Tortellini at Noon

This week we watched the 1981 comedy adventure film History of the World Part I. Written and directed by Mel Brooks the film tells the story of some of human history through comedy and gags. The large ensemble cast also features Sid Caesar, Shecky Greene, Gregory Hines, Charlie Callas, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman. Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Tomás de Torquemada, King Louis XVI, and Jacques, le garçon de pisse. Come join us!!!

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This week we watched the 1999 action adventure film The Mummy. Directed by Stephen Sommers, in a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, and follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. It stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo. Come join us!!!

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This week we watched the 2010 Japanese samurai drama film 13 Assassins. Directed by Takashi Miike it is a remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name, and is set in 1844 toward the end of the Edo period in which a group of thirteen assassins plot to assassinate Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu, the murderous leader of the Akashi clan, to thwart his appointment to the powerful Shogunate Council. The film stars Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Sōsuke Takaoka, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka and Gorō Inagaki. Come join us!!!

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This week we watched the 2016 neo-Western crime drama film Hell or High Water. Directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan, it follows two brothers who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch while being pursued by two Texas Rangers. The film stars Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster and Gil Birmingham. Come join us!!!

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Up next is the podcast’s first Ridley Scott film, the 2001 war drama Black Hawk Down. Directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, it  is based on the 1999 eponymous non-fiction book by journalist Mark Bowden, about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven, Ioan Gruffudd, Ewen Bremner, Hugh Dancy, and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Come join us!!!

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Our second film of the season may, for the second year in a row, be starting an unintentional theme month of van movies with the 2015 dramedy The Lady in the Van. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, the film is based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett which tells the story of Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parks her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. The film stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent and Francesca de la Tour. Come join us!!!

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Ian’s up with the first film pick of Season 8 and he chose the star studded 2006 tragicomedy film Little Miss Sunshine. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (in their directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Michael Arndt. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin, all of whom play members of a dysfunctional family taking the youngest to compete in a child beauty pageant. Come join us!!!

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Welcome to Season 8!!! With the start of the new year and season brings our annual award show The Tortellini’s where we discuss our favorite films, actors and moments of Season 7 and what we’re looking forward to in the upcoming season. So come listen to us ramble on about stuff for a few hours!!!

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The final installment in not just our Lord of the Rings month but also Season 7 and 2023 is the 2003 film The Return of the King. Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. Come join us and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! We'll be back January 8th with Season 8!!!

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Up next in our Lord of the Rings month is the 2002 film The Two Towers. Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, the film is the second instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis. Come join us!!!

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