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Send us a textDo you remember Saved! from 2004? We remember it was funny and had a great cast: Mandy Moore, Jena Malone, that kid from Almost Famous, that kid from Home Alone, and that hot mom who sold all that weed in that show. At a time when comedy movies were abundant and popular, Saved may have gone under the radar at the box office, but those who found it found a clever and funny film. At least, that's how we remember it. Do You Remember Liking This Movie?
On today's episode, we're heading over to homeroom at American Eagle Christian High School, praying for our recently outed friend at Prayer Circle, and maybe perform an exorcism or two with Mandy Moore and her horrible hair, while we cover the religious satire film, Saved (2004). This movie was directed by Brian Dannelly and co-written by Brian Dannelly and Michael UrbanThis movie stars Jena Malone (Stepmom, The Neon Demon), Mandy Moore (The Princess Diaries, A Walk To Remember), Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone, Richie Rich), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous, Gone Girl), Heather Matarazzo (Welcome To The Dollhouse, 54), Eva Amurri (The Banger Sisters, Californication), Martin Donovan (Big Little Lies, Weeds) and Mary Louise-Parker (Fried Green Tomatoes, Angels in America).This movie is a great example of an entertaining teen film, and if you haven't ever seen this movie, please do yourself a favor and go watch it immediately!!!You won't regret it!! :)Intro/Outro Music: "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan BoyleShow E-Mail: cultcinemacircle@gmail.com Follow Brian Dannelly on InstagramFollow Cult Cinema Circle on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget discuss the religion-themed teen comedies Yes God Yes and Saved! Yes God Yes (2020) is directed and written by Karen Maine. It stars Natalia Dyer as a Catholic school girl who is beginning to explore her sexuality. Saved! (2004) is directed by Brian Dannelly and stars Jenna Malone as a Christian teen who gets pregnant in order to save her gay boyfriend. Chick Flicks is a film review podcast hosted by McKenzie Chapman and Bridget Hovell. You can follow Chick Flicks on instagram and twitter @chickflickspod and email us at chickflickspodcast@gmail. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
It's a wonderful day in the Gayborhood as filmmaker and TV mastermind Brian Dannelly joins us to talk all about his current projects and past successes. The brilliant mind behind the iconic cult films Saved! and Struck by Lightning(produced by our very own Mia Chang!), Brian has carved out a phenomenal TV directing career that includes landmark shows like Weeds, United States of Tara, Pushing Daisies, Sweet Vicious, and the recent CW sleeper hit In the Dark, on which he serves as Executive Producer and Producing Director. With a powerful, intimate conversation that ranges from the art of being a student to the challenges of both health and romantic journeys, Brian truly proves that he is the definition of generosity and candor. Follow Brian on Instagram at @bpdannelly, and go learn everything you can about the figures highlighted by Brian in this week's Gayborhood Watch: comedian Zach Noe Towers, actor Miles McKenna, and the genderfluid character Gudrun from Brian's own upcoming AMC animated series Humperdinck. And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates.
Details, credits, errata: This week’s episode is a fun one: Sam and Alissa talk to renowned feminist public intellectual Jessica Valenti about a movie of her choosing: Brian Dannelly’s 2004 Christian high school satire, Saved! It’s a movie neither of your hosts had seen because frankly they were afraid of being retraumatized but it turned out to be really sweet and funny and we recommend it highly.Jessica is a remarkable writer and thinker and there’s a lot we mentioned here that I’ll try to run down: first, her 2009 book The Purity Myth, available here, and the other books and anthologies she’s contributed to, and her column at GEN. We also talk a little bit about The Vow, the new HBO documentary about weird misogynist cult NXIVM (which was covered well by the New York Times Magazine here), and Alissa briefly mentioned Bill Gothard, a Christian sex pest and founder of the Quiverfull movement. Sam mentioned a queasy incident at Christianity Today sister publication Leadership Journal, covered in depth here.Our episode art on the website is Orlando Ferguson’s 1893 Map of the Square and Stationary Earth. Saved! can be rented from iTunes here.Our theme song is Louis Armstrong and His Hot 5’s Muskrat Ramble, made freely available by the Boston Public Library and audio engineering shop George Blood, LP through the Internet Archive. Saved! is copyright 2004 MGM Studios. Brief audio clips are used herein for review purposes. All other content is copyright 2020 Sam Thielman and Alissa Wilkinson.If you’re a subscriber, check back later today for our special episode on Tenet! If not, subscribe now! This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at yammpod.substack.com/subscribe
For our first episode we are watching Anna's pick, 2004's Saved! Saved! is a 2004 American satirical comedy film directed by Brian Dannelly, and starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, and Macaulay Culkin. Its plot follows a teenage girl at a Christian high school who has sex with her boyfriend in an attempt to "cure" him of his homosexuality; she gets pregnant, and becomes a pariah among her peers.
Paula Blair and Andrew Shail watch Saved! (dir. Brian Dannelly, 2004). Includes some swearing, mentions of abortion, rape and suicide, and discussing characters’ uses of ableist and homophobic language. commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703 https://www.patreon.com/avcultures
Paula Blair and Andrew Shail watch Saved! (dir. Brian Dannelly, 2004). Includes some swearing, mentions of abortion, rape and suicide, and discussing characters' uses of ableist and homophobic language.commonGround by airtone (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703Recorded with SONY IC RECORDER 8.4.0 on 21 April 2020.Edited by Paula Blair using Audacity.Auto-captioned video.Automated transcript.audiovisualcultures@gmail.comSign up for our free monthly newsletter.More info: https://audiovisualcultures.wordpress.com/ Early releases and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/avculturesTip jar: https://supporter.acast.com/audiovisual-cultures-podcastIf you enjoyed this, please subscribe and give it a good rating in your app!Thank you for listening. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/avcultures. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Preview of episode 66 in which Paula Blair and Andrew Shail discuss Saved! (dir. Brian Dannelly, 2004).
The great Brian Dannelly (writer/director SAVED, WEEDS, IN THE DARK) discusses the importance of humility, overcoming evangelical trauma, second chances and working with strong women. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melindahill/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melindahill/support
Wonderful Neda Disney graciously rolls with the trauma of our technical difficulties to discuss how happiness affects ambition, her writing process, her novel PLANTING WOLVES and her bestie Brian Dannelly. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melindahill/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melindahill/support
The fall season means new TV, and Annie came prepared this week with a series of curated media samplers just for you. Also, Chris and Annie have some cultural amnesia regarding the respective careers of Amanda Bynes and Mandy Moore. You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's online store. + The Politician (Netflix) + The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern + Election (dir. Alexander Payne, 1999) + Nancy Drew (The CW) + The Spellman Files by + Nancy Drew by Kelly Thompson and Jenn St. Onge + Nancy Drew (dir. Andrew Fleming, 2007) + Nancy Drew (dir. Kat Shea, 2019) + Succession (HBO) + All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg + This is Where I Leave You (dir. Shawn Levy, 2014) + The Righteous Gemstones (HBO) + The Preacher's Wife by Kate Bowler + The Book of Essie by Meghan McLean Weir + Saved! (dir. Brian Dannelly, 2004) + Unbelievable (Netflix) + A False Report by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller + The Hunting Ground (dir. Kirby Dick, 2015) + The Unicorn (CBS) + Fleishman is in Trouble by + Three Men and a Baby (dir. Leonard Nimoy, 1987) Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris's ranking of Taylor Swift songs, consider supporting us on Patreon here.
Craig's pic for a favorite movie comes to Saved! This well written dramedy about growing up born again becomes obvious very quickly why it was chosen as a favorite! Join us as we talk about what makes this movie so much fun. Saved! (2004) Directed by: Brian Dannelly Written by: Brian Dannelly and Michael Urban Starring: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore and Macaulay Culkin
Film critic Kristen Lopez returns to Changing Reels for the first of two shows looking at the representation of disabilities in cinema. This episode we revisit Brian Dannelly's 2004 satire Saved! The film follows Mary, a student at American Eagle Christian High School, whose life takes a drastic turn when she becomes pregnant after losing her virginity in hopes of “saving” her boyfriend who has recently admitted he is gay. We also take a moment to dive into our two short film picks (available online for free): Cousin by Adam Elliot and Hole by Martin Edralin. 5:33 Cousin 16:57 Hole 27:46 Saved!
Chris Colfer and Brian Dannelly, “Struck By Lightning”: Meet the Filmmaker