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On this episode, Cody Clarke goes 1-on-1 with Ellie Aaron of Shredder and Rehearsals and The Ellie Aaron Hour podcast, for a discussion about the original Star Wars trilogy, which Ellie hadn’t seen until just recently! Plus, Chloe Pelletier reviews The Hateful Eight! Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #62 – Ellie Aaron / Not Seeing Star Wars IV V VI Until Now (1/11/16)
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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!
Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #61 – John Magary / The Mend (1/4/16)
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On this episode, Cody Clarke, John D’Amico, and Jenna Ipcar discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Be aware, there are spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet, do so before listening. Plus, a voicemail from a fan named Andy!
Continue reading Smug Film Podcast Episode #60 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens / Spoilers / Star Wars: The Premake (12/28/15)
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.
There’s a Star Wars a-brewing, maybe you heard. I’ve been cruising through the old ones. The original and Empire are still bulletproof, Jedi is still dull, and, after all this ‘THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOOD’ scuttlebutt online about the prequels, them being just as bad as I remembered is a bigger surprise than if they weren’t.
They’re not worth seeing and they’re not worth thinking about, except for the moment where, in the closing seconds of his worst film, John Williams accidentally wrote the Game of Thrones theme (starts at 0:04) and then cast it aside as quickly as he noodled it into existence: