FS# 247: Two Lovers / Oscars Recap / Billy Liar / Top 5 Love Triangles

Feb 27: Adam and Matty are no strangers to sordid love triangles -- who can forget Nanette Burstein, the Asian performance artist who almost single-handedly broke up Filmspotting? So the lads were covering familiar territory when they entered into director James Gray's latest "Two Lovers," a film that features a tangled tryst amongst stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw. The film touched some nerves for your two humble critics. Luckily, they patched things up in time to mutually gush over the fifth entry in the Filmspotting Angry Young Man Marathon, John Schlesinger's "Billy Liar," featuring the brilliant Tom Courtenay. And, in honor of "Two Lovers," Adam and Matty boil some rabbits while listing their Top 5 Love Triangles. "Frankly, my dear Adam, I don't give damn."

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by Andrew Bird ... Download from iTunes here.


Filmspotting #247
:35-13:36 - Review: "Two Lovers"
Music: Andrew Bird, "Oh No"
14:27-18:37 - Voicemail, Poll Questions
18:38-22:48 - Oscars Recap
22:49-29:41 - Feedback (Best Pic Nominees of Decade)
Music: Andrew Bird, "Fitz & Dizzyspells"
30:27-33:52 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: Jon Davies)
33:53-46:43 - AYM #5: "Billy Liar"
Music: Andrew Bird, "Effigy"
47:34-51:53 - New DVDs, Donations
51:54-1:05:05 - Top 5: Love Triangles
1:05:06-1:18:03 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- "A Kind of Loving" (1962) was John Schlesinger's debut narrative film, not "Billy Liar."

- Adam failed miserably at conveying his sarcasm when he said that he never watched "Ally McBeal." He freely admits he watched the show a fair amount.

- Can a moment actually be like something out of Truffaut AND "Fellini-esque" at the same time, Matty? Works for me.

- Matty doesn't actually think "Casablanca" director Michael Curtiz was a "hack" -- that was a reference to how Curtiz is commonly viewed by many critics.

- "Casablanca" will be added to the Top 5 Pantheon shortly.

- Thanks to our intern Lindsay for first suggesting the Love Triangle topic, as well as all the listeners who wrote in with the idea.

- Check out this Q&A with Filmspotting in the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine. Our thanks to Jessica Reaves and everyone at the Mag for including us in their "Chicago and the Movies" edition.

- Check out this Q&A with Adam on the Atomic Podcasts site.

FS #182: Anderson-Schwartzman Interview / We Own The Night / Top 5 Musicians Turned Actors

October 19: On this week's show... Adam (ever the good son) and Matty (always the black sheep) discuss "We Own The Night," James Gray's new archetypal brothers/cop drama starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall ... Plus, a week after reviewing "The Darjeeling Limited," Adam sits down with the film's co-writer/director Wes Anderson (below) and co-writer/star Jason Schwartzman.

Also on the show: In honor of the former Mr. Marky Mark, Adam and Matty count down their Top 5 Performances by Musicians Turned Actors ... And Filmspotting contributor Carrie Shepherd shares her thoughts on one of the standout films from the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival -- Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

New music by Scotland Yard Gospel Choir courtesy of Bloodshot Records.

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Filmspotting #182
:21-12:17 - Review: "We Own The Night"
12:18-15:43 - CIFF Review: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Music: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, "Aspidistra"
16:13-29:56 - Wes Anderson/Jason Schwartzman Interview
Music: SYGC, "Pins and Needles"
30:23-33:49 - New DVDs, Donations
33:50-36:47 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Steven Youngkin)
36:48-48:25 - Listener Feedback (Michael Clayton, Chicago Movies)
Music: SYGC, "I Never Thought I Could Feel This"
48:55-53:02 - Poll Questions
53:03-1:04:19 - Top 5: Performances by Musicians Turned Actors
1:04:20-1:07:09 - Close/Next Show/*Darjeeling Outtake Montage*

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- "Diving Bell's" Jean-Dominique Bauby suffers from Locked-In Syndrome.

- Watch "Hotel Chevalier"
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