152. Twenty-Two Glimpses of Jeff Spicoli
Sean Penn's committed, beyond-his-years performance as Jeff Spicoli is one of the great and most-storied American film acting performances, full stop. After last week's episode about 'Fast Times at R...
25 Apr 20231h 5min
151. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe's 1982 adaptation of Crowe's book 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' is a classic that rises above the low-brow teen-sex comedy that Universal executives probably expected...
18 Apr 20231h 26min
149. 'The Color of Money' (1986)
After a two-week hiatus...and a hilariously unexpected detour in our attempt to do "The Manchurian Candidate" on this episode, my guest Keir Graff and I pivoted to 'The Color of Money' and I'm so glad...
5 Apr 20231h 43min
148. 'Bobby Darin: Beyond The Song' (1998)
In the late 90s three 28-year-olds with zero documentary filmmaking experience re-ignited a college dorm room pipe dream about making a documentary about the life and career of singer/songwriter/actor...
14 Mars 20231h 39min
147. 'Avatar: The Way of Water' & the 4K 3D Re-release of 'Titanic'
James Cameron has made 3 of the top 4 highest-grossing films of all time, with a collective box office of more than EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS. Recently I had the occasion to watch both 'Avatar: The Way of...
7 Mars 20231h 8min
146. 'Broadcast News' (1987)
Joined again by Full Cast and Crew spirit-animal Richard Brown for a deep discussion about James L. Brooks' 1987 picture 'Broadcast News', a stealthily subversive rejection of Hollywood Rom-Com tropes...
28 Feb 20231h 36min
145. Grab Bag: Oscar Noms, Andrea Riseborough Controversy, Armie Hammer, Quentin Tarantino and More!
Hey, where you been? I guess it's me, not you...where have I been? Sitting through Avatar! THREE HOURS AND TWELVE MINUTES! Feel my pain. In this catch-up episode we'll talk Oscar noms and snubs, Best...
14 Feb 202354min
144. 'Ed Wood' (1994)
A favorite on the podcast is 'movies about making movies' and Tim Burton's funny, moving, spot-on 1950's Hollywood cautionary tale/celebration of the business 'Ed Wood' is one of the best. Guesting o...
24 Jan 20231h 36min
