FS Revisited: Blaxploitation Marathon
Can you dig it? With the help of producer Sam Van Hallgren, Filmspotting revisits its recent six-week Blaxploitation Marathon, including discussions of "Shaft" and "Superfly."
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#444: 2013 Summer Preview / Mud / Ophuls Awards
In anticipation of the season’s first blockbusters, Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. Plus, a review of "Mud," the latest from "Take Shelter" writer/director Jeff Nichols, and "The Dollies," recognizing the best of the Max Ophuls Marathon.
Read More#442: To the Wonder / Top 5 Malick Scenes / Lola Montes
This week's episode with Filmspotting's Top 5 Malick Scenes and a review of "To the Wonder" was recorded entirely at the magic hour. Plus, the final Max Ophuls Marathon movie, 1955's Lola Montes.
Read More#440: Evil Dead ('81) / Top 5 Tracking Shots / The Earrings of Madame de...
Josh and Adam take Michael Phillips through the special kitchen entrance to the best seats in the house for the Filmspotting Top 5: Tracking Shots. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of Sam Raimi’s "The Evil Dead," and the majestic third Max Ophuls' Marathon film, "The Earrings of Madame de..."
Read More#438: Top 5 Religious Figures / Beyond the Hills / La Ronde
Filmspotting kisses the ring of their Top 5 Movie Religious Figures.
Read More#437: Oz the Great and Powerful / Top 5 Movie Locations We Wish We Could Visit
Filmspotting finds its happy places with this week’s Top 5: Movie Locations We Wish We Could Visit. Plus, a review of director Sam Raimi’s latest trip over the rainbow, "Oz the Great and Powerful," and the first film in the Max Ophuls Marathon, "Letter from an Unknown Woman."
Read MoreFS Extra: Marx Bros. Awards
Michael Phillips continues his comedy education of Filmspotting during “The Gookies,” The Marx Bros. Marathon Awards, including Best Groucher One-Liner and Best Gag.
Read More#434: Oscar Picks / A Night at the Opera
The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh for a special Oscars edition of Filmspotting to discuss who will win, who should win… and who should get their name on the side of a plane. Plus, the fourth and final Marx Bros. Marathon movie, "A Night at the Opera.
Read More#433: Top 5 Romantic Gestures / Side Effects / Duck Soup
Cue up "In Your Eyes"... in honor of Valentine's Day, it's Filmspotting's Lloyd Dobler Memorial List of the screen's Top 5 Romantic Gestures.
Read More#432: Top 5 Director Comebacks / Charles Swan / Monkey Business
Adam and Josh review of Roman Coppola's first film in 12 years, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," starring Charlie Sheen and Bill Murray, and the second Marx Bros. Marathon movie, "Monkey Business."
Read More#431: Top 5 Survival Movies / The Impossible / Animal Crackers
Everybody knows the first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. But Filmspotting joins Tyler Durden in exploring their primal selves with a countdown of the Top 5 Survival Movies.
Read More#427: Django Unchained / Ed Burns / Blaxploitation Awards
Quentin Tarantino’s ode to Spaghetti Westerns "Django Unchained" brought Josh and Adam together over the holidays. Was it a fortuitous turn of events?
Read More#424: Killing Them Softly / Top 5 Inept Criminals / Cooley High
Like Nic Cage in "Raising Arizona," last night Josh had a dream... a dream he and Adam were going to discuss the H.I. McDonnough Memorial List of the Top 5 Inept Movie Criminals, inspired by the new Brad Pitt crime drama "Killing Them Softly."
Read More#423: Silver Linings Playbook / Skyfall / Top 5 Credit Sequences
Is manic depression a frustrating mess, or a fascinating one? It's a Nov. release round-up as Adam and Josh discuss "Silver Linings Playbook," plus "Skyfall" and "Anna Karenina."
Read More#421: Tim Heidecker / Top 5 Dramatic Performances by Comic Actors
Filmspotting pays respect to the performers who decided they were no longer satisfied simply being clowns here to amuse with a countdown of the Top 5 Dramatic Performances by Comic Actors
Read More#420: Cloud Atlas / Top 5 Multiple Role Performances / Super Fly
Filmspotting crosses continents and generations in search of the true-true with a discussion of "Cloud Atlas."
Read More#418: Argo / Top 5 Movies Directed by Their Stars / Shaft
Filmspotting likes reviewing movies, but what the hosts really want to do is direct. Themselves. Inspired by their discussion of Ben Affleck's "Argo," Adam and Josh countdown the Top 5 Movies Directed by Their Stars.
Read More#414: Top 5 LA Movies / End of Watch / Iranian Marathon Awards
The sun shines and the land may be cheap, but if you’ve seen L.A. Confidential – or just about any movie set in the City of Angels – you know it's a town with a dark side.
Read More#412: Top 5 Dance Scenes (Non-Musicals) / Alps / Offside
Hey Kitty Kat, don't be a... draws a square in the air... and be sure to download this show featuring the Pulp Fiction Memorial Top 5 Dance Scenes.
Read More#409: Top 5 Cinema Spies / The Bourne Legacy / Fireworks Wednesday
George Lazenby is somehow overlooked as Filmspotting reveals its highly confidential Top 5 Cinema Spies.
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