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With the new film from Hirokaza Koreeda, Sheep in the Box, the talk of buzz from Cannes sets the tone on a film's response and how that effects its release; regardless of it's quality. In the same breath is talk of the previous year's nominees for the Palme d'Or with mentions of films including Eddington, The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value. From there, Something Weird Video wraps the episode up with brief mention of Fun in Balloon Land, the 1971 documentary Red White & Blue and I Am Curious (Yellow.)

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The first edition of the book, A New History of Documentary Film brings to mind some of the genre's notable and most important films including Nanook of the North, The Thin Blue Line and Supersize Me to name a few. Discussing various of these documentaries as well as returning to the work of of Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin. Ending the episode is talk of the gradually repetitive and disappointing filmography of Wes Anderson and the film that brought him out strong, Bottle Rocket.

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Also available on Youtube.With the combined efforts of Anthony Spinelli's attention to detail and John Leslie's effortless charisma, we look at the 1980 motormouth film, Talk Dirty to Me. Also featuring Richard Pacheco, Sharon Kane, Jesie St. James, Juliet Anderson and Cris Cassidy.Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

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The Criterion Channel's July offerings include two wonderful curated playlists of films. Included are the work of Harry Dean Stanton with films like Ride in the Whirlwind, Repo Man and Paris, Texas. The other are the underseen films films starring Ninon Sevilla with Aventurera and Carita de Cielo to name a few. The talk of Terrence Mallick continues with his 2017 film, Song to Song and some talk of Nicolas Winding-Refn's return t feature film, Her Private Hell.

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Having just talked not too long ago about some of the film highlights of 2026 come three more worth mentioning including Gail Daughtry and The Celebrity Sex Pass, Night Nurse and Rose of Nevada. From there, looking at Brian De Palma's ill fated, Bonfire of the Vanities and some talk of his filmography as a whole. Is a director's worth by the sum or by the quantity? Discussing the films of George A. Romero settles it.

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Surrounded by films and short on time. Discussing some recent Criterion and Vinegar Syndrome pickups including Jonathan Glazers, Birth and Faces of Death. Highlighting the episode is talk of S. Craig Zahler's, Dragged Across Concrete, his filmography and his future work.

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After discussing some of the strongest films of 2026 last week, here are mentioning a few stragglers worth bringing up in the conversation. Concluding the episode is the strange future of Sony eliminating physical releases for their games and what that could mean for Blu Rays and beyond.

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With the first half of the year in the rearview, have the films of 2026 been satisfactory or disappointing? Discussing some of the highlights of the year so far.

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From the book Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman comes talk of Dennis Hopper in the 1970s. The rise of Easy Rider, the fall of The Last Movie and the aftermath of Tracks and Out of the Blue.

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With wrapping up Sam Wasson's novel, The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood; the films of the early 70s are brought to mind. The works of Jack Nicholson, Hal Ashby, Robert Towne, Roman Polanski and more are discussed. Headlining is talk of Mike Nichols', Carnal Knowledge as well as the seemingly unfounded comparisons to a contemporary "New Hollywood."

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