277. The 'Miami Vice' Pilot Episode (1984)

277. The 'Miami Vice' Pilot Episode (1984)

I've long wanted to revisit some of the great episodes of the Miami Vice TV series, and to find out if it's more influential than truly "great".

So I finally did, and the result is a Roland Jazz Chorus-and-pastel-linen-suit-jacket infused trip down memory and musical lane. In this episode I take a fresh look at the two-part pilot and am reminded of the surprising context of the famous 'In The Air Tonight' nighttime driving scene.

The iconic Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme and Show Open

John Diehl (Zito) on giving up his spot on the series to challenge himself as an actor.

Some Guys Don't Sound Like Rod Stewart.

Phil Collins on the iconic 'In The Air Tonight' Drum Fill

The Vox video explaining Gated Reverb, Then & Now

The more technically wonky recording studio explanation about gated reverb.

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286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

Rob Epstein and Richard Schmiechen's 1984 documentary about the life and shocking 1978 killing of San Francisco gay activist and Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk is one of the great American do...

3 Kesä 1h 46min

285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

Watch-along by pressing play when I say, or simply enjoy the auditory delights of listening to me comment along with 'Misery' and fill in the anecdotes, line readings, thoughts and questions that aris...

26 Touko 1h 48min

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

Yeah, so I never saw 'Misery'.  Did I miss anything? Find out in this breezy, bubbly, downright Liberace-esque episode, where, in an admittedly hacky concept, I watch a movie I've never seen and then ...

21 Touko 49min

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the characters shown onscreen. John Wojtowicz' life proved trul...

12 Touko 1h 49min

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and economic movements, a groundbreaking cinematic portraya...

12 Touko 1h 45min

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

[the week's collected thoughts] Climbing Docs I recommend: The Dark Wizard (HBO) Assault on El Capitan (Prime) Fine Lines (Prime) The Alpinist (Prime) Valley Uprising (Prime) The Summit (Prime) Me...

8 Touko 40min

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

5 Touko 1h 16min

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next year) with a revisit of Michael Mann's 2006 film....

28 Huhti 55min

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