Episode 177 – The 2011 Seattle International Film Festival / TABLOID / HOT COFFEE / X-MEN: FIRST CLASS / Special Guest Carl Spence
Episode 177 – We get Jett’s dispatches from the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival including an interview with artistic director of the fest Carl Spence and brief thoughts on Errol Morris’ TABLOID and the must-see doc HOT COFFEE.
Episode 176 – TREE OF LIFE / ROAD TO NOWHERE / Special Guest: Steven Gaydos
Episode 176 – Thoughts on the syrupy yet beautiful TREE OF LIFE and the mysterious and stunning ROAD TO NOWHERE; includes an interview with ROAD writer Steven Gaydos. Also discussed: STAVISKY… and REJOICE AND SHOUT.
Episode 175 – MIDNIGHT IN PARIS / Brief Thoughts on THE HANGOVER 2, KUNG-FU PANDA 2 and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4
Episode 175 – Review of the brilliantly light and lovely MIDNIGHT IN PARIS; how THE HANGOVER 2 could have been saved and brief thoughts on KUNG-FU PANDA 2 and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4: ON STRANGER TIDES.
Episode 174 – THOR / BRIDESMAIDS
Episode 174 – Review of the “I’ve already forgotten if I’ve seen it” THOR and my film of the year BRIDESMAIDS. Enjoy!
Episode 173 – FAST FIVE / Special Guest: Jack Gill
In this week’s show Gareth and I mull over that great summer action film FAST FIVE and have on as a special guest an award-winning stunt coordinator from the movie Jack Gill.
Episode 172 – This is the End and the Beginning / YOUR HIGHNESS / Why We Do The Film Talk
In what could be our last show Gareth and I discuss the new comedy YOUR HIGHNESS and ruminate on why film criticism matters as well as the reasons behind our desire to continue reviewing, investigating, mocking and praising cinema week after week.
Episode 171 – OF GODS AND MEN / AU HASARD BALTHAZAR
In what might quite possibly turn out to be our penultimate show we talk about Gareth’s film of the year so far: OF GODS AND MEN as well as one of the greats: AU HASARD BALTHAZAR.
Episode 170 – The Secrets of Pitching with Darris Hatch / The Nashville Film Festival / Erin Buckley on NDAPEWA
In today’s show Gareth and I talk with producer and manager Darris Hatch on the secrets of pitching and Erin Buckley stops by to discuss the child produced Namibian short NDAPEWA; all part of the 2011 Nashville Film Festival.
Episode 169 – The Nashville Film Festival / BUCK / An Interview with Director Cindy Meehl / THE CONSPIRATOR
In today’s show Gareth and I talk with Cindy Meehl, the director of the Sundance and Full Frame Audience Award Winning documentary BUCK as part of the 2011 Nashville Film Festival and muse slight on Robert Redford’s new historopic THE CONSPIRATOR.
Episode 168 – Nashville Film Festival / Ursula Lawrence – Writers Guild of America East / SUBMARINE
In today’s show Gareth and I talk with Writers Guild of America East Lead Strategic Organizer Ursula Lawrence, discuss the new coming of age laugher SUBMARINE, and touch lightly on THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, 13 ASSASSINS and UNCLE BOONME WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES as part of the 2011 Nashville Film Festival.
Episode 167 – An Interview with Monte Hellman / ROAD TO NOWHERE
In this week’s show Gareth and I join director Monte Hellman to discuss his film ROAD TO NOWHERE as part of the 2011 Nashville Film Festival.
Episode 166 – HANNA / Sidney Lumet
In this week’s show Gareth and discuss the delightful, (for a film so consumed with violence), HANNA and mourn the passing of perhaps the greatest of U.S. directors Sidney Lumet.
Episode 165 – SOURCE CODE / Death of the Film Critic
In this week’s show Gareth and I discuss in some great detail the new Duncan Jones Sci-Fi Romance Actioner SOURCE CODE as well as mull over the possible Death of the Film Critic.
Episode 164 – SUCKER PUNCH / Elizabeth Taylor / TOPSY-TURVY
In this week’s show Gareth and I discuss in some detail the new ‘video games as movie’ SUCKER PUNCH, the work of Elizabeth Taylor and one of Mike Leigh’s few period pieces TOPSY-TURVY.
Episode 163 – BATTLE: LOS ANGELES / LIMITLESS / The iPhone Film Festival
Is BATTLE: LOS ANGELES the most important film of the year so far? Gareth and I think so and say why in this episode. Also discussed are the Bradley Cooper vehicle LIMITLESS and the new iPhone Film Festival.
Episode 162 – The Oscars / RANGO / THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Here it is – Gareth and I discuss how we managed to endure this year’s Oscars, talk about the lovely RANGO, suggest you become a Social Media Intern for a new feature, cry at SONG SUNG BLUE and reveal a strange personal story with THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU.
Episode 161: UNKNOWN / Glenn Kenny on SHUTTER ISLAND
Here it is – we investigate TAKEN 2, aka UNKNOWN, and special guest film critic Glenn Kenny talks about a film that had a profoundly personal effect on him: SHUTTER ISLAND.
Episode 160 – John Barry Remembered / SOMEWHERE / THE GREY ZONE
Here it is – our tribute to the great John Barry as well as an investigation of the new Sofia Coppola film SOMEWHERE and a look back at Tim Blake Nelson’s THE GREY ZONE.
Episode 159 – Oscar Nominations / BLACK SWAN Reconsidered / THE KING’S SPEECH
Good Lord it’s the 2011 Oscar nominations folks! Listen in nail-biting suspense as Gareth and I discuss the possible winners, possible losers, who should have been nominated, who just doesn’t belong, all that plus thoughts on THE KING’S SPEECH and BLACK SWAN is reconsidered.
Episode 158 – THE GREEN HORNET / SEASON OF THE WITCH / FOUR LIONS
Gareth and I discover the DR. STRANGELOVE of our generation: Chris Morris’ FOUR LIONS. Also SEASON OF THE WITCH and THE GREEN HORNET are mentioned for some reason. Other items of interest: The Big Bear Horro-Fi Festival and 6 Months that Changed a Year.
Episode 157 – NIGHT OF THE HUNTER / THIS WAY OF LIFE / Tom Burstyn Interviewed
A Tarkovsky Level Member request is our command as we review the over-rated yet beautiful THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and speak with THIS WAY OF LIFE director Tom Burstyn.
Episode 156 – TRON: LEGACY / TRUE GRIT / The Films of 2010
Here it is – a review of that Apple Store you have to pay to get into, TRON: LEGACY, plus the laugh out loud tragedy of the year TRUE GRIT. All that and our thoughts on the Films of the Year.
Episode 155 – BLACK SWAN / MONSTERS
A slightly heated conversation or perhaps you might even call it a podcast review of Darren Aronofsky’s BLACK SWAN and the beautiful new film MONSTERS.
Episode 154 – An Interview with Armond White
New York Film Critic Armond White dispenses wisdom regarding modern film criticism and the impact of Michael Jackson on cinema. In addition Gareth and I spend more time then you thought possible discussing Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol. Yes, that’s right, it’s another treasure from the archives: enjoy!
