Notes From the Silver Screen

Notes From the Silver Screen

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Notes From the Silver Screen episodes

  • Ep 13 - Hereditary: 'Elevated' Horror
    There's no better time than October for Horror films. Join the Brothers on a special Halloween edition of NFTSS where we conjure up Ari Aster's debut film Hereditary (2018). As we meticulously recreate the world in miniature in we talk about genre conventions, what makes good horror, visual style and elevated horror. Happy Halloween! 🎃 
    Music by Chan Walrus.
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    43 min
  • Ep 12 - Tell Don't Show

    Continuing with a longer-form deeper-dive format the Brother's sit down to casual conversation with Andre and Wallace to discuss bottle movies. A bottle movie takes place almost entirely in a single location over a short period of time, what are the benefits of this style, and what challenges does it introduce? Hijacking the conversation to discuss camera moves/blocking, dialogue vs action driven stories, and how to maintain audience engagement when you can't cut away. The films discussed are My Dinner With Andre (1981), The Sunset Limited (2011), and 7500 (2019) all of which show a creativity that is remarkably unlimited in spite of these constraints.

    Music by Chan Walrus.

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    55 min
  • Ep 11 - Making the Mundane Cinematic

    In this installment the brothers try something new. Using Tom McCarthy's Spotlight (2015) and the Mads Matthiesen's short film Dennis (2007) as jumping off points we examine how filmmakers keep us engaged when the story faces mundanity. Through the investigation we spotlight: foreign languages in film, shorts vs features, characterization, and pacing. 

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    Music by Chan Walrus.

    51 min
  • Ep 10 - Midnight In Paris

    Jump in our old Peugeot and travel back in time with the Falslev Bros to Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011). This one was a little harder to find things to talk about, so the episode is shorter than normal, but we touch on music, tone, accents, and good old-fashioned golden age thinking.

    22 min
  • Ep 9 - No Country For Old Men
    🎉 NFTSS hits 10 episodes! 🎉 Continuing with our intermittent summer release schedule the Falslev Brother's revisit an old favorite and investigate the Coen Brother's take on Cormac McCarthy in No Country For Old Men (2007). Join us in the disappearing old west as we track down violence on the big screen, film adaptations, and offer interpretations on the theme of No Country For Old Men and Sheriff Bell's conclusive dream.
    35 min
  • Ep 8 - Boy
    On the first remote episode of the summer the Falslev Brother's take a trip to Waihau Bay and dive into Taika Waititi's sophomore film about the trials of a young boy growing up, and struggling to reach his potential. As we drink from the gumboot of Boy (2010), we cover coming of age, happy-sad cinema, and that small town feeling.
    27 min
  • Ep 7 - Gattaca
    The brothers take a step back into the future with Andrew Niccol's Gattaca (1997) to discuss sci-fi, world building, and the ethics of genetic engineering.
    33 min
  • Ep 6 - Dumb and Dumber

    With special guest Jairen in tow, the Falslev's travel cross country revisiting the bumbling stylings of the dumbest buddy comedy duo of the silver screen: Harry and Lloyd. As we tape the head back on the Farrelly's Dumb and Dumber (1994), we touch on type-casting, narrative drive, and the idea that not every film need be an Oscar contender.

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    37 min
  • Ep 5 - Holes

    Joined by a special guest the Falslev's take a trip back in time to revisit Camp Green Lake. Join us as we dig into Louis Sacher's Holes (2003) and discuss nostalgia, cgi, personal history, and aspect ratios.

    45 min
  • Ep 4 - Warrior
    This week get back in the 'burgh with the brothers. In this episode we take a look inside O'Connors Warrior (2011): a drama about family, forgiveness, and making reparations for the past wrapped in the structure of a MMA sports movie.
    23 min

About Notes From the Silver Screen

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In this podcast the Falslev brothers discuss some of the films they love, and what makes them so great. So sit back and enjoy Notes From the Silver Screen.