Cinecast #51: Cold Blooded

Capote: Everyone involved in the new film "Capote" shows a lot of restraint -- star Philip Seymour Hoffman, putting on an acting clinic in the showy title role; screenwriter Dan Futterman; and director Bennett Miller all keep Capote, the man, from overshadowing "Capote," the film. If only Adam and Sam had shown as much restraint in their recording of podcast #51. Cinecast celebrates its half-century mark by producing the first edition to clock in at over an hour. We hope you'll indulge us. (We'll be back to our usual, twice-weekly format next week.)

Also on the show, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, the concluding film in our Western-a-Week Marathon -- Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" -- and our Top 5 Biopics.

Music by Kelly Hogan courtesy of Bloodshot Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.



Cinecast #51
:38-17:15 - Review: "Capote"
Music: Kelly Hogan, "Strayed"
18:14-24:09 - Cinecast Notes
24:10-32:27 - Listener Feedback (Cinecast A/V, Top 5 Soundtracks)
Music: Kelly Hogan, "Gone"
33:20-35:13 - Listener Feedback (Top 5 Biographical Portrayals)
35:14-37:48 - Massacre Theatre
37:49-47:31 - Western-a-Week Marathon: "The Wild Bunch"
Music: Kelly Hogan, "Sugarbowl"
48:22-1:00:04 - Top 5 Biopics
1:00:19-1:01:54 - Horror Marathon Preview

Have a comment or Top 5 list you'd like to share? Send us an e-mail at cinecast@cinecastshow.com. Or give us a call at 206-203-CINE and leave a voice message.

Cinecasters Get Creative

Reminder: Cinecast #51 will available late tonight (see previous post). Thanks for your patience!

Also, thanks to everyone who has taken a moment to add yourself to the Cinecast-Frappr Map. The same way many of you reacted to Cinecast A/V, Sam and I are getting a kick out of being able to place a face with several of the names we've become familiar with in emails. (Not that you have to include a picture, of course.)

I wanted to take a moment to highlight a few items sent in by listeners with way too much time on their hands... kidding! First, Will Sparks in Charlottesville, VA attached this shot of Cinecast A/V #2 playing on his new iPod. Since Sam and I have yet to take the video plunge, it was great to get a glimpse of what the show looks like for the end user.

After hearing our recent discussion of "A Fistful of Dollars," Carter Schoenfeld in Lexington, KY had Clint Eastwood on the brain. "So when it came time to carve a pumpkin for Halloween," Carter writes, "I decided to try and pay tribute to Clint Eastwood and your show by carving the Man with No Name." Here's Carter's handiwork. Very impressive, I say.

Finally, Jorgen Pedersen figured why speculate what "Elizabethtown" would look like with our dream cast of Topher Grace and Reese Witherspoon when we can actually see it. Here's the new and improved poster. Come on, did Sam and I nail it, or what?

Thanks for all the great feedback (and creative attachments!) everyone.

Where's Cinecast!?

With Cinecast recently celebrating its 50th podcast, I hope you'll indulge Sam and I a quick respite from our twice-weekly grind. We're going to produce one extended edition podcast this week (50-60 minutes). We'll publish the show late Wednesday night, and it will include: a review of "Capote" ... Listener Feedback ... Massacre Theatre ... Western-a-Week Review: "The Wild Bunch" ... and our Top 5 Biopics.

Now for some other news and notes...

Put yourself on the map: Sam and I would like to thank listener Bassam Islam in Culver City, CA for creating the Cinecast-Frappr! map. We've added the link to our header throughout the site and would love to see where all of you Cinecasters are located. Please take a moment to add yourself.

The horror, the horror: With the Western-a-Week Marathon concluding this week, we've finalized the Horror-a-Week lineup (in chronological order):

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Suspiria
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween
Re-animator
Evil Dead 2

The list can also be found along the right rail. I plan to build a separate Horror Marathon page soon. Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions. We've already received a few emails questioning some of our choices, so I just wanted to take a moment to highlight our criteria. 1) We decided against using any "classic" horror films, such as "The Haunting" (1965). We believe these films deserve their own Marathon later on down the road. 2) With the lone exception of "Halloween," which I have seen, these are movies that neither of us have seen. So for all of you wondering, "Where's 'The Exorcist,' 'The Shining', 'The Thing', 'Psycho', etc...?" None of these made the cut because they are all films Sam and I have both seen and, as it turns out, like very much. The intent of these marathons is to force ourselves to finally catch up to movies we have overlooked, which nicely sets up this email from Chris in CT: "I applaud you two on your choices for the Horror Marathon. Those are all classics of the genre. Which brings me to my reason for e-mailing you... Sweet Jesus!!! You have not seen any of those!?! Keep up the good work! Love the show." Better late than never, right Chris?

Spare some change?: Many thanks to Oliver, David, Chris N., Chris C. and Marcus for generously making a donation to Cinecast in October. Between web hosting and movie tickets, the costs do add up. If you'd like to help support Cinecast, click on the Paypal link at the top right of this page.

Correction: Tim Gerdes in Hamilton, NJ was one of several people who corrected a recent comment I made about how the wonderful Beatles tune "I've Just Seen A Face" was misguidedly replaced by the decidedly average "Drive My Car" on the CD version of "Rubber Soul." Tim explains:

In reference to a comment that Adam made on this past Tuesday's show, "Drive My Car" sits exactly where it should at the beginning of the "Rubber Soul" CD. The Beatles and their producer, George Martin, took great care in selecting the track listings for their British LPs, and the CDs reflect the original albums as the Beatles intended.

When Capitol Records started releasing Beatles albums in the US, they would chop up the running orders, move songs around and hold back a few tracks to create new albums — specific to the US market. None of this was the work of the band though, but rather greedy marketing executives. By the time Sgt. Pepper rolled around, and the Beatles had the clout to demand it, their albums were released in the US with the correct track listings.

I suggest that if you want to hear "I've Just Seen A Face" you look for it on the CD "Help!". Track 12. Sandwiched right where it belongs, between "Tell Me What You See" and "Yesterday".

Thanks for the clarification, Tim. Instead of railing against the studio executives who put the CD out, turns out I should have been ripping on the Beatles and George Martin. Sorry chaps, you got it wrong! I don't want to listen to "Face" on the CD "Help!" For me, it will always be the first track on the album "Rubber Soul" leading right into "Norwegian Wood," and that's the way it should be. Of course, I'm kidding here... but this is just one of those nostalgic things we all fall prey to sometimes. It's better the way I remember it, regardless of the explanation. I can't even hum the tune "Face" without hearing the crackle of the record needle. Clearly, I need to move on...