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On this episode, I am joined by Greg DeLiso via Skype for a 1-on-1, in which discuss a whole bunch of things, and go off on tangents, and it’s not even worth me explaining, just listen. And as always, we close the show by answering questions from the mailbag.
Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #18 – Greg DeLiso 1-on-1 / E.T. Lighting / Video Game Influence (2/23/15)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Directed by Steve Pink
Written by Josh Heald
93 min.
This past Wednesday, John D’Amico and I attended a free advance screening of this film. The following is a conversation between us, discussing everything from the film to the experience of the event itself:
Cody: Alright, so first off, how about that fucking cold ass line? Not blaming the theater for the weather of course, but man that was not the night to be outside on a line for a movie, let alone an ‘eh, I’ll go I guess’ movie like Hot Tub Time Machine 2.
Continue reading Cody Clarke & John D’Amico on ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
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On this episode, John D’Amico, and I are joined via Skype by Brad Avery. We discuss the film canon: do we need it? Is it beneficial? As always, we close the show by answering questions from the mailbag—but before that, we have a special appearance by Chloe Pelletier, in which she reviews 50 Shades of Grey based on the parts she’s seen of it while working at the theater.
Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #17 – Brad Avery / Film Canon (2/16/15)
During this week’s podcast, in which Cody, John, and Jenna discuss the films of 1977, the conversation turns, of course, to William Friedkin’s masterpiece Sorcerer. I was glad to hear it come up, as just a few months ago I had the pleasure of being able to see it for the first time at the Harvard Film Archive. Not only was the new 4K restoration they screened unbelievably gorgeous, but William Friedkin himself was in attendance, and ended the evening with a Q&A.
William Friedkin is 79 years old, and while he occasionally discussed the craftsmanship involved in filmmaking or his philosophies towards storytelling, he mostly just told old man stories. And my God, if you ever have the opportunity to hear Friedkin talk, do not pass it up. Imagine your grandfather’s old glory day yarns he’s told a million times—now, imagine they’re about making The French Connection and getting innocent men off death row and visiting devil worshippers in Iraq.
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On this episode, John D’Amico, Jenna Ipcar, and I discuss the films of 1977, a very important year for cinema. As always, we close the show by answering questions from the mailbag, but not before a special appearance by Chloe Pelletier, in which she reviews a movie she’s seen parts of while working at the theater.
Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #16 – 1977 in Film (2/9/15)