FS #171: The Bourne Ultimatum / The Simpsons Movie / Werner Herzog / Top 5 Movies About Memory

August 3: As charter members of the Bourne "Supremity" fan club, Adam and Sam were in a perfect position to be let down by the third film in the spy franchise, Paul Greengrass's "The Bourne Ultimatum." Would the movie pull a Streisand and fail to meet expectations? Or would Matt Damon and company "rock the sh*t" a third time around?

Between the two of them, Adam and Sam figured they'd probably seen 20 or so episodes of "The Simpsons." That averages out to just over one episode for each of the long-running series' 18 seasons. So what do a couple of non-devotees think of "The Simpsons Movie"? Well, it depends who you ask.

Plus, part one of Sam's interview with the man, the myth, the legend... Werner Herzog.

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre, the sixth and final movie in Filmspotting's Film Noir Marathon, "Kiss Me Deadly," and the Top 5 Movies About Memory.

Music by Ashton Allen courtesy of Livewire Recordings.

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Filmspotting #171
:30-13:53 - Review: "The Bourne Ultimatum"
13:54-19:46 - Review: "The Simpsons Movie"
Music: Ashton Allen, "Better Than I Know"
20:24-36:48 - Interview: Werner Herzog
Music: Ashton Allen, "Pretty Pink Rose"
37:13-40:40 - New DVDs, OFC Top 100, Donations
40:41-43:37 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Keith Geiger)
43:38-45:59 - Poll Questions
46:51-58:01 - Noir #6: "Kiss Me Deadly"
Music: Ashton Allen, "Prodigal Son"
58:49-1:04:50 - Muhe, Bergman, Antonioni
58:49-1:01:51 - Top 5: Movies About Memory
1:01:52-1:15:00 - Close/Next Show/Outtake + Bonus Outtake

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- Vote DAILY for Filmspotting (Movies/Films, Best Produced) between now and August 11 at podcastawards.com.

- Online Film Community's Top 100 Films of All-Time

- Sam and I (and a good number of critics, probably) need to stop giving ALL the credit for technical aspects to directors like Paul Greengrass. Props to "Ultimatum" cinematographer Oliver Wood and editor Christopher Rouse.

- Coincidencespotting in this episode: Both "Bourne" and "The Simpsons" have surveillance scenes where someone in a government agency overhears a character saying something they shouldn't. Also, in "Kiss Me Deadly," Mike Hammer breaks an opera record from Caruso -- Klaus Kinski's hero in Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo."

- I didn't name it, so I thought I'd clarify... "I Think I Love My Wife" is an update of Rohmer's "Love In The Afternoon."

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FS #169: Rescue Dawn / Sunshine / Danny Boyle / Top 5 Performances of 2007 (So Far)

July 20: Steve Prokopy (aka Capone) from Ain't It Cool News joins Adam this week for a review of "Rescue Dawn," Werner Herzog's dramatic re-telling of his 1997 documentary "Little Dieter Needs To Fly." Not surprisingly, Herzog eschews political grandstanding and melodrama, focusing on the details of Dieter Dengler's (Christian Bale) incredible, obsessive quest to escape from a Laotian prison camp.

Depending on your definition, "Sunshine" marks director Danny Boyle's ("28 Days Later") first foray into science-fiction. Along for the philosophical space ride are Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne and the crew of the Icarus 2. Their mission: deliver a nuclear device to re-ignite the sun and save mankind. Also along for the ride... Stanley Kubrick, Andrei Tarkovsky and every heavyweight who has boldly gone before Boyle. Does "Sunshine" belong in the same conversation with classics such as "2001" and "Solaris"? Adam and Steve discuss... Plus, hear Adam's interview with Boyle, in which the "Trainspotting" director praises the acting chops of Chris "The Human Torch" Evans and vows to never make another sci-fi film.

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and our Top 5 Performances of the Year (So Far).

Music by The Rewinds courtesy of Livewire Recordings.

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Filmspotting #169
:22-15:56 - Review: "Rescue Dawn"
Music: The Rewinds, "Ghostriders"
16:26-20:07 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Ann Zimo)
20:08-34:56 - Review: "Sunshine"
Music: The Rewinds, "Killing Me"
35:14-37:24 - New DVDs
37:25-53:57 - Interview: Danny Boyle
Music: The Rewinds, "New Shade of Red"
54:35-57:02 - Poll Question
57:04-1:13:28 - Top 5: Performances of the Year (So Far)
1:13:30-1:14:58 - Close/Next Show

CORRECTIONS/NOTES
- OK! I got it... I pronounced "nuclear" wrong. Fine. For the record, I know how to say it correctly. It just didn't come out that way. And frankly, a mispronunciation is the least of my worries in a 60-75 minute show that requires you to sound at least halfway intelligent all the time.
- Play the Ultimate Search for Bourne from Universal Pictures and Google.

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