Episodes
Friday Sep 29, 2023
The Disaster Artist (2017) - One or two more stupid comments
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
At long last, the grand finale for Movies About Making Movie Month: Part 2 of a Room-stravaganza, a review of James and Dave Franco's comic biopic of Tommy Wiseau, the "visionary" behind The Room, discussed in Part 1 of this episode.
Join as Dan and Brian talk through the many bizarre twists of Tommy Wiseau's life, relive the amusing behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the film, and conclude their epic theme "month" with some reflections on their philosophy of the creative process.
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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
The Room (2003) - Oh hai listeners
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Dan and Brian gather for Part 1 of 2 of the epic finale to Movies About Making Movies Month. They talk about some other movies on the topic they'd like to discuss in the future, then dive into the disasterpiece of cinema that breaks even the strongest viewers. Join as they describe the bizarre Tommy Wiseau, the baffling cast of characters and continuity in the story, and recount some of the most unintentionally funny beats.
Join again soon for Part 2 in which they discuss the Wiseau biopic, The Disaster Artist.
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Mulholland Dr. (2001) - Gotta have a goblin
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
This is the movie. In the penultimate episode of Movies About Making Movies Month, Dan and Brian discuss David Lynch and his mind-bending opus from 2001. Join as they discuss Lynch's career, his visual style and tics and recurring themes, the obtuse narrative threads of Mulholland Dr., and theories about its ending.
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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) / Ed Wood (1994) - Plan 139 from The Goods
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Dan and Brian continue the seemingly-eternal Movies About Making Movies Month by looking at one of the most famously-bad movies of all time and the biopic of its unusual creator.
Join as they discuss their "so-bad-it's-good" philosophy, the hilarious incompetence of Plan 9, the compelling look Tim Burton uses to honor Wood, and the infectious enthusiasm of the troubled director.
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Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) / Asteroid City (2023) - Schrödinger’s Glock
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Dan and Brian continue Movies About Making Movies Month to look at two Wes Anderson films. (One of them is, admittedly, about making a play.) They talk through the whole Wes Anderson experience, some of his stylistic features and tics, and where he ranks among directors of the recent past.
Then they talk through two of his films: First The Life Aquatic and its troubled father-son story, then the deeply strange hall of mirrors from earlier this year, Asteroid City.
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
8 1/2 (1963) & Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) - The beautiful confusion
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Movies About Making Movies Month marches onward with a look at two films that might (or might not) be parallel portraits of weirdos undergoing episodic crises and flitting in and out of dream sequences.
Join as Dan and Brian share their thoughts on Federico Fellini, try to make sense of the meta-narrative and weird sexual politics of 8 1/2, and ponder strange Italian film-dubbing practices.
Next, they talk through the Tim Burton joint starring the recently-parted Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Join as they relive the wacky highs and lows of Pee-wee's adventure, call out a wide variety of allusions, and celebrate Reubens' distinct and memorable comic voice.
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
A Star is Born (1937/1954/1976/2018) - Gonna shout it from the mountaintops
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Dan and Brian are back with Movies About Making Movies Month(s). This time, they discuss four movies: all the iterations of the showbiz melodrama A Star is Born. (Technically, two of them are Movies about Making Music.) Join as they break down the similarities and differences between the four iterations, what each says about filmmaking and American culture of their respective eras, and their ranking of the Seven Dwarfs.
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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989) - Digging deep
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Dan and Brian continue Movies About Making Movies Month with a discussion of the fan-made, shot-for-shot recreation of Raiders of the Lost Ark as well as the 2015 documentary about its making.
They start with a rapid-fire recap of the Indiana Jones franchise and their feelings towards the series. Then they spend some time pondering the ingenuity and dedication of three teenagers, and how it makes them feel about their own time spent creating things. The discussion veers philosophical.
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