This episode we continue our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival with the second movie in our 4-part series as we dive deep into the 2016 masterpiece Arrival, written and directed by Denis Villeneuve. To truly dive deep on this film we have to spoil, so consider this your spoiler alert. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact with you and remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see.
Welcome to our inaugural episode! This episode we begin our Visionary Sci-Fi Festival. The first movie in our 4-part series we dive deep into the 2013 masterpiece Her, written and directed by Spike Jonze. Make sure to play along with each festival and leave comments so we can interact together. Remember to subscribe to the channel if you like what you see! Follow us for more interaction and content: INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/deepdivefilmschool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ddfspodcast FACE...
Here it is, folks. Around three years in the making or so, some of the funniest moments from the last 50 episodes. So many good moments we did two parts! Here is part one!
We actually did it. 300 episodes! We chat about our top 5 desert island movies as well as what we have learned over the last decade or so that we have been doing this thing! Also, we have an announcement about the future and direction of the podcast. Thanks for listening!
A bastard's work is never done. Merry Christmas everybody! What better way to ring in the holidays than a bloody showdown in a snowed in cabin? We celebrate the end of our Director First fest with Mr. Tarantino's first and most recent. First, The Hateful Eight. Then, the classic Reservoir Dogs. Finally, Palcher gets some opinions on recent movie news with In Or Out! See you guys next year!!!
If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you that they're going to kill you, doesn't happen that way. There weren't any arguments or curses like in the movies. See, your murderers come with smiles, they come as your friends, the people who've cared for you all of your life. Well, after almost 11 years, we are finally doing Goodfellas! To tie in with that we are doing our fourth installment of the Director's First Festival, Mean Streets. Finally, our top 5 Young Performances. Thanks for listen...
Your father will protect you. Your father will always protect you. Happy Halloween everyone!!! This episode we take a look at the small brilliance of John Krasinski's A Quiet Place. Then, our top 5 PG-13 films. Have a great holiday! We will see you next episode!
I'm tired. I thought I just needed a night's sleep but it's more than that. This week we delve into the Coen brother's catalogue. We start with the fantastic folk singer fable Inside Llewyn Davis, then on to the first film they ever made, the neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. Then, Sherlock gives Palcher some riveting in or out. Thanks for listening!!!
Oh, we are not prepared for this. We have the survival skills of a Boy Scout troop! This week we look at the diverse and rich career of Christopher Nolan. We start with 2014's Interstellar, then his first film, the noir-influenced Following. Finally, our top 5 Nolan scenes. Thanks for downloading!
I'll never part with it. It reminded her of me; it will remind me of her, always. I'll die with this picture above my bed. Actually, we should sell it. This week we start a new festival! Director's first films and one of their newest! Let's begin with the wonderful Wes Anderson. We start with The Grand Budapest Hotel, then back to his roots with Bottle Rocket. Our top five this week, Director & Actor Pairings. Leave us some feedback and let us know what you think! Thanks for listening.
Let's hurt somebody. Ooof. This week we delve into the world of toxic manhood with Neil LeBute's In The Company Of Men. Then, our final installment of the Billy Wilder Festival, The Apartment. Finally, Palcher drills Sherlock with some In or Out. Enjoy!!!
Can we talk about something other than Hollywood for a change? We're educated people. This week we look at Robert Altman's scathing critique of the industry, The Player. Then it's on to our fourth installment of the Billy Wilder festival, Sunset Blvd. Finally, our top 5 movies about Hollywood! Thanks for listening!
A girl can't read that sort of thing without her lipstick. This week we take a look at what it means to be a 'classic' movie, and how they hold up in this day and age. First, Breakfast At Tiffany's. Then our third installment of the Billy Wilder festival, Sabrina. Finally, top 5 upcoming actresses. Thanks for listening!
Who am I? I'm a hard worker. I set high goals and I've been told that I'm persistent. This week we get into some creepy media territory. First, we start with the 2014 Jake Gyllenhall film Nightcrawler. Then our second installment of the Billy Wilder festival, Ace In The Hole. Finally, our top 5 movies about exploitation. Thanks for listening!
No, no, no - SANDY thinks I'm gay, JULIE thinks I'm a lesbian. This week we are exploring some gender bending comedies. First is Sidney Pollock's classic Tootsie, then our first installment of the Billy Wilder festival, Some Like It Hot. Finally, our top 5 romantic comedies. Thanks for listening!
Don't sell yourself short Judge, you're a tremendous slouch. Well everybody, here it is! The end of the 80s comedy icon fest. This week, Chevy Chase. We start with the sports classic Caddyshack, then it's onto Three Amigos! Finally, Sherlock drills Palcher with some in or out. Thanks!
Sometimes I take a walk at night and I see couples walking, holding hands and I look at them and I think: "Why not me?" Then I catch my shadow on the wall... This week we are looking at the early days of one of the funniest men alive, Mr. Steve Martin. First, we review the charming Roxanne, then the hilarious Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Finally, we dig into listener feedback. Thanks for downloading!
It's a glow-in-the-dark compass ring. So you don't get lost. This week we take a look at the early career of one of our most beloved actors, Tom Hanks. First the poorly aged and fairly bad Bachelor Party, then the still classic Penny Marshall film Big. Finally, our Top 5 Loose Ends In Movies. Thanks for downloading!!!
Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big "H". It was a most ripping victory. This week we celebrate one of the biggest comedy names of the 80s, Eddie Murphy. Then, our top 5 action comedy movies from the 80s. Enjoy!
It's that time again, everybody! Palcher gives us a run down of Sundance and then the guys go over their best and worst for the year! Enjoy!
Why do Chet's kids look at him like he's Zeus and my kids look at me like I'm a rack of lawn tools at Sears? This week we begin our 80's Comedy Icon festival with the one and only John Candy. First, he teams up with Dan Akroyd for The Great Outdoors. Then it's John Hughes time (of course, if it's an 80's comedy festival!) with Uncle Buck. Finally, a totally silly top 5 of memorable movie foods. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas everybody! This week we review the holiday classic A Miracle on 34th Street. Then we read some of your letters. Have a great holiday and we will see you next year!
There's no such thing as the past, it exists only in the memory. There's no such thing as the future, it exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate the only thing they would ever say is now. This week we look at the scales of justice, and how when they are tipped out of balance filmmakers can help to shine a light on the injustice. We start with the final chapter in the Paradise Lost saga, West Of Memphis. Then the last installment of the documentary festival, Errol Morri...
In our heads, we could go wherever we wanted. This week we take a look at two very different documentaries about expressing emotions through the act of re-enactments, and how far that can get you. First is the 2015 documentary about a group of young shut-ins, The Wolfpack. Then we explore the disturbing world of war crimes, memory, and empathy with Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act Of Killing. Finally, top 5 Documentary Re-enactments. Thanks for listening. Leave us some feedback!
Speak as thou dost speak to Jonas and Mercy. Dost thou understand my English tongue? Answer me. Happy Halloween everyone! This week it's all about witches! First is 2015's New England folk tale The Witch. Then the classic 1999 found footage horror, The Blair Witch Project. Finally, Sherlock gives Palcher some Halloween In or Out. Thanks for listening!
The kids will be coming in all directions and we'll be able to pick them off one by one. Well this is some grim subject matter, everybody. Spree killers! First we start off with Gus Van Sandt's 2003 film Elephant, then our fourth installment of the Documentary festival, Tower. Finally our top 5 'One Timer' films. Thanks for listening!
The thing that people love about Elmo is that he needs them. This week, two looks at the magical world of Sesame Street and The Muppets. First the journey of embattled puppeteer Kevin Clash in Being Elmo and then the third installment of our documentary films festival, I Am Big Bird. The story of long-time puppeteer Carol Spinney. Finally, listener feedback. Thanks for downloading!
I will outgut you. I will outnumber you. I will outbillion you. I will outrubber you. I will outperform you. This week it's all Herzog everybody! We take two looks at his infamous 'steamboat over a mountain' movies with the film itself, Fitzcarraldo, and then the documentary looking behind the scenes at the sheer feat of the whole thing, Burden Of Dreams. Finally, our top five moments where we realized the crazy thing we saw on screen wasn't a special effect. Thanks!
If this is your documentary, you're doing a bad job. This week we start a new documentary festival. First we are going to look at the dangers of internet romance with 2010's Catfish. Then we delve into the world of fetish tickling (or do we?!?) with 2016's Tickled. Finally, Palcher gets Sherlock's take on some Hollywood nonsense with In Or Out. Enjoy!
