Shoot This Now

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Shoot This Now episodes

  • Not OK, Cupid (feat. Brian Welk)

    Though Tim messed up the intro this week (sorry), "Shoot This Now" is the podcast where he and Matt talk about stories that should be movies. This week we're joined by Brian Welk, who talks about a Wired story about a man who hacked OK Cupid to find love.

    Here's the Wired story:

    https://www.wired.com/2014/01/how-to-hack-okcupid/

    Here's Matt's interview about the "Black Mirror" episode "Hang the DJ" with Francesca Hogi:

    https://www.thewrap.com/black-mirror-hang-the-dj-digital-dating-expert-francesca-hogi/


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    36 min
  • The Dear David Story (feat. Beatrice Verhoeven)

    We talk about stories that should be movies, and this week, Beatrice Verhoeven joins Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy to tell us about one that haunts her. Former BuzzFeed reporter Adam Ellis says he's had a series of encounters with a dead child that begin with the words "Dear David."

    Here's Ellis' story for BuzzFeed:

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/adamellis/my-apartment-is-being-haunted-by-the-ghost-of-a-dead-child?utm_term=.ff7ey76qln#.mcyy90XAPY

    Here is Oliver Willis' astonishing "We All Died" theory:

    https://twitter.com/owillis/status/962926847989288961

     


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    36 min
  • Cheat On Your Spouse at My House

    This week on "Shoot This Now" (where Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be movies), we talk about a very strange ad Matt discovered on Craigslist:

    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/roo/d/clean-private-bedroom-in/6480798391.html

    Here's the Reply All episode about the time travel ad that also inspired "Safety Not Guaranteed":

    https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/17-the-time-traveler-and-the-hitman

    And Barry Rothbart and Lucas Neff's new podcast, "Get High and Save the World":

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-high-and-save-the-world/id1342423569?mt=2


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    32 min
  • The Nod's White Jeans Story

    Each week, TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be made into movies - now. This episode, we talk about a wonderful story about a life-changing pair of jeans, from Gimlet's The Nod podcast:

    https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod/its-a-black-thing#episode-player 

    And here is "You Must Remember This," the incredible podcast Tim discovered thanks to The Nod host Brittany Luse.

    http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com


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    23 min
  • The Barry Rothbart Nudist Videographer Story

    Each week, TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be made into movies - now. This episode, special guest Barry Rothbart talks about the time he was a (nude) videographer for a gay nudist camp for men over 50.

    Barry Rothbart's hilarious and quite sweet story is on Dan Savage's "Hot Mic" podcast: 

    https://www.audible.com/socialshare?id=1fa83227-76da-454c-962d-b927b88ef3a5&source_code=CHLGBWS0816160007

    And check out Rothbart's "Get High and Save the World" podcast, coming soon to Dan Harmon's Starburns Industries.

     


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    30 min
  • And Tom Hanks as The Antichrist

    Have you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences.

    This episode, we focus on the movie "God," a Steven Spielberg film starring Brad Pitt as God, Elisabeth Shue as his mortal love interest, and Tom Hanks as his nemesis. The movie was never released, sadly, because it was a hoax by GQ magazine.

    We also talk about movies Matt wants to see at the Sundance Film Festival, and the wise thing Tim learned from Kumail Nanjiani.


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    33 min
  • The Atlanta Monster Sinatra Story

    Have you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences.

    This time: We focus on "Atlanta Monster," the true story of a horrific serial killer -- and focus on a very strange cameo by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. 

    Please listen to it here:

    http://atlantamonster.com

     


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    30 min
  • The Anti-Hitchcock Story

    Have you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences.

    This time: "The Living Room," a devastating story Matt heard on the excellent Love + Radio podcast. It comes from writer Diane Weipert and producer Briana Breen.

    Please listen to it here, because it's beautiful:

    http://loveandradio.org/2015/03/the-living-room/ 

    We also talk about the Hitchcock-influenced "Phantom Thread," which we loved. 


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    31 min
  • The John Mayer Story
    Have you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences. Like the time Matt spent hours hanging out with John Mayer, who apparently thought Matt was someone else.

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    37 min

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We talk about true stories that we think should be made into TV shows or movies. First we talk about why they belong on-screen -- then we talk about how we'd like to see them on-air: Who should…