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00:00 -09:07 - HOMEWORK IS BACK. Sean's Homework this week was GAMER (2009) directed by Neveldine and Taylor, starring Gerard Butler, Terry Crews, Michael C Hall, Logan Lerman, John Leguzamo, Keith David, Amber Valetta, Kyra Sedwick, and Ludacris. In this section we also mention Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, Dennis Quaid in Innerspace, the awesome awesome casting in Robocop, and Fame.
09:08 - 20:41 - HOMEWORK. Tucker's homework this week was THX-1138 (1971) (1977 original directors cut - the LASERDISC version, motherfuckers) directed by George Lucas, written by Lucas and Walter Murch, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, sound design/editing by Walter Murch, score by Lalo Schriffin. Starring Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance, Maggie McOmie, Sid Haig, and Don Pedro Colley. Also in this section we discuss Star Wars, Empire of Dreams.
20:42 - 27:40 - Both Tucker and Sean watched A Gun For George (2012), written and directed by Matt Holness, which you can watch online here at WarpFilms/Film4's website. Holness also wrote and starred in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and it's spinoff Man To Man With Dean Learner, both of which are essential to living a complete and happy life. Also in this section we talk about about The Equalizer, the Brotherhood of War by W.E.B. Griffin, and Tucker talks about the Parker novels by Richard Stark.
27:41 - 32:26 - Sean watched Pitch Perfect (2012), directed by Jason Moore, starring Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgens, Adam Divine. Also in this section - we discuss Girl Talk, Soulja Boy, and Up In The Air. And a Jay Z song was on, AND A JAY Z SONG WAS ON.
This segment we have a special pop-in guest appearance from Nina Stone, who also bring up our next topic -
32:27 - 41:12 - Tucker and Nina watched The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), starring Gene Hackman, Bill Murray, Ben Stiller, Owen and Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, and Alec Baldwin; and Bottle Rocket (1996), starring Luke and Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, James Caan, both directed by Wes Anderson and cowritten by Anderson and Owen Wilson. Also in this section, we talk about the Peanuts influence on Anderson/Wilson, and an alternate version of the Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight trilogy that would be way way better.
41:13 - 47:53 - Sean watched Cabaret (1972), directed by Bob Fosse, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey. In this section we talk about Tucker actually being in Cabaret in college, Sam Mendes' version of the play, trying to get into showtunes, Darkman, The Phantom of the Opera, and Kirk Douglas.
47:54 - 55:56 - Tucker watched the After Porn Ends (2010) documentary, directed by Bryce Wagoner. Which he accurately describes as one of those documentaries that are just cranked out so they can get it on netflix. It is kind of exactly the movie you expect to be. Tucker really hated this one. Also in this section - Sean says "back when I was super obsessed with porn" like he isn't still constantly obsessed with porn. Not fooling anyone, jackass.
55:57 -1:03:43 - And finally, Sean watched The Thin Man (1934), directed by WS Dyke, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.Also in this section, we discuss the Beyond Belief section of the Thrilling Adventure Hour with Paul F Tompkins and Paget Brewster, the difference between Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, more Bottle Rocket talk, the preview for The Last Supper, and Shallow Grave.
Homework next week is a surprise, because we don't know it yet. So, we'll see you next time AT THE MOVIEZ.
Cabaret is everywhere. I played the Nazi in a student-directed version of the show in my junior year of college. Connections!
Posted by: Chris Mautner | 2013.02.12 at 14:28
Did Sean just call Woody "91 movies in 25 years" Van Dyke *lazy*?
Posted by: Jason Michelitch | 2013.02.13 at 06:51
It's actually kind of insane how prolific directors used to be in film--now you're lucky if the top directors hit you with a film every two or three years. I mean John Ford would put out 2 or 3 movies a year back in his day. Now you're lucky if a top director puts out a film every three years.
And I'm not sure entirely that it's resulted in better films. I know some of that is just that funding for films has changed radically--along with the production costs--but there's some merit to at least getting a film out every year. I think that helped someone like Woody Allen grow and change as a director and writer--and his work matured much faster.
When you're only putting out like ten films in your life--how much can you really change or grow? Terrence Mallick is still making the same shit he made in the 70s--just not as well. Tarantino is still kind of doing the same things he's done for awhile now. I dunno. Speed it up! If Tucker Stone can do two podcasts a week--tarantino can put out more than a movie every three or four years.
Posted by: sarah horrocks | 2013.02.14 at 02:16
How marvel editor of you. Counterpoint - Stanley Kubrick. End of argument.
Posted by: Sean Witzke | 2013.02.14 at 02:30
I listen to all of these podcasts and stuff, but whenever there's no Comics of the Weak on Friday noon at the latest I'm like LAZY PIECE OF SHIT and flip my desk over and all that.
It is cool to hear other people like Gamer by the way. I was surprised I ended up liking that movie (until I saw it was by the Crank guys and then I wasn't surprised).
Posted by: Blorg Fleebo | 2013.02.14 at 07:18