FS #188: Margot at the Wedding / The Mist / Top 5 DVDs of 2007

November 30: This week on the show... Adam and Matty crash writer/director Noah Baumbach's latest dysfunctional family throwdown "Margot at the Wedding," starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black...

...and venture out into "The Mist" for a review of the latest Stephen King adaptation from writer/director Frank Darabont. Plus, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and -- just in time for the holiday season -- Filmspotting's Top 5 DVDs of 2007.

Music by Calexico courtesy of Touch and Go Records

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Filmspotting #188
:21-10:32 - Review: "Margot at the Wedding"
10:33-17:50 - Review: "The Mist"
Music: Calexico, "Ballad of Cable Hogue"
18:52-22:37 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Michael Mattioni)
22:38-34:24 - Poll Questions, Listener Feedback
Music: Calexico, "Convict Pool"
35:30-37:58 - New DVDs, Donations
37:59-48:08 - Top 5: DVDs of 2007
48:09-51:45 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES

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FS #187: I'm Not There / Todd Haynes Interview / Beowulf

November 21: Jewels and binoculars hang from the heads of Matty and Adam in this week's abbreviated Thanksgiving edition of Filmspotting as they spend a few minutes discussing the new 3D animated "Beowulf," and then parse through the new avant-garde Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There."

Plus, Adam sits down with "I'm Not There" writer/director Todd Haynes to find out which Dylan album is his favorite and why he envisioned a woman portraying the newly-electrified, mid-60s version of the singer/songwriter.

Music by Dan Bern courtesy of Messenger Records

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Filmspotting #187
:21-7:24 - Review: "Beowulf"
7:25-19:48 - Review: "I'm Not There"
Music: Dan Bern, "Black Tornado"
21:20-23:50 - Poll Questions"
23:51-44:50 - Todd Haynes Interview
44:51-48:42 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES

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FS #186: Southland Tales / Wild Strawberries / Top 5 Time Travel Movies

Nov 16: This week your hosts travel to the apocalyptic near-future with lunchbox idols Justin Timberlake, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as they review Richard Kelly's long-awaited "Southland Tales." Plus, get the tissues and call your therapist, the Ingmar Bergman Marathon continues with a review of "Wild Strawberries" (1957).

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and -- Great Scott! -- our Top 5 Time Travel Movies.

Music by The Essex Green courtesy of Merge Records.

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Filmspotting #186
:21-15:00 - Review: "Southland Tales"
Music: The Essex Green, "This Isn't Farmlife"
15:32-16:42 - Audio Feedback
16:43-30:25 - Poll Results, Listener Feedback (Coen Bros. Scenes)
Music: The Essex Green, "Don't Know Why"
31:09-34:19 - New DVDs, Donations
34:20-38:48 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Kevin Young)
38:49-47:47 - Bergman #3: "Wild Strawberries"
Music: The Essex Green, "Penny and Jack"
48:33-1:02:02 - Top 5: Time Travel Movies
1:02:02-1:04:03 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- Michael Lerner is the studio head from "Barton Fink."

- "O Brother, Where Art Thou" was actually right after "Lebowski" ... "The Man Who Wasn't There" was next.

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FS #185: No Country For Old Men / Josh Brolin Interview / Top 5 Coen Bros. Scenes

Nov 9: This week... Filmspotting abides. It's a special Coen Brothers Edition of the show as the boys review Joel and Ethan's new thriller "No Country For Old Men," based on the Cormac McCarthy novel and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and a terrifying Javier Bardem. Plus, Adam sits down with the former Goonie himself, Mr. Brolin, for a conversation covering his 'breakout' year, his doomed Tarantino-directed "No Country" audition tape and more.

MINOR SPOILER ALERT: Although technically no spoilers are revealed in this review, the boys do get somewhat specific in describing a few standout scenes. It might not be a terrible idea to wait until after you've seen "No Country," if you have plans to, before listening to the review. But again, there are no actual spoilers. Thanks.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and our Top 5 Coen Brothers Scenes. "Ya sure, you betcha."

Music by Alejandro Escovedo courtesy of Bloodshot Records.

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Filmspotting #185
:21-16:04 - Review: "No Country For Old Men"
Music: Alejandro Escovedo, "Rhapsody"
17:01-30:38 - Interview: Josh Brolin
Music: Alejandro Escovedo, "Castanets"
31:08-33:51 - New DVDs, Donations
33:52-37:56 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Amanda Hurford)
37:57-49:31 - Listener Feedback ("American Gangster," '70s Movies)
Music: Alejandro Escovedo, "I Got Drunk"
50:03-53:57 - Poll Questions
50:58-1:03:32 - Top 5: Coen Brothers Scenes
1:03:33-1:05:50 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- See the only guy whiter than Adam in this classic "Larry Sanders Show" clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPu6tUDW0k&mode=related&search=

- We forgot to mention our bet about the song "The Touch" from "Boogie Nights" and the subsequent deluge of feedback. We'll mention it next show.

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FS #184: American Gangster / The Seventh Seal / Top 5 'Me Decade' Movies

Nov 2: On this week's show... Adam and Matty spend about as much time together on screen in "American Gangster," Ridley Scott's quasi-epic crime tale of real-life Harlem kingpin Frank Lucas, as stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe do. Are the individual charms of these two Hollywood heavyweights enough to carry the film, or is "Gangster" mostly another Scott experiment in style over substance?

Also on the show: the Ingmar Bergman Marathon returns... with a scythe. Filmspotting sits down with Death for a friendly little game of chess and a discussion of the 1957 classic "The Seventh Seal." Plus, a So-Cal Tribute edition of Massacre Theatre, Listener Feedback and -- tying in with "American Gangster" -- our Top 5 'Me Decade' Movies... films about the 1970s but not shot in the '70s.

Music by Johnny Society courtesy of Messenger Records.

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Filmspotting #184
:21-14:51 - Review: "American Gangster"
Music: Johnny Society, "Don't Talk Ne Down"
15:26-19:21 - Notes, Poll Questions
19:22-28:05 - Listener Feedback (Gone Baby Gone, Actors-Turned-Directors)
Music: Johnny Society, "Bloody Blade"
28:28-31:23 - New DVDs, Donations
31:24-35:26 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Robert Cortez)
35:27-45:28 - Bergman #2: The Seventh Seal
Music: Johnny Society, "Reach Me"
46:26-57:44 - Top 5: 'Me Decade' Movies
57:45-1:00:31 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- I (Adam) am getting blasted, deservedly, for spelling out R-Z-A instead of referring to the Wu-Tang Clan member correctly as "Rizza." I really was aware that he was called "Rizza" ... but yes, I'm ridiculously white. Sorry!

- Obviously Adam meant that Bergman mixes seriousness and humor in a way FEW filmmakers can.

- I (Adam) forgot to give my hedonism 'Me Decade' top 5 picks. I'll try to squeeze them in next week.

- Metro Cinemas Seattle: Watch Filmspotting Marathon pick "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" Nov. 7.

- "Velvet Goldmine" is from 1998 not 1995... Todd Haynes made "Safe" in '95.

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