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A twice-weekly Film Podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren
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Filmspotting Fix: The Wrestler / Valkyrie
Dec. 26: In this abbreviated Filmspotting Fix edition of the show... Just how good is Mickey Rourke's performance in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler"? Matty busts out the Sam Van Hallgren Memorial jar of hyperbole to give you his answer. Plus, Brian Singer's "Valkyrie" isn't that bad... and neither …
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FS #239: Top 10 Films of 2008 / Frost/Nixon / Gran Torino / Seven Pounds
Dec. 19: We interrupt your regular podcasting program to bring you Filmspotting's 'End of the Year Holiday and Winter Extravaganza' sponsored by Braniff Airlines and featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Paul Lynde, and reviews of the latest Holiday offerings -- including a breakdown of Ron Howard's …
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FS #238: Doubt / Top 5 Supporting Performances of 2008
Dec. 12: This week the lads memorize their catechisms, don their short pants and uniforms, and utter a couple of Hail Marys in hopes of avoiding the ire of Sister Aloysius, the dictatorial nun at odds with parish priest Father Flynn in the latest film from director/playwright John Patrick Shanley, " …
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FS #237: Milk / Australia / Top 5 Biopics We'd Like To See
Dec. 5: This week Adam and Matty break out their best polyester and bell-bottom ensembles for a march on the 1970s San Francisco Castro district with a review of "Milk," Gus Van Sant's highly anticipated cinematic biography of Harvey Milk, the country's first openly gay politician. Will Sean Penn ma …
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FS Revisited: The Times of Harvey Milk / Paranoid Park / Danny Boyle / Top 5 Dysfunctional Families
Nov 28: Adam and Matty are eating turkey. Please enjoy this 'best of' show featuring discussions of Rob Epstein's documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk" and Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park," plus a conversation with Danny Boyle about his overlooked 2007 sci-fi release "Sunshine," and an oldie-but-Film …
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FS #236: After Hours (Battle Royale)
Nov. 25: On this bonus After Hours edition of Filmspotting... Our 'Listener's Choice' discussion of "Battle Royale" and more of your great feedback.Thanks again to all of our donors for your tremendous support! Winners on this show were chosen from episodes #227-#234.
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FS #236: Quantum of Solace / Let the Right One In / Top 5 Turkeys of 2008
Nov. 21: From the hidden F.I.L.M.S.P.O.T.T.I.N.G. lair, located deep inside a dormant volcano buried beneath the floor of Lake Michigan, the two criminal masterminds known as Adam and Matty weigh in on the latest installment of the James Bond franchise, "Quantum of Solace." Will your diabolical host …
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FS #236 Note
Filmspotting #236 with reviews of "Quantum of Solace" and "Let the Right One In," plus our Top 5 Turkeys of 2008 will be posted soon. If you can't wait, you can find the show in the Filmspotting Message Boards here and even right-click and manually add to your iPod.
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FS #235: Slumdog Millionaire / Top 5 Mancrushes
Nov. 14: The following is a rush transcript from Thursday's special prime time edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"Regis: We welcome into the hot seat this week two dapper lads from Chicago, Adam and Matty. Now I understand you're both film critics?Adam: Yes.Matty: I'm 25.Regis: I see, and, …
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FS #234: Synecdoche, New York / Role Models / David Wain / Top 5 Movies About Mortality
Nov. 7: This week Adam and Matty -- recipients of a million dollar MacArthur Genius Grant -- have transformed the grand ballroom at the end of Navy Pier in Chicago into a giant performance space and hired thousands of actors, birthday clowns and giant Macy's Thanksgiving Day-parade balloons to creat …
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#234 Delayed
I'm sorry to report that Filmspotting #234 with reviews of "Synecdoche, New York" and "Role Models" ... plus an interview with "Role Models" director David Wain and our Top 5 Movies About Mortality will not be available until late afternoon Friday. Thanks for your patience!
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FS #233: Zack and Miri Make a Porno / Changeling / Top 5 Scariest Scenes
Oct. 31: Halloween always reminds me about the tragic story of Filmspotting: Adam and Matty were just two healthy, happy-go-lucky kids backpacking through the mountains of Chicago when they stumbled upon an abandoned radio studio. It's been more than a year since that fateful day when they first tur …
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FS #232: Happy-Go-Lucky / Mike Leigh Interview / W. / Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes
Oct. 24: This week on Filmspotting... your hosts take a trip around London with the most chipper and ebullient tour guide ever to grace the screen, Pauline "Poppy" Jones, in the new dramedy "Happy-Go-Lucky." Will the boys be charmed by Sally Hawkins' ceaseless brand of optimism? And will Adam fall f …
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FS #231: Rachel Getting Married / Chicago Film Fest Preview / Top 5 Breakthrough Performances
Oct. 17: Accepting director Jonathan Demme's invitation, Adam and Matty joined the Buckmans this past weekend for the celebration of their daughter's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married." Adam thought the shrimp was a tad over-cooked, and Matty's Electric Slide almost took out gramma Buckman, but the …
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#231 Coming Soon
Filmspotting #231 with a review of "Rachel Getting Married" and our Top 5 Breakthrough Performances won't be available until around 1 pm CT. Sorry for the delay. If you absolutely can't wait to hear it, check out the Filmspotting Message Boards.
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FS #230: Body of Lies / Blindness / Top 5 Soundtracks
Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller, "Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Consta …
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FS #229: Religulous / Nick and Norah's / Trouble the Water / Top 5 Paul Newman Performances
Oct. 3: It's close-out week here on Filmspotting and everything must go! We're giving you three reviews, count 'em three new reviews, all on 2008 films at dealer prices. The lads will give you a polemic free discussion of "Religulous," Bill "Love Him or Hate Him" Maher's new documentary filled with …
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FS #228: Miracle at St. Anna / The Lucky Ones / Neil Burger / Top 5 Spike Lee Scenes
Sept. 26: This week's Filmspotting Joint is brimming with reviews of two new disparate war films. First up, Sgt. Kempenaar and PFC Ballgame dissect Spike Lee's latest skirmish in the war movie genre with "Miracle at St. Anna."They then join Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel MacAdams for some R&R …
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FS #228: Mirace at St. Anna / The Lucky Ones / Neil Burger / Top 5 Spike Lee Scenes
Sept. 26: This week's Filmspotting Joint is brimming with reviews of two new disparate war films. First up, Sgt. Kempenaar and PFC Ballgame dissect Spike Lee's latest skirmish in the war movie genre with "Miracle at St. Anna."They then join Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel MacAdams for some R&R …
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FS #227: After Hours (Brief Encounter)
Sept. 23: Finally, after a hectic two months of festivals, weddings, and broken promises, the boys found time to sit down and record a long-awaited After Hours podcast. In addition to wading through your feedback on "good" films suitable for teenage audiences, After Hours also brings you the Neill C …
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