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WR358 - Aronofsky's 'Batman: Year One' - The Movie You'll Never See Feb 07, 2018

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We welcome back writer-producer Stephen Scarlata (Jodorowsky's Dune, Beyond the Gates) to discuss Frank Miller and Darren Aronofsky's unproduced project Batman: Year One.

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WR357 - Talking Animation with Adam Rackoff Feb 02, 2018

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Producer Adam Rackoff returns to discuss one of his favorite animated movies from his childhood, 'Starchaser: The Legend of Orin' (1985) as well as to discuss some of the best animated films geared toward an adult sensibility.

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WR356 - The Unpretentious Joy of Watching 'The Hidden' (1987) Jan 26, 2018

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Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) and Martin Kessler (host of Flixwise Canada) return to talk some current events and to celebrate the B-movie classic 'The Hidden' (1987).

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WR355 - Essential Midnight Movies at Chicago's Music Box Theatre Jan 24, 2018

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Katie Rife (News Editor for The A.V. Club) and Mike Vanderbilt (Assistant Editor at Daily Grindhouse) join us to discuss the upcoming series of Midnight Movies at Chicago's Music Box Theatre including 'Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter' (1970), 'Wild Beasts' (1984) and the nearly impossible to see cult classic 'The Astrologer' (1975) starring Craig Denney.

Tickets for 'Wild Beasts' (1984) on 1/26 & 1/27: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/wild-beasts

Tickets for 'The Astrologer' (1975) on 2/2 & 2/3: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/the-astrologer

Tickets for 'Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter' (1970) on 2/9 & 2/10: https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/films/stray-cat-rock-sex-hunter

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WR354 - Luis Buñuel and How He Saved the Best for Last Jan 18, 2018

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Dave Eves returns to discuss the final years of Luis Buñuel's extraordinary career and how his collaboration with writer Jean-Claude Carrière led to some of the best films Buñuel ever made.

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WR353 - Jean-Luc Godard from 1960-1967 Jan 16, 2018

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We welcome artist Erik Bartlam to discuss Jean-Luc Godard's early career, a period where Godard created some of the most extraordinary films of the French New Wave.

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WR352 - 'Phantom Thread' and the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson Jan 13, 2018

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Mikhail Karadimov welcomes Carlo Pangalangan Labrador (host of Woman on the Screen) to discuss 'Phantom Thread' and the films of Paul Thomas Anderson.

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WR351 - Hey Everybody, We're All Gonna Get Laid! Jan 10, 2018

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For our deep dive into the comedy classic 'Caddyshack' (1980), we welcome filmmaker Bill Scurry (co-host of the 'I Don't Get It' podcast), Kevin Maher (host of Kevin Geeks Out) and filmmaker Bill Teck (One Day Since Yesterday).

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WR350 - The Best of 2017 Jan 01, 2018

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Robert Cotto and Marcus Pinn (Creator of Pinnland Empire and co-host of Zebras in America) join us to celebrate their top 10 favorite films of 2017.

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WR349 - Comic Books Screaming to Be Adapted for Film and Television Dec 30, 2017

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