Ten dialogues on a career in film. We're the podcast version of that friend you like to talk about movies with, but you'll never have to help us move. Each season, we choose an actor or director (or maybe someone else) and watch 10 of their movies. Then we talk about them. What a good idea for a…
Jarrod B. Taylor & Paul Skidmore
To be with another woman, that is French. To be caught, that is American. To be talking about "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988), that is this episode of Cinema Decalogue! Find out what David Bowie has in common with the Pink Panther, why Jarrod doesn't watch movie trailers, and why there are three versions of this film!
We're taking a step back to an earlier (and weirder) film in Steve Martin's career, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982). You'll hear what Paul learned from Weird Al, which movie dominated the box office for decades, and why Steve Martin toured a fertilizer plant in Terre Haute, Indiana.
We continue our discussion of Steve Martin's film career with "Roxanne" (1987). Find out why this is one of Paul's all-time favorite movies, how it differs from the play it's based on, and what Jarrod has in common with the first Hispanic actor to win an Oscar. (Spoiler: Not much.)
We (officially) begin our dialogue on Steve Martin's film career with a look at "The Jerk" (1979), his feature debut as a lead actor and screenwriter.
Welcome to Cinema Decalogue! We're kicking it off with a discussion of "The Absent-Minded Waiter" (1977), a short film written by and starring Steve Martin, the subject of Season 1.