Our Patrons voted on which of the directors we touched on in our Season 1 World Tour we should do a deep dive on and the winner was the essential Japanese director Yasujirô Ozu. We look at his films Late Spring (1949), Floating Weeds (1959), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). We talk about the common themes across Ozu's films, his use of poetic and transcendental filmmaking style, and Ozu's cinematic legacy that continues to this day.

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12:00 – Late Spring

39:27 – Floating Weeds

1:00:28 – An Autumn Afternoon

1:15:00 – Overall

1:27:54 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Rocky (1976)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

The Rider (2017)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/ozu/

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The inexplicable draw towards the dark and twisted psyche of serial killers is the focus today as Alex and Jonathan talk about three films revolving around killers real and fictional, The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Zodiac (2007). We discuss elements that give depth to an otherwise sensational subject matter, the various portrayals of the legal process, and why we tend to be so infatuated with the darkest sides of humanity.

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3:47 – The Night of the Hunter

27:01 – The Silence of the Lambs

45:27 – Zodiac

1:04:51 – Overall

1:10:31 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Late Spring (1949)

Floating Weeds (1959)

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/07/21/serial-killers/

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Near the end of the American New Wave a group of filmmakers burst on Hollywood with a distinct style and they have since been named "The Movie Brats." Today Alex and Jonathan discuss three films from this group: Jaws (1975), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Untouchables (1987). We talk about how Golden Age Hollywood and the American New Wave impacted these films, the innovations brought to the table by the Brats, and how these directors pointed cinema to the current era of blockbusters.

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6:44 – Jaws

36:29 – Apocalypse Now

56:58 – The Untouchables

1:16:59 – Overall

1:32:27 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Zodiac (2007)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/movie-brats/

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Music and movies have always been linked, but today Jason Harden joins the show once again to talk with Alex and Jonathan about three films which detail the life of three modern music legends, What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Ray (2004), and Love & Mercy (2014). We talk about when depicting a person's trauma goes too far, the appeal of seeing the creation of music on screen, and the importance of treating the narrative of real people's lives with a dose of Love and Mercy.

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6:44 – What's Love Got to Do with It

31:11 – Ray

53:56 – Love & Mercy

1:27:09 – Overall

1:42:02 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Jaws (1975)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

The Untouchables (1987)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/music-biopics/

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From acting, to starting her own production company, to directing both film and television, Alex and Jonathan take a look at the extensive career of Ida Lupino in Hollywood's golden age through her work in High Sierra (1941), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), and The Trouble with Angels (1966). We discuss her popular acting persona as the femme fatale, her pioneering work in independent cinema, and the heart she brought to her later comedy work.

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14:28 – High Sierra

29:20 – The Hitch-Hiker

49:41 – The Trouble with Angels

1:06:44 – Overall

1:12:06 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Ray (2004)

Love and Mercy (2014)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/lupino/

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Dorothy Arzner is one of the largest names in the history of Hollywood's female directors, so today Alex and Jonathan look at the themes and relationships in her films Get Your Man (1927), Merrily We Go to Hell (1932), and Dance, Girl, Dance (1940). We talk about how romance differs in Arzner's films from other directors' work, how her films relate to the production code throughout her career, and ways her career has influenced directors and films to come.

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9:16 – Get Your Man

32:47 – Merrily We Go to Hell

58:47 – Dance, Girl, Dance

1:21:17 – Overall

1:27:35 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

High Sierra (1942)

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

The Trouble With Angels (1966)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/arzner/

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Our Patrons voted on what silent film star we should cover and chose the great Buster Keaton! We look at three of his classic films: Sherlock Jr. (1924), The General (1926), The Cameraman (1928) and talk about the way Keaton melds comedy into various genres, hallmarks of Keaton's characters and techniques, and ways we still see his influence in modern entertainment.

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9:02 – Sherlock Jr.

31:17 – The General

49:35 – The Cameraman

1:03:33 – Overall

1:15:51 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Get Your Man (1927)

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

For more information, visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/buster-keaton/

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To kick off a new mini-series of podcast episodes this season, Alex and Jonathan look at how various team sports are portrayed in the films Field of Dreams (1989), Remember the Titans (2000), and Invictus (2009). We discuss the ways sports are used in film to bring people together on various levels, the effectiveness of adding fantasy to sports movies, and what is needed to elevate a film out of the pit of cliches.

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4:06 – Field of Dreams

32:01 – Remember the Titans

57:14 – Invictus

1:17:53 – Overall

1:28:14 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

The General (1926)

The Cameraman (1928)

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https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/team-sports/

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There haven't been a lot of movies about pandemics, yet, but today Alex and Jonathan take a look at the various ways they have been done in the past, specifically in Outbreak (1995), Contagion (2011), and Flu (2013). We talk about the ways pandemic movies suffer from having a defined genre, what they might look like in the future, and how our current pandemic is affecting the current state of filmmaking in the US.

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4:55 – Outbreak

23:55 – Contagion

50:28 – Flu

1:11:13 – Overall

1:36:53 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Field of Dreams (1989)

Remember the Titans (2000)

Invictus (2009)

For more information, visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/04/14/pandemic-panic/

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Friend of the podcast Aaron Johnson joins the show today to talk about three animated films from Europe about various animals: Watership Down (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), and Felidae (1994). We discuss how animals are used to depict very mature thematic stories, the distinction between Martin Rosen's animation style and the classic Disney look, and ways American animation could incorporate darker thematic elements.

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12:09 – Watership Down

35:11 – The Plague Dogs

59:00 – Felidae

1:14:50 – Overall

1:29:28 – Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions:

Outbreak (1995)

Contagion (2011)

Flu (2013)

For more information, visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/brutal-beasts/

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