At the Movies in the Noughties

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On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson takes a trip to Tokyo to sample some Suntory whiskey, but this spectacular tourist spot is leaving him a little confused, he's going to need a translator for Sofia Coppola's shoegaze romantic-dramedy Lost in Translation (2003)!

His special guest helping him understand the meaning behind the words is Sam Stokes, host of Reel Talk, Den of Ten, One Rules Them All, and the upcoming Last Take!

Together they find much to appreciate in a mature adult drama such as the infamous 36-second opening of Scarlett Johannson's 17-year-old behind, racial humour as these Americans just can't understand Japanese, and then actually admire the wealth and complexity of Coppola's writing of two adults finding themselves in each other while emotionally adrift in a foreign land.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Sam Stokes

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

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Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

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"You're so dead, you don't even know it."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson takes a trip to Texas to sample the sweet meats you can only find off the beaten path and the southern hospitality is putting me at ease, surely this is the last place to expect The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)!

His special guest is the returning Mark McManus, a voice behind At the Movies in the 90s, The Collector's Commentary, and Podmetheus!

Together they tackle the shocking truth to one of the defining horror remakes of the 00s as well as smashing through the entire list of films that followed, they get into the film itself and the "Hollywoodised" look thanks to the very same cinematographer of the original, and Mark brings the take that will leave listeners spooked this Halloween!!!

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Mark McManus

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/atthenoughties⁠⁠⁠

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

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Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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"I'm twelve. But I've been twelve for a long time."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson travels on over to chilly Sweden to befriend a couple of kids who might not be alright. In fact, one of them might be psychotic and the other an immortal vampire, but the pair are an odd match and so we find ourselves in a horrific meet cute coming of age story, it's Tomas Alfredson's 2009 critically acclaimed Let The Right One In!

His special guest this week is Robert Heath, co-host of BritCom Goes to the Movies, the podcast about British comedy shows, creative teams and comedians making the transition from the small to big screen.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

⁠⁠twitter.com/absolutetravist⁠⁠

Guest

Robert Heath⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/robertcheath

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

⁠⁠twitter.com/atthenoughties⁠⁠

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

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Twitter: ⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠

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Website: ⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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"Those guys have been frozen in ice for millions of years. Wouldn't you be a little horny?"

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson needs to science some science in order to save the day from two colossal beasts waking up from an ice bath and resuming their almighty grudge match. It's a mega shark versus a giant octopus in Ace Hannah's (Jack Perez's) 2009 b-movie Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus!

His special guest this week is Mark Adams! A wrestling commentator, celebrant, and podcaster at Shipwrecked & Comatose, It's Reel to Me Damnit, and ChuckyVision... yes, Mark's my co-host over on my other show!

Together they mix coloured liquids in order to figure out the science behind modern day b-movies and why this film deserves to be held up against the pantheon of veritable classics on this podcast. Promising leads are the muscial career of actress Debbie Gibson, a positive interracial romance, some wonderful special effects on a tight schedule, and the online virality of the trailer itself.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

⁠twitter.com/absolutetravist⁠

Guest

Mark Adams

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/markadamshc.bsky.social⁠

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

⁠twitter.com/atthenoughties⁠

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠

Twitter: ⁠@filmstories⁠

Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories

Website: ⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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"Turn the right corner in Sin City, and you can find anything..."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson revisits the old days, the bad days, the all or nothing days. 2005 that is where the dark and miserable Basin City houses three anti-heroes capable of great violence with the will to fight against the overwhelming corruption. It's an all star cast all hanging out on a greenscreen, it's Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's Sin City!

His special guest this week is Mark Adams! A wrestling commentator, celebrant, and podcaster at Shipwrecked & Comatose, It's Reel to Me Damnit, and ChuckyVision... yes, Mark's my co-host over on my other show!

Together they traverse through the grit and grime of this explosive noir tale to praise the A-list actors, tackle all the controversial R-rated subject matter, Robert Rodriguez's cheap, fast, and beautiful direction, and find any opportunity to take pot shots at the disappointing sequel!

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

twitter.com/absolutetravist

Guest

Mark Adams

https://bsky.app/profile/markadamshc.bsky.social

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories

Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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"There's a bunny inside every woman."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson just woke up from a coma to find this a comedy dude he liked is now making horror movies!? We're going back for Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore's 2009 Miss March!

His special guest this week is... well, nobody! It's a special episode as Dev flies solo to tackle a movie that nobody he knows had heard of, but nevertheless is somewhat significant given the recent success of Zach Cregger. Will this be the start of more guestless ventures? Perhaps, if he can find the time.

Dev has been a huge fan of The Whitest Kids U'Know since the 00s but never caught this raunchy road trip comedy co-written, co-directed, and co-starring two of them. Together we'll learn why this isn't a WKUK movie, how Playboy wasn't involved until test audiences wanted more, how the creators have dealt with the devastating reviews, and just maybe we'll have some laughs.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

twitter.com/absolutetravist

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I'm here because I was in the comic book.."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson learns a little french and a lot about friendship when a struggling band from Riverdale makes it big. The sisterhood bond Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Valorie (Rosario Dawson), and Melody (Tara Reid) is put to the test when their new agents Wyatt (Alan Cumming) and Fiona (Parker Posey) are using their music to subliminally sell products to teenagers. All this and more in Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan's 2001 Josie and The Pussycats!

His special guest this week is Ashley Thomas! A writer at Fangirlish, and consummate podcaster with Podcast-616, We Are Starfleet, and Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works, she also has her personal passion of music all thanks to this very fun movie.

Together they laugh along with the litany of great meta and silly jokes and wonder why critics couldn't find this funny, praise the particular outstanding pairing of Cumming and Posey, bop their heads to the genuinely decent music to appreciate the real artists behind the fictional band, and move swiftly past the negative release reviews and into the more current reappraisal still in effect today!

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Ashley Thomas

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Welcome to Old Navy."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson had the pick of all the decade and went with this. Eddie Murphy plays a tiny alien who visits Earth inside a spaceship shaped like Eddie Murphy... Him and his crew need to recover a special orb that will drain our oceans for their survival, but Elizabeth Banks and her child show them the complexities and heart worth saving. There's also some jokes because it's meant to be a comedy, it's the 2008 Meet Dave.

His special guest this week is Rob Turnbull! Co-host of You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast, and the brand new DCU focused Podcast 52, Rob is also an ardent fan of all things Eddie Murphy and watched every one of his '00s films at the movies, he never said he loves all of them.

Together they run through the filmography of Eddie and whether Meet Dave is especially great or terrible in comparison to his output, consider just how hard he was working in this and the myriad of ways the script lets him down, contemplate on whether these high-concept fantasy movies are an attempt to elevate him from the expectations of a black comedian, and even question if a Meet Dave remake is worth it...

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

twitter.com/absolutetravist

Guest

Rob Turnbull

twitter.com/Forducks

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

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Twitter: @filmstories

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Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson doesn't need to pretend to be dying to get a guest on to discuss this incredible movie. The tragicomedy follows three fantastical child prodegies of the Tenenbaum family who all suffer from midlife crisises just as their absent father Royal announces his cancer in an effort to make up for lost time. Hiding behind the pastel artefice are powerfully complex emotions which paved the way for Wes Anderson's career, it's the 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums.

His special guest this week is Violet Hammond! Co-host of Movieversaries and Three Circles, and relentless guest on many more podcasts, she also grew up in New York and knows the film like the back of her hand.

Together they cover the emotional highs and lows of this family, debate blame and acceptance of their quirks, explore the bevy of takes and readings of Wes' writings, consider the fantasy NYC compared to the realities of 2001, and of course pay tribute to the incredible Gene Hackman by finding the real heart behind the mythic gossip surrounding his performance.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

twitter.com/absolutetravist

Guest

Violet Hammond

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

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Twitter: @filmstories

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Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"But remember the risk of cheating the plan... you don't even want to f*** with that MacDaddy."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson has a premonition he's about to enjoy the start of a franchise that still has great films coming out right now. What started as a pitch to The X-Files became a blockbuster shocker as a teen prevents him and his classmates from boarding a doomed plane, only to find Death is still after them in James Wong's 2000 horror Final Destination.

His special guest this week saw it in the cinemas 25 years ago! It's Adrian Smith, a media teacher, lecturer, commentary starrer, and podcaster for Wild, Wild Podcast also on the Film Stories network.

They've avoided major disaster but will they pick up all the clues in order to fully discuss this inventive splatter thriller? The realness of the deaths are compared to sequels, Clear's strange psychic abilities are acknowledged, the potential counter forces of Death in the supernatural realm are considered, and perhaps the design for this podcast was always to keep reminding us of that tragedy...

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

twitter.com/absolutetravist

Guest

Adrian Smith

twitter.com/retroramblings

Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories

Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.