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Smug Film Podcast Episode #68 – Dan Polydoris / Custom Action Figures / Death By Toys / Hail Caesar / Musicals / Anime (2/22/16)

Episode 68 1:13:19 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, Cody Clarke, John D’Amico, and Jenna Ipcar are joined live via Skype by special guest, Dan Polydoris of Death By Toys! We discuss his awesome custom action figures (such as his brilliant The Fog figure) and much more. Plus, we answer a voicemail from Malcolm, and we debut our new recurring segment: Robot Reenactments!

If you have a question or comment that you’d like answered/played on the show, call our voicemail box at 718-395-9711, and be sure to leave your name as well!

And, if you haven’t already, head on over to our Patreon, where we’ve got a bunch of great rewards for listeners who donate to the show. Donating one dollar a month gets you a bonus mini-episode of the show in your inbox every Monday! These special episodes will never be available on iTunes or SmugFilm.com or anywhere else. The only way to hear them is by donating. And we’ve got a bunch of other great rewards too on there too, so check it out today!
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Smug Film Podcast Episode #65 – Adam Bowers / New Low / Paperback / Dolphin Tale (2/1/16)

Episode 65 1:06:33 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, Cody Clarke goes 1-on-1 with Adam Bowers, writer, director, and star of New Low and Paperback!

If you have a question or comment that you’d like answered/played on the show, call our voicemail box at 718-395-9711, and be sure to leave your name as well!

And, if you haven’t already, head on over to our Patreon, where we’ve got a bunch of great rewards for listeners who donate to the show. Donating one dollar a month gets you a bonus mini-episode of the show in your inbox every Monday! These special episodes will never be available on iTunes or SmugFilm.com or anywhere else. The only way to hear them is by donating. And we’ve got a bunch of other great rewards too on there too, so check it out today!
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Smug Film Podcast Episode #61 – John Magary / The Mend (1/4/16)

Episode 61 1:29:26 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, Cody Clarke and John D’Amico are joined by John Magary, writer/director of one of their favorite films of 2015, The Mend! There are a few minor spoilers, so watch the film on Netflix Instant before listening. Plus, Chloe Pelletier reviews The Big Short!

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#45 – 1979 in Film / Frank Santopadre of Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast (9/7/15)

Episode 45 1:27:26 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico, Jenna Ipcar and I are joined by special guest Frank Santopadre, co-host of Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast, for a discussion about the films of 1979! Plus, Chloe Pelletier with a review of The Visit!

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Brad Avery, With An Apropos William Friedkin Story

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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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