Filmspotting Fix: Revolutionary Road / The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Jan. 2: Adam and Matty never did like that strange couple down the street on "Revolutionary Road"... they always just seemed a tad different: never borrowing a cup of sugar, always absent from the neighborhood barbecues. So the lads were hardly surprised to learn the Wheelers (Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio) were having some serious problems. Grab a cup of coffee and pull a chair up to the Filmspotting formica table and get all the dirt on director Sam Mendes' new film. Plus, director David Fincher describes the titular character in his latest film, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," as "an extraordinary man in very ordinary circumstances" -- and when a backwards-aging Brad Pitt crosses paths with two very ordinary film critics, it makes for one extraordinary podcast.

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FS #239: After Hours (Le Samourai)

Dec. 31: On this bonus After Hours edition of Filmspotting... Our Listener's Choice discussion of "Le Samouraï" and more of your great feedback.

Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #235-239. Please email feedback@filmspotting.net if you were one of the lucky winners.

Filmspotting Fix: The Wrestler / Valkyrie

Dec. 26: In this abbreviated Filmspotting Fix edition of the show... Just how good is Mickey Rourke's performance in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler"? Matty busts out the Sam Van Hallgren Memorial jar of hyperbole to give you his answer. Plus, Brian Singer's "Valkyrie" isn't that bad... and neither is Tom Cruise's performance. Seriously.

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NOTES/CORRECTIONS

- Following up my (Adam's) point about Randy putting on a show even at his other job... Found this in a great interview with former WWF champ Mick Foley: "He was Randy the Ram. It was the little cues that really registered — like how he lived to get a reaction from people, even if they were just customers at the deli counter."

- Yep, I said "Last Temptation" when I meant "Passion of the Christ." Hey, I got Jim Caviezel's name right!

FS #239: Top 10 Films of 2008 / Frost/Nixon / Gran Torino / Seven Pounds

Dec. 19: We interrupt your regular podcasting program to bring you Filmspotting's 'End of the Year Holiday and Winter Extravaganza' sponsored by Braniff Airlines and featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Paul Lynde, and reviews of the latest Holiday offerings -- including a breakdown of Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" with Frank Langella, Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino," and "Seven Pounds" starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson.

Plus, Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune and the AV Club's Scott Tobias stop by to offer up a soulful duet version of The Christmas Song and find time to help Adam and Matty name their Top 10 Films of 2008. So warm your chestnuts by our open fire and enjoy a very special Rankin/Bass edition of Massacre Theatre, and watch as Señor Wences and Topo Gigo drop in to help little Matty discover the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of daily showering.


Music by David Ford from the album "Songs for the Road."

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Filmspotting #239
:25-8:06 - Review: "Frost/Nixon"
8:07-14:07 - Review: "Gran Torino"
14:08-18:26 - Review: "Seven Pounds"
Music: David Ford, "Decimate"
19:55-23:34 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Walters)
23:35-41:11 - Top #10-6 Films of 2008
Music: David Ford, "Go To Hell"
43:47-58:21 - Top #5-4 Films of 2008
58:22-1:06:28 - Poll, New DVDs, Donations
Music: David Ford, "Song For the Road"
1:06:54-1:27:50 - Top #3-1 Films of 2008
1:27:51-1:30:28 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Continuing my (Adam's) "Few Good Men"-"Frost/Nixon" comparison... yes, Kevin Bacon basically plays the same role in both.
- Steve Prokopy aka Capone will be back on the show in a few weeks to countdown the Top 5 Performances of 2008.
- No, I 'didn't get' "Alexandra" -- but we also weren't reviewing it and weren't going to take the time during our #10-6 to discuss it in any detail.
- Was "American Teen" left off my honorable mentions? Definitely should have been said.
- Check back for Matty's Top 25 Films of 2008 as promised.

FS #238: Doubt / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2008

Dec. 12: This week the lads memorize their catechisms, don their short pants and uniforms, and utter a couple of Hail Marys in hopes of avoiding the ire of Sister Aloysius, the dictatorial nun at odds with parish priest Father Flynn in the latest film from director/playwright John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt." Screen heavyweights Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman certainly bring their 'A games', but will it be co-stars Viola Davis and Amy Adams who find themselves a spot among Adam and Matty's Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2008?

Plus: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, and music courtesy of Setting Sun.

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Filmspotting #238
:25-14:16 - Review: "Doubt"
Music: Setting Sun, "They're Calling"
14:54-18:40 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: J. Miller, Chicago)
18:41-23:11 - Voicemail, Polls
23:12-34:27 - Listener Feedback (Biopics)
Music: Setting Sun, "How Long"
34:59-51:02 - Top 5: Supp. Actors of 2008
Music: Setting Sun, "Carry Me Away"
51:30-55:13 - New DVDs, Donations
55:14-1:09:28 - Top 5: Supp. Actresses of 2008
1:09:29-1:11:39 - Close/Next Show

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- For those who caught the early version of the show... Charlie Parker was Bird not Coltrane. Our jazz cards just got revoked.

FS #237: Milk / Australia / Top 5 Biopics We'd Like To See

Dec. 5: This week Adam and Matty break out their best polyester and bell-bottom ensembles for a march on the 1970s San Francisco Castro district with a review of "Milk," Gus Van Sant's highly anticipated cinematic biography of Harvey Milk, the country's first openly gay politician. Will Sean Penn manage to approximate the real-life Milk's unfettered joie di vive, or will the intense actor's performance leave Matty wanting less? And will "Milk" displace "Paranoid Park" as Adam's favorite Gus Van Sant movie of the year?

Then the lads set the dial on the Way Back Machine even farther and take a trip to 1940's Australia with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Baz Luhrmann's epic love story "Australia." Listen as Adam and Matty alienate their devoted followers in Melbourne, trotting out every obvious Australian reference they can find while debating the finer points of a shirtless Hugh Jackman, magical Aborigines, and the '80s American classic "Cocktail."

Also, in honor of "Milk," your hosts roll out the Top 5 Biopics We'd Like To See. Adam makes his pitch for "Steven," a four-hour chronicle of the life and times of Steven Soderbergh -- an upcoming guest on Filmspotting! -- while Matty counters with "Finding The Gooch," his Charlie Kaufman-esque unorthodox biography of Bob Guccione.

Music this week courtesy of The Sea and Cake.

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Filmspotting #237
:13-16:39 - Review: "Milk"
Music: The Sea and Cake, "Aerial"
17:37-21:20 - Mass. Theatre (Winner: M. Whitehead, Vancouver, WA)
21:21-24:27 - Polls
24:28-34:28 - Review: "Australia"
Music: The Sea and Cake, "a Fuller Moon"
37:06-48:27 - Feedback (Mancrushes)
Music: The Sea and Cake, "on a Letter"
49:37-55:32 - New DVDs, Donations
55:33-1:11:20 - Top 5: Biopics We'd Like To See
1:11:21-1:14:23 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS

- I (Adam) wasn't suggesting ugly things don't take place in "Australia" because plenty do. They just aren't depicted in an ugly way.

FS Revisited: The Times of Harvey Milk / Paranoid Park / Danny Boyle / Top 5 Dysfunctional Families

Nov 28: Adam and Matty are eating turkey. Please enjoy this 'best of' show featuring discussions of Rob Epstein's documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk" and Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park," plus a conversation with Danny Boyle about his overlooked 2007 sci-fi release "Sunshine," and an oldie-but-Filmspotting-goodie tying in with this holiday season... Top 5 Dysfunctional Families.

Music courtesy of "The Loom."

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FS Revisited
:11-15:52 - Review: "The Times of Harvey Milk"
15:53-23:17 - Review: "Paranoid Park"
Music: The Loom, "Patience for Books"
24:32-41:39 - Interview: Danny Boyle ("Sunshine)
Music: The Loom, "Song for the Winter Sun"
42:38-57:29 - Top 5: Dysfunctional Families
Music: The Loom, "True Believers All"
57:54-59:10 - Close/Next Show

NOTES/CORRECTIONS

FS #236: After Hours (Battle Royale)

Nov. 25: On this bonus After Hours edition of Filmspotting... Our 'Listener's Choice' discussion of "Battle Royale" and more of your great feedback.

Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #227-#234.

FS #236: Quantum of Solace / Let the Right One In / Top 5 Turkeys of 2008

Nov. 21: From the hidden F.I.L.M.S.P.O.T.T.I.N.G. lair, located deep inside a dormant volcano buried beneath the floor of Lake Michigan, the two criminal masterminds known as Adam and Matty weigh in on the latest installment of the James Bond franchise, "Quantum of Solace." Will your diabolical hosts approve of director Marc Forster's continued reinvention of everyone's favorite playboy-spy? Or will it leave them shaken and stirred, clamoring for less Bourne, Jason Bourne?

Also, hoping to capitalize on the growing vampire zeitgeist sweeping America, Matty gives you a taste of his upcoming roller-skating musical treatment of the chupacabra as the boys mull over the finer points of dealing with the Swedish undead with a discussion of "Let the Right One In" -- the "other" teenage vampire movie currently making the rounds satisfying America's growing bloodlust for all things Dracula.

"Mr. Shyamalan, thanks for coming, your seat is over there next to the guy in the Skywalker Ranch dungarees" ... In honor of Thanksgiving, Adam and Matty roll out a cornucopia of incompetence as they announce their Top 5 Turkeys of 2008. "You see that movie goat?"

Music this week courtesy of The Secret History.

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Filmspotting #236
:24-14:23 - Review: "Quantum of Solace"
Music: The Secret History, "It's Not The End of the World, Jo"
15:02-18:43 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Jeff Klein, Lisle, IL)
18:44-29:02 - Review: "Let the Right One In"
Music: The Secret History, "Our Lady of Palermo"
31:24-35:38 - Voicemail, Polls
35:39-44:33 - Feedback (Mortality Movies)
Music: The Secret History, "The Ballad of the Haunted Hearts"
45:23-48:56 - New DVDs, Donations
48:57-1:03:37 - Top 5: Turkeys of '08
1:03:38-1:06:48 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Trailer: "Twilight"

- Trailer: "Let the Right One In"

- Jeffrey Donovan is in "Don’t Dress for Dinner" at Chicago's Royal George Theatre, November 14-January 11.

- Victor Nunez is the director of "Ruby in Paradise" and "Ulee's Gold."

FS #236 Note

Filmspotting #236 with reviews of "Quantum of Solace" and "Let the Right One In," plus our Top 5 Turkeys of 2008 will be posted soon. If you can't wait, you can find the show in the Filmspotting Message Boards here and even right-click and manually add to your iPod.

FS #235: Slumdog Millionaire / Top 5 Mancrushes

Nov. 14: The following is a rush transcript from Thursday's special prime time edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

Regis: We welcome into the hot seat this week two dapper lads from Chicago, Adam and Matty. Now I understand you're both film critics?

Adam: Yes.

Matty: I'm 25.

Regis: I see, and, I suppose you get this question all the time, but how many movies do you see in a month?

Adam: Well, on average, about twelve or thirteen. Depends on the time of the year.

Matty: Two.

Regis: I see, and what film are you reviewing this week?

Matty: No idea.

Adam: "Slumdog Millionaire", the latest from "Trainspotting" director Danny Boyle, about a young man from the slums of Mumbai who makes an unexpected run on the Hindi-version of this very show.

Regis: Fascinating. Can you favor us with just a taste of the review?

Matty: Well, you know, I'm an actor...

Adam: You'll just have to listen to the show to find out, Regis, and be sure to stay tuned for our always popular Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre segments, as well a special segment featuring Matt Singer from IFC News and Tasha Robinson from the AV Club, who join us in confessing our Top 5 Movie Mancrushes.

Regis: Sounds like fun. Do I make your lists?

Matty: Absolutely. You're my number #1, Mr. Trebek.

Adam: We're sorry for wasting your time.

Music this week courtesy of Super XX Man.

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Filmspotting #235
:28-14:14 - Review: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Music: Super XX Man, "Crazy People"
16:29-20:11 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Melissa, Bellingham, WA)
20:12-24:22 - Voicemail, Polls
24:23-33:32 - Feedback (Zack and Miri, Scary Scenes)
Music: Super XX Man, "House, Home"
34:33-39:01 - New DVDs, Donations
39:02-1:00:21 - Top 5: Mancrushes
1:00:22-1:02:05 - Close/Next Show

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Sorry, there were outtakes, just no time to put them in. Will have some bonus stuff next week.

FS #234: Synecdoche, New York / Role Models / David Wain / Top 5 Movies About Mortality

Nov. 7: This week Adam and Matty -- recipients of a million dollar MacArthur Genius Grant -- have transformed the grand ballroom at the end of Navy Pier in Chicago into a giant performance space and hired thousands of actors, birthday clowns and giant Macy's Thanksgiving Day-parade balloons to create an epic "living arts" performance piece dramatizing the life of Filmspotting. The role of Adam will be played by Mildred Fletcher, an 84 year-old former Scrabble grand master from Corvallis, Oregon, while Matty will be played by Thabo, an eighteen year-old engineering student of Basotho ethnicity from greater Lesotho. Thabo Matty and Mildred Adam will piece together their thoughts on Charlie Kaufman's latest mindbender "Synecdoche, New York" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Samantha Morton.

The real Adam and Matty will then break down the cavalcade of funny performances from the likes of Paul Rudd, Jane Lynch, Sean William Scott and more in "Role Models," the latest comedy from the madcap minds behind The State and "Wet Hot American Summer." As an added bonus, Adam got a chance to catch up with "Role Models" director David Wain and somehow resisted the urge to ask for Paul Rudd's phone number in a great interview.

Then in honor of "Synecdoche," the lads play some chess with death and mull exactly how they might shuffle off this mortal coil with their Top 5 Movies About Mortality. Here's hoping Filmspotting's eternal summer shall never fade...

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by Ben Folds.

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Filmspotting #234
:24-14:33 - Review: "Synecdoche, New York"
Music: Ben Folds, "The Frown Song"
15:23-18:32 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: T. Stair)
18:33-22:29 - Voicemail, Polls
22:30-32:34 - Review: "Role Models"
Music: Ben Folds, "You Don't Know Me"
34:28-54:26 - Interview: David Wain
Music: Ben Folds, "Cologne"
55:13-1:00:37 - New DVDs, Donations
1:00:38-1:13:43 - Top 5: Movies About Mortality
1:13:44-1:16:39 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
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#234 Delayed

I'm sorry to report that Filmspotting #234 with reviews of "Synecdoche, New York" and "Role Models" ... plus an interview with "Role Models" director David Wain and our Top 5 Movies About Mortality will not be available until late afternoon Friday. Thanks for your patience!

Update at 4:55 CT: Estimating at least 2 hours away.

Update at 6:47 CT: Coming soon to iTunes... but if you absolutely cannot wait, the show can be accessed here via the Filmspotting Message Boards.

FS #233: Zack and Miri Make a Porno / Changeling / Top 5 Scariest Scenes

Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking through the mountains of Chicago when they stumbled upon an abandoned radio studio. It's been more than a year since that fateful day when they first turned on that cursed microphone... and they haven't been seen since! But it's said, if you listen closely, every Friday, their voices can still be heard giving out ghoulish movie reviews and singing the praises of director Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno," and the performances of stars Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Craig Robinson.

The legend also goes that if you say AdamandMatty three times into your iPod, you're immediately haunted by a review of Clint Eastwood's latest period drama "Changeling" starring Angelina Jolie (and the ghost of Billy Bob Thornton's career). But, most importantly children, if you ever see Adam and Matty floating outside your window, you must promise me NOT to let them in, as they will regale you with their terrifying Top 5 Scariest Scenes until you bleed from your ears! Happy Halloween!

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by Fever Marlene.

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Filmspotting #233
:24-13:47 - Review: "Zack & Miri"
Music: Fever Marlene, "Won't Let You Down"
14:32-17:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Lane)
17:39-29:08 - Review: "Changeling"
Music: Fever Marlene, "Oh Berlin"
30:09-37:51 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes
37:52-47:44 - Feedback (Breakthroughs)
Music: Fever Marlene, "Lemon King Mahoney"
48:30-52:45 - New DVDs, Donations
52:46-1:06:50 - Top 5: Scariest Scenes
1:06:51-1:10:04 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Point of fact: It's actually been 10 years since I was in film school in Chicago, not 6. Yikes.

- Michelle from Chicago... actually, I'm not sure we did meet her at the Filmspotting Chicago Meetup.

- Geraldine Page is great in Woody Allen's "Interiors." And probably never been described as creepy. She has, however, been dead since 1987, so she is not in "The Orphanage." That would be Geraldine Chaplin.

FS #232: Happy-Go-Lucky / Mike Leigh Interview / W. / Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes

Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pauline "Poppy" Jones, in the new dramedy "Happy-Go-Lucky." Will the boys be charmed by Sally Hawkins' ceaseless brand of optimism? And will Adam fall for the charms of the film's writer/director Mike Leigh? Find out as Adam sits down for an interview with the filmmaker behind "Naked," "Vera Drake" and Topsy Turvy."

Plus, our resident in-house pollsters find time to work in a few words on Oliver Stone's latest presidential opus "W.," chronicling the rise and reign of our 43rd president, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks and James Cromwell. In honor of Dubya, the lads also lay out their Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes. As always Filmspotting undauntedly asks, "is our listeners learning?"

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by The Silos.

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Filmspotting #232
:32-13:10 - Review: "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Music: The Silos, "Behind Me Now"
14:04-29:29 - Interview: Mike Leigh
Music: The Silos, "Never Leaving"
31:34-35:06 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: T. Torrey)
35:07-37:09 - Polls
37:10-49:20 - Review: "W."
Music: The Silos, "Tell Me You Love Me"
49:50-56:03 - New DVDs, Donations
56:04-1:10:29 - Top 5: Oliver Stone Scenes
1:10:30-1:14:01 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Yes, guess I probably meant Matty was tipping his 'hand' on "W." not his 'hat.'
- Yes, guess I meant MLK and Malcolm X, of course, during Top 5 discussion.
- Re: "Bush-league" outtake... no, sadly, that pun wasn't intended.

FS #231: Rachel Getting Married / Chicago Film Fest Preview / Top 5 Breakthrough Performances

Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married." Adam thought the shrimp was a tad over-cooked, and Matty's Electric Slide almost took out gramma Buckman, but the boys can't deny the fireworks and entertainment provided by Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt) and the antics of her disruptive sister, Kym (Ann Hathaway). Plus, Filmspotting takes a quick look at the Chicago International Film Festival and offers up some suggested must-see's. Then, in honor of the Oscar buzz surrounding Anne Hathaway's performance in "Rachel," your hosts run out their personal Top 5 Breakthrough Performances.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by The Essex Green.

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Filmspotting #231
:13-12:26 - Review: "Rachel Getting Married"
Music: The Essex Green, "Sin City"
13:29-17:23 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Wistar)
17:24-24:36 - Chicago Film Fest Preview
Music: The Essex Green, "This Isn't Farmlife"
26:43-32:06 - Voicemail, Polls
32:07-42:14 - Feedback (Soundtracks)
Music: The Essex Green, "Penny and Jack"
43:03-48:10 - New DVDs, Donations
48:11-1:05:12 - Top 5: Breakthroughs
1:05:13-1:07:31 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Another Chicago Film Fest movie you should check out -- that we failed to mention: "Wesley Willis's Joyrides"

- Hulu - SNL - Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals

#231 Coming Soon

Filmspotting #231 with a review of "Rachel Getting Married" and our Top 5 Breakthrough Performances won't be available until around 1 pm CT. Sorry for the delay. If you absolutely can't wait to hear it, check out the Filmspotting Message Boards.

FS #230: Body of Lies / Blindness / Top 5 Soundtracks

Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller, "Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Then the lads spend the rest of the episode looking for the purple banana waiting to be put into the truck* while bringing you their Top 5 Movie Soundtracks. Let's go crazy!

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, Matty's Movie Minute and music by Conor Oberst.

* Actual lyrics from "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.

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Filmspotting #230
:24-12:29 - Review: "Body of Lies"
Music: Conor Oberst
13:19-17:25 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Josh Spiegel)
17:26-20:03 - Matty's Movie Minute
20:04-29:03 - Review: "Blindness"
Music: Conor Oberst
31:27-35:43 - Voicemail, Polls
35:44-43:26 - Feedback (Actor Pairings, Spike Lee)
Music: Conor Oberst
44:04-49:25 - New DVDs, Donations
49:26-1:00:26 - Top 5: Soundtracks
1:00:27-1:03:01 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Watch Elliott Smith perform "Miss Misery" at the 1998 Oscars.

FS #229: Religulous / Nick and Norah's / Trouble the Water / Top 5 Paul Newman Performances

Oct. 3: It's close-out week here on Filmspotting and everything must go! We're giving you three reviews, count 'em three new reviews, all on 2008 films at dealer prices. The lads will give you a polemic free discussion of "Religulous," Bill "Love Him or Hate Him" Maher's new documentary filled with some tough questions on religion's place in today's society. But that's not all! Also this week, Michael Cera and Kat Dennings try to warm Adam's cold, cold heart in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," and Matty's heart practically breaks while watching "Trouble the Water, a documentary from Tia Lessin and Carl Deal chronicling a family's experience during Hurricane Katrina. Plus, in honor of the late great Paul Newman, we offer up our Top 5 Paul Newman Performances.

Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by National Beekeeper's Society.

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Filmspotting #229
:24-16:13 - Review: "Religulous"
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
16:52-19:48 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: Brad DeMoss)
19:49-24:29 - Review: "Nick and Norah's"
24:30-28:38 - Review: "Trouble the Water"
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
30:15-43:57 - Voicemail, Poll, Feedback
Music: National Beekeeper's Society
44:25-51:40 - New DVDs, Donations
51:41-1:04:35 - Top 5: Paul Newman Performances
1:04:36-1:07:48 - Close/Next Show/Outtakes

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
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FS #228: Miracle at St. Anna / The Lucky Ones / Neil Burger / Top 5 Spike Lee Scenes

Sept. 26: This week's Filmspotting Joint is brimming with reviews of two new disparate war films. First up, Sgt. Kempenaar and PFC Ballgame dissect Spike Lee's latest skirmish in the war movie genre with "Miracle at St. Anna."

They then join Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel MacAdams for some R&R on their leave from the Iraq war in "The Lucky Ones." Plus, Adam sits down for a debriefing with "Lucky Ones" director Neil Burger... and the mission concludes with Filmspotting's Top 5 Spike Lee Scenes. Semper fi, son, semper fi.

Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by Posterboy.

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Filmspotting #228
:24-15:21 - Review: "Miracle at St. Anna"
Music: Posterboy
16:14-19:44 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: M. Fussell)
19:45-28:18 - Review: "The Lucky Ones"
Music: Posterboy
29:29-44:25 - Interview: Neil Burger
Music: Posterboy
45:26-52:22 - New DVDs, Donations
52:23-1:08:23 - Polls, Top 5: Spike Lee Scenes
1:08:24-1:11:06 - Close/Next Show/Outtake

NOTES/CORRECTIONS
- Gosh I hope nobody bothers to correct pronunciations of "Guillermo" and "stoicism." Sometimes we talk too fast, you know?