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#398: Top 5 Directors of the Future / Sound of My Voice

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:00 +0000

Ten years from now, what directors will we hold in the same esteem as Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher? Adam and Josh reveal their Top 5 Directors of the Future, and discuss the new film starring talented newcomer Brit Marling, "Sound of My Voice."

This episode is presented by Squarespace.com.

:00-19:52 - Review: "Sound of My Voice"

Music: "Alabama Pines," Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

21:13-22:36 - Squarespace

22:59-28:22 - Massacre Theatre

28:23-35:04 - Polls / Notes

34:16-41:49 - Listener Feedback: Top 5 Overlooked Films

Music: "Codeine," Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

43:13-49:14 - Donations

49:42-1:20:01 - Top 5: Directors of the Future

1:20:01-1:23:46 - Close/Outtake

MUSIC

- Jason Isbell

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Tom Purcell

- "The Lost Boys" took place in Santa CARLA -- a fictional city.

LINKS

- Filmspotting's Summer Docs class

- Top 5 Directors of the Future

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace: Use code FILM5

Filmspotting: SVU #8 - Search For The Brain Bug Edition

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Scientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted! Matt and Alison discuss Paul Verhoeven's cult classic "Starship Troopers" and offer up some of their favorite Movie Dystopias currently available via streaming.

Queue Shots: Dystopias
RoboCop
Fahrenheit 451
They Live
Series 7: The Contenders
Demolition Man
Southland Tales

Listeners' Choice Review
Starship Troopers

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Alison:
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Kung Fu Hustle
The Square

Matt:
Giallo
Killer Elite
Drive (starting on 5/16)

2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date):

Alison:
Wendy and Lucy (5/19)
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (5/24)

Matt:
In the City of Sylvia (5/24)
Transcendant Man (5/24)

1 Random Film From Our Queue

Alison:
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

Matt:
Godzilla vs. Mothra

#397: Dark Shadows / Top 5 Actor-Director Collaborations That Need To Happen

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:30:00 +0000

Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese didn't work together until 2006... Adam and Josh help casting agents avoid future mistakes with a countdown of their Top 5 Actor-Director Collaborations That Need To Happen. Speaking of collaborations, "Dark Shadows" is the 8th for Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. Should it be their last? Plus, a discussion of the first film in the Contemporary Iranian Cinema Marathon, Abbas Kiarostami's "Close-Up."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

0:00-15:14 - Review: "Dark Shadows"
Music: "Pass The Mic," Beastie Boys
16:29-19:29 - Audible Recommendations
20:17-27:05 - Massacre Theatre
27:06-34:15 - Polls / Notes
34:16-48:04 - Iranian Cinema #1: "Close-Up"
Music: "Sabotage," Beastie Boys
49:19-52:37 - Donations
53:11-1:18:47 - Top 5: Actor-Director Collaborations That Need To Happen
1:18:48-1:21:54 - Close/Outtake

MUSIC

- Beastie Boys

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: John Kinsella

- Audible recs: A Moveable Feast, The Wind Through the Keyhole

LINKS

- Kartemquin Labs event at Siskel

- Kiarostami's Poetic License

- SNL's Amazon Mother's Day Ad

- Top 5 Actor-Director Collaborations That Need to Happen

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

#396: The Avengers / Top 5 Overlooked Films

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

How does "The Avengers" fare against the diabolical duo of Adam and Josh? Filmspotting discusses the latest Marvel universe installment. Plus, the hosts give you an early look at the lineup for Filmspotting Fest, a celebration of overlooked cinematic gems coming no time soon to a theater nowhere near you.

:56 - Sound Opinions Promo
:57-23:26 - Review: "The Avengers"
Music: "No One's Gonna Love You," Band of Horses
24:23-30:41 - Massacre Theatre
30:42-37:02 - Polls / Notes
37:03-44:04 - Lost at Ebertfest
Music: "Funeral," Band of Horses
45:23-50:51 - Donations
51:13-1:20:56 - Top 5: Overlooked Films
1:20:56-1:23:12 - Close

MUSIC

- Band of Horses

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Aaron Hammond

LINKS

- Film Noir: The Directors

- Criticwire Survey: Sight & Sound Greatest Film Poll

- Ebertfest Take Shelter Q&A

- Top 5 Overlooked Films

- Alex Charner's art

- Patrick's Sleep Debt movie

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

Filmspotting: SVU #7 - Unsexy Movies About Sex

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000

This episode's secret word is: "Fidelio." Matt and Alison discuss Julia Leigh's 2011 film "Sleeping Beauty" and share some of their favorite unsexy movies about sex that you can see via streaming.

Queue Shots: Unsexy Movies About Sex
Shame
Eyes Wide Shut
Last Tango in Paris
In the Realm of the Senses
Anatomy of Hell
Body of Evidence

Listeners' Choice Review
Sleeping Beauty

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases (Expiration Date)
Alison:
The Vicious Kind
Head Trauma
The Way

Matt:
Wordplay
Sleepless Night
The People Versus George Lucas

Expiring Titles (Expiration Date)
Alison: Sherlock (5/9)
The Third Man (5/12)

Matt: Art & Copy (5/4)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) (5/9)

1 Random Film From Our Queues
Alison: The Last Circus

Matt: Withnail and I

#395: Summer Movie Preview / To Kill a Mockingbird / This Is Not a Film

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Is "Battleship," from venerable auteur Hasbro, one of Filmspotting's most anticipated summer movies? No. No, it's not. Contributor Michael Phillips sits in for Filmspotting's Summer Movie Preview, and helps Adam and Josh reconsider the 1962 classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" in honor of its 50th Anniversary. Plus, some thoughts on two new acclaimed foreign-language films, "This Is Not a Film" and "Monsieur Lazhar."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

00-29:48 - Reconsidering "To Kill A Mockingbird"
Music: "I Shall Be Released," The Band
30:53-32:59 - Audible Recommendations
33:27-39:39 - Massacre Theatre
39:40-46:56 - Polls / Notes
46:57-52:24 - Review: "Monsieur Lazhar"
52:25-1:05:22 - Review: "This Is Not a Film"
Music: The Band "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," The Band
1:06:32-1:11:09 - Donations
1:11:40-1:36:36 - Top 5: Most Anticipated (Under The Radar) Summer Movies
1:36:37-1:39:18 - Close

MUSIC

- Levon Helm/The Band

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jeremy Kennis

- Audible recs: The Great Gatsby; Stories I Only Tell My Friends; Then Again

LINKS

- Michael Phillips

- Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies (Off the Radar)

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Kishi Bashi live on "Afternoon Shift"

#394: Cabin in the Woods / Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:48:51 +0000

Gaze into Filmspotting’s crystal ball as they reveal the stars of tomorrow! Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors and Actresses (Class of 2012), and discuss the new meta-horror flick "The Cabin in the Woods."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

00-16:18 - Review: "The Cabin in the Woods"
Music: Kishi Bashi, "Manchester"
17:19-21:23 - Audible Recommendations
21:42-26:44 - Massacre Theatre
26:45-32:46 - Polls / Notes
32:47-47:32 - Listener Feedback: "Hunger Games"
Music: Kishi Bashi, "Bright Whites"
48:33-54:33 - Donations
54:59-1:22:59 - Top 5: Up-and-Comers (Class of '12)
1:23:00-1:25:18 - Close

MUSIC

- Kishi Bashi

NOTES

- Adam was referring to Greengrass and the Bourne Identity franchise, not the Doug Liman-directed first film.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Christopher Martin

- Audible recs: Sunset Park; The Art of Fielding: A Novel; Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal; Serena; Brave New World

LINKS

- ReelAbilities Chicago Disabilities Film Festival

- "El Tecolote vs. The Body Thief Of Dimension X"

- Finnish film "Iron Sky"

- Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors/Actresses

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- The Film That Changed My Life

Filmspotting: SVU #6 - Stop The Presses! Edition

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Matt and Alison yell "Stop the presses!!" to discuss Billy Wilder's cynical 1951 film "Ace in the Hole" starring Kirk Douglas, and investigate some of the most compelling journalism movies available via streaming.

Queue Shots: Journalism Movies
The Front Page
His Girl Friday
The Paper
The Manster
Page One: Inside the New York Times
The September Issue

Listeners' Choice Review
Ace in the Hole

Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date)
Everything's Gone Green (4/22)
Crospey (4/27)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (5/1)

New Streaming Titles
Tokyo Godfathers (Crackle)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Netflix)
Melancholia (Netflix)

Listener's Choice Options
Sleeping Beauty (2011, Netflix)
Purple Noon (Hulu Plus)
The Woman (Netflix)

Interviews: Edward Burns / Kimberly Pierce

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:09:07 +0000

With Josh and Adam enjoying a little spring break, Filmspotting presents two post-screening filmmaker Q&As: Adam's conversation with Edward Burns following the theatrical premiere of his latest film "Newlyweds" at the Gene Siskel Film Center, and author Robert K. Elder's chat with Kimberly Pierce ("Boys Don't Cry") about the film that changed her life, "The Godfather," after a screening at The Music Box.

:00-30:28 - Interview: Ed Burns
30:29-53:40 Intervew: Robert K. Elder w/ Kimberly Pierce
53:41-54:43 - Close

LINKS

- Newlyweds/EdwardBurns.Net

FS #393: Top 5 Bicycle Scenes / The Kid With a Bike

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:30:00 +0000

American flyers Adam and Josh take you on a big adventure with their E.T. Memorial Top 5 Bicycle Scenes. Plus, the latest film from acclaimed filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, "The Kid With a Bike" and the final entry in Filmspotting's Robert Bresson Marathon, "Mouchette." Adam also cleanses his palette with a quick bite of the new doc "Jiro Dreams of Sushi."

This episode is presented by Squarespace.com.

Filmspotting #393
:00-16:39 - Review: "The Kid With The Bike"
Music: Lucero, "When I Was Young"
17:35-19:10 - Squarespace
19:33-24:46 - Massacre Theatre
24:47-32:14 - Polls / Notes
36:51-46:55 - Bresson #5: "Mouchette"
Music: Lucero, "Go Easy"
47:54-57:46 - Donations
57:03-1:17:51 - Top 5: Bicycle Scenes
1:17:52-1:20:41 - Close / Outtake

BONUS CONTENT

- More Mouchette, Bresson Awards

MUSIC

- Lucero

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Eric Severstad

LINKS

- Drive-In Double Feature

- Filmspotting's Summer Docs class

- Lucero at Metro

- Sam's Myth Bresson print

- Retro Filmspots

- Squarespace: Use code FILM4

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Fernando Martinez uses Squarespace

- The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think

Filmspotting: SVU #5 - Atlas Shrug

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:47:08 +0000

Matt and Alison examine successful book-to-screen transfers available via streaming, and discuss the recent adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1."

Queue Shots
The Long Goodbye
Hellraiser
Charley Varrick
Fish Story
Friday Night Lights (TV)
Walkabout

Listeners' Choice Review
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1

Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date)
The Gates (4/12)
Gamer (4/16)
The Cruise (4/13)

New Streaming Titles
Goon (VOD/iTunes)
Burma VJ (Netflix)
Killing Bono (Netflix)

#392: The Hunger Games / Top 5 Dystopias

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:15:00 +0000

And it was decreed that this week, Filmspotting would offer up a tribute of two critics between the ages of 35 and [indistinct mumbling] to be trained in the art of conversation, and be prepared to fight to the death about "The Hunger Games." Plus, Adam and Josh take on the thought police with their Top 5 Movie Dystopias.

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-22:34 - Review: "The Hunger Games"
Music: Ben Kweller, "Mean To Me"
24:05-26:55 - Audible Recommendations
27:18-31:47 - Massacre Theatre
31:48-36:50 - Polls / Notes
36:51-43:45 - "Pulp Fiction" Feedback
Music: Ben Kweller, "Jealous Girl"
44:54-47:15 - Donations
47:44-1:10:47 - Top 5: Dystopias
1:10:48-1:13:02 - Close

MUSIC

- Ben Kweller

NOTES

- Adam's Dystopia picks from episode #88 were: "Blade Runner," "A Clockwork Orange," "Escape From New York," "The Road Warrior" and "Alphaville." Honorable Mentions were: "Planet of the Apes," "The Terminator," "Dark City," "eXistenZ" and "Serenity."

- "Glengarry Glen Ross" is so 'end of the '80s' it was made in 1992; the play is from 1984.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Vanessa Vinci

LINKS

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Phillips on phones in the movies

#391: Top 5 Movie Phone Calls / Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Dial F For Filmspotting... Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) joins Josh and Adam to reveal their Top 5 Movie Phone Calls. Plus, reviews of the 2011 Cannes Grand Jury Prize co-winner "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" and the new Duplass brothers comedy, "Jeff, Who Lives at Home."

:00-19:36 - Review: "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia"
Music: Andrew Bird, "Give It Away"
21:15-28:06 - Massacre Theatre
28:07-34:54 - Polls / Notes
34:55-39:47 - Review: "Jeff Who Lives at Home"
Music: Andrew Bird, "Eyeoneye"
41:02-45:14 - Donations
45:36-1:15:34 - Top 5: Movie Phone Calls
1:15:35-1:18:34 - Close/Singer as Neeson

MUSIC

- Andrew Bird

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Rylan Penning

LINKS

- Nuri Bilge Ceylan

- Michael Phillips

- The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think

- Pantheon

- "The Birds" at the Music Box

- The Imitated Life's Movie Madness

- Top 5 Movie Phone Calls

- Mikey's film "Sure Enough"

- YouTube: Twice Upon a Time

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Year-by-Year Countdowns

Filmspotting: SVU #4 - SXSW Alums / Man Who Fell to Earth

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:08:00 +0000

Streaming Video Unit investigators Matt and Alison return from the South by Southwest Film Festival to share some of their favorite SXSW alumni you can watch online. Plus, don't look now -- they also discuss Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth."

Queue Shots
Tiny Furniture
The Hunter
The Puffy Chair
Harmony and Me
Marwencol
Best Worst Movie and Troll 2

Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date)
The IT Crowd: Season 1 (3/30)
Cry-Baby (3/31) Tell No One (3/31)
All About Eve
The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie (4/1)
Firefly: The Complete Series (4/1)
Hercules in New York (4/1)
Intacto (4/1) Ken Burns' Baseball (4/1)
Paranormal Activity (4/1)

Listeners' Choice Review
The Man Who Fell to Earth

#390: Pulp Fiction / Top 5 Films of 1994

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Bring out the gimp... Inspired by this week's Top 5 Films of 1994, Adam and Josh revisit Quentin Tarantino's classic "Pulp Fiction" to see if it remains a great movie, or a lesser movie that's a captive of its time. Plus, the penultimate film in Filmspotting's Robert Bresson Marathon, "Au Hasard Balthazar."

:00-28:45 - Reconsidering "Pulp Fiction"
Music: Heartless Bastards, "Parted Ways"
29:41-35:46 - Massacre Theatre
35:47-39:02 - Polls / Notes
39:03-55:08 - Bresson #4: "Au Hasard Balthazar"
Music: Heartless Bastards, "Got To Have Rock And Roll"
56:29-58:33 - Donations
58:49-1:15:10 - Top 5: Films of 1994
1:15:11-1:18:20 - Close

MUSIC

- Heartless Bastards

NOTES

- With regard to the importance of the spoken word in "Pulp Fiction," there were so many more examples that we didn't have time to mention, including: "Say 'what' again. Say 'what' again, I dare you." / "In the fifth, your a** goes down. Say it." / "Do you love me? Say it."

- Another great "Pulp Fiction" bit: The way we're introduced to Butch in close-up being told a 'story' by Marcellus, and this shot and look is replicated later when the young Butch is hearing Christopher Walken's story.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Kenneth Rudnicki

LINKS

- IMDb Top 250

- Top 5 Films of 1994

- Ebert's reversal on "The Graduate"

- "The Birds" at the Music Box

- Discuss w/ Filmspotters at the Forum

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Cinema Q II Film Series

#389 w/ Andrew Stanton: Top 5 Animated Films / John Carter

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:49:00 +0000

Walt Disney said: "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive." Filmspotting finds out what was on Andrew Stanton's mind when making his first live action film "John Carter." Plus, Stanton helps Adam and Josh countdown their Top 5 Traditionally Animated Films. Also on the show: quick reviews of "The Lorax," "The Secret World of Arrietty" and "John Carter."

This episode is presented by Squarespace.com.

:00-19:03 - Interview: Andrew Stanton ("John Carter")
Music: Imperial Teen, "Runaway"
20:30-21:58 - Squarespace Spot
22:16-27:52 - Massacre Theatre
27:53-34:38 - Polls / Notes
34:39-42:20 - Mini Reviews: "Lorax" / "Arrietty" / "John Carter"
Music: Imperial Teen, "Over His Head"
43:44-47:19 - Donations
47:26-1:18:28 - Top 5: Traditionally Animated Films
1:18:29-1:20:59 - Close

MUSIC

- Imperial Teen

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Paul Ronollo

LINKS

- Caged Widsom: Face/Off

- Caged Wisdom: The Rock

- Filmspotting's Summer Docs class

- Bresson North American tour

- Adam on Aspect Radio

- Filmspotting Pantheon

- Squarespace: Use code FILM3

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Adam and Dana Stevens on CBC's Day 6

#388: Top 5 Comedy Ensembles / Wanderlust / Pickpocket

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0000

In the words of that immortal buddy Samuel J. Snodgrass, as he was about to be lead to the guillotine: Make 'em laugh, Make 'em laugh... Adam and Josh collaborate on their Top 5 Comedy Ensembles and discuss David Wain's latest, "Wanderlust." Plus, the third film in Filmspotting's Robert Bresson Marathon, "Pickpocket."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-16:26 - Review: "Wanderlust"
Music: Chuck Prophet, "Temple Beautiful"
17:31-20:04 - Audible Recommendations
20:23-26:25 - Massacre Theatre
26:26-31:09 - Polls / Notes
31:10-45:54 - Bresson #3: "Pickpocket"
Music: Chuck Prophet, "Play That Song Again"
47:24-53:29 - Donations
53:50-1:16:31 - Top 5: Comedy Ensembles
1:16:32-1:18:59 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

- Oscars Recap

Music

- Chuck Prophet

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Luke Enlow

- Audible Recommendations: "Ready Player One" ... "Persistence is for Suckers: An Essay from Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me" ... "Love, Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to His Daughter Miriam"

- Four of the five Bresson films in our Marathon can be found at Hulu+.

- Adam is aware that the Wright-Pegg-Frost team also collaboted on the TV series "Spaced."

LINKS

- Geneva Film Festival

- Filmspotting T-Shirts

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Michael Phillips/Tribune

Filmspotting: SVU #3 - Roger Corman / Lilyhammer

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:58:26 +0000

Matt and Alison do battle beyond the stars in Queue Shots and discuss the new Netflix series "Lilyhammer." For the complete list of movies mention in SVU #3, visit FilmspottingSVU.com.

#387: 2012 Oscar Picks / Secret World of Arrietty / Rampart

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:26:57 +0000

Filmspotting rolls out the red carpet for Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) to preview the 2012 Academy Awards. Plus, Studio Ghibli's latest, "The Secret World of Arrietty," and Woody Harrelson as a corrupt L.A. cop in "Rampart."

:00 - 8:22 - Best Supp. Actor
8:23-19:30 - Best Supp. Actress
19:31-26:22 - Best Actor
Music: Rayland Baxter, "The Woman For Me"
27:30-33:24 - Massacre Theatre
33:25-38:20 - Polls / Notes
38:21-51:00 - Reviews: "Secret World of Arrietty" / "Rampart"
Music: Rayland Baxter, "Driveway Melody"
52:08-58:19 - Best Actress
58:20-1:04:16 - Best Director
1:04:17-1:10:37 - Best Picture
1:10:38-1:14:00 - Close

MUSIC

- Rayland Baxter

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Sean McArdle

- Discuss with Filmspotters at the Forum

- 2012 Oscar Picks

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Live Oscars event w/ Filmspotting

#386: Top 5 Action Thespians / DVDspotting / A Man Escaped

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:17:33 +0000

Michael Caine famously said of his work in "Jaws: The Revenge": "I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific" ... This week Adam and Josh recognize the dramatic actors who didn’t just collect a paycheck with their Top 5 Action Thespians. Plus, reviews of three 2011 films out now on DVD: "50/50," "Higher Ground" and "Project Nim," and the second film in the Robert Bresson Marathon, "A Man Escaped."

This episode is presented by Squarespace.com.

00-11:24 - "50/50"
11:25-19:59 - "Higher Ground"
20:00-27:07 - "Project Nim"
Music: Nada Surf, "When I Was Young"
29:18-31:11 - Squarespace
31:35-36:03 - Massacre Theatre
36:04-41:22 - Polls / Notes
41:23-56:31 - Bresson #2: A Man Escaped
Music: Nada Surf, "Jules & Jim"
57:45-1:01:32 - Donations
1:01:55-1:30:35 - Top 5: Action Thespians
1:30:35-1:33:39 - Close

MUSIC

- Nada Surf

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Mark Hurne

- Four of the five Bresson Marathon films can be found on Hulu+.

- Hotel Movies we shouldn't have overlooked: "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"; "Ninotchka"

LINKS

- Bresson at Siskel Film Center

- Harlan County at The Music Box

- "Margaret" at Siskel Film Center

- SNL's Get In The Cage

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace: Use code FILM2

- Brandon's Squarespace site

- Bresson at Siskel Film Center

Filmspotting: SVU #2 - Unhappy Valentine's Day / Tim and Eric

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Matt and Alison review "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," plus offer up some decidedly un-romantic Valentine's Day streaming options.

The movies mentioned/discussed on Filmspotting: SVU #2:

Queue Shots:
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Art School Confidential
Sita Sings the Blues
Raiding the Lost Ark
Audition
Stripes

Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration date)
Smiley Face (2/20)
Last Train Home (2/22)
The Lady Eve (2/28)
Valley of the Dolls (2/28)
The Trouble With Harry (2/29)
Vertigo (2/29)
Frenzy (2/29)
Battlefield Earth (2/29)
La Femme Nikita (3/1)
Cliffhanger (3/1)
Panic Room (3/1)
The Virgin Suicides (3/1)

Listener's Choice Review
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

#385: Top 5 Hotel Movies / Innkeepers / Bresson Marathon #1

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:17 +0000

Physically, co-hosting Filmspotting isn't a very demanding job. The only thing that can get a bit trying up in the studio during the winter is, uh, a tremendous sense of isolation... In conjunction with their discussion of Ti West's new horror flick "The Innkeepers," Adam recruits Josh to countdown their Top 5 Hotel Movies. Plus, the Bresson Marathon begins with "Diary of a Country Priest."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

00-18:59 - Review: "The Innkeepers"
Music: Two Dark Birds, "Closer To Water"
20:08-21:49 - Audible Recommendations
22:10-26:55 - Massacre Theatre
26:56-33:19 - Polls / Notes
33:20-49:13 - Bresson #1: Diary of a Country Priest
Music: Two Dark Birds, "Black Blessed Night"
50:31-52:28 - Donations
52:55-1:13:56 - Top 5: Hotel Movies
1:13:57-1:17:09 - Close

MUSIC

- Two Dark Birds

NOTES

- Ti West is also well known for "Cabin Fever 2" and "Trigger Man"

- Another in Adam's litany of characters lacking commitment in "Innkeepers": Luke can't tell how Claire how he really feels.

- Massacre Theatre winner: James Paradiso

- Audible Recommendations: "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver; "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

LINKS

- Bresson/Toronto Retrospective

- "Margaret" at Siskel Film Center

- Adam responds to "Kevin" response

- Epic YouTube review of The Phantom Menace

- Top 5 Hotel Movies

- Filmspotting T-Shirts

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Discuss w/ Filmspotters at the Forum

#384: Top 5 Mother-Son Movies / Talk About Kevin / Coriolanus

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:17:00 +0000

"Raised by two mothers... wow, most of us barely survive one." Adam and Josh get Oedipal with a countdown of their Top 5 Mother-Son Screen Relationships. Plus, reviews of two new movies featuring complicated maternal bonds: "We Need To Talk About Kevin" and "Coriolanus."

00-14:20 - Review: "We Need To Talk About Kevin"
14:21-24:10 - Review: "Coroiolanus"
Music: Ryan Adams, "Chains of Love"
25:38-31:00 - Massacre Theatre
31:01-39:35 - Polls / Notes
39:36-46:27 - Golden Brick Winner
Music: Ryan Adams, "Lucky Now"
47:56-56:06 - Donations
56:31-1:20:24 - Top 5: Mother-Son Screen Relationships
1:20:25-1:23:21 - Close/outtake

MUSIC

- Ryan Adams

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Bryan Gorth

- Golden Bricks

- Bresson Lineup

- Bresson at the Siskel

- Harlan County at The Music Box

- Interrupters on DVD/Blu-Ray/TV

- Santiago movie trailer

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Q&A interview with Gina Carano

Filmspotting: SVU #1 - Oscar Docs, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

In their debut episode, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore offer up more than 15 streaming movies to seek out, and discuss the Justin Bieber doc "Never Say Never."

NEW
IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
BLACKTHORN
BOARDING GATE
THE WEATHER MAN
LUCKY LIFE

EXPIRING
APOCALYPSE NOW (2/1)
APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (2/1)
THE DIRTY DOZEN (2/1)
THE GOODS (2/1)
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (2/1)
NIGHT WATCH (2/1)
SWEETGRASS (2/2)
M. BUTTERFLY (2/3)
WE ARE WIZARDS (2/4)
THE THORN IN THE HEART (2/10)
CHAIN CAMERA (2/12)

REVIEW
JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER

#383: 2012 Movie Preview / Haywire / A Separation

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Adam and Josh countdown their Top 5 Most Deliberately-Paced, Subtitled... er... Anticipated Movies of 2012. Plus, a breakdown of Gina Carano's backbreaking talents in Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire," and a discussion of divorce Iranian style in "A Separation."

00-18:02 - Review: "Haywire"

Music: The War On Drugs, "Best Night"

19:09-22:44 - Massacre Theatre

22:45-27:25 - Polls / Notes

27:26-36:35 - Review: "A Separation"

Music: The War On Drugs, "I Was There"

37:51-40:57 - Donations

41:16-1:01:35 - Top 5: Most Anticipated Films of 2012

1:01:36-1:03:32 - Close

MUSIC

- The War on Drugs

CORRECTION(S)

- Joel Edgerton may be "Adam's guy" but he is NOT the star of "Man on a Ledge." That would be fellow Aussie Sam Worthington. Adam really does know the difference.

NOTES / LINKS

- Sorry, Oscar. This show was recorded BEFORE Oscar nominations were announced. We'll have some reaction next week.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Kevin Tyrrell

- AV Club interview with Soderbergh

- Adam and Matty's Top 5 Soderbergh Scenes

- John Badham's "I'll Be In My Trailer"

- Metacritic's Top 50 Most-Anticipated Films

- Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2012

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2011

#382: Top 5 Supp. Performances of 2011 / Year-End Blowout / Extremely Loud...

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:30:00 +0000

We say goodbye, you say hello... Adam and new host Josh Larsen bid a fond farewell to 2011 by counting down the year's Top 5 Supporting Performances, and selecting 2011's best Ending, Villain, Score and more. Plus, despite their best efforts, they just can't hate "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."

00-24:20 - Top 5: Supp. Performances of 2011 (Actors)
Music: The Temper Trap, "Sweet Disposition"
25:55-29:46 - Massacre Theatre
29:47-36:34 - Notes / Announcement / Polls
36:35-45:59 - Review: "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
Music: The Temper Trap, "Love Lost"
47:11-50:56 - Donations
50:57-1:16:30 - 2011 Blowout
Music: The Temper Trap, "Fader"
1:18:05-1:34:07 - Top 5: Supp. Performances of 2011 (Actresses)
1:34:08-1:36:34 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

- Meet Josh Larsen

MUSIC

- The Temper Trap

NOTES / LINKS

- 2011 Blowout Picks

- Drive-In Double Feature info

- Adam's take on "Take Shelter's" ending

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Film scores curated by Sam Smith

#381: Top 5 Performances of 2011 / Carnage / The Iron Lady

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:10:05 +0000

Adam employs the Meisner technique while guest host Steve Prokopy (aka Capone) from Ain't It Cool News goes with the Stanislavsky method to countdown the Top 5 Lead Performances of 2011. Plus, Adam and Steve discuss Roman Polanski's "Carnage" and Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

00-21:39 - Reviews: "Carnage," "The Iron Lady"

Music: Steven Price, Felix Burton & Simon Ratcliff, "Moses Vs The Monsters" ("Attack The Block")

22:28-24:43 - Audible Recommendations

24:55-38:29 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls-Golden Brick Finalists

38:30 - 1:05:20 - Top 5: Performances of 2011 (Actor)

Music: Alberto Iglesias, "Los Vestidos Desgarrados" ("The Skin I Live In")

1:06:20 - 1:09:58 - Donations

1:10:13 - 1:33:22 - Top 5: Performances of 2011 (Actress)

1:33:23 - 1:35:50 - Close

Music

NOTES / LINKS

- Capone's Top 50 Films of 2011

- "Newlyweds" Q&A / Screenings

- Golden Brick nominees

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jomar Ochoco

- Filmspotting T-Shirts

- Top 5 Performances of 2011

- Audible Recommendations: "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood; "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy; "We Need To Talk About Alan" by Steve Coogan

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Film scores curated by Sam Smith

#380 (Part 2): Top 10 Films of 2011

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

From the cosmic grandeur of "The Tree of Life" and "Melancholia," to the everyday existential crises of "Take Shelter" and "Martha Marcy May Marlene," 2011 was a fascinating year in film. To help make it even more fascinating, old acquaintances Michael Phillips, Scott Tobias and Josh Larsen drop by to help ring in the new year with a countdown of the Top 10 Films of 2011.

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- "Newlyweds" Contest

- Michael Phillips / 10 Best of 2011 slideshow

- Scott Tobias / "Accept the Mystery" 2011 recap

- Josh Larsen / Josh's Top 10 Films of 2011

- Top 10 Films of 2011 - Full List

- Guest voicemailers: Rian Johnson, Edward Burns, Peter Labuza, Steve Prokopy

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Film scores curated by Sam Smith

#380 (Part 1): Top 10 Films of 2011

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:39:00 +0000

00-31:43 - Top 10 of 2011: #10-8

Music: Howard Shore, "The Thief" ("Hugo")
Ludovic Bource, "Happy Ending" ("The Artist")

32:39-1:02:51 - Top 10 of 2011: #7-6
Music: Chemical Brothers, "Hanna's Theme" ("Hanna")
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, "What If We Could" ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo")

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Michael Phillips

- Scott Tobias

- Josh Larsen

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Top 5 Steven Spielberg Scenes

#379: Top 5 Spielberg Scenes / War Horse / Adventures of Tintin

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:44:33 +0000

Guest hosts Matt Singer and Alison Willmore debate whether it's more appropriate to yell "barracuda" or "shark" as they reveal their Top 5 Steven Spielberg Scenes, and discuss Spielberg's holiday double feature, "War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

00-12:19 - Review: "War Horse"

Music: The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"

13:45-15:55 - Audible Recommendations

16:18-29:38 - Holiday Online Viewing Guide

29:39-43:09 - Review: "The Adventures of Tin Tin"

Music: The Black Keys, "Stop Stop"

44:02-1:11:44 - Top 5: Spielberg Scenes

1:11:45-1:14:14 - Close

MUSIC

- The Black Keys

NOTES / LINKS

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Filmspotters Top 100 Directors (2011)

#378: Golden Bricks 2011 / Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:54:00 +0000

Steve Prokopy (Ain't It Cool News) comes from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow, to help Adam reveal the 2011 Golden Brick nominees, and discuss David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." Plus, quick takes on five new holiday releases.

00-16:47 - Review: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Music: Peter Bjorn & John, "Breaker Breaker"

17:38-23:31 - Donations

23:43-31:00 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

--Review "Lightning Round"--
32:29-33:50 - "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol"

33:51-37:39 - "The Adventures of Tintin"

37:40-39:40 - "We Bought a Zoo"

39:41-41:16 - "The Artist"

41:17-45:04 - "The Skin I Live In"

Music: Peter Bjorn & John, "Lies"

46:30-1:10:25 - Top 5: Golden Brick Nominees

1:10:26-1:13:52 - Close

APP BONUS CONTENT

- Nothing this week, sorry!

MUSIC

- Peter Bjorn and John

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Kevin Scruggs

- Chicago Film Critics Award winners

- Discuss this episode with Filmspotters at the Forum

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

#377: Top 5 Movie Shrinks / A Dangerous Method / Tinker Tailor

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Lie back, take a few deep breaths and relax... Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) plays Freud to Adam's Jung for their discussion of David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" and a countdown of the Top 5 Movie Shrinks. Plus, quick takes on "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and the new Jason Reitman-Diablo Cody joint "Young Adult."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-20:10 - Review: "A Dangerous Method"

Music: Apex Manor, "Under the Gun"

21:04-23:46 - Audible Recommendation(s)

23:58-32:28 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

32:29-38:00 - Review: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

38:01-43:09 - Review: "Young Adult"

Music: Apex Manor, "Teenage Blood"

44:04-48:53 - Donations

49:09-1:09:34 - Top 5: Movie Shrinks

1:09:35-1:13:14 - Close

MUSIC

- Apex Manor

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Andrew Pon

- Top 5 Movie Shrinks

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Get a Free Audiobook

- Hugo, Redemption Movies Feedback

#376: Top 5 Actor-Director Reunions / Shame / Tomas Alfredson

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:05:00 +0000

Inspired by the re-teaming of "Hunger" duo Michael Fassbender and Steve McQueen for "Shame," Adam and guest host Josh Larsen play big-time Hollywood casting directors to countdown the Top 5 Actor-Director Reunions they most want to see. Plus, director Tomas Alfredson ("Let The Right One In") discusses his new Cold War spy movie "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-23:00 - Review: "Shame"

Music: Pet Lions, "Slow Wave"

24:08-25:16 - Audible Recommendation(s)

25:35-34:14 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

34:15-45:57 - Interview: Tomas Alfredson

Music: Pet Lions, "Sleeping"

47:20-52:41 - Donations

52:55-1:17:33 - Top 5: Actor-Director Reunions

1:17:34-1:20:16 - Close

APP BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- Pet Lions

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Emily Pugh

- LarsenOnFilm

- Josh Larsen's "Shame" review

- TCM/Eastman House info and lineup

- Tom Hardy/FLACK charity

- Top 5 Actor-Director Reunions

- Discuss this episode w/ Filmspotters at the Forum

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Get The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo free

- Tasha and Adam's end-of-year screener round-up, plus a spoiler discussion of "The Thing" (2011)

#375: Hugo / The Muppets / Top 5 Movies About Redemption

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Podcasts never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need... Well, we here at Filmspotting have tried to convince ourselves anyway. The A.V. Club's Tasha Robinson joins Adam to discuss (and disagree about) Martin Scorsese's 3D children's fantasy "Hugo," and countdown their Top 5 Movies About Redemption. Plus, find out if they make a rainbow connection with "The Muppets."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-25:59 - Review: "Hugo"

Music: Bryan John Appleby, "Noah's Nameless Wife"

27:28-29:57 - Audible Recommendation(s)

30:16-37:31 - Massacre Theater / Notes / Polls

37:32-53:44 - Review: "The Muppets"

Music: Bryan John Appleby, "The Rider. The Horse. The Land"

55:05-1:19:59 - Top 5: Movies About Redemption

1:20:0-1:22:34 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- Bryan John Appleby

NOTES / LINKS

- Wired: Jason Segel/Muppets article

- Hollywood Reporter article on "The Muppets"

- Massacre Theatre winner: Mitch Walker

- Top 5 Movies About Redemption

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Top 5 Movies About Movies

#374: Top 5 Movies About Movies / The Descendants

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:30:00 +0000

We want this podcast to be a commentary on modern conditions. Stark realism. The problems that confront the average man! But with absolutely no sex in it whatsoever ... Adam and guest host Chris Klimek countdown their Top 5 Movies About Movies, and discuss Alexander Payne's latest film, "The Descendants."

This podcast is presented by Audible.com.

:00-19:57 - Review: "The Descendants"

Music: Glen Phillips, "Finally Fading"

21:18-23:49 - Audible Recommendation(s)

24:16-41:51 - Top 5: Movies About Movies

Music: Glen Phillips, "Cleareyed"

42:52-54:00 - Top 5: Movies About Movies cont.

54:01-59:12 - Close / Most Adorable Outtake Ever (feat. Sophie Kempenaar)

MUSIC

- Glen Phillips

NOTES / LINKS

- ChrisKlimek.com

- Download "Hugo Cabret" free from Audible

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Rian Johnson on silent films, "Looper" and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#373 w/ Rian Johnson: Top 5 Movies That Begin With the End / Melancholia / The Artist

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:43:35 +0000

"Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there? … Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different … now … where was I?" Filmmaker Rian Johnson joins Adam to consider Lars von Trier and the apocalypse, as they discuss the Danish filmmaker's latest, "Melancholia." Plus, a countdown of their Top 5 Movies That Begin With the End, and Adam's conversation with Michel Hazanavicius, the writer/director of one of the best films of 2011, "The Artist."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-22:29 - Review: "Melancholia"
Music: David Bazan, "Wolves at the Door"
23:22-25:23 - Audible Recommendations
25:41-34:13 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
34:14-56:37 - Interview: Michael Hazanavicius
Music: David Bazan, "Virginia"
58:15-1:01:36 - Donations
1:01:56-1:24:36 - Top 5: Movies That Begin With the End
1:24:37-1:28:01 - Close / Outtake

BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- David Bazan

NOTES / LINKS

- Brueghel's Hunters in the Snow

- Drake Doremus: Top 5 Movies About First Love

- Massacre Theatre winner: Omar Muniz

- Top 5 Movies That Begin With the End

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Alison Willmore on Twitter

#372: Top 5 Anti-Romances / Like Crazy

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:06:38 +0000

Love stinks (love stinks), yeah, yeah... Alison Willmore joins Adam to countdown their favorite films where love does not conquer all, the Top 5 Anti-Romances. Plus, a discussion of the new (anti-)romantic drama "Like Crazy," and Listener Feedback on the best female gonzo characters.

:00-13:31 - Review: "Like Crazy"
Music: Tan Vampires, "I Found A Body"
14:36-18:01 - Donations
18:20-25:47 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
25:46-33:39 - Feedback: Female Gonzo Characters
Music: Tan Vampires, "Digital Rot"
34:23-1:02:19 - Top 5: Anti-Romances
1:02:20-1:05:24 - Close

MUSIC

- Tan Vampires

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Garen Gaston

- 75 Greatest Final Movie Lines

- Top 5 Anti-Romances

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Midlake

#371: Top 5 Gonzo Characters / Martha Marcy... / The Rum Diary

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:15:00 +0000

"We were somewhere around Navy Pier on the edge of Lake Michigan when the drugs began to take hold…" This week guest host Josh Larsen plays Dr. Gonzo to Adam's Raoul Duke as they countdown their Top 5 Gonzo Characters. Plus, Adam and Josh discuss the latest Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, "The Rum Diary," and the acclaimed indie film about a young woman's struggles after fleeing a cult, "Martha Marcy May Marlene."

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-20:45 - Review: "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Music: Midlake, "Acts of Man"
22:00-24:56 - Audible Recs
24:39-33:49 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
33:50-44:42 - Review: "The Rum Diary"
Music: Midlake, "Roscoe"
45:45-48:33 - Donations
48:51-1:09:53 - Top 5: Gonzo Characters
1:09:54-1:12:31 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Larsen on Film

- Massacre Theatre winner: Ian Davison

- Top 5 Gonzo Characters

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Anthology films w/ Tessa

#370: Top 5 Director Departures / Red State

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:15:00 +0000

Kevin Smith has replaced Jay and Silent Bob with a conflicted ATF agent and a fire-and-brimstone preacher who murders fornicators... Adam and guest host Tasha Robinson (AV Club) discuss Smith's latest "Red State" and share their Top 5 Director Departures. Plus, some thoughts on "Blackthorn," the new film starring Sam Shepard as an aged Butch Cassidy, and Emilio Estevez's new film as writer/director "The Way."

:00-21:58 - Review: "Red State"
Music: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart"
22:55-25:36 - Donations
25:58-33:11 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
33:12-37:54 - Review: "Blackthorn"
37:55-42:13 - Review: "The Way"
Music: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, "Don't Lock The Door"
43:09-1:08:48 - Top 5: Departures
1:08:49-1:11:38 - Close

APP BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

NOTES / LINKS

- Tasha Robinson

- Massacre Theatre winner: Connor McClenny

- Top 5 Director Departures

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Soderbergh category on Jeopardy

#369: Top 5 Remakes / Footloose / The Thing

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:30:00 +0000

I'm told that Adam and his guest host Chris Klimek have got use of the radio studio at WBEZ for the purpose of putting on a film show. Please, join me to pray to the Lord to guide them in their endeavors... Adam and Chris review the 2011 versions of "Footloose" and "The Thing," and share their Top 5 Remakes.

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-23:45 - Review: "Footloose"
Music: Honor By August, "Found"
24:47-27:24 - Audible Recommendations
27:44-37:53 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
37:54-54:50 - Review: "The Thing"
Music: Honor By August, "Awake & Alive"
55:53-1:00:13 Donations
1:00:32-1:26:38 - Top 5: Remakes
1:26:39-1:29:02 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

- Political Films Feedback

MUSIC

- Honor By August

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Maggie Hart

- Top 5 Remakes

- Drive-In Double Feature Info

- ChrisKlimek.com

- Twitter: @ctklimek

- Discuss with FS Forum members

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- The Film That Changed My Life: The Godfather

#368: Top 5 Losing My Mind Movies / Take Shelter / Weekend

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0000

Your head will collapse / But there's nothing in it / And you'll ask yourself... What did Adam and guest host Dana Stevens make of "Take Shelter," the new film by writer/director Jeff Nichols starring Michael Shannon? Were they seduced by the wonders of "Weekend," Andrew Haigh's drama about two gay men who meet and fall in love over a drug and sex-filled 48 hours? Finally, what are their Top 5 Losing My Mind Movies? ... Try this show and spin it, yeah.

:00-17:55 - Review: "Take Shelter"
Music: The Pixies, "Where is My Mind"
18:52-22:34 - Donations
22:35-33:15 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
33:16-43:34 - Review: "Weekend"
Music: Bobby Bare Jr., "Where is My Mind"
44:42-1:04:57 - Top 5: Losing My Mind Movies
1:04:58-1:06:50 - Close

MUSIC

- The Pixies

- Bobby Bare Jr.

NOTES / LINKS

- Dana Stevens at Slate

- Slate Culture Gabfest

- Massacre Theatre winner: Sebastian Bonner

- Drive-In Double Feature Info

- "Shut Up Little Man!" / Facets

- Top 5 Losing My Mind Movies

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Other Lives

#367: The Ides of March / Top 5 Political Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Adam and guest host Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune discuss whether to beware "The Ides of March," starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, and share their Top 5 Movies About Politics. Plus, a preview of the Chicago International Film Festival. This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-21:36 - Review: "Ides of March"
Music: Other Lives, "Tamer Animals"
22:58-26:11 - Audible Recommendations
26:29-35:42 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
35:43-44:35 - Chicago Film Fest Preview
Music: Other Lives, "For 12"
45:48-1:15:52 - Top 5: Political Movies
1:15:53-1:18:05 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jim Pallini

- Top 5 Political Movies

- Forum: Discuss with other listeners

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Randy Newman

#366: Moneyball / Top 5 Character Nicknames / Matty's Farewell

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:41:00 +0000

Filmspotting sends Matty off with a nice, long 'inside baseball' discussion of "Moneyball." Plus, some of Matty's most memorable moments over four years of co-hosting the show and our Top 5 Character Nicknames. Always remember, they named the dog Indiana.

This episode is presented by Audible.com.

:00-27:33 - Review: "Moneyball"
Music: Randy Newman, "Burn On"
28:52-31:00 - Audible Recommendations
31:22-39:20 - Massacre Theatre / Best Ballgame Massacres
39:21 - 43:57 - Matty's Movie Minute
43:58 - 58:44 - Notes / Polls / Best of Ballgame
Music: John Belushi, "Guilty"
1:00:05-1:15:01:48 - DVDs / Donations / Ballgame's Farewell
1:15:32-1:39:40 - Top 5: Nicknames
1:39:41-1:43:22 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Paige Newman

- Top 5 Character Nicknames

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- CINE-LIST / CINE-FILE.info

#365: Drive / Top 5 Movie Vehicles

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:14:25 +0000

There's nothing Adam and Matty can't do behind a microphone. Buckle up for a (lengthy) discussion of "Drive" starring Ryan Gosling. Plus, the Top 5 Movie Vehicles and a major show announcement.

:00-27:01 - Review: "Drive"
Music: The Cars, "Drive"
27:47-39:49 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Earth-Shattering Announcement
Music: The Cars, "Moving In Stereo"
40:35-51:48 - DVDs / Donations
52:11-1:16:48 - Top 5: Movie Vehicles
1:16:49-1:19:16 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- The Cars

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Angela Bowie

- Top 5 Movie Vehicles

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

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#364: Contagion / Top 5 Soderbergh Scenes

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:15:00 +0000

Disinfect those earbuds and wipe down your iPod... Filmspotting discusses Steven Soderbergh's new deadly virus procedural "Contagion." Plus, Adam and Matty pay tribute to one of the most acclaimed directors of the last 25 years with their Top 5 Soderbergh Scenes. It's, um, out of sight.

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:00-23:46 - Review: "Contagion"
Music: Robinson Caruso Organization, "Love Debt"
25:05-27:31 - Audible Recommendations
27:47-37:52 - Massacre Theatre / Polls
37:53-44:34 - Listener Feedback (Fall Movies)
Music: Robinson Caruso Organization, "So Contrary"
45:50-53:26 - DVDs / Donations
53:45-1:28:43 - Top 5: Steven Soderbergh Scenes
1:28:44-1:32:16 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Dan Kois's article for Slate: "I Watched Every Steven Soderbergh Movie"

- Massacre Theatre winner: Sam Harris

- Top 5 Soderbergh Scenes

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#363: Warrior / Top 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:40:00 +0000

Filmspotting shoots at the walls of heartache (bang, bang) this week with a discussion of "Warrior" starring two heavyweight talents, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton... Plus, Adan and Matty share their Top 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies.

:00-21:07 - Review: "Warrior"
Music: Okkervil River, "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or May"
21:59-33:15 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
33:16-40:25 - Listener Feedback (Race Against The Clock Movies)
Music: Okkervil River, "Rider"
41:30-52:00 - DVDs / Donations
52:24-1:14:21 - Top 5: Most Anticipated Fall Movies
1:14:22-1:16:41 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jane Bowling

- 3rd Annual Reel Recovery Film Festival

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#362: Top 5 Assassin Movies / Colombiana / The Guard

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0000

What exactly do you do for a living? Cleaner. You mean you're a hitman. Yeah. Cool. Guest hosts Matt Singer and Alison Willmore put their Top 5 Assassin Movies in the their crosshairs. Plus, reviews of "Colombiana" starring Zoe Saldana and "The Guard."

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- :00-14:33 - Review: "Colombiana"
Music: Fitz and The Tantrums, "Breakin' the Chains of Love"
- 15:15-18:00 - Audible Recommendations
- 18:16-30:57 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 30:58-46:03 - Review: "The Guard"
Music: Fitz and The Tantrums, "Moneygrabber"
- 46:54-1:12:35 - Top 5: Assassin Movies
- 1:12:36-1:16:11 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- Fitz and The Tantrums

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Anthony Chavez

- Top 5 Assassin Movies

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

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#361: Top 5 Haunted Houses / Don't Be Afraid... / Fright Night

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:35:00 +0000

It was an evil show from the beginning -- a podcast that was born bad. Guest hosts Matt Singer and Alison Willmore dim the lights to share their Top 5 Haunted Houses. Plus they set the Ouija board table with discussions of "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" and "Fright Night."

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- :00-18:48 - Review: "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
Music: The Decemberists, "Don't Carry It All"
- 20:07-22:32 - Audible Recommendations
- 22:54-32:54 - Massacre Theatre / Polls
- 32:55-47:38 - Review: "Fright Night"
Music: The Decemberists, "Calamity Song"
- 48:30-1:10:10 - Top 5: Haunted Houses
- 1:10:11-1:12:02 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Joel Chapman

- Decemberists Infinite Jest video

- Top 5 Haunted Houses

- Rob Ager's analysis of The Shining

- Email feedback for Matt and Allison next week

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#360: Top 5 Race Against The Clock Movies / 30 Minutes or Less

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:48:00 +0000

Adam and Matty have until midnight to get their Top 5 Race Against The Clock Movies in... or the intern gets it! Plus, a Filmspotting showdown over the new comedy "30 Minutes or Less" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" finally gets its due.

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- :00-16:15 - Review: "30 Minutes or Less"
Music: Rodney Crowell, "Earthbound"
- 18:59-27:39 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 28:10-39:31 - Review: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Music: Rodney Crowell, "I Know Love Is All I Need"
- 40:22-48:22 - DVD Snapshot / Donations
- 49:56-1:08:12 - Top 5: Race Against The Clock Movies
- 1:08:13-1:11:14 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Gregg Martinson

- Top 5 Race Against the Clock Movies

- DVD picks for Aug. 23: The Beaver, Troll Hunter, Hostage Blu-ray, Swingers Blu-ray, POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Plus, Win Win and Road to Nowhere.

- Spotlight Review: "The Future"

- "The Winners" play in St. Louis

- 48 Hour Film Project: Joe Conway

- 48 Hour Film Project: Tye Stephens

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#359: The Interrupters / Top 5 Inner City Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:39:00 +0000

Matty interviews Chicago filmmaking royalty this week when director/producer Steve James and co-producer Alex Kotlowitz drop by for an in-depth discussion about their great new documentary "The Interrupters," chronicling a year in the life of some of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods. Plus, the Top 5 Inner City Movies.

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- :00-20:07 - Interview: Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz (Part 1)
Music: Paul Dempsey, "Ramona Was A Waitress"
- 21:09-23:36 - Audible / Squarespace
- 24:01-34:41 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 34:42-52:44 - Interview: Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz (Part 2)
Music: Paul Dempsey, "Fast Friends"
- 53:48-1:02:50 - DVD Snapshot / Donations
- 1:03:14-1:23:01 - Top 5: Inner City Movies
- 1:22:06-1:26:48 - Close / Outtakes

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- Featured Artist: Paul Dempsey

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jon Colletti

- "The Interrupters" Official Site

- Steve James' and Alex Kotlowitz's Top 5 Documentaries

- Top 5 Inner City Movies: Check back soon!

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#358: Attack The Block / Top 5 One Spot Shoots / Crazy, Stupid, Love

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:25:00 +0000

That's an alien bruv, believe it. Adam and Matty take on the new sci-fi/horror/comedy "Attack The Block" and the romcom "Crazy, Stupid, Love" ... And things get a little claustrophobic in the studio as they share their Top 5 One Spot Shoots.

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- :00-19:09 - Review: "Attack The Block"
Music: Yuck, "Milkshake"
- 19:59-21:01 - Audible Recommendations
- 21:16-32:55 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
- 32:56-47:36 - Review: "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Music: Yuck, "Georgia"
- 48:09-56:48 - DVD Snapshot / Donations
- 57:10-1:16:37 - Top 5: One Spot Shoots
- 1:16:38-1:23:08 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Yuck

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: William Mason

- Top 5 One Spot Shoots - Check back

- DVD picks for Aug. 9: The Fox and the Hound, Fast Times at Ridgemont High / Dazed and Confused, Paul, The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff, The Battle of Algiers

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#357: Top 5 Damn It's Hot Movies / Terri / Captain America

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000

"Boy oh boy, it's really hot, huh? Pardon me, but don't you ever sweat?" Adam and Matty try to stay cool with a countdown of their Top 5 Damn It's Hot Movies. Plus, a discussion of the new indie comedy "Terri," and guest Chris Klimek offers his take on "Captain America."

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- :00-21:14 - Review: "Terri"
Music: Das Racist, "All Tan Everything"
- 22:03-25:48 - Audible Recommendations
- 26:06-37:03 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 37:04-46:53 - Review/Interview: Chris Klimek on "Captain America"
Music: Das Racist, "Rapping 2 U"
- 48:02-58:47 - DVD Snapshot w/Mike Spring / Donations
- 55:06-1:24:01 - Top 5: Damn It's Hot Movies
- 1:24:02-1:28:51 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

CORRECTION(S)

- "Drunken Angel" was the first Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration NOT "Stray Dog."

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Bob Blenheim

- Chris Klimek

- Married in Spandex movie

- Errol Morris on Frederick Wiseman

- Top 5 Damn It's Hot Movies

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Interview: Another Earth w/ Brit Marling and Mike Cahill

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Adam's full 26-minute conversation with Brit Marling and Mike Cahill about their new film "Another Earth."

#356: Top 5 Docs / Tabloid / Project Nim / Another Earth

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:12:00 +0000

When Michael Phillips fills in for Matty, the hosts stop being polite... and start getting real. It's Docapalooza 2011 as Adam and Michael share their Top 5 Documentaries and discuss two new docs: Errol Morris' "Tabloid" and James Marsh's "Project Nim." Plus, Adam's interview with Brit Marling and Mike Cahill about their new sci-fi drama "Another Earth."

- :00-14:26 - Review: "Tabloid"
- :15:34-25:30 - Review: "Project Nim"
Music: Fleet Foxes, "Helplessness Blues"
- 27:02-35:56 - Massacre Theatre / Polls
- 35:55-51:07 - Interview: Mike Cahill & Brit Marling
Music: Fleet Foxes, "Ragged Wood"
- 53:15-54:51 - DVDs
- 55:06-1:21:33 - Top 5: Documentaries
- 1:21:34-1:24:15 - Close

MUSIC

BONUS CONTENT

- Nothing this week, sorry!

NOTES / LINKS

- "Another Earth" Trailer

- Massacre Theatre winner: Aaron Ries

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: tUnE-yArDs:

#355: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:12:00 +0000

Only one can live... forever. Adam and Matty do something they've never done before as a duo -- actually discuss a "Harry Potter" movie! Will the magic of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" transform your loveable muggles into true believers? Plus, feedback on "I Saw the Devil" and a replay of Adam and Sam's review of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" from 2007.

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- :00-23:16 - Review: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Music: Tune-Yards, "Bizness"
- 26:46-37:33 - Massacre Theatre (feat. Chicago's Neo-Futurists) / Polls
- 37:34-48:07 - Listener Feedback ("I Saw the Devil")
Music: Tune-Yards, "You Yes You"
- 49:07-58:13 - DVDs / Donations
- 58:41-1:14:53 - FS Revisited: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- 1:14:54-1:17:29 - Close

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NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Francisco Asmaeil

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: James Blake

#354: I Saw the Devil / Top 5 Revenge Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Revenge is a dish best served... by Adam and Matty. Filmspotting takes on Ji-woon Kim's cat-and-mouse thriller "I Saw the Devil" -- available now on DVD and Netflix Instant -- and shares the Top 5 Revenge Movies. (Yes, there is an explanation why Kill Bill didn't make the list... this time.)

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- :00-17:32 - Review: "I Saw The Devil"

Music: James Blake, "Limit To Your Love"

- 21:09-28:24 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls

- 28:25-38:29 - Listener Feedback (Best of the Year So Far)

Music: James Blake, "Lindisfarne"

- 39:32-48:34 - DVDs / Donations

- 48:52-1:09:06 - Top 5: Revenge Movies

- 1:09:07-1:14:17 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Matt Singer's review of "I Saw the Devil"

- Pitchfork Music Festival

- VIP Passes to Pitchfork: Email us with the Pitchfork band you most want to see at the festival and hear on Filmspotting.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Kent Brubaker

- Top 5 Revenge Movies - Check back soon

- Great revenge movies Adam excluded because they made his Top 5 Revenge Movies list back in 2005: Kill Bill, Memento, The Limey, In the Bedroom

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- Early Golden Brick Nominees

#353: Best Films of 2011 (So Far) / The Trip

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:37:00 +0000

It's time for the Kelly Reichardt drinking game aka Filmspotting's countdown of the Best Films of 2011 (So Far). Plus, a discussion of Michael Winterbottom's "The Trip" starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.

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- :00-25:11 - Review: "The Trip"
Music: The Shimmies, "Friendly Fire"
- 28:48-36:28 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
- 36:29-53:00 - Part 1: Best Films So Far - Pt. 1
Music: The Shimmies, "July 4th"
- 54:04-1:03:56 - DVDs / Donations
- 1:04:24-1:23:10 - Best Films So Far - Pt. 2
- 1:23:11-1:26:07 - Close

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MUSIC

- Featured Artist: The Shimmies

NOTES / LINKS

- This is how Michael Caine speaks

- Winter's Bone concert at Lincoln Hall

- Massacre Theatre winner: Eileen Hunter

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- Rob Elder / The Film That Changed My Life

After Hours #19: John Waters / Salt of the Earth / Kieslowski Awards

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:51:00 +0000

After Hours returns for a Listener's Choice discussion of the 1954 film "Salt of the Earth." Plus, an interview with John Waters about the film that changed his life, "The Wizard of Oz." Author Robert K. Elder conducted the interview live at The Music Box in Chicago. And don't miss 'The Decalogues' -- our best of the Kieslowski Marathon Awards.

Congratulations to all of the latest Filmspotting swag winners. Email feedback@filmspotting.net to claim your prize. Thanks for your continued support!

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

#352: Beginners / Green Lantern / Top 5 Autobiographical Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:23:00 +0000

Matt Singer and Alison Willmore fill-in for Adam and Matty this week to discuss "Beginners" from writer/director Mike Mills. Plus, "Green Lantern" and the Top 5 Autobiographical Movies.

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- :00-18:20 - Review: "Beginners"

Music: Dawes, "Time Spent in Los Angeles"

- 21:17-29:05 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 29:06-44:11 - Review: "Green Lantern"

Music: Dawes, "If I Wanted Someone"

- 45:31-1:08:56 - Top 5: Autobiographical Movies

- 1:08:57-1:12:39 - Close

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Dawes

NOTES / LINKS

- Matt Singer/IFC.com

- Massacre Theatre winner: Yale Chasin

- Top 5 Autobiographical Movies (Check back)

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- Featured Artist: Lucero

#351: The Tree of Life / Top 5 Non-Linear Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:30:00 +0000

Malick, always you wrestle inside us. Always you will... Adam and Matty grapple with the cosmic grandeur of Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," and, inspired by its unconventional narrative, share their Top 5 Non-Linear Movies.

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0:00-24:28 - Review: "The Tree of Life"
Music: Lucero, "Mom"
29:03-49:45 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
29:03-49:45 - Listener Feedback
Music: Lucero, "Smoke"
50:44-62:21 - DVDs / Donations
1:02:39-1:22:30 - Top 5: Non-Linear Films
1:22:31-1:28:27 - Close/Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Huxley Dunsany

- Adam on CBC Radio

- Adam's "Conformist" essay

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

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#350: Super 8 / X-Men: First Class / Top 5 Monster Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

It's 'hipster nostalgia porn' week on Filmspotting as Adam and guest Matt Singer discuss J.J. Abram's ode on a Spielberg urn, "Super 8." Then, Matty joins Adam for a Magneto-Professor X-level showdown on the merits of "X-Men: First Class" and a countdown of the Top 5 Monster Movies.

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- :00-23:58 - Review: "Super 8"

Music: Julius C, "Don't Want Anybody"

- 24:55-30:50 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 30:51-49:03 - Review: "X-Men: First Class"

Music: Julius C, "OK, OK"

- 49:58-1:04:37 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:04:59-1:23:48 - Top 5: Monster Movies

- 1:27:15-1:31:46 - Close / Outtake

MUSIC

CORRECTIONS

- If my senior year of Latin is correct, there's no such thing as "simulacrums" but "simulacra", right?

- Matty actually first used the 'hipster nostalgia porn' phrase in 2009 not 2008, in conjunction with the movie "Where the Wild Things Are." Surely it had to have appeared somewhere in the zeitgeist prior though.

NOTES / LINKS

- Matt Singer/IFC.com

- Incidentally, I'm with Matt that the 'best' scene in "Super 8" is Elle Fanning's 'Audition' scene... My example is just a good one for why the movie really works for me.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jennifer Ozawa

- AndDarren.com

- Filmspotting's "Bollywood Enlightenment Package"

- Top 5: Monster Movies (Check back)

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

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- Raunchy Comedies Feedback

#349: Midnight In Paris / Top 5 Paris Movies / Three Colors: Red

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:45:00 +0000

We'll always have Paris... movies. Filmspotting's resident Truffaut and Godard discuss Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and reveal the Top 5 Paris Movies. Plus, the Kieslowski Marathon concludes with "Three Colors: Red."

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- :00-23:58 - Review: "Midnight in Paris"

Music: Daniel Knox, "Ghostsong"

- 27:24-40:27 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 40:43-53:24 - Kieslowski #5: "Red"

Music: Daniel Knox, "...etc..."

- 54:13-1:04:20 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:41:35-1:23:48 - Top 5: Paris Movies

- 1:23:49-1:31:07 - Close / Outtakes - Earmuffs Edition

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- Featured Artist: Daniel Knox

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Callie V

- MattysBallgame.com

- Claudio Varosio original prints

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#348: Hangover II / Bridesmaids / Top 5 Raunchy Comedies / White

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:35:00 +0000

"If any of us get laid tonight, it's because of Eric Bana in 'Munich' " Adam and Matty revert back to their awkward teenage years to share their Top 5 Raunchy Comedies, in conjunction with their discussions of "The Hangover Part II" and "Bridesmaids." Plus, the fifth film in our Krzysztof Kieslowski Marathon, "Three Colors: White."

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- :00-25:44 - Review: "Hangover 2" / "Bridesmaids"

Music: OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass"

- 28:30-41:02 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 41:11-52:01 - Kieslowski #5: "White"

Music: OK Go, "Greatest Song I Ever Heard"

- 53:43-1:01:30 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:01:52-1:23:14 - Top 5: Raunchy Comedies

- 1:24:23-1:26:29 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: OK Go

CORRECTIONS

- Yes, I think I called Ed Helms' character Alan instead of Stu at least once.

NOTES / LINKS

- The People vs. George Lucas

- Massacre Theatre winner: Christopher Reese

- A.O. Scott on Neo-Neo Realism

- AMERICAN: The Bill Hicks Story

- Top 5: Raunchy Comedies (Check back)

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace.com/Film

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes: This week's guests are Scot Armstrong and Craig Mazin ("Hangover Part II")

- Featured Artist: Moonlight Towers

#347: Meek's Cutoff / Top 5 Revisionist Westerns / Blue

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 21 May 2011 05:15:00 +0000

O, Pioneers! Filmspotting saddles up for a discussion of Kelly Reichardt's "Meek's Cutoff," starring Michelle Williams. Plus, the Top 5 Revisionist Westerns -- because when the legend becomes fact, we print the legend -- and the fourth film in our Kieslowski Marathon, "Blue."

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- :00-22:16 - Review: "Meek's Cutoff"

Music: Moonlight Towers, "Heat Lightning"

- 26:06-37:39 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls

- 38:01-52:39 - Kieslowski #4: "Blue"

Music: Moonlight Towers, "Can't Shakes This Feelin'"

- 53:41-1:04:56 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:05:21-1:24:22 - Top 5: Revisionist Westerns

- 1:24:23-1:27:11 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- A.O. Scott on Neo-Neo Realism

- Massacre Theatre winner: Zachary Cook

- Video: "Donnie Darko" Music Montage

- Video: "Blue" Music Montage

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#346: Thor / Top 5 Films of 1995 / Strongman

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:51 +0000

With Matty vacationing in Minnesota, Filmspotting producer and former co-host Sam Van Hallgren fills in to discuss Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" and share the Top 5 Films of 1995, part of our year-by-year countdown series. Plus, Adam's conversation with Zachary Levy, whose debut documentary "Strongman" was a winner at Slamdance and earned praise at SXSW.

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- :00-28:19 - Review: "Thor"
Music: Dan Hubbard, "The Last Time You See Me"
- 30:40-41:24 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls
- 41:25-1:03:49 - Interview: Zach Levy
Music: Dan Hubbard, "Stay Away"
- 1:04:45-1:39:49 - Top 5: Movies of 1995
- 1:39:50-1:44:01 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- "Strongman" Official Site

- "Making Our DIY Moment Matter" - by Zach Levy

- "Enemies of the People" Screening

- Massacre Theatre winner: Klay Kubiak

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes: This week's guest is Annie Mumolo ("Bridesmaids")

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#345: Top 5 Car Chases / Cave of Forgotten Dreams

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:44:00 +0000

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. Filmspotting's Jake and Elwood reveal their 'Bullitt Memorial' Top 5 Car Chases. Plus, a split on the greatness of Werner Herzog's new 3-D documentary "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and an excerpt from Filmspotting's 2007 interview with Herzog.

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- :00-18:44 - Review: "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"

Music: The Dismemberment Plan, "What Do You Want Me To Say"

- 21:36-30:45 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls

- 30:46-44:14 - Interview: Werner Herzog

Music: The Dismemberment Plan, "You Are Invited"

- 45:23-56:09 - Donations

- 56:29-1:12:33 - Top 5: Car Chases

- 1:12:34-1:16:11 - Close

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: The Dismemberment Plan

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Mitchell Krause

- American: The Bill Hicks Story

- Filmspotting Forum's Top 100 Documentaries

- Broken Taboos, Subjective Truths

- Facebook.com/HelpTuscaloosa and the Red Cross

- Author/illustrator Mark Crilley

- Filmspotting in "Brody's Ghost" - Check back

- Strongman documentary

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Download a Free Audiobook - Matty's picks: The Woody Allen Collection; The Secret History of MI6: 1909-1949

- Yay Us, Top 5 De Niro Scenes Feedback

#344: The Conspirator / Top 5 Sidney Lumet Scenes

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:34:00 +0000

Filmspotting pays tribute to Sidney Lumet, the director responsible for some of the greatest American films ever, including "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Network." Plus, a discussion of Robert Redford's latest film, "The Conspirator," about the trial of Mary Surratt, accused of conspiring to kill Abraham Lincoln.

This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.

- :00-21:24 - Review: "The Conspirator"

Music: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, "I Learned The Hard Way"

- 25:28-36:15 - Massacre Theatre / Notes / Polls

- 36:16-49:42 - Listener Feedback: Character Actors Hall of Fame

Music: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, "She Ain't A Child No More"

- 51:08-55:05 - Donations

- 55:22-1:19:25 - Top 5: Lumet Scenes

- 1:19:26-1:22:29 - Close

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- F eatured Artist: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: J. Neblett

- Sundance Institute Presents ShortsLab: Chicago

- Audible recommendation(s): "War" by Sebastian Junger and "Assassination Vacation" by Sarah Vowell

- Sincere apologies again to Mike Spring from DVDSnapshot.com... Technical difficulties forced us to cut his segment this week. Here are his Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back, El Topo/ The Holy Mountain, , Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas and Blow Out.

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

- Source Code Ending/Spoiler Talk

#343: Hanna / Michael Rooker / Top 5 Character Actors

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:44:00 +0000

A discussion of Joe Wright's "Hanna" starring Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett... Plus, Matty's conversation with all-time great 'that guy' Michael Rooker ("Super") and the inaugural class of Filmspotting's Character Hall of Fame.

- :00-21:53 - Review: "Hanna"

Music: Fitz and the Tantrums, "Breakin' the Chains of Love"

- 23:20-36:09 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes / "Super"

- 36:22-1:00:44 - Interview: Michael Rooker

Music: Fitz and the Tantrums, "Money Grabber"

- 1:02:13-1:18:18 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:18:45-1:38:33 - Top 5: Character Actors

- 1:38:34 - 1:42:12 - Close / Producer's Note

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Fitz and the Tantrums

NOTES / LINKS

- Matty and Mae West event

- Breaking the End of "Source Code"

- /Filmcast w/ Duncan Jones

- Film Criticism In Focus Conference

- The Elephant in the Living Room

- Gene Siskel Film Center

- BFI's Top 50 To See Before 14

- Character Actor Hall of Fame - Visit for IMDb links

- Massacre Theatre winner: Keith Moser

- Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Somewhere, Kes, Rabbit Hole, The Way Back, The King's Speech

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: The Civil Wars

#342: Source Code / Top 5 Train Movies / Double Life of Veronique

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:12:40 +0000

All aboard! Matty triumphantly returns to discuss the new thriller "Source Code" and to share our Top 5 Train Movies. Plus, the Kieslowski Marathon resumes with "The Double Life of Veronique."

This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.

- :00-17:45 - Review: "Source Code"

Music: The Civil Wars, "Barton Hollow"

- 19:48-26:50 - DVDs w/ Mike Spring

- 27:15-37:13 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes

- 37:14-52:28 - Kieslowski #3: "The Double Life of Veronique"

Music: The Civil Wars, "20 Years"

- 53:51-1:00:41 - Donations

- 1:01:02-1:19:07 - Top 5: Train Movies

- 1:19:08 - 1:23:12 - Close / Outtakes

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

- Win Win, Undertow

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Dante A. Bacani

- Sylvia Plath's "Metaphors"

- Top 5 Train Movies

- Audible recommendation(s): "Bossypants" and "Obama's Wars"

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

- Featured Artist: The Moore Brothers

#341: Jane Eyre / Taxi Driver / Top 5 De Niro Scenes

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Special guest Dana Stevens from Slate.com and the Slate Culture Gabfest joins Adam to discuss the new "Jane Eyre" and the 35th Anniversary release of "Taxi Driver." Plus, our Top 5 Robert De Niro Scenes. Yes, we're talking to you. No, that scene didn't make the cut. Sorry.

Sincere apologies to Mike Spring from DVD Snapshot! We recorded a fun new DVDs segment that had to be left on the cutting room floor due to an audio mix-up on our end. You can listen to the segment with my inferior sound here though -- New DVDs Audio -- and check out his top 5 DVD releases of the week below.

- :00-19:23 - Review: "Jane Eyre"

Music: The Moore Brothers, "Fascinations"

- 20:53-30:34 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 30:35-50:50 - "Taxi Driver" 35th Anniversary

Music: The Moore Brothers, "New For You"

- 52:19-1:17:33 - Top 5: De Niro Scenes

- 1:17:34-1:20:18 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Slate Culture Gabfest

- Elizabeth Taylor, RIP - By Dana Stevens

- Listening to "Taxi Driver" - By Dana Stevens

- "Taxi Driver" recut trailer

- Top 5 De Niro Scenes

- Massacre Theatre winner: Jonathan Wang

- Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Arabesque, I Love You Phillip Morris, Taxi Driver, AI: Artifical Intelligence and TRON/TRON: Legacy

- Baz Luhrmann is remaking "The Great Gatsby"

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Deer Tick

FS Revisited: Top 5 Heist Movies / Le Cercle Rouge

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:10:29 +0000

Adam enlists Mike Spring (DVD Snapshot) to revisit Jean-Pierre Melville's classic "Le Cercle Rouge" and Filmspotting's Top 5 Heist Movies. Plus, "Black Swan" and screenwriter/listener Brett Merryman calls in to defend Michael Mann's heist epic "Heat."

This podcast is brought to you Audible.com.

- :00-11:22 - Top 5 DVD Releases w/Mike Spring

- 11:23-26:52 - Review Revisted: "Black Swan"

Music: Deer Tick, "Song About A Man"

- 31:19-43:06 - Marathon Revisited: "Le Cercle Rouge"

Music: Deer Tick, "Hell On Earth"

- 44:45-59:08 - Top 5 Revisited: Heist Movies

- 59:21-1:11:31 - Listener Feedback, Defending "Heat" w/ Brett Merryman

- 1:11:32-1:14:06 - Close/Producer's Note

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

- Sorry, no bonus audio this week

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Video essay by Matt Zoller Seitz on Michael Mann

- Audible recommendation(s): "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland," "The Elephant to Hollywood"

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Free Energy

#340: Certified Copy / Paul / Top 5 Movies About Art

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:30:36 +0000

The AV Club's Tasha Robinson sits in for Matty this week to discuss Abbas Kiarostami's enigmatic "Certified Copy." Plus, Adam and Tasha share their Top 5 Movies About Art, and Tasha offers some thoughts on the new Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy "Paul."

- :00-20:48 - Review: "Certified Copy"

Music: Free Energy, "Free Energy"

- 22:00-29:56 - DVDs w/ Mike Spring

- 30:42-45:38 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes

-45:39-51:42 - Review: "Paul"

Music: Free Energy, "Hope Child"

- 53:30-58:36 - Donations

- 59:15 -1:28:06 - Top 5: Movies About Art

- 1:28:07-1:30:19 - Close

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

- Sorry, no bonus content this week

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Contest: Seven Brides/TCM Event at The Music Box

- Dogtooth director's next movie

- 2010 Filmspot: Official Winners

- Massacre Theatre winner: Dave Lieberman

- Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Stand By Me: 25th Anniversary Ed., Our Hospitality, The Times of Harvey Milk, Anastasia/The Sandlot and Skyline.

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: The Damselles & The TC4

#339: The Adjustment Bureau / Red State / Top 5 Long Takes

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:44:00 +0000

Got a ticking noise in your head? Steve Prokopy (aka Capone) from Ain't It Cool News fills in for Matty this week to list the Top 5 Long Takes. Plus, a discussion of "The Adjustment Bureau" and Steve's reactions to Kevin Smith's "Red State" and "Battle: Los Angeles."

This podcast is brought to you Audible.com.

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Watch the brilliant "Secret in Their Eyes' stadium sequence that in part inspired this week's top 5.

- Technical difficulties kept us from recording our usual DVD segment with Mike Spring from DVDSnapshot.com. The week's notable releases include: Waste Land, The Fighter and Hereafter, plus Blu-ray releases of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Au revoir les enfants and Yi Yi.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Lauren Fulton

- Even horses love Michael Fassbender

- Audible recommendation(s): "A Scanner Darkly," "Minority and Other Stories" and "The Adjustment Bureau"

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Katie Sawicki, "The Cabin Project"

#338: Kieslowski Double Feature / Top 5 Mortality Movies (Revisited)

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Do you like movies about death? First up, the second set of films in the Kieslowski Marathon, "A Short Film About Killing" and "A Short Film About Love." Later, Adam and Matty revisit their Top 5 Movies About Mortality from November 2008 and acknowledge some of their most glaring omissions.

- :00-16:57 - Kieslowski Marathon: "A Short Film About Love/Killing"

Music: Katie Sawicki, "Work To Do"

- 19:06-31:21 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes

- 31:22-40:24 - Revolution Movies Feedback

Music: Katie Sawicki, "Orpheum"

- 41:50-55:46 - DVDs / Donations

- 56:10 -1:16:48 - Top 5: Mortality Movies Redux

- 1:16:49-1:21:16 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Adam Mark

- Interesting read: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology

- "Battleship Potemkin" at The Music Box - Fully restored 35mm print

- Facets DVD Exclusives

- Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Morning Glory, Inside Job, Jackass 3-D, Four Lions and The Next Three Days... Plus, Exit Through the Gift Shop (Blu-ray), Naussica of the Valley of the Wind.

- Kartemquin Films - pronounced like it looks, Kartem-QUIN (note to Adam)

- Hip-hop EP based on movie "Moon"

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Lady Lamb The Beekeeper

#337: Army of Shadows / Top 5 Revolution Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Viva La Resistance! Le Ballgame and Le Kemp risk their lives to discuss the latest Listener's Choice pick, Jean-Pierre Melville's "Army of Shadows" ... Plus, the 2010 Golden Brick winner and the Top 5 Revolution Films.

This podcast is brought to you Audible.com.

- :00-16:04 - Listener's Choice: "Army of Shadows"

Music: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, "Bicycle"

- 19:06-27:19 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 27:20-33:42 - Small Town Movies Feedback

- 33:43-45:35 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Listener Feedback

Music: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, "Between Two Trees"

- 46:56-1:01:41 - DVDs / Donations

- 1:02:01 -1:22:36 - Talkin' Bout a Top 5: Revolution Movies

- 1:22:37-1:27:07 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- New Cult Canon: Army of Shadows

- Massacre Theatre winner: Ben Newman

- "Battleship Potemkin" at The Music Box - Fully restored 35mm print, starts Friday, March 4

- Top 5 DVD Releases of the Week: Out of Sight, Fernando di Leo Crime Collection, Love and Other Drugs, Bambi, 127 Hours. Plus: The Cable Guy, Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, The Last American Virgin/Losin' It/The Sure Thing, SWAT: Firefight

- Audible recommendation: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: The Lamplights

#336: The Eagle / Top 5 Relic Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:20:00 +0000

Matthias Ballgamus and Adamus Kempenaarius go in search of a coherent storyline and charismatic lead performance in director Kevin Macdonald's "The Eagle" ... Plus, the 2001: A Space Odyssey Monolith Memorial List of the Top 5 Relic Movies, and some great Listener Feedback on the most anticipated movies of the year.

This podcast is brought to you Squarespace.com.

- :00-16:07 - Review: "The Eagle"

Music: The Lamplights "Home Again"

- 19:27-37:48 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes

Music: The Lamplights "Traveling Song"

- 39:01-51:50 - DVDs / Donations

- 52:13 -1:02:49 - Top 5: Relic Movies

- 1:02:50-1:05:45 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Massacre Theatre winner: Adam Lichty

- Listener film sites powered by Squarespace include: The Reelists, Movie Fodder and WaxIdiotical

- Robocop statue for Detroit?

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace.com/FILM

- Featured Artist: Gear Daddies

#335: Cedar Rapids / Top 5 Small Town Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:02:00 +0000

Recording live on tape from the Royal Cedar Suites Hotel, Adam and Matty discuss the new comedy "Cedar Rapids" ... Plus, the Bedford Falls Memorial List of the Top 5 Small Town Movies, and the first film in the Krzysztof Kieslowski Marathon, "Camera Buff."

This podcast is brought to you Audible.com.

- :00-16:42 - Review: "Cedar Rapids"
Music: Gear Daddies "Stupid Boy"
- 19:59-30:35 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 25:11-36:11 - Kieslowski #1: "Camera Buff"
Music: Gear Daddies "Color of Her Eyes"
- 1:00:19-59:56 - DVDs / Donations
- 1:00:19 -1:13:26 - Top 5: Small Town Movies
- 1:13:27-1:17:25 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Seriously, "It's a Wonderful Life" didn't even get a mention in the show? For shame.

- Somehow in all the "Biutiful"/"Pursuit of Happyness" tie-ins, we failed to mention the whole deliberate misspelling thing. But yes, that was part of our attempt at being clever.

- "Happyness" is actually the 11th most entered MT ever.

- Massacre Theatre winner: Steve Carley

- Adam Palcher's Best of Sundance List

- Time Out's Top 100 British Films

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Audible.com

- Featured Artist: Wake Up Lucid

#334: Biutiful / Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2011

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:44:00 +0000

Adam and Matty discuss Alejandro González Iñárritu's latest happy-go-lucky romp "Biutiful," starring Javier Bardem... and share their Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2011. Paging Terrence Malick... Mr. Malick.

This podcast is brought to you squarespace.com.

Filmspotting #334
- :00-12:28 - Review: "Biutiful"
Music: Wake Up Lucid, "Paint Your Lips"
- 14:55-25:10 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 25:11-36:11 - Listener Feedback
Music: Wake Up Lucid, "A Minor"
- 37:50-48:43 - DVDs / Donations
- 49:03 - 1:02:56 - Top 5: Most Anticipated of 2011
- 1:02:57-1:06:51 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS

- Oscars Preview/Live Event Audio

- Listener Golden Brick Nominees

- Massacre Theatre winner: Carla Fleisher

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace.com

- Featured Artist: Iron & Wine

#333: Golden Bricks of 2010 / Together

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:35:00 +0000

Adam and Matty announce the only awards that make the winners say, "What"? It's Filmspotting's Golden Bricks of 2010 -- their favorite overlooked/underappreciated movies of the past year. Pluis, a Listener's Choice discussion of Lukas Moodysson's 2001 film "Together."

This podcast is brought to you audible.com.

- :00-18:04 - Listener's Choice: "Together"

Music: Iron & Wine, "Tree By The River"

- 21:16-30:55 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes

- 30:56-37:51 - Listener Feedback

Music: Iron & Wine, "Walking Far From Home"

- 39:09-52:53 - DVDs / Donations

- 53:13 - 1:11:19 - Top 5: Golden Bricks

- 1:12:20-1:15:10 - Close / Outtake

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- Bonus Audio: 2010 Oscar babble

MUSIC

CORRECTIONS

- The director of "A Film Unfinished" -- Yael Hersonski -- is a woman, and her name is pronounced Yah-el... I'm told. I did not, obviously, Google this director. Nor did I read any interviews or press materials.

- Yes, Matty is/was aware that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" came out in 1981.

NOTES / LINKS

- Tribune/Oscars Live Event

- Pre-Oscars event meetup

- Massacre Theatre winner: Lorel Janiszewski

- Adam's Audible recs: "Ordinary People" by Judith Guest and "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Mark Mallman

#332: Top 5 Lead Performances of 2010 / Another Year

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:22:00 +0000

Adam and Matty shame the Golden Globes with their Top 5 Lead Performances of 2010. Plus, the guys get back to their working class roots for a discussion of Mike Leigh's latest "Another Year."

This podcast is brought to you squarespace.com.

- :00-14:27 - Review: "Another Year"

Music: Mark Mallman, "Knockout on 22nd Street"

- 15:48 - 24:40 - Squarespace / New DVDs

- 25:04-37:01 - Massacre Theatre / Polls

- 37:03-53:45 - Top 5: Performances of 2010

Music: Mark Mallman, "Death Wish"

- 54:53-56:45 - Donations / Thank you's

- 1:06:15-1:22:44 - Top 5: Performances of 2010 cont.

- 1:22:45-1:26:17 - Close / Outtake

APP BONUS CONTENT

- Bonus Audio: Top 11-20 Films of 2010

MUSIC

NOTES / LINKS / CORRECTIONS

- Tribune/Oscars Live Event

- Yes, Matty meant Zombieland not Adventureland when talking about Emma Stone this week. Nice catch, Jared in Dorchester!

- Top 11-20 Films of 2010

- Massacre Theatre winner: Tom Price

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace.com - Use promo code FILM

- Creative Screenwriting - iTunes - This week's guests are Joel and Ethan Coen for "Trut Grit."

- Featured Artist: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

#331: Top 10 Films of 2010

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:50:00 +0000

The moment of truth is finally here as Adam and Matty unveil their Top 10 Films of 2010 -- with a little help from very special guests Scott Tobias (AV Club) and Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune). There wasn't time to fit in any honorable mentions, but you can check out the full Top 10 lists here, including Adam's 11-20.

This podcast is brought to you Audible.com.

- :21-20:25 - Top 10 of 2010: #10-6
Music: Pains of Being Pure..., "Heart in Your Heartbreak"
- 22:49-31:21 - Massacre Theatre / Polls / Notes
- 31:22-51:05 - Top 10 of 2010: #5-4
Music: Pains of Being Pure..., "The One"
- 59:19 - 1:07:16 - New DVDs w/ Mike Spring
- 1:07:44-1:44:05 - Top 10 of 2010: #3-1
- 1:44:06-1:47:54 - Close

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- Matty's very blue valentine

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NOTES / LINKS / CORRECTIONS

- The four movies Adam really regrets not seeing before forming this list: Everyone Else, I Am Love, Let Me In, The Secrets in Their Eyes

- Michael Phillips/Chicago Tribune

- Scott Tobias/AV Club

- A.V. Club's Best Films of 2010

- A.O. Scott on "Black Swan"

- Dan Kois' "Black Swan" flowchart

- Facets screening of "The Circle"

- Massacre Theatre winner: Lance St. Laurent

GUESTS

- Corey Atad - The Reelists
- Rian Johnson - Writer/Director
- Tassoula Kokkoris - Cinebanter
- Matt Singer - IFC News
- Sam Van Hallgren - Filmspotting producer

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

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- Creative Screenwriting - iTunes - This week's guest is screenwriter Michael Konyves ("Barney's Version")

- Featured Artist: Scott Lucas and the Married Men

FS #330: True Grit / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2010

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:18:00 +0000

With Matty on the road again, Steve Prokopy aka Capone from Ain't It Cool News sits in to round out the holiday movie season with discussions of "True Grit," "Somewhere" and "Blue Valentine." Plus, the guys share the Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2010.

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Filmspotting #330
- :00-10:58 - Review: "True Grit"
- 10:59-17:29 - Review: "Somewhere"
- 17:30-24:56 - Review: "Blue Valentine"
Music: Scott Lucas & The Married Men, "Extra Special Bitter"
- 26:04-31:14 - Massacre Theatre / Polls
- 31:15-51:05 - Top 5: Supp. Actors of 2010
Music: Scott Lucas & The Married Men, "Stolen Umbrellas"
- 52:12-1:10:59 - Top 5: Supp. Actresses of 2010
- 1:11:00-1:13:09 - Close

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- Perfect Filmspotting holiday gift

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NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Steve Prokopy's Best & Worst of 2010

- Dale Dickey's bio

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Squarespace.com - Code FILM

- Creative Screenwriting - iTunes - Hear Jeff Goldsmith talk with Aaron Sorkin about "The Social Network" and Ben Affleck on "The Town." Plus, David Seidler on "The King's Speech."

- The Film That Changed My Life

FS Fix: The Film That Changed My Life

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Matty may be off, but never fear... Adam has your holiday Filmspotting Fix. He talks with author Robert K. Elder about his new book "The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark." Happy New Year everyone!

This podcast is presented by Audible.com.

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Robert K. Elder Site

- Follow more notes and news at http://twitter.com/filmspotting

SPONSORS

- Download a free audiobook

- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting podcast

FS #329: The King's Speech / The Fighter / Archers Awards

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:26:00 +0000

Are "The Fighter" and "The King's Speech" Oscar contenders or Oscar bums? Adam and Matty discuss, plus wrap up their Powell-Pressburger Marathon with The Archers -- the best of the Marathon Awards.

RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #329
- :00-18:14 - Review: "The King's Speech"
Music: We Were The States "Don't Ask Why"
- 19:37-25:59 - Massacre Theatre / Polls (Winner: Kyle Waldron)
- 26:00-38:38 - Review: "The Fighter"
Music: We Were The States "Paris Green"
- 40:05-49:12 - DVDs, Notes, Thank You's
- 49:39-1:03:54 - Top 5: "The Archers" Awards
- 1:04:52-1:08:07 - Close / Outtakes

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

- Feedback potpourri

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: We Were The States

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Corey Atad on The Archers

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Brenda

FS #328: Tiny Furniture / Phillip Morris / Top 5 DVDs of 2010

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:15:00 +0000

It's an arthouse/indie double feature this week as Adam and Matty discuss "I Love You Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan MacGregor, and "Tiny Furniture," writer/director/star Lena Dunham's South by Southwest favorite. Plus, DVD Snapshot's Mike Spring drops in to share the Top 5 DVDs of 2010.

This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.

RUNDOWN

- Check back

iPHONE/ANDROID APP BONUS CONTENT

- Nothing this week, sorry!

MUSIC

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Top 5 DVDs of 2010

- Adam's Audible picks: "Cleopatra: A Life" and Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series

SPONSORS / PARTNERS

- Featured Artist: Andrew Bird

FS #327: Black Swan / Top 5 Turkeys of 2010 / Peeping Tom

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:55:00 +0000

Tune in to the latest episode of Filmspotting to hear the tale of a beautiful, articulate white swan, who got Darren Aronofsky's latest film starring Natalie Portman... and the evil, bloviating black swan, who could only fixate on inconsequential things like dialogue. Plus, your swan hosts discuss the final film in their Powell-Pressburger Marathon, "Peeping Tom," and share their Top 5 Turkeys of 2010.

RUNDOWN

- :00-18:10 - Intro/Review: "Black Swan"
Music: Andrew Bird "Masterswarm"
- 19:03-26:35 - Massacre Theatre/Polls (Winner: Jeff Peterson)
- 26:36-38:27 - Archers Marathon: "Peeping Tom"
Music: Andrew Bird "Not A Robot, But A Ghost"
- 39:26-48:07 - DVDs, Notes, Thank You's
- 48:30-1:03:54 - Top 5: Turkeys of 2010
- 1:03:55-1:06:43 - Close / Outtakes

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NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Scorsese w/ Kermode on "Peeping Tom"

- Schoonmaker w/ Kermode on "Peeping Tom" - 26 min. mark

- Top 5 Turkeys of 2010

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After Hours #18: Kings and Queen

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:15:00 +0000

Put the kids to bed and the pets to sleep, it's Filmspotting After Hours... possibly for the last time... as Adam and Matty vow to dive into a Listener's Choice pick every month on the show (rather than, you know, every two or three months on After Hours). On this final installment, your hosts discuss Arnaud Desplechin's "Kings and Queen" starring Mathieu Almaric, Catherine Deneuve and Emmanuelle Devos. Plus, some feedback on "The Room" and Filmspotting's 'Yay us!' mailbag segment.

Congratulations to all of the latest Filmspotting swag winners, chosen from donations announced on episodes #315-#326. Email feedback@filmspotting.net to claim your prize. Thanks for your continued support!

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- Thanks to Listener's Choice winner Justin Tafe from Park Slope, Brooklyn, formerly from Boston. "As with Desplechin's 2008 A Christmas Tale (featuring many of the same actors as here), there is a lot of messy, untold history beneath the surface of all of the personal relationships in the film, much of which is eventually revealed as the story unfolds and the layers are peeled back. I've forgotten several of the plot details since first seeing it a few years ago, but recall that it packed a surprising emotional punch and stuck with me for several days after watching it."

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FS #326: 127 Hours / Top 5 Manic Pixie Dream Girls / Nathan Rabin

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Two hosts enter the canyon... but how many come out with all of their limbs intact? Adam and Matty discuss Danny Boyle's "127 Hours," based on the true story of climber/thrillseeker Aron Ralston. Plus, the AV Club's Nathan Rabin stops by to talk about his new book "My Year Of Flops" and help reveal the Top 5 Manic Pixie Dream Girls -- a phrase Rabin coined when he originally reviewed Cameron Crowe's "Elizabehtown." Oh, Zooey... how could we forsake you?

- :00-19:21 - Intro/Review: "127 Hours"

Music: Elizabethtown - Pinback,"Loro"

- 20:42-25:37 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Jeff Nohl)

- 25:38-46:59 - Interview: Nathan Rabin

Music: Elizabethtown - Ryan Adams "English Girls, Approximately"

- 48:23-58:22 - DVDs, Notes, Thank You's

- 58:36-1:22:01 - Top 5: Manic Pixie Dream Girls

- 1:22:01-1:24:40 - Close / Outtakes

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NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Buy "My Year Of Flops"

- "Year of Flops" Final Tally

- 16 films feat. Manic Pixie Dream Girls

- Filmspotting Pantheon Reminder: Annie Hall, The Apartment and Eternal Sunshine

- Support Child's Play Charity

- Latest word is that the Filmspotting Android App will be live and available for purchase within the next 5-10 days.

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FS #325: Fair Game / Top 5 Sean Penn Performances / The Room

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:05:00 +0000

President of the Naomi Watts Fan Club Adam decrees that Filmspotting discuss Doug Liman's take on the Valerie Plame scandal starring Watts and Sean Penn, who inspires your hosts to share their Top 5 Sean Penn Performances. Plus, Adam and Matty dare to enter Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" -- a Listener's Choice selection.

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RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #325
- 1:10-22:04 - Review: "Fair Game"
Music: Carl Hauck,"Wrong About Distance"
- 23:12-24:48 - Audible Recommendation
- 25:02-31:06 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Joe Frangipane)
- 31:07-36:58 - Polls / Notes
- 36:59-52:45 - Listener's Choice: "The Room")
Music: Carl Hauck,"Coming Away"
- 53:42-1:05:35 - DVDs, Thank You's
- 1:05:54-1:24:00 - Top 5: Penn Performances
- 1:24:00-1:28:00 - Close / Outtakes

iPHONE APP BONUS CONTENT

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Carl Hauck

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "Peeping Tom" Meetup

- Did Matty pronounce "Night of the Hunter" director Charles Laughton... 'Charlie Lowden'?

- We don't actually have a BlackBerry App to go with our iPhone App... but we ARE part of the BlackBerry Podcasts App. And we just got word that an Android App is coming!

- Movies About Movies Syllabus

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FS #324: Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest / Top 5 Trilogies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:50:00 +0000

Filmspotting wrestles with "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" and shares their Top 5 Trilogies. Plus, Listener Feedback on Adam and Matty's Top 5 Dance Movies.

RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #324
- :34-17:13 - Review: "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest"
Music: Tegan & Sara, "On Directing"
- 18:03-23:44 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Phil Hughes)
- 23:45-26:36 - Polls / Notes
- 26:37-38:13 - Feedback (Double Features, Dance Movies)
Music: Tegan & Sara, "Hell"
- 39:02-47:48 - DVDs, Thank You's
- 47:59-1:05:40 - Top 5: Trilogies
- 1:05:41-1:09:33 - Close / Outtake

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- Voicemails, Harry Nilsson

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Tegan and Sara

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "The Detective and The Dude"

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FS #323: Hereafter / Top 5 Double Features

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:48:00 +0000

Adam and Matty discuss Clint Eastwood's latest "Hereafter," dive into a batch of Existentialism movie Listener Feedback that would make Sartre proud and help plan your next backyard or drive-in event with their Top 5 Double Features.

RUNDOWN

- :59-17:53 - Review: "Hereafter"

Music: Gully, "Tundra Heart"

- 18:23-19:26 - Audible Recommendations

- 19:27-24:22 - Massacre Theatre

- 24:23-30:12 - Polls / Notes

- 30:13-43:16 - Feedback (Existentialist Movies)

Music: Gully, "Buckets"

- 44:19-53:38 - DVDs, Thank You's

- 53:39-1:11:11 - Top 5: Double Features

- 1:11:12-1:14:43 - Close / Outtakes

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- Endorsement, "Catfish" (Spoiler)

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: Gully

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Detective and the Dude Contest Winners

- BBC: Yojimbo vs. Fistful

- Top 5 Double Features

- Slate Culture Gabfest

- Adam on TCM Video Podcast

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FS #322: Catfish / The Red Shoes / Top 5 Dance Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Filmspotting tackles the "other" Facebook movie with a discussion of the new documentary "Catfish." Plus, when Adam and Matty swiped their audition card, it said Dance 10, Looks 3 ... the fourth film in the Powell-Pressburger Marathon, "The Red Shoes," inspires their Top 5 Dance Movies.

RUNDOWN

- :12-19:17 - Review: "Catfish"

Music: TV Buddahs "Fun Girls"

- 19:44-24:54 - Massacre Theatre

- 24:49-32:36 - Frears Int. Clip / Notes / Polls

- 32:35-46:39 - Archers #4: "The Red Shoes"

Music: TV Buddahs "Let Me Sleep"

- 47:18-53:41 - DVDs, Thank Yous

- 53:51-1:09:15 - Top 5: Dance Movies

- 1:09:15-1:11:46 - Close

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- Ballgame on "Jackass 3-D"

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- Featured Artist: TV Buddhas

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "The Detective and The Dude"

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FS #321: Ed Burns / You Will Meet... / Top 5 Woody Allen Scenes

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Filmmaker/actor Edward Burns sits in for Matty this week to discuss his new film "Nice Guy Johnny," and reflect on the career of his cinematic idol, Woody Allen. Adam and Ed review Allen's latest, "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," and share their Top 5 Woody Allen Scenes.

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RUNDOWN

- :34-21:02 - Review: "You Will Meet A Tall, Dark Stranger"

Music: P.T. Walkley "What's What"

- 21:30-22:44 - Audible Recommendation

- 23:00-29:29 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: Scott Ham)

- 29:28-35:06 - Notes / Polls

- 36:02-63:09 - Interview: Ed Burns

Music: P.T. Walkley "Something More"

- 1:04:07-1:24:51 - Top 5: Woody Allen Scenes

- 1:24:51-1:28:17 - Close

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: P.T. Walkley

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "Nice Guy Johnny" Official Site

- "Nice Guy Johnny" Homage Trailers

- "The Detective and The Dude" Filmspotting event

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FS #320: Never Let Me Go / Top 5 Existential Movies / A Matter of Life and Death

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:45:00 +0000

One of your hosts stops short of calling it a masterpiece, the other couldn't stay awake watching it... Adam and Matty discuss Mark Romanek's "Never Let Me Go." Plus, the third film in the Powell-Pressburger Marathon, "A Matter of Life and Death," and, appropriately, the Top 5 Existential Movies.

RUNDOWN

-:34-17:29 - Review: "Never Let Me Go"

Music: The Gaslight Anthem, "American Slang"

-18:29-23:10 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: N. Stephens)

-23:11-25:46 - Notes / Polls

-26:47-36:36 - Archers #3: "A Matter of Life and Death"

-Music: The Gaslight Anthem, "Bring It On"

-37:52-42:45 - DVDs / Donations

-43:19-56:45 - Top 5: Existential Movies

-56:45-1:00:04 - Close

- Feedback and comments on last week's Sophie's Choice poll: Fincher vs. Nolan

MUSIC

- Featured Artist: The Gaslight Anthem

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "The Detective and The Dude" Filmspotting event

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FS #319: The Social Network / Davis Guggenheim / Top 5 Movies About Ambition

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Adam and Matty beg you to like them this week by discussing David Fincher's "The Social Network." Plus, Matty's conversation with Davis Guggenheim, the director of the documentary "Waiting for 'Superman," and the Top 5 Movies About Ambition.

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RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #319
- :34-20:25 - Review: "The Social Network"
Music: The Tins, "The Green Room"
- 21:29-23:13 - Audible Recommendation
- 23:14-27:24 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: M. Christal)
- 27:25-31:09 - Notes / Polls
- 31:10-47:53 - Interview: Davis Guggenheim
Music: The Tins, "Subtle Rattle"
- 47:14-53:34 - DVDs / Donations
- 48:32-1:11:32 - Top 5: Movies About Ambition
- 1:11:33-1:14:34 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- "The Social Network" Trailer

- "Social Network" score is not Nine Inch Nails but Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Or so someone much hipper than us says.

- "Waiting for Superman" Trailer

- "The Detective and The Dude" Filmspotting event

- Adam's Audible recommendations: "Never Let Me Go" and "The Way Hollywood Tells It."

- Consider the Conversation: "A Documentary About a Taboo Subject"

- Adam's Top 5 Movies About Ambition from 2007 (FS #157): Double Indemnity; Ran / Throne of Blood; Bob Roberts / Cradle Will Rock; A Star is Born ('37); Risky Business.

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FS #318: The Town / Top 5 Boston Films

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:08:00 +0000

Ben Affleck is back as director and actor with "The Town." Adam and Matty discuss, plus share Listener Feedback and their Top 5 Boston Films.

RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #318
- :13-16:59 - Review: "The Town"
Music: Utah Carol, "Find a Way"
- 17:32-22:00 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: A. Choi)
- 22:01-25:55 - Voicemail / Notes / Polls
- 25:56-33:01 - Listener Feedback (Hitman Movies)
Music: Utah Carol, "Misfits"
- 33:40-53:34 - Top 5: Boston Films
- 53:35-55:30 - Close

MUSIC

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Ty Burr's "Reel Boston"

- Long story... We recorded DVDs / Donations as usual, but couldn't get it in the show. That kind of week.

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FS #317: I'm Still Here / Top 5 Films of 1996 / Black Narcissus

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:25:00 +0000

Filmspotting's discussion of "I'm Still Here" -- chronicling the "lost year" of actor Joaquin Phoenix -- is NOT a hoax. Or is it? Plus, the second film in the Powell-Pressburger Marathon, "Black Narcissus," and the year-by-year countdown resumes with the Top 5 Films of 1996.

RUNDOWN

- :34-25:18 - Review: "I'm Still Here"

Music: Smith Westerns, "Be My Girl"

- 26:14-27:54 - Audible Recommendation

- 27:55-32:27 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: J. Eaken)

- 32:28-36:50 - Correction / Polls

- 36:51-49:54 - Archers #2: "Black Narcissus"

Music: Smith Westerns, "Girl in Love"

- 50:52-59:13 - DVDs / Donations

- 59:14-1:19:40 - Top 5: Films of 1996

- 1:19:41-1:24:07 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- Smith Westerns - iTunes

NOTES / CORRECTIONS:

- Has to be a new record bleeps in a show, right?

- Full confession: "Bound" only jumped from honorable mention to #4 when I discovered my original pick ("Waiting for Guffman") was a 1997 film.

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FS #316: The American / Top 5 Hitman Movies

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:15:00 +0000

Filmspotting targets the new George Clooney "thriller" "The American," directed by Anton Corbijn. The lads also find some time to shoot down some Listener Feedback and turn their scopes on their Top 5 Hitman Movies.

RUNDOWN

- :19-18:12 - Review: "The American"

Music: Spouse, "Vampire Love Song"

- 19:08-24:26 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: D. Bermea)

- 24:27-34:14 - Voicemail / Notes / Polls

- 34:15-42:21 - Listener Feedback

Music: Spouse, "What You're Feeling"

- 43:22-56:40 - DVDs / Donations

- 56:39-1:15:07 - Top 5: Hitman Movies

- 1:15:08-1:17:58 - Close / Outtake

MUSIC

- Spouse - iTunes

NOTES / CORRECTIONS

- Earmuffs alert: Pretty harmless swear word during Massacre Theatre... and a possible f-bomb during one of the top 5 clips, but mostly unintelligible.

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FS #315: The Tillman Story / Top 5 Fall Movie Preview / Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:00 +0000

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.

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RUNDOWN

Filmspotting #315
- :34-24:23 - Review: "The Tillman Story"
Music: Title Tracks, "Every Little Bit Hurts"
- 25:15-27:44 - Audible Recommendation
- 27:45-31:37 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: B. Merriman)
- 31:38-38:37 - Notes / Polls
- 38:38-53:45 - Archers #1: "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"
Music: Title Tracks, "Tougher Than The Rest"
- 54:57-1:04:41 - DVDs / Donations
- 1:04:42-1:20:48 - Top 5: Fall Movie Preview
- 1:20:49-1:23:58 - Close / Outtakes

MUSIC

- Title Tracks - iTunes

NOTES / CORRECTIONS:

- We have it on good authority that the term "Kiwi" is not offensive. Adam dodged a bullet.

- "Metropolis" at Milwaukee Film Fest

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After Hours #17: Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:42:00 +0000

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

FS #314: Animal Kingdom / Top 5 Australian Films

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:50:00 +0000

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

- Free Energy - iTunes

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."

- Top 5 Australian Films

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FS #313: Get Low / Top 5 Robert Duvall Performances

feedback@filmspotting.net (Kempenaar & Larsen, WBEZ) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:35:00 +0000

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.

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