Three Colors: White (Episode 35) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Release Date: 09/02/2016
Scene of the Crime (Episode 242) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1949's Scene of the Crime was a departure for MGM, the studio known for musicals and light comedies. New studio head Dory Schary was a fan of film noir and felt his studio's output should include stories of cops solving crimes and the femmes fatale who make their jobs harder. He cast several actors working against type: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven and Tom Drake. Dan and Vicky discuss the film along with recently seen movies like Practical Magic 1 and 2, By Any Means, The Weight, lots of Disney animation and Hulu's Furious. Our socials: FB: Hot Date...
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Game 6 (Episode 241) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Game 6 was successful novelist Don DeLillo's first produced screenplay. Written in 1991 but not produced until 2004, the film was shot for $500,000 in Manhattan and it's cast each worked for $100 a day. Although several filmmakers were courted as director, those duties eventually went to Michael Hoffman (Restoration, Soapdish, The Last Station). It stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne, Robert Downey Jr and Tom Aldredge. Dan and Vicky discuss this forgotten film along with some recently seen like It Ends, Mutiny, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The End of Oak...
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Top Ten Favorite British Films (Episode 240) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
For Hot Date 240, a Top Ten episode, Dan and Vicky talk about their favorite British films - from horror to comedy to drama, your hosts pick some of their most treasured films from the UK. You'll also hear about some of their recently seen film and TV picks like The Odyssey, The Drama, The Ice Cream Man, I Want Your Sex and Spider Man: Brand New Day. Our socials: FB: Hot Date Podcast Insta: hotdatepod
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (Episode 239) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a collaboration by David Wain and Ken Marino, the comedy duo responsible for The State and Wet Hot American Summer. In the ribald comedy, Zoey Deutch plays Gail Daughtry, a wronged woman on a journey through Hollywood with the mission to have sex with Mad Men star Jon Hamm! Along with Hamm, the cast includes Marino himself, Jo LoTruglio, John Slattery, Ben Wang, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore and a gaggle of celebrity cameos. Along with the recently released film Dan and Vicky pay tribute to actor Sam Neill, talk...
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The Divorce of Lady X (Episode 238) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Merle Oberon, star of 1938's The Divorce of Lady X, had been involved in a car accident before shooting that left her face scarred. The comedy with co-star Laurence Olivier was partially filmed in color to cover up and mask the recent plastic surgery she'd undergone. The film was also a bit of a departure for Oberon who was known mostly for dramatic roles (The Dark Angel, The Private Life of Henry VIII and Wuthering Heights). The Divorce of Lady X also has scene stealing turns from Ralph Richardson, Binnie Barnes and Morton Selten. Dan and Vicky discuss the classic British...
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Universal Soldier (Episode 237) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1992's Universal Soldier marked the first collaboration between stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. The action titans play Vietnam soldiers resurrected 20 years after the war as bio-engineered killing machines with very different agendas. It was also the first big Hollywood movie helmed but Roland Emmerich, who, based on the commercial success of this film would go on to make some the most successful movies (Independence Day, Stargate, The Patriot) in history. Dan and Vicky discuss the sc-fi action hybrid along with lots of recently seen items like Scary Movie 2026, Toy...
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Crank (Episode 236) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
2006's Crank was the directorial debut of co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Tayloer and their approach was incredibly hands on. One of the first film to shoot completely on digital cameras, the directors themselves manned the cameras and achieved the film's frenetic style by shooting on roller blades. Star Jason Statham got into the spirit as well by doing all his own stunts. Dan and Vicky discuss the cult fave action flick and alot of recently seen films like Backrooms, I Love Boosters, Power Ballad, and Passenger as well TV shows Widow's Bay and The Pitt. You can...
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State Fair (Episode 235) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1962's State Fair marked the third screen adapatation of the novel by Phil Stong. As in 1945, this one was a musical but a big, colorful, expansive musical that Hollywood was so good at in the 1960's. Starring heartthrobs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin and Ann-Margret, it's the story of the Frake family and their ambitions to win big at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote new music for the film, one of the few musicals written expressly for the big screen, and several plot elements were added or changed to make this version more contemporary. Tom...
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Hokum (Episode 234) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Irish film director Damian McCarthy had only made two features before 2026's Hokum but has already proven to have a distinctive style and tone. McCarthy also wrote the screenplay which tells the story of an American writer (Adam Scott) visiting an isolated Irish Inn with a spooky past. Shot on location in County Cork, Ireland, the film's supporting mostly Irish cast includes Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Aumelio. Dan and Vicky discuss the film, out in theatres now, and lots of recently seen films...
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In God We Trust (Episode 233) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1980's In God We Trust was the second film of a three film agreement between actor/director Marty Feldman and Universal Pictures. Following the success of Feldman's The Last Remake of Beau Geste, In God We Trust was his attempt to call out the excesses and hypocrisy of commercialized religion. But the film didn't connect with audiences and Universal cancelled Feldman's deal. His co-stars in the film include a cavalcade of 70's comic geniuses - Peter Boyle, Louise Lasser, Andy Kaufman and Richard Pryor. Dan and Vicky discuss the little seen film and lots of recently seen like...
info_outlineOn Hot Date 35, Dan and Vicky discuss 1994's White, the middle film in the Three Colors trilogy from late Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Zbigniew Zamachowski plays a man shunned by his spouse (Julie Delpy), adrift in his adopted country of Paris and longing for a return to his Polish homeland. When a chance encounter leads him back to Poland, he uses the opportunity to exact an insidious revenge on his estranged wife.
Dan talks about his recent stay in Maryland, his upcoming show at BAM and recent watches like 1984's RepoMan, the HBO doc Hitchcock/Truffaut, the new film Lights Out, Bryan Cranston's Trumbo and the awful Boy Next Door. Vicky reports back on Suicide Squad, Sausage Party, Ben-Hur, the Netflix series Stranger Things, older films Magnificent Seven and The Misfits and her run in with Madonna!
You'll also hear the pop music of February 1994, a little Hakuna Matata, and learn how Vicky feels about the Hamilton soundtrack. And be warned, there will be SPOILERS for the film.
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