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By Jim Masessa & Adam Uhrich
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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.
Adam and Jim have finally tunneled out of their respective trash heaps to discuss the 2008 Pixar film Wall-E.
Wall-E - Criterion
Directing
Andrew Stanton, (Writer / Director)
Cheers (1982-1993)
Misc
Team Deakins podcast
Roger and James Deakins’ closet picks - Criterion Youtube channel
Safety Last! (1923)
Häxan (1922)
Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag - Every Frame a Painting
Psych - High Noon-ish (Season 4 episode 3) - Buster Keaton gag
Taylor Kitsch movies:
John Carter (2012)
Based on the book A Princess of Mars
Battleship (2012)
Apple MacInTalk
Criterion On The Couch - episode #4 - Brazil
Hello Dolly (1969)
Heat (1995)
2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Subspace Rhapsody (Season 2 episode 9) - Status Report
Foundation (2021)- Apple TV
Weta's "Massive" software
A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again - David Foster Wallace
The Tank Chair - by Brad Soden
Join Adam and Jim as they have an old friend for dinner, and discuss the 1991 crime thriller, The Silence of The Lambs.
The Silence of The Lambs - Criterion
Directing
Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen (Writer / Director)
Philadelphia (1993)
Something Wild (1986)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Acting
Jodie Foster - Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn - Jack Crawford
Ted Levine - Buffalo Bill
Brooke Smith - Catherine Martin
Anthony Heald - Dr. Frederick Chilton
Darla - Precious (the dog)
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto - Director of Photography
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Gladiator (1992)
The Sixth Sense (1989)
Music / Audio
Howard Shore - Score
That Thing You Do! (1996)
High Fidelity (2000)
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001)
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
American Girl - Tom Petty
Misc
Team Deakins podcast - episode 93
Interview with Sound Designer Skip Lievsay
First Aid Fail - The Office
Donaghy can’t read Kenneth at Poker - 30 Rock
Spooky Sunday Funday - You’re The Worst
A seedy Texas bar, a dangerous love affair, and a murder-for-hire gone bad. What’s there not to love? Join Adam and Jim on their examination of Joel and Ethan Coen’s first feature-length movie, Blood Simple.
Blood Simple - Criterion
Directing
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Writer / Director)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Fargo (1996)
Acting
John Getz - Ray
Frances McDormand - Abby
Dan Hedaya - Julian Marty
M. Emmet Walsh - Loren Visser
Samm-Art Williams - Meurice
Cinematography
Barry Sonnenfeld - Director of Photography
Raising Arizona (1987)
Big (1988)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Music / Audio
Carter Burwell - Score
Rob Roy (1995)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Serenity (2005)
It’s The Same Old Song - The Four Tops
Misc
Paul Thomas Anderson (Director)
Magnolia (1999)
“Raining frogs” scene
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Master (2012)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Longing to get outdoors? Looking for an escape from your home office? Then head on out to the ballgame with Adam and Jim. This time they’re heading out to see the Durham Bulls in Ron Shelton’s 1988 iconic sports dramedy, Bull Durham.
Pocket Casts - Addressing Racism
Bull Durham - Criterion
Directing
Ron Shelton (Writer / Director)
White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
Blue Chips (Writer) (1994)
Tin Cup (1996)
Acting
Crash Davis - Kevin Costner
The Big Chill (1983)
Criterion On The Couch episode #002
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Field of Dreams (1989)
For the Love of The Game (1999)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Waterworld (1995)
Tin Cup (1996)
The Postman (1997)
Annie Savoy - Susan Sarandon
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Ebby Calvin ‘Nuke’ LaLoosh - Tim Robbins
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Mystic River (2003)
Skip (Manager) - Trey Wilson (died 1 year later in 1989)
Love Is A Battlefield (Pat Benatar’s Dad) (1983)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Twins (1988)
Jimmy (the religious one) - William O’Leary
Marty Taylor (Tim’s youngest brother) - Home Improvement (1991 - 1999)
Millie - Jenny Robertson
Maggie Winters (1998 -1999 TV Series)
Rude Awakening (1998 -2001 TV Series)
Reno 911! (2003 - )
Other baseball movies
The Natural (1984)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Sandlot (1993)
Rookie of The Year (1993)
Little Big League (1994)
Angels in The Outfield (1994)
Cinematography
Bobby Byrne - Director of Photography
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Mad About You (1992-2019)
Music / Audio
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
Only A Memory - The Smithereens
Born To Be Bad - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
I Idolize You - Ike & Tina Turner
Middle of Nowhere - House of Schock
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
I Got Loaded - Los Lobos
When will I be loved - The Everly Brothers
Centerfield - John Fogerty
Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward & The Dominoes
A Woman Loves A Man - Joe Cocker
Misc
The real Durham Bulls
Lock your doors, hide your kids, and stay inside. There’s a murderer on the loose! Join Adam and Jim as they hunt the elusive killer that has all of Berlin in a panic. In episode 23 we’re discussing the 1931 “talkie” classic from director Fritz Lang: M.
M - Criterion
Directing
Director: Fritz Lang
Metropolis (1927)
Acting
Peter Lorre (Hans Beckert)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Criterion On The Couch episode #005
Casablanca (1942)
Ellen Wildmann (Frau Beckmann)
Inge Landgut (Elsie Beckmann)
Otto Wernicke (Inspector Karl Lohmann)
Theodor Loos (Inspector Groeber)
Gustaf Gründgens (Schränker)
Friedrich Gnaß (Franz)
Cinematography
Fritz Arno Wagner (Cinematography)
Nosferatu (1922)
Music
Adolf Jansen (Sound)
Titanic (1943) Propaganda film by Germany
Paul Falkenberg (Sound editor)
Vampyr (1932)
In the Hall of The Mountain King - Trent Reznor, The Social Network (2011)
Twisted Nerve - Bernard Herrmann, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Theme from Jaws - John Williams, (1975)
Other
Based on Peter Kurten, “The Vampire of Düsseldorf” aka “The Düsseldorf Monster.”
Join Adam, and Jim as they delve down the incinerator chute, on the mine car, through the tunnels to the power plant, under the steam engine and into the cistern through the intake pipe. That’s right, in episode 22 it’s time to retake The Rock along with special guest: former U.S. Navy Seal - Joe.
The Rock - Criterion
Directing
Director: Michael Bay
Armageddon (1998)
Criterion On The Couch episode #019
Acting
John Patrick Mason - Sean Connery
Also Executive produced
Stanley Goodspeed - Nicolas Cage
General Francis X. Hummel Ed Harris
F.B.I. Director Womack - John Spencer
Tom Baxter - David Morse
Ernest Paxton - William Forsythe
Chief Justice - Philip Baker Hall
Bookman the Library Cop - Seinfeld (1989)
Senator Matt Hunt - 3 episodes of The West Wing (1999)
Commander Anderson - Michael Biehn
Carla Pestalozzi - Vanessa Marcia
Marvin Isherwood - Todd Louiso
Dick - High Fidelity (2000)
Captain Frye - Gregory Sporleder
Marine Captain Hendrix - John C. McGinley
Dr. Perry Cox - Scrubs (2001)
Private McCoy - Steve Harris
Sergeant Crisp - Bokeem Woodbine
Captain Darrow - Tony Todd
CIA Director Graham - Chuck (2007)
Francis Reynolds - Willie Garson
Jade Angelou - Claire Forlani
Mystery Men (1999)
The President - Stanley Anderson
Music
Hans Zimmer
Pirates of The Caribbean (2003)
Rocket Man - Elton John
A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
Leaving On A Jet Plane - Frank Sinatra
Other Media
Put the bunny back in the box: is Nicolas Cage the best actor since Marlon Brando? - Steve Rose, The Guardian
Get out your vision boards and lock up your jewelry! In episode #21 Adam and Jim are discussing the 1981 classic heist movie, Thief. (starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann)
Thief - Criterion
Directing
Director: Michael Mann
Miami Vice (2006)
Manhunter (1986)
Heat (1995)
Acting
Frank - James Caan
The Godfather (1972)
Las Vegas (2003-2007)
Elf (2003)
Jessie - Tuesday Weld
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1962)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Barry - Jim Belushi
According to Jim (2001-2009)
Okla - Willie Nelson
Leo - Robert Prosky
The Natural (1984)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Mechanic # 3 - John Kapelos
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Music
Tangerine Dream
Thief soundtrack
Craig Safan
Confrontation
Other Criterion on The Couch episodes
Episode #16: The Breakfast Club
Apple
Stitcher
Other Media
The Home Invaders:Confessions of A Cat Burglar
By Frank Hohimer
Other Movies
The American (2010)
Featuring George Clooney
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Featuring John Belushi
Spider-Man (2002)
Featuring Toby Maguire
School’s out for summer! Break out the 8-tracks, put on your favorite bell bottoms, and join Adam and Jim as they travel back to May 28, 1976 to get Dazed and Confused.
Dazed and Confused - Criterion
Directing
Director: Richard Linklater
Where’d You Go Bernadette (2019)
BoyHood (2014 - Criterion)
Before Sunrise / Sunset / Midnight (1995, 2004, 2013 - Criterion)
Slacker (1991 - Criterion)
Acting
Randall “Pink” - Jason London
To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
Aerosmith videos for Crazy and Amazing
Pickford - Shawn Andrews
Mitch - Wiley Wiggins
Don - Sasha Jenson
29 years old when the movie came out.
O’Bannion - Ben Affleck
Wooderson - Matthew McConaughey
Mike - Adam Goldberg
How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days (with Matthew McConaughey)
Slater - Rory Cochran
Empire Records
Simone - Joey Lauren Adams
Michelle - Milla Jovovich
The Fifth Element
Resident Evil
Darla - Parker Posey
Cynthia - Marissa Ribisi
Pleasantville
Clint - Nicky Klatt
Hirshfelder (Mitch’s friend) - Jeremy Fox
Gilmore Girls, Dawson’s Creek, Beverly Hills 90210
Music
Dazed and Confused Soundtrack
iTunes
Spotify
Other Media
Recent interview on The Guardian with Richard Linklater and Wiley Wiggins
Other Movies
American Graffiti (1973)
Directed by George Lucas
The Big Chill (1983)
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
It’s the end of the world, and you’re all invited! Join Adam and Jim and a group of roughneck oil drillers as they travel to the edge of space (and their sanity) in order to save the Earth from Armageddon.
Armageddon - Criterion
Director: Michael Bay
Bad Boys
The Rock
Acting:
Harry Stamper: Bruce Willis
Grace Stamper: Liv Tyler
The Leftovers
A.J. Frost: Ben Affleck
Dan Truman: Billy Bob Thornton
Chick: Will Patton
Rockhound: Steve Buscemi
Lev Andropov: Peter Stormare
Steve and Peter previously appeared together in the 1996 movie Fargo
Colonel Willie Sharp: William Fichtner
Oscar: Owen Wilson
The Royal Tenenbaums
Bear: Michael Clark Duncan
Jennifer Watts: Jessica Steen
Flight Director Clark: Chris Ellis
Apollo 13
That Thing You Do
Psychologist: Udo Kier
Melancholia
Guest Comedians
Eddie Griffin
Mark Curry
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper
Movies:
Independence Day
Deep Impact
The Right Stuff
Cinematography:
5 Things That Happen In Every Michael Bay Movie(including slow motion)
Music:
Bon Jovi - Mister Big Time
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Ben Affleck sings “Leaving On A JetPlane” to Liv Tyler
The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.