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FS #218: Hellboy II / Rififi / Top 5 Movie Creatures
July 12: Time to take a Magical Journey of Mystical Wonder as we review one of Matty's most anticipated movies of the year, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," directed by Guillermo ("Pan's Labyrinth") Del Toro. Will Del Toro's Mos Eisley-esque menagerie warm Filmspotting's hearts, or leave them as cold and black as a re-imagined Jabba the Hutt circa "The Phantom Menace"? Plus, in honor of "Hellboy," the boys list their Top 5 Movie Creatures. All the while, back at the lair, Jules Dassin and com ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #217: Hancock / Gonzo / The Killing / Top 5 Movies To Teach an Alien About EarthJuly 5: This week, in honor of America's celebration of its independence, Filmspotting's resident Yankee Doodles mark the Fourth of July by feting two larger-than-life paragons of the American Way. First up, the lads review Peter Berg's action comedy "Hancock," starring Will Smith as the titular anti-superhero. Then the boys get "Gonzo" with a review of director Alex Gibney's latest documentary chronicling the life and work of America's foremost psychedelic journalist rebel, Hunter S. Thomp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #216: WALL•E / Mongol / The Lavender Hill Mob / Top 5 Movies About LonelinessJune 27: Alright campers, grab your suitcases, strap grandma to the roof, and hop into the old Griswald family station wagon... we're off to "WALL•E" world. This week Adam and Matty review the latest animated feature from director Andrew Stanton and the creative geniuses at Pixar. Will Disney's little-robot-that-could warm your hosts' cynical hearts, or leave our intrepid duo wishing they had left robots where they belong... in the 1980s, on the scrap heap of history with Johnny #5 and th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #215: Get Smart / Overlooked DVDs / '70s Sci-Fi Awards / Top 5 Actor-Director DuosJune 20: Eschewing the trend adopted by seemingly every other media outlet this week, Filmspotting steadfastly refuses to incorporate the phrase "Missed It By That Much" during its brief review of "Get Smart," the action-comedy starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Terrence Stamp and Alan Arkin. In fact, the boys practically refuse to discuss "Get Smart" at all, opting instead to bring you some Overlooked DVD Picks. It seems like only yesterday Adam and Matty were first treated to the post- ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #214: After Hours (The Haunting) June 18: It was an evil podcast from the beginning -- a podcast that was born bad... Adam and Matty huddle together in the dark for another bonus show featuring a Listener's Choice review of Robert Wise's 1963 horror classic "The Haunting" and more great Listener Feedback.NOTES- The next Listener's Choice winner was actually chosen from donors who were thanked between episodes #209 and #213.
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FS #214: The Incredible Hulk / The Happening / Top 5 TV Show AdaptationsJune 13: Filmspotting SMASH! It's a summer blockbuster Lollapalooza this week as Adam and Matty tackle two new releases. First up on the main stage, the boys do battle with "The Incredible Hulk," Marvel Productions' latest adaptation of their own legendary comic book series with Edward Norton in the titular role and Louis Leterrier ("The Transporter") behind the camera. Will they embrace a big green Ed Norton, or pine for the days of big green Lou Ferrigno... or even Eric Bana? Next up, M. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #213: The Fall / Kung Fu Panda / Man Who Fell to Earth / Top 5 Sydney Pollack MoviesJune 6: From whirling dervishes to whirling red pandas (who sound an awful lot like Dustin Hoffman), this week Matty and Adam ogle a scrumptious smorgasbord of visual feasts with reviews of Tarsem Singh's "The Fall" and the latest offering from Dreamworks Animation, "Kung Fu Panda." Not to be out done, Nicholas Roeg offers up his own complex cinematic intarsia featuring David Bowie as an alien hanging with Rip Torn, Candy Clark, and Buck Henry in 1976's "The Man Who Fell To Earth," the fina ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #212: Sex and the City / Logan's Run / Top 5 Best Dressed Characters May 30: Slip on your Manolo Blahniks, lounge about in your best Dior, and hold onto your Louis Vutton Beverly Clutch as Filmspotting boldly goes where it's never gone before... the Chicago Tribune's Jessica Reaves helps Adam and Matty find their inner-Mirandas and inner-Carries with a review of "Sex and the City." In honor of the fierce ensembles worn by the SATC gals, your hosts roll out their Top 5 Best Dressed Movie Characters. Not to be out done, Michael York drops by in his futuristic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #211: Indiana Jones 4 / Soylent Green / Top 5 Characters Who Need a Comeback May 22: Dun-da-dun-daa, dun-da-daaa ... That's the sound of George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg teaming up to trade-in on Matty and Adam's childhood memories with the latest installment of the Indiana Jones saga, "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Will Indy battling Cate Blanchett and her cold war Russians elicit the same whimsy and excitement that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" stirred in the souls of a young Adam and Matty? Or will the film's nostalgic pandering leave your intre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #210: Redbelt / Son of Rambow / Silent Running / Top 5 Dialogue Scenes May 16: "A man distracted is a man defeated." How distracted were Adam and Matty by Ricky Jay and company's performances in "Redbelt," the latest film from playwright/screenwriter/director David Mamet? Your hosts enter the Filmspotting octagon to review Chiwetel Ejiofor as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor forced to fight for his honor, his dojo and Emily Mortimer. Plus, Matty finally catches up with the little English comedy that could from director Garth Jennings, "Son of Rambow," the dar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #209: Standard Operating Procedure / Speed Racer / Andromeda Strain / Top 5 Photography Movies May 9: With a summer movie line-up filled with the likes of Indy, Iron Man and Batman, good ol’ Arthouse Adam listed "Standard Operating Procedure," Errol Morris’ documentary on the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs, as his most anticipated summer film. This week the boys decide which was more gut-wrenching: "Standard Op’s" vivid depictions of the Abu Ghraib atrocities, or being subjected to the Wachowski brothers big-screen adaptation of "Speed Racer," starring Emile Hirsch, Christin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #208: After Hours (Love, Actually) May 6: Cure your Cinco de Mayo hangover with some hair of the dog and a slug of Filmspotting After Hours. Adam and Matty cobble together another bonus show featuring more great Listener Feedback and the first Listener's Choice review of "Love, Actually."
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FS #208: Iron Man / The Omega Man / Top 5 Box Office Bombs (That We Like) May 2: This week... What is this Iron Man? A small arthouse documentary on the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath? The long awaited Cal Ripken biopic? No, director Jon Favreau treats Adam and Matty to their first taste of a summer popcorn movie with his adaptation of the popular Marvel comic starring Robert Downey, Jr. as playboy-turned-superhero Tony Stark. Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges co-star. The original man of iron -- Charlton Heston -- stars in "The Omega Man," the opening ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #207: Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? / The Visitor / Summer Movie Preview April 25: This week... Filmspotting previews the glorious popcorn season ahead with a countdown of their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. And what says 'summer fun' better than a 'War on Terror' double feature? Adam rolls out his best Rumsfeld impression while Matty conjures his best Condi to chase down Public Enemy #1 with director Morgan Spurlock in his latest documentary, "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?" Plus, Filmspotting has always admired the work of long-time supporting ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #206: Forgetting Sarah Marshall / Sarasota Film Fest / The Visitor / Top 5 Vacation MoviesApril 18: Just when you feel like you're not getting enough full frontal male nudity, ribald oral sex jokes and Paul Rudd in your life, along comes the perfect remedy in"Forgetting Sarah Marshall,"the latest comedy from producer Judd Apatow starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell. Adam and Matty take a moment to deconstruct some of the recurring themes in the Apatow canon from an auteurist perspective and laud Kunis for a breakout, Bacall-esque performance. Plus, team Filmspotting ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #205: Shine a Light / Smart People / Bad Education / Top 5 Concert Scenes April 11: Adam and Matty are in Florida on vacation/watching movies at the Sarasota Film Festival and can't pry themselves away to say anything creative here. We hope you enjoy reviews of Martin Scorsese's new Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light," in which Buddy Guy puts Mick and Keith to shame, and "Smart People" with Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page and Thomas Haden Church.Plus, tying in with "Shine a Light," we count down our all-time Top 5 Concert Scenes in cinema.Also on the show: List ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #204: The Bank Job / Flawless / Talk To Her / Top 5 Heist Movies April 4: On this week's show... Matty promises not to do his Michael Caine impression as long as Adam doesn't break out his Saffron Burrows. In honor of 'Heist Week' on Filmspotting, the guys review a pair of new British caper flicks -- "The Bank Job" (Burrows, Jason Statham) and "Flawless" (Caine, Demi Moore) -- and share their all-time Top 5 Heist Movies.Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, and the latest Almodóvar Marathon entry, "Talk To Her," inspires Matty to vow t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #203: Director's Cut April 2: I was getting pretty tired of listening to reviewer after reviewer blasting Haneke for having the gall to imply that torture and violence are -- in fact -- disturbing.First off, I understand what Haneke is saying... and I hate him for it. I didn't feel challenged. I felt violated.That's right, it's time for another fun-filled Director's Cut/After Hours edition of Fimspotting, where we dive into the mailbag and react to listener thoughts on Michael Haneke's divisive "Funny Games, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #203: Stop-Loss / All About My Mother / Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors March 28: This week... Adam and Matty ship off for an extended tour of duty with Ryan Phillippe as they discuss "Stop-Loss," the latest film from "Boys Don't Cry" writer/director Kimberly Peirce. Plus, in honor of Adam's "don't ask, don't tell" man crush on "Stop-Loss" co-star Channing Tatum, the boys share their Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors.Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and our Pedro Almodóvar Marathon continues with 1999's "All About My Mother."Music by Dick Prall ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #202: Funny Games / Paranoid Park / Live Flesh / Top 5 Fourth Wall Movies March 21: This week Adam outfits Matty in requisite black sweater and beret and forces him to enjoy an arthouse double feature. Will Matty reject Michael Haneke's ultra-violent "Funny Games" and Gus Van Sant's languid "Paranoid Park," or revel in both? Plus, the boys dabble in Verfremdungseffekt for a countdown of their Top 5 Movies That Break the Fourth Wall.Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and the Pedro Almodóvar Marathon continues with a pregnant Penelope Cruz and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #201: Director's CutMarch 18: Put the kiddies to bed, don your best housecoat, break out the scotch (any type of Glen will do), and join Adam and Matty for some Filmspotting After Dark ... or, um, Filmspotting: The Director's Cut... or Filmspotting: The Feedback Show. We're not really sure what we're calling this thing. In any event, we're trotting out a short bonus edition of Filmspotting focusing on your feedback and whatever else pops into our heads. May become a regular thing, may not. Hope you enjoy.
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FS #201: Chicago 10 / Flower of My Secret / Top 5 '60s Movies March 14: The boys are back after a week off and ready to blow off some steam, fight the man, and storm the old Chicago Amphitheatre alongside Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis and David Dellinger in director Brett Morgen's latest kaleidoscopic gonzo-documentary "Chicago 10." Featuring the vocal talents of Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo and Jeffrey Wright, the film chronicles the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots and subsequent trial of its alleged instigators -- inspiring Matty and Adam to s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS Interviews Revisited: Josh Brolin / Todd Haynes / Ellen Page-Diablo Cody March 7: Filmspotting is celebrating its three-year anniversary with a week off... Adam is spending time with the kids who no longer know his name, while Matty is acquainting himself with the filmography of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (it's about time!). But lest we leave you without a Filmspotting fix, we offer this look back at three Oscar-themed interviews from the past year -- conversations with Josh Brolin ("No Country for Old Men"), Todd Haynes ("I'm Not There") and Ellen Page and Diab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #200: Charlie Bartlett / Bergman Marathon Awards / Top 5 Filmspotting Discoveries February 29: For all those who wondered what would have happened if Pete Best and Ringo Starr had performed with The Beatles at the same time, or if Dick York and Dick Sargent had appeared on "Bewitched" together, well, your wait is over. Filmspotting celebrates its 200th episode by welcoming back original co-host Sam Van Hallgren ... Sam joins Adam and Matty in recounting their Top 5 Filmspotting Discoveries -- and joins Matty for an inspired edition of Massacre Theatre. Plus, your hosts ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #199: Be Kind Rewind / Definitely, Maybe / Fanny and Alexander / Top 5 Actors We Wouldn't Cast February 22: This week, when they're walkin' down the street (yeah), and they see a little ghost (what), what are Matty and Adam gonna say about "Be Kind Rewind," Michel Gondry's latest comedy starring Mos Def and Jack Black? Matty also finally convinced Adam to take his wife to a romantic comedy and the boys will relive the Kempenaars' experience with Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher and Abigail Breslin in "Definitely, Maybe." Plus, Kevin Spacey joins us to count down the Top 5 Actors We Wouldn ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS 198: In Bruges / 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days / Oscar Picks / Top 5 Love Scenes February 15: "In Bruges," the new dark comedy from playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh, finds hitmen Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason biding their time in the title's quaint, medieval city. After watching the film, Matty hasn't been able to stop asking his confused friends and family, "In effing Bruges??" -- complete with faux Irish accent. Find out whether or not that's a good thing. Plus, your hosts make time to discuss Cristian Mungiu's 2007 Cannes Palme d'Or winner, "4 Months, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #197: Cassandra's Dream / Shame / Top 5 London Movies February 8: Adam counts Woody Allen as one of his favorite directors; Matty, unfortunately, has not been able to muster much love for Woody's post-1994 canon -- "Curse of the Jade Scorpion," anyone? This week the boys tackle Allen's latest, "Cassandra's Dream," a London-based thriller starring Ewan MacGregor, Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson. Will Woody finally right himself in Matty's eyes? Will Adam have reason to continue to sing his idol's praises? Plus, the Ingmar Bergman Marathon roll ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #196: Persepolis / Winter Light / Top 5 Coming of Age Movies February 1: On this week's show, Matty and Adam give a "C'est bon!" to Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis," the Oscar-nominated animated film based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novels about growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Plus, your hosts attend communion and question the existence of God as their Ingmar Bergman Marathon resumes with a discussion of 1962's "Winter Light." Also on the show: Massacre Theatre, Listener Feedback, and -- tying in with ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #195: Barry Levinson / Marina Zenovich / Top 5 2008 Sundance Entries January 25: Adam and Matty return from Sundance without any good Paris Hilton stories, but with a lot of great things to say about their Top 5 Sundance Film Festival Entries. Plus, Adam sits down with director Marina Zenovich, whose documentary on the circumstances surrounding Roman Polanski's trial and exile from the United States in the late '70s -- "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" -- premiered at Sundance. Adam also caught up with director Barry Levinson to discuss his new send-up o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sundance Dispatch #2: American Son / Art Star and the Sudanese Twins / Transsiberian January 21: Filmspotting checks in with its second -- and, unfortunately, final -- Sundance Dispatch. Adam and Matty recap the past two days at the Fest, including quick discussions of Neil Abramson's "American Son" with Nick Cannon and "Transsiberian" (above) starring Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer. Plus, Matty continues his documentary kick with "The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins" and "The Order of Myths." Tune in Friday for Filmspotting's complete Sundance wrap-up, including the T ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sundance Dispatch #1: Polanski: Wanted and Desired / Stranded / The Wackness January 19: SpoutBlog's Karina Longworth joins Adam and Matty for their first Sundance '08 Dispatch. The trio reflects on the best and worst of the festival so far, including Jonathan Levine's "The Wackness" and the documentaries "Stranded," "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" and "An American Solder" (aka "The Recruiter").Check out Spout's complete Sundance coverage here.Buy DVDs online at the Filmspotting's TLAVideo.com Movie Store!Get your Filmspotting t-shirts and more at the Filmspo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #194: Cloverfield / Michael Stahl-David / 2008 Sundance Film Festival Preview January 18: On this week's show... will Adam and Matty run screaming from or screaming to producer J.J. Abrams' Godzilla-meets-Blair Witch monster movie "Cloverfield?" Plus, Adam talks with "Cloverfield" star and Chicago native Michael Stahl-David about auditioning without a script, acting for the first person camera and more.Also on the show: Massacre Theatre, Listener Feedback and our Top 5 Most Anticipated 2008 Sundance Film Festival Movies.Music by Spoon courtesy of Merge Records.Films ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #193: There Will Be Blood / The Bucket List / Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2008 January 11: Daniel Day-Lewis' "Milkshake" brings all the Filmspotting boys to the yard as Adam and Matty finally get a chance to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest epic "There Will Be Blood." Adam ranked "Blood" as one of the best films of 2007 ... Would it have found its way onto Matty's Top 10 list as well? Your hosts also find time to check in on Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in the Rob Reiner-directed buddy movie "The Bucket List." Plus, Massacre Theatre, Listener Feedback and o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #192: The Orphanage / Walk Hard / 2007 Top 5 Blowout January 4: This week, Adam and Matty top off 2007 with a potpourri of Top 5 lists, including Worst Movies of the Year, Most Annoying Performances, Best/Worst Date Movies and more. Also, Matty admits to being a bit of a fraidy-cat when it comes to scary movies, so Adam holds his hand during their discussion of the latest Spanish ghost thriller, "The Orphanage," directed by first-timer J.A. Bayona and 'presented by' Guillermo del Toro. Plus, the guys find time to "Walk Hard" with John C. Rei ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #191: Top 10 Movies of 2007 / Charlie Wilson's War / Sweeney Todd / Youth Without Youth December 21: Break out the Guy Lombardo, put on your tackiest Christmas sweater, grab a steaming hot cup of Ovaltine, and curl on up to the family PC as Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips joins Adam and Matty in sweeping out the year with Filmspotting's Top 10 Movies of 2007. The jam-packed Filmspotting Holiday Spectacular also offers quick reviews of "Charlie Wilson's War," the Tim Burton-Johnny Depp collaboration "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and Francis For ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #190: I Am Legend / Juno / Page-Cody Interview / Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007 December 14: This week, Adam and Matty are on full quirk alert for a discussion of Jason Reitman's ("Thank You For Smoking") breakout Toronto Film Festival comedy, "Juno." Plus, Adam sits down for a little girl talk with Ellen Page and Diablo Cody, "Juno's" talented star and screenwriter, respectively. Also on the show: a review of the latest Will Smith vs. the World epic, "I Am Legend," Massacre Theatre and the Top 5 Lead Performances of 2007.Music by Exit Clov courtesy of Livewire Record ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #189: Atonement / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2007December 7: Director Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's acclaimed 2001 novel"Atonement"is garnering a lot of critical buzz. Will Adam be too distracted by the presence of his man-crush James McAvoy to recognize Wright's technical brilliance? Can Matty look past his aversion to most things described as "sweeping" and "British?"Plus,Listener Feedback,Massacre Theatreand Filmspotting'sTop 5 Supporting Performances of 2007.Music byKelly Hogancourtesy of Bloodshot Records.Filmspotting is pr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #188: Margot at the Wedding / The Mist / Top 5 DVDs of 2007 November 30: This week on the show... Adam and Matty crash writer/director Noah Baumbach's latest dysfunctional family throwdown "Margot at the Wedding," starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black... ...and venture out into "The Mist" for a review of the latest Stephen King adaptation from writer/director Frank Darabont. Plus, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and -- just in time for the holiday season -- Filmspotting's Top 5 DVDs of 2007.Music by Calexico courtesy of To ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #187: I'm Not There / Todd Haynes Interview / Beowulf November 21: Jewels and binoculars hang from the heads of Matty and Adam in this week's abbreviated Thanksgiving edition of Filmspotting as they spend a few minues discussing the new 3D animated "Beowulf," and then parse through the new avant garde Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There." Plus, Adam sits down with "I'm Not There" writer/director Todd Haynes to find out which Dylan album is his favorite and why he envisioned a woman portraying the newly-electrified, mid-60s version of the singer/ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #186: Southland Tales / Wild Strawberries / Top 5 Time Travel Movies Nov 16: This week your hosts travel to the apocalyptic near-future with lunchbox idols Justin Timberlake, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as they review Richard Kelly's long-awaited "Southland Tales." Plus, get the tissues and call your therapist, the Ingmar Bergman Marathon continues with a review of "Wild Strawberries" (1957).Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and -- Great Scott! -- our Top 5 Time Travel Movies.Music by The Essex Green courtesy of M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #185: No Country For Old Men / Josh Brolin Interview / Top 5 Coen Bros. Scenes Nov 9: This week... Filmspotting abides. It's a special Coen Brothers Edition of the show as the boys review Joel and Ethan's new thriller "No Country For Old Men," based on the Cormac McCarthy novel and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and a terrifying Javier Bardem. Plus, Adam sits down with the former Goonie himself, Mr. Brolin, for a conversation covering his 'breakout' year, his doomed Tarantino-directed "No Country" audition tape and more. Also on the show: Listener Feedback, M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #184: American Gangster / The Seventh Seal / Top 5 'Me Decade' Movies Nov 2: On this week's show... Adam and Matty spend about as much time together on screen in "American Gangster," Ridley Scott's quasi-epic crime tale of real-life Harlem kingpin Frank Lucas, as stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe do. Are the individual charms of these two Hollywood heavyweights enough to carry the film, or is "Gangster" mostly another Scott experiment in style over substance?Also on the show: the Ingmar Bergman Marathon returns... with a scythe. Filmspotting sits dow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #183: Gone Baby Gone / Rendition / Top 5 Actor-Turned-Director Debuts October 26: On this week's show... Matty and Adam dissect actor-turned-tabloid-celeb-turned-director Ben Affleck's directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone" -- starring brother Casey, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman in an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's detective novel. Does "Gone" show promise for the budding auteur, or should Affleck stick to being Mr. Jennifer Garner?Also, because he didn't find it mind-numbingly bad, Matty defends Gavin Hood's latest political treatise "Rendition" from Adam's wrat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #182: Anderson-Schwartzman Interview / We Own The Night / Top 5 Musicians Turned Actors October 19: On this week's show... Adam (ever the good son) and Matty (always the black sheep) discuss "We Own The Night," James Gray's new archetypal brothers/cop drama starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall ... Plus, a week after reviewing "The Darjeeling Limited," Adam sits down with the film's co-writer/director Wes Anderson (below) and co-writer/star Jason Schwartzman. Also on the show: In honor of the former Mr. Marky Mark, Adam and Matty count down their Top 5 Per ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #181: The Darjeeling Limited / Michael Clayton / CIFF / Top 5 Chicago Movies October 12 (Chicago Public Radio): Our kind of town, Chicago is... Filmspotting covers the 43rd Annual Chicago International Film Festival, including quick reviews of the new Tony Gilroy thriller "Michael Clayton" and the fest's closing night film "The Savages." Plus, Jake and Elwood... er, Adam and Matty... reveal their Top 5 (or 10) Chicago Movies -- films set and shot in the Windy City ... The show kicks off with your hosts on a spiritual quest to India via Wes Anderson's "The Darjeelin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #180: The Assassination of Jesse James / 3:10 To Yuma / Lust, Caution / Top 5 Movies About Brothers October 5: Two movies ride into this week's Filmspotting... will only one ride out? The boys shoot up "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," starring Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt, and "3:10 To Yuma" -- James Mangold's remake of the 1957 Western. Also on the show, a review of Ang Lee's new erotic thriller "Lust, Caution" with the venerable Tony Leung, and Adam shares some quick thoughts on the documentary "My Kid Could Paint That." Plus, Listener Feedback, Massacre The ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #179: Into the Wild / Smiles of a Summer Night / Top 5 Senior Citizen Performances September 28: Adam and Matty review Sean Penn's latest film as writer/director, "Into the Wild" ... Plus, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, the first movie in our Ingmar Bergman Marathon -- Smiles of a Summer Night" -- and our Top 5 Senior Citizens On Screen, in honor of Hal Holbrook's performance in "Into the Wild."Music by Bottle Rockets courtesy of Bloodshot RecordsFilmspotting is presented by Spout, a gathering place for people who love movies. Sign up for free and discuss this epis ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #178: Across The Universe / In the Valley of Elah / Top 5 Overrated Directors September 21: I am here as you are here as you are me and we are all together... well, Adam and Matty are together anyway in their disappointment with Julie Taymor's "Across The Universe," which attempts to tell the story of the turbulent '60s through the songs of the Fab Four. "And Adam and Matty took from their mic bag a rock..." Plus, your hosts dare to do battle with Paul Haggis's latest Oscar-bait, "In the Valley of Elah," a true crime murder mystery that examines the effects of war o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
FS #177: Toronto Top 5 / Eastern Promises / Guy Maddin / The King of Kong September 14: When we last left Adam and Matty in Toronto, the fledgling duo seemed all hugs and kisses with few disagreements to mar their burgeoning relationship. Would their discussion of David Cronenberg's new Russian mob thriller "Eastern Promises," starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts, further cement their lovefest, or would the gloves finally come off? Also on this Toronto Film Fest edition: A conversation with visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin, whose new film "My Winnipeg ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |
