Episode 202 – THE AVENGERS / THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
Some slight disagreement and perhaps some slight insight into two of the films of the Summer: THE AVENGERS and THE CABIN IN THE WOODS. Running time: 38 minutes and 26 seconds – 35.3mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook Get the iPhone App / Get the [...]
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Days 6-8 + Wrap Up
After 8 exhausting and exhilarating days, the 2012 NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL is at an end. I was so consumed with the fest and my day job that I haven’t had a free moment to post on The Film Talk for the past three days. Here’s what I saw Tuesday though Thursday. LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEY [...]
Episode 201 – THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS / THE ROAD / THE BOOK OF ELI / UP IN THE AIR
It’s a blast from the past Dear Listener – a special Member’s Only episode from 2010: Reviews of THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS , THE ROAD, THE BOOK OF ELI and UP IN THE AIR. Running time: 1 Hours 21 minutes and 35 seconds – 78.4mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member [...]
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Day 5
While I sit in theatre chairs waiting for films to begin, my mind wanders. At film festivals, my mind wanders farther, deeper, and, at the end of 11 solid hours of screenings, straight off the deep end. Occasionally, I think of little nuggets to post. For example: Things to Bring to a Film Festival: 1. [...]
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Day 4
I’ll have to make this one quick. I have to leave to see ELENA in 25 minutes. First up on Sunday was BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING, a very nice documentary about artist and former Chattanooga resident Wayne White. Wayne is responsible for designing and voicing Randy, Dirty Dog, and other puppets on Pee Wee’s Playhouse. For [...]
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Day 3
After assembling my list of films to see at the 2012 NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, I worked out a schedule. Unbelievably, Saturday (the day with potentially the largest audience of the fest) was bare. I had PILGRIM SONG at 1pm and V/H/S at 10pm with nothing in between. So I re-studied the films and worked out [...]
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Days 1 & 2
As I write this, the clock strikes 12AM on Saturday morning, and I come upon a realization: I’m going to be doing quite a lot of hustling this week. For the past two nights, I’ve hustled from work to cinema, cinema to concert, concert to computer, and computer to (presumably) bed. And those were the [...]
2012 NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL Preview
Tony Youngblood here coming back from a long absence to tell you about the 2012 NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, beginning today at the Regal Green Hills Stadium 16. I helped Jett and Gareth engineer The Film Talk podcast live from the fest for the last two years. While they won’t be able to attend this year, [...]
Episode 200 – TITANIC / COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE
Here it is Dear Listner, Episode 200 in glorious MP3 form! A review of TITANIC plus a brief look at COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN’S HOPE. Running time: 44 minutes and 39 seconds – 41mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow TFT on Twitter / Follow TFT on Facebook Get the iPhone [...]
Film Criticism as Spiritual Discipline, or What We Care About When We Care About Movies
Gareth here: I gave this talk a while back at the Reel Spirituality Conference, at Fuller Theological Seminary. Some folk have been asking me to explain how I engage with cinema, so here are a few thoughts: There’s a stunning moment toward the end of ‘Make Way For Tomorrow’, Leo McCarey’s unimpeachable 1937 masterpiece, and [...]
Episode 199 – Dan Richter, 2001 and A Year with Stanley Kubrick
It’s not a repeat folks – it’s a Treasure from the Archives! In this episode all the way from August 2009 it’s the bone throwing man-ape of 2001, Dan Richter, interviewed on what it was like working with Stanley Kubrick, the meaning of 2001 and the counter-culture experiences of the ’60s. Running time: 22 minutes and 25 seconds [...]
Episode 198 – THE HUNGER GAMES Revisited / A SEPARATION / THE RAID / MIRROR MIRROR
Hard to believe, but true, but Gareth and I talk about an actual Adult Drama in this week’s show: A SEPARATION. We also discuss briefly the astonishing THE RAID and the less astonishing MIRROR MIRROR. Plus a listener’s email gets a direct response in THE HUNGER GAMES Revisited. Running time: 31 minutes and 20 seconds [...]
Episode 197 – THE HUNGER GAMES / 21 JUMP STREET
My goodness there’s some disagreement over THE HUNGER GAMES Dear Listener and some agreement, kind of, regarding 21 JUMP STREET. Plus a frankly odd tangent of discussion into the filmography of Tony Scott. You’ve been warned. Running time: 44 minutes and 17 seconds – 40.7mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member [...]
Episode 196 – JOHN CARTER / Peter Dean – LOVE LETTERS TO THE END / Katrina Diamond – ProductionHub
It’s an action packed show in more ways than one Dear Listener. Tune in as Gareth and I fawn over the new $250,000,000 Disney release JOHN CARTER, and discuss matters of slightly smaller budget with LOVE LETTERS TO THE END filmmaker Peter Dean and ProductionHub Head of Marketing Katrina Diamond. Running time: 54 minutes and [...]
Episode 195 – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS / TAKING WOODSTOCK
It’s a Treasure from the Archives folks! Join Gareth and myself all the way back in August 2009 as we discuss INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS and TAKING WOODSTOCK. Of course it goes without saying, but I’ll say it, the competition mentioned in the episode is now over. We have no more TAKING WOODSTOCK Branded Air-Fresheners to [...]
Episode 194 – The Oscars / TAKE SHELTER / Brief Thoughts on HOLY ROLLERS and VANYA ON 42ND STREET
Major clashes ahoy Dear Listener as Gareth and I disagree mightily on TAKE SHELTER, agree mostly on The Oscars and talk ever so briefly about new doc HOLY ROLLERS and old stage play VANYA ON 42ND STREET. All that and I make an appearance on Film Geek Radio and you can now find TFT on [...]
Episode 193 – WAR HORSE / TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Oh my goodness, will we ever agree on anything again? Not from the sounds of this episode as Gareth and I discuss the Steven Spielberg family film WAR HORSE, and the all smoking all the time espionage pic TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY. Running time: 34 minutes and 48 seconds – 33.5mb Listen and Subscribe for Free [...]
Episode 192 – CHRONICLE / In Brief: THE DESCENDANTS / TINTIN / THE ARTIST
It’s a bite-sized, easy to digest, shorter, briefer and perhaps even more exciting version of TFT this week. Please do enjoy our reviews of CHRONICLE, THE DESCENDANTS, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN and THE ARTIST. Running time: 27 minutes and 40 seconds – 26.6mb Listen and Subscribe for Free with iTunes / Become a TFT Member Follow [...]
Episode 191 – The Films of 2011 with Monte Hellman, Claudia Puig, Glenn Kenny, Carrie Rickey and Armond White
Hard to believe but true – our Films of 2011 Episode is now online! We’re honored to have guests Monte Hellman, Claudia Puig, Glenn Kenny, Carrie Rickey and Armond White on the show, all of whom, I’m sure you’ll agree, bring their own particularly special something to the party. Running time: 1 Hour 17 minutes and [...]
Sex/Religion/Unity/Healing/Discernment/Liberation: Three Colors on Blu-ray
Eight years ago this week, I walked into a bar in Galway, was directed to an empty chair, ordered a Guinness, and met one of the finest men, and most faithful friends I’ve ever known. Colin and I were at a wonderful little film festival devoted to the works of Krysztof Kieslowski; a film festival [...]
EPISODE 190 – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO / SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS / MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4 – GHOST PROTOCOL
Gareth and myself take an in-depth look at three blockbusters, one of which is great, the other good and the third just rubbish. Yep, it’s reviews of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4: GHOST PROTOCOL. Running time: 46 minutes and 24 seconds – 44.6mb Listen [...]
Episode 189 – HUGO / THE MUPPETS / A DANGEROUS METHOD / THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Preview
You know what? I think this ep is actually better than our Fifth Anniversary Episode. It has singing, sound effects, Fox Business News, Freud, Jung, 3D and a slight mention of Slavoj Zizek. What more could you want? Also reviews of HUGO, THE MUPPETS and A DANGEROUS METHOD. Running time: 1 Hour 03 minutes and 48 [...]
Episode 188 – Our Fifth Year Anniversary / ANONYMOUS / IN TIME
Here it is our Fifth Year Anniversary Special! Includes such items as banter, witticisms, back-talk and reviews of ANONYMOUS and IN TIME. As well as our favorite filmic picks from the past 187 shows, thoughts on Steve Jobs, the end of the film camera and the Most TFT Film of All Time.
Episode 187 – DRIVE / THE IDES OF MARCH / The COYOTE REQUIEM Kickstarter Project
Thoughts on the beautiful and disturbing tone poem that is DRIVE and an exhortation to participate in the exciting new film COYOTE REQUIEM. Oh, and Gareth saw THE IDES OF MARCH apparently.
