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A twice-weekly Film Podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren
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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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FS #266: 500 Days of Summer / In the Loop / Harry Potter / Top 5 Films of 2009 So Far
July 24: Remember when your mother offered you one whole dollar if you cut all the coupons out of the Minneapolis StarTribune and filed them away for her in her coupon Rolodex, but instead of cutting them all out, you just threw away most of the paper, and then your mother went through the garbage t …
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Best Films of 2009 So Far Coming Soon
Filmspotting's Top 5 Films of 2009 So Far w/ Michael Phillips, plus reviews of "500 Days of Summer," "In The Loop" and "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" will be available around 10 am CT.
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FS #265: The Hurt Locker / An Unlikely Weapon / Top 5 Performances of 2009 (So Far)
July 17: Okay everyone, we need you to move back. Please! We need to establish a proper perimeter to deal with what we have here. We've identified the show in question as Filmspotting; we have yet to ascertain if it's programmed to explode. The trigger mechanism might be tied to its discussion of d …
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FS#265: The Hurt Locker / An Unlikely Weapon / Top 5 Performances of 2009 (So Far)
July 17: Okay everyone, we need you to move back. Please! We need to establish a proper perimeter to deal with what we have here. We've identified the show in question as Filmspotting; we have yet to ascertain if it's programmed to explode. The trigger mechanism might be tied to its discussion of d …
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FS #264: Moon / Rashomon / Top 5 Moon Movies
July 10: When the moon hits your eye, be sure to grab your moon boots, chomp down on some moon pies and moonwalk over to your iPod and listen in as Filmspotting brings you a discussion of Duncan Jones' new science-fiction thriller "Moon," starring Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey. But wait …
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FS #263: Public Enemies / New Hollywood Marathon Awards / Top 5 Films of 2001
July 3: This week... Adam and Matty consider Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," announce the winners of Filmspotting's New Hollywood Marathon Awards (The Plastics) and share their Top 5 Films of 2001. Plus, don't miss Adam's Articulate Analysis with quick takes on "Food, Inc.," "Summer Hours" and "Wha …
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FS After Hours #9: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
June 26: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1997 Lisa Kudrow-Mira Sorvino "buddy" pic "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion." Plus, some provocative Listener Feedback on movies that make you faint, cry and more.Thanks again to all of our donors f …
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FS #262: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 / Badlands / Top 5 Screen Dads
June 19: Listen up! This is Mr. Mauve. My associates and I are currently in control of the podcast called Filmspotting. If you want to see its hosts Adam and Matty ever again, you will do exactly as I say. Listen to their discussion of Tony Scott's update of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," starring Jo …
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FS #261: Away We Go / Drag Me To Hell / Mean Streets / Top 5 Performances by TV Stars
June 12: As everyone knows, Adam and Matty got their start in television on the early '80s sitcom "Mixed Reviews" about two odd couple film critics forced to live in the same apartment. Though the show was short-lived, people still talk about the famous two-part episode "Private Parts, Corporal Dang …
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FS #260: Up / The Long Goodbye / Top 5 Films of 2002
June 5: What's that flying high in the sky over the John Hancock building? Is it a bird? Is it plane? No, it's the Herzog One, the magnificent flagship of the Filmspotting dirigible fleet. So cue up some Fifth Dimension on the old Hi-Fi, we're going up, up and away for this week's edition of Filmspo …
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FS #259: The Brothers Bloom / Rian Johnson / The Girlfriend Experience / Top 5 Con Movies
May 29: FPPLE, Film Podcast seeks Podcast Listener Experience You: Must love dog racing, the collected works of Rush, and listening to riveting discussions of Steven Soderbergh's films, including his latest "The Girlfriend Experience," starring adult film star Sasha Grey. Tolerance for gambling debt …
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FS #258: Terminator Salvation / Midnight Cowboy / Top 5 Screen Leaders
May 22: If you can hear this, you are part of the Resistance (or probably related to Adam and Matty). It is imperative that you listen to Filmspotting this week. Though the reputation and legacy of the legendary and ground-breaking Terminator franchise (originally launched by director James Cameron …
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FS #257: Tyson / Easy Rider / Top 5 Cinematic Obsessions
May 15: Are you ready to reeeeeeeee-vieeeeeeew! In this corner, wearing the crimson and black trunks and weighing in at combined 500 lbs., former heavyweight champion of the world, convicted rapist and ear-biter, Iron Miiiiiiiiiike Tyson! Kid Dynamite is joined by the equally enigmatic filmmaker and …
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FS #256: After Hours (Colossus: The Forbin Project)
May 14: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1970 sci-fi thriller "Colossus: The Forbin Project." Plus, a great batch of Listener Feedback with comments on our New Hollywood Marathon and more.Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous supp …
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FS #256: Star Trek / In the Heat of the Night / Top 5 Films of 2003
May 8: Check back for show description.Plus, Massacre Theatre -- presented by In Review Online -- Listener Feedback and music by Akron/Family.** POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING **Adam is confident that he did not actually reveal any spoilers during the "Star Trek" discussion, but if you're really sensitiv …
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FS #255: Sugar / State of Play / Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies`
May 1: Welcome to Filmspotting Stadium, alongisde colorman Dregs Laplander, I'm Stewl Potash. It's a beautiful day for a podcast today, Dregs, and I'm curious to see how Adam and Matty can handle their first baseball movie review of the season; it's no easy out, that's for sure. "Sugar" follows the …
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Filmspotting Fix: Steve McQueen Interview
April 24: With Matty in NYC for Tribeca, Filmspotting is taking a little break... hopefully this interview with "Hunger" writer/director Steve McQueen will provide a little fix until next week. I spoke to McQueen at last year's Toronto Film Festival and have been waiting to play the interview until …
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FS #254: Observe and Report / Sin Nombre / Sunshine Cleaning / The Graduate / Top 5 Poverty Movies
April 17: To help you navigate the local multiplex this weekend, Filmspotting offers up a triptych of reviews. Starting in the food court, over by the Toast-A-Bun, we "Observe and Report" on the exploits of the vaguely-unhinged Ronnie Barnhardt, the mall cop at the center of Jody Hill’s new comedy s …
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