Let the Movie Speak!

Travis and Annie begin an unlucky number of episodes exploring what 60's cinema has to offer. This week, they're staring into the (black and white) baby blues of a young Paul Newman in a story that includes pool, broken relationships, even more broken thumbs (and dreams), and yes, more pool. Listen in and leave a rating, review or comment!

Travis and Annie dive into the unsettling world of a party turned nightmare, where buried secrets and mounting tension lead to a shocking revelation. Together they pick at the last bites of the Dinner Party series in order to dissect Karyn Kusama's gripping thriller and decide whether or not it is, in fact, a vampire movie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

Travis and Annie take in the salty air of a remote village and sit down with a group of pious individuals to sample the gourmet delicacies of an Oscar-winner. Show Notes: In this episode, Travis and Annie, our adventurous cinephiles, set the table for "Let the Movie Speak," focusing on their gourmet approach to reviewing films from different decades. They express a hearty appetite for their upcoming 1960s series and encourage listeners to join the feast. They share recent movie-watching experiences, with Annie savoring "In the Name of the Rose" and Travis indulging in a second helping of "Payback" (this time the Director's Cut). The duo then serves up a rich discussion on "Babette's Feast," exploring its themes, characters, and cultural significance. They dissect the film's impact, historical context, and the exquisite artistry of French cuisine depicted. The episode concludes with a tantalizing anticipation for the final course in their dinner party series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

Travis and Annie invite an old friend over for a funeral dinner of catfish casserole and the three of them attempt to answer the age old question that has plagued critics for decades: Is Meryl Streep good? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

Travis and Annie bring a guest to eavesdrop on a conversation that includes: beehives, teddy bears, violet-eyed monsters, and the Holocaust a few times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

Travis and Annie join a crowded table of Brits to sample the Oscar winning script of a sort-of murder-mystery. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

Travis and Annie set the table for the Dinner Party Movies miniseries by venturing into the Rom-Com that dares to engage in the conversation on civil rights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltmspod/support

An aspirational man who is arguably obsessed with mid-life crises and a word nerd test their fear of cinematic heights while diving head first into Hitchcock's Masterpiece. Show Notes: 1/20/23 Let the Movie Speak! "Vertigo" (1958) Season 5, Episode 12 After discussing their week of watching, including Frances Ha (2012), & The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), the duo of Travis and guest host Annie attempt to peel back the layers of what makes Vertigo (1958) so captivating now, why it didn't exactly grab audiences or critics at the time of it's release, discuss whether or not its protagonist is singularly problematic, and, of course, find themselves at the culdesac of: "Is It Worth Your Time?" Follow Us On: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two dudes sort of talk about "Some Like it Hot" (1959), but really use the episode as an excuse to catch up on what they've been watching. Show Notes: 1/11/22 Let the Movie Speak! "Some Like it Hot" (1959) Season 5, Episode 11 After breezing right through the unremarkable entry from 1959, Travis and Justin shoot the breeze about what they've been watching lately and why you should check out some/all of the following: "The Banshees of Inishiren" (2022), "Babette's Feast" (1987), "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022), and "First Reformed" (2017). Follow Us On: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Les amis discover this: if style over substance were a virtue, this film would still be a few francs short of a euro. Show Notes: 12/16/22 Let the Movie Speak! "Elevator to the Gallows" (1958) Season 5, Episode 10 After discussing their week of watching, including Spencer (2021), & Frankenstein (1931), the boys hop on a plane to the seedy, black and white streets of Paris, France to delve into the world of Julian and Florence. They touch on what French New-Wave contributed to film, and how this particular entry leaves much to be desired if you care about things happening that matter in your movies. All of it culminates in an answer to their favorite question: "Is It Worth Your Time?" Welcome [0:00-0:04] What Did We Watch This Week? [0:04-0:22] Intro [0:22-0:31] What's It Saying? [0:31-0:53] Is It Worth Your Time? [0:53-1:01] Noir Alley segment on "Elevator to the Gallows" with Eddie Muller & Alicia Malone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBkwcfsILPc&t=126s Miles Davis Scoring "Elevator to the Gallows" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVSQTg_rm0 Follow Us On: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

What's the point?: Nihilism, neo-gore, and popcorn drive the pair's discussion of Howard Hawk's “The Thing From Another World” and John Carpenter's “The Thing.” Rest assured: Dog Agency is thoroughly dissected. Richard Newby's Hollywood Reporter article regarding the potential saving grace of Marvel's horror properties: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/werewolf-by-night-comics-behind-marvel-special-1235236312/ Roger Ebert's Review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-thing-1982 Stuart Cohen's (a producer for Carpenter's “The Thing”) blog regarding the making of the film: https://theoriginalfan.blogspot.com/?m=1 John Carpenter on Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJRksSu_y_4&t=416s John Carpenter on Two Types of Scary Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNT77JzuUbs --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Vegetables with a regrettable tendency to plant their seeds and lay waste to the human race dominate the duo's discussion. Show Notes: 10/23/22 Let the Movie Speak! "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) Season 5, Episode 9 After discussing their week of watching, including The Sixth Sense (1999), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), the pals journey into the eighty minute popcorn world of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). While touching on some brief historical and genre-specific context, the experience of what it feels like to watch this movie is explored. Opinions are given on the lead performance by Kevin McCarthy, the somewhat limited role dispensed to his love interest played by Dana Wynter, as well as how cool those pods really are. Comparisons are made between the original and the 1978 version, including the stark contrast in the endings. All of it culminates in an answer to their favorite question: "Is It Worth Your Time?" Welcome [0:00-0:04] What Did We Watch This Week? [0:04-0:15] Intro [0:15-0:21] What's It Saying? [0:21-1:02] Is It Worth Your Time? [1:02-1:07] Follow Us On: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Shakespeare in Edo, or: I'm never listening to that Evil Forest Spirit again - the gang (We've got Annie!) evaluates Kurosawa's take on Macbeth. Show Notes: 10/18/22 Let the Movie Speak! "Throne of Blood" (1957) Season 5, Episode 8 On this episode, Travis and Justin are once again joined by the incomparable Annie on a journey through Kurosawa's vision of a classic Shakespeare tale. After discussing their week of watching, including Atonement (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and Thor Love and Thunder (2022), they each contribute their varying thoughts, opinions and open-ended questions to the Japanese take on Macbeth. They explore the historical context of post-war audiences, the adaptation process, and Kurosawa's stunning visuals, all while giving the horses in the film their proper due. Everything from the conception of the witch and her prophecy, to the violence onscreen, and Lady Macbeth's unique portrayal are tossed around until the answer to that final question is reached: "Is It Worth Your Time?" Welcome [0:00-0:04] What Did We Watch This Week? [0:04-0:15] Intro [0:15-0:26] What's It Saying? [0:26-1:06] Is It Worth Your Time? [1:06-1:11] Kurosawa Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5MtUiYxBiY&t=50s TCM Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3yAD9b5wP4&t=71s Follow Us On: Twitter Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Join Skipper and the Chief on their trek to the future, where robots create matter out of nothing, the enemy within takes the form of no thing, and mini skirts cover...almost not a thing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Join the duo of wannabe hoofers as Gene Kelly's voice, footwork, and bad backstage manners are subjected to scrutiny.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two cowpokes sit around the campfire, muchin' bacon, spittin' beans, and chewing on a moral dilemma: When, if ever, do you take a stand? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Epitaph from the tombstone of two American tourists: “Hey, let's visit post war Japan!” “Are you sure? That sounds kinda dangerous. What if there's still radiation from the atom bombs?” “Don't be silly. It's not like lightning ever strikes twice in the same place!” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Join the lads and Most Revered Guest Annie in evaluating the perennial question: “Is it worse to be 30 years older than the woman you're kissing or to kiss her abruptly while insisting, ‘It's all in the family'?” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Take a walk on the imaginary (magical? Booz-ical?) side of things with Jimmy Stewart in the lead and a Pooka in tow. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two film-nerd padawans venture into the annals of space to encounter a somewhat divisive series that...spoiler alert: DOESN'T SUCK. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Places, people, places! While everyone gets ready for their close-up, two intrepid hosts examine what Sunset Blvd communicates about Hollywood and fame in 1950…and now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Travis, Justin, and Annie descend into the now past 90's to find Bruce Willis' wig, Brad Pitt's second-nuttiest performance, and other oddities in the oddball “Twelve Monkeys.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Strap on your favorite polka dot bow tie and join the anti-dynamic duo plus one distinguished gentleman as they wake up at 6AM in Punxsutawney...again. And again. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Justin and Travis really hope you like Rachmoninov as much as this movie does as they trek through the vaseline covered lenses and real-time slo-motion of Somewhere in Time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

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Justin and Travis award the hotly anticipated Golden Spuds to the most deserving films from the 1940's in various categories such as: "Worst Legacy Film", "Best Tune", "Best Bombshell (Moment)", and of course "Best Director" and "Favorite Film". Listen in as they rip open fake envelopes and pay tribute to the best and worst that 1940's films had to offer them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Post-war mourning, penicillin, and paperback westerns plus Orson Welles, a script from the gods, and music to make any heart soar. Put it together and what do you get? 1949's The Third Man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Buckle up boys and girls! It's time to find out who can do better than who, what gender wears what pants, and other timeless (sic) questions in modern America. With an evenly matched panel, Justin & Travis take a retroactive look at mean old Spencer Tracy and pants-hero and pioneer Katherine Hepburn in 1949's "Adam's Rib". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

It's getting hot in here...so take off to Tokyo with Travis and Justin as Kurosawa leads them on an investigation into the perseverance of the human spirit in Stray Dog. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two chums and a guest of honor reflect on what's superior: The art of camera tricks, adapting plays into films, or James Stewart. Join us for (a little) scotch with (a lot) of water as we digest Hitchcock's “Rope.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two derelicts, down on their luck and fresh out of gelato race around an impoverished post-war Italy in order to find something. No, it's not a bicycle, but an answer to the question: "Why does everyone call this movie one of the greatest of all time?" They're determined to find the answer cascasse il mondo. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Ever wondered how bad the afterlife might be? Want to see filming techniques incorporated in a 40's film decades before they were used elsewhere? Do you stay awake contemplating if David Niven can act? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Hot diggety dog! A couple of private eyes in cahoots with an ace literato follow the twisting, winding, and often tangled clues to get to the bottom of "The Big Sleep". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

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Put on your nostalgic glasses and try to figure out why this 1944 Judy Garland hit was...a hit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

A couple of cat loving comrades delve into magic, Siberian folklore, jump scares before they had a name, and an America at war. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

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“Buckled up for safety and holding on for dear life, the duo sits in on Edgar Wright’s slick and slippery paced film.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

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The couple of goofs meander through Chicago at midnight, looking for the one last job that’ll save Caan’s Frank in Mann’s Thief. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Between skiing the alps and hiding massive amounts of infidelity, our two investigators look for meaning in Edwards’ film that birthed Clouseau. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

The pincher and the purloiner tag along with Huston’s other band of ill-fated kleptomaniacs in “The Asphalt Jungle”. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Down on their luck, hearts torn between a city and a woman, the fellas navigate post war LA in search of a saving grace in Siodmak’s “Criss Cross”. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Justin and Travis award the hotly anticipated Golden Spuds to the most deserving films from Season One in various categories such as: "Best 1930's Couple", "Best Tune", "Best Autogyro", and of course "Best Director" and "Favorite Film". Listen in as they rip open fake envelopes and pay tribute t the best and worst that 1930's films had to offer them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

The Yankee boys dodge several Civil War land mines and consider Hollywood’s rendition of the Antebellum South in the gargantuan Gone with the Wind. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

The twin movie buffs bring a frequent flyer to the U.S. capitol to find out what their tax dollars are really paying for. Will this be Jefferson Smith's last stand? Or can he fili-bust the corruption he unearths? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Three gentlefolk examine an adaption of Bronte’s work that might make a stuffed bird laugh. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

The Americans venture into the Prussian Kingdom in pursuit of a bond greater than national origin. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Two fellows, handcuffed to each other, jump the train from Depression-era London and traipse through the timeless Scottish wilderness whilst tailing a vague band of espionage actors. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Hot on the heels of another murder, two sleuths and a sluethette investigate the beginnings of a franchise centered around the money-making concept of...wedded bliss? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support

Travis and Justin board the night bus along with Oscar winner Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in the classic that spawned the Romantic Comedy genre. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltmspod/support