FS After Hours #12 (Part I): Ace in the Hole / Kurosawa Marathon Awards

November 25: In Part I of the latest Filmspotting After Hours, Adam and Matty discuss Billy Wilder's 1951 "Ace in the Hole," starring Kirk Douglas as a ruthless newspaperman out to get his story no matter the moral or ethical costs. Plus, The Ronins... Filmspotting's Best of the Kurosawa Marathon Awards. The Marathon lineup consisted of: "Rashomon," "Ikiru," "Throne of Blood," The Hidden Fortress," "Yojimbo" and "High and Low."

FS #273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies

Sept. 11: Filmspotting reviews Mike Judge's latest, "Extract" ... discuss the 5th movie in their Kurosawa Marathon, "Yojimbo" ... and preview their trip to the Toronto International Film Festival with their Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF Movies.

Also on the show: Music by Colin Hay, Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice.


Filmspotting #273
:13-15:11 - Review: "Extract"
Music: Colin Hay, "Oh California"
15:59-32:47 - Listener Feedback (Fall Preview)
Music: Colin Hay, "Prison Time"
33:23-36:46 - Facebook/Mamet Winner
36:47-41:02 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: B. Tackett)
41:03-51:28 - Kurosawa #5: Yojimbo
Music: Colin Hay, "There's Water Over You"
52:13-59:59 - New DVDs/Donations
1:00:00-1:133:52 - Top 5: TIFF '09 Preview
1:29:00-1:17:33 - Polls, Next Show, Outtake

NOTES
- "The Ice Storm" came out in 1997, so good chance I watched it on DVD not VHS. Who knows.

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FS #251: After Hours (Stray Dog)

April 1: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of Akira Kurosawa's 1949 procedural "Stray Dog" and your transcendent moviegoing experiences feedback.

Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #245-250. Please email feedback@filmspotting.net if you were one of the lucky winners.