A Film and A Movie

The Sparks Brothers (feat. director Edgar Wright) Jun 16, 2021

Daniel and Alonso end the show (for now, at least) with a bang -- director Edgar Wright joins us to talk about his first documentary, THE SPARKS BROTHERS (in theaters June 18), and the many cinematic and musical inspirations that guided his way. For old times' sake, follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Edgar on Twitter @edgarwright
Edgar recommends THE FILTH AND THE FURY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00DICNA3G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
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Switch / Go Fish (Feat. Actor-Screenwriter Guinevere Turner) Jun 09, 2021

How did the Blake Edwards 1991 body-swap comedy SWITCH inspire Rose Troche's groundbreaking 1994 lesbian indie rom-com GO FISH? The latter film's star and co-writer, filmmaker and producer Guinevere Turner, joins us with an answer that might surprise you. (We also discuss Vincente Minnelli's 1964 GOODBYE CHARLIE, the uncredited inspiration for SWITCH.) We'll be back next week with one final episode, and it's gonna be a doozy! Follow us @filmandmoviepod, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Check out photos of Guinevere's beautiful dog on Instagram: @guinevereturner
Guinevere's New Yorker essay: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/my-childhood-in-a-cult
GO FISH is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/405676 and Pluto TV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/go-fish-1994-1-1
SWITCH is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Ellen-Barkin/dp/B01MQMHJ4J/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
GOODBYE CHARLIE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Charlie-Tony-Curtis/dp/B0023M44F0/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Guinevere recommends VICTOR/VICTORIA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYJBUyAASTJChwwEAAACB:type:feature
Alonso recommends UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00BR3ZNDS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and CHARLIE SAYS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RQMYSCC/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The Last of Sheila / Knives Out May 26, 2021

Daniel and Alonso trace the all-star whodunit DNA of Rian Johnson's 2019 hit KNIVES OUT back to Herbert Ross' THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973). Plus, we've got big news about the future of the show. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your episodes.
THE LAST OF SHEILA is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Sheila-Richard-Benjamin/dp/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
KNIVES OUT is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Knives-Out-Ana-Armas/dp/B081W68DP2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXrxVKANEvrGGtAEAAAAz:type:feature and EVIL UNDER THE SUN https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Under-Sun-Peter-Ustinov/dp/B002WG36ME/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Jackass: The Movie / Bad Trip (Feat. Matt Singer, ScreenCrush) May 19, 2021

Dan and Alonso are joined by critic Matt Singer to trace the anarchic outrageousness of JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2002) to the "narrative prank documentary" BAD TRIP (2021). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Matt on Twitter @mattsinger and check out his reviews and coverage at screencrush.com
JACKASS: THE MOVIE is streaming on Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/jackass-the-movie/iUDAH7h2fms7QKq3vSQ2HNpyHlIusiqh/
BAD TRIP is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81287254
Matt recommends JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA https://www.netflix.com/title/70308046 and A DIRTY SHAME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B085LVTY2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends PINK FLAMINGOS https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Flamingos-25th-Anniversary-Divine/dp/B071WKJTT6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Daughters of the Dust / In Our Mothers' Gardens (Feat. Shantrelle P. Lewis, Filmmaker) May 05, 2021

Dan and Alonso welcome Shantrelle P. Lewis, who discusses her new Netflix documentary IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS (2021) and the inspiration she drew from Julie Dash's groundbreaking independent feature DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Shantrelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apshantology/
IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS premieres on Netflix May 6: http://www.arraynow.com/in-our-mothers-gardens
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/daughters-of-the-dust and Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/daughters-dust
Shantrelle recommends EVE'S BAYOU https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00D5VYC9Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends PARIAH https://www.netflix.com/title/70169901 and LOVERS ROCK https://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Rock/dp/B08J5DCR24/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

My Brilliant Career / Their Finest (Feat. Kristen Lopez, Ticklish Business podcast) Apr 28, 2021

Dan and Alonso are joined by IndieWire's Kristen Lopez to talk about two female-directed films about women writers coming into their own: Gillian Armstrong's MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979) and Lone Scherfig's THEIR FINEST (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on the socials, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Kristen at twitter.com/journeys_film
MY BRILLIANT CAREER is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3juQzdhI7CZgEAACVw:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/my-brilliant-career
THEIR FINEST is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXx94VwZTEsPCKAEAAAHI:type:feature
Kristen recommends MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY https://play.maxgo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXoa04wfyMLDCYwEAAAMO and HAIL, CAESAR! https://www.netflix.com/title/80074084
Alonso recommends BINGO, BRIDESMAIDS AND BRACES https://kanopy.com/video/seven-years-bingo-bridesmaids-and-braces

Citizen Kane / The Social Network Apr 21, 2021

Dan and Alonso discuss two movies you might have heard of about love-starved media moguls: Orson Welles' all-timer CITIZEN KANE (1941) and David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review of Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
CITIZEN KANE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXjS6GgxEUpPCwgEAAASR:type:feature
THE SOCIAL NETWORK is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70132721 and Hulu https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-social-network-2fdf14e9-68f8-49fc-abe4-240ed9211e8d
Alonso recommends THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JS35E56/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Brute Force / The Shawshank Redemption (Feat. Ben Mankiewicz, TCM) Apr 14, 2021

Dan and Alonso welcome TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, who suggested two tales of men behind bars: the gritty and violent 1947 noir BRUTE FORCE and 1994's beloved THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Watch Ben on TCM and CBS Sunday morning, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/benmank77
BRUTE FORCE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3jqwN-Ao7CZgEAACTM:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/brute-force
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is available for rental https://www.amazon.com/Shawshank-Redemption-Tim-Robbins/dp/B0091X4HQA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Ben recommends CAGED https://www.amazon.com/Caged-Eleanor-Parker/dp/B075KLN5RV/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and BRUBAKER https://www.amazon.com/Brubaker-Robert-Redford/dp/B00K0EDRU6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends DEAD MAN WALKING https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX3YXrgXmWKqStQEAAACZ:type:feature and PADDINGTON 2 https://www.amazon.com/Paddington-2-Ben-Wishaw/dp/B078SNPF7M/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The Old Dark House / Clue Apr 07, 2021

Dan and Alonso spend a dark and stormy night with two dark comedies about murder, mayhem, and bad weather: James Whale's influential THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) and Jonathan Lynn's cult favorite CLUE (1985). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
CLUE is streaming on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B008RKGC52/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/clue/SUOeF7A8NNo05gSURxgKsXXjJEeyzu4p/ and PlutoTV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/clue-1985-1-1
THE OLD DARK HOUSE is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-old-dark-house Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/old-dark-house Shudder https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-old-dark-house/6980322275d84633 and DirecTV https://www.directv.com/movies/The-Old-Dark-House-blp5dEV2bzYvcUFCSnBFMjNQb0VyUT09
Alonso recommends GODS AND MONSTERS https://bit.ly/2O2sf46 and THE LAST OF SHEILA https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Tokyo Story / Driveways (Feat. Andrew Ahn, Director) Mar 31, 2021

Dan and Alonso are joined by director Andrew Ahn, who connects the subtle and heartbreaking storytelling of Yasujirô Ozu's 1953 classic TOKYO STORY with Ahn's acclaimed 2020 film DRIVEWAYS. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Andrew on Twitter and Instagram @andrewahnfilms
DRIVEWAYS is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3497435 Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/driveways and Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13242194
TOKYO STORY is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/tokyo-story
Andrew recommends SHOPLIFTERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/shoplifters-66391a03-6d2c-4876-90d1-bb820b7bea2b // https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12303564
Alonso recommends MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW https://www.amazon.com/Make-Tomorrow-Blu-ray-Victor-Moore/dp/B00TRAO72G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 LOVE IS STRANGE https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/love-is-strange-23535 SPA NIGHT https://kanopy.com/video/spa-night-0

Safe (1995) / She Dies Tomorrow (Feat. Tim Grierson, author, "This Is How You Make a Movie") Mar 24, 2021

Dan and Alonso welcome Tim Grierson, author of a fascinating new book that breaks down the mechanics of filmmaking, and Tim brings a fascinating pair of films about people who may or may not be falling apart: Todd Haynes' 1995 SAFE and Amy Seimetz' 2020 SHE DIES TOMORROW. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on all the socials, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Tim on Twitter [at] TimGrierson and pick up THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A MOVIE wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/This-How-You-Make-Movie/dp/1786275589/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Tim recommends JEANNE DIELMAN https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles RED DESERT https://www.criterionchannel.com/red-desert ROSEMARY'S BABY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07YVKJ64Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (TV) https://www.amazon.com/Ep-1-Christine-Entry/dp/B01DAJPMZA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends DARK WATERS https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3469005 BACURAU https://www.criterionchannel.com/bacurau

Bringing Up Baby / What's Up, Doc? Mar 17, 2021

It's rare that the homage matches the original, but that's the case this week when Dan and Alonso discuss the hilarious screwball masterpieces BRINGING UP BABY (1938) and WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
BRINGING UP BABY is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Baby-Katharine-Hepburn/dp/B008ROFQKU/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
WHAT'S UP, DOC? is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Up-Doc-Barbra-Streisand/dp/B004WE8J2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends HIS GIRL FRIDAY https://tubitv.com/movies/460606 (also available on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Vudu, and IMDb TV) WHO'S THAT GIRL https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0013V8OFI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 NOISES OFF https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11877875

Insignificance / One Night in Miami Mar 10, 2021

Dan and Alonso look at two films that gather a quartet of famous people in a hotel for a memorable night -- Nicolas Roeg's 1985 INSIGNIFICANCE (where Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy cross paths in 1954) and Regina King's 2020 ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (friends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown hang out and challenge each other in 1964). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
INSIGNIFICANCE is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/insignificance
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NM22YF4/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends Big Audio Dynamite "E=mc2" https://youtu.be/cHTDkJ-bQqM and TIME AFTER TIME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001BLM15O/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Husbands / Another Round Mar 03, 2021

Dan and Alonso explore boozy midlife crises as portrayed in John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS (1970) and Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episode.
HUSBANDS is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Husbands-Ben-Gazzara/dp/B088X489YN/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
ANOTHER ROUND is currently available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Round-Mads-Mikkelsen/dp/B08PCRVPGD/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-woman-under-the-influence (also on HBO Max and Kanopy) and THE HUNT (2012) https://tubitv.com/movies/461828

Gojira / Shin Godzilla (Feat. Curt Holman, The Comics Canon Podcast) Feb 24, 2021

With Godzilla vs. Kong coming up, Curt Holman joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two of the giant monster's most acclaimed films: His debut in 1954's GOJIRA and the political-satire reboot SHIN GODZILLA (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Curt on Twitter @thecomicscanon and check out The Comics Canon podcast comicscanon.com
GOJIRA is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-1
SHIN GODZILLA is available to rent: https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Godzilla-Original-Japanese-Version/dp/B073X7N55Z/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Curt recommends GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-3-revenge-of-iris/id1519084166?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 and CLOVERFIELD https://www.fubo.tv/lp/program/MV002051470000/
Alonso recommends THE DEATH OF STALIN https://www.netflix.com/title/80208631 and GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-guardian-of-the-universe/id1519062114?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Closer (Feat. Mark Harris, "Mike Nichols: A Life") Feb 17, 2021

Commentator, critic, and historian Mark Harris joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two films by the artist who's the subject of Harris' latest book, as we discuss Mike Nichols' first film, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) and one of his last, CLOSER (2004), both of which focus on a pair of couples in disarray. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and subscribe and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkHarrisNYC and pick up a copy of MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Nichols-Life-Mark-Harris/dp/0399562249/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXyIPmg2ZP46vcwEAAAHW:type:feature
CLOSER is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Closer-Julia-Roberts/dp/B0094M2GXE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Mark recommends CARNAL KNOWLEDGE https://www.amazon.com/Carnal-Knowledge-Ann-Margret/dp/B00MFDKZLO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and THE GRADUATE https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYAnOvgIpecPCwgEAAAAF:type:feature
Alonso recommends BOOM! https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Blu-ray-Elizabeth-Taylor/dp/B07NN3Y3G9/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and ANGELS IN AMERICA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GVU2u0ARhWFFvjSoJAVJq:type:series

Sunset Blvd. / Mulholland Dr. (Feat. Witney Seibold, Critically Acclaimed Network) Feb 10, 2021

Critic Witney Seibold joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two nightmarish classics that have more in common than just Los Angeles street names: Billy Wilder's sardonic SUNSET BLVD. (1950) and David Lynch's surreal showbiz saga MULHOLLAND DR. (2001). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; subscribe and leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Witney @witneyseibold and check out Critically Acclaimed: http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/
SUNSET BLVD. is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VQ9BV2Q?tag=alonsoduralde-20
MULHOLLAND DR. is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX-oc1A6TUbAcSAEAAAAi:type:feature
Witney recommends GEMINI: https://www.hulu.com/movie/gemini-f993a2e8-4b6a-455a-9965-ce725018801e
Alonso recommends MISS STEVENS https://www.hulu.com/movie/miss-stevens-6a6cd609-fd15-4f97-b7ea-a4aa69edab99 and QUEEN KELLY https://watch.indieflix.com/movie/49-lalwtoltkbjs-queen-kelly

Lost in Translation / The Strong Ones (Feat. Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, Filmmaker) Feb 03, 2021

Dan and Alonso are joined by Chilean filmmaker Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, who pairs his recent festival hit THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) with Sofia Coppola's bittersweet comedy LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow THE STRONG ONES on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/losfuertesfilm/
THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Ones-Samuel-Gonz%C3%A1lez/dp/B08P53DFCQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
LOST IN TRANSLATION is streaming at Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Translation-Scarlett-Johansson/dp/B001NLCBJI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Omar recommends ROMAN HOLIDAY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000MYFILK/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends ON THE ROCKS https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/on-the-rocks/umc.cmc.1mydlea6wicrm013138speg6m and UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/undertow/8d6kgwzl5b94

McCabe & Mrs. Miller / First Cow Jan 27, 2021

Dan and Alonso discuss two elegiac "anti-Westerns": Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed FIRST COW (2020), one of last year's most celebrated movies (currently nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards), and a film that Reichardt herself claims as an inspiration, Robert Altman's groundbreaking McCABE & MRS MILLER (1971). Find out which one Dan didn't like! Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes; and join Bramble Jam Plus for ad-free shows and subscriber exclusives.
FIRST COW is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3478911 or available for rent https://www.amazon.com/First-Cow-John-Magaro/dp/B085CMD4TJ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
McCABE & MRS. MILLER is available for rent https://www.amazon.com/McCabe-Mrs-Miller-Warren-Beatty/dp/B003Y3UFFA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends MEEK'S CUTOFF https://www.hulu.com/movie/meeks-cutoff-bc14e4ca-951a-4085-af10-da471ad82e74 and THE SISTERS BROTHERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-sisters-brothers-63a014b2-9980-457a-bc21-3d1337b66764

Two for the Road/The Last Five Years (Feat. Richard LaGravenese, Filmmaker) Jan 20, 2021

Dan and Alonso are joined by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer-director Richard LaGravenese, who discusses discusses directing the screen adaptation of the musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2014) and its connections to Stanley Donen's 1967 TWO FOR THE ROAD, a time-hopping exploration of the ups and downs of a marriage. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rlagravenese
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/539676 and Roku Channel https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/c5a136e2e12657df907d134b4a44e48a/the-last-five-years
TWO FOR THE ROAD is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000I9U9X6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Richard recommends DARLING https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00N8MB7W2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Housewife-Blu-ray-Carrie-Snodgress/dp/B08J5BHTK1/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
PUZZLE OF A DOWNFALL CHILD https://www.amazon.com/Puzzle-Downfall-Child-Blu-ray-Dunaway/dp/B08J5HVTSQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends THE KILLING https://tubitv.com/movies/302692 EYES WIDE SHUT https://www.hulu.com/movie/eyes-wide-shut-02010788-317e-46ed-8703-df4869d90342

Jeanne Dielman/The Assistant (Feat. Drea Clark, Who Shot Ya? Podcast) Jan 13, 2021

Drea Clark -- indie producer, festival programmer, and Alonso's co-host on the Who Shot Ya? podcast -- joins Dan and Alonso to connect Chantal Akerman's feminist classic JEANNE DIELMAN (1975) to Kitty Green's #MeToo drama THE ASSISTANT, which has made its way to several "Top 10 of 2020" lists. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Follow Drea on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thedreaclark
THE ASSISTANT is streaming on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-assistant-94c3d0f4-b5d2-4252-aa12-b959e3f5c6f3
JEANNE DIELMAN is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles
Drea recommends EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IS FAR AWAY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07CXH5BLH/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and MORVERN CALLAR https://kanopy.com/video/morvern-callar-0
Alonso recommends SAFE (1995): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MR0X15Y/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Featuring Matt Atchity, Breakfast All Day podcast) Jan 06, 2021

Matt Atchity joins Dan and Alonso to remember two visually outrageous children's musicals that flopped on original release but later gained enthusiastic cult followings: THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953) and WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/000-Fingers-Dr-T/dp/B003BCX2H2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Willy-Wonka-Chocolate-Factory-Wilder/dp/B0091WZY9K/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Matt recommends CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG https://www.amazon.com/Chitty-Bang-Dick-Van-Dyke/dp/B0011EVSGE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and LABYRINTH https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B071KZGTFX/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE https://www.hulu.com/movie/pee-wees-big-adventure-6dea462b-786c-4fa8-a469-89c4b2826fe6 and HELLZAPOPPIN' https://youtu.be/c2TOriWWSLE

Christmas in Connecticut/Entertaining Christmas (Feat. Bran, Deck the Hallmark Podcast) Dec 16, 2020

Deck the Hallmark's Bran joins Dan and Alonso for something new that's coming to Bramble Jam Plus: A Film and a HALLMARK Movie. The trio takes another look at the 2018 Jodie Sweetin vehicle ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS and dig into what it borrows from the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck classic CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @filmandmoviepod and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00316WYGI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS is streaming on Fubo: https://www.fubo.tv/lp/program/MV012072310000/

It's a Wonderful Life / Christmas, Again Dec 09, 2020

Dan and Alonso continue their look at Christmas movies, but with a twist this week: the classic is the one everybody knows, and the more recent film might have slipped under your radar. We discuss the melancholic undertones and redemption arcs of Frank Capra's beloved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) and Charles Poekel's understated indie CHRISTMAS, AGAIN (2014). Give us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get the show) and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Life-Black-White-Version/dp/B001M432XA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
CHRISTMAS, AGAIN is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Again-Kentucker-Audley/dp/B017S0J8Z2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends MEET JOHN DOE: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-John-Doe-Gary-Cooper/dp/B0863K4FNN/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Miracle of 34th Street / Elf Dec 02, 2020

Dan and Alonso kick off the holiday season by examining two Christmas favorites about Santa, Manhattan, and department stores: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) and ELF (2003). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to the show.
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is streaming on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/miracle-on-34th-street/U8eNFUFXUzcV
ELF is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Elf-Will-Ferrell/dp/B0091VTNZC/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends HOLIDAY AFFAIR: https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Affair-Robert-Mitchum/dp/B0042R4OOK?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso's book HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS is for sale at Amazon: http://amzn.to/2cRL0SY

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium / Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Nov 18, 2020

Dan and Alonso check out Netflix's new Christmas musical JINGLE JANGLE (2020), which inspires another look at 2007's often-maligned MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, a film Alonso has always defended -- will Dan agree it time for a cult revival and re-evaluation of this financial and critical flop? Follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media, and please leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM is streaming on HBOMax: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GVrptmQg-8KGPproIAAAN
JINGLE JANGLE is streaming on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80232043
Alonso recommends HAROLD AND MAUDE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07VDNCKRB/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dr. Strangelove / In the Loop (Feat: Elliott Kalan, The Flop House podcast, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) Nov 11, 2020

The hilarious Elliott Kalan joins Dan and Alonso to discuss the blistering political satires DR. STRANGELOVE (1964, Stanley Kubrick) and IN THE LOOP (2019, Armando Iannucci). Pick up Elliott's new children's book "Sharko & Hippo" wherever books are sold. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
DR. STRANGELOVE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000P407K4/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
IN THE LOOP is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Peter-Capaldi/dp/B00885XOUM/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Elliott recommends: BEING THERE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000HJ38K8/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) https://play.maxgo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXadpHA7lF8McQQEAAAKz DUCK SOUP https://www.criterionchannel.com/duck-soup MILLION DOLLAR LEGS https://www.amazon.com/Million-Dollar-Legs-Jack-Oakie/dp/B00BB0FRUG?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Dan recommends THE DEATH OF STALIN https://www.netflix.com/title/80208631
Alonso recommends SPECIAL BULLETIN https://youtu.be/cDZQsVNZ3SE LOCAL HERO https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10765012 https://www.criterionchannel.com/local-hero

Paris, Texas / Gas Food Lodging (Allison Anders, Filmmaker) Nov 04, 2020

Director Allison Anders (Mi Vida Loca, Grace of My Heart) joins us to discuss her breakthrough GAS FOOD LODGING (1992) and the inspiration she drew from Wim Wenders' PARIS, TEXAS, (1984), a film on which she worked as a production assistant. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
GAS FOOD LODGING is streaming on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Gas-Food-Lodging-Fairuza-Balk/dp/B08KTJD1CB/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and is screening on Turner Classic Movies on November 11 https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76009/gas-food-lodging#overview
PARIS, TEXAS is streaming on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXk3juQiaRZ4_wwEAAAZJ and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/paris-texas
Allison recommends ALICE IN THE CITIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/alice-in-the-cities LIGHTNING OVER WATER https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081055/reference?ref_=tt_mv_close THE SHAPE OF THINGS https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084725/reference REPO MAN https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/repo-man-45192
Alonso recommends UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD https://www.criterionchannel.com/until-the-end-of-the-world GRACE OF MY HEART (Blu-ray - out 11/19) https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Heart-Blu-ray-Illeana-Douglas/dp/B08H5FVGNR/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The Battle of Algiers/Born in Flames (Feat. Lizzie Borden, Filmmaker) Oct 28, 2020

Revolutionary filmmaker Lizzie Borden (WORKING GIRLS) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss her feminist guerilla masterpiece BORN IN FLAMES (1983) and the inspiration she drew from Gillo Pontecorvo's groundbreaking THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
Lizzie Borden will screen BORN IN FLAMES on TCM on November 4 at 2:30am EST. https://womenmakefilm.tcm.com/filmmaker/lizzie-borden/
BORN IN FLAMES screens on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/born-in-flames
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS screens on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAVTqxtjhQEAAAI9 and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-battle-of-algiers
Lizzie recommends THE CONFORMIST https://kanopy.com/video/conformist and the films of Reiner Werner Fassbinder https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-rainer-werner-fassbinder
Alonso recommends ALPHAVILLE https://kanopy.com/video/alphaville and LAND AND FREEDOM https://archive.org/details/LandAndFreedomFullFilm

Jeanne Dielman / Coming Home Again (Feat. Wayne Wang / Filmmaker) Oct 21, 2020

The legendary Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Smoke) joins Dan and Alonso to talk about his powerful new film COMING HOME AGAIN (premiering 10/23) and the inspiration he drew from Chantal Akerman's groundbreaking JEANNE DIELMAN (1975). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.
COMING HOME AGAIN premieres October 23 in virtual cinemas and theaters around the U.S.: https://www.outsiderpictures.us/movie/coming-home-again/
JEANNE DIELMAN is available on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles
Wayne Wang recommends TOKYO STORY: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnAn7gnKAMNVoAEAABp9
Alonso recommends LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD https://kanopy.com/video/last-year-marienbad-0 and GOLDEN EIGHTIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/golden-eighties

The Battle of Algiers / Stop-Loss (Feat. Kimberly Peirce, Writer-Director) Oct 14, 2020

Writer-director Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON'T CRY) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss her powerful 2008 film STOP-LOSS, about veterans of the Iraq war being pressed back into service, and the inspirations she drew from Gillo Pontecorvo's legendary THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your shows.
Don't miss Kimberly Peirce screening STOP-LOSS on TCM on October 20 as part of the Women Make Film series.
STOP-LOSS is available on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Loss-Ryan-Phillippe/dp/B07MYC2X1C/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS is available on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAVTqxtjhQEAAAI9 and The Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-battle-of-algiers
Kimberly recommends ON THE WATERFRONT https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000I9VXSQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B004VFMNYQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
CASABLANCA https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXdu2UQAP-qXCPQEAADfL
Alonso recommends BURN! https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000W4Q27O/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Breathe / Rafiki (Feat. Wanuri Kahiu / Filmmaker) Oct 07, 2020

Filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu joins us from Nairobi to discuss her internationally acclaimed film RAFIKI (2018) alongside Mélanie Laurent's intense BREATHE (2014). Catch Wanuri on TCM's "Women Make Movies" series on October 13. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.
RAFIKI is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/rafiki
BREATHE is streaming on Kanopy: https://kanopy.com/video/breathe
Wanuri recommends LES ADOPTÉS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2004279/reference
Alonso recommends LITTLE DARLINGS https://www.amazon.com/Little-Darlings-Tatum-ONeal/dp/B0026W9NJE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and GOD LOVES UGANDA https://kanopy.com/video/god-loves-uganda

The Times of Harvey Milk / Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (Feat. Laura Gabbert, Documentarian) Sep 30, 2020

Documentarian Laura Gabbert joins Dan and Alonso to talk about her new film OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES -- now streaming and in select theaters -- and about how THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984) inspired her as a non-fiction filmmaker. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods.
OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES website: https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/ottolenghi-and-the-cakes-of-versailles
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK is streaming on HBOMax: https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXmlSugHDTyLCHAEAACAt
Laura recommends ON HER SHOULDERS (Amazon Prime): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07G5JH18D/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE (HBOMax) https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXlWDFwsMFzC3wwEAABUg
and BABETTE'S FEAST (HBOMax) https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXnqYMAKY9htjhQEAAAI8

Autumn Sonata / Postcards From the Edge (Feat. Sam Pancake, Comedian/Actor) Sep 23, 2020

Sam Pancake -- comedian, actor ("A Million Little Things," "Gilmore Girls"), and podcaster (Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie) joins Dan and Alonso for two tales of mothers and daughters in conflict: Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA (1978) and Mike Nichols' POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (1990). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
AUTUMN SONATA is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/autumn-sonata
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE is available for rent: https://www.amazon.com/Postcards-Edge-Meryl-Streep/dp/B009NI0HOE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Sam recommends:
MOMMIE DEAREST https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0018PDHP6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
SEPTEMBER https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXvpEqQLv2oaEUwEAAAQl
INTERIORS https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11805959
ANOTHER WOMAN https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXvor6gYXIsJZjgEAAARp
THE SEA GULL (1968) https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Gull-James-Mason/dp/B083N2QRVP/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
THE SEAGULL (2018) https://www.amazon.com/Seagull-Saoirse-Ronan/dp/B07HKVGWNZ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends:
BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GWGrWRAJh3z2HiAEAAAAC
DEFENDING YOUR LIFE https://www.criterionchannel.com/defending-your-life

M / Dear White People (Feat. Justin Simien, Writer-Director) Sep 16, 2020

Writer-director Justin Simien joins Dan and Alonso to discuss the many inspirations for his Sundance award-winning debut feature DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014), including Fritz Lang's masterpiece of German Expressionism, M (1931). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts; listen ad-free by subscribing at Bramble Jam Plus.
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OSQA1Y2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
M is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/m-1
Justin recommends SIDEWALK STORIES (1989): https://www.kanopy.com/video/sidewalk-stories
Alonso recommends BLACKMAIL (1929): https://www.kanopy.com/video/blackmail

1776 / Hamilton (Feat. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune / At the Movies) Sep 09, 2020

Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune, At the Movies) enters the room where it happens with Dan and Alonso to connect American Revolutionary musicals 1776 (1972) and HAMILTON (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts; listen ad-free by subscribing at Bramble Jam Plus.
1776 is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/1776-Directors-Cut-William-Daniels/dp/B001TDS2SY/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
HAMILTON is streaming on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/hamilton/3uPmBHWlO6HJ
Michael recommends CABARET (1972): https://www.amazon.com/Cabaret-Liza-Minnelli/dp/B000I14UTS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

All About My Mother / All About Eve (Feat. Inkoo Kang, The Hollywood Reporter) Sep 02, 2020

Inkoo Kang (The Hollywood Reporter) joins Dan and Alonso to talk about two great movies about women who act, on and off the stage: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) and Pedro Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts).
ALL ABOUT EVE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Eve-Bette-Davis/dp/B003K1IDL4?tag=alonsoduralde-20
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Mother-Marisa-Peredes/dp/B001OMQR3M?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Inkoo recommends TALK TO HER: https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Her-Geraldine-Chaplin/dp/B008JAHBSM?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and SUNSET BLVD. https://www.crackle.com/watch/6214
Alonso recommends WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B015DF3L70/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and SHOWGIRLS https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXrQTSQM4yY5awgEAAAAg and IMITATION OF LIFE (1959) https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Life-Lana-Turner/dp/B002ESZI44?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Crooklyn / Amarcord (Feat. Joelle Monique, iHeartMedia/AV Club) Aug 26, 2020

Film critic and podcast producer Joelle Monique (iHeartMedia, AV Club) joins Dan and Alonso for two reminiscences of childhood: Federico Fellini's AMARCORD (1973) and Spike Lee's CROOKLYN (1994). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review of Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
AMARCORD is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/amarcord
CROOKLYN is streaming on Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/movies/comedy-drama/crooklyn/11dc6128-1869-3e7c-ae7e-389ccfcdeb5e
Joelle recommends JEAN OF THE JONESES: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4938050
Alonso recomends HOPE AND GLORY: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Glory-Blu-ray-Sebastian-Rice-Edwards/dp/B07B61G8HS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Celine and Julie Go Boating / Inception (Feat. Peter Debruge, Variety) Aug 19, 2020

Dan and Alonso are joined by Peter Debruge (Variety) to navigate the fantastical dreamscrapes of Jacques Rivette's CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING (1974) and Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION (2010). Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or positive feedback wherever we stream, and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Stream CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/celine-and-julie-go-boating
Stream INCEPTION on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Inception-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B0047WJ11G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Peter recommends DAISIES https://www.criterionchannel.com/daisies and PERFORMANCE https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Mick-Jagger/dp/B0073TJWKA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN https://www.amazon.com/Desperately-Seeking-Susan-Seidelman/dp/B00INMHJGU?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD https://www.criterionchannel.com/until-the-end-of-the-world

Ocean's Eleven / Rififi (Feat. Robert Abele, LA Times/TheWrap) Aug 12, 2020

Dan and Alonso take it heist and easy with guest Robert Abele (LA Times, TheWrap) to discuss two legendary caper movies: Jules Dassin's RIFIFI (1955) and Steven Soderberg's OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001). Set the charges, plan your escape route, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
RIFIFI is not currently streaming, but there's a great Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection: https://www.amazon.com/Rififi-Blu-ray-Magali-Robert-Manuel/dp/B07DS1JGR7/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
OCEAN'S ELEVEN is available to rent: https://www.amazon.com/Oceans-Eleven-George-Clooney/dp/B001EBV0JE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Robert and Alonso both recommend TOPKAPI (1964): https://youtu.be/XuXysBZ07I0

Introducing: Our Dad's Diary (Feat. Daniel Thompson) Aug 11, 2020

Here is the debut episode of the newest Bramble Jam Podcast, Our Dad's Diary! The first episode features our very own Daniel Thompson! If you like what you hear and want to hear more, check out bramblejampodcast.com/dad

Happy Together / Moonlight (Feat. B. Ruby Rich, Film Quarterly) Aug 05, 2020

Dan and Alonso are joined by the legendary B. Ruby Rich (Film Quarterly, "New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut") to revisit Barry Jenkins' Oscar-winning MOONLIGHT (2016) alongside HAPPY TOGETHER (1997), a beautifully shot (by Christopher Doyle) gay love story directed by one of Jenkins' filmmaking idols, Wong Kar-Wai.
HAPPY TOGETHER is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/happy-together
MOONLIGHT is streaming on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80121348
Ruby and Alonso recommend IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000): https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love

The Wages of Fear / Dunkirk (Feat. Dave White, Linoleum Knife Podcast) Jul 29, 2020

Dan and Alonso are joined by Alonso's Linoleum Knife co-host (and also husband) Dave White to discuss Christopher Nolan's WWII epic DUNKIRK (2017) alongside one of the films that Nolan screened for his cast and crew, Henri-Georges Clouzot's landmark nail-biter THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953).
THE WAGES OF FEAR is currently streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-wages-of-fear
DUNKIRK is available for rent on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dunkirk-Fionn-Whitehead/dp/B076QVB5HP/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT'S INFERNO: https://www.amazon.com/Henri-Georges-Clouzots-Inferno-Romy-Schneider/dp/B07KBJWDR9/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Dave recommends A MAN ESCAPED: https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-man-escaped

Rope / 1917 Jul 22, 2020

Dan and Alonso record an episode in one take to explore two movies that tell their stories in what appears to be one uninterrupted shot -- Sam Mendes 1917 (2019) and Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE (1948).
1917: https://www.amazon.com/1917-George-MacKay/dp/B082MQMWV7?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Rope: https://www.amazon.com/Rope-Alfred-Hitchcock/dp/B009CGQHI2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso recommends:
Russian Ark: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Ark-Sergey-Dreyden/dp/B018DYKEGO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Swoon: https://www.amazon.com/Swoon-Daniel-Schlachet/dp/B009YYRELG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The Mark of Zorro / Batman Begins (Feat. William Bibbiani, Critically Acclaimed Network) Jul 15, 2020

William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/ ) joins Dan and Alonso to link two action-movie game-changers: the swashbuckling THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920) and Christopher Nolan's brooding superhero origin story BATMAN BEGINS (2005).
THE MARK OF ZORRO on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/MARK-ZORRO-DOuglasFairbanks/dp/B00U50AUYG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
BATMAN BEGINS on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/batman-begins-4dee2ca2-a81a-4988-8fe5-952637acbb5d
The Shadow https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-shadow-deee4cd2-0fba-4e71-a1b4-eefcbea4b1f3
My Favorite Year https://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Year-Peter-Otoole/dp/B000J3ZVOI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
The Scarlet Pumpernickel https://www.amazon.com/Duck-Amuck-Rabbit-Fire/dp/B0011FRASI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Teen Titans GO! to the Movies https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07J6TTNRT?tag=alonsoduralde-20

The Spirit of the Beehive / Pan's Labyrinth (Feat. Ella Taylor, NPR) Jul 08, 2020

Ella Taylor (NPR) joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two childhood fantasies set during the Spanish Civil War: Pan's Labyrinth (2006; Guillermo del Toro) and The Spirit of the Beehive (1973; Victor Erice).
Ella Recommends: MY 20TH CENTURY https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/my-twentieth-century
Alonso Recommends: FORBIDDEN GAMES https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043686/reference
Links for Ella:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-watch/id492010645
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6952-the-memory-lane-that-runs-through-a-kid-for-two-farthings

Mean Streets / Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Feat. Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com & Breakfast All Day) Jul 01, 2020

This week, Christy Lemire (RogerEbert.com, Breakfast All Day) joins Dan and Alonso to connect two soundtrack-heavy coming-of-age classics, Martin Scorsese's MEAN STREETS (1973) and Amy Heckerling's FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982).
Mean Streets: https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Streets-Robert-Niro/dp/B004GF0SNO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/46911
Alonso recommends I VITELLONI: https://www.criterionchannel.com/i-vitelloni
Christy recommends FOXES: https://www.amazon.com/Foxes-Jodie-Foster/dp/B00OZ8XHK8/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Follow A Film and a Movie @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

The Rules of the Game / Magnolia (Feat. Justin Chang, LA Times) Jun 24, 2020

Dan and Alonso welcome film critic Justin Chang (LA Times, NPR's Fresh Air) to connect two legendary ensemble dramas: Jean Renoir's 1939 classic The Rules of the Game and Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 Magnolia.
The Rules of the Game: https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-rules-of-the-game
Magnolia: https://www.amazon.com/Magnolia-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman/dp/B0036SXQEA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Alonso Recommends: Nashville (1975) https://www.amazon.com/Nashville-Henry-Gibson/dp/B008DF1CKQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20
Justin Recommends: Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377556/reference

Scenes from a Marriage / Marriage Story (Feat. Amy Nicholson, Variety & Unspooled podcast) Jun 17, 2020

Amy Nicholson (Variety, Unspooled podcast) joins Dan and Alonso to connect Ingmar Bergman's landmark relationship drama Scenes from a Marriage to Noah Baumbach's acclaimed, autobiographical Marriage Story.
Watch the movies here:
Scenes from a Marriage (theatrical version): https://www.criterionchannel.com/scenes-from-a-marriage-theatrical-version
Marriage Story: https://www.netflix.com/title/80223779

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg & La La Land (Feat. Matt Zoller Seitz) Jun 10, 2020

This week, Alonso and Dan are joined by Matt Zoller Seitz to talk about the connection between The Umbrellas of Cherbourg & La La Land

Trailer: Launching June 10th Jun 03, 2020

Subscribe today and come back for our first episode on June 10th!

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