Monday, January 27, 2014

Episode 28: Her and The Doll


Continuing their look at some of the more acclaimed films of 2013, this week Mike and Sean talk about Spike Jonze's man-machine romance Her while also looking back almost a century to Ernst Lubitsch's 1919 silent comedy The Doll. They also find time to take shots at David O. Russell's ludicrous American Hustle, debate the merits of screenplay stealing, make their picks for Essential Voice-Acting Performance and celebrate the birthday of one of their favorite actors, Mr. Paul Newman.

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Steven Shaviro on Her
Sean's Ernst Lubitsch List at Letterboxd


Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Episode 27: The Wolf of Wall Street and L'Argent


On this, the Money Episode, we discuss the latest film from Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio along with Marcel L'Herbier's 1928 classic L'Argent. We also pick their Essential Money Movies, discuss the late career renaissance of Martin Scorsese and can't help but talk about the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. Plus the good and bad of the ease of digital filmmaking and the death of a cinematic giant, Run Run Shaw.

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Our 2013 Discoveries at Rupert Pupkin Speaks
Manohla Dargis As Indies Explode, an Appeal for Sanity
Martin Scorsese A Letter to my Daughter
Sean's Run Run Shaw List
Sean's Martin Scorsese List