A Film and A Movie

Daniel and Alonso end the show (for now, at least) with a bang -- director Edgar Wright joins us to talk about his first documentary, THE SPARKS BROTHERS (in theaters June 18), and the many cinematic and musical inspirations that guided his way. For old times' sake, follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Edgar on Twitter @edgarwrightEdgar recommends THE FILTH AND THE FURY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00DICNA3G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Join Bramble Jam Plus for commercial-free episodes and some upcoming A Film and A Hallmark Movie pairings: https://bjn.supercast.tech/

How did the Blake Edwards 1991 body-swap comedy SWITCH inspire Rose Troche's groundbreaking 1994 lesbian indie rom-com GO FISH? The latter film's star and co-writer, filmmaker and producer Guinevere Turner, joins us with an answer that might surprise you. (We also discuss Vincente Minnelli's 1964 GOODBYE CHARLIE, the uncredited inspiration for SWITCH.) We'll be back next week with one final episode, and it's gonna be a doozy! Follow us @filmandmoviepod, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Check out photos of Guinevere's beautiful dog on Instagram: @guinevereturnerGuinevere's New Yorker essay: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/my-childhood-in-a-cultGO FISH is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/405676 and Pluto TV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/go-fish-1994-1-1SWITCH is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Ellen-Barkin/dp/B01MQMHJ4J/?tag=alonsoduralde-20GOODBYE CHARLIE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Charlie-Tony-Curtis/dp/B0023M44F0/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Guinevere recommends VICTOR/VICTORIA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYJBUyAASTJChwwEAAACB:type:featureAlonso recommends UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00BR3ZNDS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and CHARLIE SAYS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RQMYSCC/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Daniel and Alonso trace the all-star whodunit DNA of Rian Johnson's 2019 hit KNIVES OUT back to Herbert Ross' THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973). Plus, we've got big news about the future of the show. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your episodes.THE LAST OF SHEILA is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Sheila-Richard-Benjamin/dp/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20KNIVES OUT is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Knives-Out-Ana-Armas/dp/B081W68DP2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXrxVKANEvrGGtAEAAAAz:type:feature and EVIL UNDER THE SUN https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Under-Sun-Peter-Ustinov/dp/B002WG36ME/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by critic Matt Singer to trace the anarchic outrageousness of JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2002) to the "narrative prank documentary" BAD TRIP (2021). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Matt on Twitter @mattsinger and check out his reviews and coverage at screencrush.comJACKASS: THE MOVIE is streaming on Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/jackass-the-movie/iUDAH7h2fms7QKq3vSQ2HNpyHlIusiqh/BAD TRIP is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81287254Matt recommends JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA https://www.netflix.com/title/70308046 and A DIRTY SHAME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B085LVTY2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends PINK FLAMINGOS https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Flamingos-25th-Anniversary-Divine/dp/B071WKJTT6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso welcome Shantrelle P. Lewis, who discusses her new Netflix documentary IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS (2021) and the inspiration she drew from Julie Dash's groundbreaking independent feature DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Shantrelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apshantology/IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS premieres on Netflix May 6: http://www.arraynow.com/in-our-mothers-gardensDAUGHTERS OF THE DUST is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/daughters-of-the-dust and Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/daughters-dustShantrelle recommends EVE'S BAYOU https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00D5VYC9Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends PARIAH https://www.netflix.com/title/70169901 and LOVERS ROCK https://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Rock/dp/B08J5DCR24/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by IndieWire's Kristen Lopez to talk about two female-directed films about women writers coming into their own: Gillian Armstrong's MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979) and Lone Scherfig's THEIR FINEST (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on the socials, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Kristen at twitter.com/journeys_filmMY BRILLIANT CAREER is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3juQzdhI7CZgEAACVw:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/my-brilliant-careerTHEIR FINEST is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXx94VwZTEsPCKAEAAAHI:type:featureKristen recommends MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY https://play.maxgo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXoa04wfyMLDCYwEAAAMO and HAIL, CAESAR! https://www.netflix.com/title/80074084Alonso recommends BINGO, BRIDESMAIDS AND BRACES https://kanopy.com/video/seven-years-bingo-bridesmaids-and-braces

Dan and Alonso discuss two movies you might have heard of about love-starved media moguls: Orson Welles' all-timer CITIZEN KANE (1941) and David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review of Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.CITIZEN KANE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXjS6GgxEUpPCwgEAAASR:type:featureTHE SOCIAL NETWORK is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70132721 and Hulu https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-social-network-2fdf14e9-68f8-49fc-abe4-240ed9211e8dAlonso recommends THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JS35E56/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso welcome TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, who suggested two tales of men behind bars: the gritty and violent 1947 noir BRUTE FORCE and 1994's beloved THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Watch Ben on TCM and CBS Sunday morning, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/benmank77BRUTE FORCE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3jqwN-Ao7CZgEAACTM:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/brute-forceTHE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is available for rental https://www.amazon.com/Shawshank-Redemption-Tim-Robbins/dp/B0091X4HQA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Ben recommends CAGED https://www.amazon.com/Caged-Eleanor-Parker/dp/B075KLN5RV/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and BRUBAKER https://www.amazon.com/Brubaker-Robert-Redford/dp/B00K0EDRU6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends DEAD MAN WALKING https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX3YXrgXmWKqStQEAAACZ:type:feature and PADDINGTON 2 https://www.amazon.com/Paddington-2-Ben-Wishaw/dp/B078SNPF7M/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso spend a dark and stormy night with two dark comedies about murder, mayhem, and bad weather: James Whale's influential THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) and Jonathan Lynn's cult favorite CLUE (1985). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.CLUE is streaming on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B008RKGC52/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/clue/SUOeF7A8NNo05gSURxgKsXXjJEeyzu4p/ and PlutoTV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/clue-1985-1-1THE OLD DARK HOUSE is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-old-dark-house Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/old-dark-house Shudder https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-old-dark-house/6980322275d84633 and DirecTV https://www.directv.com/movies/The-Old-Dark-House-blp5dEV2bzYvcUFCSnBFMjNQb0VyUT09Alonso recommends GODS AND MONSTERS https://bit.ly/2O2sf46 and THE LAST OF SHEILA https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by director Andrew Ahn, who connects the subtle and heartbreaking storytelling of Yasujirô Ozu's 1953 classic TOKYO STORY with Ahn's acclaimed 2020 film DRIVEWAYS. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Andrew on Twitter and Instagram @andrewahnfilms DRIVEWAYS is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3497435 Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/driveways and Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13242194TOKYO STORY is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/tokyo-storyAndrew recommends SHOPLIFTERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/shoplifters-66391a03-6d2c-4876-90d1-bb820b7bea2b // https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12303564Alonso recommends MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW https://www.amazon.com/Make-Tomorrow-Blu-ray-Victor-Moore/dp/B00TRAO72G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 LOVE IS STRANGE https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/love-is-strange-23535 SPA NIGHT https://kanopy.com/video/spa-night-0

Dan and Alonso welcome Tim Grierson, author of a fascinating new book that breaks down the mechanics of filmmaking, and Tim brings a fascinating pair of films about people who may or may not be falling apart: Todd Haynes' 1995 SAFE and Amy Seimetz' 2020 SHE DIES TOMORROW. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on all the socials, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Tim on Twitter [at] TimGrierson and pick up THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A MOVIE wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/This-How-You-Make-Movie/dp/1786275589/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Tim recommends JEANNE DIELMAN https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles RED DESERT https://www.criterionchannel.com/red-desert ROSEMARY'S BABY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07YVKJ64Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (TV) https://www.amazon.com/Ep-1-Christine-Entry/dp/B01DAJPMZA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends DARK WATERS https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3469005 BACURAU https://www.criterionchannel.com/bacurau

It's rare that the homage matches the original, but that's the case this week when Dan and Alonso discuss the hilarious screwball masterpieces BRINGING UP BABY (1938) and WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.BRINGING UP BABY is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Baby-Katharine-Hepburn/dp/B008ROFQKU/?tag=alonsoduralde-20WHAT'S UP, DOC? is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Up-Doc-Barbra-Streisand/dp/B004WE8J2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends HIS GIRL FRIDAY https://tubitv.com/movies/460606 (also available on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Vudu, and IMDb TV) WHO'S THAT GIRL https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0013V8OFI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 NOISES OFF https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11877875

Dan and Alonso look at two films that gather a quartet of famous people in a hotel for a memorable night -- Nicolas Roeg's 1985 INSIGNIFICANCE (where Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy cross paths in 1954) and Regina King's 2020 ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (friends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown hang out and challenge each other in 1964). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.INSIGNIFICANCE is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/insignificanceONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NM22YF4/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends Big Audio Dynamite "E=mc2" https://youtu.be/cHTDkJ-bQqM and TIME AFTER TIME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001BLM15O/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso explore boozy midlife crises as portrayed in John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS (1970) and Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episode.HUSBANDS is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Husbands-Ben-Gazzara/dp/B088X489YN/?tag=alonsoduralde-20ANOTHER ROUND is currently available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Round-Mads-Mikkelsen/dp/B08PCRVPGD/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-woman-under-the-influence (also on HBO Max and Kanopy) and THE HUNT (2012) https://tubitv.com/movies/461828

With Godzilla vs. Kong coming up, Curt Holman joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two of the giant monster's most acclaimed films: His debut in 1954's GOJIRA and the political-satire reboot SHIN GODZILLA (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Curt on Twitter @thecomicscanon and check out The Comics Canon podcast comicscanon.comGOJIRA is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-1SHIN GODZILLA is available to rent: https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Godzilla-Original-Japanese-Version/dp/B073X7N55Z/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Curt recommends GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-3-revenge-of-iris/id1519084166?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 and CLOVERFIELD https://www.fubo.tv/lp/program/MV002051470000/Alonso recommends THE DEATH OF STALIN https://www.netflix.com/title/80208631 and GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-guardian-of-the-universe/id1519062114?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Commentator, critic, and historian Mark Harris joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two films by the artist who's the subject of Harris' latest book, as we discuss Mike Nichols' first film, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) and one of his last, CLOSER (2004), both of which focus on a pair of couples in disarray. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and subscribe and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkHarrisNYC and pick up a copy of MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Nichols-Life-Mark-Harris/dp/0399562249/?tag=alonsoduralde-20WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXyIPmg2ZP46vcwEAAAHW:type:featureCLOSER is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Closer-Julia-Roberts/dp/B0094M2GXE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Mark recommends CARNAL KNOWLEDGE https://www.amazon.com/Carnal-Knowledge-Ann-Margret/dp/B00MFDKZLO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and THE GRADUATE https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYAnOvgIpecPCwgEAAAAF:type:featureAlonso recommends BOOM! https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Blu-ray-Elizabeth-Taylor/dp/B07NN3Y3G9/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and ANGELS IN AMERICA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GVU2u0ARhWFFvjSoJAVJq:type:series

Critic Witney Seibold joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two nightmarish classics that have more in common than just Los Angeles street names: Billy Wilder's sardonic SUNSET BLVD. (1950) and David Lynch's surreal showbiz saga MULHOLLAND DR. (2001). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; subscribe and leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Witney @witneyseibold and check out Critically Acclaimed: http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/SUNSET BLVD. is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VQ9BV2Q?tag=alonsoduralde-20MULHOLLAND DR. is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX-oc1A6TUbAcSAEAAAAi:type:featureWitney recommends GEMINI: https://www.hulu.com/movie/gemini-f993a2e8-4b6a-455a-9965-ce725018801eAlonso recommends MISS STEVENS https://www.hulu.com/movie/miss-stevens-6a6cd609-fd15-4f97-b7ea-a4aa69edab99 and QUEEN KELLY https://watch.indieflix.com/movie/49-lalwtoltkbjs-queen-kelly

Dan and Alonso are joined by Chilean filmmaker Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, who pairs his recent festival hit THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) with Sofia Coppola's bittersweet comedy LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow THE STRONG ONES on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/losfuertesfilm/THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Ones-Samuel-Gonz%C3%A1lez/dp/B08P53DFCQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20LOST IN TRANSLATION is streaming at Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Translation-Scarlett-Johansson/dp/B001NLCBJI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Omar recommends ROMAN HOLIDAY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000MYFILK/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends ON THE ROCKS https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/on-the-rocks/umc.cmc.1mydlea6wicrm013138speg6m and UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/undertow/8d6kgwzl5b94

Dan and Alonso discuss two elegiac "anti-Westerns": Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed FIRST COW (2020), one of last year's most celebrated movies (currently nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards), and a film that Reichardt herself claims as an inspiration, Robert Altman's groundbreaking McCABE & MRS MILLER (1971). Find out which one Dan didn't like! Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes; and join Bramble Jam Plus for ad-free shows and subscriber exclusives.FIRST COW is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3478911 or available for rent https://www.amazon.com/First-Cow-John-Magaro/dp/B085CMD4TJ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20McCABE & MRS. MILLER is available for rent https://www.amazon.com/McCabe-Mrs-Miller-Warren-Beatty/dp/B003Y3UFFA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends MEEK'S CUTOFF https://www.hulu.com/movie/meeks-cutoff-bc14e4ca-951a-4085-af10-da471ad82e74 and THE SISTERS BROTHERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-sisters-brothers-63a014b2-9980-457a-bc21-3d1337b66764

Dan and Alonso are joined by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer-director Richard LaGravenese, who discusses discusses directing the screen adaptation of the musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2014) and its connections to Stanley Donen's 1967 TWO FOR THE ROAD, a time-hopping exploration of the ups and downs of a marriage. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rlagraveneseTHE LAST FIVE YEARS is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/539676 and Roku Channel https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/c5a136e2e12657df907d134b4a44e48a/the-last-five-yearsTWO FOR THE ROAD is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000I9U9X6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Richard recommends DARLING https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00N8MB7W2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Housewife-Blu-ray-Carrie-Snodgress/dp/B08J5BHTK1/?tag=alonsoduralde-20PUZZLE OF A DOWNFALL CHILD https://www.amazon.com/Puzzle-Downfall-Child-Blu-ray-Dunaway/dp/B08J5HVTSQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends THE KILLING https://tubitv.com/movies/302692 EYES WIDE SHUT https://www.hulu.com/movie/eyes-wide-shut-02010788-317e-46ed-8703-df4869d90342

Drea Clark -- indie producer, festival programmer, and Alonso's co-host on the Who Shot Ya? podcast -- joins Dan and Alonso to connect Chantal Akerman's feminist classic JEANNE DIELMAN (1975) to Kitty Green's #MeToo drama THE ASSISTANT, which has made its way to several "Top 10 of 2020" lists. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Drea on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thedreaclarkTHE ASSISTANT is streaming on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-assistant-94c3d0f4-b5d2-4252-aa12-b959e3f5c6f3JEANNE DIELMAN is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxellesDrea recommends EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS FAR AWAY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07CXH5BLH/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and MORVERN CALLAR https://kanopy.com/video/morvern-callar-0Alonso recommends SAFE (1995): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MR0X15Y/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Matt Atchity joins Dan and Alonso to remember two visually outrageous children's musicals that flopped on original release but later gained enthusiastic cult followings: THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953) and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/000-Fingers-Dr-T/dp/B003BCX2H2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Willy-Wonka-Chocolate-Factory-Wilder/dp/B0091WZY9K/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Matt recommends CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG https://www.amazon.com/Chitty-Bang-Dick-Van-Dyke/dp/B0011EVSGE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and LABYRINTH https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B071KZGTFX/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE https://www.hulu.com/movie/pee-wees-big-adventure-6dea462b-786c-4fa8-a469-89c4b2826fe6 and HELLZAPOPPIN' https://youtu.be/c2TOriWWSLE

Deck the Hallmark's Bran joins Dan and Alonso for something new that's coming to Bramble Jam Plus: A Film and a HALLMARK Movie. The trio takes another look at the 2018 Jodie Sweetin vehicle ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS and dig into what it borrows from the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck classic CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @filmandmoviepod and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00316WYGI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS is streaming on Fubo: https://www.fubo.tv/lp/program/MV012072310000/

Dan and Alonso continue their look at Christmas movies, but with a twist this week: the classic is the one everybody knows, and the more recent film might have slipped under your radar. We discuss the melancholic undertones and redemption arcs of Frank Capra's beloved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) and Charles Poekel's understated indie CHRISTMAS, AGAIN (2014). Give us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get the show) and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Life-Black-White-Version/dp/B001M432XA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20CHRISTMAS, AGAIN is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Again-Kentucker-Audley/dp/B017S0J8Z2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends MEET JOHN DOE: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-John-Doe-Gary-Cooper/dp/B0863K4FNN/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso kick off the holiday season by examining two Christmas favorites about Santa, Manhattan, and department stores: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) and ELF (2003). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to the show.MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is streaming on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/miracle-on-34th-street/U8eNFUFXUzcVELF is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Elf-Will-Ferrell/dp/B0091VTNZC/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends HOLIDAY AFFAIR: https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Affair-Robert-Mitchum/dp/B0042R4OOK?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso's book HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS is for sale at Amazon: http://amzn.to/2cRL0SY

Dan and Alonso check out Netflix's new Christmas musical JINGLE JANGLE (2020), which inspires another look at 2007's often-maligned MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, a film Alonso has always defended -- will Dan agree it time for a cult revival and re-evaluation of this financial and critical flop? Follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media, and please leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM is streaming on HBOMax: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GVrptmQg-8KGPproIAAANJINGLE JANGLE is streaming on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80232043Alonso recommends HAROLD AND MAUDE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07VDNCKRB/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The hilarious Elliott Kalan joins Dan and Alonso to discuss the blistering political satires DR. STRANGELOVE (1964, Stanley Kubrick) and IN THE LOOP (2019, Armando Iannucci). Pick up Elliott's new children's book "Sharko & Hippo" wherever books are sold. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.DR. STRANGELOVE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000P407K4/?tag=alonsoduralde-20IN THE LOOP is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Peter-Capaldi/dp/B00885XOUM/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Elliott recommends: BEING THEREhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000HJ38K8/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) https://play.maxgo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXadpHA7lF8McQQEAAAKz DUCK SOUP https://www.criterionchannel.com/duck-soup MILLION DOLLAR LEGS https://www.amazon.com/Million-Dollar-Legs-Jack-Oakie/dp/B00BB0FRUG?tag=alonsoduralde-20Dan recommends THE DEATH OF STALIN https://www.netflix.com/title/80208631Alonso recommends SPECIAL BULLETIN https://youtu.be/cDZQsVNZ3SE LOCAL HERO https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10765012 https://www.criterionchannel.com/local-hero

Director Allison Anders (Mi Vida Loca, Grace of My Heart) joins us to discuss her breakthrough GAS FOOD LODGING (1992) and the inspiration she drew from Wim Wenders' PARIS, TEXAS, (1984), a film on which she worked as a production assistant. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.GAS FOOD LODGING is streaming on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Gas-Food-Lodging-Fairuza-Balk/dp/B08KTJD1CB/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and is screening on Turner Classic Movies on November 11 https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76009/gas-food-lodging#overviewPARIS, TEXAS is streaming on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXk3juQiaRZ4_wwEAAAZJ and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/paris-texasAllison recommends ALICE IN THE CITIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/alice-in-the-cities LIGHTNING OVER WATER https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081055/reference?ref_=tt_mv_close THE SHAPE OF THINGS https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084725/reference REPO MAN https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/repo-man-45192Alonso recommends UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD https://www.criterionchannel.com/until-the-end-of-the-world GRACE OF MY HEART (Blu-ray - out 11/19) https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Heart-Blu-ray-Illeana-Douglas/dp/B08H5FVGNR/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Revolutionary filmmaker Lizzie Borden (WORKING GIRLS) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss her feminist guerilla masterpiece BORN IN FLAMES (1983) and the inspiration she drew from Gillo Pontecorvo's groundbreaking THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Lizzie Borden will screen BORN IN FLAMES on TCM on November 4 at 2:30am EST. https://womenmakefilm.tcm.com/filmmaker/lizzie-borden/BORN IN FLAMES screens on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/born-in-flamesTHE BATTLE OF ALGIERS screens on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAVTqxtjhQEAAAI9 and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-battle-of-algiersLizzie recommends THE CONFORMIST https://kanopy.com/video/conformist and the films of Reiner Werner Fassbinder https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-rainer-werner-fassbinderAlonso recommends ALPHAVILLE https://kanopy.com/video/alphaville and LAND AND FREEDOM https://archive.org/details/LandAndFreedomFullFilm

The legendary Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Smoke) joins Dan and Alonso to talk about his powerful new film COMING HOME AGAIN (premiering 10/23) and the inspiration he drew from Chantal Akerman's groundbreaking JEANNE DIELMAN (1975). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.COMING HOME AGAIN premieres October 23 in virtual cinemas and theaters around the U.S.: https://www.outsiderpictures.us/movie/coming-home-again/JEANNE DIELMAN is available on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxellesWayne Wang recommends TOKYO STORY: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnAn7gnKAMNVoAEAABp9Alonso recommends LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD https://kanopy.com/video/last-year-marienbad-0 and GOLDEN EIGHTIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/golden-eighties

Writer-director Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON'T CRY) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss her powerful 2008 film STOP-LOSS, about veterans of the Iraq war being pressed back into service, and the inspirations she drew from Gillo Pontecorvo's legendary THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your shows.Don't miss Kimberly Peirce screening STOP-LOSS on TCM on October 20 as part of the Women Make Film series.STOP-LOSS is available on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Loss-Ryan-Phillippe/dp/B07MYC2X1C/?tag=alonsoduralde-20THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS is available on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAVTqxtjhQEAAAI9 and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-battle-of-algiersKimberly recommends ON THE WATERFRONT https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000I9VXSQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B004VFMNYQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 CASABLANCA https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXdu2UQAP-qXCPQEAADfLAlonso recommends BURN! https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000W4Q27O/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu joins us from Nairobi to discuss her internationally acclaimed film RAFIKI (2018) alongside Mélanie Laurent's intense BREATHE (2014). Catch Wanuri on TCM's "Women Make Movies" series on October 13. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.RAFIKI is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/rafikiBREATHE is streaming on Kanopy: https://kanopy.com/video/breatheWanuri recommends LES ADOPTÉS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2004279/referenceAlonso recommends LITTLE DARLINGS https://www.amazon.com/Little-Darlings-Tatum-ONeal/dp/B0026W9NJE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and GOD LOVES UGANDA https://kanopy.com/video/god-loves-uganda

Documentarian Laura Gabbert joins Dan and Alonso to talk about her new film OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES -- now streaming and in select theaters -- and about how THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984) inspired her as a non-fiction filmmaker. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES website: https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/ottolenghi-and-the-cakes-of-versaillesTHE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK is streaming on HBOMax: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXmlSugHDTyLCHAEAACAtLaura recommends ON HER SHOULDERS (Amazon Prime): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07G5JH18D/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE (HBOMax) https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXlWDFwsMFzC3wwEAABUg and BABETTE'S FEAST (HBOMax) https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAKY9htjhQEAAAI8

Sam Pancake -- comedian, actor ("A Million Little Things," "Gilmore Girls"), and podcaster (Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie) joins Dan and Alonso for two tales of mothers and daughters in conflict: Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA (1978) and Mike Nichols' POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.AUTUMN SONATA is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/autumn-sonataPOSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE is available for rent: https://www.amazon.com/Postcards-Edge-Meryl-Streep/dp/B009NI0HOE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Sam recommends:MOMMIE DEAREST https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0018PDHP6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20SEPTEMBER https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXvpEqQLv2oaEUwEAAAQlINTERIORS https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11805959ANOTHER WOMAN https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXvor6gYXIsJZjgEAAARpTHE SEA GULL (1968) https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Gull-James-Mason/dp/B083N2QRVP/?tag=alonsoduralde-20THE SEAGULL (2018) https://www.amazon.com/Seagull-Saoirse-Ronan/dp/B07HKVGWNZ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends:BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GWGrWRAJh3z2HiAEAAAACDEFENDING YOUR LIFE https://www.criterionchannel.com/defending-your-life

Writer-director Justin Simien joins Dan and Alonso to discuss the many inspirations for his Sundance award-winning debut feature DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014), including Fritz Lang's masterpiece of German Expressionism, M (1931). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts; listen ad-free by subscribing at Bramble Jam Plus.DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OSQA1Y2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20M is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/m-1Justin recommends SIDEWALK STORIES (1989): https://www.kanopy.com/video/sidewalk-storiesAlonso recommends BLACKMAIL (1929): https://www.kanopy.com/video/blackmail

Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune, At the Movies) enters the room where it happens with Dan and Alonso to connect American Revolutionary musicals 1776 (1972) and HAMILTON (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts; listen ad-free by subscribing at Bramble Jam Plus.1776 is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/1776-Directors-Cut-William-Daniels/dp/B001TDS2SY/?tag=alonsoduralde-20HAMILTON is streaming on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/hamilton/3uPmBHWlO6HJMichael recommends CABARET (1972): https://www.amazon.com/Cabaret-Liza-Minnelli/dp/B000I14UTS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Inkoo Kang (The Hollywood Reporter) joins Dan and Alonso to talk about two great movies about women who act, on and off the stage: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) and Pedro Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts).ALL ABOUT EVE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Eve-Bette-Davis/dp/B003K1IDL4?tag=alonsoduralde-20ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Mother-Marisa-Peredes/dp/B001OMQR3M?tag=alonsoduralde-20Inkoo recommends TALK TO HER: https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Her-Geraldine-Chaplin/dp/B008JAHBSM?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and SUNSET BLVD. https://www.crackle.com/watch/6214Alonso recommends WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B015DF3L70/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and SHOWGIRLS https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXrQTSQM4yY5awgEAAAAg and IMITATION OF LIFE (1959) https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Life-Lana-Turner/dp/B002ESZI44?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Film critic and podcast producer Joelle Monique (iHeartMedia, AV Club) joins Dan and Alonso for two reminiscences of childhood: Federico Fellini's AMARCORD (1973) and Spike Lee's CROOKLYN (1994). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review of Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.AMARCORD is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/amarcordCROOKLYN is streaming on Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/movies/comedy-drama/crooklyn/11dc6128-1869-3e7c-ae7e-389ccfcdeb5eJoelle recommends JEAN OF THE JONESES: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4938050Alonso recomends HOPE AND GLORY: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Glory-Blu-ray-Sebastian-Rice-Edwards/dp/B07B61G8HS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by Peter Debruge (Variety) to navigate the fantastical dreamscrapes of Jacques Rivette's CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING (1974) and Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION (2010). Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or positive feedback wherever we stream, and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Stream CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/celine-and-julie-go-boatingStream INCEPTION on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Inception-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B0047WJ11G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Peter recommends DAISIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/daisies and PERFORMANCE https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Mick-Jagger/dp/B0073TJWKA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN https://www.amazon.com/Desperately-Seeking-Susan-Seidelman/dp/B00INMHJGU?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD https://www.criterionchannel.com/until-the-end-of-the-world

Dan and Alonso take it heist and easy with guest Robert Abele (LA Times, TheWrap) to discuss two legendary caper movies: Jules Dassin's RIFIFI (1955) and Steven Soderberg's OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001). Set the charges, plan your escape route, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.RIFIFI is not currently streaming, but there's a great Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection: https://www.amazon.com/Rififi-Blu-ray-Magali-Robert-Manuel/dp/B07DS1JGR7/?tag=alonsoduralde-20OCEAN'S ELEVEN is available to rent: https://www.amazon.com/Oceans-Eleven-George-Clooney/dp/B001EBV0JE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Robert and Alonso both recommend TOPKAPI (1964): https://youtu.be/XuXysBZ07I0

Here is the debut episode of the newest Bramble Jam Podcast, Our Dad's Diary! The first episode features our very own Daniel Thompson! If you like what you hear and want to hear more, check out bramblejampodcast.com/dad

Dan and Alonso are joined by the legendary B. Ruby Rich (Film Quarterly, "New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut") to revisit Barry Jenkins' Oscar-winning MOONLIGHT (2016) alongside HAPPY TOGETHER (1997), a beautifully shot (by Christopher Doyle) gay love story directed by one of Jenkins' filmmaking idols, Wong Kar-Wai.HAPPY TOGETHER is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/happy-togetherMOONLIGHT is streaming on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80121348Ruby and Alonso recommend IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000): https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love

Dan and Alonso are joined by Alonso's Linoleum Knife co-host (and also husband) Dave White to discuss Christopher Nolan's WWII epic DUNKIRK (2017) alongside one of the films that Nolan screened for his cast and crew, Henri-Georges Clouzot's landmark nail-biter THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953).THE WAGES OF FEAR is currently streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-wages-of-fearDUNKIRK is available for rent on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dunkirk-Fionn-Whitehead/dp/B076QVB5HP/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT'S INFERNO: https://www.amazon.com/Henri-Georges-Clouzots-Inferno-Romy-Schneider/dp/B07KBJWDR9/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Dave recommends A MAN ESCAPED: https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-man-escaped

Dan and Alonso record an episode in one take to explore two movies that tell their stories in what appears to be one uninterrupted shot -- Sam Mendes 1917 (2019) and Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE (1948).1917: https://www.amazon.com/1917-George-MacKay/dp/B082MQMWV7?tag=alonsoduralde-20Rope: https://www.amazon.com/Rope-Alfred-Hitchcock/dp/B009CGQHI2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends:Russian Ark: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Ark-Sergey-Dreyden/dp/B018DYKEGO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Swoon: https://www.amazon.com/Swoon-Daniel-Schlachet/dp/B009YYRELG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/ ) joins Dan and Alonso to link two action-movie game-changers: the swashbuckling THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920) and Christopher Nolan's brooding superhero origin story BATMAN BEGINS (2005).THE MARK OF ZORRO on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/MARK-ZORRO-DOuglasFairbanks/dp/B00U50AUYG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20BATMAN BEGINS on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/batman-begins-4dee2ca2-a81a-4988-8fe5-952637acbb5dThe Shadow https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-shadow-deee4cd2-0fba-4e71-a1b4-eefcbea4b1f3My Favorite Year https://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Year-Peter-Otoole/dp/B000J3ZVOI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20The Scarlet Pumpernickel https://www.amazon.com/Duck-Amuck-Rabbit-Fire/dp/B0011FRASI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Teen Titans GO! to the Movies https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J6TTNRT?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Ella Taylor (NPR) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two childhood fantasies set during the Spanish Civil War: Pan's Labyrinth (2006; Guillermo del Toro) and The Spirit of the Beehive (1973; Victor Erice).Ella Recommends: MY 20TH CENTURY https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/my-twentieth-centuryAlonso Recommends: FORBIDDEN GAMES https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/referenceLinks for Ella:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-watch/id492010645https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6952-the-memory-lane-that-runs-through-a-kid-for-two-farthings

This week, Christy Lemire (RogerEbert.com, Breakfast All Day) joins Dan and Alonso to connect two soundtrack-heavy coming-of-age classics, Martin Scorsese's MEAN STREETS (1973) and Amy Heckerling's FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982).Mean Streets: https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Streets-Robert-Niro/dp/B004GF0SNO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 Fast Times at Ridgemont High: https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/46911Alonso recommends I VITELLONI: https://www.criterionchannel.com/i-vitelloniChristy recommends FOXES: https://www.amazon.com/Foxes-Jodie-Foster/dp/B00OZ8XHK8/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Follow A Film and a Movie @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Dan and Alonso welcome film critic Justin Chang (LA Times, NPR's Fresh Air) to connect two legendary ensemble dramas: Jean Renoir's 1939 classic The Rules of the Game and Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 Magnolia.The Rules of the Game: https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-rules-of-the-gameMagnolia: https://www.amazon.com/Magnolia-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman/dp/B0036SXQEA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso Recommends: Nashville (1975) https://www.amazon.com/Nashville-Henry-Gibson/dp/B008DF1CKQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Justin Recommends: Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377556/reference

Amy Nicholson (Variety, Unspooled podcast) joins Dan and Alonso to connect Ingmar Bergman's landmark relationship drama Scenes from a Marriage to Noah Baumbach's acclaimed, autobiographical Marriage Story.Watch the movies here:Scenes from a Marriage (theatrical version): https://www.criterionchannel.com/scenes-from-a-marriage-theatrical-versionMarriage Story: https://www.netflix.com/title/80223779

This week, Alonso and Dan are joined by Matt Zoller Seitz to talk about the connection between The Umbrellas of Cherbourg & La La Land

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