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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2025 is: voluble VAHL-yuh-bul adjective Someone may be described as voluble if they are talking a lot in a rapid, energetic way. // Bri knew something was bothering her normally voluble friend when he was reluctant to talk about his day. See the entry > Examples: “The movie is built around an interview with the legendary 91-year-old actor, still vigorous and voluble, with a seize-the-day cornball glow to him. In ‘You Can Call Me Bill,' Shatner sits under the hot lights, with the camera close to his face, talking, talking, and talking—about life, death, acting, fame, love, desolation, and trees.” — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023 Did you know? In a chapter titled “Conversation,” from her 1922 book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home, Emily Post offers her trademark good advice for the loquacious among us: “There is a simple rule, by which if one is a voluble chatterer ... one can at least refrain from being a pest or a bore. And the rule is merely, to stop and think.” Voluble, as is clear in this context, describes someone or something (as in “voluble personality/prose/presence”) characterized by ready or rapid speech. Voluble traces back to the Latin verb volvere, meaning “to set in a circular course” or “to cause to roll.” Another volvere descendant, volume, can also be a help in remembering voluble's meaning, not because someone described as voluble speaks at a loud volume, per se, but because they have volumes to say.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2025 is: voluble VAHL-yuh-bul adjective Someone may be described as voluble if they are talking a lot in a rapid, energetic way. // Bri knew something was bothering her normally voluble friend when he was reluctant to talk about his day. See the entry > Examples: “The movie is built around an interview with the legendary 91-year-old actor, still vigorous and voluble, with a seize-the-day cornball glow to him. In ‘You Can Call Me Bill,' Shatner sits under the hot lights, with the camera close to his face, talking, talking, and talking—about life, death, acting, fame, love, desolation, and trees.” — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023 Did you know? In a chapter titled “Conversation,” from her 1922 book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home, Emily Post offers her trademark good advice for the loquacious among us: “There is a simple rule, by which if one is a voluble chatterer ... one can at least refrain from being a pest or a bore. And the rule is merely, to stop and think.” Voluble, as is clear in this context, describes someone or something (as in “voluble personality/prose/presence”) characterized by ready or rapid speech. Voluble traces back to the Latin verb volvere, meaning “to set in a circular course” or “to cause to roll.” Another volvere descendant, volume, can also be a help in remembering voluble's meaning, not because someone described as voluble speaks at a loud volume, per se, but because they have volumes to say.
PopaHALLics #138 "I'm Still Standing"As the Who said: "People try to put us d-down" ... whether the "us" is Elton John, British gangsters, or a smartypants movie critic. But guess what: We're still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah!Streaming:"Elton John: Never Too Late," Disney +. As his final American concert approaches at Dodger Stadium, Elton John looks back at his meteoric rise to success in the 1970s and his 50-year career in this warts-and-all documentary."A Thousand Blows," Hulu. Two best friends from Jamaica (Malachi Kirby and Francis Lovehall) fight for survival in the melting pot of Victorian London. This crime drama series comes from the creator of "Peaky Blinders." "Freud's Last Session," Netflix. On the eve of World War II, Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) have a charged conversation about family, love and God. Based on a stage play.Books:The David Blake crime fiction series, by Howard Linskey. Blake, a smooth, intelligent white-collar criminal working for a British gangster, tells himself he's not really a bad guy. Until he is. Gripping crime fiction."Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies," by Owen Gleiberman. The longtime movie critic for Entertainment Weekly explores the movies that shaped him and the ups and downs of his personal and professional lives."Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan's Masterpiece," by Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik. Dissatisfied with the New York session recordings of five songs on his "Blood on the Tracks" album, Bob Dylan went back to Minnesota to have local musicians re-record them."I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris," by Glynnis MacNicol. After a hermit-like existence in NYC during the pandemic, MacNicol journeys to Paris for friendship, sex, food, sex, etc.Music:Our PopaHALLics #138 Playlist includes Elton John, Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" songs recorded in Minnesota, and "Vegetable Soul," catchy, soulful songs about produce by Louie Zong.
The third episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1999 with the first of two Christmas episodes, on Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick (adapted from the novel by Arthur Schnitzler) and starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack and Todd Field, Eyes Wide Shut was the final movie that Kubrick directed before his death.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eyes-wide-shut-1999), Manohla Dargis in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/071699eyes-film-review.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1999/07/23/eyes-wide-shut-5/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at
The first episode of our special retrospective 20th season looks back to the awesome movie year of 1996 with the first of Jason's three picks, Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge. Written and directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Buscemi, Mark Boone Junior, Chloë Sevigny, Anthony LaPaglia and Elizabeth Bracco, Trees Lounge was Buscemi's debut feature as a writer and director.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trees-lounge-1996), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1996/10/11/trees-lounge/), and Marjorie Baumgarten in The Austin Chronicle (https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1996-10-25/trees-lounge/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen:
The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our audience choice poll winner, Stephen Frears' High Fidelity. Directed by Stephen Frears (based on the novel by Nick Hornby) and starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black and Todd Louiso, High Fidelity defeated two other music-themed dramas in our audience choice poll.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/high-fidelity-2000), Stephen Holden in The New York Times (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/033100fidelity-film-review.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/03/24/high-fidelity-8/).Thanks to special guest Rich Rosen of Wax Trax Records in Las Vegas for joining us. Check out Wax Trax at https://www.waxtraxonline.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/waxtraxrecords.Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next installment, the epilogue to our...
The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our producer David Rosen's pick, Mary Harron's American Psycho. Directed and co-written by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Mathis, Justin Theroux and Chloë Sevigny, American Psycho is adapted from Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-psycho-2000), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-14-ca-19332-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/04/14/american-psycho-6/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our cult classic pick, Ben Younger's Boiler Room.
In a continuing series meant to chart SPEED's place in '90s cinema, Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman joins in to discuss the decade's greatest directorial debuts. From David Fincher and the Wachowskis to Quentin Tarantino and the Hughes brothers, find out where Jan de Bont's electric first outing figures in.
The second episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features our pick for a notable filmmaking debut, Jonathan Glazer's Sexy Beast. Directed by Jonathan Glazer from a screenplay by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman and Cavan Kendall, Sexy Beast was nominated for an Oscar for Kingsley's supporting performance.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/sexy-beast-5/), Desson Thomson in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/movies/reviews/sexybeasthowe.htm), and Derek Elley in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/sexy-beast-1200464166/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment featuring the year's biggest flop, L. Ron Hubbard adaptation Battlefield Earth.
The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2000 features the highest-grossing film at the box office, John Woo's Mission: Impossible II. Directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, John Polson and Anthony Hopkins, Mission: Impossible II topped the worldwide box office and firmly established the series as a blockbuster franchise.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mission-impossible-ii-2000), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2000/06/02/mission-impossible-2-3/), and Dennis Harvey in Variety (https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/mission-impossible-2-2-1200462090/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2000 installment, featuring our pick for a notable debut from a major filmmaker, Jonathan Glazer's Sexy Beast.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 28, 2023 is: fervid FER-vid adjective Fervid is a somewhat formal word describing people or things that express, or are expressive of, strong feelings. // Many of the movie franchise's most fervid fans camped outside of theaters for days leading up to the new installment's opening night. See the entry > Examples: “Unabashed pop groups with fervid teenage followings tend to get trivialized, at least in the media. They're dismissed as being slick and calculated and superficial. But there's a story in ‘Wham!,' the new Netflix documentary about the quintessential pop duo of the 1980s, that testifies to what a chancy and audacious artist George Michael was even back in his teen-idol days.” — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2023 Did you know? If you've ever felt as if your emotions were going to boil over, whether you were overly bubbly or, less happily, you needed to simmer down over something, you should have no trouble understanding the roots of fervid. Fervid comes from the Latin verb fervēre, meaning “to boil” or “to glow,” as well as, by extension, “to seethe” or “to be roused.” In English, this root gave us not only fervid but the similar-sounding and practically synonymous word fervent. But while fervid usually suggests warm emotion that is expressed in a spontaneous or feverish manner (as in “fervid basketball fans”), fervent is reserved for a kind of emotional warmth that is steady and sincere (as in “a fervent belief in human kindness”). Fervid fans of kimchi or sauerkraut (or fervent followers of anything fermented), may appreciate that fervēre is also the root of ferment.
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The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features our audience choice pick, Colin Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed. Directed by Colin Trevorrow from a screenplay by Derek Connolly and starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson and Karan Soni, Safety Not Guaranteed prevailed over two other Mark Duplass movies in our 2012 audience choice poll.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/safety-not-guaranteed-2012), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jun-08-la-et-safety-not-guaranteed-20120608-story.html), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2012/06/08/safety-not-guaranteed/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next installment, the epilogue to our 2012 season.
The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2012 features the year's biggest flop, Andrew Stanton's John Carter. Directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Mark Strong, John Carter was meant to launch a franchise based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic novels.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/john-carter-2012), Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/2012/03/09/john-carter/), and Todd McCarthy in The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-carter-film-review-297041/).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2012 installment, featuring the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's Amour.
After Jeff, John, and Dave rant about how critics are doing film-goers a great disservice (Owen Gleiberman, click-baiting Avatar haters), the boys discuss Avatar: The Way of Water. Despite this movie having pretty favorable reviews among critics and incredibly favorable reviews among audiences, it pains us to be haters since we love movies so much and people aren't supporting new films the way we used to. It's led Dave to drink. He didn't get drunk because he turned 50, it's because an actual critic called Avatar: TWOF a "Smurfahontas Stodgeathon", which is horesheet. And because it eases the pain of being alive as a human, as opposed to a Na'vi. Anyway, our job is to keep it positive, and we mostly do! We get critical- with love- in the spoiler section, but crack a tinny and spend some time with us. Find all of our Socials at: https://linktr.ee/theloveofcinema Additional Cast/Crew: James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Jack Campion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Brendan Cowell, Weta Digital, Weta FX, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno. Cliff Curtis, CCH Pounder Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer
This week we're going back to 1990s West Virginia with Dark Waters! Join us as we learn about forever chemicals, the EPA, DuPont's court settlements, and more! Sources: Sharon Lerner, "The Teflon Toxin: DuPont and the Chemistry of Deception," The Intercept, 11 August 2015 Mariah Blake, "Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia," HuffPost https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/welcome-to-beautiful-parkersburg/ https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/reference-news-release-epa-settles-pfoa-case-against-dupont-largest-environmental Sharon Lerner, "The Teflon Toxin," https://theintercept.com/2015/08/20/teflon-toxin-dupont-slipped-past-epa/ Nathaniel Rich, "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare," https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/the-lawyer-who-became-duponts-worst-nightmare.html "Weinberg Memo," https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2289501-weinberg-memo.html Chicago Tribune, Farmer Wilbur Earl Tennant's Historic Video Shows Mysterious Cow Disease: https://www.chicagotribune.com/9a272e0c-2b50-4dc7-8f14-04432c04e948-132.html Jeff Mordock, "Dupont denied retrial in $1.6M chemical cancer case," Delaware Online 17 February 2016, https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/02/17/duponts-motion-void-16m-jury-verdict-denied/80530306/ Mariah Blake, "Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia," HuffPost https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/welcome-to-beautiful-parkersburg/ Glynis Board, "DuPont Offers $670M Settlement for "Teflon" Chemical Contamination of Water," WV Public Broadcasting (13 February 2017) http://redirect.wvpublic.org/post/dupont-offers-670m-settlement-teflon-chemical-contamination-water Monica Amarello, "DuPont, Chemours and Corteva Reach $4 Billion Settlement on ‘Forever Chemicals' Lawsuits" Environmental Working Group (January 2021) https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/dupont-chemours-and-corteva-reach-4-billion-settlement-forever-chemicals Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_waters_2019 Owen Gleiberman, "Film Review: 'Dark Waters'" Variety (13 November 2019). https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/dark-waters-review-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-1203402923/ VICE News, "Mark Ruffalo Takes Us Inside the Making of 'Dark Waters'" YouTube; https://youtu.be/JyE4_7j6UdQ The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, "Mark Ruffalo - Playing a Real-Life Hero in True Horror Story "Dark Waters" | The Daily Show" YouTube; https://youtu.be/5pWFJPyyPAw GQ, "Mark Ruffalo Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ" https://youtu.be/Q-Kt-6joSns Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Waters_(2019_film) Mark Eichmann, "DuPont execs react to villain role in 'Dark Waters' film," WHYY (1 November 2019). https://whyy.org/articles/dupont-execs-react-to-villain-role-in-dark-waters-film/
In the first of three special Halloween episodes this year, we're continuing with 1992, the year we covered in our most recent season, to talk about Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her. Directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by David Koepp and Martin Donovan and starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, Death Becomes Her won an Oscar for its pioneering special effects. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Rita Kempley in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/deathbecomesherpg13kempley_a0a2cd.htm (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/deathbecomesherpg13kempley_a0a2cd.htm)), Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-31-ca-4212-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-31-ca-4212-story.html)), and Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/article/1992/08/14/death-becomes-her-2/ (https://ew.com/article/1992/08/14/death-becomes-her-2/)). Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com/ (https://www.awesomemovieyear.com) for more info about the show. Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear (http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear) and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/awesomemoviepod (@Awesomemoviepod) You can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/ (http://goforjason.com/), on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/ (https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/), on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ (https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/) and on Twitter https://twitter.com/JHarrisComedy (@JHarrisComedy) You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/ (http://joshbellhateseverything.com/), on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ (https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/) and on Twitter https://twitter.com/signalbleed (@signalbleed) You can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com/ (https://www.piecingpod.com), on Twitter at https://twitter.com/piecingpod (@piecingpod) and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod (https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod). You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/ (goforjason), https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/ (signalbleed) and https://letterboxd.com/bydavidrosen/ (bydavidrosen). Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen (https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen) All of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.com/ (https://www.bydavidrosen.com) Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our second special Halloween episode for this year, featuring one of the finalists from our 1999 audience choice teen movie tournament, Idle Hands.
Bryan is joined by film critics Ty Burr and Owen Gleiberman to break down Entertainment Weekly dating back to the '90s. They discuss the evolution of the magazine, the environment and culture that Entertainment Weekly fostered, and of course, the letter-grade reviews (0:33). Later, Bryan is joined by The Wall Street Journal's Jason Gay to discuss his experience covering the Winter Olympics in Beijing. They touch on preparations prior to flying to China, what it's like covering the Games in the middle of a pandemic, and weigh in on why it's important for reporters to be on site (50:51). Additional information: Ty Burr's Watch List (https://tyburrswatchlist.substack.com/) Host: Bryan Curtis Guests: Ty Burr, Owen Gleiberman, and Jason Gay Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Production Assistance: Isaiah Blakely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The desolate plains of west Texas serve as the setting to 2016's Hell Or High Water, a bank-heist movie about family, desperation, and the inevitable end of everything. Author Taylor Moore--himself a west Texan--sits down with Baker and Jason to discuss how this very specific region of America runs through both the film and his own 2020 debut novel, Down Range. https://taylormoorebooks.com (Connect with Taylor Moore, author of Down Range) https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-hell-or-high-water-chris-pine-jeff-bridges-1201775089/ (Owen Gleiberman's review, Variety, May, 2016) TLS on the web https://twitter.com/LongShadowPod (TLS on Twitter) TLS on Instagram https://www.facebook.com/longshadowpod/ (TLS on Facebook) https://ginnyrobbins.square.site (Ginny Robbins (original artwork)) https://ryanculwell.com/home (Ryan Culwell (theme music))
This time we invited Guest Larry E Jones, Actor, Wrestler, & Law Enforcement Officer to help us take a look at "Copshop" and list our 5 favorite police portrayals in film.The recent movie was limited release and only Kelly had the opportunity to see it before it disappeared from our local theaters. We instead talk more on the Review by Owen Gleiberman found on Variety.https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/copshop-review-gerard-butler-frank-grillo-alexis-louder-joe-carnahan-1235066865/Larry can be found:On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THARBADBLOOD23 at https://mciwwrestling.com/ Save 15% on your Order at Aventino Watches with the Code: hohen15http://www.aventinowatches.com/ Podcasting isn't hard when you have the right partners, and the team at Buzzsprout is passionate about helping you succeed. Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.Let's create something great, together!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1466452 Support the show
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 92% based on 88 reviews and an average rating of 7.87/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A Bug's Life is a rousing adventure that blends animated thrills with witty dialogue and memorable characters – and another smashing early success for Pixar." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gave the film a score of 77 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Lasseter and Pixar broke new technical and aesthetic ground in the animation field with Toy Story, and here they surpass it in both scope and complexity of movement while telling a story that overlaps Antz in numerous ways." James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "A Bug's Life, like Toy Story, develops protagonists we can root for, and places them in the midst of a fast-moving, energetic adventure." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Will A Bug's Life suffer by coming out so soon after Antz? Not any more than one thriller hurts the chances for the next one. Antz may even help business for A Bug's Life by demonstrating how many dramatic and comedic possibilities can be found in an anthill." Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film four out of five stars, saying "What A Bug's Life demonstrates is that when it comes to bugs, the most fun ones to hang out with hang exclusively with the gang at Pixar." Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film four out of four stars, saying "A Bug's Life is one of the great movies – a triumph of storytelling and character development, and a whole new ballgame for computer animation. Pixar Animation Studios has raised the genre to an astonishing new level". Richard Corliss of Time wrote, "The plot matures handsomely; the characters neatly converge and combust; the gags pay off with emotional resonance." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B, saying "A Bug's Life may be the single most amazing film I've ever seen that I couldn't fall in love with." Paul Clinton of CNN wrote, "A Bug's Life is a perfect movie for the holidays. It contains a great upbeat message ... it's wonderful to look at ... it's wildly inventive ... and it's entertaining for both adults and kids." Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three and a half stars out of four, and compared the movie to "Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (with a little of another art-film legend, Federico Fellini, tossed in)." where "As in Samurai, the colony here is plagued every year by the arrival of bandits." On the contrary, Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post wrote, "Clever as it is, the film lacks charm. One problem: too many bugs. Second, bigger world for two purposes: to feed birds and to irk humans."
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 20% of 113 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.20/10. The critical consensus states: "A nonsensical plot and an absurd amount of violence make this revenge pic gratuitous and overwrought." The film has a score of 36 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 24 critics, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2+1⁄2 stars out of 4. He compared Death Sentence to the Death Wish films starring Charles Bronson, saying: "In the Bronson movies, the hero just looked more and more determined until you felt if you tapped his face, it would explode. In Death Sentence, Bacon acts out a lot more." Ebert called Death Sentence "very efficient", praising "a courtroom scene of true surprise and suspense, and some other effective moments", but concluded that "basically this is a movie about a lot of people shooting at each other". Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club contends the film is "certainly never boring"; he felt that director James Wan was "too busy jamming the accelerator to realize that his movie's spinning out of control." Matt Zoller Seitz of The New York Times said, "Aside from a stunning three-minute tracking shot as the gang pursues Nick through a parking garage, and Mr. Bacon's hauntingly pale, dark-eyed visage, Mr. Wan's film is a tedious, pandering time-waster." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly felt that "[t]he morality of revenge is barely at issue in a movie that pushes the plausibility of revenge right over a cliff." Conversely, Justin Chang of Variety called the film "well-made, often intensely gripping". Similarly, Bill Gibron of PopMatters felt the film was "a significant movie" and "a wonderfully tight little thriller". Darren Amner of Eye for Film also gave the film a positive review, praising Bacon's performance in particular: "[H]is portrayal is emotional, sympathetic and highly aggressive. As a father he is touching and as a stone-cold killing machine he is even more convincing." Author Brian Garfield, who wrote the novel the film is loosely based on, said of the film: "While I could have done with a bit less blood-and-thunder, I think it's a stunningly good movie. In the details of its story it's quite different from the novel, but it's a movie, not a novel. In its cinematic way it connects with its audience and it makes the same point the book makes, and those are the things that count." He also liked that, like his novels, but unlike the Death Wish film series, it does not advocate vigilantism. Garfield further explained in an interview: "I think that, except for its ludicrous violence toward the end, the Death Sentence movie does depict its character's decline and the stupidity of vengeful vigilantism," adding, "As a story it made the point I wanted it to make."
Were Live In July, Raising Money for Breast Cancer as we bring in People from all around the film industry for interviews and discussions on all of our favorite pop culture topics! We kick the month off With Chief Film Critic Owen Gleiberman From Variety, Who is coming back for a 2nd Time, & this time, we have even more planned! Big Budget Films Vs Indie Films, Left Vs Right, Critics Vs Consumers and Filmmakers. A fund and educational discussion. of film, movies and streaming. Is Streaming Going to be the final Straw that broke the camel's back? find out by listening! Subscribe to this channel: www.youtube.com/c/popculturecorner Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2Cra7aLAAMVxkA9rSYCxg/join Take a look at our Other Platforms, Social Medias and Links! Check Them All out Below! Head over to The OFFICIAL POP! Culture Corner Store and Get YOUR POP! Themed Merch & Support the Channel(Members Receive 15% Discount on all orders): https://teespring.com/stores/pop-culture-corner-store Check out our Podcast and find your platform whether its Apple, Spotify, Google play or Something else! Find yours HERE! https://anchor.fm/popculturecorner20 Listen to the Podcast On Spotify (Also Available on all major Podcast platforms): https://open.spotify.com/show/0Yq6Iceyh7o24DG8tq4kvO Follow Us On Twitter: https://twitter.com/POP_Culture2020 Follow Us on Tik-tok for Behind the Scenes content, funny videos, updates & More https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeq5HF56/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pop.culturecorner/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pop_culturecorner2020/ Sponsored by Showcase Cinemas this week! Head out and See BLACK WIDOW the Way it was meant to be seen, on the largest possible Screen, Get your tickets for Showcase Cinemas XPLUS large premium format, and not only see and hear the film, but become a part of it as well. Visit www.showcasecineams.com to find your nearest theater! Sponsored By “KYE CBD”: Based out of Las Vegas, These CBD products Were created with love, and for a reason! Made by a 20 Year Massage Therapist for her Husband who suffers from Chronic Pain, these hand crafted Wellness products do the trick Visit KYE CBD at https://www.facebook.com/kyecbd & Mention POP! Culture Corner for 10% off your order. WEBSITE COMING SOON! Sponsored By Smooth My Balls, Your Number One Source For Male/Female Grooming Products, Use CODE [CODE: POP] AT Checkout or Click Link: www.smoothmyballs.com/pop to apply 15% OFF your ENTIRE ORDER! Your Partner will thank us! Austin Lien: Twitter.com/StarkLien1023 Jack Sharaf AKA Producer Jack: Twitter.com/GetJacked141 FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: Fair Use: We DO NOT OWN or Control some of the Video material in this video, For each Movie we Educate The Audience on, We used some Promotional Material that the studio/film dropped in order to spark people's interest in heading to the movie theater for said film. THE STUDIOS that are making these films own the videos and Intellectual property, and thus control said material, we only seek to Educate The General Audiences on what is coming to theaters near them. If you own any of the material in this video, and think that we used it inappropriately, or with malice, please email the show at pop.culturecorner2020@gmail.com so we can resolve these issues. we do not seek to hurt or render loss to any studio, or film. THANK YOU! We Do It For You! We Do it For The Culture! A Special Thank to our PATRONS Of the @POPCultureCorner -CAIDEN REED- -ODD- -NICK DEPALMA- -THATONECARLOS- -BILLY ROBERT- -ADAM SILVESTRI- -JOSH ROBERTSON- -SHAWN ADAME- -RUEBEN "KS" RIVERA- -SUSANA SIDERI- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popculturecorner20/message
In this episode we FINALLY have good reason to look at "Birds of Prey" the Harley Quinn spin-off movie that was received with mixed impressions. As Harley Quinn is originally a side character, and Margot Robbie's portrayal had everyone gushing, the spin-off side character movie made it an easy choice for our main topic to center around our favorite side characters.The Review in Variety by Owen Gleiberman on "Birds of Prey" https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/birds-of-prey-review-margot-robbie-1203492101/The bulk of this episode has Josh giving 5 TV characters he believes deserves a spinoff, and Kelly delivering his picks for 5 Movie characters who deserve a spin-off. Some rehashes off old favorites and a LOT of obscure side characters for Kelly. Find our selection on eBay of Coffee Mugs and (now vintage) video games!https://www.ebay.com/usr/geekchicmugs Podcasting isn't hard when you have the right partners, and the team at Buzzsprout is passionate about helping you succeed. Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.Let's create something great, together!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1466452Support the show
Madea's Witness Protection, while it seems like a worthless comedy meant solely for entertainment, is actually a deep reflection on the decay of our Western Capitalist society. It is a layered masterpiece of comedy genius, which requires deep thought to comprehend even just one of the many levels of a single 'joke'. For example, George asks the titular character for WiFi, and she agrees to make George a waffle. While uneducated fools like Owen Gleiberman may see the line as a throwaway gag, it really is a statement on the disconnect between the wealthy suburban community and the urban lower class community. George, as a wealthy person, has a greater access to essential technologies such as WiFi. When he asks Madea for WiFi, Madea does not understand, and instead offers to make waffles. Madea represents the working class, who due to fiscal differences is culturally drifting away from the American upper class. Her offering of waffles, which creates a humorous misunderstanding due to the phonetic similarity between the words 'WiFi' and 'Waffle', demonstrates the intent of working class individuals attempting to move up in society, but are inhibited by their divide with the rest of society. This is also a beautiful allegory to the decay of Western society due to class divisions, which Tyler Perry masterfully wraps up with multiple allusions to Marx's works throughout the film. In conclusion, Madea's Witness Protection is in reality a beautiful allegory for our society, which is ingeniously disguised as a meaningless comedy film.
Actress, producer, and publisher Sarah Jessica Parker introduces this week’s Film Forum Presents. The episode features excerpts from two special events from our recent run of WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL, a fascinating documentary about the life and enduring legacy of the New Yorker film critic. In the first excerpt, Director Rob Garver and Composer Rick Baitz discuss the origins of the film and the making of its score; in the second, we have Premieres Programmer Mike Maggiore in conversation with Variety Chief Film Critic Owen Gleiberman. WHAT SHE SAID is currently available for home viewing in our Virtual Cinema, at www.filmforum.org. All rental fees support Film Forum.
Would you feel comfortable going out to eat when restaurants open back up? What about movie theaters? The new Judd Apatow film starring Pete Davidson is going straight to VOD. Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman joins us.
The geeks speak! Gobbledygeek has been resurrected via cloning or Force magic or some shit, and to kick off season 11, Broken Magic author and The Deli Counter of Justice co-creator Eric Sipple has lightspeed-skipped on over to discuss Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker. After adoring The Last Jedi, the gang approached this supposed final film in the Skywalker Saga with heavy amounts of skepticism--well-earned, depending on who you ask. They discuss the mystical, magical malarkey behind Palpatine’s return; how director J.J. Abrams and writer Chris Terrio are uniquely suited to not deliver a satisfying conclusion; the oodles of fan service; what the film’s final scene means for the legacy of Star Wars; and more. Plus, they talk about The Baby Yoda Show AKA The Mandalorian. Next: it is January 29, 2020. Paul and Arlo are discussing Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen for a Four-Color Flashback. I am tired of this world; these people. THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 02:35:50 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:35 - The Mandalorian 00:28:52 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 02:31:20 - Outro / Next THE MUSIC “Fanfare and Prologue” by John Williams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019) “Finale” by John Williams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019) THE LINKS “Why ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Pissed Off Fans” by Matt Singer, Screencrush “The Last Jedi dared to put the philosophy of Star Wars in the foreground” by Siddhant Adlahka, Polygon “The Rise Of Skywalker, And How Star Wars Is Junk” by Chuck Wendig, Terribleminds “Rey's revelation in 'Rise of Skywalker' changes Star Wars for the worse” by Chris Taylor, Mashable “How ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Failed Kylo Ren and What It Could Have Learned from ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’” by Hoai-Tran Bui, SlashFilm “Rote and Cowardly, The Rise of Skywalker Sets a Dangerous Precedent” by Jeffrey Zhang, Strange Harbors “STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Has A Ben Solo Problem” by Lindsey Romain, Nerdist “There's No Such Thing as a Great Star Wars Movie” by Edoardo Ranaboldo, CBR “The Rise of Skywalker Makes It Clear Star Wars NEEDS Rian Johnson” by Anthony Gramuglia, CBR “‘Star Wars’: Still With Us, but No Longer Above Us” by Owen Gleiberman, Variety “Proof That Luke Skywalker’s Story Got the Proper Ending: King Arthur” by Eric Diaz, Nerdist “Dark Star Rising: How Adam Driver’s angst and brooding intensity made the world fall in love with a ‘Star Wars’ supervillain” by Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone “The Rise of Skywalker Allowed Toxic Fandom to Win” by Sergio Pereira, CBR “Star Wars: Did The Skywalker Saga Bring Balance to the Force in the End?” by Hannah Collins, CBR “The Greatest Trick Star Wars Ever Played Was Making Us Think It Was About Redemption” by Susana Polo, Polygon
I offer some thoughts on Owen Gleiberman’s Most Overrated Movies of the Decade List.
Adam talks with American author and academic, Shoshana Zuboff whose book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power is about how the big tech companies (Google and Facebook especially) are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to watch how we behave on line and using that data not only to sell us things, but also to make predictions about our future behaviour and even the kind of opinions we 're likely to have. This predictive data is some instances then traded to other companies and organisations seeking to gain a financial or a political advantage by knowing how customers, or voters, might behave.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSTHE GREAT HACK (VARIETY REVIEW by OWEN GLEIBERMAN)https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-great-hack-review-cambridge-analytica-1203277059/THE PERIL AND POTENTIAL OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (FROM CENTRE FOR GOVERNANCE INNOVATION WEBSITE, JULY 2019)https://www.cigionline.org/articles/peril-and-potential-gdpr?gclid=CjwKCAjwusrtBRBmEiwAGBPgE3kVYBBy06B_MCO2nR74oy1ikeYrQXaq79C6feEQZWhd4NmUwDbrnxoCaJYQAvD_BwETHE AGE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM (GUARDIAN REVIEW by JAMES BRIDLE, FEB 2019)https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/02/age-of-surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-reviewTALKING POLITICS PODCAST - THE NIGHTMARE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/144-the-nightmare-of-surveillance-capitalismRECODE DECODE PODCAST - SHOSHANA ZUBOFFhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/recode-decode/e/58889787?autoplay=true See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Quentin Tarantino is releasing a new movie at the end of July, so we decided to chat about every Tarantino-directed film in a new series we're calling Inglorious Podcasts.The first film we're discussing is Tarantino's impressive directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs. But before we give our sizzling hot takes, we talk about the last movies we've seen, what we've been consuming on the streaming platforms and the most delectable meals of late. We break down all of the craziness that is Reservoir Dogs and hopefully your ears love what we have to say (and hopefully both are still in-tact after listening). The colorful characters and even more colorful language are just a few things we discuss in this first episode of Inglorious Podcasts.We end the show with a little trivia game we like to play and our Patrons over at www.patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen get to hear an extended version where we break down the Top 5 Best Uses of Song in Films...spoiler we end up making it a Top 10. Enjoy this new series as we take a look at the works of Quentin Tarantino.1:14 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile5:00 Shazam!7:03 Wedding Crashers8:42 Justified10:25 Hilton Moscow12:22 Bob's Downtown Restaurant13:50 Plugarooni's 16:54 Coming Attractions: Pulp Fiction17:45 Main Attraction: Reservoir Dogs17:46 Plot Synopsis18:15 Rotten Tomatoes19:15 Kathleen Caroll from the New York Daily News20:04 Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly20:55 Buegs' Hot Take23:30 Rob's Hot Take28:10 The Dude Award32:25 The Tucci Award37:20 Favorite Scene (Sophie's Choice)44:45 Show Me The Money49:12 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments51:22 Movie Trivia59:51 Judgement Day1:01:22 Blast From the Past Movie Game1:13:11 Top 5 Movies with Best Use of Songwww.patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen www.theavidindoorsmen.comwww.facebook.com/theavidindoorsmen Twitter: @AvidIndoorzmenInstagram: @TheAvidIndoorsmen
Owen Gleiberman is the Chief Film Critic for Variety. He and I discuss the major films that are contenders for awards, most significantly the Oscars. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jonas Mekas who passed away today at the age of 96.
This week, we discuss Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. In this episode, we read and watched: Margaret Atwood’s original novel, published in 1985. Buy on Amazon or iBooks. The Handmaid’s Tale (1990), directed by Volker Schlöndorff, written by Harold Pinter, starring Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, and Faye Dunaway. Watch on Amazon or iTunes. The Handmaid’s Tale (2017), the first season of the Hulu original, starring Elizabeth Moss. Watch with a Hulu subscription or buy on Amazon or iTunes. Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode: That one very negative review of the film and the book, written by Owen Gleiberman, published in Entertainment Weekly in 1990. The 2012 audiobook, read by Claire Danes. Buy on Amazon or iTunes. “Sending a Man to Do a Woman’s Job: How the 1990 Handmaid’s Tale Film Became an Erotic Thriller,” by Natalie Zutter, from Tor.com. “One Reason The Handmaid’s Tale Won Emmys Best Drama,” from The Nerdwriter. Here’s a link to his YouTube channel.
Today ENTER THE VOID considers its first (and maybe last?) Coen Brothers film, 1991's BARTON FINK, starring John Turturro and John Goodman. Examined in detail: how this movie swept Cannes and is somewhat overlooked today; what it has to say about about writers and writing; Barton Fink's real-life influences and Hollywood wrestling pictures; its amazingly detailed Wikipedia page; and, is this a classic mind-bender of the sort this podcast is supposed to be about? Barton Fink links: Barton Fink on IMDb Barton Fink on Wikipedia Roger Ebert favorable review Vincent Canby very favorable review Owen Gleiberman semi-favorable review The Atlantic unfavorable review Coenesque on Barton Fink Barton Fink film script Piotrowski essay on Barton Fink and writing Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Archives: enterthevoid.fm Follow us: Facebook + Twitter
Today ENTER THE VOID considers its first (and maybe last?) Coen Brothers film, 1991's BARTON FINK, starring John Turturro and John Goodman. Examined in detail: how this movie swept Cannes and is somewhat overlooked today; what it has to say about about writers and writing; Barton Fink's real-life influences and Hollywood wrestling pictures; its amazingly detailed Wikipedia page; and, is this a classic mind-bender of the sort this podcast is supposed to be about? Barton Fink links: Barton Fink on IMDb Barton Fink on Wikipedia Roger Ebert favorable review Vincent Canby very favorable review Owen Gleiberman semi-favorable review The Atlantic unfavorable review Coenesque on Barton Fink Barton Fink film script Piotrowski essay on Barton Fink and writing Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Archives: enterthevoid.fm Follow us: Facebook + Twitter
On their final episode of the year, Rob and Geoff look back on a sometimes unreal year in film and television, and reflect on the trends and themes that shaped the industry by revisiting some of their favourite TIFF Long Take conversations from 2017. Excerpts include: IndieWire’s Anne Thompson on the death of the old studio system (2:10); Variety’s Owen Gleiberman on Netflix and Amazon’s negative reception at Cannes (6:40); Vanity Fair’s Katey Rich, Mike Hogan, and Richard Lawson on how the Oscars view streaming services (9:25) Franklin Leonard on the importance of Moonlight (14:50) BFI Southbank’s Gaylene Gould on reframing the context of classic films (17:00); Los Angeles Times’ Tre’vell Anderson on why are studios are reluctant to finance diverse films (20:50); IndieWire’s Tom Bruggeman on what film studios could learn from the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight (24:45); The Ringer’s Adam Nayman on franchise fatigue and the decline of Summer blockbusters (29:00); Jason Blum on the economics of the genre films (36:25); TIFF’s Peter Kuplowsky and Faculty of Horror’s Alex West on why horror has thrived while the greater box office is on the decline (40:20); USC’s Professor Stacy Smith on the the data behind Hollywood sexism. (47:35); Ashley Mckenzie on working in a male created system (51:35); and Christine Kleckner and Steph Guthrie on where the film industry goes after #MeToo (54:40).
New Podcast with Actor Matt Czuchry! In this episode of "Kahnversations," we interview Matt Czuchry. After graduating college in May of 1999 with B.A. degrees in History and Political Science from College of Charleston, Matt was set on law school as his next life path. But when thinking of his true passion, he was brought back to the indelible memories of his childhood. Moments etched on his heart such as exiting a dilapidated movie theatre crying inconsolably after experiencing E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, or running around in his purple dyed underwear smashing couches while watching THE INCREDIBLE HULK on TV. When thinking of his adult life, Czuchry could not ignore the magical moments captured through story, imagination, and character that had impacted his youth with such pure happiness. This childlike love of movies and television, combined with his horrible Law School Admission Test scores, pushed Matt’s gut towards an unexpected career choice. In September of 1999, Czuchry took one of the most important risks of his life and decided to pursue a profession in acting. On a perfectly nondescript Wednesday morning, Matt filled his car with everything he owned and left his hometown in Tennessee for a new life in California. Since completing that life changing drive from Johnson City to Los Angeles, Czuchry has worked with Oscar® winners, Emmy® winners, and Tony Award® winners, while establishing himself as a leading man through credits spanning theatre, television, and film. Just one month after arriving on the West Coast, Matt found himself working with actor James Franco and writers Paul Feig, Mike White, and Judd Apatow in a small role on the critical darling FREAKS AND GEEKS. Czuchry’s work on the classic fan favorite would turn into a major guest starring arc in the DAWSON'S CREEK spinoff series titled YOUNG AMERICANS, starring actress Kate Bosworth. Although this show itself was short lived, Matt’s work on the project would garner the necessary attention to further his early career with the best creative minds in the business on television shows such as David E. Kelley’s THE PRACTICE and films like EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS, starring Scarlett Johansson. Two key television series, HACK and GILMORE GIRLS, would propel Czuchry’s early career towards leading man status. While playing swindling thief Jamie Farrel on the series HACK from 2003-2004, Matt was able to hone his craft by learning from the show’s stars, Drama Desk Award winner David Morse and Emmy® winner Andre Braugher. His work on HACK readied Czuchry for his breakout performance on the critically acclaimed hit GILMORE GIRLS. From 2005-2007 Matt embodied the role of billionaire newspaper heir Logan Huntzberger. For his work on the beloved series, Czuchry would go on to be nominated for three Teen Choice awards while gaining press in countless magazines and popularity on television sets across the globe. After completing his three year run on GILMORE GIRLS in 2007, Czuchry matured in his craft by choosing work in different genres spanning theatre, television, and film. In September of 2007, Czuchry was on stage in the title role of Third, alongside Oscar® winner Christine Lahti, in Wendy Wasserstein’s West Coast premier of the play by the same name. He followed this performance at the Geffen Theatre with a recurring arc on the Emmy® winning series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. In 2008, Matt took on the controversial lead character of Tucker Max in the movie adaptation of the New York Times best selling book, I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL. Although the public’s response to the comedy was divisive, Czuchry’s performance was lauded by critics such as Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly who wrote, “Matt Czuchry, in a star performance, plays Tucker like a Ferris Bueller who bloomed into a charming sociopath.” Czuchry’s varied performances and choices across all genres in different mediums from 2007-2008 led to an offer to play the role of a manipulative lawyer in the two-time Emmy® nominated THE GOOD WIFE. Matt's seven seasons as Cary Agos on CBS Television’s THE GOOD WIFE (2009-2016) firmly established him as a leading man and a rising star while also earning him prestigious recognition from both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety’s annual Emmy® Contenders lists in 2015. Prior to these honors Czuchry won the Entertainment Weekly Best Supporting Actor EWwy Award (2011), received nominations for three consecutive SAG Ensemble Awards (2009-2011), and also garnered the highest praises from numerous critics such as David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer who wrote “Czuchry may be the best young actor on TV.” Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic further affirmed those sentiments by stating, “Cary is played brilliantly by Czuchry with the right combination of swagger, confidence, and vulnerability.” Matt’s tireless dedication to his craft on THE GOOD WIFE, and over the course of his career, led to a defining performance on one of TV’s best shows while working alongside multiple-award winners Archie Panjabi, Christine Baranski, Julianna Margulies, Chis Noth, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Michael J. Fox, Matthew Perry, and F. Murray Abraham. In 1999, Matt Czuchry took a life changing risk by following his passion and gut to pursue his love of story, imagination, and character. Today, Czuchry surrounds himself with the great talents of stage, television, and film on some of the most desirable projects in the entertainment industry, in an effort to make his own indelible mark on the hearts of others. As Matt continues to tirelessly study his craft, he sets his sights on even greater career heights. Knowing that his past work has laid the groundwork for future success, but each new performance and project choice demands an even better excellence. You can download or subscribe to the podcast for FREE by clicking below. If you like “Kahnversations,” please leave a rating or review on our iTunes page! There are so many inspiring podcasts with fabulous stars out there. But their careers feel light years away from ours, don’t they? Wouldn’t it be great to hear from the guy who just booked his first pilot? Or the kid finally doing a studio pic after a bunch of low budget indies? Or the woman who’s been a series regular a few times but is only now becoming a name? What about the guy who’s been on a show for years and you know his face but what’shisnameagain? Or that actress who is now a freakin’ showrunner???? How’d THEY do it, right? How did they transition from relative obscurity, bartending and bottle service, to buying that house in Brentwood? We’re producing “Kahnversations,” a podcast that provides access to THOSE people -- your immediate predecessors -- so that you can learn from them while their battle scars are still fresh. In “Kahnversations,” our own Ryan Bailey interviews some of Lesly Kahn & Company’s working actors, directors, and writers in order to learn how they got started in Hollywood, the challenges and hurdles they faced, and how they overcame the odds. (They also dish out some crazy stories!) Listen in and enjoy as these entertainers speak candidly about their paths, processes, and experiences. You might even hear a bit about how Lesly and the Kahnstitute have influenced and shaped their careers.
Before Geoff heads out for Cannes, he and Rob sit down with Owen Gleiberman, Chief Film Critic at Variety, to talk about how this year's slate of films is pushing the boundaries of what people expect from the highly influential, but famously traditional festival. The three discuss the impact of bringing Jane Campion's TOP OF THE LAKE and David Lynch's TWIN PEAKS to the festival (3:30), the significance of increasing the number of female filmmakers represented in the lineup (11:25), and why this is such an important festival for Netflix (17:20). They also wonder why there are no major Hollywood studio films in competition this year (23:05), question if worlds of artistic film and popular film are further apart than ever (27:05), and make their extremely premature predictions for this year's Palme d'Or (31:05)
Adnan reviews Silence (3:05), La La Land (15:01), and Fences (19:26) and chats with Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg (25:25) and esteemed film critic Owen Gleiberman (39:12).
Film critic Owen Gleiberman and Bret Easton Ellis discuss fanboy culture, Carrie, Jonathan Demme and criticism functioning as marketing.
Jake Hampton and Chad Durham discuss Chad's self-made "actor spectrum," which aims to put representative actors and actresses from Hollywood on a timeline that moves from less talented to most talented. Jake adds his two cents on Chad's miscalculations and suggests other actors and actresses that would fit on the spectrum. Also, they discuss Knight of Cups, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the Looking movie on HBO, and Owen Gleiberman's memoir Movie Freak. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-durham8/support
OWEN GLEIBERMAN podcast excerpt: "When I first saw 'Spotlight,' I was, 'Yeah, this is great! It's feeding my nostalgia for 'All The President's Men'! It's about when newspapers mattered!' It touched all of my key passion points. But the more I thought about it, I thought it was a good move, but it wasn't great. And I did watch it a second time; if anything, it looked a little less good. The major characters could have been developed more; it's not All The President's Men."Key interview moments:• 8:30 Owen Gleiberman talks about the impact of scary, horrific movies on the souls of 12-year-old children (himself included);• 29:30 Legendary film critic Pauline Kael was an early supporter of Gleiberman's -- she recommended him for the job at 'Entertainment Weekly' -- but she was not an enduring friend to those who disagreed with her film criticism;• 54:00 "Spotlight" was a good movie, he says, but it didn't hold up upon repeat viewing.Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andelmanFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrMediaRadio
Film critic Owen Gleiberman visits The Treatment to discuss his roots in film analysis as movies helped him feel "connected" during childhood. He explains this and more in his new book Movie Freak.
Today's Guest: Owen Gleiberman, author, Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies, film critic, BBC.com, Entertainment Weekly, Boston Phoenix Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Owen Gleiberman by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of movie fans who agree with me that The Hollywood Knights is the most underrated movie of the last 40 years and that Robert Wuhl deserves the Kennedy Honors… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If you thought that Straight Outta Compton was an at times brutal account of the entertainment business, ready yourself for the all-out brawl that is Owen Gleiberman vs. Pauline Kael and Her Acolytes. Okay, I’m kidding. Mostly. OWEN GLEIBERMAN podcast excerpt: "As a college kid, I was intimidated to be around Pauline Kael, this writer that I admired. She had a personality that was domineering. From the moment I was first talking to her, I felt pressure to agree with her. She was incredibly insinuating. She gave you a sense that she believed completely and had a kind of contempt for what anyone else would think." You can LISTEN to this interview with former ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY film critic OWEN GLEIBERMAN, author of MOVIE FREAK: MY LIFE WATCHING MOVIES, by clicking the audio player above! Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies is a compelling memoir of an accidental movie critic, a young man who discovered comfort in dark theaters as a boy and never left it even as an adult. What struck me about Movie Freak was the parallel between Gleiberman’s film experiences from adolescence on to high school and into college—and my own. Part of that is our similarity in age; part is having had the good luck to be mentored and steered at critical times in our early careers. As I was reading the book, I kept telling my wife, “Replace Michigan (where Gleiberman grew up) with New Jersey and University of Michigan with University of Miami and this might as well be my life through being a freshman in college.” To which my wife would shrug, roll her eyes, and return to “Top Chef.” OWEN GLEIBERMAN podcast excerpt: "When you're at a certain age, horror can certainly scare the the sh!t out of you. There are probably 12-year-olds that sneak in to see 'Saw 4' and I can't imagine what that does to them--probably something far worse than 'Rosemary's Baby' or 'The Boston Strangler' did to me. In hindsight, the films I saw at the drive-in with my parents might have been pretty extreme but there was a certain humanity to them. It was less about the gore." Gleiberman is best known to film fans as the first film critic at a little magazine named Entertainment Weekly, a position he held for more than two decades – even though he trashed Pretty Woman. Not that I loved it either, but I wasn’t in a position to influence millions, just tens. I especially loved the backstage editorial anecdotes and sniping he shares from his time at the predominant entertainment zine in the country. The book also doesn’t shy from revealing the author’s porn addiction in college, love of cocaine as a young adult, and – for many years – his inability to commit to any woman for longer than six months. By the way, you gotta respect a man who admits his job ain’t exactly tough. Key interview moments: • 8:30 Owen Gleiberman talks about the impact of scary, horrific movies on the souls of 12-year-old children (himself included); • 29:30 Legendary film critic Pauline Kael was an early supporter of Gleiberman's -- she recommended him for the job at 'Entertainment Weekly' -- but she was not an enduring friend to those who disagreed with her film criticism; • 54:00 Spotlight was a good movie, he says, but it didn't hold up upon repeat viewing. Owen Gleiberman Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn • EW archive • IMDB • Rotten Tomatoes • Goodreads • ...
Martha Frankel’s guests this week are Barney Hoskyns, Tracey Helton Mitchell and Owen Gleiberman. They will be appearing as panelists at the Woodstock Writers Festival April 7-10, 2016.
Hey Kiddo, Your Uncle Noah loves you. Thanks for stopping by! Tonight, we're reading from Entertainment Weekly Issue #1289. It's the Ultimate Best Of 2013 list issue! Plus, a black kid calls your uncle Noah a Honky this week. No lie!