The Matineecast

We’re back again on a rainy Friday here at the festival.

Part three of this year’s series finds me exploiting a martini bar as a dry place to sit and a quiet place to talk with Andrew Robinson from GMan Reviews, talking about a Joss Whedon side project that delighted the hundreds of Whedonites that gathered on a weekday morning.

Here’s what’s in store in WLT Part Three…

Runtime: 25 minutes

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Enjoy!

A mere two days later, we were able to record another dispatch for your listening enjoyment.

Part two of this year’s series finds me at a very busy patio during rush hour with Tom Clift from Movie Reviews by Tom Clift, talking about a artsy selection by a master director that divided a Tuesday matinee crowd.

Here’s what’s in store in WLT Part Two…

Runtime: 22 minutes

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Enjoy!

It’s been a wild few days, but opportunity finally presented itself to turn on the mic.

Part one of this year’s series finds me at an oh-so-glamourous donut shop with Jess Rogers from Reel Insight, talking about a mainstream selection that delighted a Sunday morning crowd..

Here’s what’s in store in WLT Part One…

Runtime: 24 minutes

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Enjoy!

As you may or may not know, I take some ribbing for how long it takes me to get a guest back on the show for a second go-round. Funny thing though – over the course of this little audio experiment I’m conducting, I noticed something.

In leaving a longer gap than usual between appearances, a chemistry builds between myself and my guests (who usually tend to also keep up with the overall discussion here at the site). So sure, I could bring people right back just a few weeks or months after they make their first appearance, but something tells me that familiarity that’s palpable in their second shows wouldn’t be what you hear in episodes like this.

The feature discussion of this film might not be up your alley, but I urge you to listen in. The  jovial chemistry that has been built over the years makes it a fun listen, so too does our audible giddiness for being part of the same cinematic circus in mere days.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-seven…

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Up for Discussion

1. Introduction

More behind the scenes info on this episode can be found on Twitter by searching out #matm67

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Before you press play, allow me to make a promise: Volume 9 will be as short as I can keep it.

For two months in a row now, the roundtable episodes have clocked up around one hour…which was not the intention when I first started the series. In both cases though, the discussion was just way too much fun to cut short. Still, enough’s enough – next month, we’ll keep it brief.

That said, I really like the meandering nature of this discussion with Mike Lane and Jason Gorber. It’s very much like the sorts of conversations my film-geek friends and I find ourselves in every time we get together. Discussions that sort of have a topic, but continually stray into other topics. As it happens, I’m a bit sorry that I didn’t just keep the tape rolling since we followed this discussion by heading off and talking for hours about so many more film-related topics!

To recap the concept of this offshoot – expect to see these episodes turning up once a month. My intention is for them to be a bit more raw (there are almost no cuts in this conversation), a bit shorter, with no rules, and less of a pecking order on who sits down at the table.

Enjoy!

Back in the spring, I started following a website and thought to myself “This writer would make a pretty good guest on The Matineecast”. Then in the summer, she came out to join a group of us for a few drinks and some Verhoeven and my hunch was confirmed. So when time came to finally get her on the show, and the Gods of scheduling seemed to be conspiring against me, I dared to defy them…because there was no way I wasn’t getting her on.

Amusingly, the topic du jour is actually a “jour” or two past its best-before date, but the conversation was still a lot of fun and is well worth the listen.

So while TIFF is in the air and all eyes turning towards the autumn, join me for one of the last kicks at summer with a wonderfully energetic guest.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-six…

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Up for Discussion

1. Introduction

More behind the scenes info on this episode can be found on Twitter by searching out #matm66

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It’s a holiday up here today, so I beg your pardon if I don’t spend much time today mincing words.

I will say that I’m happy to finally have gotten today’s guest on the show – and probably should have had him on sooner – and that I could actually get used to taking the show outside more often.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-five…

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Up for Discussion

1. Introduction

More behind the scenes info on this episode can be found on Twitter by searching out #matm65

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Enjoy!

Surprise!

While a full episode of The Matineecast – one complete with “Know Your Enemy” and “The Other Side” is still a few days away, I come to you with something unexpected for the dog days of summer.

This episode wasn’t as on-the-fly as previous episodes of its ilk, but it was rather unintentional. How unintentional you ask? Well consider the film up for discussion and ask yourself if it sounds like the sort of movie I’d chase down willingly.

I explain how I found myself in a screening within the first few minutes of the show…let’s just say that Matineecast #64 is officially sponsored by MaMo. That’s about all I want to explain off the draw, except that within the course of the show, we mention Matineecast #18.1 a few times. That show has been dragged out of the archives and can now be found back here for anyone’s reference and listening enjoyment.

Oh, and one last thing? The way this show happened will not become a habit.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-four…

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Up for Discussion

1. Introduction

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This month, I took the show on the road.

As many of you know by know, I ventured out to the American Midwest a few weeks ago to catch a bit of baseball, and to meet up with some fellow movie-lovers. Passionate, like-minded folk who up until now have only been avatars, commenters, and the occasional disembodied podcast voice.

You didn’t think that I come back from such meet-ups with no documentation, did you? Who am I, Jodie Foster in CONTACT?

My plan was to wait until my afternoon in Milwaukee, WI where I rallied up with Andrew James from Row Three. After taking in some Brewers baseball at Miller Park, we grabbed a table at a nearby diner to record a podcast.

We could have kept the discussion breezy, but such a rare meeting of the minds needed to be marked, and with the up coming Sound & Sight Top Ten in mind, Andrew and I decided to rhyme off the films we believe to be the ten best of all time. (Feel free to argue with us at will)

To recap the concept of this offshoot – expect to see these episodes turning up once a month. My intention is for them to be a bit more raw (there are almost no cuts in this conversation), a bit shorter, with no rules, and less of a pecking order on who sits down at the table.

Enjoy!

Andrew’s Top Ten

Ryan’s Top Ten

It concludes.

Three movies.

As the experiment draws to a close, I’m struck by a few things. First of all is the fact that this episode of The Matineecast is somewhat epic in nature. It’s the longest episode I’ve ever done (a runtime I don’t see myself eclipsing anytime soon). I could have been more vicious with the editing, however I thought three people weighing in on three films deserved the proper room to breathe. So if the lack of brevity bothers you, My apologies.

The second thing that strikes me is the quality of the end result. When I came to Dan and Brian with this idea in the spring, it seemed tricky and involved. The fact that the three of us had never been on the same podcast together, and thus were unsure of our combined chemistry, made thing that much more uncertain. With all of that in mind, I couldn’t be happier with the end result of the three-show series. The guys have been gracious hosts, fantastic guests, and turned this experiment into everything I wanted it to be – and more!

Finally, I’m struck with a sense of gratefulness for anyone who listened to all three instalments. When a film like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES drops, it seems as though everybody in the blogosphere is talking about it – so if you’ve allowed Brian, Dan, and I to talk to you about it for almost four hours, then I can’t help but be very thankful for the support.

If you haven’t already heard them, here is where you’ll find our discussions on

BATMAN BEGINS and

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-three…

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Up for Discussion

1. Introduction

More behind the scenes info on this episode can be found on Twitter by searching out #matm63

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Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.

Enjoy!