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Filmspotting

Filmspotting

A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring reintertop 5 lists and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson

FS #282: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans / The Messenger / Ben Foster-Oren Moverman ...

Nov. 20: It’s a potpourri of crazy this week on Filmspotting. First, Matty heads down to the French Quarter to grab some beignets at Café Du Monde and split a muffuletta with the venerable Werner Herzog and Nic Cage as he takes in the bizarre genius ...
3 days ago

FS #281: The Men Who Stare at Goats / Farewell My Concubine / Top 5 Films of 1999

Nov. 13: Usually Filmspotting trots out an elaborate, creative, highly over-written show description. This week, however, in keeping with the spirit of the film they’re discussing, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," the boys are decidedly phoning it in. ...
1 week ago

FS #280: Precious / When Father Was Away on Business / Top 5 Bad Screen Parents

Nov. 6: O Captain! My Captain! This week, Adam and Matty make music from the heart and navigate the blackboard jungle as they stand and deliver their latest edition of Filmspotting featuring a discussion of the Sundance sensation, "Precious: Based on the ...
2 weeks ago

FS #279: An Education / Antichrist / Top 5 Taboo Relationships

Oct. 30: Yes, we are obviously trying to seduce you. This week, Adam and Matty decide to forgo their spot at Oxford next semester and instead fall head over heels for the much older Peter Sarsgaard's fast car, cool jazz and French cigarettes. The lads ...
3 weeks ago

FS #278: Where the Wild Things Are / High and Low / Top 5 Nostalgia Movies (Redux)

Oct. 23: Little Sammy and the Mystery of Filmspotting IslandBy Ayn BallgameSammy was a little boy who loved making mischief (many would argue his acting out stemmed from Sammy’s lack of a relationship with his estranged father).One day, young Sammy was ...
1 month ago

FS #277: Zombieland / Capitalism: A Love Story / Top 5 Bad Day Movies

Oct. 16: This week Filmspotting celebrates Matty's 100th episode by playing catch-up and sitting down with two films currently creating a lot of buzz at the box office. First up, our heroes hole up in the abandoned Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois ...
1 month ago

FS #276: A Serious Man / Michael Stuhlbarg Interview / Top 5 Chicago Film Fest Preview

Oct. 9: Dean WermerAdam, Matty, thank you so much for coming in today. As you both are well aware, the tenure committee is in its final stages of making its decision on whether or not to grant the both of you tenure here at Grinyon Online University. ...
2 months ago

Filmspotting Revisited w/ Guest Host Matt Singer

October 2: With the guys off this week, Adam and Matty welcome in special guest host Matt Singer from IFC News and the IFC News Podcast as he takes a look back at some of his favorite Filmspotting segments.Note: The file size for this show is about twice ...
2 months ago

FS After Hours #11: Wait Until Dark

September 29: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1967 thriller "Wait Until Dark," starring Audrey Hepburn in an Oscar nominated turn. Plus, another provocative batch of Listener Feedback on John Hughes, ...
2 months ago

FS# 275: Overlooked DVD Picks / Top 5 Tearjerkers

Sept. 25: It’s alive! Not to be outdone by Netflix's crack team of engineers and mathematicians who recently revamped the efficacy of the company's online DVD recommendation system, Adam and Matty roll out a high-powered movie recommendation machine of ...
2 months ago

FS #274: The Informant! / Top 5 2009 Toronto Film Fest Movies

Sept. 18: LIVE from a makeshift dais outside the original Maple Leaf GardensQ: Ballgame, you’re coming off a tough road trip to the Toronto International Film Fest -- over 30 films in four days -- how do you think team Filmspotting held up?A: Well, ...
2 months ago

FS #273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies

Sept. 11: Filmspotting reMike Judge's latest, "Extract" ... discuss the 5th movie in their Kurosawa Marathon, "Yojimbo" ... and preview their trip to the Toronto International Film Festival with their Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF Movies.Also on the show: ...
3 months ago

FS# 272: Taking Woodstock / The Hidden Fortress / Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies

Sept. 4: How ‘bout another hand for Sha Na Na?! Groovy. Okay, cats. Just a reminder, please avoid the Sluggo and Nancy tabs, man. They’re no good. All right, up next, we’ve got a great act, all the way from Richard J. Daley’s cow palace on the ...
3 months ago

FS #271: Inglourious Basterds / Top 5 Quentin Tarantino Scenes

August 28: EXT. FILMSPOTTING STUDIOS. DAYTIME. LOS ANGELES. TWO HITMEN SIT IN A WHITE HONDA CIVIC.KAHUNAYou really think you should be drinking while we’re casing a joint?NEIL VEGAWhat is this an intervention? You’re gonna get all Betty Ford on ...
3 months ago

FS #270: Ponyo / Throne of Blood / Top 5 Films of 2000

August 21: 今週のfilmspottingは、日本editionです! まずAdamとMattyは、宮崎 ...
3 months ago

FS #269: District 9 / Top 5 John Hughes Characters

August 14: Do I just start talking? Do I look at you or at the camera? Oh, okay. Well, uh, my name is Jeroen Van Der Rohe, and I am the Chief Cultural Administer to the aliens currently living in District 9 here in Johannesburg. The aliens are unique ...
08/14/09

FS #268: Julie and Julia / Humpday / Top 5 Food Movies

August 7: Hellooooooooo my lovelies! This week we’re going to be making Filmspotting a la Awesome. To begin, please find yourself a suitable receptacle, an iPod or a radio station; then find yourself two charming, pedantic cinephiles: a nice ripe ...
08/07/09

FS After Hours #10: Our Man Flint

August 5: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1966 James Coburn Bond parody "Our Man Flint." Plus, a provocative batch of Listener Feedback on Moon Movies, the Best Films of 2001 and more.Thanks again to ...
08/05/09

FS #267: Funny People / Ikiru / Top 5 Movies About Comedy

July 31: What’s up Cleveland?! So nice to be back in the City of Lights. What’s the deal with these iPods? You see these things? Everywhere I go, people have iPods clipped to their arms or hanging from their belts. Not me. I still rock the Walkman. ...
07/31/09