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Never a bad time to revisit the knowledge Ethan Hawke dropped on the show in Sept 2018 about raising daughters... but today seems like a particularly good time
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Me and the 10-month-old both watching the last 30 minutes of RRR.
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I’m in The Netherlands where THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD is trending apparently because it’s on a lot of lists as the best film of ‘22. It probably is.
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Thankful that almost 16 years in doing the show is still as fun and rewarding as ever. Because of
@LarsenOnFilm
,
@samvanhallgren
,
@joedeceault
, the contributions of great people like
@catmsullivan
,
@GlobalCandace
, &
@phillipstribune
, and all of you who listen & support us.
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@aymanalabdul
@LindenJohan
@FitFounder
I’m no moralist I just like to be self-righteous and condescending
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So literally all of you were right about PARASITE. Good job gang.
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The
@blankcheckpod
guys might have to call their legal team when they hear how long our conversation about THE PRESTIGE is.
#nolan
#oeuvreview
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Not at all nerve-racking to show up for your live taping discussing the work of Werner Herzog, walking into the venue and the first person you see is… Werner Herzog.
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Your mission: power rank the
#TomCruise
decades.
Reply enters you to win
#TopGunMaverick
on 4K UHD Disc! Over 80 minutes of bonus content. Available at participating retailers. Also on Digital.
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hey our soundcloud is a podcast that's been around for almost 15 years. And listening to Hawke say it is even better than reading it -
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Just listened to the one time I had the privilege of interviewing Lynn Shelton and damn she’s just so engaged and generous and, appropriate to her films, authentic. Such a terrible loss.
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Slow 👏
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Just did that thing where you say, hey, I’m going to watch the first 5 minutes of THE DEPARTED on Netflix and it turns into 50. DiCaprio’s hitting 99 on the radar gun and somehow there’s Damon firing 100.
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Ahead of the big
#SightAndSoundPoll
reveal, we put ourselves through the torture of trying to name the ten best.
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“I forgot how great of a movie that is.” -Holden after LAST CRUSADE in 70mm at
@musicboxtheatre
. And me every time I see it.
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Congrats to our 2019 Golden Brick winner...
@LastBlackManSF
(available on most streaming platforms)! Thank you to Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot for the acceptance video.
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Thanks London (and adjacent) listeners! Lovely to meet you all. Need a bigger bar tab next time though.
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A truly great M. Knight Shyamalan movie moment (no, I don't mean cameos). Go.
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“Did you really give PITCH PERFECT 2 four stars? Why did you do that?” -
@sophkempenaar
, laughing her way out of the will at the dinner table
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Listeners asking if next week’s LOTR retrospective will be the extended editions.
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Nice
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Lockdown viewing. You?
Finished
-"High Fidelity," Hulu
Watched
-Maron's "End Times Fun," Netflix
-ZZ Top doc, Netflix
Started
-"Hunters," Prime
-"Brooklyn Nine-Nine," Hulu
Starting
-"The Plot Against America," HBO
Coming
-Studio Ghibli Marathon w/kids
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Next Top 5 will focus on Kristen Stewart. Got a favorite Stewart moment/scene?
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This was even more fun than getting high in the fuselage of a crashed plane in a Colombian jungle.
Two decades of major hits don't exist without this one box office success.
@filmspotting
joins Blank Check to talk Zemeckis' guarantor - Romancing the Stone (1984)
📚
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2010 - Never Let Me Go
2011 - The Tree of Life
2012 - The Master
2013 - Inside Llewyn Davis
2014 - Boyhood
2015 - The Big Short
2016 - Tower
2017 - Lady Bird
2018 - ...
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Bangers and mash (and a pint, naturally). Am I passing British dinner?
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If you turn around and ask me if you can recline your plane seat, I will regard you like a monster and then say “sure” because I hate confrontation more than being uncomfortable I guess.
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“Don’t get me wrong, RUSHMORE is an absolute masterpiece,” my oldest Holden tells
@sophkempenaar
. “It’s more valuable than diamonds. What stops it from being the best is that THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS exists.”Kid doesn’t know much about movies yet sure knows a lot about movies.
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Our 800th episode is coming up. How should we celebrate on the show?
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👏
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
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There’s a timeline where MOONRISE KINGDOM is the best Wes. We might be in it.
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Do you love movie podcasts? Did you love The Dissolve?
Have we got something for you:
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It's a
#TheTwoFriends
@blankcheckpod
faceoff in Triviaspotting V! This is why you buy a ticket.
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“Is that Lighthouse movie on there? That was certainly memorable.” -Wife, ‘helping’ with prep for apparently the toughest top 5 ever, moviegoing experiences
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FS double date night for THE LIGHTHOUSE. One of us is holding a notebook, the other a tequila-grapefruit.
#OneOfUsIsAProfessional
cc:
@LarsenOnFilm
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Always nice to be with friends.
These podcasts are the perfect companion to movie night. 🍿
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Great crowd, great night.. thank you to everyone who joined us for the sold out
#FilmspottingLive
! Podcast coming Jan. 18. Which 2018 movie moment picks were your favorites?
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The sad irony of a guy who doesn’t care for pie being born on pi day. Still wishing
@LarsenOnFilm
a happy bday.
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One of those amazing parts of podcasting you certainly never count on... Being in another city, needing a sportcoat, and next thing you know you’re meeting a listener for the first time whose got one for you to borrow. Thanks Jim!
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Merry Christmas Eve! Our 10-6 picks for the best films of 2020 drops at midnight.
@TashaRobinson
and
@phillipstribune
are back! Top 5 next week. Some numbers:
2: Films made all 4 lists
0: Made 3 lists
6: Made 2 lists
7: Highest number of unique picks on a list (mine)
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Feeling every bit my age...
And thanks to you Matt, who gave us our first national media exposure back in '05 on IFC News!
Happy 15th (!!) anniversary to
@filmspotting
(and
@samvanhallgren
@LarsenOnFilm
and the whole Filmspotting crew) -- podcast trailblazers who are still going strong.
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Hell of a run. Thank you Matt and Alison!
The next episode of
@FilmspottingSVU
will be our 167th podcast -- and our last. Our penultimate episode, featuring our discussion of the miniseries version of IT, is up now.
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Look at
@thehighsign
’s sheer delight watching
@GriffLightning
and
@jheimbrock
perform her scene of the year at
#FSWrapParty
📷
@thatarin
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Family Miyazaki Marathon finishes with THE WIND RISES and
@sophkempenaar
and I can’t figure how it seems to be mid-tier Miyazaki for most. Not with these two.
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Me: I wonder why we don't have a broader audience.
Also me: "My no. 4 summer movie question... Will Abel Ferrara's SIBERIA..."
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Forget the Comedies...
#FilmspottingMadness
2021 Shortlist - Best of the 1980s could be dropping very soon on Letterboxd. Looking ahead - what’s your projected top seed(s)?
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What 2019 movie absolutely needs to be considered for our Golden Brick award going to the "overlooked" film of the year... not a big release, clear vision, new/emerging director?
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Post-Scenes of the Year live show last night. And yes,
@samvanhallgren
is wearing a custom-made AdirondACTS tee. IYKYK
#goforglenn
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Best pairing since Buzz and Woody? In a few weeks Blank Check’s
@GriffLightning
is filling in for
@LarsenOnFilm
for our review of TOY STORY 4 and Top 5 Toy Story Moments!
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I love it when things that are just absolutely not up for debate are… up for debate??
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For Halloween my 15 yr old is going as.. Martin Luther. To honor 500th anniversary of Reformation. Did I mention he’s an atheist?
#kidstoday
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“Far from a perfect film” or any variation thereof - just take your hands off the keyboard and walk away.
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Excited to post our
@GoodTimeMov
ep tomorrow and welcome all the
#RobertPattinson
fans in. Safdie Bros. w/ good stuff about his process.
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I’m not saying we had Celine and Jesse level chemistry, but… hate having to wait until September to air this Ethan Hawke interview.
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If you want to win, don't invite
@GriffLightning
to movie trivia. Guy was an animal last night at Triviaspotting IV: The Voyage Home. Thanks to him,
@phillipstribune
,
@ctklimek
,
@craftingmystyle
,
@kphipps3000
,
@mekadomurphy
and all of our patrons who turned out! Next one Dec. 11.
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17 yr old son upon seeing Audrey Hepburn for the first time... “I give FUNNY FACE 10 out of 10. And proactively give all Audrey Hepburn movies 10 out of 10.”
#FilmCriticism
#DonenMarathon
#AvengersCounterProgramming
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Congratulations to
@bingliu89
,
@Kartemquin
and the
@MindingGapFilm
team on their 2018 Filmspotting Golden Brick Award! You can watch Bing's acceptance speech here -
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THE HANDMAIDEN. You'll be shocked to hear that a deliciously twisted movie about false narratives/storytelling delighted me.
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I still consider myself a Ghibli neophyte so this was a little intimidating but great fun. And I got to proselytize for an underrated Miyazaki.
We celebrate magical moments in Studio Ghibli films in the latest episode of The Letterboxd Show. 🌳☔️🐱🚌
Ghibli-lovers
@TashaRobinson
@daveyjenkins
and
@filmspotting
's Adam are our guests, along with your phone messages.
Listen at
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All future live show crowds will be measured against Saturday night's. Thank you Brooklyn!
#FSWrapParty
📷
@thatarin
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So. Many. Great. Voices. Sharing their favorite films of the year on part 2 of our Top 10 Films of 2018 roundtable (which is up a day early)!
@craftingmystyle
@davechensky
@TheAmyNicholson
@HarrisFootball
@scott_tobias
@alisonwillmore
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One big Top 10 Films of 2022 episode with
@phillipstribune
and
@oldfilmsflicker
coming at midnight (earlier for Family members)! Person who most closely guesses the run time gets a Filmspotting tote bag. Go!
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Huge congrats - and thanks! - to Charlotte Wells, who accepted our 2022 Golden Brick Award for AFTERSUN at Saturday's
#FSWrapParty
live in Brooklyn!
📷
@thatarin
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Twas the night before recording the Top 10 Films of 2022 roundtable and... I still haven't settled on no. 9 or 10.
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Non-cinephile but totally pretentious 13 yr old son insisting on calling 2001 "twenty o one" claiming Kubrick intended it...
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public service announcement
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Shocker… Buster played like gangbusters. Great crowd!
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Single-handedly raised ROAD HOUSE ‘89’s RT score from 41% to 43%. So I guess I can call it a week.
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-Miyazaki complete, working our way through rest of Ghibli
-Two away from finishing Wes Anderson
What filmmaker should I focus on with
@sophkempenaar
next?
This guy approves of
@samvanhallgren
's answer.
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Pt. 1 of our Top 10 Films of 2017 show posts at midnight featuring guest no. 1 picks from:
@thehighsign
,
@davechensky
,
@melvillmatic
,
@davidehrlich
,
@GenevieveKoski
,
@alissamarie
and
@fauxbeatpoet
!
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THE GODFATHER has been locked away in the Filmspotting Pantheon since 2005. This week, in honor of its 50th anniversary, we take it out of the vault for a Sacred Cow review. - svh
Finish this sentence:
"THE GODFATHER is _______."
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Don't know where the kid got her good taste... but same, very same.
my friend: please, it’s been hours, can we just finish the movie?
me with notes and a blackboard doing an intense frame-by-frame analysis of the scene in LITTLE WOMEN with laurie and amy in her studio:
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Still not sure how we convinced
@davidwain
,
@TomKingTK
,
@davechensky
,
@GriffLightning
,
@kphipps3000
and
@ctklimek
to participate in Triviaspotting but man was that fun.
@samvanhallgren
@LarsenOnFilm
@filmspotting
Thanks again for a great night of Filmspotting Trivia. I love being a member of the Patreon
#Family
.
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Welp, looks like FS will have to stop so I can devote all of my free time to watching, thinking and talking about this.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Williams, Sam Rockwell Team for Fosse-Verdon Series at FX
@Lin_Manuel
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Well, everyone knows I’m not the perfect father. What this
@sophkempenaar
list presupposes is… maybe I am.
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Took a run at my first best of 2018 list today and looking at the top 9 (too many competing for 10th spot),
@LarsenOnFilm
doesn’t remotely hate any of them. Where did I go wrong?
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Imagine watching FARGO and not getting the Mike Yanagita scene.
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