Considering the Cinema Ep. 064: The 100-Year Anniversary of Harold Lloyd's 'Safety Last!' (1923)
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Release Date: 03/28/2023
Considering the Cinema Ep. 088: The Weekly Watchlist - He Gets Up Here and Busts Out ‘Marjoe’ on Us and Stuff
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For Episode 088 of Considering the Cinema, the 14th installment of The Weekly Watchlist, your hosts Jason Pyles, Mack Robins, and Dave Becker broke their own rules for this format in order to bring you a special about documentaries! Although Mack has a deep love and appreciation of all film genres, Dave and Jason took it upon themselves to recommend some excellent documentaries to Mack in hopes of enriching and enhancing Mack’s appreciation for documentary films! Will they succeed? Join us to find out! Thanks for listening! Note: This episode was recorded on December 17, 2024,...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 087: That Person Who Wrote That Needs to Be Smacked
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In Episode 087 of Considering the Cinema, your hosts Jason Pyles, Mack Robins, and Dave Becker return for the 13th installment of their Weekly Watchlist format. This episode features a fun and varied exploration of film, with Jason expressing his deep appreciation for the work of Jason Bateman. Dave shares his thoughts on a powerful film that delves into the harrowing aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, offering a contemplative take on its emotional and historical weight. Meanwhile, Mack brings a unique mix to the discussion by spotlighting a couple of Rita Hayworth films and...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 086: Considering the NY Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (and the year 2000)
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In Episode 086 of Considering the Cinema, your hosts — Jason Pyles, Mack Robins, and Dave Becker — are Considering the New York Times’ 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (and the year 2000), a list that’s bold, baffling, and sure to stir debate! But there’s an odd twist … the Times seems to think the year 2000 is part of the 21st century (it’s not), and Jason’s co-hosts were not given advance notice about this episode’s topic. That’s right — Jason springs this mystery agenda on Mack and Dave in real time, creating an off-the-cuff episode that’s...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 085: The Weekly Watchlist - The Pot of Gold for That Dude From Lucky Charms
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Happy Friday! Tonight, you could be watching “Werewolf Night” on Joe Bob Briggs’ “The Last Drive-In” on Shudder, or you could be listening to the 12th Edition of Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! Here in Episode 085, your hosts — Jason Pyles and Dave Becker — bring you movie reviews, sans Mack, like Untraceable (2008), Ghost Team One (2013), The Last Descent (2016), and “re-consideration” of The Mummy (2017), and Mack’s Horror short film, Athedral (2024). Join us! Note: This episode was recorded in late October 2024,...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 083: The Weekly Watchlist - The Deaths of Redbox and Maggie Smith
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Hey! It’s Friday again, which means it’s time for the 10th Edition of Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! Here in Episode 083, your hosts — Jason Pyles and Dave Becker (Mack Robins was unable to join us for this episode) — bring you a memorable episode where they discuss the deaths of Redbox and the great veteran actress Maggie Smith. Also, Dave reveals his favorite city in the world! And Jason brings all sorts of random movie minutiae to discuss! Even though Mack is absent, join us, anyway! Note: This episode was recorded on September 27, 2024, and it...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 082: The Weekly Watchlist - Make Work Your Favorite
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TGIF! Another Friday, so you know what that means? It’s time once again for the 9th Edition of Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! So, as we join the boys here in Episode 082, your hosts — Jason Pyles, Mack Robins and Dave Becker — bring you some reviews of Martin Scorsese short films, the account of attending a beloved ’90s film screening whose score is performed by a live symphony orchestra, and two films with the exact same title but representing two different genres! Oh, and Jay also reveals what he calls “one of the .” Join us! Note: This...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 081: The Weekly Watchlist – Scariest Environment Imaginable
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It’s Friday! Time for another installment of Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! Here in Episode 081, your hosts — Jason Pyles, Mack Robins and Dave Becker — discuss the losses of James Earl Jones and David Bordwell. Mack tells you about his new goal to watch one film 100 times! We also reveal which films we’ve seen the most, as well as our Desert Island Picks! Jason rants about the shameful ad-whoring on Roger Ebert.com. And of course, we bring you reviews of the movies we’ve been watching lately! Join us! Note: This episode was recorded on September 9,...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 080: The Weekly Watchlist – Sooner or Later, Everyone Who Loves Film Criticism Comes to Kauffmann
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Hello again, and welcome to Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST! Here in Episode 080, your affable hosts — Jason Pyles, Mack Robins and Dave Becker — will bring you discussions of what they have been thinking about pertaining to cinema and enjoying lately from their own, personal watchlists. For instance, Jay talks about film critic Stanley Kauffmann and a couple of intriguing documentaries; Mack discusses his journal entry that explains why he loves movies, as well as some interesting made-for-TV fare; and Dave gets to work by watching three of Mack’s very...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 079: The Weekly Watchlist – I Control the Alligator
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“I’ve done dirty things in my life, but I wouldn’t plug someone in the back.” Welcome back to Considering the Cinema’s THE WEEKLY WATCHLIST episode with Jason Pyles, Mack Robins and Dave Becker, though you may know them as Jay of the Dead, Mackula and Dr. Shock. Here in Episode 079, Dave discusses some Criterion Collection documentaries; Jason tackles some ’90s and 2000s Action Sci-Fi movies; and Mack explores some films pertaining to the Olympics. In addition to Dave discussing the 40th anniversary of the Criterion Collection, Mack falls into a weird rabbit...
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Considering the Cinema Ep. 078: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – Dave’s Top 200 Favorite Movies: December 2024
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Considering the Cinema presents… The DVD Infatuation Podcast, “The Grab Bag of Movie Podcasts,” starring Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker — “The Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” the Amazing but Subtle One, the National Treasure himself, brings you this 30th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast for December 2024. Once again, Dr. Shock is reviewing three of his Top 200 Favorite Movies with three special guests! The guests are tasked with selecting a film from Dave’s Top 200 Movies that he hasn’t seen before! Here Dave is joined by filmmaker Mack Robins to...
info_outlineWe are excited to bring you an episode of Considering the Cinema! It’s been a long time, but Jason Pyles (aka Jay of the Dead) has returned with his co-host, Mack Robins (aka Mackula), and Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the release of Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last! (1923) on April 1, 2023. Join us!
If you’re a huge Horror fan, you can view all of Jay’s HORROR ONLY episodes at Considering HORROR Cinema.com. Jay of the Dead also hosts a WEEKLY HORROR MOVIE PODCAST with Mister Watson and Projectile Varmint at Horror Movie Weekly.com. And of course, every Horror fan should check out Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies, The Gold Standard of Horror Movie Podcasts.
Thanks for listening to Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don’t forget: You can email Jay at [email protected] or post a comment in the show notes for this episode.
SHOW NOTES: Considering the Cinema Ep. 064
[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– A brief word from your hosts
— The 100-year anniversary of the release of Harold Lloyd’s “Safety Last!” (1923).
Review: Safety Last! (1923)
Dave = 9.5 ( Buy the Criterion Blu-ray! )
Mack = 10 ( Buy the Criterion Blu-ray! ) — 99 out of 100
Wrap-Up
— Next on The DVD Infatuation Podcast: Dave welcomes Karen Wagner to discuss Fantasy films.
Links for this episode:
— Movie Podcast Weekly has returned for MONTHLY releases
— Listen to Jay of the Dead’s Horror Movie Weekly with Mister Watson and Projectile Varmint every Sunday!
Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii
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