Twin Picks

Film n culture genius Ivana Brehas brought us this pair of tenuously connected films, so we're all here together to break down their surprising similarities! Both the goofy family superhero 'Sky High' and 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' star Michael Angarano and Nicholas Braun, a real pair of 2000s-era 'oh yeah I know that guy' character actors. But the twindom doesn't end there! Both films also analyse the ways in which institutions (such as high school or uni) can have a power that goes beyond the educational, and separate or victimise the people they're tryna empower.

So what's it gonna be; are you a hero or a villain, a guard or a prisoner? a Nicholas or a Michael? An Ivana or a Janssen?? seriously be an Ivana not a janssen cmon. what are you saying right now.

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Ivana's fave HBO drama 'Succession' AND the Angarano-starring 'The Knick': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series) + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knick
Meg's Stanford-esque true crime series 'Mindhunter': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindhunter_(TV_series)
Noah's socially conscious prison-action movie 'Escape From New York': hhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York
Eliza's teen imprisonment bop 'Holes': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holes_(film)

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NEXT TIME: 'Mishima' + 'Silence'

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In one of the most prominent recent examples of a bizarre 'twin films' situation, 2011 saw the release of not one but TWO films about one half of the Mila Kunis/Ashton Kutcher power couple enjoying hot, sexy, meaningless sex - ooh yeah baby Shagadelic! But things get even weirder from there, since both 'Friends With Benefits' and 'No Strings Attached' also feature the stars of Darren Aronofsky's 'Black Swan'...and both films feature a second-act plot turn based around sick dads....what's goin on here???

Meg, Noah, and Eliza have some feelings about these two movies about hot people trying not to catch feelings, and you'll have to listen in to see which horny coupling had better chemistry, out of Portman/Kutcher and Timberlake/Kunis. Portcher and Kunerlake?? Kutchman and Timbernis? whatever

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Meg's booty call ballad '2AM' by Mark Ronson (feat. Lykke Li): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC-t6B2gcQ
Noah's alzheimers-horror curveball 'The Taking Of Deborah Logan': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taking_of_Deborah_Logan
Eliza's superior commitment-phobic romcom 'Sleeping With Other People': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_with_Other_People

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NEXT TIME: 'Stanford Prison Experiment' + 'Sky High'

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Look closely and u shall see that Pixar's 'A Bugs Life' and Akira Kurosawa's sweepingly influential 'Seven Samurai' kinda have the same plot; a band of skilled outsiders prepare to defend a village from being pillaged by sadistic attackers. We could've watched 'Seven Samurai' and 'The Magnificent Seven' OR we could've done 'A Bugs Life' and 'Antz'...but NO, we wanted to get into the tragic chivalry of Kurosawa's ronin AND Pixar's very nineties voice casting and CGI.

Noah, Eliza, and Anthony break down the different displays of heroism in both movies, as well as choosing what their samurai weapons would be if they lived in feudal Japan. But then it's time to compare the picks, and to decide which one is the definitive telling of this narrative; the battle's not over until Randy Newman sings!!!

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Anthony's superior bug movie 'James and the Giant Peach': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_and_the_Giant_Peach_(film)
Noah's 'Samurai Trilogy' starring the gorgeous Toshiro Mifune: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Trilogy
Eliza's paranoid William Friedkin two-hander 'Bug': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(2006_film)

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NEXT TIME: 'Friends With Benefits' + 'No Strings Attached'

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we're back back back back back again!!! And we're so excited to discuss the two most influential erotic thrillers of the late eighties/early nineties with lovely American guest Max Kronick (https://twitter.com/MaxerOfDisguise), returning for another round of blockbuster comparisons. Noah has some long-gestating thoughts about how 'Fatal Attraction' loses all its respect n tension in Glenn Close's star-making performance as Alex, and the pulpy thrill of 'Basic Instinct' is compared to the seedy delights of the other Paul Verhoeven movie we've covered, 'Showgirls'.

Will Sharon Stone's ice pick be chosen as our ultimate Twin Pick? Will Michael Douglas ever catch a goddamn break ??? Why don't u listen in, friend! And then let us know via Instagram which sexy thriller you thought was more titillating! hehe titty

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Noah's fave Hitchcock rip-off 'Dressed To Kill': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film)
Eliza's absurd French-Belgian erotic thriller 'Double Lover': https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/video/1313807939869/Double-Lover
Max's other Michael Douglas erotic thriller 'Disclosure', feat. sexy butt-grabbing poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_(1994_film)

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NEXT TIME: 'Seven Samurai' + 'A Bugs Life'

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In Memoriam of Meg's thwarted travel plans to Italy, we watched the celebrated 'Lizzie McGuire Movie' and a weird old timey ripoff off it starring Audrey Hepburn???

'Roman Holiday' and 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' both make audiences swoon with their stories of a young girl finding love and escapism in Italy's capital city, including flirty Vespa riding and mistaken identity shenanigans. But will Noah, Meg, and Eliza be able to get past their own bias for the Lizzie McGuire Cinematic Universe to appreciate the more cultured William Wyler black-and-white fantasy? Ehhh probably not.

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Eliza's B-52's bop 'Roam' feat. confusing description of dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4
Noah's romantic European holiday movie 'Before Sunrise': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Sunrise
Meg's happy-ending version of 'RH', 'Notting Hill': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_(film)

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NEXT TIME: 'Fatal Attraction' + 'Basic Instinct'. Release date TBA :'(

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Stop worrying about that pesky coronavirus and watch some fictional pandemics instead!!!! Noah, Meg and Anthony are joined by Eliza and writer/film buff Max Kronick over in da USA to discuss a pair of films which depict mass sickness and hysteria; the goofy, overblown 'Outbreak' starring the 'Avengers of sexual harassment', versus Steven Soderbergh's terrifyingly clinical 'Contagion'.

Come on yall, get down with the sickness!! And keep your eyes peeled for special social-distancing friendly episodes that the team is carefully attempting to put together over the coming weeks ;)

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Max's Corona rebel deodorant-licker Cody Pfister: https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/man-licked-deodorant-at-walmart-while-saying-coronavirus-cops/
Meg's quaran-tunes playlist that monopolises our household: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fsgZzRKUQxKFxwqslNMWX
Noah's expansive pandemic fiction novel 'World War Z': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z
Eliza's multiple ways to stream admirable cinema services: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?ecid=subnavmonthschedule / https://www.acmi.net.au/events/melbourne-cinematheque/#program / https://www.facebook.com/groups/827861131013473

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NEXT WEEK: 'Roman Holiday' + 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie'

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Stay self-isolated with two of the MOST feely, introspective, romantic movies of the past few decades, both of which spend a lot of time in bedrooms - just like you rn !!!! The mega-talented Darcey Eagle gives us her own insight into appearing in a Japanese Suntory commercial just like Bill Murray did in Sofia Coppola's 'Lost In Translation', and then everyone almost cries while talking about 'Her', a soulful, sci-fi look towards the future of lurv.

Listen to this episode then go and reconnect with your lonely young wife/gf played by Scarlett Johansson...she has a lot of feelings that u need to acknowledge...xoxo

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Noah AND Darcey's pessimistic Charlie Kaufman anti-romance Anomalisa: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2401878/
Meg's melancholy Arcade Fire fave 'Sprawl II': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awHWColYQ90
Eliza's Kate Bush bop 'Running Up That Hill': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM

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NEXT WEEK: 'Contagion' + 'Outbreak'

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Whether you're a hard-boiled detective or just some Dude, Los Angeles is the perfect setting for iconic film noir mysteries, and we had a great time watching two of the very best! Howard Hawks' 'The Big Sleep' is disarmingly kinky and ambiguous, while the Coen's goofy noir hybrid 'The Big Lebowski' has the same Raymond Chandler story beats in a sillier package.

If it seems like our discussion of the movie is aimless and meandering and doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion, then guess what, bitch: neither do any of these films!! live with it!!

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Meg's neo-noir 'crazy bitch' classic 'Chinatown': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_(1974_film)
Noah's underrated noir musical 'City of Angels': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Angels_(musical)
Eliza's sweet and small animated short 'The Big Snit': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA

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NEXT WEEK: 'Her' + 'Lost In Translation'

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Claymation versus true history of the Holocaust - it should seem like 'The Great Escape' is the obvious victor, right? Luckily we have Anthony Carr, our podcast's Sound Daddy and resident 'Chicken Run' expert on mic as a very special guest this episode!

Together, the siblings and their sound engineer toss up between the innate coolness of Steve McQueen and the sheer loveableness of Bunty the thicc chicken mommy, all leading to a surprisingly deep discussion of whether escape is most powerful on screen as an act of necessity or protest of the human spirit. Let us bounce a rubber ball against the insides of your mind until this period of isolation in the Corona cooler is through!

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Eliza's Billy Wilder take on the POW drama genre, Stalag 17: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_17
Meg's podcast breaking down Heather Morris' 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz': https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-heather-morris/9398622
Anthony's ol prison-break standard 'The Shawshank Redemption': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/
Noah's methodical, ongoing escape fave 'Escape From Alcatraz' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Alcatraz_(film)

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NEXT WEEK: 'The Big Sleep' + 'The Big Lebowski'

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This week's episode is like normal Twin Picks on steroids....literally!!!!! We looked at the 1977 documentary that brought the then-niche world of bodybuilding to the mainstream, 'Pumping Iron', and a 2013 action-comedy about three knucklehead bodybuilders trying to pull off a murderous get-rich-quick scheme in Michael Bay's 'Pain and Gain'.

Both films are totally JACKED and NATTY explorations of American ambition and power, and both exist somewhere between fact and fiction, with the doco being partially staged and the action movie adapting horrible true crime into blockbuster bombast. Only ONE can be SWOLE enough to crush the team's skulls into powder! DYEL bro?

TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:
Meg's favourite documentary 'Grey Gardens': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073076/?ref_=tt_sims_tti
Noah's other american dream meta-fiction drama 'American Animals': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6212478/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Eliza's beloved Macho Man Randy Savage wrestling promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4lK41SX-Q

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NEXT WEEK: 'The Great Escape' + 'Chicken Run'

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