Literate Cinephiles

Spring Break has officially broken the Literate Cinephiles! Ok, not really, but... Let's just say we're off this week and some of us have better excuses than others.

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Oscar snubs, major disappointments, huge flubs, and a LOT of jokes at the expense of Matt Damon. It's here, it's early, it's our Oscar night review.

Show Notes

• Michael Shannon reads the insane Delta Gamma Sorority Letter
• Australian Producer who found her face on the in Memoriam

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Kyle, Michael, and Jeff countdown their individual Top 10 most anticipated films of 2017, after mentioning pretty much every other film you'll see this year (of course).

[0:00:00] Catch up! (Kyle see Arrival & The Good Place, more John Wick, Michael still thinks Riverdale is good, etc...)
[0:17:59] Most Anticipated Films of 2017: Honorable Mentions
[0:31:06] Most Anticipated Films of 2017: Top 10 Lists

Show Notes

• Chad Stahelski was most definitely Keanu Reeve's stunt double in the Matrix
• Matt Reeves is indeed OUT as Batman director.
• Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. Whaaaaa?!?!
• How to pronounce Kevin Feige

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We're reaching back into CLASSIC film catalogs and discussing The Third Man. Does the film hold up? Is it truly mysterious? WHO IS THE THIRD MAN?!

Character Cheat Sheet!

• Joseph Cotton as Holly Martins (aka "the guy we give 10 names to during the pod...")
• Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt
• Orson Welles as Harry Lime
• Trevor Howard as Major Calloway

Show Notes

• Zither time! w/ Anton Karas
• The Third Man hits #5 on AFI's Top 10 Mystery Films

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Kyle has once again disappeared (#notdeadwepromise), so we get to talk about television! New shows are here and we discuss what we're excited for, what we think will be good, what looks like everything else on the CW, and about Tom Hardy. Also, we fall DEEP down the IMDB rabbit hole and barely find our way out...(Kyle, come back!)

[0:00:00] Catch up! (PAX South, Man Up, The Magician King, Riverdale)
[0:11:13] Super Bowl Trailers
[0:21:21] Most Anticipated TV (Winter 2017)
[0:41:17] Recommendations

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Steve Jobs, one of the most influential and admired corporate leaders of modern times has had his story told numerous times since it's surprising death on October 5th, 2011. Walter Isaacson wrote the authorized biography that was optioned for a film days after Steve Jobs passing (and the book release only weeks after that). Passing between movie studios, the film finally released in 2015 to mediocre ticket sales but strong critical praise.

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS, because it's only NOW that the Literate Cinephiles weigh in!

Character Cheat Sheet!

• Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
• Kate Winslet (Joanna Hoffman)
• Seth Rogan (Steve Wozniak)
• Jeff Daniels (John Sculley)
• Michael Stuhlbarg (Andy Hertzfeld)
• Katherine Waterston (Chrisann Brennan)

Show Notes

• Walter Isaacson's take on Sorkin's script for Steve Jobs
• Walt Mossberg's (tech journalist who knew Jobs well) review of the Steve Jobs movie (that Jeff referenced)

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After some catch up we provide our hot takes on the Oscar nominations, sharing our first reaction picks.

[0:00:00] Catch up! (Logan, Young Pope, Atlanta, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Taboo)
[0:08:00] The Good Place Finale (w/ spoilers!!!)
[0:13:16] You're safe again... more catch up! (Prisoners, The Accountant) [0:20:15] Oscar Nominations & our (early, first reaction) picks
[0:56:06] Recommendations

Show Notes

• We promise Kyle is not dead. Maybe he'll be nice and post something on the LitCin FB page to prove it!
• Arrival's adaptation degree of difficulty was covered in depth on our episode/review - check it out
• We are ridiculous... Of course "Happy" by Pharell Williams didn't win the Oscar in 2014. LET IT GO!
• Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ESPYs in 2007, has hosted the American Music Awards 5 times, and hosted the Primetime Emmys in 2012 and 2016...

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Hey, guess what! Silver Linings Playbook isn't just a lovely film about family and coping with mental health issues, it's also a novel! The movie even uses the novel as source material! *insertshockhere*

As is our jam, we consumed the film and the book. Now we present our insights and commentary for your consumption. Also, there are distractions related to Collateral Beauty, Ben Affleck, and VidAngel. EXCELSIOR!

Character Cheat Sheet!

• Bradley Cooper (Pat Solitano/Peoples) - main character and narrator within the book. Lives with bi-polar/manic depression issues.
• Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany) - introduced as a potential friend/love interest to Pat. Lives with an undefined mental health issue.
• Robert De Niro (Pat Sr.) - Pat's Father who is massively OCD (movie) or a straight-up jerk (book)
• Jacki Weaver (Delores) - Pat's Mother
• Brea Bee (Nikki) - Pat's wife/ex-wife that he is persistent about re-pursuing

Show Notes

• Oops! We forgot that David O'Russell also made I '<3' Huckabees and Flirting with Disaster...
• Q&A w/ author Matthew Quick on the movie's interpretation of his book
• Great interview w/ Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Steven Schlozman on how mental health issues are portrayed in the film

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2016 was many things... Including a great year for film! We discuss our favorites, add a dash of Golden Globes action, and maybe misrepresent Kyle terribly somewhere before the end... <3

[0:00:00] Golden Globes
[0:07:07] The La La Land and Whiplash vortex (Whiplash spoilers, but only kinda)
[0:16:48] LitCin Top 10 Movies of the Year
[1:08:30] Recommendations: Best Fiction & Non-Fiction books we read in 2016

Show Notes

• Globes: Ryan Gosling's acceptance speech
• Globes: Tom Hiddleston's acceptance speech
• Globes: Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell are the best
• Globes: Beard Parade of 2017

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More Philip K. Dick!!! Is this 1990 film (based on Dick's novella, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale") going to be a better adaptation than Minority Report?! (<~~ that may be a clue as to who writes the show notes...) If nothing else, it's super campy and over-the-top 90's action! Join us as we dig into the adaptation changes and even a cursory nod toward the 2012 film w/ Colin Farrell.

Character Cheat Sheet!

• Arnold Schwarzenegger (Douglas Quaid / Hauser) - Main character & sap/spy/superhero?
• Rachel Ticotin (Melina) - Quad's Mars lover
• Sharon Stone (Lori) - Quad's fake, earth-wife
• Ronny Cox (Vilos Cohaagen) - Big Bad
• Michael Ironside (Richter) - Small Bad (who likely does not make it to the final party)

Show Notes

• With regards to the 2012 version of the film, you can find plenty of explanations as to why the 1990 version is better
• if you want to waste more time on total recall, here's a 30-minute making of video
• Kyle Note: "Beetlejuice. That's a dark comedy, campy, cheesy movie I actually enjoyed." (You'll better understand after listening...)

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