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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 681:13:19 | 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!

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Smug Film Podcast Episode #65 – Adam Bowers / New Low / Paperback / Dolphin Tale (2/1/16)

Episode 651:06:33 | 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!

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

Episode 631:04:53 | View on iTunes | Download Mp3

On this episode, Cody Clarke, John D’Amico, and Jenna Ipcar are joined by special guest Marya Gates of A Year With Women!

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 611:29:26 | 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!

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

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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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