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A twice-weekly Film Podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren
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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 Novel 'Push' By Sapphire," starring Paula Pat …
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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 sneak out during fifth period to gossip with the …
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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 making so much mischief around the house that h …
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FS #278 Delayed
FS #278 with discussions of "Where the Wild Things Are" and "High and Low," plus our Top 5 Nostalgia Movies, will not be available until late afternoon/early evening. Thanks for your patience!
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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 to fend off an invasion of the undead. If they …
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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. Unfortunately we’ve read your submitted examples …
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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 what it normally is. Sorry for any inconvenie …
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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, the best backyard movies and more.Thanks agai …
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FS# 275: Overlooked DVD Picks / Top 5 Tearjerkers
Sept. 25: Check back soon for show description.Also on the show: Music by Alligators, Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre -- presented by Pixar Talk. This week's winner will get the Pixar DVD of their choice. Filmspotting #275:13-19:11 - Overlooked DVD PicksMusic: Alligators, "Where Does It Hide" …
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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, obviously we’re tired, but I’m proud of the guys. Y …
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FS #274 Delayed
Filmspotting #274 with a discussion of "The Informant!" and the Top 5 '09 Toronto Film Fest Movies will not be available until around 3 pm CT. Thank you for your patience.Update: Make that 5 pm. :(
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FS #273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies
Sept. 11: Filmspotting reviews Mike 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: Music by Colin Hay, Listener Feedback an …
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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 prairie, Chicago, it’s the soulful crooning of Adam and …
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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 me?KAHUNANo, I’m just saying. Don’t you want to be, you …
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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 5映画。We believe the show description above loosely translates to: Two American dunderheads try to sound smart talking about Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated feature "Ponyo," and Kurosawa's 1957 classic take on Macbeth, "Throne of Blood." The y …
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FS #270 Delayed
Having some technical issues and FS #270 with discussion of "Ponyo," "District 9" Feedback, "Throne of Blood" and Top 5 Films of 2000 is going to be delayed a while. However, I will tweet a link to the entire show minus the Top 5/End shortly for those who absolutely can't wait and want to hear whate …
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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 creatures, to be sure. Odd tastes. Very different …
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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 Kempenaar will do nicely (you’ll know it’s in season …
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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 all of our donors for your tremendous support …
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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. Remember the Walkman? Remember cassette tapes? You …
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