Filmspotting

Josh and Adam head to the clink, the slammer, the Big House to name their Top 5 Movie Prisoners. Plus, a review of the acclaimed new UK prison drama STARRED UP... and Quentin Tarantino's new day job inspires another Filmspotting Poll Death Match. This episode is presented by Squarespace (FILM). 0:00-2:10 - Billboard / Sponsors 2:10-31:37 - Review: "Starred Up" Tom Waits, "Fish in the Jailhouse" 32:39-34:53 - Squarespace 34:53-46:46 - Notes / Polls 46:46-1:06:57 - Top 5: Movie Prisoners Soggy Bottom Boys, "In the Jailhouse Now" 1:07:53-1:26:27 - Movie Prisoners cont. 1:26:27-1:30:45 - Close / Outtake LINKS - Josh on Starred Up - Sachin's Squarespace site

Time hurries on, and the leaves that are green turn to brown... Josh and Adam preview the fall movie season and offer an end-of-summer review roundup sparked by a clash over THE ONE I LOVE, starring Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss. Other movies covered include: THE CONGRESS, THE TRIP TO ITALY, THE DOG and THE ZERO THEOREM. Plus, an interview with Daniel Schechter, writer/director of the new Elmore Leonard adaptation LIFE OF CRIME. 0:00-2:06 - Billboard / Donations 2:06-21:29 - Review: "The One I Love" 21:29-27:02 - "Zero Theorem," "The Congress" 27:02-35:55 - "Trip to Italy," "The Dog" Jenny Lewis, "Just One of the Guys" 36:54-48:19 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 48:19-1:10:26 - Interview: Dan Schechter Bob Mould, "The War" 1:11:27-1:12:10 - SVU Promo 1:12:10-1:40:42 - Fall Movie Preview 1:40:42-1:44:05 - Close / Outtake BONUS CONTENT - The One I Love Spoiled MUSIC - Bob Mould / Jenny Lewis NOTES - MT winner: Bill Hutchison LINKS - Josh on The One I Love - Josh on Zero Theorem - Josh on The Congress - "Art of Empathy" Workshop - Anatomy of a Scene: Life of Crime - Schechter's "Supporting Characters" PARTNERS - Backstory

Josh and Adam get to feel almost famous as they go on tour with their Top 5 (Fictional) Movie Bands. Plus, a review of FRANK starring Michael Fassbender, and find out if Larsen dares to recommend SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. This episode is presented by Squarespace (code FILM). 0:00-1:42 - Billboard / Squarespace 1:42-32:52 - Review: "Frank" Soronprfbs, "I Love You All" 33:17-35:36 - Squarespace 35:36-46:21 - Notes / Polls 46:21-52:22 - Larsen Recs: "Sin City 2" Blues Brothers, "Everybody Needs..." 53:17-58:17 - Donations 58:17-1:34:59 - Top 5: Movie Bands 1:34:59-1:38:29 - Close LINKS - Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Soronfrbps on Colbert - Josh's review of Frank - WTF w/ Robin Williams - Fresh Air w/ Robin Williams - Cinecast #5: Sin City - Josh on Sin City 2 - Dissolve Sin City 2 Review - Dissolve's Favorite Movie Bands - Playlist's Great Movie Bands - Best Star Wars order? - MZS Advice to Young Critics - Indiewire Advice to Critics - Gary's Squarespace website PARTNERS - Backstory

O Captain! My Captain! if Robin Williams ever failed to seize the day, it wasn't on camera. Filmspotting celebrates the life of the late actor and comedian with a Sacred Cow review of 1989's DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Plus, Josh and Adam share their Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes. 0:00-2:00 - Billboard / Donations 2:00-24:23 - Top 5: R. Williams Scenes L. Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World" 26:11-38:09 - Lauren Bacall / Massacre Theatre 38:09-1:07:42 - Sacred Cow: "Dead Poets..." Robin Williams, "Fudd Sings Springsteen" 1:08:43-1:16:00 - Donations / SVU Promo 1:16:00-1:45:11 - Top 5: R. Williams Scenes cont. 1:45:11-1:48:28 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Good Morning Vietnam NOTES - MT winner: Kyle Schierholz - AK forgot to say it but he also regrets not seeing "Popeye" — first movie role, Altman, maligned on release but many have come to appreciate. LINKS - Robin Williams - IMDb - Josh on "Dead Poets Society" - Atlantic article on "Dead Poets" - AK's Letterboxd Williams Reviews - Gilliam on Williams, "Fisher King" - Noel Muray on Bacall - Tufnell Park Film Club - Long Take in "Good Will Hunting" - Jeffrey's music and sailing podcasts PARTNERS - Backstory

Ray Harryhausen, Douglas Trumbull, Dick Smith... Michael Phillips joins Adam in praise of the old school effects guys with their Top 5 Pre-CGI Scenes. Plus, they confess their cinematic sins of omission to Father Brendan Gleeson in CALVARY, and spend a few minutes on Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Not to be left out, Josh breaks down "Calvary's" stunning opening scene with the film's writer/director, John Michael McDonagh. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM814). 0:00-1:38 - Billboard / Shutterstock 1:39-26:52 - Review: "Calvary" First Aid Kit, "Stay Gold" 28:09-30:03 - Shutterstock 30:04-47:42 - Robin Williams / Polls 47:43-1:00:32 - Interview: J.M. McDonagh First Aid Kit, "My Silver Lining" 1:01:50-1:07:36 - Donations 1:07:37-1:14:37 - Guardians of the Galaxy 1:14:38-1:48:41 - Top 5: Pre-CGI Scenes 1:48:42-1:51:25 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - First Aid Kit NOTES - LINKS - "Calvary" opening scene - Michael Phillips - Michael on "Calvary" - Josh's review of "Calvary" - Matt Wallin - IMDb - VFX Show PARTNERS - Backstory

Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD was twelve years in the making... Before departing for a little post-500th episode R&R, Josh and Adam gave it well more than 12 minutes for this Filmspotting Fix. This episode is presented by Squarespace (use code FILM). 0:00-1:35 - Billboard / Squarespace1:35-42:48 - Review: "Boyhood"42:48-45:05 - Promos: Sound Ops / Squarespace45:05-47:17 - Close LINKS - Crumpet's Squarespace site - Boyhood "Black Album" - Summer Music Film Fest 

Nine years, four months and 20 days in the making... Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune, Slate's Dana Stevens and — via Skype from San Francisco — the newly anointed writer/director of STAR WARS VIII, Rian Johnson, join Adam and Josh for this special LIVE edition of Filmspotting recorded at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Saturday, July 26. Plus, choices by David Wain, Richard Linklater and more! This episode is presented by Harry's (code FILMSPOTTING). 0:00-2:03 - Billboard / Harry's 1:41-14:19 - Top 5: Films of FS Era 14:19-21:23 - Polls "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" 22:37-25:17 - Sponsor: Harry's 25:17-35:39 - Massacre Theatre 35:39-54:13 - Interview: Rian Johnson "Fare Thee Well" 55:24-56:46 - WBEZ Promo 56:47-58:26 - David Wain's Top 6 58:27-1:36:23 - Top 5: Films of FS Era cont. 1:36:23-1:41:28 - Close MUSIC - Rio Bravo, Inside Llewyn Davis NOTES - MT winner: Ian Keiser LINKS - Top 5 of Filmspotting Era - Zoller Seitz on Cinephiliacs

If Filmspotting builds a Top 5 Magic Realism Moments in movies, will you come? With director Michel Gondry’s MOOD INDIGO currently in theatres and available on demand, Josh and Adam devote this week’s Top 5 to a subject that Gondry exploits to great effect, those moments when a director allows the rules of nature to be unseated by the fantastic. Plus, a review of Bong Joon-ho’s SNOWPIERCER, along with Josh’s take on Gondry's latest. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM714). 0:00-1:41 - Billboard / Shutterstock 1:41-24:50 - Review: "Snowpiercer" Caleb Hawley, "Would You Even Try" 25:56-27:50 - Shutterstock 27:50-47:08 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 47:08-51:02 - Larsen Recs: "Mood Indigo" Caleb Hawley, "Crying Wolf" 51:52-56:44 - Donations / WBEZ Promo 56:44-1:29:09 - Top 5: Magic Realism Moments 1:29:09-1:36:41 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Caleb Hawley NOTES - MT Winner: Tad Hildum UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - MUCH ADO at Illinois Shakes LINKS - Josh on "Snowpiercer" - Josh on "Mood Indigo" PARTNERS - Backstory

Are the days of treating franchise reboots as an inferior species of movie no more? Josh and Adam check in on the damned dirty apes of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, the sequel to 2011's surprisingly successful — and surprisingly good — Apes restart. Plus, Filmspotting anoints the Top 5 Actors of the Future (2014 class), and Josh's take on Melissa McCarthy's TAMMY. This episode is presented by Squarespace (FILM) and Audible. 0:00-3:20 - Billboard / Squarespace3:02-31:50 - Review: "Dawn of the..."Bob Schneider, "Hop On The World"32:59-35:36 - Audible35:36-53:28 - Notes / Polls53:28-57:40 - Josh on "Tammy"Bob Schneider, "Unpromised Land"58:40-1:03:40 - Donations / SVU Promo1:03:40-1:37:51 - Top 5: Actors of the Future1:37:51-1:40:55 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Bob Schneider NOTES - Audible recs: Life Itself; Attempting Normal; Here and Now UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - MUCH ADO at Ill. Shakespeare (Enter code FILM) LINKS - Josh's review of "Tammy" PARTNERS - Backstory

Josh and Adam really carpe the diem this week: they find the holy grail, ask out Diane Cort and fake orgasms at the Carnegie Deli — all on the hottest day of the year in Bed-Stuy. Get a Sacred Cow review of Tim Burton's BATMAN, plus the Top 5 Films of 1989. 0:00-3:02 - Billboard / Donations 3:02-35:28 - Sacred Cow: "Batman" (1989) Replacements, "I'll Be You" 36:32-47:24 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 47:24-1:06:04 - Top 5: Movies of 1989 Replacements, "Achin' To Be" 1:06:58-1:34:37 - Top 5: Movies of 1989 cont. 1:34:37-1:40:41 - Close MUSIC - The Replacements NOTES - MT winner: Rachael Lee UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live LINKS - 15 Reasons Burton's Batman Is Better... - Why Burton's Batman is still the best - Josh on "Batman" - MUCH ADO at Illinois Shakespeare (code FILM) PARTNERS - Backstory

There are no instructions for building the perfect Top 5 Movies of the Year (So Far). You’ve got to do it yourself. At the midway point of the moviegoing year, Josh and Adam try their best to be master list builders. Plus, a review of David Michod's bleak THE ROVER, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM614). 0:00-1:38 - Billboard / Shutterstock 1:38-18:03 - Top 5: Films of 2014 (So Far) Jack White, "Lazaretto" 19:13-21:07 - Shutterstock 21:07-32:51 - Notes / Polls 32:51-55:16 - Review: "The Rover" Jack White, "That Black Bat Licorice" 56:23-1:02:37 - Donations 1:02:37-1:28:23 - Top 5: Films of 2014 cont. 1:28:23-1:30:51 - Close MUSIC - Jack White UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - Adam's Roger Ebert class LINKS - Josh on "The Rover" - Tobias on "Only Lovers Left Alive" - Edelstein on "Locke" - Patricia's Channing Tatum Fest - Transformers: The Premake PARTNERS - Backstory

Adam and Josh review Oregon director Kelly Reichardt’s NIGHT MOVES with Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning, and also do some location scouting for this week’s Top 5 — Pacific Northwest Movies — while having some pie and, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee. 0:00-1:59 - Billboard / Donations 1:59-24:33 - Review: "Night Moves" Elliott Smith, "Angeles" 25:43-34:26 - Donations cont. 30:02-46:19 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 46:19-50:04 - AK on "X-Men," "Immigrant" 55:04-1:10:44 - Top 5: Pacific Northwest Movies Music: Elliott Smith, "Somebody That I Used To Know" 1:11:42-1:12:16 - SVU Promo 1:12:16-1:40:42 - Top 5: PNW Movies cont. 1:40:42-1:44:10 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Elliott Smith NOTES - MT winner: Michelle Besonen UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - Adam's Roger Ebert class LINKS - Tim Grierson on Kelly Reichardt - Josh on "Night Moves" - Adam on "The Immigrant" - Adam on "X-Men" - Elliot Smith doc - AFI Doc Fest in D.C. PARTNERS - Backstory

Josh and Michael Phillips — along with their respective gangs of New York — leave the Five Points for an exploration of immigration in the movies. They’ve got a review of James Gray’s THE IMMIGRANT, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard, and their Top 5 Immigrant Movies. Plus, recommendations for EDGE OF TOMORROW and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM614). 0:00-1:40 - Billboard / Shutterstock1:40-26:44 - Review: "The Immigrant"Music: Rodney Crowell, "Oh What a Beautiful World"27:51-30:02 - Shutterstock30:02-47:15 - Notes / Polls / "Fault in Our Stars"47:15-54:36 - "Edge of Tomorrow" / "How to Train Your Dragon 2"Music: Rodney Crowell, "The Long Journey Home"55:40-1:28:04 - Top 5: Immigrant Movies1:28:04-1:31:36 - Close BONUS CONTENT - None this week, sorry MUSIC - Rodney Crowell UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - Adam's Ebert class LINKS - Chicken Wing Hunt at Siskel - Josh on "The Immigrant" - Adam on "The Immigrant" - "We Are the Best" passes - "The Rover" passes - Michael on "Fault in Our Stars" - Josh on "Edge of Tomorrow" PARTNERS - Backstory

Josh and The Dissolve’s Tasha Robinson may have to wait until Prince Adam returns in a week or two to lift the curse Tasha just put on this week’s Top 5: Disney Villains. Plus, the hosts weigh in on Angelina Jolie's interpretation of one of those classic Disney villains, MALEFICENT. If the horns fit... This episode is presented by Squarespace (code FILM) and Harry's (code filmspotting). 0:00-2:58 - Billboard / Harry's 2:58-27:06 - Review: "Maleficent" "Trust In Me," The Jungle Book 28:05-30:33 - Squarespace 30:33-38:08 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 38:08-50:08 - Top 5: Disney Villains "Who's Afraid of," Three Little Pigs 50:55-51:24 - SVU Promo 51:24-1:06:50 - Disney Villains cont. 1:06:50-1:09:39 - Close / Outtake BONUS CONTENT - Tasha's tat, X-Men, Maleficent spoilers NOTES - MT winner (actually): Nicholas Barner UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - Adam's Roger Ebert class LINKS - Josh on "Maleficent" - Tasha on "Maleficent" - Christopher Redmond's Squarespace site - Tattoos on Sam's Tumblr PARTNERS - Backstory

Josh and Michael put aside their petty differences for the good of humanity — and the show — when they share their Top 5 Movie Teams. Plus, Michael's report from Cannes and a review of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, a movie that begins in the future, mostly takes place in the past and has more mutants than Patrick Stewart can shake a stick at. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM514). 0:00-1:25 - Billboard / Shutterstock 1:25-19:51 - Review: "X-Men: Days of..." Sam Roberts Band, "Shapeshifters" 20:58-23:11 - Shutterstock 23:11-38:20 - Cannes / Polls Sam Roberts Band, "We're All In..." 39:22-1:13:33 - Top 5: Movie Teams 1:13:33-1:15:47 - Close MUSIC - Sam Roberts Band UPCOMING - Filmspotting #500 Live - Adam's Roger Ebert class LINKS - Michael's Cannes coverage - Josh's review of "X-Men" PARTNERS - Backstory