135. 'Star Wars' (1977)
The making of George Lucas' first 'Star Wars' film is an incredible saga unto itself. The global success of 'Star Wars' and how it changed the film business forever is an incredible saga unto itself. ...
27 Sep 20221h 31min
134. Helen Mirren & Michael Sheen in Stephen Frears & Peter Morgan's 'The Queen' (2006)
Current events lead me to revisit 'The Queen' (2006), which, in addition to being an actor's movie of the highest caliber, offers a more nuanced appraisal of its subjects than I think it gets credit f...
20 Sep 20221h 22min
133. Peter Berg, Paul Gross & 'Aspen Extreme' (1993)
Summer's over and it's time to transition to winter and that means SKI FILMS. Avoiding pap like "Ski School" and "Hot Dog: The Movie" we are instead taking up a listener suggestion to pod about 'Aspen...
13 Sep 202243min
132. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Michael Mann's 'Heat' (1995) and 'Heat 2' (2022)
Michael Mann's 'Heat' is many things; intensely beloved Los Angeles crime saga, De Niro-and-Pacino-onscreen-together curiosity, technically brilliant filmmaking accomplishment, both genre-defining and...
30 Aug 20221h 12min
131. Brian DePalma's 'Blow Out' (1981)
In this episode, we revisit Brian DePalma's 1981 thriller 'Blow Out', which reunited the director with his 'Carrie' supporting actor John Travolta, who, fives years later, was post-'Saturday Night Fev...
23 Aug 20221h 1min
130. Matt Dillon's Film Debut 'Over The Edge' (1979)
Thrilled to revisit 1979's seminal teen-angst/school destruction fantasy 'Over The Edge'...a teen film to rule them all, a movie that more accurately captures the bonds of youthful friendship and the ...
9 Aug 20221h 3min
129. Brilliant 1970's Crime Comedy 'Cops and Robbers' (1973)
A random IG post sends Jason down the Joe Spinell wormhole and he emerges in 1973 to experience for the first time 'Cops and Robbers', Aram Avakian's film of a Donald E. Westlake comedy screenplay abo...
3 Aug 202244min
128. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ethan Hawke & HBO's 'The Last Movie Stars' (2022)
Ethan Hawke's meta-documentary about the lives, love, losses, and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward is a worthwhile, often confounding effort with rewards and challenges alike. In this episo...
26 Juli 20221h 18min
