This episode's secret word is: "Fidelio." Matt and Alison discuss Julia Leigh's 2011 film "Sleeping Beauty" and share some of their favorite unsexy movies about sex that you can see via streaming.
Queue Shots: Unsexy Movies About Sex Shame Eyes Wide Shut Last Tango in Paris In the Realm of the Senses Anatomy of Hell Body of Evidence
Listeners' Choice Review Sleeping Beauty
Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases (Expiration Date) Alison: The Vicious Kind Head Trauma The Way
Matt: Wordplay Sleepless Night The People Versus George Lucas
Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Alison: Sherlock (5/9) The Third Man (5/12)
Matt: Art & Copy (5/4) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) (5/9)
1 Random Film From Our Queues Alison: The Last Circus
Matt: Withnail and I
This week Adam and Josh have their minds on the money and money on their minds. Inspired by Jay Gatsby’s return to the silver screen, they share their Top 5 Movies About the Rich and discuss Baz Lurhmann’s uh, re-imagining, of the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code FILM5).
:00-1:41 - Billboard / Shutterstock1:41-25:02 - Review: "The Great Gatsby"Music: The Rubens, "My Gun"26:34-28:48 - Shutterstock28:48-36:49 - Massacre Theatre36:49-48:45 - Polls / NotesMusic: The Rubens, "The Best We Got"50:06-1:00:22 - Donations1:00:22-1:25:39 - Top 5: Movies About the Rich1:25:39-1:29:44 - Close / Outtake
BONUS CONTENT
- Malick Scenes Feedback
MUSIC
- The Rubens
NOTES
- Massacre Theatre winner: Shaun Lockhart
LINKS
- Josh's review of "The Great Gatsby"
- Adam on "The Truman Show"
- Josh on Letterboxd
- Fandor - Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
- "Apartment 4E" on Netflix
- "20:20 Vision" play in Bath, UK
FS DOES DICAPRIO
- Django Unchained
- Inception
- The Departed
PARTNERS
- MoviePass
- Fandor.com/Filmspotting
- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes
Inspired by the brilliant mind of Tony Stark, Filmspotting crunches the numbers to come up with the Top 5 Movie Geniuses. Plus, a review of co-writer/director Shane Black's "Iron Man 3" and more.
This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code FILM5) and Squarespace (code FILM5)
:00-3:06 - Billboard / Squarespace3:06-25:04 - Review: "Iron Man 3"Music: Air Review, "Young" 26:47-28:15 - Shutterstock28:45-35:37 - Massacre Theatre35:37-45:33 - Polls / NotesMusic: Air Review, "Rebel" 47:07-54:20 - Donations / SVU PromoMusic: The Beatles, "In My Life"55:37-1:23:31 - Top 5: Movie Geniuses1:23:31-1:30:23 - Close / Filmspotting Jr. #4
MUSIC
- Air Review
LINKS
- Adam on "Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
- Korean Auteurs Marathon Options
- Fandor: Of Dolls and Murder
- Josh's review of "Iron Man 3"
- fuse:chicago
NOTES
- Adam says: Actually, my preferred 2001 Best Picture winner was "In the Bedroom."
- Adam says: I should have argued harder for how Shane Black plays with the 'optics of fear/heroism' in "Iron Man 3." It permeates the entire movie.
- Massacre Theatre winner: Todd Hiller
PARTNERS
- MoviePass
- Fandor.com/Filmspotting
- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes
In anticipation of the season’s first blockbusters, Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. Plus, a review of "Mud," the latest from "Take Shelter" writer/director Jeff Nichols, and "The Dollies," recognizing the best of the Max Ophuls Marathon.
This episode is presented by Audible.
:00-1:49 - Billboard / Sponsor
1:49-23:57 - Review: "Mud"
Music: Iron & Wine, "Singers and..."
25:20-27:54 - Audible
27:54-33:59 - Massacre Theatre
33:59-46:03 - Polls / Notes
46:03-1:05:48 - Ophuls Awards
Music: Iron & Wine, "Sundown [Back in the Briars]"
1:07:12-1:18:57 - Donations
1:18:57-1:40:43 - Top 5: Summer Preview
1:40:43-1:46:23 - Close / FS Jr. #3
BONUS CONTENT
- Top 5 Neo-Noirs Feedback
MUSIC
- Iron and Wine
NOTES
- Massacre Theatre winner: Chris Roberts
LINKS
- Adam on "Place Beyond..."
- Adam on "Jurassic Park"
- Josh on "Mud"
- Josh on "Pain and Gain"
PARTNERS
- MoviePass
- Fandor.com/Filmspotting
- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes
Tom Cruise is assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources... and Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson draw the plum gig of deciding whether "Oblivion" was worth all the resources put into it. Plus, your guest hosts weigh in on their Top 5 Futuristic Movie Jobs and spend a few minutes parsing "The Place Beyond the Pines."
:00-1:11 - Billboard
1:12-19:19 - Review: "Oblivion"
Music: David Bowie, "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
20:44-24:31 - Massacre Theatre
24:32-30:59 - Ebertfest
31:00-45:51 - Review: "The Place Beyond the Pines"
Music: David Bowie, "(You Will) Set the World on Fire"
47:06-1:14:33 - Top 5: Futuristic Movie Jobs
1:14:34-1:23:11 - Close / Filmspotting Jr. #2
MUSIC
- David Bowie
NOTES
- Massacre Theatre winner: Alex Lanser
- Why "I'm Not There" for a Malick-themed Massacre Theatre last week? It stars three Malick alums: Richard Gere, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. Blanchett is in Malick's upcoming "Knight of Cups."
RELATED SHOWS
- #392: Top 5 Dystopias
- #88: Top 5 Visions of the Future
PARTNERS
- MoviePass
- Fandor.com/Filmspotting
- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes
This week's episode with Filmspotting's Top 5 Malick Scenes and a review of "To the Wonder" was recorded entirely at the magic hour. Plus, the final Max Ophuls Marathon movie, 1955's Lola Montes.
This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code FILM4).
:00-1:32 - Billboard / Sponsor
1:32-27:07 - Review: "To the Wonder"
Music: Low, "So Blue"
28:51-31:22 - Shutterstock
31:22-37:29 - Massacre Theatre
37:29-43:56 - Polls / Notes
43:56-1:02:24 - "Lola Montes"
Music: Low, "Waiting"
1:03:30-1:32:06 - Top 5: Malick Scenes
1:32:06-1:37:03 - Close / Filmspotting Jr.
MUSIC
- Low
NOTES
- MT winner: Jessica Greer
LINKS
- #71: "The New World"
- Josh's "To the Wonder" review
- Pantheon on Letterboxd
PARTNERS
- MoviePass
- Fandor.com/Filmspotting
- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes
