PATREON PREVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month. One of "the world's favorite movies," starring two guys who won back-to-back Best Supporting Actor Oscars under Clint Eastwood's direction, and Jake's never seen it? You know we had to talk about Frank Darabont's THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, prison abolition, Tim Robbins's legs, and what we think the best films of 1994 are. Thanks as always to Jetski for our theme music and to Jeremy Allison for our artwork. Follow Pod Casty For Me:...
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Soderbergh Ep. 5: The Underneath (1995)
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In 1989, Steven Soderbergh was on top of the world. By 1995, he was underneath...THE UNDERNEATH, that is! We're talking Sodie's very loose remake of the 1949 Robert Siodmak film noir CRISS-CROSS (and the 1934 novel on which it was based), noir in the 1990s, armored cars, and Soderbergh's evolving film language as he becomes the director we all know and love. Nobody's favorite Sodie movie, but maybe somebody's favorite ep? Remains to be seen! Further Reading: Steven Soderbergh: Interviews ed. Anthony Kaufman Reinventing Hollywood by David Bordwell Further Viewing: THE KILLERS (Siodmak,...
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PATREON PREVIEW: Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
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This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month. Today we're talking about the 2005 documentary BUDD BOETTICHER: A MAN CAN DO THAT, which features both Clint Eastwood and Paul Schrader (among others) talking about the elemental western films of Budd Boetticher and his influence on their work. We also talk about some Boetticher films ourselves, and take this moment to go a little deeper on auteur theory - its usefulness, its problems, our relationship to it as a framework. You don't have to...
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Soderbergh Ep. 4: King of the Hill (1993) with Jason Miller
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What to do next after KAFKA doesn't quite hit...how about adapting a boyhood memoir by the guy who helped Paul Newman bottle his salad dressing? We continue Soderbergh's less-remembered beginnings with 1993's KING OF THE HILL, a subtly brutal Depression-era bildungsroman in which a boy gets so hungry he eats pictures of food - and joining us is film writer Jason Miller! Listen along for a discussion of cinematographer careers, macroeconomics, proper marbles technique, and Spalding Gray. Good ep, even without Boomhauer and all the rest of those guys! Further Reading: King of the Hill: A Memoir...
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PATREON PREVIEW: Night Moves (1975)
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This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month. We pay tribute to the late Gene Hackman with one of his - or anyone's - greatest films, Arthur Penn's 1975 neo-noir NIGHT MOVES. Shot by longtime Eastwood DP Bruce Surtees and starring Clint co-stars Gene Hackman, Susan Clark, James Woods, and John Crawford, so it's totally fair game. Thanks as always to Jetski for our theme music and Jeremy Allison for our artwork. Follow Pod Casty For Me: Support us on Patreon: Artwork by...
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Soderbergh Ep. 3: Kafka (1991) with Christopher Jason Bell
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How do you follow an industry-shaking debut like SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE? If you're Steven Soderbergh, the answer is obvious: a weird, downer sort-of-biopic of Franz Kafka shot in black and white. We're joined by filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell (MISS ME YET, THE WINDS THAT SCATTER) to talk 1991's KAFKA, Soderbergh's influence, and Chris's outstanding new film FAILED STATE. Great ep! Further Reading: Further Viewing: THE THIRD MAN (Reed, 1949) THE TRIAL (Welles, 1962) AMERICAN GIGOLO (Schrader, 1980) BRAZIL (Gilliam, 1985) Follow Chris: Follow Pod Casty For Me: Support...
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PATREON PREVIEW: A Star Is Born (2018) with Nicole Veneto
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***This is a preview of a premium episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me! Head over to Patreon.com/PodCastyForMe to hear more for just $5 a month.*** Around 2011, Clint Eastwood tried to remake A STAR IS BORN with Beyoncé and any of a number of men including Bradley Cooper and maybe Tom Cruise. It didn't pan out, but the project eventually became Cooper's directorial debut and a star vehicle for Lady Gaga, who incidentally has a new album out today. We invited film critic, podcaster, and Lady Gagalogist Nicole Veneto to talk about the film, why Gaga gets under Jake's skin, and...
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Soderbergh Ep. 2: sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
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Steven Soderbergh's first feature, sex, lies, and videotape put him on the map hard. It won the Palme d'Or, made the Sundance Film Festival into an industry unto itself, and helped turn Miramax into a major player - to say nothing of its actual content. Join us as we dig into the film that made Soderbergh an overnight sensation and try to act normal about intimacy. Good ep! Further Reading: Sex, Lies, and Videotape by Steven Soderbergh Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind Rebels on the Backlot by Sharon Waxman Further Viewing: FIVE EASY PIECES (Rafelson, 1970) CARNAL KNOWLEDGE...
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Soderbergh Ep. 1: The First Episoderbergh
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And Sode it berghins! We're kicking off our career retrospective of director Steven Soderbergh with an overview of his early life, career so far, and major thematic concerns. We'll also meet a new voice joining us on our journey... Follow Pod Casty For Me: Support us on Patreon: Artwork by Jeremy Allison:
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Schrader Ep. 38: Oh, Canada (2024) with Will Sloan
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Pull up a chair, folks - it's time for our episode on Paul Schrader's "first post-mortem film," the Russell Banks adaptation OH, CANADA, fresh from the cinema. Joining us to unpack it is Final Boss of the podcast and real-life Canadian person Will Sloan! We talk about what we expect of the personal morality of political artists, Canada's relationship to her neighbor to the south, and the film's place in Schrader's filmography. We also got Will's thoughts on JUROR #2 while we had him on mic, because of course we did. Great conversation, great movie, great ep! Soderbergh episodes coming soon....
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One of "the world's favorite movies," starring two guys who won back-to-back Best Supporting Actor Oscars under Clint Eastwood's direction, and Jake's never seen it? You know we had to talk about Frank Darabont's THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, prison abolition, Tim Robbins's legs, and what we think the best films of 1994 are.
Thanks as always to Jetski for our theme music and to Jeremy Allison for our artwork.
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