Film Pigeons Episode 71: Gone With the Wind, Wrapping up the G's

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Jason and Andrew conclude our journey through the G's by reviewing the all time classic (it's number 4 on AFI's older Top 100 list) Gone With the Wind.  Will we be swept away by the graces of Scarlett, Rhett and their harem of happy slaves or will a savage tornado of ill informed critical hatred and vitriol sandblast Tara's place in cinematic history?  In honor of our finishing the letter G in the filmic alphabet we reveal the 4 best and 4 worst G films we watched along with the 4 we should have watched.  Andrew also continues his trek through the Best Picture winners by reviewing Elia Kazan's 1955 victor On the Waterfront. 

SHOW CONTENTS

On the Waterfront - 5:05
Gone With the Wind - 18:25
Wrapping up the G's - 56:49

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Music this week comes from Glossary
Introduction - Remember me Tomorrow, Tonight
Transition 1 - Golden Houses
Transition 2 - Gasoline Soaked Heart
Closing - Almsgiver

Other Links
Gone With the Wind
Love, and Other Drugs
On the Waterfront



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Film Pigeons Episode 70: Get Him to the Greek, The Girl on the Bridge, Top 4 Bad Movie Recommendations

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew and Jason continue their alphabetical cinematic journey with reviews of two more G films.  We begin by joining obese funny man of the moment Jonah Hill as he tries to get snarky British funny man of the moment Russell Brand to the Greek in the appropriately named Nicholas Stoller comedy Get Him to the Greek.  Then we take an epic suicide, carnival and knife throwing themed road/boat trip with a review of Patrice Leconte's French black comedy The Girl on the Bridge.  Our Top 4 topic this week honors Netflix's absurd choice of recommending a black and white foreign film to Jason by commemorating our Top 4 Bad Movie Recommendations.  Andrew also continues his unholy odyssey of watching every Best Picture winner by reviewing 1954 winner From Here to Eternity.
SHOW CONTENTS

From Here to Eternity - 3:09
Get Him to the Greek -  18:07
The Girl on the Bridge - 47:51
Top 4 Bad Movie Recommendations - 1:17:49

LINKS

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Music this week comes from Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles
Opening - Retrace
Transition 1 - Gone
Transition 2 - The Hard Canadian
Transition 3 - The East Wind
Closing - The Dance and its Disappearance

Other Links
Tastekid.com
Get Him to the Greek
The Girl on the Bridge
From Here to Eternity





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Film Pigeons Episode 69: Guys and Dolls, Gimme Shelter, Top 4 Snap-Good Films

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew and Jason travel roads often best left untraveled as we review two music films.  First up we slick our hair back, stop using contractions and roll imaginary dice as we review Joseph Manciewicz's Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra starring musical Guys and Dolls.  Then we hit up the seedier side of rock n' roll as we review Gimme Shelter a music documentary about the Rolling Stones and their bloody Altamont concert.  Andrew also continues his trek to watch every best picture winner by reviewing the 1953 victor The Greatest Show on Earth.  Finally, in honor of the snap good time to purportedly be had in Guys and Dolls, we reveal our Top 4 Snap-Good Films. 

SHOW CONTENTS

The Greatest Show on Earth- 5:14
Guys and Dolls- 21:18
Gimme Shelter- 47:32
Top 4 Snap-Good Films- 1:28:08

LINKS

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Music this week from The Gutter Press
Opening - The Trees are Turning Beautiful
Transition 1 - Alright
Transition 2 - Red Brick Wall
Transition 3 - Bicycles
Closing - From The Top
Movies Mentioned This Week

The Greatest Show on Earth
Guys and Dolls
Gimme Shelter
Top 4 Snap Good Films
Proof that there is a snap-good sequence in (500) Days of Summer 



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Film Pigeons Episode 68: Gladiator, The Great Dictator, Top 4 Swordplay Films

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew, Jason and Mark continue our alphabetical march through cinema history with reviews of two more 'G' films.  First, we try on some form fitting swords and sandals as we review Ridley Scott's Best Picture Winner Gladiator.  Then we hearken back to the era of penguin walks, prat falls and biting social commentary with a review of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 third reich satire, The Great Dictator.  Andrew also continues his march through Best Picture winner history with a review of Vincente Minnelli's musical 1952 winner, An American in Paris.  We also reveal our Top 4 Swordplay films in honor of Gladiator.

SHOW CONTENTS

An American in Paris - 8:37
Gladiator - 17:15
The Great Dictator -  47:50
Top 4 Swordplay Farms - 1:28:17

LINKS

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Music this week comes from Golden Ghost
Opening - Plain Sight
Transition 1 - Russet, Citrine, Olive & Black
Transition 2 - Pea and Primrose
Transition 3 - J.C. - Polyps Against Passion
Closing - If You Are In Love Then Why Are You Asleep

Movies mentioned this week

X-Men: First Class
Battle Los Angeles
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
An American in Paris
Gladiator
The Great Dictator

 




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Film Pigeons Episode 67: Goodfellas, Goya's Ghosts, Top 4 De Niro Films

This week on the show Andrew, Jason and Mark continue our alphabetical trek through cinema history with reviews of two more 'G' films.  First on the docket is a review of two time Best Picture winning director (Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Milos Forman's Spanish Inquisition tale Goya's Ghosts (Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgard, Natalie Portman).  We also share our thoughts on the Martin Scorsese's "wise-guy" mafia epic Goodfellas (Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci).  Andrew also continues his quest to watch every Best Picture winner with a review of Joseph Mankiewicz's 1951 winner All About Eve (Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders) and we reveal our Top 4 Robert De Niro films. We also talk about Super 8, Bruno and Get Him to the Greek


SHOW CONTENTS

All About Eve - 19:49
Goya's Ghosts - 39:39
Goodfellas - 1:06:05
Top 4 De Niro Films - 1:39:48

LINKS
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Music from Great Bloomers
Opening - The Young Ones Slept
Transition 1 - Honey Blanket
Transition 2 - Dark Horse
Transition 3 - Thorn in my Side
Closing - Admit Defeat

Movies Mentioned this Week
Bruno
Get Him To The Greek
Super 8
All About Eve
Goya's Ghosts
Goodfellas

 

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Film Pigeons Episode 66: Gun Crazy, Goodbye Solo, Top 4 Movies About Obsession

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew, Jason and Mark continue our alphabetical trek through cinema history with reviews of two more 'G' films.  First, we (or at least some of us) go crazy for Gun Crazy, Joseph H. Lewis' 1950 noir about a pair of gun obsessed robbers going crazy for guns AND armed robbery.  Then, we morosely reflect on suicide, Sengalese cab drivers and delicious sandwiches as we review Ramim Bahrani's neo-neo realist 2008 film, Goodbye Solo.  Andrew also continues his journey to watch every Best Picture winner with a review of 1950 victor, All The King's Men.  Finally, in honor of that lewd disease known as gun craziness we list our Top 4 Films About Obsession

Music this week comes from Grand Hallway.  You can find them on the web here.

SHOW CONTENTS

Opening - Father's Clothes
All The King's Men - 8:54
Transition 1 - Raindrops (Matsuri)
Gun Crazy - 20:17
Transition 2 - Wildfire
Goodbye Solo - 37:10
Transition 3 - Sirens
Top 4 Films About Obsession - 1:05:15
Closing - North Cascades

LINKS
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Gun Crazy
Goodbye Solo
All The King's Men
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Film Pigeons Episode 65: Glengarry Glen Ross, Godfather, Part III, Top 4 Bad Movies by Oscar Winning Directors

This week on the show Andrew and Jason continue our alphabetic journey through film history with two more G films.  First, in our Pacinoed out 65th episode, we review the David Mamet penned fast talking, condo slinging Glengarry Glen Ross.  Then we conclude the Godfather trilogy in inglorious fashion as we review Coppola's The Godfather, Part III.  Andrew also continues his journey through past Best Picture winners with a review of 1950 winner, Hamlet.  Finally, in honor of Coppola's disasterpiece, we reveal our Top 4 Bad Movies by Oscar Winning Directors.
Music this week comes from now defunct The Gloria Record.  You can find lead singer Chris Simpson's newest project here.

SHOW CONTENTS

Opening - The Arctic Cat
Hamlet - 15:40
Transition 1 - I Was Born in Omaha
Glengarry Glen Ross - 23:57
Transition 2 - Good Morning, Providence
The Godfather, Part III - 47:40
Transition 3 - Cinema Air
Top 4 Bad Movies by Oscar Winning Directors - 1:34:19

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Film Pigeons Episode 64: The Green Mile, The Godfather, Part II, Top 4 Movies With Movies

This week on the Film Pigeons Podcast Andrew and Jason continue their alphabetic journey through the G’s with reviews of two more ‘G’ films.  First, we visit the magicalest death row EVER with a review of Frank Darabont’s Stephen King adaptation The Green Mile.  Then, we tried to leave the family and the cannolli behind but were sucked back into Francis Ford Coppola’s epic mafia trilogy long enough to review The Godfather, Part II.  And, in honor of a movie we actually didn’t review because it was mediocre, we bring you the Get Shorty inspired Top 4 Movies With a Movie in Them.  Andrew also continues his chronological trek through the Best Picture winners with a review of Elia Kazan’s 1948 winner Gentleman’s Agreement.


Music this week comes from Cursive front-man Tim Kasher’s side project, The Good Life.  Check them out on the web here.

SHOW CONTENTS


Opening - Your Birthday Present
Gentleman’s Agreement - 27:54
Transition 1 - A Golden Exit 
The Green Mile - 42:20
Transition 2 - New Denial
The Godfather Part II - 1:15:09
Transition 3 - You Don’t Feel Like Home
Top 4 Movies With a Movie - 1:50:53
Closing - Under a Honeymoon

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Film Pigeons Episode 63: Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The Godfather, Top 4 Series Starters

This week on the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew, Jason and Mark take a brief detour from our alphabetic deconstruction of the cinema landscape to go spelunking with everyone's favorite, zany German film director Werner Herzog in the Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3d - featuring perhaps the greatest 3d renderings of stalactites and cave mold ever! We then get back on track with a review of another G film - perhaps the greatest G film - Francis Ford Coppola's Best Picture winner The Godfather. Andrew also contines his mission to watch every Best Picture winner with a review of William Wyler's 1947 winner, The Best Years of our Lives. Finally, in honor of The Godfather we reveal our Top 4 Series Starters.

Music this week comes from The Golden Dogs. You can find them on the internet at thegoldendogs.com.

SHOW CONTENTS

Opening - Bastards
The Best Years of our Lives - 4:56
Transition 1 - Birdsong
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3d - 17:15
Transition 2 - Elevator Man
The Godfather - 54:05
Transition 3 - Driving in the Rain
Top 4 Series Starters - 1:26:25
Closing - I Don't Sleep

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Film Pigeons Episode 62: The Getaway, The Ghost Writer

This week Andrew, Jason and Mark continue their alphabetical journey through cinema history with two more G films. First, we fall in love with Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw and the most unconvincing blood this side of Sergio Leone as we review Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway. Then we blissfully ignore Roman Polanski's personal life as we discuss his 2010 ghostwriting drama, The Ghost Writer. Andrew also continues his trek through the Best Picture winners with a review of Billy Wilder's 1946 addiction drama The Lost Weekend. Finally, in honor of the heisting that takes place in The Getaway we reveal our Rififi-less Top 4 Heist Films.

Music this week comes from Gasoline Heart. Find them here.

SHOW CONTENTS

Introduction - Move Along
The Lost Weekend - 6:14
Transition 1 - All The Way
The Getaway - 14:27
Transition 2 - Red Light, Red Light
The Ghost Writer - 39:27
Transition 3 - That Girl
Top 4 Heist Films - 1:03:54
Closing - Long Island

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Film Pigeons Episode 61: GI Joe, Gone Baby Gone, Top 4 Movies that Ruined Our Childhoods

On the sixty-first episode of the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew, Jason and Mark continue our alphabetical trek through the cinematic landscape with two more 'G' films. First, we get all jacked up on nanomites and repeatedly shout, “Go Joe!” as they review Stephen Sommers floptastic GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Then we switch gears with a review of Ben Afleck's directorial debut, the child abduction drama Gone Baby Gone. Andrew also continues his chronological march through Best Picture history with his review of Bing Crosby vehicle Going My Way. Finally, in honor of the soul crushing effects of GI Joe's big screen adaptation, we reveal our Top 4 Films that Ruined our childhood.

Music this week comes from Grand Archives. You can find them on the web at grandarchives.com.

SHOW CONTENTS

Opening - Index Moon
Going My Way - 6:30
Transition 1 - Silver Amongst The Gold
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra - 21:55
Transition 2 - The Crime Window
Gone Baby Gone - 52:04
Transition 3 - Torn Blue Foam Couch
Top 4 Films that Ruined our Childhoods -1:15:55

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Film Pigeons Episode 60: Grizzly Man, Grand Illusion, Top 4 Old Movies

This week Andrew, Jason and Mark continue our alphabetic journey through the movies with reviews of two 'G' flavored films. First up is the Werner Herzog's documentary symbol of German efficiency and American lunacy Grizzly Man. Then, much to Jason's chagrin, we turn back the clock to 1937 and review the first foreign language Best Picture nominee; Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion. We also reveal our Top 4 Old (i.e. pre-1950) Films and Andrew continues his chronological Best Picture marathon by revisiting Casablanca.

Music this week comes from defunct Memphis rockers The Glass. You can find their musical remnants at their MySpace account.

SHOW CONTENTS

Introduction - Glacier
Casablanca - 12:26
Transition 1 - Smog Vs. Stars
Grizzly Man - 20:25
Transition 2 - Cannibal
Grand Illusion - 55:48
Transition 3 - Power of the Current
Top 4 Old Films - 1:28:56
Closing - Tell Me It's Snowing

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Film Pigeons Episode 59: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Ghost Dog, Top 4 Gangster Films

On the fifty-ninth episode of the Film Pigeons podcast Andrew, Jason and Mark kick off our alphabetical journey through the G's of Hollywood history with the best company we know - Sergio Leone and the RZA. First, we take a crash course in the ways of the samurai and blind, incredibly accurate gunfire as we review indie darling Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog. Then, we finish our side excursion through Sergio Leone's Eastwood starring Man With No Name trilogy by reviewing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Andrew also continues his trek through the Best Picture winners with a review of 1943 wartime drama (and NOT Casablanca) Mrs. Miniver. Finally, to wrap things up we celebrate all those G's with a list of our Top 4 Gangster Films.

Music this week comes from Griffin House. You can find this oddly named person on the web here.

SHOW CONTENTS


Introduction - Feels So Right
Mrs. Miniver - 6:31
Transition 1 - Standing at the Station
Ghost Dog - 20:29
Transition 2 - Just Another Guy
The Good The Bad and the Ugly - 47:31
Transition 3 - She Likes Girls
Top 4 Gangster Films - 1:18:06
Closing - I Remember (It's Happening Again)

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