It

may be one of the most accessible Bergman films, but that doesn't mean

Jim didn't have his struggles with it. In this discussion of Wild Strawberries (the

third attempt), Jim admits the hurdles he had to overcome to record the

episode (his own idiocy at calling an actor by the wrong name aside),

including the inner conflict he had between hosting a film

podcast while not having any real clue as to what he's supposed to talk

about, and audience takeaway vs. filmmaker intention."Wild Strawberries: Where is the Friend I Seek?" by Mark Le Fanu: http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2795-wild-strawberries-where-is-the-friend-i-seekTo follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- [email protected] facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

It's a new month, which means it's a new filmmaker with whom Jim can familiarize himself on I Do Movies Badly. October has been dedicated to Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, and Josh Long of More Than One Lesson does his best to overcome some tech hiccups and edify Jim on the existentially angsty director. Along the way, the boys horribly mispronounce some Swedish names with umlauts, ponder what a Bergman film with The Swedish Chef would look like and discuss the resonance Bergman may have to someone who grew up in a Christian household before arriving at the three recommendations: Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966) and Fanny and Alexander (1982).To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- [email protected] twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

To follow the work of Josh Long:- morethanonelesson.com- itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/more-than-one-lesson/- twitter.com/thejoshlong- http://letterboxd.com/thejoshlong/

In the final episode of Jim's David Mamet assignment, he reviews the 2004 thriller, Spartan, a mostly successful attempt at capturing the paranoia and distrust of the 21st century American government and Exhibit B in the case for Val Kilmer's acting abilities (Exhibit A, of course, being Kiss Kiss Bang Bang).To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- [email protected] http://battleshippretension.com/category/idmb/- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

The sophomore episode of I Do Movies Badly sees Jim tackle his latest challenge, profuse sweat. Oh, and also, he weight in on David Mamet's 2000 film, State and Main, an endlessly quotable ensemble comedy that - dare we say it? - seems to capture the noted cynic at the apex of contentment. To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- [email protected] http://battleshippretension.com/category/idmb/- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

In his maiden voyage out on his own, Jim struggles overcomes the raucousness of the 40th birthday party taking place down in the bar outside of his apartment to weigh in on his first assignment, David Mamet's 1987 directorial debut, House of Games, a visual and thematic homage to noir thrillers of the 30s and 40s that's only slightly tainted by nepotism. To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- [email protected] http://battleshippretension.com/category/idmb/- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

In this inaugural episode of I Do Movies Badly, host Jim Rohner is joined by Tyler Smith of Battleship Pretension to discuss the vision for the podcast and why a man who owns up to such cinematic ignorance would publicize it by making a podcast. Along the way, Jim likely shoots his credibility in the foot by making an awkward gay joke and speaking for an extended period of time into the wrong side of the microphone while Tyler talks about what he enjoys about the films of playwright turned writer/director turned curmudgeon David Mamet and lays out for Jim the three films he films most typifies Mamet's style: House of Games (1987), State and Main (2000) and Spartan (2004). To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification with I Do Movies Badly:- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- [email protected] twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth To follow the work of Tyler Smith:- battleshippretension.com- morethanonelesson.com- facebook.com/BattleshipPretension- twitter.com/MoreLessons