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

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!
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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

On this episode, Cody Clarke goes 1-on-1 with Adam Bowers, writer, director, and star of New Low and Paperback! Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #65 – Adam Bowers / New Low / Paperback / Dolphin Tale (2/1/16)

Smug Film Podcast Episode #63 – Marya Gates / A Year With Women / @oldfilmsflicker (1/18/16)

Episode 63 1:04:53 | View on iTunes

On this episode, Cody Clarke, John D’Amico, and Jenna Ipcar are joined by special guest Marya Gates of A Year With Women!
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Smug Film Podcast Episode #61 – John Magary / The Mend (1/4/16)

Episode 61 1:29:26 | View on iTunes

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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Star Wars: The Premake – All Of ‘A New Hope’, Recreated Shot-By-Shot From Pre-1977 Media

Star Wars: The Premake (2015) | By John D’Amico | 118 min.

A couple years ago when John D’Amico first told me he was planning on doing this, it of course sounded awesome, but it seemed to me like it might become a Synecdoche, New York-esque endeavor that would take over his life for decades. I just couldn’t fathom it ever actually being completed, even a rough cut. But then again, we’re talking about the guy behind Shot Context—if anyone were going to do this, and do it without growing old and grey, it’d be him. His encyclopedic knowledge of film, and ability to pinpoint homages, ripoffs, and coincidences throughout all of film history, never ceases to amaze me.

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