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Fri November 07 2008
Nov. 7: This week Adam and Matty -- recipients of a million dollar MacArthur Genius Grant -- have transformed the grand ballroom at the end of Navy Pi...
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Nov. 7: This week Adam and Matty -- recipients of a million dollar MacArthur Genius Grant -- have transformed the grand ballroom at the end of Navy Pier in Chicago into a giant performance space and
hired thousands of actors, birthday clowns and giant Macy's Thanksgiving Day-parade balloons to create an epic "living arts" performance piece dramatizing the life of Filmspotting. The role of Adam
wil...
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Nov. 7: This week Adam and Matty -- recipients of a million dollar MacArthur Genius Grant -- have transformed the grand ballroom at the end of Navy Pier in Chicago into a giant performance space and
hired thousands of actors, birthday clowns and giant Macy's Thanksgiving Day-parade balloons to create an epic "living arts" performance piece dramatizing the life of Filmspotting. The role of Adam
will be played by Mildred Fletcher, an 84 year-old former Scrabble grand master from Corvallis, Oregon, while Matty will be played by Thabo, an eighteen year-old engineering student of Basotho
ethnicity from greater Lesotho. Thabo Matty and Mildred Adam will piece together their thoughts on Charlie Kaufman's latest mindbender "Synecdoche, New York" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Catherine Keener and Samantha Morton. The real Adam and Matty will then break down the cavalcade of funny performances from the likes of Paul Rudd, Jane Lynch, Sean William Scott and more in "Role
Models," the latest comedy from the madcap minds behind The State and "Wet Hot American Summer." As an added bonus, Adam got a chance to catch up with "Role Models" director David Wain and somehow
resisted the urge to ask for Paul Rudd's phone number in a great interview.Then in honor of "Synecdoche," the lads play some chess with death and mull exactly how they might shuffle off this mortal
coil with their Top 5 Movies About Mortality. Here's hoping Filmspotting's eternal summer shall never fade...Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by Ben Folds.** Now that the presidential
race is over, satisfy your craving for news with the latest from the independent film world at SpoutBlog. For all the film news and commentary you need, read blog.spout.com. **Filmspotting
#234:24-14:33 - Review: "Synecdoche, New York"Music: Ben Folds, "The Frown Song"15:23-18:32 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: T. Stair)18:33-22:29 - Voicemail, Polls22:30-32:34 - Review: "Role
Models"Music: Ben Folds, "You Don't Know Me"34:28-54:26 - Interview: David WainMusic: Ben Folds, "Cologne"55:13-1:00:37 - New DVDs, Donations1:00:38-1:13:43 - Top 5: Movies About
Mortality1:13:44-1:16:39 - Close/Next Show/OuttakesNOTES/CORRECTIONS-
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Fri October 31 2008
Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking thr...
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Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking through the mountains of Chicago when they stumbled
upon an abandoned radio studio. It's been more than a year since that fateful day when they first turned on that cursed microphone... and they haven't been seen since! But it's said, if you listen
clos...
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Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking through the mountains of Chicago when they stumbled
upon an abandoned radio studio. It's been more than a year since that fateful day when they first turned on that cursed microphone... and they haven't been seen since! But it's said, if you listen
closely, every Friday, their voices can still be heard giving out ghoulish movie reviews and singing the praises of director Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno," and the performances of
stars Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Craig Robinson.The legend also goes that if you say AdamandMatty three times into your iPod, you're immediately haunted by a review of Clint Eastwood's latest
period drama "Changeling" starring Angelina Jolie (and the ghost of Billy Bob Thornton's career). But, most importantly children, if you ever see Adam and Matty floating outside your window, you must
promise me NOT to let them in, as they will regale you with their terrifying Top 5 Scariest Scenes until you bleed from your ears! Happy Halloween!Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre
Theatre and music by Fever Marlene.** Filmspotting is presented by SpoutBlog and the FilmCouch podcast. Find out why The New York Times says, "SpoutBlog's got it all," at blog.spout.com.
**Filmspotting #233:24-13:47 - Review: "Zack & Miri"Music: Fever Marlene, "Won't Let You Down"14:32-17:38 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Lane)17:39-29:08 - Review: "Changeling"Music: Fever
Marlene, "Oh Berlin"30:09-37:51 - Voicemail, Polls, Notes37:52-47:44 - Feedback (Breakthroughs)Music: Fever Marlene, "Lemon King Mahoney"48:30-52:45 - New DVDs, Donations52:46-1:06:50 - Top 5:
Scariest Scenes1:06:51-1:10:04 - Close/Next Show/OuttakesNOTES/CORRECTIONS- Point of fact: It's actually been 10 years since I was in film school in Chicago, not 6. Yikes.- Michelle from Chicago...
actually, I'm not sure we did meet her at the Filmspotting Chicago Meetup.- Geraldine Page is great in Woody Allen's "Interiors." And probably never been described as creepy. She has, however, been
dead since 1987, so she is not in "The Orphanage." That would be Geraldine Chaplin.
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Sat October 25 2008
Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pa...
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Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pauline "Poppy" Jones, in the new dramedy
"Happy-Go-Lucky." Will the boys be charmed by Sally Hawkins' ceaseless brand of optimism? And will Adam fall for the charms of the film's writer/director Mike Leigh? Find out as Adam sits down for an
interview ...
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Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pauline "Poppy" Jones, in the new dramedy
"Happy-Go-Lucky." Will the boys be charmed by Sally Hawkins' ceaseless brand of optimism? And will Adam fall for the charms of the film's writer/director Mike Leigh? Find out as Adam sits down for an
interview with the filmmaker behind "Naked," "Vera Drake" and Topsy Turvy." Plus, our resident in-house pollsters find time to work in a few words on Oliver Stone's latest presidential opus "W.,"
chronicling the rise and reign of our 43rd president, starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks and James Cromwell. In honor of Dubya, the lads also lay out their Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes. As always
Filmspotting undauntedly asks, "is our listeners learning?"Also on the show: Massacre Theatre and music by The Silos.** Filmspotting is presented by spout.com. This week, Oscar buzz is cranked up as
Clint Eastwood's Changeling hits theaters. Will Changeling be a serious Best Picture contender? Or is this the year a superhero movie brings home the statuette? Get the story on Oscar contenders at
blog.spout.com. **Filmspotting #232:32-13:10 - Review: "Happy-Go-Lucky"Music: The Silos, "Behind Me Now"14:04-29:29 - Interview: Mike LeighMusic: The Silos, "Never Leaving"31:34-35:06 - Massacre
Theatre (Winner: T. Torrey)35:07-37:09 - Polls37:10-49:20 - Review: "W."Music: The Silos, "Tell Me You Love Me"49:50-56:03 - New DVDs, Donations56:04-1:10:29 - Top 5: Oliver Stone
Scenes1:10:30-1:14:01 - Close/Next Show/OuttakesNOTES/CORRECTIONS- Yes, guess I probably meant Matty was tipping his 'hand' on "W." not his 'hat.'- Yes, guess I meant MLK and Malcolm X, of course,
during Top 5 discussion.- Re: "Bush-league" outtake... no, sadly, that pun wasn't intended.
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Fri October 17 2008
Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's ...
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Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married." Adam thought
the shrimp was a tad over-cooked, and Matty's Electric Slide almost took out gramma Buckman, but the boys can't deny the fireworks and entertainment provided by Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt) and the
antic...
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Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married." Adam thought
the shrimp was a tad over-cooked, and Matty's Electric Slide almost took out gramma Buckman, but the boys can't deny the fireworks and entertainment provided by Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt) and the
antics of her disruptive sister, Kym (Ann Hathaway). Plus, Filmspotting takes a quick look at the Chicago International Film Festival and offers up some suggested must-see's. Then, in honor of the
Oscar buzz surrounding Anne Hathaway's performance in "Rachel," your hosts run out their personal Top 5 Breakthrough Performances. Also on the show: Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre and music by
The Essex Green.** Filmspotting is presented by spout.com. This week, we're wondering just how much Watchmen footage will be released before the movie. Keep an eye on all the coverage at
blog.spout.com. **Filmspotting #231:13-12:26 - Review: "Rachel Getting Married"Music: The Essex Green, "Sin City"13:29-17:23 - Massacre Theatre (Winner: R. Wistar)17:24-24:36 - Chicago Film Fest
PreviewMusic: The Essex Green, "This Isn't Farmlife"26:43-32:06 - Voicemail, Polls32:07-42:14 - Feedback (Soundtracks)Music: The Essex Green, "Penny and Jack"43:03-48:10 - New DVDs,
Donations48:11-1:05:12 - Top 5: Breakthroughs1:05:13-1:07:31 - Close/Next Show/OuttakesNOTES/CORRECTIONS- Another Chicago Film Fest movie you should check out -- that we failed to mention: "Wesley
Willis's Joyrides"- Hulu - SNL - Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals
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Fri October 10 2008
Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Rid...
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Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller,
"Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Then
the la...
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Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller,
"Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Then
the lads spend the rest of the episode looking for the purple banana waiting to be put into the truck* while bringing you their Top 5 Movie Soundtracks. Let's go crazy!Also on the show: Listener
Feedback, Massacre Theatre, Matty's Movie Minute and music by Conor Oberst.* Actual lyrics from "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince.** Filmspotting is presented by spout.com. This week, we're wondering just
how much Watchmen footage will be released before the movie. Keep an eye on all the coverage at blog.spout.com. **Filmspotting #230:24-12:29 - Review: "Body of Lies"Music: Conor Oberst13:19-17:25 -
Massacre Theatre (Winner: Josh Spiegel)17:26-20:03 - Matty's Movie Minute20:04-29:03 - Review: "Blindness"Music: Conor Oberst31:27-35:43 - Voicemail, Polls35:44-43:26 - Feedback (Actor Pairings,
Spike Lee)Music: Conor Oberst44:04-49:25 - New DVDs, Donations49:26-1:00:26 - Top 5: Soundtracks1:00:27-1:03:01 - Close/Next Show/OuttakesNOTES/CORRECTIONS- Watch Elliott Smith perform "Miss Misery"
at the 1998 Oscars.
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