Cinecast #78: Thumbsucker/Top 5 Road Movies

Thumbsucker/Top 5 Road Movies: Taking a brief digression from their Overlooked Auteurs Marathon for a movie they overlooked in 2005, Adam and Sam put Andrei Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev" on hold for a week in order to discuss director Mike Mills' feature debut "Thumbsucker." Recently released on DVD, "Thumbsucker" got Cinecast's attention last summer with its quirky preview and its cast, which features Vince Vaughn, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio and Keanu Reeves in supporting roles. As it turns out, the curiosity was justified. Very much in the Hal Ashby-via-Wes Anderson school of filmmaking, Mills' dreamy tale of suburban teenage angst isn't quite as sharp or as sad Anderson's recent films, but its sincerity and humor (not to mention its inspired casting of Reeves as a new age-hippie orthodontist) had Adam and Sam wishing this movie was around when they were in high school.

Also on the show, Listener Feedback and our Top 5 Road Movies.

Tune in next Friday for the return of our Overlooked Auteurs Marathon. We'll discuss Andrei Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev" and "Solaris."

Music by Milton Mapes and Matt Mays courtesy of Bloodshot Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.

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Cinecast #78
:18-15:42 - Overlooked DVD: "Thumbsucker"
15:43-16:34 - Listener Voicemails
Music: Milton Mapes, "Now I Know"
17:39-31:43 - Voicemails Response, Feedback (Most Anticipated)
Music: Matt Mays & El Torpedo, "The Plan"
33:26-49:03 - Top 5 Road Movies

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