Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics

Listeners, film fanatics, Criterion Channel subscribers--lend us your ears! Mike and Dan come to praise the greatness of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1953 adaptation of Julius Caesar. Everyone talks about Brando in this--and rightly so--but there are many terrific performances in what Dan calls Shakespeare's Oceans 11.  So ignore that soothsayer and give it a listen--it's not the Ides of March, anyway!  

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In this short "The 90s in 90" episode, Mike talks about Kindergarten Cop as a great 90s movie that makes everyone pine for the days of insane plots and the novelty of Arnold in street clothes.  It's not a tumor--so relax and give it a listen!

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In their kickoff to Season 9, Mike and Dan examine another pair of star-crossed lovers: Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis in Peter Weir's 1995 Witness.  The many ways that this movie could have been ruined by sentimentality, the ways in which the film never cheats, and its resemblance to High Noon all come into the conversation. So put on that milking hat and give it a listen!

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In this short episode, Mike and Dan look back and select the three movies from this year's shows that they are especially glad they discovered.  At the end, they each also name one movie they saw this year that they didn't use for the show but wish they had.  Thanks for listening, everyone!

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Last December, Dan was lucky enough to speak to Sir Sean Connery about his fondest Christmas memories.  (You can listen to that here: https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/e/one-shot-dan-interviews-sean-connery/ )

We're thrilled to announce that Dan has scored another interview with the legend, who shares more memories of Christmas and also a few of his favorite songs.  Don't miss this one!  

How might a director dramatize the possession of forbidden knowledge? And how might the examination of a mystery simply reveal even more mysteries? Join Mike and Dan for a conversation about Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), a horror film (you read that correctly) that reminds them of 2001, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Don't Look Now. So memorize that poem, take off those gloves, and give it a listen!  

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In this short episode, Dan and Tim talk about Mark Robson's The Harder They Fall (1956), know by its alternate title, Bogart's Last Movie.  But, as they both say, there's no reason to give this one a pity recommendation: it's solid stuff, a terrific look at a man who leaves his shell of cynicism to do the right thing, as we've seen in that other, lesser-known Bogart film.  The fix is in--give it a listen!

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What would you give to create a work of art that dazzled everyone who saw it? What would you sacrifice? Mike and Dan talk about Christopher Nolan's The Prestige (2006) and how artistic creation and technology are like magic. So grab that chisel, bite down on the dowel, and give it a listen!  

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What would happen if you took a dial and turned up the consequences of the kind of drinking we see in movies all the time? You'd have Blake Edwards' Days of Wine and Roses (1962), his harrowing look at a marriage torn apart by alcoholism. "The journey to recovery" genre is still decades away, and Mike and Dan praise Jack Lemmon's, Lee Remick's, and Jack Klugman's performances in a film that stands the history of Hollywood drinking on its ear. This is a grim episode for a grim film, so pour a cup of black coffee before you give it a listen.  

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If you were a producer and a writer pitched a script to you that was a thriller about the delivery of apples, would you greenlight it? Mike and Dan praise Jules Dassin's Thieves' Highway (1949) as one of the best examples of a film that shouldn't work but does, because it follows every rule of terrific screenwriting, directing, and acting. The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Road Warrior all come into the conversation about what makes a film that sounds preposterous work so incredibly well. How you like them apples?  

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