Rules of the Frame

We're back again, and we're a bit less excited to talk about The English Patient and the Oscars in the 90's. The film is a bit of a miss for both of the guys, but so close to being one of Connor's top 5 favorites. Jon just wants to send Ralph Fiennes to jail, and Connor is befuddled as to why so much of the press and BTS surrounding the film was just about Michael Ondaatje.

WARNING: Major spoilers for The English Patient

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We're back after our year break, and we are so excited to talk Titanic and all things Cameron. We bring in sci-fi expert Travis Olson to talk about JC's least fictional film and hear his thoughts on why it's the greatest movie of all time. Connor shares many stories about his viewing experiences and Jon loves the scope and wishes for more films like this.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Titanic

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Films mentioned in this episode:

• Titanic (1997) | Dir. James Cameron
• House (1977) | Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
• Avatar (2009) | Dir. James Cameron
• The Abyss (1989) | Dir. James Cameron
• The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | Dir. Gore Verbinski
• Intolerance (1916) | Dir. D.W. Griffith
• War of the Worlds (2005) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Gangs of New York (2002) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• The Creator (2023) | Dir. Gareth Edwards
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022) | Dir. Joseph Kosinski
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) | Dir. Ridley Scott
• True Lies (1994) | Dir. James Cameron
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) | Dir. James Cameron
• Oppenheimer (2023) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• The Terminator (1984) | Dir. James Cameron
• Aliens (1986) | Dir. James Cameron
• Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) | Dir. James Cameron
• Barbie (2023) | Dir. Greta Gerwig
• Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Braveheart (1995) | Dir. Mel Gibson

Connor & Jon contemplate and argue about which movies fit into the category of Top 5 Films of the 1990's.

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Connor & Jon bring on the final sibling, one Dima Skinner, to discuss the not-so-humble beginnings of the Fast and the Furious franchise. Jon's opinion wavers back and forth as to whether it is a rip-off of Point Break, Dima can't stand the nonsense car lingo, and Connor brings forth a defense for Keanu Reeves.

WARNING: Major spoilers for The Fast and the Furious and Point Break

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• The Fast and the Furious (2001) | Dir. Rob Cohen
• Point Break (1991) | Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
• Mission: Impossible (1996) | Dir. Brian DePalma
• The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | Dir. David Twohy
• The Pacifier (2005) | Dir. Adam Shankman
• The Iron Giant (1999) | Dir. Brad Bird
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Dir. James Gunn
• Endless Summer (1966) | Dir. Bruce Brown
• K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
• The Hurt Locker (2008) | Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
• Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) | Dir. Dominic Sena
• Road House (1989) | Dir. Rowdy Herrington
• Fast X (2023) | Dir. Louis Leterrier & Justin Lin
• Escape from New York (1981) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Rocky IV (1985) | Dir. Sylvester Stallone
• Heat (1995) | Dir. Michael Mann
• The Italian Job (2003) | Dir. F. Gary Gray
• Baby Driver (2017) | Dir. Edgar Wright
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977) | Dir. Hal Needham
• Bullitt (1968) | Dir. Peter Yates
• Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) | Dir. Angela Robinson
• Cars 2 (2011) | Dir. John Lasseter & Bradford Lewis
• Cars 3 (2017) | Dir. Brian Fee
• Planes (2013) | Dir. Klay Hall
• Flight (2012) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Yojimbo (1961) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• Lockout (2012) | Dir. James Mather & Steve Saint Leger
• Joker (2019) | Dir. Todd Phillips
• The King of Comedy (1982) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Taxi Driver (1976) | Dir. Martin Scorsese

Connor & Jon once again dip into the deep well of Indiana Jones to discuss Spielberg's ward's attempt to make an action-adventure film. Together the two examine what separates Indy from it's rip-offs, why the adventure genre is so hard to tackle, and Walt Disney's famous last words..."Kurt Russell!"

WARNING: Major spoilers for Romancing the Stone, Raiders of the Lost Ark, & Contact

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Films Mentioned in this Episode:

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• Romancing the Stone (1984) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Super 8 (2011) | Dir. J.J. Abrams
• Forrest Gump (1994) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• The Lost City (2022) | Dir. Aaron & Adam Nee
• The Princess Bride (1987) | Dir. Rob Reiner
• Tomb Raider (2018) | Dir. Roar Uthaug
• Uncharted (2022) | Dir. Ruben Fleischer
• Six Days Seven Nights (1998) | Dir. Ivan Reitman
• E.T. (1982) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Jaws (1975) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• House (1977) | Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) | Dir. James Mangold
• Ford v Ferrari (2019) | Dir. James Mangold
• Air (2023) | Dir. Ben Affleck
• Jurassic Park (1993) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Cast Away (2000) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Back to the Future (1985) | Dir. Robert Zebecks
• Forrest Gump (1994) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• The Polar Express (2004) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Flight (2012) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Allied (2016) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Witches (2020) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• The Walk (2015) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | Dir. John Hughes
• Ghostbusters (1984) | Dir. Ivan Reitman
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Jungle Cruise (2021) | Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
• The Jewel of the Nile (1985) | Dir. Lewis Teague
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) | Dir. Richard Williams
• An American Tail (1986) | Dir. Don Bluth
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) | Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster
• The Land Before Time (1988) | Dir. Don Bluth
• Psycho (1998) | Dir. Gus Van Sant
• The Sixth Sense (1999) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• What Lies Beneath (2000) | Dir. Robert Zemeckis
• Disturbia (2007) | Dir. D.J. Caruso
• Mars Needs Moms (2011) | Dir. Simon Wells
• Strange World (2022) | Dir. Don Hall & Qui Nguyen
• Lightyear (2022) | Dir. Angus MacLane
• John Carter (2012) | Dir. Andrew Stanton
• The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) | Dir. Robert Butler

It's hard to believe that this show has been running for five years now. Connor, Jon, and Riley meet up to talk about the history and development of the show, some of their favorite and least favorite episodes, and even some trivia about the most popular elements of Rules of the Frame. Special thank you to you listeners, for making this show possible, sending in your feedback, and for just being incredible!

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It's our 100th episode, so we're bringing the whole gang back together. Join Connor, Jon, and Riley as they discuss Jean Renoir's masterpiece, the namesake of the show, The Rules of the Game. Connor adores the camera movements and staging, Jon tries to dissect the cultural elements, and Riley asks THE question "what makes a movie good?"

WARNING: Major spoilers for The Rules of the Game

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• The Rules of the Game (1939) | Dir. Jean Renoir
• La Chienne (1931) | Dir. Jean Renoir
• The Human Beast (1938) | Dir. Jean Renoir
• The Grand Illusion (1937 ) | Dir. Jean Renoir
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) | Dir. Victor Fleming & King Vidor
• Citizen Kane (1941) | Dir. Orson Welles
• Gone with the Wind (1939) | Dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor, & Sam Wood
• Casablanca (1942) | Dir. Michael Curtiz
• The Matrix (1999) | Dir. Lily & Lana Wachowski
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) | Dir. Peter Weir
• The Sixth Sense (1999) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

Connor & Jon get sent to space prison or Manhattan prison as they examine the weird Euro-action b-movie Lockout, and it's definite point of inspiration Escape from New York. They examine the actual legal action that was taken against Lockout and decipher how original of an idea did Luc Besson have? Jon thinks there's a better bad movie that could have been made, Connor is annoyed at the rules of space this film breaks, and both question the place of Snake Plissken in 80s' and modern action films.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Escape from New York & Lockout, minor spoilers for Big Trouble in Little China & Predator

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• Lockout (2012) | Dir. James Mather & Steve Saint Leger
• Escape from New York (1981) | Dir. John Carpenter
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Yojimbo (1961) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• Escape from L.A. (1996) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Elysium (2013) | Dir. Neil Blomkamp
• Ant-Man (2015) | Dir. Peyton Reed
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) | Dir. Luc Besson
• Leon: The Professional (1994) | Dir. Luc Besson
• The Fifth Element (1997) | Dir. Luc Besson
• Iron Man 3 (2013) | Dir. Shane Black
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Cloverfield (2008) | Dir. Matt Reeves
• White House Down (2013) | Dir. Roland Emmerich
• Olympus Has Fallen (2013) | Dir. Antoine Fuqua
• The Fog (1980) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Halloween (1978) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Predator (1987) | Dir. John McTiernan
• Taken (2008) | Dir. Pierre Morel
• John Wick (2014) | Dir. Chad Stahelski & David Leitch
• Blade Runner (1982) | Dir. Ridley Scott

Connor & Jon mosey on down to the ol' West/feudal Japan to consume one of the greatest spaghetti Westerns of all time: A Fistful of Dollars! Since there was a legal dispute over this film, does it automatically make it a rip off of Yojimbo? Connor gets way too worked up over a Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 list, Jon wants to propose to Morricone's score, and the two try to hold the show together through Covid and technical malfunctions.

WARNING: Major spoilers for A Fistful of Dollars and Yojimbo

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Yojimbo (1961) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Shane (1953) | Dir. George Stevens
• My Darling Clementine (1946) | Dir. John Ford
• For a Few Dollars More (1965) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Star Wars (1977) | Dir. George Lucas
• Sanjuro (1962) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) | Dir. Michael Curtiz & William Keighley
• Captain Blood (1935) | Dir. Michael Curtiz
• The Searchers (1956) | Dir. John Ford
• High Noon (1952) | Dir. Fred Zinnemann
• Joker (2019) | Dir. Todd Phillips
• Ad Astra (2019) | Dir. James Gray
• Rio Bravo (1959) | Dir. Howard Hawks
• Red River (1948) | Dir. Howard Hawks & Arthur Rosson
• The Searchers (1956) | Dir. John Ford

Connor and Jon bring along fellow weird-film-enthusiast Travis Olson to discuss House. The three dig into how the studio wanted this film to be the Japanese Jaws, the incredible use of practical effects, and if this is the strangest film they've covered so far!

WARNING: Major spoilers for House, minor spoilers for Jaws

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• House (1977) | Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
• Jaws (1975) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Mulholland Drive (2001) | Dir. David Lynch
• Dead Alive (1992) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Bad Taste (1987) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Meet the Feebles (1989) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | Dir. Peter Weir
• Godzilla (1954) | Dir. Ishiro Honda
• Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | Dir. James Cameron
• Piranha (1978) | Dir. Joe Dante