Cinematic Respect

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Your usual host Doug Gobeski welcomes two elusive guests to the show (Charlie Wallace and Jessica Klaers) to watch the critically heralded 2016 classic Hardcore Henry. They discuss the unique first-person perspective, the intense stunt-work and a tour-de-force performance by Tim Roth. Doug knows this episode is outside his usual release schedule, but it’s just so good it just HAD to be released as soon in April as possible!

Clarifications:

In case you wanted to see the full BFI Sight and Sound Critics’ Poll, here it is. This website seems to have a couple of glaring omissions, but hey, nobody’s perfect!

For the record, Doug was talking about Akan, NOT Akon.

Charlie did indeed write that report for the comic Hardcore Akan. It is as follows:

“I read the comic book Hardcore Akan. It was good but Akan was really mean. His dad died in an accident and his mom took a pill. He got his powers from being a bad scientist. He makes lots of funny jokes when he gets rid of the other bad guys. I like Hardcore Akan, but I wish it were a movie like Hardcore Henry so then I wouldn’t have to read at all.”

EP Adam points out that Sharlto Copely is also in District 9. This is a true fact, and Doug regrets not mentioning it.

OK, so no one has an optic nerve quite as long as Mr. Henry, so we’ll probably never know whether the perspective shown in the movie is accurate. However, here’s some info about what happens when your eye gets dislodged.

The crew talks about the Wilhelm Scream during the tag to the episode. Turns out that The Charge at Feather River isn’t the first instance of the Wilhelm, but it IS where the name came from. The first appearance was in Distant Drums (1951).

Things We Mention:

300 (2006)

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Cloverfield (2008)

Doctor Strange (2016)

Doom (2005)

Secret Girlfriend (2009)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Call of Duty (game series) (2003-present)

Tetris (1984)

Goodfellas (1990)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

The Charge at Feather River (1953)

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Regarding Henry (1991)

Russian Ark (2002)

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Charlie, Adam, and Amber welcome guest Jill Dickinson to the podcast to geek out over the 2005 sci-fi film Serenity! We’re all familiar with the short-lived TV series Firefly… but what if you weren’t? Would the movie still work? If there aren’t any cows, is this really a western? And there’s no avoiding those shocking deaths! Also: more Star Trek and Moana than you’d expect!

Clarifications:

Make sure to check out the party Jill mentions at Hole in the Wall in Austin on March 13, and at Valhalla on March 14, courtesy Chicken Ranch Records!

We had a short segment about Joss Whedon’s behavior IRL, and how that undercuts his feminist messaging in his work. We ultimately cut it, but if you are not already aware, you should be.

Adam talks about Kris Straub and his disdain for the linguistic style of Firefly. It’s somewhere in the web comic Starslip Crisis. Find it yourself (you’ll have fun in the process).

As Adam mentions, Nathan Fillion starred in the fan film based on the video game Uncharted.

Things We Reference:

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut (1999)

Tangled: The Series (2017-Present)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

The Naked Gun (1988)

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Firefly (2002-2003)

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

Metropolis (1927)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Moana (2016)

The Rookie (2018-Present)

Castle (2009-2016)

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Dr Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog (2008)

Big Mouth (2017)

FlashForward (2009)

Veronica Mars (2014)

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)

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Amber Elby appoints herself Ringmaster in order to compel Charlie, Adam, and guest Kelly Fulcher to watch the 2017 film The Greatest Showman. We discuss the right way to create fantasy/historical fiction, the overt critical meta-commentary, and *swoon* Zac Efron. Will the grouchy first-timers dig in their heels and hate on this popular musical, or will Amber whip them into line like so many CGI lions?

Clarifications:

You can see what our guest Kelly Fulcher is up to via A Choired Taste and the Tempe Community Chorus!

Amber would like to point out that she would rather have chosen Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny as her recommended modern musical. It’s a bold choice, if nothing else…

We did also discuss whether to allow animated films in the “musical” category, but that discussion is cut for time. It really widens the field but a couple of us objected to that!

Also on the cutting room floor: everyone liked Zac Efron and we talked about High School Musical for a bit longer than was warranted. Well, more specifically High School Musical 2, which Kelly assures us is the best of the series.

Adam recommends Paint Your Wagon within the show and would love you to check out this clip of Lee Marvin’s performance.

Things We Reference:

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008)

La La Land (2016)

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Enchanted (2007)

Once (2007)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Mary Poppins (1964)

The Master (2012)

She’s All That (1999)

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Crash (2004)

Venom (2018)

Dick (1999)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Blue Valentine (2010)

Meek’s Cutoff (2010)

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Paint Your Wagon (1969)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Team America: World Police (2004)

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Before 24-hour cable news networks and politically polarizing punditry, there was the 1976 film Network, which we investigate with guests Doug Gobeski and author Amber Elby. How do we see the movie today when so many of its predictions have come true? Is there any way to remake or update this movie? What’s the whole point of that love story between Faye Dunaway and William Holden? Doug knows, and he’s got evidence!

Clarifications:

It’s strange that we NEVER mention director Sidney Lumet or screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky by name in the episode, both prolific, successful and extremely talented folks. Which is too bad, because I looked up how to pronounce BOTH names before we recorded!

Of course, we speculate a lot about how this might have been viewed in the 70’s without having someone on the show who might have actually seen it in the 70’s. It’s always tough to prepare an episode with that sort of diligence, so you’ll have to forgive us. Are you one of those people? Let us know what you thought about Network on Twitter!

We were able to confirm the story about George Clooney showing Network to some younger folks via this Deadline article. This was in preparation for his planned live television staging of Network, which never materialized in part because of what he learned!

And you can buy Amber Elby’s first novel Cauldron’s Bubble and second novel Double, Double Toil on Amazon right now, and you really should!

Things We Mention:

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Moonraker (1979)

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

RoboCop (1987)

Spring Forward (1999)

“The Newsroom” (2012-2014)

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Charlie, Adam and Amber Elby all play the guest AND host role to talk about Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 narrative game-changer Rashomon. We discuss the beautiful cinematography, the shifting perspectives of the story, and the creepy-as-hell ghost medium. But is there any one true interpretation of Rashomon? Yes, duh! Take a listen if you want to know what REALLY happened…

Clarifications:

Amber Elby’s new book Double Double Toil will be available October 1st, but you can get the first novel in the Netherfeld Trilogy series Cauldron’s Bubble on Amazon right now!

Here’s a little Wikipedia for you about the very excellent video game Deus Ex.

Charlie admits to watching Rashomon on an iPad. Sometimes you’re busy on the go and can’t get in front of your flatscreen. Charlie’s pretty sure if he could summon Akira Kurosawa via ghost medium, the famed director would forgive him.

If you’re interested in knowing Donald Ritchie’s taste in film, here’s his part of the 2002 Sight and Sound list.

And as it turns out, Shakespeare IS big in Japan!

If you want the watch The Tale as Charlie suggests, it’s also available to stream on Amazon if you can’t see it on HBO.

Here is the episode of The Gobeski/Wallace Report where Adam interviews Charlie about Cinematic Respect. Learn how the sausage gets made!!

Things We Reference:

The Tale (2018)

Throne of Blood (1957)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Quills (2000)

Metropolis (1927)

“Battlestar Galactica” (2004)

Yojimbo (1961)