FS #233: Zack and Miri Make a Porno / Changeling / Top 5 Scariest Scenes

Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking through the mountains of Chicago when they stumbled upon an abandoned radio studio. It's been more than a year since that fateful day when they first turned on that cursed microphone... and they haven't been seen since! But it's said, if you listen closely, every Friday, their voices can still be heard giving out ghoulish movie reviews and singing the praises of director Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno," and the performances of stars Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Craig Robinson.

The legend also goes that if you say AdamandMatty three times into your iPod, you're immediately haunted by a review of Clint Eastwood's latest period drama "Changeling" starring Angelina Jolie (and the ghost of Billy Bob Thornton's career). But, most importantly children, if you ever see Adam and Matty floating outside your window, you must promise me NOT to let them in, as they will regale you with their terrifying Top 5 Scariest Scenes until you bleed from your ears! Happy Halloween!

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by Fever Marlene.

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Filmspotting #233
:24-13:47 - Review: "Zack & Miri"
Music: Fever Marlene, "Won't Let You Down"
14:32-17:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Lane)
17:39-29:08 - Review: "Changeling"
Music: Fever Marlene, "Oh Berlin"
30:09-37:51 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes
37:52-47:44 - Feedback (Breakthroughs)
Music: Fever Marlene, "Lemon King Mahoney"
48:30-52:45 - New DVDs, Donations
52:46-1:06:50 - Top 5: Scariest Scenes
1:06:51-1:10:04 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Point of fact: It's actually been 10 years since I was in film school in Chicago, not 6. Yikes.

- Michelle from Chicago... actually, I'm not sure we did meet her at the Filmspotting Chicago Meetup.

- Geraldine Page is great in Woody Allen's "Interiors." And probably never been described as creepy. She has, however, been dead since 1987, so she is not in "The Orphanage." That would be Geraldine Chaplin.

FS #232: Happy-Go-Lucky / Mike Leigh Interview / W. / Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes

Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pauline "Poppy" Jones, in the new dramedy "Happy-Go-Lucky." Will the boys be charmed by Sally Hawkins' ceaseless brand of optimism? And will Adam fall for the charms of the film's writer/director Mike Leigh? Find out as Adam sits down for an interview with the filmmaker behind "Naked," "Vera Drake" and Topsy Turvy."

Plus, our resident in-house pollsters find time to work in a few words on Oliver Stone's latest presidential opus "W.," chronicling the rise and reign of our 43rd president, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks and James Cromwell. In honor of Dubya, the lads also lay out their Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes. As always Filmspotting undauntedly asks, "is our listeners learning?"

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by The Silos.

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Filmspotting #232
:32-13:10 - Review: "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Music: The Silos, "Behind Me Now"
14:04-29:29 - Interview: Mike Leigh
Music: The Silos, "Never Leaving"
31:34-35:06 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: T. Torrey)
35:07-37:09 - Polls
37:10-49:20 - Review: "W."
Music: The Silos, "Tell Me You Love Me"
49:50-56:03 - New DVDs, Donations
56:04-1:10:29 - Top 5: Oliver Stone Scenes
1:10:30-1:14:01 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Yes, guess I probably meant Matty was tipping his 'hand' on "W." not his 'hat.'
- Yes, guess I meant MLK and Malcolm X, of course, during Top 5 discussion.
- Re: "Bush-league" outtake... no, sadly, that pun wasn't intended.

FS #231: Rachel Getting Married / Chicago Film Fest Preview / Top 5 Breakthrough Performances

Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married." Adam thought the shrimp was a tad over-cooked, and Matty's Electric Slide almost took out gramma Buckman, but the boys can't deny the fireworks and entertainment provided by Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt) and the antics of her disruptive sister, Kym (Ann Hathaway). Plus, Filmspotting takes a quick look at the Chicago International Film Festival and offers up some suggested must-see's. Then, in honor of the Oscar buzz surrounding Anne Hathaway's performance in "Rachel," your hosts run out their personal Top 5 Breakthrough Performances.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by The Essex Green.

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Filmspotting #231
:13-12:26 - Review: "Rachel Getting Married"
Music: The Essex Green, "Sin City"
13:29-17:23 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Wistar)
17:24-24:36 - Chicago Film Fest Preview
Music: The Essex Green, "This Isn't Farmlife"
26:43-32:06 - Voicemail, Polls
32:07-42:14 - Feedback (Soundtracks)
Music: The Essex Green, "Penny and Jack"
43:03-48:10 - New DVDs, Donations
48:11-1:05:12 - Top 5: Breakthroughs
1:05:13-1:07:31 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Another Chicago Film Fest movie you should check out -- that we failed to mention: "Wesley Willis's Joyrides"

- Hulu - SNL - Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals

#231 Coming Soon

Filmspotting #231 with a review of "Rachel Getting Married" and our Top 5 Breakthrough Performances won't be available until around 1 pm CT. Sorry for the delay. If you absolutely can't wait to hear it, check out the Filmspotting Message Boards.

FS #230: Body of Lies / Blindness / Top 5 Soundtracks

Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller, "Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Then the lads spend the rest of the episode looking for the purple banana waiting to be put into the truck* while bringing you their Top 5 Movie Soundtracks. Let's go crazy!

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

* Actual lyrics from "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.

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Filmspotting #230
:24-12:29 - Review: "Body of Lies"
Music: Conor Oberst
13:19-17:25 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Josh Spiegel)
17:26-20:03 - Matty's Movie Minute
20:04-29:03 - Review: "Blindness"
Music: Conor Oberst
31:27-35:43 - Voicemail, Polls
35:44-43:26 - Feedback (Actor Pairings, Spike Lee)
Music: Conor Oberst
44:04-49:25 - New DVDs, Donations
49:26-1:00:26 - Top 5: Soundtracks
1:00:27-1:03:01 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Watch Elliott Smith perform "Miss Misery" at the 1998 Oscars.

FS #229: Religulous / Nick and Norah's / Trouble the Water / Top 5 Paul Newman Performances

Oct. 3: It's close-out week here on Filmspotting and everything must go! We're giving you three reviews, count 'em three new reviews, all on 2008 films at dealer prices. The lads will give you a polemic free discussion of "Religulous," Bill "Love Him or Hate Him" Maher's new documentary filled with some tough questions on religion's place in today's society. But that's not all! Also this week, Michael Cera and Kat Dennings try to warm Adam's cold, cold heart in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," and Matty's heart practically breaks while watching "Trouble the Water, a documentary from Tia Lessin and Carl Deal chronicling a family's experience during Hurricane Katrina. Plus, in honor of the late great Paul Newman, we offer up our Top 5 Paul Newman Performances.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by National Beekeeper's Society.

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Filmspotting #229
:24-16:13 - Review: "Religulous"
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
16:52-19:48 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Brad DeMoss)
19:49-24:29 - Review: "Nick and Norah's"
24:30-28:38 - Review: "Trouble the Water"
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
30:15-43:57 - Voicemail, Poll, Feedback
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
44:25-51:40 - New DVDs, Donations
51:41-1:04:35 - Top 5: Paul Newman Performances
1:04:36-1:07:48 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
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