Under the Wheels

EPISODE 9: Poor Pathfinding


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If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element You can download the episode here! Austin, Gabe, and Matt extensively review Pathfinder! Has this film aged well, like a fine wine? You’ll find the answer in the episode! They also talk about the “Ex-WB Employee Letter” that went viral when Suicide Squad was released. They talk about Batman v. Superman again, Austin makes himself sound stupid, the guys repeat themselves constantly, they figure out the point when Christopher Nolan became “cinema god”, compare Zach Snyder to Michael Bay career-wise, how there is always a token boxing movie released every year, the trajectory of Daniel Day Lewis’s career (including the movie Nine), politics of good directors directing superhero movies, Zach Snyder directing slow movies, the philosophy of the unrated cut, Austin and Matt totally sidetrack the episode talking about college, third cinema and foreign cinema, the Hollywood formula, how British humor and American Humor aren’t all that different, the evolution of the Lord of the Rings, and end by getting really film-school nerd (including critiques of The Artist).Here’s an interview with Karl Urban where he says the director is off his rocker: http://movies.about.com/od/pathfinder/a/pathfinder32207.htmThe director of Pathfinder, Marcus Nispel, has also directed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Frankenstein from 2004, Friday the 13th remake, Conan the Barbarian from 2011, and Exeter from 2014.Gordon Willis Jr., the cinematographer of The Godfather, passed away May 18, 2004. He also did Annie Hall and Manhattan, and his work was famous for its underexposition. Matthew does a bad job and uses all the wrong words when talking about this in the podcast, but instead of contrast he meant exposure.Some tidbits about Nine: it had mixed reactions from critics but it was nominated for nine Academy Awards. Daniel Day Lewis got the role after Javier Bardem dropped out (Robert Downey Jr. dropped out of Oz, the Great and Powerful); Antonio Banderas starred in the revival of the project on stage, but was never asked to be the lead of the movie (to which he was disappointed).La Roue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Roue. Be prepared, this movie is very… hard to get through.Best. Line. Ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BpcArRYTpE
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