Well, it finally happened.  Mark and I broke the chain of movies that at least one of us has seen by watching "Phantom of the Paradise" - a movie that neither of us had seen.  This is a film directed by the "great" Brian DePalma (although there's some debate how "great" his films are, a topic which consumes us for the majority of this podcast).  "Phantom of the Paradise" can best be described as a film that soaked up the incredibly awful fashion & design styles of the early 70's and made my nightmare out of it.  I don't know how else to describe it.  This will be a good litmus test for whether or not Mark and I can hold your attention for a film that probably none of you will ever go out of your way to see.  No clue how this has a 7.4/10 on imdb.

Releasing a few days early because I'll be out of town this weekend.

http://www.np2k.com/podcast/episodes/TH … RADISE.mp3

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071994/combined

Performers of note: Jessica Harper, Paul Williams.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-02-10 19:41:42)

I like the name.

NEW RELEASE! 

SLC PUNK (1998)

Where do I begin?  This movie is awesome and holds up greatly.  The times have changed, but seem to stay the same... maybe more now than ever!  SLC Punk is a movie I grew up on - and somehow Mark hadn't yet seen it, so we pop his cherry.  This is a good one.

http://www.np2k.com/podcast/episodes/TH … LCPUNK.mp3

SLC Punk (1998)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133189/combined

Performers of note: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien (before the fall), Christopher McDonald, JASON SEGAL (in his first role), Devon Sawa, and Til Schweiger.  A great cast all around.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-02-18 21:57:18)

"Flirting"

What can I say about this movie that probably no one here has ever heard of?  "Flirting" is an Australian film made in the early 1990's, starring a whole lot of actors/actresses that you've assuredly seen elsewhere since (even though they were "small time" at the time of release), including Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, Thandie Newton, Noah Taylor and... well, maybe that's all you'd recognize, but yeah, it's worth a watch if you enjoyed films like "Dead Poets Society" and (every other boarding school movie ever).  If THAT doesn't make you excited to listen to this podca----- wait, why would any of that excite you enough to spend an hour listening to us grovel on about scandal and such (yes, this podcast is complete with scandal - which we didn't know about until about mid-way thru the movie).  I guess I'll do the click-bait thing and tell you to listen to find out what it is.  So, yeah.  Listen.  I mean, it's fucking produced by George "Mad Max" Miller, for fuck's sake... or George "Happy Feet" Miller, if that's more your speed.

http://www.np2k.com/podcast/episodes/TH … IRTING.mp3

Flirting (1991)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101898/combined

Performers of note:  Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, Bartholomew Rose (I think?), Naomi Watts, and a bunch of other Australians.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-03-05 00:46:34)

1.) "Monsters" (2010) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
2.) "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" (1982) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
3.) "Runaway" (1984) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
4.) "The Double Life of Veronique" (1991) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
5.) "Hobo with a Shotgun" (2011) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
6.) "Cast a Deadly Spell" (1991) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
7.) "Things to do in Denver When You're Dead" (1995) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
8.) "Just One Of The Guys" (1985) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
9.) "About Time" (2013) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
10.) "Phantom of the Paradise" (1974) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
11.) "SLC Punk" (1998) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
12.) "Spartan" (2004) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
13.) "Flirting" (1991) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
14.) "Frailty" (2001) - imdb - DOWNLOAD - Discussion
15.) "Paths of Glory" (1957) - imdb
16.) "Talk Radio" (1988) - imdb

"Talk Radio"

Where this movie disappeared to is beyond us.  Frankly, I'd never even heard of it prior to Mark suggesting it as a possible option.  At the height of his prime, Oliver Stone set out to direct this film - a film based on a PLAY, by the way - and generally knocked it out of the park, despite the movie vanishing from at least my own little world view.  All this considered, "Talk Radio" is a pretty great watch and a valid political piece that still holds true today (ESPECIALLY NOW).  Inspired by (possible SPOILER, but based on real life facts?) the real life murder of a Denver, Colorado talk radio host - a Jewish man whose mouth and words got him in trouble with the far-right white supremacy group that ultimately killed him in the parking lot outside of his radio station.  This movie deserves some attention.

http://www.np2k.com/podcast/episodes/TH … KRADIO.mp3

Talk Radio (1988)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096219/combined

Performers of note:  Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-03-26 18:56:26)

"Grandma's Boy"

Somewhere, lost in the sands of time, this movie was released in theaters to a non-existent audience.  Gradually that audience grew on DVD and "Grandma's Boy" eventually reached cult status. This is a movie I unabashedly love, with all its warts, so I take the time to introduce it to a less-than-impressed Mark Alan Heiliger.  Maybe y'all will enjoy it as much as I do.

http://www.np2k.com/podcast/episodes/TH … MASBOY.mp3

Grandma's Boy (2010)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456554/combined

Performers of note:  Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, Linda Cardellini, Doris Roberts, Joel David Moore, Shirley Jones, Jonah Hill.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-04-03 18:06:53)

Two days late, but whatever, right?

"The Long Goodbye" (1973)

Whatever your opinion might be on the films of Robert Altman, no one can deny his films have a specific style.  Mark introduces Chad to this 1973 film, hoping to clarify his own feelings on the movie – is it good, or nay?

https://thehellwiththiscom.files.wordpr … odbye2.mp3

The Long Goodbye (1973)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070334/combined

Performers of note: Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, with small cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Carradine.

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-04-11 17:21:06)

"Black Book" (2005)

Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, and... Black Book?  What do these have in common?  They're all (mostly) awesome - and they're all directed by a crazy man by the name of Paul Verhoven.  After two critical flops, Starship Troopers and 2000's Hollow Man, Verhoven seemingly left Hollywood behind for a grand return to his native Dutch roots.  After a five year break from directing (as far as we could tell), he returned - better, in Chad's opinion - to direct the largest film in Dutch film history, 2005's Black Book (and eventually leading up to 2016's Elle, which garnered an oscar nomination for lead actress Isabelle Huppert).

Having dominated Hollywood blockbusters since the 1980's, Verhoven has seemingly taken the next step to tackling more dramatic, more meaningful films... without losing the quirks that make him unique.

https://thehellwiththiscom.files.wordpr … ckbook.mp3

Black Book (aka Zwartboek) (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/combined

Performers of note: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Derek de Lint, Thom Hoffman, Waldermar Kobus

Last edited by Chad Peter (2017-04-18 17:15:48)

I really love Chad's general exasperation at the whole "actors makin' a movie about actors!" genre.

You like Swingers, right? I mean, that's not too far off.

"The Light Between Oceans" (2016)

2016 saw the release of many a great film, topped by “Moonlight” at the academy awards (almost, famously, “Lalaland”).  One of the forgotten films of the year – by critics and moviegoers alike – was “The Light Between Oceans”, a film Chad considers a “top 3” film of the year.  We put Mark to trial and see how the movie fares – can a deeply depressing melodrama be considered a top film?

https://thehellwiththiscom.files.wordpr … oceans.mp3

“The Light Between Oceans” (2016)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2547584/combined

Performers of note: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander