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32 - S02E16: Heavy (1995)
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  • 32 - S02E16: Heavy (1995)

    Shane and Matthew reach the end of season 2 with a wonderful slice-of-life Americana from James Mangold; his debut and mini-masterpiece 'Heavy' from 1995. Notes: Mangold's filmmaker tips: https://filmschoolrejects.com/filmmaking-tips-james-mangold-9c10355d5a88/ Mangold on Mackendrick: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/logan-director-james-mangold-discusses-183056098.html 9 Movies where Shelly Winters dies in the middle: http://cassavafilms.com/list-of-9/nine-movies-in-which-shelley-winters-dies-in-the-middle

    Fri, 02 Apr 2021 - 58min
  • 31 - S02E15: Radio On (1979)

    Matthew and Shane buckle up for a classic British road movie that foregoes the tropes of the genre and instead offers a mesmerising cinematic scrapbook of late 70's music, images and philosophy. Notes: Locations then and now: https://www.reelstreets.com/films/radio-on/ Film Comment review: https://www.filmcomment.com/article/vision-radio-on/ 2013 Interview with Chris Petit: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/man-on-the-outside-27967.html Further reading: https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/interviews/chris-petit-radio-on-interview   https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/02/featuresreviews.guardianreview13   https://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/vertigo_magazine/volume-4-issue-1-autumn-winter-2008/germany-and-england-england-and-germany-proposal-for-a-film/   https://psychogeographicreview.com/film-of-the-month-march-2012-radio-on/   https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/spirit-of-the-bauhaus-in-electronic-sounds

    Sat, 20 Mar 2021 - 58min
  • 30 - S02E14: Paris, Texas (1984)

    Shane is joined by Sam Baws for a surprisingly tender road trip across the US. Harry Dean Stanton stars as a man trying to reconcile the destructive effects of his past mistakes in Wim Wender's visually striking 'Paris, Texas' from 1984. Notes: Info on Paris Texas: https://wimwendersstiftung.de/en/film/paris-texas-en/ NY Times period review: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/14/movies/paris-texas-from-wim-wenders.html Article on Wenders' Stills Photography: https://www.vogue.com/article/paris-texas-film-wim-wenders-photographs

    Sat, 06 Mar 2021 - 1h 06min
  • 29 - S02E13: Shattered Glass (2003)

    Shane and Matthew investigate the fishy true life tale of journalist Stephen Glass and his work for The New Republic in Billy Ray's highly recommended newsroom thriller 'Shattered Glass' from 2003. Notes: Buzz Bissinger's Vanity Fair article: https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1998/09/bissinger199809 The New Republic's 2014 Glass article: https://newrepublic.com/article/120145/stephen-glass-new-republic-scandal-still-haunts-his-law-career

    Sat, 20 Feb 2021 - 45min
  • 28 - S02E12: Keane (2004)

    Matthew and Shane try to catch their breath with Lodge Kerrigan's intense portrait of a man on the precipice of a mental health collapse. Arresting, unnnerving and unforgettable. Notes: Trailer for Keane: https://youtu.be/6QhY17g8QBs Interview with Lodge Kerrigan: https://www.indiewire.com/2005/09/on-the-edge-lodge-kerrigan-talks-collapse-and-chance-in-keane-77998/ Interview with Damian Lewis: https://www.damian-lewis.com/2016/01/18/19968.php All images are copyright the original owners.

    Sat, 06 Feb 2021 - 52min
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