Arthouse Legends Podcast

In 1962, Universal Pictures released the film version of Harper Lee's wildly successful bestseller, now American Classic tale of two children living in the heart of Jim Crow south and their father who faces adversity in defending an innocent African American on trial for rape. The film would go on to be a classic in its own right, but does it belong in that pantheon? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster take a seat in the balcony to find out.

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In 1988, Italian Art House Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci proposed a film with the Chinese government to tell the story of the last proclaimed emperor of The Forbidden Kingdom who started his reign at 2 and whose last days were spent as a peasant gardener. Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, but does this film deserve those awards or should it be sent to a life of obscurity?

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In 2001, action director Antoine Fuqua teamed up with legendary actor Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke to tell the story of an ambitious rookie police officer who's being lead through the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles Police Department's Narcotics Division by a charasmatic and dangerous head detective. What no one expected was that Washington's performance would catapult him to winning his second Oscar and first as lead actor. But does the film earn the glory or does it deserve lonely death at the side of the road? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster roll out to investigate.

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In 2007, an indie musical came out of the film festivals to massive critical acclaim and quickly garnered a popular following that eventually elevated it's two non-actor leads into musical sensations and Academy Award winners and their story into a Tony Winning musical. Once tells the story of an Irish busker who befriends a young pianist and make great music together. But does the film fall slowly or drop like dead weight? Eric, Kent & Lobster kiss the Blarney Stone to find out.

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In 2014, media sensation Oprah Winfrey helped get a film project about Martin Luther King Jr.'s turbulent campaign in Selma, Alabama off the ground. For the director's chair, she selected young indie filmmaker Ava Duvernay. With a cast rounded with classically trained British actors and a plethora of established names in small roles, Selma became a media darling and a three-time Oscar nominee, yet only winning one for best original song. But does Selma find glory for its subject matter or does it deserve to get lost in the sands of time? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster head south to find out.

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Concluding this year's Arthouse Rejects is a listener selection about a family man trapped in a very twisted day with his family at Walt Disney World. Escape From Tomorrow is as well known by how they made the movie more than the movie itself as the filmmakers used guerilla tactics to film inside the park without permits a film is is very much not family friendly. But does the outcome warrant more acclaim than the critics gave it credit or does the film deserve a strong dose of Cat Flu? MovieDude Eric, Kent, Lobster and special guest Jesse whose selection is what is being discussed.

Music: "Poofy Reel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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For nearly 20 years after Frank Herbert's epic space saga Dune reached bookshelves, talks of making a film version had been in the winds. But it would be powerhouse producer Dino DeLarentiis who would eventually get the project completed with up and coming cinema visionary David Lynch. After rumbings of dissatisfaction on the set and between director and producer, Lynch's vision of an alien world hundreds of thousands of years into the future where a mystical prophesy could be the key to a galactic power struggle came to the screen. The resulting mob of hate from fans and critics alike would drive Lynch away from big budget film productions for good. But did the film deserve to be eaten by monster worms or could this film be misunderstood? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Jonolobster awaken the sleeper to find out.

Music: "Poofy Reel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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1997 a golden year in films with such titles as L.A. Confidential and Titanic. The Man Who Knew Too Little was NOT one of those films. Starring Bill Murray during his mid-90s slump, this British farcical comedy about a dim-witted American caught up in international intrigue left critics cold and audiences colder. But were they wrong to turn their back on this film or should it have been left in a nameless ditch? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster find out.

Music: "Poofy Reel" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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In 2015, Arthouse Legends recorded fifty-two episodes of classic and independent films. Looking back on the year, the MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster lament over the best, the worst and the most unique of the lot as well as a taste of what is to come in 2016, including the winner of the Listener's Choice to be recorded later this month. What makes the grade or gets left in the dust? Find out as the Year of the Future gets the send-off it deserves.

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As a final farewell to 2015, the gentlemen of Arthouse Legends is discussing one of the year's most discussed films with the stars of the year's most successful film. When a young man is invited to the secluded home of his genius employer, he it invited to partake in an experiment to test the world's first AI automaton. But soon he finds himself caught in a game with unexpected consequences. But does this award-winning film deserve the applause it is getting or should it be deleted from existence? MovieDude Eric, Kent & Lobster collect their keycards to find out.

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