FS #270: Ponyo / Throne of Blood / Top 5 Films of 2000
We believe the show description above loosely translates to: Two American dunderheads try to sound smart talking about Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated feature "Ponyo," and Kurosawa's 1957 classic take on Macbeth, "Throne of Blood." The yammering yankee dorks also list their Top 5 Films of 2000.
Plus: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- and music by Deer Tick.
Filmspotting #270
:13-15:00 - Review: "Ponyo"
Music: Deer Tick, "Easy"
15:55-21:19 - Voicemail, Polls
21:20-23:38 - Matty's 'The More You Know'
23:39-34:47 - Feedback ("District 9")
Music: Deer Tick, "Little White Lies"
35:45-40:28 - Massacre Theatre
40:29-52:50 - Kurosawa #3: "Throne of Blood"
Music: Deer Tick, "Song About a Man"
53:55-1:04:15 - New DVDs/Donations
1:04:15-1:21:56 - Top 5: Films of 2000
1:21:57-1:25:26 - Close/Next Show
NOTES
- We didn't choose Ponyo over Inglorious Basterds. Basterds wasn't an option for us because Matty wasn't able to make the lone press screening. Next week for QT.
- Adam's Top 5 Films of 2000 Regrets: Need to see Yi Yi and Dancer in the Dark.
- Adam's Top 5 Films of 2000 Honorable Mentions: Ghost Dog, Wonder Boys... and the first half or so of All The Pretty Horses.
- Amores Perros was counted as a 2001 movie and made Adam's Top 5.
- Here's the link to the Akira Kurosawa forum discussing the Lady Asaji scene that Adam referenced.
- For some reason Adam has started calling Ang Lee "Ahng"... and he reverted back to mispronouncing Mifune. Sorry. Probably butchered Lady Asaji too.
- Follow more notes and corrections at http://twitter.com/filmspotting.
- Jeff Goldsmith's Creative Screenwriting Podcast can be accessed through iTunes here.
Labels: Akira Kurosawa, Deer Tick, Hayao Miyazaki, Ponyo, Throne of Blood, Top 5 Films of 2000
posted by Candace @ 4:28 PM
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Seriously? Ponyo over Inglorious Basterds? I know you guys hate action films :) but come on. Well maybe it's explained during the podcast.
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I can't believe you guys didn't mention Memento in the Top 5 of 2000. I know a lot of people have issues with that film, but it's one of the most ambitious, mind-boggling, and innovative films of the last decade. It influenced so many psychological dramas and films in every other genre since then.
...and to call Almost Famous 'saccharine' when Wonder Boys is on your list is quite ridiculous. Re-watch the last scene in WB where James 'takes a bow' and talk to us about saccharine.
I love the show.
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