Episode 50

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1. Great show guys!

   Jake you might consider having your own podcast.

   1. Mark me down as one of the “Jake Needs His Own Show” supporters. The guy knows his stuff and has a great manner of speaking!

      PS – I won’t lie, the fact that this comment was posted 80 minutes after the show went up brought a smile to my face.

      Now, moviegoing pet peeves Joel?

      1. Well it helped that I skipped the War Horse part. I’ll definitively be seeing that one when it gets to Sweden.

         Hmmm moviegoing pet peeves, I don’t have that many. Of course I’m not a fan of people answering their phones or talking through a film but other than that I don’t have any peticular movie going habits.

         I do like going by myself and I also like to be spontaneous and catch a film blind or double featuring even though that wasn’t the original plan. For instance I saw Drive and Swedish film Play back to back. That mostly came about because I got inspired by Drive.

2. Congratulations on hitting double digits. (40 episodes ago.)

   1. Thanks! Only 175 or so to go and then I’ll have caught up to MaMo.

      1. You’re assuming we’re going to stop dead in the meantime. Which, admittedly, is always a possibility. We like to keep things loose.

         1. You dine on smoked meat as you record. I’d place my chances at 2 in 5.

3. Great show guys. Loved the Top 5 (was planning my own of the subject for a top ten, but didn’t find time to catch up on a couple of Spielberg films I’ve yet to see)…

   So first off… my pet peeve:

   Well this is about the podcast. You asked us about what we didn’t like or feedback a while back and I said that I didn’t listen sometimes because I hadn’t seen a film or something every once in a while. You decided (I believe because of this comment) to then chapterize your m4a files so that one can go to the next segment without a problem. I hate this. Why? Because if I want to resume listening half way through a segment it won;t let me and I have to listen to 10 minutes all over again to get there… not that your voice aggrovates me… but ye:

   Now onto my feedback:
   Pet Peeves in the Cinema: Children. It’s the one thing I can’t go up to someone and complain too harshly about because it’s not entirely the parents fault that the child is excited and I can’t discipline the child for most of the minor things… so sucks. Other things annoy me but then that’s with grown people I can kick and tell the STFU.

   Fav Spielberg Scene:
   ET. When the scientist comes into the story and talks to Elliot about ET.

   My thoughts on War Horse? Check out my site for the full review where gushing isn’t exactly the correct hyperbole to describe it.

   1. In some ways I’m the same about children, but I’ll clarify on the show.

      As for switching to the chapter-using-m4a’s, I had to pick my poison. You may recall a discussion a month or two ago where I tried to figure out how to keep people tuning in even if they hadn’t seen the discussion film. The only idea that wouldn’t bring with it a complete restructuring of the show was to include chapter stops allowing people to jump ahead.

      Sorry sir, but it became the path of least resistance.

      1. YEAH don’t remove the chapter stops for gods sake!!!

         1. See what I mean?

4. I guess my moviegoing pet peeve recently is that as much as I enjoy seeing movies with cool people like Lindsay—and even uncool people like Ryan—I don’t see as many movies by myself anymore. I miss it. So basically, what I’m saying is, Ryan, stop showing up at the same movies I’m watching. (btw, will I see you at Haywire?)

   1. Heh – I’ve thought about that a lot this fall. I think there are only three screenings I attended solo since November. And I can’t recall, did my “Somewhere, Corey is smiling” remark make the show or did I end up cutting it out?

5. It was a lovely show. The conversation ran so fluid and naturally. I was particularly delighted at some of Jake’s tastes. Finally someone more who shows love for This is Not a Film, which was high up on my top list for 2011 but so few seem to have watched. I think it deserves more praise than A Seperation to compare it with another Iranian film.

   I also agree on Darjeeling Ltd! I fell in love with it first time I saw it actually, while Rushmore left me pretty cold. I really thought I was the only one.

   1. I can’t say for sure, but listening to Jake speak, I’d swear that he’s a filmspotter. And the conversation sure did have a nice flow to it, didn’t it? Not bad considering Jake and I haven’t even so much as emailed before. Sometimes all it takes is two movie geeks and a beverage!

      Go Team DARJEELING! I think with all the discussion around it, I’ll have to schedule myself a rewatch sometime soon. I’m not sure if I’ve watched it since we bought our blu-ray player and something tells me it would look quite handsome. Then again, maybe I’ll wait until it gets warmer and we get closer to Anderson’s new film. RUSHMORE grew on me with multiple watches, so if you’ve only seen it the once you might want to come back to it sometime soon.

      Pet peeves?

      1. Pet Peeves? Anything that breaks the Wittertainment’s code of conduct, http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/films/code_of_conduct.jpg.
         Worst is of course talking (for some reason older people seem to be the worst in this area) and crisp munching (which is a problem that is most common among youngsters.)

         I admit that I frequently break one of the rules myself: shoe removal. But only when I’m certain my feet are safe for sniffing! I promise!

   2. Thanks very much Jessica. I’ve been dying to see THIS IS NOT A FILM since Cannes. I even wanted to see it more than TREE OF LIFE, which is already going on my list of all-time favorites. And hooray for the DARJEELING love! Along with Miami Vice and A.I., that was one of my most passionate turn-arounds from disdain into adoration.

      1. You like MIAMI VICE too!!?? Are you sure we weren’t separated at birth?

         1. Until I saw Film Socialisme, Miami Vice was the most daring use of digital I’d seen as an actual part of not only the structure but the film’s meaning. It’s the most distilled of Mann’s movies and the digital cinematography is a big part of how it works.

6. Enjoyable episode, as always. I really like that term “middlebrow” moviegoer. I might have to co-opt that.

   Also, I really do genuinely want to see “Butter”! Thanks for mentioning it! Get the word out! Butter Carving will soon go global!

   I should also mention “The Life Aquatic” is my favorite Wes Anderson film. Just for the record.

   1. I too want to catch up with butter. Jake and I weren’t mocking you, we were just both impressed and caught off-guard by that particular choice.

      Got a pet peeve to share dude?

      1. I don’t know, my pet peeves are pretty much the same as everyone else’s. There was this woman I sat next to at “My Week With Marilyn” though that kept digging through her purse, loudly and for an extended periods of time. So maybe that – when the movie starts, turn off your phones and zip your purses shut.

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8. ** Sam bows down to cinematic excellence and audio enjoyment …. for 50 episodes **

   1. You are too kind. Pet peeves?

9. Well, this was the first show I listened to, but congratulations on reaching 50. Will be checking out previous ones as I liked this one!

   1. Sweet – Dutch listenership! Glad you enjoyed, and hope you like the small cache of back episodes currently available. Perhaps down the road you might even consider coming on as a guest.

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