college choices. The End Also on the show: Music by Mittens On Strings and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #278 :13-19:48 - Review: "Where the Wild Things Are" Music: Mittens On Strings, "Lou Reed Says" 20:49-25:28 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Pascal) 25:29-31:35 - Voicemail, Polls 31:36-47:20 - Kurosawa #6: "High and Low" Music: Mittens On Strings, "Big Brother" 47:44-58:01 - New DVDs/Donations 58:02-1:17:23 - Top 5: Nostalgia Movies 1:17:24-1:21:12 - Close/Next Show/Outtake NOTES - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 52. | FS #278 Delayed | |
FS #278 with discussions of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "High and Low," plus our Top 5 Nostalgia Movies, will not be available until late afternoon/early evening. Thanks for your patience!  |
|
| 53. | FS #277: Zombieland / Capitalism: A Love Story / Top 5 Bad Day Movies | |
 Also on the show: Listener Feedback, music by The Dead Milkmen and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #277 :24-13:20 - Review: "Zombieland" 13:21-16:29 - Poll Questions 16:30-23:22 - Review: "Capitalism" Music: Dead Milkmen, "Air Crash Museum" 24:15-29:20 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: K. Spahr) 29:21-45:44 - Feedback (Tearjerkers) Music: Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl" 46:19-55:54 - New DVDs/Donations 54:55-1:10:08 - Top 5: Bad Day Movies 1:10:09-1:13:54 - Close/Next Show 1:13:55-1:16:07 - Bonus: Matty's Movie Minute NOTES - Annie Proulx wrote the short story "Brokeback Mountain." - Stuart Gordon directed David Mamet's "Edmond" -- but it's definitely a Mamet film. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 54. | FS #276: A Serious Man / Michael Stuhlbarg Interview / Top 5 Chicago Film Fest Preview | |
 Dean Wermer Adam, Matty, thank you so much for coming in today. As you both are well aware, the tenure committee is in its final stages of making its decision on whether or not to grant the both of you tenure here at Grinyon Online University. Unfortunately we’ve read your submitted examples of publication. Matty Well, they were really first drafts... Dean Wermer Oh, you mean to tell me, Mr. Robinson, that your essay entitled “What The Movies Is” in which you wrote the word “stakes” over and over for 25 pages is not the final copy? Matty Well, I haven’t settled on a font yet... Dean Wermer And you, Mr. Kempenaar, while we appreciated the work that went into the composition of your 1,012 page article titled “Steven Soderbergh: Deity or Super God?”, we find it a little hard to believe that Mr. Soderbergh’s use of the RedOne camera is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, and if the UN were to anoint Mr. Soderbergh as Director of the World as you propose, we doubt it would single-handedly reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Adam Well, if you look at the algorithm I laid out in appendix B... Dean Wermer AND we’re horribly confused why you chose to submit this macaroni portrait of Faye Dunaway. Was this done by your son? Adam Um... Yes? That’s probably the best answer, right? Dean Wermer Luckily for you gentlemen, we were a little bit more impressed by your electronic submissions. Particularly we enjoyed your discussion of the latest Coen Brothers film, "A Serious Man." And, Mr. Robinson, we felt you didn’t altogether embarrass yourself during your interview with the film’s star, Michael Stuhlbarg. We also appreciated your run-down of the films you’re most looking forward to seeing at the Chicago International Film Festival. (Sigh) I almost hate to ask this. Do you have anything further to add that might assist the committee in rendering its decision? Matty I just want to say that I think there's been a miscarriage of, uh, proportions... I want Ron Kuby or Ron Meshbesher. Uh, just, just get me a Ron. Adam I suppose it wouldn’t tip the scales any if I presented the committee with my homemade macramé potholders featuring Alain Delon? Dean Get out. Also on the show: Music by The Ams and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #276 :13-17:01 - Review: "A Serious Man" Music: The Ams, "Godspeed Your Safe Return" 17:57-22:22 - After Hours Winners 22:23-25:58 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Alex Kies) 25:59-43:34 - Interview: Michael Stuhlbarg Music: The Ams, "Saturday Afternoon" 44:11-53:17 - New DVDs/Donations 53:18-1:13:10 - Top 5: CIFF Preview 1:13:11-1:17:18 - Next Show, Outtake NOTES - We said "A Serious Man" is opening wide. It is not. Top 10 markets this weekend; Top 25 next weekend (or so the plan is currently). - Links to support victims of the massive storm in Manilla are here and here. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 55. | Filmspotting Revisited w/ Guest Host Matt Singer | |
October 2: With the guys off this week, Adam and Matty welcome in special guest host Matt Singer from IFC News and the IFC News Podcast as he takes a look back at some of his favorite Filmspotting segments. Note: The file size for this show is about twice what it normally is. Sorry for any inconvenience. A smaller version will be uploaded eventually.  |
|
| 56. | FS After Hours #11: Wait Until Dark | |
September 29: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1967 thriller "Wait Until Dark," starring Audrey Hepburn in an Oscar nominated turn. Plus, another provocative batch of Listener Feedback on John Hughes, the best backyard movies and more. Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #268-275. Please email feedback@filmspotting.net if you were one of the lucky winners. Listener's Choice Brian Stein, Arlington, VA T-Shirts Timothy, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jay, Wellington, FL Robin, Seattle Michael, Colorado Springs Mugs David, Brunswick West, Victoria, Australia Bertha, Austin, TX Tyrone, Woking, Surrey, UK Fabien, Ilford, Essex, UK Copy of "Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith" from Titan Books John, Oak Park, IL Peter Purcell, Lenoir, NC Mark, Ottawa, Ontario Erik, Wellington, NZ Gil and Alysia, Yarraville, Victoria, Australia  |
|
| 57. | FS# 275: Overlooked DVD Picks / Top 5 Tearjerkers | |
 Also on the show: Music by Alligators, Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #275 :13-19:11 - Overlooked DVD Picks Music: Alligators, "Where Does It Hide" 19:58-24:45 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: D. Dominic) 24:46-30:49 - Voicemail, Polls 30:50-39:48 - Feedback ("The Informant!") Music: Alligators, "Conqueror" 40:40-49:48 - New DVDs/Donations 49:49-1:07:47 - Top 5: Tearjerkers 1:07:48-1:11:22 - Next Show, Outtakes NOTES Here's the link to Matty's new source: Jandy Stone’s Film on TV. - Adam appeared on the /Filmcast earlier in the week to discuss "Jennifer's Body" and more. - Thanks to Titan Books, we're giving away 5 copies of "Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith" on the next edition of After Hours. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 58. | FS #274: The Informant! / Top 5 2009 Toronto Film Fest Movies | |
 Q: Ballgame, you’re coming off a tough road trip to the Toronto International Film Fest -- over 30 films in four days -- how do you think team Filmspotting held up? A: Well, obviously we’re tired, but I’m proud of the guys. You know, dealing with the time change, the gravy on the French fries, the sometimes smothering congeniality of Canadians... it was a challenge. But I think people will be pleased when we lay out our Top 5 Toronto Film Fest Movies. Q: What about other reviewers like Phillips and Ebert, who are likely seeing hundreds of films over two weeks? A: Look, we can’t focus on what other reviewers or other podcasts are doing. We just have to take it segment by segment, discussion by discussion, film by film, and bring a solid 90 minutes of criticism to the show. Look what Kempy brought to the table during our review of "The Informant!" I mean, here’s a guy that loves director Steven Soderbergh, and this film starring Matt Damon as a notorious corporate whistleblower is generally eliciting a lot of love from the critics -- it would have been easy for Adam to phone this one in. But, no, he stepped it up. He brought his ‘A’ game and BAM, what do you get? Point-by-point, generally articulate dissection of an overall pretty middling film. That’s Kempy being Kempy and why he gets paid the big bucks. And by big bucks I mean he gets paid in hugs and beer. Q: What about some of the feedback you’ve been getting from the fans? A: Look, we love our fans, we wouldn’t be here without them and we’ve got a great batch of Listener Feedback on this week’s show, as well another cringe-worthy rendition of Massacre Theatre and music by Heroes of Popular Wars. Overall, we think it’s a great show. Are we satisfied? No, we can never be satisfied; we’re not a .500 podcast; to compete with the big guys, we’ve got to step it up, but as long that microphone is on, we’ll keep bringing the heat. Massacre Theatre is presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #274 :13-18:49 - Review: "The Informant!" Music: HOPW, "A Bus Called Further" 19:22-24:45 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: E. Munn) 24:45-42:49 - Polls, Notes, Feedback Music: HOPW, "It's A Doozy" 43:57-55:15 - New DVDs/Donations 55:16-1:17:39 - Top 5: TIFF '09 Recap 1:17:40-1:19:58 - Polls, Next Show NOTES - Filmspotting's David Mamet/Anne Frank scene on YouTube - Information on Facets Fright School. Full lineup should be posted soon. - Information about "The Art of the Steal," since we didn't really explain. - Get 10% off retro movie inspired t-shirts at Wake Up... Time To Die by using the discount code FSPOT10. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.  |
|
| 59. | FS #274 Delayed | |
Filmspotting #274 with a discussion of "The Informant!" and the Top 5 '09 Toronto Film Fest Movies will not be available until around 3 pm CT. Thank you for your patience. Update: Make that 5 pm. :(  |
|
| 60. | FS #273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies | |
 Also on the show: Music by Colin Hay, Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #273 :13-15:11 - Review: "Extract" Music: Colin Hay, "Oh California" 15:59-32:47 - Listener Feedback (Fall Preview) Music: Colin Hay, "Prison Time" 33:23-36:46 - Facebook/Mamet Winner 36:47-41:02 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: B. Tackett) 41:03-51:28 - Kurosawa #5: Yojimbo Music: Colin Hay, "There's Water Over You" 52:13-59:59 - New DVDs/Donations 1:00:00-1:133:52 - Top 5: TIFF '09 Preview 1:29:00-1:17:33 - Polls, Next Show, Outtake NOTES - "The Ice Storm" came out in 1997, so good chance I watched it on DVD not VHS. Who knows. - Toronto Film Fest Meetup details. - Get 10% off retro movie inspired t-shirts at Wake Up... Time To Die by using the discount code FSPOT10. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 61. | FS# 272: Taking Woodstock / The Hidden Fortress / Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies | |
 Also on the show: Music by The Penelopes, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online and Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #272 :13-20:07 - Review: "Taking Woodstock" Music: The Penelopes, "Sabotage" 21:00-40:55 - Polls, Listener Feedback Music: The Penelopes, "Stuck in Lalaland" 43:05-48:44 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Wilcox) 48:45-1:00:07 - Kurosawa #4: The Hidden Fortress Music: The Penelopes, "Circle of Seasons" 1:00:36-1:13:11 - New DVDs/Donations 1:13:12-1:28:59 - Top 5: Most Ant. Fall Movies 1:29:00-1:31:29 - Close/Next Show/Outtake NOTES - I wasn't laughing at "Battle Royale" being Tarantino's favorite film since 1992 (not all-time), but laughing at the fact that Matty had no idea what "Battle Royale" was. - I wasn't necessarily arguing "Schlinder's List" does trivialize the Holocaust, just that the argument certainly can be made. - Help send Chris White to Australia to direct "Brick" the play at Fundable.com. - Toronto Film Fest Meetup details. - Check out TheReelists.com and feel free to contact editor Corey Atad at coreyatad@thereelists.com. - Get 10% off retro movie inspired t-shirts at Wake Up... Time To Die by using the discount code FSPOT10. - Massacre Theatre version of "Meet the Parents" courtesy of Kevin Crossman. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 62. | FS #271: Inglourious Basterds / Top 5 Quentin Tarantino Scenes | |
 EXT. FILMSPOTTING STUDIOS. DAYTIME. LOS ANGELES. TWO HITMEN SIT IN A WHITE HONDA CIVIC. KAHUNA You really think you should be drinking while we’re casing a joint? NEIL VEGA What is this an intervention? You’re gonna get all Betty Ford on me? KAHUNA No, I’m just saying. Don’t you want to be, you know, alert, on top of your game, in case they come out? I mean, you never hear of a doctor tying a couple on before going into surgery, or an actor downing a fifth before his big monologue... NEIL Oh, oh, oh contraire mi amour. Exhibit A, Richard “Ginny Wolf” Burton, my friend. Drank like a sailor between acts, sometimes between lines. Peter O’Toole: never appeared sober on a set in his life. KAHUNA Larry the Arab? NEIL The same. And you know the Titanic. KAHUNA Not that Jimmy Cameron-Celine Dion video from the 90’s? NEIL No, I’m talking about the boat. The mother-effing R-M-S herself. Grand old lady is going down. It’s a panic, right? Everyone’s scrambling. You’ve got Astors and Guggenheims about to waltz with Davy Jones. No one’s thinking. No one’s doing what they should, you know, looking for Queequeg’s coffin. Except one guy. Wally Pipp. Second class passenger. Waltzes on up to the pantry, no one’s paying him any mind, they’re too lost in "Nearer My God To Thee" to notice the portly little guy making his way to the liquor locker. He opens it up. What does he see? Bam. It’s a Valhalla of booze. We’re talking the Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio of moonshine: 500 year-old Scotch from Robert the Bruce’s personal collection, Beowulf’s mead, Miles Standish’s Ouzo. It’s all there. And Wally Pipp figures, well, “I’m going down, I’m going down pickled!” And he just starts drinking. I mean WC Fields wetdream drinking. Three hours straight. Just as he's polishing off Joan of Arc’s favorite cabernet. Good night Mrs. Calabash, wham, he blacks out. KAHUNA What a way to go. NEIL But that’s just it. Seven hours later, the Carpathia comes by to start plucking Kate and Leo from the water, everyone’s dead, hypothermia. Guess who they pull from the water, still breathing? Wally effing Pipp. He drank so much, his blood was 70% alcohol. It wouldn’t freeze. KAHUNA Wow. Now that’s A Night to Remember. NEIL Now you’re talking. Pussy Galore and Kenny Moore on the high seas. KAHUNA He was in "Longest Day," right? NEIL Exactamundo. The Duke Does D-Day. Great war movie. Not like this latest travesty, you seen this thing, this "Inglourious Basterds?" KAHUNA No. NEIL Quentin Tarantino, movie clerk. It’s his new film. What a piece of refuse. But that’s why we’re here. These two guys that Mr. Wallace wants us to take out, Adam and Matty, they won’t shut up about it. They’ve got this Filmspotting show and they spend thirty minutes geeking out over the genius of "Inglourious Basterds" and the performance of Christoph Waltz as Nazi Hans Landa like it should be hanging in the frigging Louvre. And if that’s not enough, they devote the entire rest of the show to all things Johnny Destiny, including a list of their Top 5 Quentin Tarantino Scenes. All this dead air wasted over a guy that can scribble some clever dialogue and pepper his scripts with annoying movie references. It’s exhausting. Man, I’m hungry. KAHUNA You want a get a taco? NEIL Ah, forget it. Where we gonna get a taco 'round here? It’s Chinatown. Plus, music from the "Reservoir Dogs" soundtrack.Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online and Pixar Talk. Filmspotting #271 :13-30:17 - Review: "Inglourious Basterds" Music: Steeler's Wheels, "Stuck in the Middle With You" 31:04-35:14 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Wilcox) 35:15-49:15 - Polls, Notes, Feedback Music: Sandy Rogers, "Fool For Love" 50:13-56:50 - New DVDs/Donations 56:51-1:13:35 - Top 5: Tarantino Scenes 1:13:36-1:16:39 - Close/Next Show/Outtake NOTES - Adam alluded to this during the review... he has a theory about Hans Landa, or at least something worth considering. Some are buying it, some aren't. - List of film references in "Inglourious Basterds" - Daniel Mendelsohn's "Inglourious Basterds" article in Newsweek - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 63. | FS #270: Ponyo / Throne of Blood / Top 5 Films of 2000 | |
 We believe the show description above loosely translates to: Two American dunderheads try to sound smart talking about Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated feature "Ponyo," and Kurosawa's 1957 classic take on Macbeth, "Throne of Blood." The yammering yankee dorks also list their Top 5 Films of 2000. Plus: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- and music by Deer Tick. Filmspotting #270 :13-15:00 - Review: "Ponyo" Music: Deer Tick, "Easy" 15:55-21:19 - Voicemail, Polls 21:20-23:38 - Matty's 'The More You Know' 23:39-34:47 - Feedback ("District 9") Music: Deer Tick, "Little White Lies" 35:45-40:28 - Massacre Theatre 40:29-52:50 - Kurosawa #3: "Throne of Blood" Music: Deer Tick, "Song About a Man" 53:55-1:04:15 - New DVDs/Donations 1:04:15-1:21:56 - Top 5: Films of 2000 1:21:57-1:25:26 - Close/Next Show NOTES - We didn't choose Ponyo over Inglorious Basterds. Basterds wasn't an option for us because Matty wasn't able to make the lone press screening. Next week for QT. - Adam's Top 5 Films of 2000 Regrets: Need to see Yi Yi and Dancer in the Dark. - Adam's Top 5 Films of 2000 Honorable Mentions: Ghost Dog, Wonder Boys... and the first half or so of All The Pretty Horses. - Amores Perros was counted as a 2001 movie and made Adam's Top 5. - Here's the link to the Akira Kurosawa forum discussing the Lady Asaji scene that Adam referenced. - For some reason Adam has started calling Ang Lee "Ahng"... and he reverted back to mispronouncing Mifune. Sorry. Probably butchered Lady Asaji too. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 64. | FS #270 Delayed | |
Having some technical issues and FS #270 with discussion of "Ponyo," "District 9" Feedback, "Throne of Blood" and Top 5 Films of 2000 is going to be delayed a while. However, I will tweet a link to the entire show minus the Top 5/End shortly for those who absolutely can't wait and want to hear whatever they can get.  |
|
| 65. | FS #269: District 9 / Top 5 John Hughes Characters | |
 Massacre Theatre is presented by In Review Online. Music this week is from John Hughes' "Pretty in Pink." Filmspotting #269 :13-17:32 - Review: "District 9" Music: Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty in Pink" 18:32-34:16 - Polls, Feedback (Food Movies) Music: OMD, "If You Leave" 35:07-44:27 - New DVDs/Donations 44:28-49:33 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: M. Startsev) 49:34-1:09:50 - Top 5: John Hughes Characters 1:11:12-1:14:01 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes NOTES - The Bunuel doc Adam has seen is "Land Without Bread." - How to pronounce Bunuel. - Travis is dead right that one of "Humpday's" real pleasures is the depiction of Ben and Anna's marriage. - Molly Ringwald wrote a great tribute to John Hughes in the NY Times. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 66. | FS #268: Julie and Julia / Humpday / Top 5 Food Movies | |
 Also on the show: Adam's Articulate Analysis of Lynn Shelton's new film "Humpday," Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- and music by The Sea and Cake. Filmspotting #268 :13-14:18 - Review: "Julie and Julia" 14:19-18:41 - Adam's AA: "Humpday" Music: The Sea and Cake, "Car Alarm" 20:12-41:11 - Polls, Listener Feedback (Comedy Films, "Funny People") Music: The Sea and Cake, "the Staircase" 41:59-51:11 - New DVDs/Donations 51:12-56:21 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: D. Molloy) 56:22-1:09:50 - Top 5: Food Movies 1:09:51-1:13:27 - Close/Next Show/Outtake NOTES - "District 9" should be the review next week. - Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting. - Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.  |
|
| 67. | FS After Hours #10: Our Man Flint | |
August 5: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1966 James Coburn Bond parody "Our Man Flint." Plus, a provocative batch of Listener Feedback on Moon Movies, the Best Films of 2001 and more. Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #263-267. Please email feedback@filmspotting.net if you were one of the lucky winners.  |
 |
|
 |