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Miami Blues

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Matt pays tribute to an unsung filmmaking hero: George Armitage, and his 1990 film Miami Blues.  Expect a whole lotta bullets, bedlam and Baldwin. In Seen It, we discuss Mosquito-ridden coasts, alien-infested blocks and Matt goes on a rant about a critically-acclaimed recent film.

Altered States

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Drug Awareness Month continues as we enter the mind-warping word of hallucinogens with the 80s sensory deprivation flick Altered States.  Get ready for a trip, friends. In Seen It, we discuss the evolution of Wes Anderson, the versatility of Alec Guinness and Craig’s least favorite movie joke.

The Man With The Golden Arm

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In an effort to keep Craig from collecting any bad habits, for the rest of May we will be focusing on movies that feature the horrors of drug abuse.  Exhibit A: The Man With the Golden Arm.  Frank Sinatra turns off the charm and turns on the sweaty desperation as Frankie Machine, a junkie with […]

Billy Jack

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For our 50th episode we threw it open to the audience to choose the film, and one of them threw back Billy Jack.  The story of an ass-kicking peacekeeper and the hippie Freedom School that he protects. In Seen It, we discuss fear, meanness and killing.

Ladies of YouTube: Tona Williams, A View From Behind The Camera

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Tona is interviewed by Rachel Kolb for The Mary Sue: A Guide To Girl Geek Culture. This is the first in the “Ladies of YouTube” series on that site: Ladies Of YouTube: Tona Williams, A View From Behind The Camera “…I love the fun concepts, brilliant comedy, and working with family and my closest friends. […]

Sunrise

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Our last in a series of auteur directors, we take on F.W. Murnau’s first Hollywood film — Sunrise.  A lovely story about two humans that also features attempted murder, shipwreck, treacherous dames and a hilarious pig. In Seen It we discuss Canadian rockers, English gourmets and American monkeys.

Heist

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I hate to break your “rice bowl”, but the second in our series of auteur directors is none other than David “F-ing” Mamet.  We watch his 2001 film, “Heist”. I’ll give you three guesses what it’s about.  We also discuss the plumbing skills of Dame Judi Dench. In Seen It, we discuss a man named […]

Badlands

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Our first in a series of films by auteur directors, Terrence Malick takes us on a dark drive into the heartlands with ‘Badlands’.  Craig also has a strange theory about the 80s hits of Robert Palmer.     In Seen It, we discuss German Rockers, Dark Vigilantes and journey across the galaxy and into the […]