Now in theaters
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince
Category: Movies
State of the Race: The Gotham Independent Film Nominations
As we all know, Oscar season is a year-round affair. The first domino dropped on October 19th, with the first film award nominations coming – these were for the Gotham Independent Film Awards. These are given annually from the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) “the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film” and the awards were founded in 1991.
A group of people decide on the nominations and awards, limiting the scope to films that could be considered independent – so big budget movies and big studio ones are ineligible. So we wouldn’t expect to see Dunkirk or Wonder Woman here. But independent film has dominated the Oscars for the last 20 years anyway – the last four years have been indie winners for Best Picture, for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Birdman (2014), Spotlight (2015) and Moonlight (2016) – all of which were nominated for Best Feature in the Gothams.
Let’s show the actual nominees first and then see what it means:
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Talkie Talk # 54: Horror Genre Talk
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HORROR! In October, we get horror-crazy in our watching habits, so we’re breaking down the Horror Genre – the sub-categories, what works and doesn’t, and everything. We end up figuring everything out. Or do we? … This podcast is coming from… INSIDE THE HOUSE!
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Main Topic: Horror Genre Talk (1:43)
What makes a horror movie?
How do you break down horror sub-genres?
Do horror movies need a supernatural element?
The use of jump scares in horror
Personal favorite horror movies
Horror versus Thriller (Silence of the Lambs)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
Death Note (2017)
Now airing on Netflix
Director: Adam Wingard
Starring: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley
Talkie Talk # 53: The Watchlist / Survivor / A Ghost Story / News – 10/18
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We talk about our Watchlists, spend some time on the divisive A Ghost Story (featuring Casey Affleck wearing a sheet), Survivor talk about Episode 3 , and a little bit of Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).
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The Watchlist (1:47):
Brent: Colossal (1:47), American Made (3:10), George Harrison: Living in the Material World (4:45), American Gods, Season 1 (6:38), American Vandal, S1 (10:20), Survivor “My Kisses Are Very Private” (12:53)
Chris: Cuphead (18:10), Blade Runner 2049 (21:28), A Ghost Story (25:52), #REALITYHIGH (36:25), Lady GaGa: Five Foot Two (38:09), Rock Dog (40:04), The Last Word (42:35), The Ticket (43:21)
TJ: Spielberg (44:23), Song to Song (46:01)
Breezy on the Streets (50:51):
51:10 – New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
54:46 – Microtransaction controversies in monetizing games
58:29 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Snowman?
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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Colossal (2017)
Now streaming on Hulu
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis
Gloria (Anne Hathaway) gets dumped and evicted by her boyfriend (Dan Stevens) after too many alcohol-fueled all-nighters, so she returns to her childhood home and reconnects with her old friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis). Sounds pretty simple, right? Also, there’s a kaiju attack on South Korea that she finds out she is unwillingly controlling. Yep.
#REALITYHIGH (2017)
Now Streaming on Netflix
Directed by Fernando Lebrija
Starring Nesta Cooper, Keith Powers, and Alicia Sanz
Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
Now Streaming on Netflix
Director: Chris Moukarbel
Starring: Lady Gaga
Talkie Talk #52: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Movie Title Name Games
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Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Podcast. We dive into TTSS from 2011 and talk about the slowburning, British intelligence spy movie. We think we get it. But are we being set up? Taking its unusual title as inspiration, we play Movie Title Name Games – having a grand ole time with crazy titles, working titles, list titles, all that.
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Homework Assignment: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (0:56)
Main Topic: Movie Title Name Games (15:38)
Title said during the movie? (16:32)
Working Titles – Guess the final title (24:44)
Movie Quotes Missing the Title (30:44)
The Movie Title is a List (41:37)
Crazy Title Grab Bag (48:21)
New Homework: American Werewolf in London for Talk of Fame (Amazon Prime) (56:22)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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Gerald’s Game (2017)
Now streaming on Netflix
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood
