This Week’s Podcast = Junk Mail Episode!
Hey guys, we’re going to be recording this week’s podcast (episode #187) tomorrow night, and since we didn’t all get a chance to see a movie to review this weekend, we are going to try something a little different. We want to turn the episode over to you, and dedicate the majority of the time to answering your junk mail.
We have a bunch of e-mail already saved up, but we’re looking for more juicy topics to discuss. Please send your questions to filmjunk@gmail.com, or leave them in the comments below. Even if it’s just a specific news story from the past couple of weeks that you’d like us to address, let us know! We’ll do our best to get to it. We’re also looking into doing a live podcast sometime within the next few weeks, so we can take questions directly from the chat room. In the meantime, drop us a line! We want to know what’s on your mind.
Comments (23)
Because you guys aren’t going to be talking about recent films, does this mean that I get to be a guest panelist?
Yes, I’m whoring for an invite. (Did I use proper urban vernacular there? Hope it was at least politically correct.) I’ll probably play hard-to-get anyway.
Posted by Reed Farrington on September 29th, 2008Hmm.
I’m going to actually think about my Junk Mail if I send one again. A minute after I sent the last one I knew exactly what my comments and questions were going to spark and that was lame.
I at least hope someone listened and didn’t buy that standalone Sony Blu-ray player they were considering.
Posted by Ryan M. on September 29th, 2008Talk about Brian Dennehy, mainly a discussion about FX and FX2 would be fun.
Posted by Ian on September 29th, 2008Please don’t invite Reed. I’ll die a little inside.
Posted by Dan from New Jersey on September 29th, 2008Please dear god don’t invite Reed… I don’t think my ears can take another night of constant bleeding..
Posted by MalD on September 29th, 2008Okay, Dan from New Jersey and MalD, I hereby disinvite myself. Sob…
Posted by Reed Farrington on September 29th, 2008Please invite Reed
we need his more than outsider point-of-view to challenge Jay’s authority.
Posted by Julien on September 29th, 2008Reed: Are you interested in moderating the chat room if we do a live show?
Everyone else: Keep the questions coming!
Posted by Sean on September 29th, 2008If you can dig up any more info on I Love You Phillip Morris, I’d love to hear it. I’m a big fan of the book and Jim Carrey’s casting is certainly against-type.
Posted by Ashley on September 29th, 2008I hope it’s okay if I post my question here and not via mail …
Hey guys,
I wanted to know your opinion on the following issue: as you know, VALKYRIE is coming out this december and once again deals with our German past. I don’t know if you have heared of DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX, another movie dealing not with our Nazi past but with our domestic RAF (Red Army Fraction) terrorism during the 1960’s and the 1970’s. What is the reception of theses period pieces abroad? What do you think about the country after having seen those kind of movies. Last year THE LIVES OF OTHERS won best foreign language picture and DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX is likely to win next year (it’s our official entry for the Academy Awards).
I am asking because here in Germany some people slowly get tired of all these movies, especially since most of them do not deal with the subject properly but put a lot of pathos and romanticism there where it does not belong. Most of these movies are nothing else than licking their own wounds. As already mentioned, in addition, we also have to think how they portray us in other countries that do not know as much about our past as we do. After having seen DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX I jestingly said to my friend: “Oh boy, what do the Americans think about us after all these movies like THE LIVES OF OTHERS, VALKYRIE, DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX and all those other period pieces? At first we were facists, then we were terrorists and then we separated our own country …”
Sorry for the long question, keep up the good work and greetings from Stuttgart, Germany
Stefan
Posted by Stefan on September 29th, 2008thank god i decided to send in my laserdisc porn junk mail
Posted by Drew on September 29th, 2008Reed, you better un-disinvite yourself, right now. Everything is better with a little Gerry in the mix. And even Sean seems to be down with Reed’s involvement.
My question is whether Reed made any moves on Rachel yet?
Posted by Matt on September 29th, 2008I spent my 4 day paid vacation watching every single Walter Hill directed film. From Hard Times to Undisputed. Probably the best decision I have ever made. I’d like to know the gang’s favorite Walter Hill movie aside from The Warriors.
Posted by ProjectGenesis on September 29th, 2008Please please please please invite Reed. I just don’t get the Reed hate. He’s a funny guy, and the show benefits from his presence every once in a while. Hell, you should invite all your other occasional guest hosts too. Have a party. Order some Domino’s …
I don’t have much to say, other than Choke was real disappointing and the world would probably still turn if you guys didn’t bother to review it. Probably.
Oh, also, I just watched Nic Roeg’s ‘Walkabout’ for the second time–I thought it was phenomenal. I just can’t speak too highly of it. Have any of you guys ever seen ‘Walkabout’–thoughts? I also recently watched Roeg’s ‘Don’t Look Now’ (on Jay’s recommendation from one of the old podcasts)–it was great, but not as good as ‘Walkabout’ in my opinion. Anyways, I’d like to hear your thoughts on those two films and Roeg. Have a good ‘un …
Posted by Joel on September 29th, 2008Joel, I think you might be mixing up your podcasts…I’m pretty sure it was Kurt who discussed ‘Don’t Look Now’ on the Cinecast. (Maybe even on The Movie Club Podcast?)
Posted by Jay C. on September 29th, 2008@Joel: It seems Reed hatred is a Film Junk meme now. Plus I think most of those people actually “love to hate” Reed in some weird sense.
I had to make this quick (I think this may have been discussed so ignore if necessary):
Do you guys think that James Cameron will finally turn 3-D movies into anything besides a gimmick? Why?
Any specifics on a utilization of 3-D that wouldn’t be gimmicky?
Also, what would you rate Terminator 2: Judgment Day and why?
Posted by Ryan M. on September 29th, 2008I’d like to hear you guys (Jay in particular) talk about your most regretted DVD purchases. Which ones will you never watch? Which ones cost way too much? etc.
Posted by zak on September 29th, 2008Invite Reed Farrington! (if I am not too late)
Posted by Liana on September 29th, 2008Jay–Re: Don’t Look Now, yeah, that’s entirely possible that it was Kurt. I remember someone talking about it and hearing your beautiful voice.
Ryan–I guess the enjoyment of Reed’s contribution to the p-cast is wrapped up in all the listener love/hate for him. So keep it interesting, peoples–haters, hate on!
Also, if I’m reading this post correctly and you’re doing this tomorrow (Tuesday) night, I have a top five suggestion. I just watched Jackie Chan’s Police Story (and I SWEAR that Jay recommended that one) and I realized that Bad Boys II totally ripped off the recklessly driving through a hillside shantytown (but Police Story does it better because they don’t ever stop to explain that it’s OK to run plow over people because they work for the drug cartels). My top five suggestion would be top five scenes from movies that are blatant rip-offs of scenes from other movies. Discuss?
Posted by Joel on September 29th, 2008“I realized that Bad Boys II totally ripped off the recklessly driving through a hillside shantytown”
Someone else knows! I noticed that back when the Bad Boys 2 trailers came out. Its a blatant and shameful ripoff indeed. Can’t believe Edgar Wright picked the sequel! (I probably own 30 Jackie Chan DVDs so I’m a bit obsessed.)
And Jay totally did recommend it.
Posted by Ryan M. on September 29th, 2008Thx for your support Julien, Matt, Joel, and Liana! I should have crashed the podcast.
I’m sort of in the “love to hate” Reed camp as well. I think I am annoying. People laugh at me instead of with me. I can live with that. And I do come off as pompous in real life. But I’m a “good” person, so I can live with myself. I often say I’m a misanthropist, but I’d be lying if I said that I don’t love the attention from people (and animals, as well).
Posted by Reed Farrington on September 30th, 2008We’ll have Reed back on again soon, but having both him and Greg together on the same show is just asking for trouble!
Posted by Sean on September 30th, 2008Joel, there could probably be a “top five scenes from movies that are blatant rip-offs of scenes from Jackie Chan’s Police Story.” Sylvester Stallone has admitted ripping-off Police Story for an opening scene in “Tango & Cash.”
Stefan, I forgot to make a comment earlier about your question regarding what we think about movies about Germany. I don’t usually watch political films. Frankly, I’m really ignorant of German cinema. I haven’t even seen Das Boot, yet. I did see Run, Lola, Run. I almost purchased The Lives of Others, but I wasn’t in a serious mood. Are there any humorous German films that would have been distributed over here?
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