Blank Check with Griffin & David

By Blank Check ProductionsComedy TV & Film Society & Culture Film Reviews

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Blank Check with Griffin & David episodes

January 03, 2021 Wonder Woman 1984
On the week of its release in December of 2020, Griffin and David discussed Wonder Woman 1984. Together they examine the heated online discourse, Wiig's film career post-SNL, the state of the superhero movie and of course wish stones and how they work!
Special thanks to The Great American Novel for the new studio version of the theme song! Please check out their music on Bandcamp and Spotify.

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2 hr 28 min
December 27, 2020 The Walk with J.D. Amato
In 1974 Philippe Petit performed his infamous walk between the Twin Towers. Director Robert Zemeckis many years later after discovering the story in a children's novel would create a 3D film based on this event. But most importantly in 2018, J.D. Amato appeared on Blank Check to discuss the motion picture technology of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Continuing in that tradition, J.D. returns for the third annual Talking the Walk. But this time instead of high frame rate, J.D. explores The Walk's cutting edge use of visual effects.

Music selection: "Night Break" by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

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2 hr 44 min
December 20, 2020 Flight with Olivia Craighead
After twelve years since releasing a live action film, Zemeckis comes back to the living with 2012's addiction drama, Flight. Olivia Craighead (Iconography podcast) joins #thetwofriends to discuss the misleading trailer and marketing, consider Melissa Leo, and help answer technical questions like how to roll a plane.

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2 hr 18 min
December 13, 2020 A Christmas Carol with Emily St. James
What's today? Why its Christmas Carol day! Film critic Emily St. James (Vox) returns to discuss Disney's 2009 take on the classic holiday tale. The gang talks Jim Carrey's career, the best and worst Christmas movies, and Keeping up with the Clauses.

Check out untitled slow christmas compilation volume 1!

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2 hr 25 min
December 06, 2020 Beowulf with Jordan Hoffman
This is Beowulf! Yes, in 2007, Bobby Z took the Old English epic poem and, once again using cutting edge mo-cap technology, delivered a 3-D movie that this week's guest, Jordan Hoffman, aptly describes as "resembling a PlayStation 3 cut scene". Also discussed is Crispin Glover's performance as Grendel, Angelina Jolie's hatred for this film, the background behind the Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary screenplay, and the PG-13 rating despite all the violence and horniness.

Check out Jordan's new podcast, The Dune Conversations with John and Jordan, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods!

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2 hr
November 29, 2020 The Polar Express with Joey Sims
In the final days of 2020, Blank Check enters Zemeckis' motion capture technology period with The Polar Express. Joey Sims joins as we discuss the nuance of the Train Conductor character, North Pole logic and delve into everyone's personal relationship to the holiday season and Christmas.

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2 hr
November 22, 2020 Cast Away with Nia DaCosta
Zemeckis and Hanks reunited once again. Another box office and critical success. Filmed over two years, Cast Away captures both talents performing at the top of their respective games. Writer and director, Nia DaCosta (CANDYMAN) joins BC this week to discuss the movie's legacy after 20 years, the different elements that make a story about one guy stranded on island so compelling, Wilson the volleyball, and of course extensive talk about another classic American film: Sully.

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2 hr 2 min
November 15, 2020 What Lies Beneath with Starlee Kine
The central thesis to this week's episode on What Lies Beneath: folks, they just don't make them like they used to! Starlee Kine (Election Profit Makers) joins to discuss the "grown-up" movie, the performances from Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford, where the screenwriting falls short, and the paranormal.

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2 hr 6 min
November 08, 2020 Contact with Jamie Bell
Actor, Jamie Bell joins this week to discuss 1997's Contact!

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1 hr 57 min
November 01, 2020 Forrest Gump with Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie (NY Times) returns to Blank Check to discuss Forrest Gump!

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2 hr 22 min

About Blank Check with Griffin & David

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