Being John Malkovich
Clark and Cullen discuss Spike Jonze’s 1999 film. Written by Charlie Kaufman and starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich, this film was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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Episode 060 - Being John Malkovich
Billy DaMota Interview
Clark and Cullen sit down with the first guest in the history of the podcast, the wonderful Billy DaMota! Billy got his start in the industry in 1985 in casting. He’s worked on such films as Predator, The Running Man, and The Three Amigos, and Dennis Hopper’s Colors. He became an independent casting director with the gem of a film, Miracle Mile. Since then, he’s cast hundreds of films, tv shows, and commercials, casting a lot of actors at the start of their careers, including James Franco, Cameron Diaz, and Brad Pitt. Billy spends more than two hours with us sharing stories from his almost 45 years in the industry - so sit back and enjoy!
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Episode 059 - Billy DaMota
Alien
Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen's pick, Ridley Scott's 1979 horror/sci-fi masterpiece, Alien. Written by Dan O'Bannon and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Hurt, this episode's film highlights the power of visual story telling and is an art and production design powerhouse. Enjoy as we break it all down!
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Episode 058 - Alien
Barfly
Clark and Cullen discuss Clark’s pick, the 1987 Charles Bukowski penned and Barbet Schroeder directed Barfly. This hidden gem of a movie stars Mickey Rourke, Fay Dunaway, and Frank Stallone and was shot on location in LA in and around the MacArthur Park area.
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Episode 056 - Fat City
Fat City
Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen’s pick - John Huston’s 1972 sports drama Fat City. This film, shot on location in good ol’ (and stinky) Stockton, CA, stars Stacy Keach, an extremely young Jeff Bridges, and Susan Tyrrell (who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance. Sit back and relax as we discuss this hidden gem of a flick!
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Episode 056 - Fat City
The Deer Hunter
Clark and Cullen discuss Clark’s pick, The Deer Hunter (1978). Directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, John Cazale (his final film), Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep.
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Episode 055 - The Deer Hunter
Heat
Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen’s pick, director Michael Mann’s 1995 crime drama, Heat. The film stars Al Pacino, Robert De Nero, and Val Kilmer and features what was at the time an extremely hyped first scene between both Pacino and Di Nero. Our discussion is just in time for the release of the sequel in novel form. Enjoy!
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Episode 054 - Heat
Pulp Fiction
Clark and Cullen discuss Clark’s pick, the 1994 masterpiece Pulp Fiction. Quintin Tarantino’s sophomore effort was a huge critical and commercial success and made the director a household name. The film helped make Miramax a powerhouse studio and brought John Travolta’s career back from the dead. The film was the Palme d'Or winner at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and both Tarantino and Roger Avery won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Sit back and enjoy as we break the record for our longest episode discussing this fascinating film.
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Episode 053 - Pulp Fiction
My Neighbor Totoro
Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen’s pick, the 1988 animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. We chose to watch the English version of the film starring Dakota and Elle Fanning.
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Episode 052 - My Neighbor Totoro
Amadeus
Clark and Cullen breakdown Clark’s pick Milos Forman’s 1984 masterpiece and eight-time Academy Award wining film, Amadeus, starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, and Elizabeth Berridge.
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Episode 051 - Amadeus
Our Top 5 Films (Special Episode)
Clark and Cullen celebrate 50 episodes by sharing their top 5 films with each other.
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Episode 050 - Our Top 5 Films Special Episode
Ed Wood
This week Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen’s pick - the 1994 Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, and Sarah Jessica Parker - Ed Wood!
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Episode 049 - Ed Wood
Three O'Clock High
This week Clark and Cullen discuss Clark’s pick, Three O’Clock High, the 1987 teen cult classic directed by Spielberg protégé Phil Joanou.
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Episode 048 - Three O'Clock High
Enemy
Clark and Cullen discuss Cullen’s pick, Enemy, the 2013 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve.
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Episode 047 - Enemy
The Color of Money
Clark and Cullen break down Martin Scorsese’s (underrated, in Clark’s opinion) 1986 film, The Color of Money starring Paul Newman, a feisty young Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
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Episode 046 - The Color of Money
The Fly (1986)
Clark and Cullen discuss and dissect David Cronenberg’ s body-horror classic! Prepare to be Cronenberged!
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Episode 045 - The Fly (1986)
My Own Private Idaho
Cullen and Clark discuss Clark’s pick - Gus Van Sant’s 1991 film My Own Private Idaho starring one of Clark’s childhood inspirations, River Phoenix, and Keanu Reeves.
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Episode 044 - My Own Private Idaho
Notes From Cullen's Production Volume 2 - Daylight Again
In this episode, we follow up with Cullen and discuss the production of his first feature film, the Hitchcockian thriller, Daylight Again.
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Episode 043 - Notes From Cullen's Production Volume 2 - Daylight Again
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
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