Body Double Commentary Track |
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| Our Feature: Body Double | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Welcome to Podcast #16 with your friendly Jackass Critics! This episode, we watch Brian DePalma's Body Double, and give our running thoughts and commentary on one of DePalma's most divisive films. If you've ever been curious what the hub bub is about Body Double (as an early hint, it's an early 80's look in to the world of pornography) or if you're a grizzled DePalma fan that has seen all of DePalma's short films, there's something for everyone revisiting the world of Body Double.
As of this writing (June, 2017), Body Double is not streaming "for free" with any of the traditional services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc..). It is available as a streaming rental from many services, and you can always break down and grab yourself a DVD copy. We'll have links to the streaming rentals in the show page! So grab some popcorn and a drink of your choice. Queue up Body Double in conjunction with our podcast, and let's take a trip to Hollywood! | |
Start going to the tanning salon kids, it's time for the 2017 Summer Box Office Challenge. #SBOC! |
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| Our Feature: The Summer 2017 Box Office Challenge | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Another year, another Summer Box Office Challenge. As we enter 2017, JackassMatt has soundly defeated JackassTom in 2016, taking a 3-2 lead in the history of the #SBOC! We start out our conversation discussing the big hits and misses in the previous year, along with talk about some surprising 2016 Summer box office winners neither one of us expected.
We then transition to the main event, the 2017 Summer Box Office Challenge. Each of us pick 5 summer films to compare their domestic box office haul. Films from May 19, 2017 through the end of August 2017 are eligible. We'll start totalling up our results in mid September, though the die likely will be cast by mid August on who is going to be the winner. Let's get started kids! | |
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Proving time exists in black holes, It's the 2016 Summer Box Office Challenge! |
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| Our Feature: The Summer 2016 Box Office Challenge | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
| To quote Neo from The Matrix: "Whoa". Due to popular demand, and as an attempt to bring world peace, we have released Episode 14, the 2016 Jackass Critics #SBOC upon this earth of ours. Give us a download ladies and gentlemen! Visit our show page to see notes and drop some comments on us as well! | |
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Hide your kids, hide your wife. It's the 2015 Summer Box Office Challenge! |
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| Our Feature: The Summer 2015 Box Office Challenge | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or HilmTomBlain) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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The 4th Almost-Annual Jackass Critics Summer Box Office Challenge! Once again, each Jackass selects 5 movies, for a total of 10 in a snake draft. We bet on the domestic gross of the films, putting beers , and our pride, on the line.
Your current Jackass Summer Box Office Challenge champion is JackassMatt, who won put the clown shoes to HilmTomBlain. | |
The US Theatrical release poster for Gone Girl |
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| Our Feature: Gone Girl (Fincher) | |
| Hosts: Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) and for the first time, for our special Date Night edition of the Jackass Critics Podcast, we have an honorary Jackass, Andrea! | |
| We offer a special edition of the Jackass Critics Podcast. The first edition of our Date Night podcast. Jackass Matt and his lovely girlfriend Andrea went and saw Gone Girl, and sit down for 40 minutes to discuss the book, the film, the Bechdel test and just how much butter is too much on popcorn. | |
The original Hour of the Wolf US Theatrical Poster. |
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| Our Feature: Hour of the Wolf (Bergman) | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or SnakesOnABlain) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
| Welcome friends and foes! Our discussion for the Jackass Critics Podcast #12 is the 1968 Ingmar Bergman film Hour of the Wolf. Bergman's film currently has an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and Jackass Matt himself reviewed the film for our site, giving it 10 out of 10. | |
R.I.P.D. - Spoiler! Neither of us actually think this will be a Top 10 2013 Summer Box Office movie. Sorry Ryan Reynolds. Still love you and miss you. PS - The paternity payment is late. Signed, JackassMatt. |
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| Our Feature: The Summer 2013 Box Office Challenge | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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After a long delay, our triumphant return! And there's no better way to make a splash on the Internet than to return with our 3rd annual Summer Blockbuster Challenge. Matt and Tom pick 5 Summer 2013 Blockbusters each, trying to see who can choose the biggest box office winners. Tom is still undefeated, winning the crown in both 2011 and 2012. Who is going to pick the flop this year?
Your current Jackass Summer Box Office Challenge champion is JackassTom, who won last year by a pretty decent margin. | |
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| Our Feature: The Summer 2012 Box Office Challenge | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
During this episodes Bullets in the Chamber, we talk:
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Episode 10 features our 2nd Annual Summer Box Office Challenge. In the Summer Box Office Challenge, Tom and Matt participate in a draft, each selecting 5 films we hope will make the most money during Summer 2012.
Your current Jackass Summer Box Office Challenge champion is JackassTom, who won last year by a pretty decent margin. We're hoping for some participation from our Jackass fans this year! Tell us what 5 films you think will pull in the best returns this Summer Box Office season (we're using roughly June 1 - September 1 release dates for our picks). The fan(s) with the highest gross will get a shout out on a future podcast. Beat the Jackasses! It's easy to do! | |
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| Feature Film: Pickup on South Street | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Our focus this podcast is the 1953 film from director Samuel Fuller, Pickup on South Street
Fuller has grown quite a cult following in the years after his death. Commonly known for his black and white films focusing on the hard life; Brutality towards women was common in his films. Pickup mixes some 50's America red scare underpinnings with a look at the life of a low level city hood. JackassTom finds a lot to like in Fullers work. JackassMatt has a tougher time swallowing some of the bitter medicine Sam is feeding him. | |
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| Feature Film: The White Ribbon | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
During our first section, we do our usual Bullets in the Chamber segment, talking movies and news. Our focus film, The White Ribbon , from director Michael Haneke, is dissected in depth in our second half.
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Our focus this podcast is the latest film from Austrian/German auteur, Michael Haneke, The White Ribbon.
Haneke is a bit of a recent fav of @JackassMatt, will @JackassTom want to see more of Mr. Haneke, after taking in the pre-WWI B&W drama? | |
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| Topic: Dressed to Kill | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
| Once again, we have broke the show into 2 parts. During our first section, we do our usual Bullets in the Chamber segment, talking movies and news. Our focus film, Dressed to Kill is dissected in depth in our second half. | |
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Our focus this podcast is the Brian DePalma vehicle, Dressed to Kill.
Both Tom and Matt are DePalma fans, but will Dressed be one of his better flicks, or will DePalma fall victim to his own tendencies? | |
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| Topic: Blood Simple | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Our focus this podcast is on the Coen Brothers' first film: Blood Simple.
The Coens give us the first look into their minds. Is it a glimpse into the future of the talented brothers? | |
| We've broke Podcast 6 into 2 parts. Part A features our general chatter and Bullets in the Chamber, and Part B is our feature film, Blood Simple. | |
| Segment A Length: 38:25 | |
| Download Segment A: MP3 (18 Megs) | |
| Segment B Length: 61:20 | |
| Download Segment B: MP3 (33 Megs) | |
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| Topic: The Long Goodbye | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Our focus this podcast is on Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye. The film is an attempt by Altman to bring a 50's Noir piece into his vision of the absurdity of 1970's Los Angeles. Is he successful? One of us thinks so! | |
| We've broke Podcast 5 into 2 parts. Part A features our general chatter and Bullets in the Chamber, and Part B is our focus film, The Long Goodbye. | |
| Segment A Length: 35:40 | |
| Download Segment A: MP3 (18 Megs) | |
| Segment B Length: 68:15 | |
| Download Segment B: MP3 (33 Megs) | |
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| Topic: Summer 2011 Movie Draft | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Our focus this week is the basket of Summer 2011 Blockbusters. Matt and Tom throw down the gauntlet, and challenge each other to a draft. We each select our top 5 picks for box office draws. The stakes? The winner earns a tasty 12 pack, the right to assign the movie of their choice to the loser, and the ability to choose customer podcast intros for both themselves and the loser!
But how do we determine the draft order? Glad you asked? We have a Movie Knowledge Off (MKO)! Matt and Tom select both a category and 3 multiple choice questions, preferably as hard as possible, to quiz each other on, to determine who earns the right to pick first! Once we've determined our draft order, we each pick our top 5 flicks for the Summer 2011 Blockbuster Mega Movie season! Each movie gets a discussion from both guys, as we talk about why we did, or didn't draft each flick. Who will win? Tune in around mid September and find out! For now, check out the funnest and liveliest Jackass Critics podcast to date! | |
| Length: 96:05 | |
| Download: MP3 (45 Megs) | |
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| Focus Film: Brand Upon the Brain! (Guy Maddin) | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
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Afterwards, we focus on our feature, Brand Upon the Brain! (and yes, the exclaimation point is mandatory). We begin talking tech, taking a look at the visual and audio presentation. Given that Brand is technically a silent film, director Guy Maddin feels the pressure to ratchet up both the sights and the sounds to stimulate and 2011 audience, while still respecting and paying homage to the true silent filmmakers of the past.
If anything is lacking, it's certainly not themes and metaphors. Mr. Maddin throws the kitchen sink at you, exploring duality of man, oedipal relationships, missing fathers, sisters with ambugious sexual tastes, and much more. You can either read into this as Maddin really has a lot to say (like Tom does) or Maddin really felt he had to load up his otherwise empty flick (like Matt does). We round out the show with a tease for our next show, a podcast for the ages, the summer blockbuster showdown. | |
| Length: 90:35 | |
| Download: MP3 (43 Megs) | |
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| Focus Film: Enter the Void (Gaspar Noe) | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
| The Jackass Critics start off with a discussion of the new DirectTV Video on Demand feature. Will you pay $30 to see a flick a month or two after it's theatrical debut? Matt has some plans for a crazy Avatar party to get his monies worth.
Afterwards, we engage in a bit of banter, including the dramatic debut of our new feature, Bullets in the Chamber. Tom talks a bit of about the ridiculous ending of Gun and the surprising announcement of C.H.U.D., coming soon from Criterion! Meanwhile, Matt raps about the 80's and 90's in Canada (via Scanners I and II) and wooden dildo death being delivered by a mysterious killer in the tastefully done Italian giallo Sister of Ursula. Finally, we dive into our focus for this podcast, Enter the Void. We discuss the audio and visual treats Noe delivers; the Freudian world the characters live in; and why you should never sleep with your best friends mom! | |
| Length: 83:19 | |
| Download: MP3 (40 Megs) | |
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| Focus Film: The Social Network (David Fincher) | |
| Hosts: Tom Blain (tomblain@jackasscritics.com or JackassTom) and Matt Fuerst (fuerstma@jackasscritics.com or JackassMatt) | |
| Matt and Tom start off with a bit of news, Tom talking about his Mad Men withdrawls and how he is going to cope, facing a potential year away. They talk about some of their more recent movie consumption, Matt talking about Quiet Place to Kill and The Dark Corner, and Tom talking about Movin In and Cedar Rapids. Finally, we dive full bore into the Sorkin and Fincher vehicle The Social Network. | |
| Length: 73:15 | |
| Download: MP3 (105 Megs) | |
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