FS #176: Shoot 'Em Up / Top 5 Farewells

September 7: The movie gods and Fate herself conspired to release Michael Davis's action movie/action movie send-up "Shoot 'Em Up" just in time for Sam's retirement from Filmspotting. Co-starring two of Filmspotting's favorite actors (Paul Giamatti as super-villain and Clive Owen as the film's indestructible super hero), the movie was impossible to ignore (impossible, that is, if you don't count the circumstances that kept Adam and Sam from screenings to this weekend's even more compelling release, "3:10 To Yuma" with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe). "Shoot 'Em Up" also promised loud, stupid bloodshed and depictions of women as victims and sex objects (just a couple of Sam's hot buttons). Could Giamatti and Owen redeem the movie's immodest ambitions? Or would Adam and Sam have one last row for old time's sake?

Also on the show: A very special, "earmuffs" edition of Massacre Theatre and, in honor of Sam's last show, the Top 5 Movie Farewells.

Music by Spoon courtesy of Merge Records.

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Filmspotting #176
:22-3:17 - Open, Samontage #1: Disagreements
3:18-17:24 - Review: "Shoot 'Em Up"
17:25-20:58 - Poll Questions
20:59-22:34 - Samontage #2: Mr. Sensitive
Music: Spoon, "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb"
22:56-26:25 - New DVDs, Donations
26:26-28:47 - Massacre Theatre Winner (Michelle Foy)
28:48-30:41 - Samontage #3: Acting
30:42-33:02 - Massacre Theatre "Earmuffs Edition"
33:03-38:18 - Samontage #4: Vanperbole, Samontage #5: Humor
38:19-48:29 - Top 5: Farewells
48:30-50:45 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- Check out the new documentary "Cut" by listener Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon.

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Filmspotting #168: Harry Potter / Ratatouille / Kasi Lemmons / Asphalt Jungle / Top 5 Misfits

July 13: When Adam and Sam announced earlier this Spring that they were going to skip "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (as they had every Potter film since the series' debut back in 2001), Filmspotting listeners started a campaign of sorts to convince the hosts that the series, starting with the Alfonso Cuaron-directed third film "Prisoner of Azkaban," was worth catching up with. Adam dutifully brought himself up to speed; Sam remained in the dark. Both treaded skeptically into "Phoenix," but at least one of them was greatly rewarded for his efforts.

Filmspotting listeners also had a hand in convincing Adam and Sam to check out "Ratatouille." As fans of Brad Bird's "The Iron Giant" and "The Incredibles," they didn't need much coaxing, but will they fall into line with both listeners and critics that the latest Pixar film is nothing short of a masterpiece?

Also on the show: Adam's conversation with Kasi Lemmons, director of the new movie "Talk To Me" with Don Cheadle ... Massacre Theatre ... the fifth entry in our Film Noir Marathon, "The Asphalt Jungle" ... and our Top 5 Movie Misfits.

Music by Spoon from the new album "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" courtesy of Merge Records.

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Filmspotting #168
:22-13:21 - Review: "Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix"
13:22-21:56 - Review: "Ratatouille"
Music: Spoon, "The Underdog"
22:31-36:06 - Interview: Kasi Lemmons
Music: Spoon, "Rhthm & Soul"
36:30-39:09 - New DVDs, Donations
39:10-42:13 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Connie Slattery)
42:14-45:18 - Poll Questions
45:19-54:42 - Noir #5: The Asphalt Jungle
Music: Spoon, "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb"
55:16-1:08:43 - Top 5: Movie Misfits
1:08:44-1:10:38 - Close/Next Show

CORRECTIONS/NOTES

Have a comment or Top 5 list you'd like to share? Send an e-mail or short mp3 clip to feedback@filmspotting.net. Or give us a call at 206-203-CINE and leave a voice message.