Robocop
In this episode, we luxuriate in the joy that is Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 (dare we say it) masterpiece, Robocop. We discuss darn near every aspect of this film - a film that punches well above its weight and ended up a much better film than it had any right to be.
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Episode 042 - Robocop
Notes From Cullen's Production - Daylight Again
In this episode, I grill Cullen about his experiences in pre-production and the first day of shooting on his first feature film, the Hitchcockian thriller, Daylight Again.
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Episode 041 - Notes From Cullen's Production, Daylight Again
The Long Goodbye
In this episode, we discuss Robert Altman’s 1973 neo-noir film, The Long Goodbye, starring Elliot Gould, Nina van Pallandt, and Sterling Hayden.
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Episode 040 - The Long Goodbye
Inside Cullen's First Feature Film: A Very Special Episode
In this episode, we discuss the making of Cullen’s first feature film, Daylight Again. We get an insider’s view into the filmmaking process as Cullen shares with us his pre-production decision making process.
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Episode 039 - Inside Cullen's First Feature Film: A Very Special Episode
Shallow Grave
In this episode, we discuss Danny Boyle’s 1994 British black comedy crime film starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor.
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Episode 038 - Shallow Grave
Memories of Murder
In this episode, we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 film, Memories of Murder. Joon-ho came to the attention of mainstream movie goers in the USA with his more recent film Parasite but we take a look at this earlier work which is considered one of the best South Korean films of all time.
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Episode 037 - Memories of Murder
Carrie
In this episode, we discuss Brian De Palma’s 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King’s first published novel by the same name. Carrie stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie who were both nominated for an extremely rare for the horror genre Academy Award.
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Episode 036 - Carrie
The Thin Red Line
In this episode, we discuss Terrance Malick's 1988 film, The Thin Red Line, starring Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel. Nick Nolte and many others.
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Episode 035 - The Thin Red Line
Rumble Fish
In this episode, we discuss Clark's favorite film of all time - Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film, Rumble Fish. We delve into our personal experiences with the film and explore it from every angle we could think of - the performances, cinematography, Coppola's direction and more!
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Episode 034 - Rumble Fish
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
In this episode, we discuss Cullen’s all-time favorite film. Released in 1969, directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. We dive in and in our own, special, super-nerdy way dissect the heck out of this masterpiece.
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Episode 032 - The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
In this episode, we discuss a film that had a significant impact on Clark growing up, David Lynch’s 1980 The Elephant Man starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, and Anne Bancroft.
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Episode 032 - The Elephant Man
The Silence of the Lambs
In this episode, we discuss the one of Cullen’s all-time favorite films - Jonathan Demme’s 1991 thriller, Silence of the Lambs, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.
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Episode 031 - The Silence of the Lambs
The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
In this episode, we discuss the greatest trilogy cinema has ever seen (this is Clark talking here, not sure Cullen would agree!). In all seriousness though, since their release in the 80’s, these three films have only grown in stature, especially after the much more recent fourth film brought these original three into focus for a whole new generation. We discuss our personal relationship with these films, what they meant to us growing up,. and the impact they had on our cinema sensibilities.
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Episode 030 - Mad Max, Mad Max 2 - The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Duel and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The podcast’s horizons expand! We move beyond the discussion of Werner Herzog to discuss other filmmakers. In this episode, we take a look at Spielberg’s first feature, the made-for-tv thriller Duel, and compare and contrast that work with what we consider Spielberg’s quintessential film, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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Episode 029 - Spielberg’s Duel and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A Very Special Personal Episode
We discuss our personal experiences with cinema in general. We share stories and discuss where our love for film come from, early film inspirations, and when we were first exposed to Herzog and what his films meant to us in our formative years.
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Episode 028 - A Very Special Personal Episode
Episode 027 - Rescue Dawn
We explore Herzog's 2006 film, Rescue Dawn, starring Christian Bale. This is the second part of our examination of Herzog's films about Dieter Dengler - a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and friend of Herzog's.
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Episode 027 - Rescue Dawn
Episode 026 - Little Dieter Needs to Fly
In this episode we discuss Herzog’s 1997 film Little Dieter Needs to Fly, a documentary about German-American pilot Dieter Dengler’s extraordinary experiences and escape as a POW in Vietnam. Herzog would later go on to direct a narrative feature, Rescue Dawn, starring Christian Bale, about the same subject.
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Episode 026 - Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Episode 025 - My Best Fiend
In this episode we discuss Herzog’s 1999 documentary, My Best Fiend. Herzog explores his love/hate relationship with infamous actor Klaus Kinski and what that relationship might say about himself, filmmaking, and the human condition in general.
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Episode 025 - My Best Fiend
Episode 024 - Grizzly Man
We dive into Herzog’s masterpiece of documentary filmmaking, his 2005 film, Grizzly man. Using footage shot by Timothy Treadwell as well as newly-shot interview footage of those who knew Treadwell, Herzog presents yet another window through which to peer into the Human Condition. Treadwell lived among grizzly bears for 12 seasons in a national park in Alaska before being attacked and killed by one of the Grizzlies. Join us as we explore yet another Herzogian Landscape of the Soul.
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Episode 024 - Grizzly Man
Episode 023 - Nosferatu the Vampyre
We discuss the themes, technical aspects, and the stories behind the making of Nosferatu the Vampyre, (1979). We dig into Herzog’s homage to Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu.
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Episode 023 - Nosferatu the Vampyre
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