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Episode 34: The Wowface Concept [Zero Dark Thirty; Lincoln; Won’t Back Down]

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EPISODE 34: The Wowface Concept

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It’s Episode 34 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. This week we get heavy with reviews of Oscar-nominated political dramas “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” as well as getting into the controversy surrounding the latter. (It’s at this point that Cal would like to point out that he is a left-wing pacifist, despite how it might sound on the audio.) We tackle the education system with a discussion of “Won’t Back Down” before Pete takes on derided comedy “Movie 43” and Cal opts for Arnie in “The Last Stand.” We’re also analysing the Oscar races after the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, and previewing next week’s top ten lists. Listen out for whose performance Pete thinks is “nothing wowface,” kinder words than are offered to Jennifer Lawrence.

Discussed on the podcast: 

Opening Segment: Analysing the impact of the Screen Actors’ Guild awards on the Oscar races. [2:40 – 18:30]

*Preconception Corner*

Reviews of: 

  • “Lincoln” [Audio was lost at 34:40 but resumes roughly a minute later]
  • “Won’t Back Down”
  • “Movie 43”
  • “The Last Stand”

[23:40 – 1:00:05]

Closing Segment: Discussing Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” and digging into the controversy surrounding its depiction of torture  [1:00:10 – 1:17:25]

*Shag, Marry or Kill?*
*The Watson Factor*
*The Poupaud Range*

Intro Music: New theme music!
Outro Music: Blondie, “Hanging on the Telephone”

Posted in: daniel day lewis, jessica chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, lincoln, Movie 43, oscars, sag, Screen Actors Guild Awards, steven spielberg, The Last Stand, Torture, Viola Davis, Won't Back Down, Zero Dark Thirty

Episode 28: Masculine/Feminine [Golden Globe Predictions; Seven Psychopaths; So Undercover]

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EPISODE 28: Masculine/Feminine
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It’s Episode 28 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog. Awards dominate this week with discussion of the National Board of Review, LA film critics, and Boston film critics prizes, and predicting the Golden Globe and Screen Actors’ Guild nominations. We talk about documentaries “The House I Live In” and “Knuckleball,” before finally getting around to arthouse favourite “Tabu.” And in straddling major extremes of masculinity, Martin McDonagh’s male-dominated “Seven Pscyhopaths” faces off against our second Miley Cyrus film of the year, “So Undercover.” The Miley vehicle brings giggles and shame to an otherwise level-headed episode, but we brought it on ourselves…

Discussed on the podcast: 

Opening Segment: Discussing the winners from the National Board of Review, LA film critics’ association, and Boston Society of Film Critics’. [2:35 – 14:40]

*Preconception Corner*

Reviews of: 

  • “Seven Psychopaths”
  • “Tabu”
  • “The House I Live In”
  • “Knuckleball”
  • “So Undercover”

[18:20 – 55:35]

Closing Segment: Predicting the Golden Globe nominations, and the Screen Actors’ Guild nominations [55:40 – 1:12:10]

*Shag, Marry or Kill?*
*The Watson Factor*
*The Poupaud Range*

Intro Music: New theme music!
Outro Music: Sky Ferreira, “Everything Is Embarrassing”

Posted in: golden globes, knuckleball, la film critics, miley cyrus, nbr, nominations, oscars, predictions, sag, screen actors guild, seven psychopaths, so undercover, tabu, the house i live in, Uncategorized
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