Filmspotting Fix: Revolutionary Road / The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Jan. 2: Adam and Matty never did like that strange couple down the street on "Revolutionary Road"... they always just seemed a tad different: never borrowing a cup of sugar, always absent from the neighborhood barbecues. So the lads were hardly surprised to learn the Wheelers (Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio) were having some serious problems. Grab a cup of coffee and pull a chair up to the Filmspotting formica table and get all the dirt on director Sam Mendes' new film. Plus, director David Fincher describes the titular character in his latest film, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," as "an extraordinary man in very ordinary circumstances" -- and when a backwards-aging Brad Pitt crosses paths with two very ordinary film critics, it makes for one extraordinary podcast.

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Filmspotting #150: Zodiac / Oscars Recap / Top 5 Movies We Need To See

March 2: Inspector Harry Callahan took down a Zodiac-like killer with a bullet to the chest back in 1972's "Dirty Harry," but that was in the movie world. In the real world, the Bay Area serial killer was never caught. Which makes the unsolved case the perfect subject for a David Fincher movie. The director of "Seven," "Fight Club" and "The Game," Fincher doesn't mind making things unpleasant for his audiences, even if that means denying them the pleasure of seeing a bad guy get what's coming to him. "Zodiac" (opens today) was one of Adam and Sam's most anticipated films of 2007. Did it meet their expectations? At least one of them thought so.

Also on the show: Sam and Adam recap Sunday night's Academy Awards and wrap up their six-week Animation Marathon with "The Harryhausens," their Best of the Marathon Awards.

Plus, Massacre Theatre and the Top 5 Movies We Need To See -- a redux of the top 5 list from Filmspotting's second episode way back in March 2005.

Music by Anne McCue from the album "Koala Motel" courtesy of Messenger Records.

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Filmspotting #150
:19-13:07 - Review: Zodiac
Music: Anne McCue, "Bright Light of Day"
14:07-18:24 - Poll Questions
18:25-27:28 - Oscars Recap
Music: Anne McCue, "Coming To You"
28:20-30:34 - New DVDs/Donations
30:35-34:23 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Kevin Mulqueeny)
34:24-46:51 - Animation Awards: "The Harryhausens"
Music: Anne McCue, "Sweet Burden of Youth"
47:43-49:23 - Dope Sheet Contest Winners!
49:24-1:02:26 - Top 5: Movies We Need To See
1:02:27-1:03:21 - Close/Next Show

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- Yes, there is some extra 'white noise' in Sam's audio track, especially in segments #2-4. This was our first effort recording with Sam in Milwaukee. Still working out the kinks.
- The Woody Allen clip during the Top 5 is from "Manhattan."

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