Cinecast #20: Attack of the 9/11 Metaphor!
Steven Spielberg re-stages 9/11. This time with Martians. Is nothing sacred? Cinecast asks whether Spielberg's intermittently entertaining "War of the Worlds" crosses the line into exploitation, and ponders whether its real subtext isn't terrorism... but occupation. Adam enjoyed the explosions, special effects and all the summery goodness -- right up until Tim Robbins brought the story to a screeching halt; Sam had already tuned out by the time Robbins showed his creepy little head. Also on the show, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and our Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies.
"After the Parade" and "God Said No" by Dan Bern courtesy of Messenger Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.
Note: iTunes is still working out some kinks. For at least a little while longer it appears that both this show and Cinecast #19 will not automatically download if you have subcribed through iTunes. So, you can listen to the shows here or just wait until Apple figures everything out and download the latest shows all in one batch. Thanks again for your patience.
Cinecast #20
:35-13:48 - Review: "War of the Worlds"
14:43-25:03 - Listener Feedback
26:25-39:17 - Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies
39:26-41:04 - Massacre Theatre
Have a comment or Top 5 list you'd like to share? Send us an e-mail at cinecast@cinecastshow.com. Or give us a call at 206-203-CINE and leave a voice message.
7 Comments:
You don't have permission to access /podcasts/cinecast062605.mp3 on this server.
Please, fix it!
Working on it, sorry! The traffic from the launch of iTunes 4.9 is affecting our site. I will let you know when the issue is resolved.
Love your program! Just wanted you to know that the second recording by Kelly Hogan that you played on Cinecast #19 is called "Living Without You" and was written by Randy Newman (it appeared on his 1968 debut album), NOT by Bill Callahan ("Smog"). Perhaps you played the wrong track?
Keep up the great work and insightful commentary!
Steve, you're absolutely right. Sam pointed this out to me a few days ago. I put a correction on our Music page. http://www.cinecastshow.com/music.htm
Thanks!
You can still subscribe to your sites feed through Itunes. Advandced->Subscribe to Podcast. And than just enter the feed address from here.
Just doesn't seem to want to download for me using itunes 4.9
Your top 5 sci-fi list is pathetic. Where are great sci-fis like Contact, Gattacca (the best), Galaxy Quest, Akira, Ghost In the Shell, Metropolis... etc
The list goes on.
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