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Post by Tyler Smith on Mar 7, 2010 5:34:24 GMT -5
We've covered a lot of topics in our three years of podcasting. If there is a specific topic or genre or artist that you'd like us to discuss on the show, let us know. Thanks!
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Post by Alex K on Mar 10, 2010 12:22:01 GMT -5
I'd love to hear you guys do an episode on the topic of unreliable narrators. It's something that seems to be cropping up in a lot of recent thrillers post-Fight Club (one very recent film specifically) and I always find it walks a fine line between being a clever device and a frustrating cop-out. Of course it would be the most spoilery episode of all time, but still, love to hear your take on it.
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Post by Tyler Smith on Mar 13, 2010 4:17:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure if unreliable narrators is a topic that could last an entire episode, but it could be included under the umbrella of film narration. And, of course, the most unreliable of narrators would have to be Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects.
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Post by andyharwood on Mar 13, 2010 11:19:30 GMT -5
Have you done an episode on short films? It's a big area of film which alot of people don't know anything about. You could include classic theatrical cartoons.
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Post by juuke on Apr 2, 2010 12:02:32 GMT -5
How about an artist profile on David Mamet?
Previously seen Glengarry Glen Ross, Wag the Dog and State of Main, all of which I liked. Then I saw Heist and now I really wanna see his other crime movies.
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Post by razyus on Apr 7, 2010 17:29:33 GMT -5
Woody Harrelson?
The early comedy classics (particularly White Men Can't Jump) through to his revival in recent years.
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Post by jakehowell on Apr 10, 2010 15:27:54 GMT -5
1. Sex in the movies 2. American Influence on International Cinema 3. French New Wave
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Post by drannow on Apr 12, 2010 11:33:49 GMT -5
I know you already did episodes about trilogies and David Lean so my first suggestion may cover some of the same ground, but:
1. Movies with an epic scope 2. Movies that you were excited to see, but then disappointed (or vice versa)
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Post by cjy5020 on Apr 12, 2010 20:06:17 GMT -5
I've been listening since ep 131, so I don't know if you've covered it, but what about Westerns?
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Post by Dr Handsome on Apr 12, 2010 21:42:18 GMT -5
If there is an episode on westerns I have yet to hear it. I'd love to hear an extended discussion on the work of Sergio Leone. I'm dying for someone in New York to show Once Upon a Time in America on a big screen.
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Post by bouncingbrick on Apr 27, 2010 20:03:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure if you guys have covered this and it's the sort of thing you'd h ve to take some extra time with, but have you ever done a podcast about films that changed the landscape of cinema? For example the first talkie, the first color film, the first times CGI was used, etc. This could cover both changes in film making and changes in story telling. I actually came up with this while having a mini debate about Avatar over in the Avatar thread. I feel Avatar has changed the way films are made even though the full effects of that film are a year or two still away.
Just a thought.
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Post by Tyler Smith on May 5, 2010 18:31:29 GMT -5
"Cinema Milestones." That's not bad. It would require a great deal of research and preparation on our part, but it sounds good to me. We'll see if we can work it in. Thanks.
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Post by dancarin on Jun 18, 2010 19:35:19 GMT -5
I think a good topic would be meanness in comedy. It seems like there are plenty of examples, and I think it'd be really interesting.
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Post by bouncingbrick on Jun 18, 2010 21:11:29 GMT -5
I think a good topic would be meanness in comedy. It seems like there are plenty of examples, and I think it'd be really interesting. Or youse guys could do mean spirited films. These have always been puzzling to me. Films like Very Bad Things, for example, where there's just not much to grab on to as far as sympathy goes. I hate films like that but people keep making them and (some) people keep watching them. Side note, I think In Bruges in particularly mean spirited but so many people like it...I don't get it...
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Post by tonybeard on Jul 23, 2010 7:06:06 GMT -5
Love your list shows so very happy to hear more past years/decades top 10's & round-ups (best/worst/disappointments/surprises).
Loved your screenplay episode with Pilar. Love to hear more episodes on different elements of filmmaking & your favourite examples. Music scores arguably the most accessible (again could be a list show) but nice to hear shows on art direction/sound/cinematography/costume design/visual effects/editing etc.
Topic suggestions 1 . Animation (or maybe non-disney/Pixar animation if you've exhausted yourselves on those films). 2. Hawks & Doves (Films that take on contentious subjects - religion, war, politics but are loved by both liberals/conservatives i.e. Patton). 3. British Movies 4. Sex & the movies (Personally tend to think foreign film directors know how to film it i.e. Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Lust Caution whilst in US movies it tends to be pointless/gratuitous or just plain silly i.e. Watchmen, Basic Instinct). 5. Please remake me (Films that should have been great but failed that you'd love to see a great director/writer/cast get another go at). 6. What? (Films that everyone seems to love but you) 7. Childhood favourites (Including one's you don't care for at all as adults or one's you didn't like as a child but now love). 8. Tyler vs. David (Films/performances you guys totally disagree on). 9. Taboo (Films that tackle very controversial subjects & do it very well/very badly). 10. Fun (Films that are just plain fun without being brainless).
Artist suggestions I'll be Mr. Obvious 1. Woody Allen 2. Billy Wilder 3. Akira Kurosawa 4. Ingmar Bergman 5. Alfred Hitchcock
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Post by gtboozer on Aug 3, 2010 12:23:31 GMT -5
Okay, I used to be a regular listener, but I've fallen off the last year or so, so please forgive me if this has already been discussed..
I have recently finally watched my first Godard film and am now extremely interested in the French New Wave. I know that most contemporary directors credit the movement with a great inspiration to their work, which is what piqued my interest to begin with. So maybe you guys could go into some of that as well.
I think this is a well known group of films that seems to be over looked for some reason. Maybe that's not the right wording, but similar to the heavy hitters like Citizen Cane... "yeah, yeah, French New Wave was an important era of film, heard it before", but not sure how many people have actually even seen them.
Or, maybe I'm just more of a film noob than I want to admit. I just haven't seen much discussion of those films and directors on any movie podcasts.
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Post by Tyler Smith on Aug 11, 2010 0:56:53 GMT -5
My knowledge of French New Wave is actually pretty limited. My feelings about it are mixed. What I've seen of Godard I haven't particularly cared for, but it hasn't been much, so I'm still open to seeing more. Of course, I love Truffaut, but, again, haven't seen much of his stuff (The 400 Blows, Shoot the Piano Player, a couple others). It's absolutely a movement that I would love to discuss someday, but I'd need to educate myself further before we do.
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Post by johnson27546 on Sept 1, 2010 22:16:06 GMT -5
Since Scott Pilgrim didn't make as much money as some people had expected, how about an episode of films that failed at the box office? This could include movies that were overlooked (e.g: "It's a Wonderful Life") or bad movies that deserved to flop.
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Post by drannow on Sept 11, 2010 10:01:21 GMT -5
I like when you balance your more abstract topic episodes with a concise genre episode, and not that I'm particularly interested in this genre of movies, but after watching "Invictus" and its over use of the slow-motion winning goal, "sports films" would be an interesting (or at least sustainable) topic. You could talk about staples/cliches of the genre, historical/biopic sports films versus fictional films (or the melding of the two). There's a whole gambit of various sports to cover, and of course a discussion on why there hasn't been a big budget box-office movie about Cricket.
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Post by lennart on Sept 11, 2010 11:25:04 GMT -5
I think a while back you mentioned on the podcast that you were thinking of doing an episode on films or moments in films that make you cry. I think that'd be a really interesting episode, and perhaps it might help to have a female voice involved there in some capacity.
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