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Friday, March 20, 2009

FS #250: I Love You, Man / Brothers at War / The Great Buck Howard / Top 5 Buddy Movies

March 20: Hello? Oh, hey man, what are you up to? Listening to Filmspotting? That’s awesome, dude, I love their early stuff. What? Ha, I know it’s a podcast. I was just... I was just yanking your clavicles, man, just, you know, stroking your chains... uh... Do I listen to Filmspotting? Uh, dude, totes, totes and a half! I listen to them all the time, you know 24/7, my bro... my broseph... broseph of Arimathea. Do I want to listen to their podcast this week with a review of the new bromantic comedy "I Love You, Man" starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel? Does a monkey like tin-foil? Count me in!

I’m also really looking forward to their takes on two other films: "Brothers at War," the Iraq war documentary from Jake Rademacher, and "The Great Buck Howard" starring John Malkovich as the titular B-list celebrity. Man, I love Johnny Malkovich! "You sunovabeech, we play some CAHDS!" What? No that was my Malkovich impression, you know as Teddy KGB? No, no, he’s not a leprechaun. Nevermind, what’s the Filmspotting Top 5 for this week? Top 5 Buddy Movies!?! That’s awesome! You know, I hope they don’t overlook Connie and Carla. My fiancé and I were re-watching that the other night, right before Grey’s Anatomy, I really feel Toni Collette is in a league of her own, have you seen... Hello?

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- Listener Feedback and music by Golden Bear from their upcoming EP Everest.

Listen to Filmspotting #250
Filmspotting #250
:35-16:23 - Review: "I Love You, Man"
Music: Golden Bear, "Night Lights"
17:04-21:28 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: M. Young)
21:29-26:30 - Review: "Brothers at War"
26:31-32:20 - Review: "The Great Buck Howard"
Music: Golden Bear, "Miracle Mile"
33:10-37:30 - Voicemail, Poll Questions
37:31-51:17 - Feedback ("Watchmen")
Music: Golden Bear, "All The Stars"
52:21-56:42 - New DVDs, Donations
56:43-1:10:50 - Top 5: Buddy Movies
1:10:51-1:14:42 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

NOTES
- CORRECTIONS and Top 5 Honorable Mentions can be tracked on Filmspotting's Twitter page.

- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast interview with "I Love You, Man" writer/director John Hamburg can be accessed through iTunes here.

- Apologies to "Twilight" fans for not mentioning its March 21st DVD release date.

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posted by Candace @ 1:01 PM   3 comments

3 Comments:

At 12:43 AM, March 22, 2009, Blogger jckinnick said...

What about The American Friend? Its the only film I can think of off hand that you don't know if their friends or if their rivals or if they hate each other or what. If they are friends why? Are they just using each other? I think we've all had some friends that we just wonder "why do i like this person". This film beautifully portraits that.

 
At 9:07 PM, March 24, 2009, Blogger Kimo said...

Best buddy movie ever? Firewalker. Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr. COME ON! If you've never seen this . . . and I don't think that I'm heaping too much praise on the film to say this, but if you've never seen this cinematic "masterpiece" before, get up on it! haha

 
At 4:40 AM, March 26, 2009, Blogger 5targazer said...

Whitnail and I! Yes! Yes! Yes!
one of my favourite films ever. i've heard the director Bruce Robinson is attached to direct Hunter S. Thompsons' "The Rum Diaries". Looking forward to that!
5targazer, Rome, Italy

 

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