Episode 63: Blackhat and A Better Tomorrow

On the occasion of its single showing in Seattle this week, Mike and Sean talk about John Woo's A Better Tomorrow, with Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung. They also discuss Michael Mann's Blackhat, with Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, out now on video and one of the best films of the year so far. And they argue about Pixar's latest, Inside Out, celebrate Mel Brooks's birthday and make their picks for the Essential American Movie.

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Richard Brody on Inside Out
Sean on A Better Tomorrow
Sean's American Movies List

Episode 62: 2015 Seattle International Film Festival Recap

Mike and Sean take a look back at their month with the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival. Their discoveries, surprises, disappointments, the best, the worst and the most SIFF moments of this year in the world's longest film festival.

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Sean's Ranked SIFF List
Mike's Ranked SIFF List
Our SIFF Coverage at Seattle Screen Scene

Episode 61: SIFF Special - Interview with Atticus Ross

About midway through the marathon that is the Seattle International Film Festival, Sean and Mike take a moment to sit down and talk a bit about what's happened so far and what else there is to see. But mostly, this is the interview Mike did with Love & Mercy composer Atticus Ross.

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Episode 60: Linda Linda Linda and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

In conjunction with the release this weekend of the movie event of the year, Pitch Perfect 2, Mike and Sean talk about a couple of other films about young people making music. Bae Doona stars in Linda Linda Linda, Nobuhiro Yamashita's 2005 film about a high school punk band and Don Weis's 1953 college musical comedy The Affairs of Dobie Gillis stars Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van and Bob Fosse himself. They also discuss the career of Anna Kendrick, the greatest actress of her generation, the new Avengers movie and pick their essential College Movies.

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Anna Kendrick in Buzzfeed
Episode 41: Rock 'N' Roll High School and Pitch Perfect

Episode 59: Clouds of Sils Maria and Centre Stage

This week Mike and Sean take a look at the latest blockbuster from Olivier Assayas, Clouds of Sils Maria, starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart. As well they look back at another film about acting, 1991's Centre Stage, directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Maggie Cheung. They'll also talk about the careers of Juliette Binoche and Maggie Cheung in general, the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival and the Rolling Stones.

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Episode 58: Jauja and Three Crowns of the Sailor

This week Mike and Sean head down South American Way for Jauja, an unusual new Western starring Viggo Mortensen directed by Argentine auteur Lisandro Alonso, and Three Crowns of the Sailor, Chilean surrealist Raoul Ruiz's 1983 film about ghosts, storytelling and storytelling ghosts. They'll also talk about Harrison Ford, for some reason, and pick their essential Weird Westerns.

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Episode 57: Days of Thunder and Red Line 7000

This week Mike and Sean gear up for a discussion of NASCAR classics Days of Thunder and Red Line 7000. The former is Tony Scott's 1990 blockbuster starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the latter one of the last films directed by Howard Hawks. They'll also discuss the Fast and the Furious franchise, the career of Tom Cruise and pick their Essential Car Movies. And they'll also talk a lot about Beck, for some reason.

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