FS# 248: Gomorrah / If.... / Top 5 Movies We Probably Got Wrong

March 6: On this 4th Anniversary episode of Filmspotting... Adam and Matty go to the mattresses for a review of "Gomorrah," the acclaimed new Italian gangster film that demystifies and strips any pretense of romance from cinema's beloved depictions of the mafia. Next, the guys wrap-up their Angry Young Men Marathon with a discussion of "If...," Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film starring a very young Malcolm McDowell as a burgeoning revolutionary trapped in an English boarding school. Filmspotting then marks its show milestone by confessing the Top 5 Movies We Probably Got Wrong -- including a visit from an old friend.

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- Listener Feedback and music by Gregory and the Hawk ... Download from iTunes here.


Filmspotting #248
:35-13:21 - Review: "Gomorrah"
Music: Gregory and the Hawk, "Doubtful"
14:13-18:00 - Voicemail, Poll Questions
18:49-29:21 - Feedback (Two Lovers, Love Triangles)
Music: Gregory and the Hawk, "Doubtful"
30:27-35:05 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: J. Halladay)
35:06-45:44 - AYM #6: "If...."
Music: Gregory and the Hawk, "Doubtful"
46:31-53:05 - New DVDs, Donations
53:06-1:07:49 - Top 5: Movies We Probably Got Wrong
1:07:50-1:10:45 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Filmspotting made its debut (as Cinecast) on March 6, 2005.

- If it sounds like Matty said "Jonas" at one point instead of "Jonah," um, that's because he did.

- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast interview "Gomorrah" director Matteo Garrone and writer Maurizio Braucci, can be accessed through iTunes here.

- Apologies to 1StrongOpinion in the FS Message Boards. He came up with this week's poll question.

- Cate Blanchett has been nominated for 5 Oscars, twice for Actress in a Leading Role (the "Elizabeth" movies). Her only win was, in fact, for Supporting Actress in "The Aviator."

- Couple lines from Mick Travis in "If...." Adam was reaching for: "War is the last possible creative act" ... "One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place."

- The New Hollywood Marathon lineup will be posted soon our our Marathons page.

- Other "Hannah and Her Sisters" tie-ins, of course -- Frederick's lines about wrestling and the Oscars/"The Wrestler" and Penelope Cruz winning an Oscar for Woody Allen's latest, "Vicki Cristina Barcelona."