Did Mookie do the right thing? I don't know if I'm qualified to answer that. I'm not sure if Spike Lee is as interested in answering that as he is in you recognizing not just how you answered, but why you answered that way. It may have been Do the Right Thing that solidified Spike Lee's status as an "angry" filmmaker, but was he really angry or just telling us something we didn't want to hear?

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Don't call it a comeback - call it round 2! Rudie Obias returns to I Do Movies Badly to discuss a filmmaker that swings the pendulum in the opposite direction from Whit Stillman - Spike Lee. Rudie and Jim discuss the proud, incendiary New Yorker, why being an angry filmmaker can often be justified, and how audiences of any and racial and socio-economic backgrounds can still get something from his films - even if they can't relate.

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In this episode, Jim says farewell to The Tramp with the film that said farewell to The Tramp, Modern Times. The partial talkie cinematic masterpiece encapsulated everything that audiences had come to know and love about Chaplin, The Tramp, and silent film while simultaneously - and boldly - prognosticating the political and artistic futures of American society."Modern Times: Exit the Tramp" by Saul Austerlizt: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1656-modern-times-exit-the-tramp

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"A picture with a smile - and perhaps, a tear." There are no more appropriate words that Chaplin could have chosen to begin The Kid, a masterpiece that recognizes how thin the line is between comedy and tragedy and that so magnificently displays how far Chaplin had come as a director in control of every aspect of storytelling.

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Short episode for a short film that isn't short on charm. In this abbreviated episode, Jim discusses how, in less than 30 minutes, The Tramp tells an efficient, effective story that speaks to the power and longevity of comedy, arguably the oldest genre cinema has to offer.To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification:- [email protected] battleshippretension.com/category/idmb- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

Welcome to 2016, everybody, and welcome to Charles Epting of Silent Film Quarterly who joins Jim to discuss silent films and the iconographic Charlie Chaplin. Kick off the new year right by listening to the boys discuss the creative hurdles and victories of early filmmakers, the allure to silent film the age of sound, the evolution of the iconic Tramp character, and how Chaplin differentiated himself as the "mad genius" of silent film comedians.To follow the work of Charles Epting:- http://silentfilmquarterly.com/- facebook.com/silentfilmquarterlyTo follow along on the path toward cinematic edification:- [email protected] battleshippretension.com/category/idmb- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/NolanFixesTeeth

On this very special year end episode of I Do Movies Badly, Gavin Mevius of The Midtown Comics Podcast joins Jim for some witty banter and a discussion of some of the most surprising, worst, and best films that Jim's covered in the past calendar year of the podcast. What movies stole Jim's heart? What movies caught Jim off guard? What movies do Jim wish he could permanently expunge from his conscious and subconscious mind? All that and more in the 2015 Year In Review!Happy New Year to everyone and best wishes for a blessed 2016!

Wait - this isn't an episode about Remember the Night. It must be a Christmas miracle! Specifically, it's a Christmas miracle emanating from 34th Street in midtown Manhattan. Remember the Night proved to be hard to get a hold of, so Jim substituted the original Miracle on 34th Street, an absolutely delightful tale about a journey from skepticism into belief, even if the execution is a little muddled. To take this journey, stream it on Amazon, Vudu, or iTunes. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, peace on earth and good will to everyone! To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification:- [email protected] battleshippretension.com/category/idmb- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

With more adaptations of A Christmas Carol than we probably either want or need, what is it that makes this one so special? In this episode, Jim discusses why the combination of Alastair Sim and infidelity to the source material make this 1951 film the definitive iteration of the countless adaptations of Charles Dickens' literary classic.

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Bathed in the colored glow of his modest Christmas tree, Jim admits how pleasantly surprised he was after finally seeing the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, for the first time. In this episode, Jim talks about the subtle darkness present in this otherwise uplifting film, the universal truth of George Bailey as a man of perpetual compromise, and how after almost 70 years, It's a Wonderful Life's staying power is due in part to how it can appeal to both liberals and conservatives.

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