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It's the final day of the year AND the final episode! That's right, for our very last installment of the podcast, we're giving you the classic Top 10 end of year list, with returning guest PETER GRAY here to help send us off!
What were your favourite films of the year? The Invisible Man? Wonder Woman 1984? Nomadland? How will our list stand up next to the Oscars? Listen and find out.
Thanks to all our listeners over the years! Hopefully we'll be back in your ear buds someday soon, we'll see you down the road!
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It's hard hitting news this week! Journalism is on the table and boy do we have some firecracker films, this week, hosts talk about 3 sizzling films ripped from the headlines!
Zodiac (2007) dir. David Fincher Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chloe Sevigny
Robert Graysmith, a cartoonist by profession, finds himself obsessively thinking about the Zodiac killer. He uses his puzzle-solving abilities to get closer to revealing the identity of the killer.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNncHPl1UXg
Network (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet Starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Ned Beatty
Veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cSGvqQHpjs
All The President's Men (1976) dir. Alan J Pakula Starring RObert Redford, Dustin Hoffmann
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Richard Nixon to resign from his post.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3YFyah_Yg
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It's the taboo topic of POLITICS, this week we have returning guest PETER GRAY to talk about 3 very different films about Politics
- THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) dir. Brian De Palma, starring: Robert DeNiro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery
"Despite Prohibition in the USA, a mobster, Al Capone, continues his illicit liquor business. A federal agent, Eliot Ness, is assigned to expose Capone's illegal business and bring him to justice."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzkK06MJjE
- THE CAMPAIGN (2012) dir. Jay Roach, starring: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
"Cam Brady and Marty Huggins are political rivals who are running for the same seat and will stop at nothing to outdo each other during their campaigns."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omcm3VCVpag
- OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (2015) dir. David Gordon Green, starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Ann Dowd, Anthony Mackie
"Jane Bodine, a political consultant, is tasked with managing Pedro Castillo's campaign. She faces her biggest challenge in the form of Pat Candy, the consultant of her opposition."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZo_ILZhfk
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A Very Special Interview with Horror Author and filmmaker Aaron Dries. Writer of works like House of Sighs, The Fallen boys and Where the Dead Go To Die. Talking Horror, Queer Horror and much, much more!
We have a special interview with Horror Author and filmmaker Aaron Dries. Writer of works like House of Sighs, The Fallen Boys, A Place For Sinners, and Where the Dead Go To Die.
We cover all sorts of things like Writing Horror, Queer identity, Horror films, Covid19, the differences between writing for the page and writing for the screen, and even the Tippi Hedren Starring Lion rampage film "Roar"
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We recommend Booktopia if you're from Australia:
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This week our hosts dive into cinematic depictions of Power, royal, and criminal. Our three films are:
A PROPHET (2009) dir. Jacques Audiard, starring Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l69ARbQt-Ko
SECRET HONOR (1984) dir. Robert Altman, starring Philip Baker Hall
ELIZABETH (1998) dir. Shakhar Kapur,, starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, David Attenborough, Daniel Craig
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikwDzecY7F8
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Creature Feature fare abounds as hosts dive into three films that will make your skin crawl. Your hosts look at:
CRITTERS (1986)
dir. Stephen Herek, starring Dee Wallace, M. Emmett Walsh, Scott Grimes, Billy Zane
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V3YGz-u2Ts
THE RUINS (2008)
dir. Carter Smith, starring Shawn Ashmore, Jonathan Tucker
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3JKmTK70Mc
THE RITUAL (2017) dir. David Bruckner, starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfugwq2uoa0
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Pace yourselves, we’re here for a while as our hosts look at some really long movies. A Minimum runtime of 2hrs 50 minutes was the requirement and we have made our picks!
THE DEER HUNTER (1978) Dir. Michael Cimino, starring Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Cazale.
An Oscar Winning Best Picture, Set in the backdrop of the US-Vietnam war, three friends who join the army to fight in Vietnam are later captured by the enemy forces. They manage to escape but are soon separated and imprisoned again.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXoFhOvvOjI
MAGNOLIA (1999) Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards, Phllip Baker Hall
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnamcFv_N9Q
HEAT (1995) Dir. Michael Mann, starrign Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman
Lieutenant Hanna, a detective, decides to catch a highly intelligent seasonal criminal who has vowed to pull off one last robbery before he retires for good.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14oNcFxiVaQ
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The great beyond, infinite darkness, cold comfort, our hosts venture into the Cinema of Space. Three **very different** films this week that look at space and it's meaning in very unique ways:
INNERSPACE (1987) Dir. Joe Dante, starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short and Meg Ryan.
"When Tuck volunteers to be miniaturised and put into the body of a lab rabbit, he is accidentally injected into a hypochondriac. A group of industrial spies are after the both of them."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQDIosuZuo
HIGH LIFE (2018) Dir. Claire Denis, starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth
"Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtOwfo1ypOw
APOLLO 13 (1995) Dir. Ron Howard, starring Tom hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris
"Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert of the Apollo 13 moon mission find themselves stranded when their spacecraft gets damaged. NASA must now find a way to bring them back before it is too late."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtEIMC58sZo
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Sing and dance to your heart’s content. This is certainly our jam this week as our hosts, back from Coronavirus isolation, dive into three very different films that each look at music in a different way.
FRANK (2014) Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal
"A young aspiring musician finds himself far out of his element after he joins an eccentric pop group led by the enigmatic Frank, who wears a giant fake head. As the band prepare to record their debut album, their personal issues generate tension."
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A7iVIg_ry8
LONDON ROAD (2015) Dir. Rufus Norris, starring Olivia Coleman, Tom Hardy, and the original West End Cast.
`London Road' a Verbatim Musical that documents the events that occurred in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich, Suffolk, was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBMYeG7pMM
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) Dir. Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo.
A Franch Sung through musical about Genevieve, who is pregnant from Guy, a mere motor mechanic, and is pressurized by her mother to marry the wealthy Roland, who is ready to accept and raise her child. Will Genevieve accept the proposal?
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imCOi7pqKh0
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Welcome to misery! The team is looking at Feel Bad Films, so grab that tub of chocolate and a box of tissues and brace yourselves as we look at:
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBwzN4v1vA0
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY? (1969) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-sWMXspNA
Starring: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young
Directed by Sydney Pollack
BLUE VALENTINE (2010) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0NChcdQfQ
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Directed by Derek Cianfrance
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It's TIME to talk about TIME!!! Today we tackle the mysterios and ever present ticking clock in three different films!
PREDESTINATION (2914) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FcK_UiVV40
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook
Directed by The Spierig Brothers
ABOUT TIME (2013) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7A810duHvw
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Domnhall Gleeson
Directed By Richard Curtis
YEARS & YEARS (2019) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY41jhIP_xI
Starring: Emma Thompson, Russell Tovey, Rory Kinnear
Created By Russell T Davies
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It's CAR CHASE day for the rangers as they explore three films featuring that staple of filmmaking.
Tremors (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liJfZvXdiTE
Starring: Kevin Bacon
Directed by Ron Underwood
Thelma & Louise (1991) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iBFmKlO4BY
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Brad Pitt, Harvey Keitel
Directed by Ridley Scott
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Starring: Barbara Streisand, Ruan O'Neil, Madeline Kahn
Directed by Peter Bogdanovitch
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It's here! They're back! Find out what our Rangers thought of this years films.
Irishman vs Marriage story! Did we join the Bong Hive? What movie is so brutal Charnstar will probably not see it?
The rangers make their top 10 lists and honorable mentions alongside regular guest Zane C Weber
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Hey Guys, we're taking a break to recharge and focus on some filmmaking projects so that we have more stories to tell you and more people to bring on for an interview!
Stay Tuned and have a listen to our back catalogue if you want to catch up!
Also we highly recommend the other brilliant shows on our network available wherever you get your podcasts and also thatsnotcanon.com
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It's Sketch Time! or Skit TIme??? What is the difference between the two? We go into that and more! Special Guests Cheeky Moon are sketch comedy creators who join us to talk about the art of Sketch Comedy.
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Cheeky Moon on Youtube
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The Grapist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yt0b_QBP_A
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This week we interview another Film Festival Producer about what it takes to get in and what film festivals are looking for!
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Event Tickets
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BBFF Facebook
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Submissions (closes 28th April 2019)
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We are joined by another first time feature filmmaker! Britt Kynde had her debut as writer/director and star of CURSED! The guys chat to her about the trials and triumphs of going it alone and how to make a feature film on no money.
LINKS:
Cursed on Vimeo On Demand
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cursed
Grade one Productions
https://www.facebook.com/gradeoneproductions/
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Things get self-referential as we dive into movies within movies, stories about stories and filmmakers depicting filmmakers! What do we mean when we say meta? When is it parody and when is it serious drama and we make sure to demolish the 4th wall while we're at it!
LINKS:
A Beginner's Guide to Meta Films
https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/08/a-beginners-guide-to-meta-films/
Adaptation, Robert McKee Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHVqxD8PNq8
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It's the newest Commentary! This time the guys give their thoughts on the animated classic(?) Bionicle Mask of Light based on the Lego property.
LINKS:
The Making Of Bionicle The Mask Of Light:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osp5bmv42EM
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YES.... AND we're doing a brand new episode and throwing out the rundown! This week we wanted to talk about improvising in film and decided to improvise the episode too!
Guest Zane C Weber joins us to talk about the values and shortcomings of improv in film and TV.
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