The Golden Briefcase

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, Tim & Jeremy are again joined by David Bax from Battleship Pretension (just on TGB #110) to go over a spoiler-filled discussion on Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, released in 2011 after debuting in Cannes (and winning Palme d'Or). The main purpose of Breakdown episodes is to to ponder, discuss and challenge the films that we feel often need more than just a simple review. We breakdown the film to discuss plots and theories in order to better understand the director's vision and hopefully challenge our listeners at home to re-evaluate the way they watch cinema.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest David Bax from the Battleship Pretension podcast to go through their latest Picks of the Week, talk over the newest trailers for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby and Sam Mendes' Skyfall and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the career thus far of director Wes Anderson, in honor of his new film Moonrise Kingdom hitting limited release this weekend. They discuss his style and themes and pontificate on whether this Anderson "niche" is tired or if it still maintains its charm. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Liam O'Donnell, Skyline writer/producer and movie geek, to go through their latest Picks of the Week, talk over the new trailers for Jay Roach's comedy The Campaign and Rueben Fleischer's badass Gangster Squad and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on Toys and Films (in honor connection with Hasbro's Battleship hitting theaters this weekend). The guys go over how toys based on movies and vice versa have changed throughout the years and what we think is still coming, for better or worse, from this sub-genre.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by guest Bobby 'Fatboy' Roberts, of The Cort and Fatboy Show, to go through their Picks of the Week, talk over the new trailers for Ben Affleck's Argo and Akiva Schaffer's The Watch and more. The topic of the night was a discussion on the career of visionary filmmaker Tim Burton, in honor of his new film Dark Shadows hitting theaters. The boys talk over Burton's career, his wheelhouse and long-lasting relationship with Johnny Depp. They also discuss what they would love to see him do in the future in order to win over their appreciation as a director.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Eric Vespe (aka the legendary "Quint") from Ain't It Cool News to go through their latest Picks of the Week, talk through the new trailers for Judd Apatow's This Is Forty and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and much more on this exciting episode! The main topic of the night was a discussion of the summer of 2012 movie season about to start. The guys highlight the big films as well as some indies to keep your eyes on in order to build the hype for what is sure to be an awesome summer movie season (full schedule here). Dive right in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Laremy Legel of Film.com and RopeofSilicon to go through their Picks of the Week, talk through the new trailers for Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike and John Hillcoat's Lawless and more.The topic of the night was a discussion on the career of Richard Lanklater in honor of his film Bernie hitting theaters this weekend. The guys talk over some of his high and low points in his career and where he stands amongst his peers in the directing world today. They also discuss any other subject matters they would like to see him explore in the future.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Kate Erbland of Film School Rejects and MSN Movies' The Hitlist to go over their latest Picks of the Week, talk through the new trailers for Oliver Stone's Savages and Rian Johnson's sci-fi Looper and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on prison films in honor of Luc Besson's sci-fi prison film Lockout with Guy Pearce arriving in theaters last weekend. The gang goes through some of the best uses of this plot device (and setting) and pontificate genres that haven't yet been put behind bars. Lock yourself up and listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guests Scott Weinberg (of FEARnet, Twitchfilm, Movies.com) and Brian Salisbury (Film School Rejects, Spill, Movies.com) to go into an in depth discussion about all things horror in honor of Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods hitting theaters everywhere this weekend. The group talks more specifically about evolutions the genre has taken recently, both with sub-genres and with distribution, too. They also get into some finer details as to where the horror genre has been, where it currently is and where they can expect it to go in the future. Be sure to get that Netflix Queue ready and add some of the awesome horror films talked about in this episode!

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, Tim & Jeremy are again joined by Alan Cerny aka "Nordling" from AICN (just on TGB Episode 103) to go over an extremely spoiler-filled discussion on Shane Carruth's sci-fi time travel cult hit Primer, released in 2004. The main purpose of these Breakdown episodes is to to ponder, discuss and challenge the films that we feel often need more talk than just a simple review. We breakdown the film to discuss plot devices, theories and endings in order to better understand the director's vision and hopefully to challenge listeners at home to re-evaluate the way they watch cinema.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Alan Cerny aka "Nordling" from Ain't It Cool News to go over their latest Picks of the Week, talk through the new trailers for Seth McFarlane's comedy Ted featuring a CG teddy bear and Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake and plenty more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the classic high school comedy in honor of American Reunion coming out this upcoming weekend. The guys talk about some of the favorites of the genre, the various themes present in them and talk about what truly makes this genre timeless. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Brian Salisbury, of Spill, Movies.com and Film School Rejects, to go through their latest Picks of the Week, the newest DVD/Blu-Ray releases, talk about trailers for David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, Hotel Transylvania and French thriller Sleepless Night, and more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the career and legacy of effects legend Ray Harryhausen, in honor of Wrath of the Titans hitting theaters this weekend. The guys discuss some of their favorite Ray Harryhausen monsters, his impact on modern creature effects and plenty more.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Drew Tinnin, of Gordon and the Whale and Dread Central, to go through their Picks of the Week, the newest DVD/Blu-Ray releases, talk through the new trailers for Tim Burton's Dark Shadows and Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on this past week's 2012 SXSW Film Festival down in Austin, Texas (find Jeremy's coverage here). Drew and Jeremy go through their favorites and least favorites of the fest, the new Mondo Gallery opening and talk about this year's festival as a whole. Listen in!

Today on a very special interview edition of The Golden Briefcase, host Tim Buel interviews The Silent House co-directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lua (of Grind and Open Water previously) regarding the making of the remake of Uruguayan original, La Casa Muda. The two directors speak with us about some of the filmmaking techniques employed to create the film's "real time" non-stop feeling and talk about using a little known actress (at the time) such as Elizabeth Olsen as the lead and primary character through the whole film. Silent House is already playing in limited theaters now. Listen to, or read, the interview below.

On this epic 100th episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim and Jeremy are joined by long-time friends and guests of the show Kevin Carr, of Film School Rejects/Fat Guys at the Movies, and Elisabeth Rappe, of Film.com, for a discussion on their Picks of the Week, the newest in DVD/Blu-ray releases, new trailers for Barry Sonnenfield's MIB3 and Richard Lanklater's Bernie, and more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the most iconic characters in film, in honor of John Carter hitting theaters. The group goes over some of the most name-worthy characters in history and what makes them so memorable.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Hollywood.com and Operation Kino co-host Matthew Patches, to go over their latest Picks of the Week, the newest DVD & Blu-Ray releases, talk through new trailers for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie and Joss Whedon's epic The Avengers and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the career of legendary Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro, in honor of Being Flynn hitting limited release this weekend. The guys talk over his filmography periods and debate on what the best course of action is for his acting career.