Contra Zoom Pod

On this episode Sammy Feilchenfeld joins the show to talk about the first weekend of DC Fandome that covered their upcoming movie projects. 

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On this episode we chat with Martyn Zub, a sound re-recording mixer who was nominated for two Emmys for his work on Beastie Boys Story, the brand new Apple TV+ documentary that has Mike D and Ad Rock tell the history of the band. Martyn is an accomplished sound mixer and editor who previously has worked on all three John Wick movies, both Deadpool's, Nocturnal Animals, Nightcrawler and Frozen. 

We discuss the differences between sound editing and mixing, the fear of meeting your heroes (and the Beastie Boys destroying the narrative by being awesome), the consolidation of Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing to just Best Sound starting at the Oscars this year and how working on a live show documentary compares to his usual work and much more.

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Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.

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No new episode this week, but some general housekeeping to still share.

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This year's San Deigo Comic Con couldn't be held physically this year, so they pivoted to offer their full slate of panels and presentations for free on YouTube. Sammy Feilchenfeld joins the show to discuss the reception the convention received, the two Keanu Reeves panels, all things Star Trek, the latest news on The New Mutants and much more. With Justice League and DC being absent from SDCC it leads credence to the importance of DC's Fandome late this month. 

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In our second "A History Of..." series after the success charting the rise of A24 Films, we are looking at The Criterion Collection. The company that is the premiere destination for your favourite hard to find art house flicks, out of print classics, B-movie masterpieces, retrospective boxsets and the best special features of any home video distributor. We look at their start from Janus Films back in the 1950's to being pioneers of CD-ROMs under the Voyager banner to putting out the best Laserdisc's, DVD's and BluRay's. 

What "A History Of..." would you like us to cover next? Email us at [email protected].

King Kong Commentary

Gizmodo Short Documentary

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On this episode Kelvin Harrison Jr. star of films like Waves, It Comes at Night and The Photograph joins the show to discuss his latest flick The High Note. In the movie he plays an aspiring musician named David Cliff who meets Dakota Johnson's aspiring producer character as they begin to work together and fall for each other. The film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, Bill Pullman, Marc Evan Jackson and Eddie Izzard. We talk about the differences between acting as a musician on set and in the studio, working so closely with Dakota Johnson and what Sterling K. Brown was really like on the set of Waves. You can currently rent or own digital copies of The High Note on VOD services and the film comes out on DVD and BluRay on August 11th. 

Thank you to Universal Pictures and Think Jam for setting up the interview.

I was also a guest on Episode 52 of Hawkeyes an Ethan Hawke themed podcast, out now as I discuss the 2014 Shakespearean adaptation Cymbeline (that co-starred Dakota Johnson too!) with hosts Harper Thompson and Johnathan Zavaleta. 

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In celebration of Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet coming out later this summer, we thought we would rank all ten of Nolan's previous films from worst to best. We briefly discuss his earliest available work, the short film Doodlebug as well. View Dakota's own rankings on Letterboxd. This is the first entry into a new series where we look at the complete or partial filmographies of directors and discuss their films. Send us an email [email protected] to recommend future directors to cover!

Timestamps and Rankings:

10. Insomnia 5:00-12:00

9. Memento 12:30-21:00

8. The Dark Knight Rises 22:00-29:00

7. Batman Begins 29:30-36:30

6. Following 37:00-45:00

5. Interstellar 45:00-52:00

4. The Dark Knight 53:30-58:30

3. Dunkirk 59:00-1:06:30

2. Inception 1:07:00-1:15:00

1. The Prestige 1:15:30-1:26:00

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Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.

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This week it is Dakota Arsenault's birthday! To help celebrate he names one movie per year that make up who he is as a film lover. View the entire list on Letterboxd, and send in your picks for a movie per year! Dakota of course can't count very well and actually 31 movies, but don't hold that over him.

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Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.

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On this episode Royce Benson returns after guesting on the Top Ten A24 Films, as we discuss how we are consuming media during quarantine life. That includes what new movies we've been watching and oldies we've made time for, our favourite 2020 releases so far, how Jurassic Park beat out Jaws to top the box office, when TENET will be released along with the gradual reopening of theatres, and what the future of cinema holds when things get back to normal.

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Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.

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On June 27th is Global Pride Day and we are celebrating with our favourite queer films. Sammy Feilchenfeld joins the show as we discuss our recommendations for L, G, B, T and Q+ works of art and representation and depictions of queer people in media. 

Lesbian Films

Mulholland Drive, Carol, The Kids Are All Right, The Handmaiden, Aniara, The Favourite and Booksmart

Gay Films

Call Me By Your Name, Brokeback Mountain, My Own Private Idaho, Love Simon, Boy Erased,  Beginners, The Birdcage, A Single Man, Pain and Glory and Moonlight

Bisexual Films

Y tu mamá también, This Movie is Broken, Cabaret and Atomic Blonde

Transgender Films

Dog Day Afternoon,The Danish Girl, The Matrix, Transamerica, Tangerine, Orange is the New Black, Transparent, Pose and A Fantastic Woman

Queer+ Films

Rocky Horror Picture Show, Victor/Victoria, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, But I’m A Cheerleader, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Paris is Burning, Pride, Judy, Schitt’s Creek and Queer as Folk

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Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for creating the awesome theme music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.

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Contra Zoom is proudly presented by Aesthetic Magazine.