#386: Top 5 Action Thespians / 50/50 / A Man Escaped

February 17, 2012 / Guest User

Michael Caine famously said of his work in "Jaws: The Revenge": "I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific" ... This week Adam and Josh recognize the dramatic actors who didn’t just collect a paycheck with their Top 5 Action Thespians. Plus, reviews of three 2011 films out now on DVD: "50/50," "Higher Ground" and "Project Nim," and the second film in the Robert Bresson Marathon, "A Man Escaped."

This episode is presented by Squarespace.com.

00-11:24 - "50/50"
11:25-19:59 - "Higher Ground"
20:00-27:07 - "Project Nim"
Music: Nada Surf, "When I Was Young"
29:18-31:11 - Squarespace
31:35-36:03 - Massacre Theatre
36:04-41:22 - Polls / Notes
41:23-56:31 - Bresson #2: A Man Escaped
Music: Nada Surf, "Jules & Jim"
57:45-1:01:32 - Donations
1:01:55-1:30:35 - Top 5: Action Thespians
1:30:35-1:33:39 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

- Hotel Movies feedback

MUSIC

- Nada Surf

NOTES

- Massacre Theatre winner: Mark Hurne

- Four of the five Bresson Marathon films can be found on Hulu+.

- Hotel Movies we shouldn't have overlooked: "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"; "Ninotchka"

- While "London River" was mentioned as a British film, and that's partially true, director Rachid Bouchareb is Franco-Algerian.

LINKS

- Live Oscars event w/ Filmspotting

- Bresson at Siskel Film Center