Ryan McNeil
“London.”
“London?”
“London“
“London??“
“Yes London…You know – fish, chips, cup o’ tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fuckin’ Poppins…London!!”
I give you the Ted Williams episode
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Runtime51 minutes, 50 seconds
Up for Discussion
1. My brief introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY – Q & A with this episode’s guest, Simon Columb of Knowing Views and The Simon & Jo Podcast. (2:07)
3. WHAT’S GOIN’ ON – Casting Cap’n America, a new release date for WALL STREET, and a rant about 3-D. (6:35)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction of GREEN ZONE (15:45)
5. BEST OF YOU – Simon counts down his five favorite Brit films, Hatter counters with his five favorite Canadian films (25:38)
6. COME TALK TO ME – Listener feedback on Episode 8’s ALICE Question (48:08)
Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Captain America: If you are an actor you go for this movie, you can’t lose. If it’s a hit you make lots of money and become a big star. If it’s a bomb they won’t make the sequels and let you out of the contract. Whatever happens, the superhero bubble will burst before they make all nine movies.
Glad you are coming around to my way of thinking about 3D
I really enjoyed Green Zone, I have drafted my review and will publish it in the next few days. You mention Khalid Abdalla who plays Freddy, he is actually British and has worked with Greengrass previously, he was one of the terrorists in United 93. He was also in Hush Your Mouth
Colour themed movies great idea. Mine are:
Blue Velvet
Three Colours: Blue (I could do a top five just for the colour blue!)
Three Colours: Red
A Clockwork Orange
The White Ribbon
I actually did a top ten British films last year that includes a few of Simon’s choices:
http://fandangogroovers.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/top-ten-british-films-of-all-time/
Sarah Polley is a great actress, she really should make more films, one of her best that springs to mind is The Sweet Hereafter.
How about a British/Canadian (with a little financial help from the French) co production. Michael Winterbottom’s The Claim, and it also stars Sarah Polley, what more could you ask for!
I also really enjoyed Pontypool. I think I have said enough now, this is longer than some of my blogs!
another great podcast, but shouldn't you have picked your top Brit films and Simon picked his top Canuck films?
Or should I just mind my own business?
Twas a great experience Mad Hatter and I really enjoyed the show too – but thats because I have a huge ego and simply like listening to my own voice. ha ha
Its funny, Filmspotting done a 'colours of films' top 5 last week too – I think its great you chose the british/canadian combo just to utilise the personal links we have.
@Big Mike Mendez – if I was to choose 5 top canadian films, with research I would be okay, but i'd miss some big ones which would put me to shame. Maybe next time … (if there is a next time)
I re-watched Eastern Promises last night – it truly is an incredible film. I think I feel a review coming on…
So – onto the must watch list: Pontypool, Crazy and One Week…
Great job hatter! Speak soon I hope!
Simon
@ Number Six… I just want them to get this idea of creating a universe of movies underway. It's such an ambitious project that I lose confidence in it with every month that goes by with no movement.
Can't wait to read your Brit post and your GREEN ZONE post – if they're anywhere close to being as epic as this comment – they'll be awesome! Thanks for listening!
@ Mike… Given the slight underexposure of Canadian films, I thought I'd be putting Simon at a bit of a disadvantage. Though at least I got him seeing some stuff he hasn't seen yet! Thanks for listening hermano.
@ Simon… What can I say? You were a great guest and I felt overmatched. There certainly will be a next time, I think now as I record episode ten this weekend, I need to start doubling back and bringing guests back for a second go-round and mixing in the new guests.
Glad to hear you're going after our Canadian goodness. We will indeed talk again soon.
I'm with Simon on Bad Boys being a bad movie. I watched it purely because it was referenced in Hot Fuzz, which is of course a much better film.
Loved hearing the top 5 lists!
Millions is on my perpetual to see list… One day I'll get to it! "Why Trainspotting.. because it's Trainspotting". Awesome answer. I had no idea it was more than 10 years old. I'm feeling old!
Oh my… I think the new whatever degrees of separation is Dawson's Creek – it connects to everything!
Great top 5 of Canadian film there Hatter – I was so close to piping up on the "Hey, what about French Canadian film?" but you covered all the bases there. That's be a great list to give people who haven't seen much Canadian film to see what we've got going on here.
There is also a doc called Weird Sex & Snowshoes that is about Canadian film.
Hmmm…I have a special affection for this podcast, because I could easily live the rest of my life watching only British and Canadian films. (Really, are there many American/Hollywood films that I'd weep over losing? Aside from the Marx Brothers…no, probably not many.)
Simon's picks were not only good, but it never hurts to have the hot accent. Of course, I have to confess that I've yet to see the entirety of Withnail And I. Must get to that. (I would actually add Shallow Grave and A Clockwork Orange – which, yes, I consider British because of Anthony Burgess, the cast and the setting; Kubrick's nationality doesn't figure into it for me – to the Brit List, myself. And I could add several dozen more if I weren't stoned on painkillers!)
I'm likely going to be making my 3rd trip to Scotland in three years come October, and my affection for Trainspotting deepens every time I roam the streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Some Scots would probably be angry about the film being called "British," mind you…
Canadian films: Your choices were also good. And WHOO-HOO re: Bruce McDonald. My Facebook profile picture explains it all. 🙂 I also have a long-standing love affair going with David Cronenberg, which he will someday find out about, I'm sure. Ha.
My Canadian picks:
~ Last Night (HANDS DOWN, #1, and no, it's not bias!)
~ Exotica
~ Dead Ringers (but…see below…and if that one doesn't count, The Sweet Hereafter should go into that spot!)
~ Bon Cop, Bad Cop
~ Century Hotel
~ honourable mention to Hard Core Logo
Perhaps not the popular choices, but those are the first 5 that come to mind and they get regular spins in my DVD player. Like the British films, I've no doubt I could rattle off loads more if my mind was clearer.
My big issue with our country's movie industry is that it gets a bit difficult for me to call a film "Canadian" when it's, say, Atom Egoyan's Where The Truth Lies (which I loved), filmed mostly in the U.S. and starring mainly non-Canadian actors… Cronenberg's more recent films fall under that weird umbrella, too. If I apply the same "rules" to those examples as I did to my Kubrick remarks, it gets complicated. I wish I could be a hypocrite there.
Methinks I be too stoned to continue! I shall go pass out now. Good 'cast, there. Will ruminate re: The Hurt Locker in the meantime.
Oh, and…
@Shannon – I recently re-watched Millions during a flight back from Edinburgh, and it was just as charming as it was the first time I saw it. Definitely bump it up on your must-see list!
"Colour themed movies great idea."
Ya hear that, Hatter? Ya hear that? A great idea! How dare you mock my brilliance at choosing Top 5 connections!
Ok, so it was a weak connection to the film, but it's still kinda creative, right?
Anyway, of course I dug this 'cast – two of my favorite podcasters together (the same could be said of your guest spot on the S & J show). My only complaint (for both of them)? Simon, your audio always sounds great on your show, but something about the Skype connection (lack of headset/mic?) killed it; Hatter was crisp and you were buckety. Oh well – the content was still there.
Dug the production values, Hatter – the cut to the anthem was great.
Oh, and thanks for the well wishes. I very much appreciated them.
@ Shannon… I loved the "It's awesome because it's awesome" reasoning myself. Don't think I could have chosen a better Brit top five myself, except the fact that I'm writing about THE THIRD MAN soon points out to me that Simon missed it.
Gotta track down that Canadian doc. I think one underlying theme of 2010 is to raise my canadian Film IQ.
@ EhCh… (Comment Much?) Excellent five, and LAST NIGHT *just* missed the cut on my own list. Although I now realize it's been far too long since I've seen it. Must go give it a rent very soon.
As for your own five, I don't think I can argue one iota. Good calls from top to bottom.
The whole what is/is not a Canadian film is getting harder and harder to discern. I think we should make certain allowances for productions not 100% homegrown, but obviously the line comes well before…say JUNO.
@ Fletch… All right, all right, it was a good idea!
Simon's audio woes might have something to do with my settings. I did the AHP component for both segments (spoiler alert: we recorded them back-to-back), so i might have a level wrong or something.
I have the hunch that's the case since everytime I rip a skypecast, I end up having to turn my voice way way up to compensate for sounding way quieter than my guest.
I'll get it all figured out someday.
Yeah, I was pretty proud of that cut to Rule Britannia…though you wouldn't believe how hard that was to track down!
Thanks for listening holmes – your up next to record with me!
"I have the hunch that's the case since everytime I rip a skypecast, I end up having to turn my voice way way up to compensate for sounding way quieter than my guest."
Yeah, if you even figure that one out, let me know – I have the same problem. I know I can be soft-spoken compared to some, but not that much! I'll let you know should I figure it out as well…
Just got around to listening to this during a four-hour drive, so thanks for the road trip entertainment! I enjoyed your respective top 5 lists very much, and have been reminded of a few British and Canadian movies I should see.
As for your question at the end, I am thrilled that The Hurt Locker won Best Picture, not just because it kept Avatar from receiving more unwarranted adulation but also because it's an incredibly well-made and insightful film. I can't lie though, I was sort of secretly pulling for A Serious Man, even though I knew it had absolutely no chance of winning. I don't begrudge The Hurt Locker at all (and I think Bigelow completely deserved the Best Director win), but I liked A Serious Man just a little bit better.
Come on! I love Bad Boys!
Thanks for the mention of Brosnan. He wants to see Alice again, and we've started reading the book, so it had a pretty resounding affect on him.
I'm excited for Kick Ass next week.
Why are movies getting released two or three weeks later here in the U.S.??????
I'm not understanding why there is such a big gap.
Oh yeah……….and these podcasts are on Itunes???????
@ Fletch… I'm gonna grab myself a new mic soon, so that might help matters. Try googling "improve skypecast + " whatever software you use…Might help.
the neat twist is, when you guest on mine, I'll be turning your voice way down. Cool the way these things cycle, ain't it!
@ Alex… Woo-hoooooo! Road trip entertainment – I have arrived!!! I'm curious to know what you think of our top five suggestions, so be sure to write about 'em after you watch 'em.
@ H-Rod… You aren't the only one, I'm going through massive frustration trying to track down a film that I want to talk about for Podcast #11 this weekend, that a lot of US Cities already have!
I wish I knew the science on release patterns…seems like studios are licking their finger and holding it up in the air.
PS – As per my email, and my usual sign-off, all previous episodes are available totally for free on iTunes.