FS #216: WALL•E / Mongol / The Lavender Hill Mob / Top 5 Movies About Loneliness

June 27: Alright campers, grab your suitcases, strap grandma to the roof, and hop into the old Griswald family station wagon... we're off to "WALL•E" world. This week Adam and Matty review the latest animated feature from director Andrew Stanton and the creative geniuses at Pixar. Will Disney's little-robot-that-could warm your hosts' cynical hearts, or leave our intrepid duo wishing they had left robots where they belong... in the 1980s, on the scrap heap of history with Johnny #5 and that annoying butler robot from "Rocky IV"?

Plus, Filmspotting goes bully for bullion as our Classic Heist marathon roars to life with the gang from the "The Lavender Hill Mob," an Ealing Studios caper-comedy from 1951 featuring the legendary Alec Guinness.

Also on the show: Matty's Movie Minute takes on Gengis Khan and "Mongol," Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, music by The Nadas and -- inspired by "WALL•E's" solitary protagonist -- our Top 5 Movies About Loneliness.

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"Matty's Movie Minute" intro written and performed by Joren Cain and Jessica Israels from Valdosta, GA / Outro written and performed by Tom Knight from Ithaca, NY.



Filmspotting #216
:24-13:40 - Review: "WALL•E"
13:41-15:30 - Matty's Movie Minute: "Mongol"
Music: The Nadas, "Pieces on the Ground"
16:25-19:47 - Voicemails, Polls
19:48-31:28 - Listener Feedback (Incredible Hulk, Actor-Director Duos)
Music: The Nadas, "Loser"
32:36-36:00 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Jim Owen)
36:01-43:43 - Classic Heist #1: "The Lavender Hill Mob"
Music: The Nadas, "No Thank You"
44:14-51:26 - New DVDs, Contest, Donations
51:27-53:44 - Carlin/Winston Tributes
53:45-1:05:09 - Top 5: Movies About Loneliness
1:05:10-1:08:36 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- I really hope people don't write in telling us to say it "WALL-e" and not "wall-E".

- Nick from Glasgow correctly notes that I keep suggesting "The Incredible Hulk" is only 90 minutes long when it is really 114. I'd still like to see the 135 minute version Leterrier reportedly turned in originally, but the discrepancy between the original and the 'compromised' cut we ended up with obviously isn't as big. I can't account for where I got the 90 minutes from.

- "Rififi" should be up next in our Classic Heist Marathon, but we said "The Killing" and that's what we'll go with.

- Learn more about Stan Winston here.

FS #215: Get Smart / Overlooked DVDs / '70s Sci-Fi Awards / Top 5 Actor-Director Duos

June 20: Eschewing the trend adopted by seemingly every other media outlet this week, Filmspotting steadfastly refuses to incorporate the phrase "Missed It By That Much" during its brief review of "Get Smart," the action-comedy starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Terrence Stamp and Alan Arkin. In fact, the boys practically refuse to discuss "Get Smart" at all, opting instead to bring you some Overlooked DVD Picks.

It seems like only yesterday Adam and Matty were first treated to the post-apocalyptic beads of He-man sweat dangling from the bronzed barreled chest of Chuck Heston in "The Omega Man." Time really flies when you're living in zombie/drone/space-ebola/Bruce Dern-filled dystopias. The lads honor the best of their recently wrapped '70s Sci-Fi Marathon by meting out the coveted Damn Dirty Ape Awards.

And ... apropos of absolutely nothing ... Filmspotting rolls out its Top 5 Actor/Director Duos. That's just the way we roll.

Also on the show: Matty's Movie Minute, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by Biirdie.

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Filmspotting #215
:36-6:32 - Review: "Get Smart"
6:33-8:06 - Review: Matty's Movie Minute
8:07-15:52 - Overlooked DVD Picks
Music: Biirdie, "Catherine Avenue"
17:17-33:52 - Listener Feedback (Panda, Happening, TV Adaptations)
Music: Biirdie, "Petals"
34:31-37:48 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Kim Gonsalves)
37:49-47:16 - '70s Sci-Fi Marathon Awards
Music: Biirdie, "I Wish I Could've Been There"
47:54-54:26 - New DVDs, Contest, Donations
54:27-1:05:09 - Top 5: Actor-Director Duos
1:05:10-1:06:41 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
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FS #214: After Hours (The Haunting)

June 18: It was an evil podcast from the beginning -- a podcast that was born bad... Adam and Matty huddle together in the dark for another bonus show featuring a Listener's Choice review of Robert Wise's 1963 horror classic "The Haunting" and more great Listener Feedback.



NOTES
- The next Listener's Choice winner was actually chosen from donors who were thanked between episodes #209 and #213.

FS #214: The Incredible Hulk / The Happening / Top 5 TV Show Adaptations

June 13: Filmspotting SMASH! It's a summer blockbuster Lollapalooza this week as Adam and Matty tackle two new releases. First up on the main stage, the boys do battle with "The Incredible Hulk," Marvel Productions' latest adaptation of their own legendary comic book series with Edward Norton in the titular role and Louis Leterrier ("The Transporter") behind the camera. Will they embrace a big green Ed Norton, or pine for the days of big green Lou Ferrigno... or even Eric Bana?

Next up, M. Night Shyamalan infects moviegoers with "The Happening," starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel. After misfiring with the likes of "The Village" and "Lady in the Water," will Mr. Shyamalan return to Filmspotting's good graces, or will your hosts find reason to release some of their pent-up Hulk aggression? We warned you Mr. Shyamalan, don't make Filmspotting angry. Plus, in response to a summer filled with material based on popular TV shows, (we’re looking at you Miss Bradshaw, and you too Agent 99), Adam and Matty weigh in with their Top 5 TV Show Adaptations.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by Shame Train.

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Filmspotting #214
:24-14:11 - Review: "The Incredible Hulk"
Music: Shame Train, "A Broken Hearted Girl..."
15:37-27:30 - Review: "The Happening"
Music: Shame Train, "Wax Lips Wax Wings"
28:35-32:17 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Khris Vickroy)
32:18-45:02 - Listener Feedback (SATC, Best Dressed Characters)
Music: Shame Train, "1/2 Right"
44:43-49:28 - New DVDs, Contest, Donations
49:29-1:03:19 - Top 5: TV Show Adaptations
1:03:20-1:06:25 - Close/Next Show/Outtake + Extra Vulgarities

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Ed Norton is credited with having co-written "Hulk" with Zak Penn.

- Matty -- and maybe Adam as well -- referred to Bill Bixby as Bruce Bixby. And Bruce Banner as David Banner. The character's full name is David Bruce Banner. Didn't Bill Bixby go by David in the original series?

FS #213: The Fall / Kung Fu Panda / Man Who Fell to Earth / Top 5 Sydney Pollack Movies

June 6: From whirling dervishes to whirling red pandas (who sound an awful lot like Dustin Hoffman), this week Matty and Adam ogle a scrumptious smorgasbord of visual feasts with reviews of Tarsem Singh's "The Fall" and the latest offering from Dreamworks Animation, "Kung Fu Panda."

Not to be out done, Nicholas Roeg offers up his own complex cinematic intarsia featuring David Bowie as an alien hanging with Rip Torn, Candy Clark, and Buck Henry in 1976's "The Man Who Fell To Earth," the final movie in Filmspotting's '70s Sci-Fi Marathon.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, our Top 5 Sydney Pollack Movies -- a tribute to the late, great director -- and music by Austin Donohue.

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Filmspotting #213
:35-10:36 - Review: "The Fall"
10:37-17:32 - Review: "Kung Fu Panda"
Music: Austin Donohue, "Slow Vibration"
18:56-22:30 - "SATC" Voicemails, Poll Results
22:31-23:52 - "Indy 4" Voicemails
23:53-33:59 - Listener Feedback ("Indy 4")
Music: Austin Donohue, "Forgetting Your Name"
34:39-38:32 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Trung Mai)
38:33-47:40 - '70s Sci-Fi #6: "The Man Who Fell to Earth"
Music: Austin Donohue, "Listing"
48:25-52:50 - New DVDs, Contest, Donations
52:51-1:04:20 - Top 5: Sydney Pollack Movies
1:04:21-1:06:49 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- We recognize that Sydney Pollack's agent character in "Tootsie" isn't, as far as we can recall, necessarily ethically-challenged. Just play along... However, Tom Cruise is the doctor, of course, in "Eyes Wide Shut." Pollack is just some sort of power broker. The poll has been corrected.

FS #213 Note

Filmspotting #213 with reviews of "The Fall" and "Kung Fu Panda," plus a discussion of "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and a countdown of our Top 5 Sydney Pollack Movies, will not be available until noon CT -- at the earliest. Thanks for your patience!