Cinecast #60: Body Shopgirl
Shopgirl: If Adam had spent more time with his in-laws Thanksgiving weekend, Cinecast might not have bothered with a review of what Sam calls, "One of the biggest surprises of the year." Adam and Sam were finally able to catch up with director Anand Tucker's adaptation of the Steve Martin novella "Shopgirl". A detail-rich, modern day fairy tale that is refreshingly free of melodrama and sentimentality, "Shopgirl" was worth our attention.
Also on the show, Week 5 of our Horror Marathon -- a discussion of director Stuart Gordon's 1985 comic bloodbath "Re-Animator". And we reveal our Top 5 Death Scenes.
Music by The Pinetops courtesy of Bloodshot Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.
Cinecast #60
:36-14:45 - Review: "Shopgirl"
Music: The Pinetops, "Mt. St. Helens"
15:43-24:18 - Horror Marathon - Week 5: "Re-Animator"
24:19-27:30 - Listener Feedback (Date Scenes)
27:31-39:56 - Top 5 Death Scenes
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15 Comments:
I'm glad to see Steve Martin is back in a decent film. When was his last? Ah, Bowfinger!
I know you avoid the obvious in your top 10 lists but this week you even listed them and still missed a pretty obvious one: The death of Colonel Walter Kurtz at the end of Apocalypse Now. The cut between his death and the cattle sacrifice is brutal to say the least.
Agreed. It was in the top 20 for sure.
I wonder if you guys have seen Steve Martin's LA Story, which is a fair more explicitly fairy tale version of Los Angeles than Shopgirl is.
I remember renting LA Story when I was 15 or 16 and throwing it in the VCR... and being bored to tears. Not sure I made it all the way through. Is it worth revisiting?
Yeah, indeed LA Story is worth revisiting. He doesn't overdo his role, but Martin is in classic form rather than his ultra-restrained mode ala Shopgirl. It's a fun movie, but has many flaws. A more humorous take on the stereotypes of L.A.
oh and on another note - Adam and Sam, you both strike me as Mac people, especially being in the cutlery of film-making. Why the pc laptop? No love for the true computer?
My work laptop... we're all on PCs. But I've been on a PC for so long, a switch back to Mac would be an adjustment.
LA Story is definitely worth seeing. It's Steve Martin's best and one of my favorite movies. It's kind of his version of Manhattan, except where Woody Allen is angst-ridden, Martin is wacky.
LA Story is a charm. Its commentary about Los Angeles is a little unoriginal , but still funny (lining up to get mugged at an ATM). It has a certain magical quality, too, with the big freeway sign. I think Martin must like the place, as even though he pokes fun at it, he does so in a gentle, affectionate way. Can't believe Adam's never been. Bloody hell, I'm English and I've been three times!
how about top 5 movie monsters or monster movies for the king kong week ?
Top 5 Monster movies. hmm, i'm not sure if i've seen enough to even name another. I suck. Oh wait, Godzilla.
Mothra - took man's (well, my) inert fear of moths and blew it up for the big screen.
Love LA Story too. It's sureal.
One of my favourite death scenes is Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's drowning scene in James Cameron's The Abyss (1989). If there is anyone out there who hasn't seen it, check it out but make sure you get the extended version.
I also want to say that you guys should see LA Story. In fact, I second everything Sean said about it.
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