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Smug Film Podcast Episode #39 – Monsters: Dark Continent / Nitpicking Movies / ‘African Queen’ Romance / (7/27/15)

Episode 391:14:05 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico, Jenna Ipcar and I discuss the film Monsters: Dark Continent, the phenomenon of nitpicking movies, and ‘African Queen‘ romance. Plus, Chloe Pelletier with a review of Ted 2, and a voicemail from a fan named Anthony! 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!
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Smug Film Podcast Episode #28 – Tommy Wiseau / The Room LIVE RiffTrax (5/4/15)

Episode 28 1:02:45 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico, Jenna Ipcar and I are joined via phone by Tommy Wiseau, the producer, writer, director, and star of the cult classic The Room and the new Hulu series The Neighbors! We discuss the upcoming live RiffTrax of The Room that is showing via satellite to over 700 theaters May 6th and 12th, and talk all about his work. Plus, questions from the mailbag, and Chloe Pelletier with her thoughts on Avengers: Age of Ultron!

Links Mentioned On This Episode:
The Room: LIVE RiffTrax May 6th & 12th
Tommy Wiseau’s The Neighbors
Tony Jaa Fighting Demonstration

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Cody Clarke & John D’Amico on ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’

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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.

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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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Smug Film Podcast Episode #14 – Green Brothers / Video Game Adaptations / Sequels & Reboots (1/26/15)

Episode 14 1:17:16 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, John D’Amico tells Jenna Ipcar and I about his new feature film, Green Brothers, which he is currently editing for a release later this year. We talk in depth about what it’s like to shoot in the five boroughs of NYC, and then close the show with an extra-long mailbag segment, where we discuss everything from video game adaptations to sequels and reboots. If you have a movie-related question you’d like answered on the show, send it to Podcast@SmugFilm.com!
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