http://odeo.com/channels/3473-Cinematical no Cinematical Cinematical Cinematical en-us 40 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:20:00 -0800 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:20:00 -0800 http://odeo.com/episodes/23964219-Sundance-Interview-Big-Fan-Writer-Director-Robert-Siegel Robert Siegel made his directorial debut with Big Fan (reviewed by Erik Davis) at this year's Sundance Film Festival; comedian Patton Oswalt (interviewed here) stars as a lonely sports talk radio caller and New York Giants fanatic whose only love goes horribly wrong. Siegel spoke with Cinematical in Park City about his acclaimed script for The Wrestler , directing a comedian, why he's not worried about the wrath of the NFL, why Big Fan wouldn't have worked with George Clooney in the lead, and what he was hoping to explore with the film: "Sports radio can be very wonderful and joyous and spirited, but other times it can just be this forum for bitter ... it's a lot like the internet, you know? There are good blogs and bad blogs ... so in that way, (the world of sports radio) is kind of like the proto-blog, where you can just vent and take out all your frustrations ... but there's definitely this kind of angry White male hostile undercurrent to a lot of sports radio; it wouldn't be int... Robert Siegel made his directorial debut with Big Fan (reviewed by Erik Davis) at this year's Sundance Film Festival; comedian Patton Oswalt (interviewed here) stars as a lonely sports talk radio caller and New York Giants fanatic whose only love goes horribly wrong. Siegel spoke with Cinematical in Park City about his acclaimed script for The Wrestler , directing a comedian, why he's not worried about the wrath of the NFL, why Big Fan wouldn't have worked with George Clooney in the lead, and what he was hoping to explore with the film: "Sports radio can be very wonderful and joyous and spirited, but other times it can just be this forum for bitter ... it's a lot like the internet, you know? There are good blogs and bad blogs ... so in that way, (the world of sports radio) is kind of like the proto-blog, where you can just vent and take out all your frustrations ... but there's definitely this kind of angry White male hostile undercurrent to a lot of sports radio; it wouldn't be interesting to me if that was the only thing it had going for it, but that thing definitely gives it an extra layer. ... " You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments Robert Siegel made his directorial debut with Big Fan (reviewed by Erik Davis) at this year's Sundance Film Festival; comedian Patton Oswalt (interviewed here) stars as a lonely sports talk radio caller and New York Giants fanatic whose only love goes horribly wrong. Siegel spoke with Cinematical in Park City about his acclaimed script for The Wrestler , directing a comedian, why he's not worried about the wrath of the NFL, why Big Fan wouldn't have worked with George Clooney in the lead, and what he was hoping to explore with the film: "Sports radio can be very wonderful and joyous and spirited, but other times it can just be this forum for bitter ... it's a lot like the internet, you know? There are good blogs and bad blogs ... so in that way, (the world of sports radio) is kind of like the proto-blog, where you can just vent and take out all your frustrations ... but there's definitely this kind of angry White male hostile undercurrent to a lot of sports radio; it wouldn't be interesting to me if that was the only thing it had going for it, but that thing definitely gives it an extra layer. ... " You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-27,23964219 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:20:00 -0800 no Cinematical PattonOswalt, RobertSiegel, Robert Siegel, Patton Oswalt, BigFan, Big Fan, KevinCorrigan, Kevin Corrigan, The New York Giants, TheNewYorkGiants http://odeo.com/episodes/23928170-Sundance-Interview-Director-Ondi-Timoner-and-Josh-Harris-of-We-Live-in-Public Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Podcasts, Tech Stuff, Interviews Getting ready to interview director Ondi Timoner and subject Josh Harris about the documentary We Live in Public (reviewed here) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, I sat with my recorder and got ready with my questions as Timoner offered me a T-shirt for the film. A nice gesture, and a casual one -- but the fact that Timoner, Harris and I were being filmed at the time by a camera capturing their Sundance experience for future use turned a gracious, friendly gesture into a curiously weighted proposition: What if I didn't take it? What if I didn't want it? And how long would my reaction endure? Revolving around Harris' spectacularly failed internet art projects Quiet and We Live in Public, Timoner's film uses Harris as a case study in the perils of our over-broadcast age and offers an examination of the numbing, overwhelming possibilities the internet offers. Timoner and Harris spoke about the film, why the subject ... Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Podcasts, Tech Stuff, Interviews Getting ready to interview director Ondi Timoner and subject Josh Harris about the documentary We Live in Public (reviewed here) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, I sat with my recorder and got ready with my questions as Timoner offered me a T-shirt for the film. A nice gesture, and a casual one -- but the fact that Timoner, Harris and I were being filmed at the time by a camera capturing their Sundance experience for future use turned a gracious, friendly gesture into a curiously weighted proposition: What if I didn't take it? What if I didn't want it? And how long would my reaction endure? Revolving around Harris' spectacularly failed internet art projects Quiet and We Live in Public, Timoner's film uses Harris as a case study in the perils of our over-broadcast age and offers an examination of the numbing, overwhelming possibilities the internet offers. Timoner and Harris spoke about the film, why the subject of the film refuses to watch it, information theory and the power behind pointing a camera, plus much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Documentary, Sundance, Podcasts, Tech Stuff, Interviews Getting ready to interview director Ondi Timoner and subject Josh Harris about the documentary We Live in Public (reviewed here) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, I sat with my recorder and got ready with my questions as Timoner offered me a T-shirt for the film. A nice gesture, and a casual one -- but the fact that Timoner, Harris and I were being filmed at the time by a camera capturing their Sundance experience for future use turned a gracious, friendly gesture into a curiously weighted proposition: What if I didn't take it? What if I didn't want it? And how long would my reaction endure? Revolving around Harris' spectacularly failed internet art projects Quiet and We Live in Public, Timoner's film uses Harris as a case study in the perils of our over-broadcast age and offers an examination of the numbing, overwhelming possibilities the internet offers. Timoner and Harris spoke about the film, why the subject of the film refuses to watch it, information theory and the power behind pointing a camera, plus much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-23,23928170 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:20:00 -0800 no Cinematical quiet, josh harris, Sundance2009, JoshHarris, Ondi Timoner, Pseudo, We Live in Public, WeLiveInPublic, OndiTimoner http://odeo.com/episodes/23922052-Sundance-Interview-Kevin-Spacey-of-Shrink Filed under: Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews In Shrink , screening in the Premiere section at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Spacey plays a psychiatrist whose boutique L.A. office, A-list clientele and best-selling pop psychology books form a thin layer of respectability over his ruined personal life, insurmountable grief, serious pot problem and a host of other crises. Spacey developed the film with his Trigger Street production company, with Jonas Pate directing Thomas Moffet's script, and Spacey part of an ensemble cast that includes Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Mark Webber, Dallas Roberts and Keke Palmer. I asked Spacey if doing so many scenes revolving on just two people talking is an actor's dream, or an actor's nightmare: "As compared to? Explosions, and cars flying through the air? I think it's an actor's dream, and I also think it's an audience's dream; there's noting quite like being able to go to to a play or the cinema and watc... Filed under: Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews In Shrink , screening in the Premiere section at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Spacey plays a psychiatrist whose boutique L.A. office, A-list clientele and best-selling pop psychology books form a thin layer of respectability over his ruined personal life, insurmountable grief, serious pot problem and a host of other crises. Spacey developed the film with his Trigger Street production company, with Jonas Pate directing Thomas Moffet's script, and Spacey part of an ensemble cast that includes Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Mark Webber, Dallas Roberts and Keke Palmer. I asked Spacey if doing so many scenes revolving on just two people talking is an actor's dream, or an actor's nightmare: "As compared to? Explosions, and cars flying through the air? I think it's an actor's dream, and I also think it's an audience's dream; there's noting quite like being able to go to to a play or the cinema and watch people exchange as human beings, I think." Spacey spoke with Cinematical about smoking fake weed, how Sundance has changed the movies, how Hollywood eats its young, his voice-over role as the supercomputer GERTY opposite Sam Rockwell in the Sundance selection Moon , and much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews In Shrink , screening in the Premiere section at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Spacey plays a psychiatrist whose boutique L.A. office, A-list clientele and best-selling pop psychology books form a thin layer of respectability over his ruined personal life, insurmountable grief, serious pot problem and a host of other crises. Spacey developed the film with his Trigger Street production company, with Jonas Pate directing Thomas Moffet's script, and Spacey part of an ensemble cast that includes Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Mark Webber, Dallas Roberts and Keke Palmer. I asked Spacey if doing so many scenes revolving on just two people talking is an actor's dream, or an actor's nightmare: "As compared to? Explosions, and cars flying through the air? I think it's an actor's dream, and I also think it's an audience's dream; there's noting quite like being able to go to to a play or the cinema and watch people exchange as human beings, I think." Spacey spoke with Cinematical about smoking fake weed, how Sundance has changed the movies, how Hollywood eats its young, his voice-over role as the supercomputer GERTY opposite Sam Rockwell in the Sundance selection Moon , and much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-22,23922052 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical featured, kevin spacey, Robin Williams, shrink, KekePalmer, RobinWilliams, DallasRoberts, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, SaffronBurrows, Dallas Roberts, MarkWebber, KevinSpacey http://odeo.com/episodes/23920523-Sundance-Interview-John-Krasinski-Writer-Director-Actor-Brief-Interviews-With-Hideous-Men Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Writer, director and actor John Krasinski isn't knocking himself out trying to be cool about the debut of his film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (which Scott Weinberg reviewed here) in the Dramatic Competition at Sundance: " Being at Sundance, I think, is the greatest honor I could ever have for this movie, truly. Sundance has always been -- before I got the show (The Office), before I came to Sundance -- it's always been to me, that place where film making is done for film lovers. There's a feeling here that people appreciate taking chances and doing bold things, and I think my cast and crew took big chances. ..." Krasinski spoke with Cinematical in Park City about adapting a seemingly unadaptable book, his respect for the late David Foster Wallace, casting Julianne Nicholson (Flannel Pyjamas) as the woman facing an army of Hideous Men, and much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical... Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Writer, director and actor John Krasinski isn't knocking himself out trying to be cool about the debut of his film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (which Scott Weinberg reviewed here) in the Dramatic Competition at Sundance: " Being at Sundance, I think, is the greatest honor I could ever have for this movie, truly. Sundance has always been -- before I got the show (The Office), before I came to Sundance -- it's always been to me, that place where film making is done for film lovers. There's a feeling here that people appreciate taking chances and doing bold things, and I think my cast and crew took big chances. ..." Krasinski spoke with Cinematical in Park City about adapting a seemingly unadaptable book, his respect for the late David Foster Wallace, casting Julianne Nicholson (Flannel Pyjamas) as the woman facing an army of Hideous Men, and much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Writer, director and actor John Krasinski isn't knocking himself out trying to be cool about the debut of his film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (which Scott Weinberg reviewed here) in the Dramatic Competition at Sundance: " Being at Sundance, I think, is the greatest honor I could ever have for this movie, truly. Sundance has always been -- before I got the show (The Office), before I came to Sundance -- it's always been to me, that place where film making is done for film lovers. There's a feeling here that people appreciate taking chances and doing bold things, and I think my cast and crew took big chances. ..." Krasinski spoke with Cinematical in Park City about adapting a seemingly unadaptable book, his respect for the late David Foster Wallace, casting Julianne Nicholson (Flannel Pyjamas) as the woman facing an army of Hideous Men, and much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-22,23920523 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:03:00 -0800 no Cinematical john krasinski, the office, josh charles, ben gibbard, JohnKrasinski, JulianneNicholson, TheOffice, BriefInterviewsWithHideousMen, ClarkePeters, JoshCharles, Will Arnett, Clarke Peters, BenGibbard, ChristopherMeloni, WillArnett, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, Christopher Meloni, Julianne Nicholson http://odeo.com/episodes/23917710-Sundance-Interview-Patton-Oswalt-of-Big-Fan Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews As Paul Auferio, the title character in Robert Siegel's Big Fan (which Erik Davis reviews here), Patton Oswalt didn't have a chance to fall back on the skill set he's honed through the years as one of the best stand-up comics working today: "As a comedian, your instinct is you tag everything with a joke or a look or a take; this guy, this character ... this is not one of those movies where the writer and director is looking at the characters ironically or in a post-modern sense where it's implied You all know that we're better than that, we're way smarter than this, that we're all looking down on this character, aren't we? This is a character that has no irony about himself ... and just unabashedly loves what he loves, to the detriment of having a real life. ..." Oswalt spoke with Cinematical about the challenges facing a movie and comics obsessive in the part of playing a sports obsessive, how... Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews As Paul Auferio, the title character in Robert Siegel's Big Fan (which Erik Davis reviews here), Patton Oswalt didn't have a chance to fall back on the skill set he's honed through the years as one of the best stand-up comics working today: "As a comedian, your instinct is you tag everything with a joke or a look or a take; this guy, this character ... this is not one of those movies where the writer and director is looking at the characters ironically or in a post-modern sense where it's implied You all know that we're better than that, we're way smarter than this, that we're all looking down on this character, aren't we? This is a character that has no irony about himself ... and just unabashedly loves what he loves, to the detriment of having a real life. ..." Oswalt spoke with Cinematical about the challenges facing a movie and comics obsessive in the part of playing a sports obsessive, how he sees Paul as an 'imploding" character, some of his favorite independent films and how he sees Big Fan as a tribute to some of the classic 'lonely man' dramas of the 1970's, plus much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews As Paul Auferio, the title character in Robert Siegel's Big Fan (which Erik Davis reviews here), Patton Oswalt didn't have a chance to fall back on the skill set he's honed through the years as one of the best stand-up comics working today: "As a comedian, your instinct is you tag everything with a joke or a look or a take; this guy, this character ... this is not one of those movies where the writer and director is looking at the characters ironically or in a post-modern sense where it's implied You all know that we're better than that, we're way smarter than this, that we're all looking down on this character, aren't we? This is a character that has no irony about himself ... and just unabashedly loves what he loves, to the detriment of having a real life. ..." Oswalt spoke with Cinematical about the challenges facing a movie and comics obsessive in the part of playing a sports obsessive, how he sees Paul as an 'imploding" character, some of his favorite independent films and how he sees Big Fan as a tribute to some of the classic 'lonely man' dramas of the 1970's, plus much more. You can listen to the interview here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-21,23917710 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical featured, New York Giants, PattonOswalt, RobertSiegel, Robert Siegel, Patton Oswalt, BigFan, NewYorkGiants, Big Fan, KevinCorrigan, Kevin Corrigan http://odeo.com/episodes/23907719-Sundance-Interview-Paul-Giamatti-Star-of-Cold-Souls Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Podcasts, Interviews Playing himself -- or, rather, a kind-of version of himself who volunteers to have his soul removed -- in this year's Sundance Dramatic Competition entry Cold Souls (see our review here), Paul Giamatti faced some fairly unique challenges: "I kind of forgot that I was playing myself in this ... I kind of felt that (director Sophie Bart) captured, in a funny way, an archetypal type of neurotic New York self-involved actor ... I kinda forgot I was playing myself; and I don't mean that to sound disingenuous about it, but I really did. ..." Giamatti spoke with Cinematical about how much he enjoyed Shoot 'Em Up, tapping into Russian melancholy for Cold Souls through facial hair and headgear and which midnight zombie film he'd most like to catch while in Park City. ... You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS... Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Podcasts, Interviews Playing himself -- or, rather, a kind-of version of himself who volunteers to have his soul removed -- in this year's Sundance Dramatic Competition entry Cold Souls (see our review here), Paul Giamatti faced some fairly unique challenges: "I kind of forgot that I was playing myself in this ... I kind of felt that (director Sophie Bart) captured, in a funny way, an archetypal type of neurotic New York self-involved actor ... I kinda forgot I was playing myself; and I don't mean that to sound disingenuous about it, but I really did. ..." Giamatti spoke with Cinematical about how much he enjoyed Shoot 'Em Up, tapping into Russian melancholy for Cold Souls through facial hair and headgear and which midnight zombie film he'd most like to catch while in Park City. ... You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sundance, Podcasts, Interviews Playing himself -- or, rather, a kind-of version of himself who volunteers to have his soul removed -- in this year's Sundance Dramatic Competition entry Cold Souls (see our review here), Paul Giamatti faced some fairly unique challenges: "I kind of forgot that I was playing myself in this ... I kind of felt that (director Sophie Bart) captured, in a funny way, an archetypal type of neurotic New York self-involved actor ... I kinda forgot I was playing myself; and I don't mean that to sound disingenuous about it, but I really did. ..." Giamatti spoke with Cinematical about how much he enjoyed Shoot 'Em Up, tapping into Russian melancholy for Cold Souls through facial hair and headgear and which midnight zombie film he'd most like to catch while in Park City. ... You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-20,23907719 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, John Adams, Shoot Em Up, ShootEmUp, JohnAdams, PaulGiamatti, Sundance2009, CliveOwen http://odeo.com/episodes/23896434-Sundance-Interview-Brooklyn-s-Finest-Director-Antoine-Fuqua Cinematical spoke with Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua on a sunny Saturday afternoon; within hours, Fuqua's gritty police drama would have sold to Senator Entertainment, the first distribution deal made at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Of course, as Fuqua talked with Cinematical about his exemplary cast, how exactly you make a cops-and-crooks film in the wake of The Wire and the challenges of shooting in New York, the film's sale was in the future. Fuqua also defended the film's controversial final shot, even as he noted he was willing to entertain discussions about changing it; "The whole point of the movie is that they don't have the proper help in the police force, and there's a huge piece in The New York Times about more police killing themselves than dying in the line of duty that just came out a few months ago ... and when you read that, it's so sad and heartbreaking, and you go "You gotta show that. ..." You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clickin... Cinematical spoke with Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua on a sunny Saturday afternoon; within hours, Fuqua's gritty police drama would have sold to Senator Entertainment, the first distribution deal made at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Of course, as Fuqua talked with Cinematical about his exemplary cast, how exactly you make a cops-and-crooks film in the wake of The Wire and the challenges of shooting in New York, the film's sale was in the future. Fuqua also defended the film's controversial final shot, even as he noted he was willing to entertain discussions about changing it; "The whole point of the movie is that they don't have the proper help in the police force, and there's a huge piece in The New York Times about more police killing themselves than dying in the line of duty that just came out a few months ago ... and when you read that, it's so sad and heartbreaking, and you go "You gotta show that. ..." You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Action, Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments Cinematical spoke with Brooklyn's Finest director Antoine Fuqua on a sunny Saturday afternoon; within hours, Fuqua's gritty police drama would have sold to Senator Entertainment, the first distribution deal made at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Of course, as Fuqua talked with Cinematical about his exemplary cast, how exactly you make a cops-and-crooks film in the wake of The Wire and the challenges of shooting in New York, the film's sale was in the future. Fuqua also defended the film's controversial final shot, even as he noted he was willing to entertain discussions about changing it; "The whole point of the movie is that they don't have the proper help in the police force, and there's a huge piece in The New York Times about more police killing themselves than dying in the line of duty that just came out a few months ago ... and when you read that, it's so sad and heartbreaking, and you go "You gotta show that. ..." You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Action, Drama, Sundance, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2009-01-18,23896434 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical don cheadle, wesley snipes, Richard Gere, SidneyLumet, AkiraKurosawa, DonCheadle, BrooklynsFinest, Antoine Fuqua, Sidney Lumet, Brooklyns Finest, AntoineFuqua, EthanHawke, RichardGere, Akira Kurosawa, WesleySnipes, Ethan Hawke http://odeo.com/episodes/23814352-The-Rocchi-Review-with-Kris-Tapley-of-In-Contention Which year-end lists are really worth caring about? What films got a boost from the Broadcast Film Critics and Golden Globe nominations, like Happy-Go-Lucky, and which ones got lost in the shuffle? What's Iron Man doing on the AFI Top Ten Films List, anyhow? And what long, epic films are perfect for enjoying with a turkey sandwich on Boxing Day? Joining James this week to talk about all these topics and more is Kris Tapley of the weblog In Contention. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Awards, Podcasts, Brad Pitt, Interviews, Oscar Watch, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments Which year-end lists are really worth caring about? What films got a boost from the Broadcast Film Critics and Golden Globe nominations, like Happy-Go-Lucky, and which ones got lost in the shuffle? What's Iron Man doing on the AFI Top Ten Films List, anyhow? And what long, epic films are perfect for enjoying with a turkey sandwich on Boxing Day? Joining James this week to talk about all these topics and more is Kris Tapley of the weblog In Contention. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Awards, Podcasts, Brad Pitt, Interviews, Oscar Watch, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments Which year-end lists are really worth caring about? What films got a boost from the Broadcast Film Critics and Golden Globe nominations, like Happy-Go-Lucky, and which ones got lost in the shuffle? What's Iron Man doing on the AFI Top Ten Films List, anyhow? And what long, epic films are perfect for enjoying with a turkey sandwich on Boxing Day? Joining James this week to talk about all these topics and more is Kris Tapley of the weblog In Contention. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Awards, Podcasts, Brad Pitt, Interviews, Oscar Watch, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-12-26,23814352 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical featured, Cloverfield, the dark knight, wall-e, happy-go-lucky, let the right one in, TheDarkKnight, The Reader, InContention, LetTheRightOneIn, In Contention, Kris Tapley, TheReader, KrisTapley http://odeo.com/episodes/23811033-Interview-Valkyrie-Producer-and-Writer-Christopher-McQuarrie Best known as the writer of The Usual Suspects , Christopher McQuarrie has an impressive number of films on his resume (including his criminally overlooked directorial debut, The Way of the Gun), but Valkyrie -- opening nationwide this week -- saw him also serve as a producer alongside director Bryan Singer and star Tom Cruise. A thriller about the 1944 plot inside the German military to try and assassinate Adolph Hitler, Valkyrie turns one of history's nightmares into a taut modern thriller -- a tricky balancing act that the film pulls off: "What we tried to do was to always maintain the focus that this was a movie about an event, that this was a movie about the events of July 20th (1944), and remain focused on that. We weren't making a bio-pic, we weren't making a film about the Holocaust -- all of those things were happening ... (but) this movie is about this incredible event that happened. ... And at the same time, maintaining a sense of responsibility." McQuarrie spoke with Cin... Best known as the writer of The Usual Suspects , Christopher McQuarrie has an impressive number of films on his resume (including his criminally overlooked directorial debut, The Way of the Gun), but Valkyrie -- opening nationwide this week -- saw him also serve as a producer alongside director Bryan Singer and star Tom Cruise. A thriller about the 1944 plot inside the German military to try and assassinate Adolph Hitler, Valkyrie turns one of history's nightmares into a taut modern thriller -- a tricky balancing act that the film pulls off: "What we tried to do was to always maintain the focus that this was a movie about an event, that this was a movie about the events of July 20th (1944), and remain focused on that. We weren't making a bio-pic, we weren't making a film about the Holocaust -- all of those things were happening ... (but) this movie is about this incredible event that happened. ... And at the same time, maintaining a sense of responsibility." McQuarrie spoke with Cinematical from New York about working alongside the German government, how producing a mega-million war film was like "drinking from a firehose," forgoing German accents, his possible future take on superheroic franchise The Champions and much more. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Thrillers, MGM, United Artists, Podcasts, Celebrities and Controversy, Tom Cruise, Interviews, War Permalink | Email this | Comments Best known as the writer of The Usual Suspects , Christopher McQuarrie has an impressive number of films on his resume (including his criminally overlooked directorial debut, The Way of the Gun), but Valkyrie -- opening nationwide this week -- saw him also serve as a producer alongside director Bryan Singer and star Tom Cruise. A thriller about the 1944 plot inside the German military to try and assassinate Adolph Hitler, Valkyrie turns one of history's nightmares into a taut modern thriller -- a tricky balancing act that the film pulls off: "What we tried to do was to always maintain the focus that this was a movie about an event, that this was a movie about the events of July 20th (1944), and remain focused on that. We weren't making a bio-pic, we weren't making a film about the Holocaust -- all of those things were happening ... (but) this movie is about this incredible event that happened. ... And at the same time, maintaining a sense of responsibility." McQuarrie spoke with Cinematical from New York about working alongside the German government, how producing a mega-million war film was like "drinking from a firehose," forgoing German accents, his possible future take on superheroic franchise The Champions and much more. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Thrillers, MGM, United Artists, Podcasts, Celebrities and Controversy, Tom Cruise, Interviews, War Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-12-25,23811033 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical valkyrie, Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, EddieIzzard, Tom Wilkinson, BryanSinger, ChristopherMcquarrie, TerenceStamp, TomWilkinson http://odeo.com/episodes/23747632-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Devin-Faraci-of-CHUD-com What's going on with Summit Entertainment pulling Catherine Hardwicke off of the Twilight films? And who should they get to replace her? Does The Day the Earth Stood Still work as 'hard" science fiction, or is it just hard to watch? And what can cooking with pork tell us about modern leading men? Joining us to talk about these topics and much, much more on The Rocchi Review this week is writer and editor Devin Faraci of Chud.com, who shares his thoughts on the Oscar race and why, precisely, Punisher: War Zone works for him and a wide variety of other topics. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Awards, Podcasts, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments What's going on with Summit Entertainment pulling Catherine Hardwicke off of the Twilight films? And who should they get to replace her? Does The Day the Earth Stood Still work as 'hard" science fiction, or is it just hard to watch? And what can cooking with pork tell us about modern leading men? Joining us to talk about these topics and much, much more on The Rocchi Review this week is writer and editor Devin Faraci of Chud.com, who shares his thoughts on the Oscar race and why, precisely, Punisher: War Zone works for him and a wide variety of other topics. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Awards, Podcasts, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments What's going on with Summit Entertainment pulling Catherine Hardwicke off of the Twilight films? And who should they get to replace her? Does The Day the Earth Stood Still work as 'hard" science fiction, or is it just hard to watch? And what can cooking with pork tell us about modern leading men? Joining us to talk about these topics and much, much more on The Rocchi Review this week is writer and editor Devin Faraci of Chud.com, who shares his thoughts on the Oscar race and why, precisely, Punisher: War Zone works for him and a wide variety of other topics. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Awards, Podcasts, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-12-12,23747632 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical featured, twilight, the day the earth stood still, Punisher War Zone, Ray Harryhausen, TheDayTheEarthStoodStill, RayHarryhausen, PunisherWarZone http://odeo.com/episodes/23731116-Interview-Writer-Director-John-Patrick-Shanley-of-Doubt "I went to a church school in the Bronx in the early '60s, and I had the Sisters of Charity (as teachers) who wore these very particular, very peculiar Victorian black bonnets; I had an interesting and good experience there. It was a time of great certitude; it was a quieter time, and yet it was on the cusp of great change. There was a big sound coming from over the hill, and that sound was the '60s; it came crashing in shortly after that. ... At the time I wrote the play, again, it was a time of great certitude -- it was the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, and I didn't feel certain, I felt doubtful. ... I (thought) I wanted to write something... that shows what is lost and what is gained when the world changes." Playwright and director John Patrick Shanley can tell you where his film Doubt , starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, came from; as it's being released into a busy Oscar season with high expectations, he can't quite tell you where it's headed. The ... "I went to a church school in the Bronx in the early '60s, and I had the Sisters of Charity (as teachers) who wore these very particular, very peculiar Victorian black bonnets; I had an interesting and good experience there. It was a time of great certitude; it was a quieter time, and yet it was on the cusp of great change. There was a big sound coming from over the hill, and that sound was the '60s; it came crashing in shortly after that. ... At the time I wrote the play, again, it was a time of great certitude -- it was the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, and I didn't feel certain, I felt doubtful. ... I (thought) I wanted to write something... that shows what is lost and what is gained when the world changes." Playwright and director John Patrick Shanley can tell you where his film Doubt , starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, came from; as it's being released into a busy Oscar season with high expectations, he can't quite tell you where it's headed. The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck and the writer-director of the cult fave Joe Versus the Volcano also talked about the challenges of opening up his play for the big screen, how tough times can mean great opportunities for writers and the pleasure of working with noted cinematographer Roger Deakins. Shanley spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles; you can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Fandom, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments "I went to a church school in the Bronx in the early '60s, and I had the Sisters of Charity (as teachers) who wore these very particular, very peculiar Victorian black bonnets; I had an interesting and good experience there. It was a time of great certitude; it was a quieter time, and yet it was on the cusp of great change. There was a big sound coming from over the hill, and that sound was the '60s; it came crashing in shortly after that. ... At the time I wrote the play, again, it was a time of great certitude -- it was the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, and I didn't feel certain, I felt doubtful. ... I (thought) I wanted to write something... that shows what is lost and what is gained when the world changes." Playwright and director John Patrick Shanley can tell you where his film Doubt , starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, came from; as it's being released into a busy Oscar season with high expectations, he can't quite tell you where it's headed. The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Moonstruck and the writer-director of the cult fave Joe Versus the Volcano also talked about the challenges of opening up his play for the big screen, how tough times can mean great opportunities for writers and the pleasure of working with noted cinematographer Roger Deakins. Shanley spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles; you can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Filed under: Drama, Fandom, Interviews Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-12-09,23731116 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:02:00 -0800 no Cinematical doubt, amy adams, Meryl Streep, cinematical, phillip seymour hoffman, john patrick shanley, PhillipSeymourHoffman, AmyAdams, JohnPatrickShanley, MerylStreep http://odeo.com/episodes/23633574-Interview-Twilight-Director-Catherine-Hardwicke Filed under: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Interviews Asked what she would tell theatergoers who have no interest in vampires that might make them want to see Twilight , her new film adapting Stephenie Meyers' best-selling story of immortal longings and teen love, director Catherine Hardwicke laughs: "I would say that when you come out of the theater you might be in danger of whoever went with you ... just grab(bing) you and start making out with you. ..." The director of gritty urban fare like Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, Hardwicke also explained how she truly identified with Twilight's teen heroine and got into the supernatural series: "When I read the book, I just got drawn in, and ... as I read the book I just started becoming Bella, and just breathing and hyperventilating, like her, and getting mezmerized by the whole experience. ..." Hardwicke spoke about undead romance, adapting a much-loved book, the classic vampire visions she avoided, and much more wit... Filed under: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Interviews Asked what she would tell theatergoers who have no interest in vampires that might make them want to see Twilight , her new film adapting Stephenie Meyers' best-selling story of immortal longings and teen love, director Catherine Hardwicke laughs: "I would say that when you come out of the theater you might be in danger of whoever went with you ... just grab(bing) you and start making out with you. ..." The director of gritty urban fare like Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, Hardwicke also explained how she truly identified with Twilight's teen heroine and got into the supernatural series: "When I read the book, I just got drawn in, and ... as I read the book I just started becoming Bella, and just breathing and hyperventilating, like her, and getting mezmerized by the whole experience. ..." Hardwicke spoke about undead romance, adapting a much-loved book, the classic vampire visions she avoided, and much more with Cinematical in Los Angeles. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Interviews Asked what she would tell theatergoers who have no interest in vampires that might make them want to see Twilight , her new film adapting Stephenie Meyers' best-selling story of immortal longings and teen love, director Catherine Hardwicke laughs: "I would say that when you come out of the theater you might be in danger of whoever went with you ... just grab(bing) you and start making out with you. ..." The director of gritty urban fare like Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, Hardwicke also explained how she truly identified with Twilight's teen heroine and got into the supernatural series: "When I read the book, I just got drawn in, and ... as I read the book I just started becoming Bella, and just breathing and hyperventilating, like her, and getting mezmerized by the whole experience. ..." Hardwicke spoke about undead romance, adapting a much-loved book, the classic vampire visions she avoided, and much more with Cinematical in Los Angeles. You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: You can also download the interview in full right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-11-17,23633574 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0800 no Cinematical Vampires, bella, twilight, edward, stephenie meyer, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, RobertPattinson, StephenieMeyer, CatherineHardwicke, KristenStewart, Catherine Hardwicke http://odeo.com/episodes/23624247-The-Rocchi-Review-BondCast-with-Kevin-Kelly-of-Spout-and-Joystiq Filed under: Action, MGM, Sony, Podcasts, Interviews, James Bond, Remakes and Sequels, Daniel Craig, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Daniel Craig get right in his new outing as James Bond? What does Quantum of Solace get wrong? Can Marc Forster really direct action? Is Olga Kurylenko really the "hottest Bond girl ever?" Which directors could and should take on Bond's 23rd outing? And above and beyond all these topics, what does this week's guest Kevin Kelly, of Joystiq and Spout, think needs to happen to save Bond from both his corporate overlords and world-destroying vilians? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, MGM, Sony, Podcasts, Interviews, James Bond, Remakes and Sequels, Daniel Craig, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Daniel Craig get right in his new outing as James Bond? What does Quantum of Solace get wrong? Can Marc Forster really direct action? Is Olga Kurylenko really the "hottest Bond girl ever?" Which directors could and should take on Bond's 23rd outing? And above and beyond all these topics, what does this week's guest Kevin Kelly, of Joystiq and Spout, think needs to happen to save Bond from both his corporate overlords and world-destroying vilians? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, MGM, Sony, Podcasts, Interviews, James Bond, Remakes and Sequels, Daniel Craig, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Daniel Craig get right in his new outing as James Bond? What does Quantum of Solace get wrong? Can Marc Forster really direct action? Is Olga Kurylenko really the "hottest Bond girl ever?" Which directors could and should take on Bond's 23rd outing? And above and beyond all these topics, what does this week's guest Kevin Kelly, of Joystiq and Spout, think needs to happen to save Bond from both his corporate overlords and world-destroying vilians? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-11-14,23624247 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0800 no Cinematical goldfinger, casino royale, quantum of solace, World War Z, MarcForster, WorldWarZ, CasinoRoyale, QuantumOfSolace, Marc Forster, OlgaKurylenko, olga kurylenko http://odeo.com/episodes/25339625-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Author-and-Sex-Columnist-Violet-Blue Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-10-31,25339625 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical sex, featured, violetblue, mpaa, ILS, zack and miri make a porno, Daughters of Darkness, ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno, The40-year-oldVirgin, Violet Blue, DeadAndBreakfast, the 40-year-old virgin, DaughtersOfDarkness, Dead and Breakfast http://odeo.com/episodes/23580799-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Author-and-Sex-Columnist-Violet-Blue Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Podcasts, Interviews, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What does Zack and Miri Make a Porno get right, and wrong, about the world of adult films? What do adult films get right, and wrong, about sex? Why are most Hollywoood films so very, very un-sexy? What's the MPAA's problem with sex? And, with it being Halloween, what does this week's guest Violet Blue -- author, San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist and horror fan -- find scary about Ils, Dead and Breakfast and Daughters of Darkness? You can listen to the podcast here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-10-31,23580799 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical sex, featured, violetblue, mpaa, ILS, zack and miri make a porno, Daughters of Darkness, ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno, The40-year-oldVirgin, Violet Blue, DeadAndBreakfast, the 40-year-old virgin, DaughtersOfDarkness, Dead and Breakfast http://odeo.com/episodes/23580800-The-Rocchi-Review-With-io9-com-Editor-in-Chief-Annalee-Newitz Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Releases, Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can J.J. Abrams boldly go where many have gone before to relaunch Star Trek ? Why is The Road being pushed back? How will Ridley Scott's planned adaptation of The Forever War be different from any sci-fi film in the history of the genre? And what Spanish film has sci-fi fans waiting with bated breath? Joining James this week to talk about all things sci-fi is Annalee Newitz, Editor-in-chief of the science fiction, fantasy and comics blog io9. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Releases, Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can J.J. Abrams boldly go where many have gone before to relaunch Star Trek ? Why is The Road being pushed back? How will Ridley Scott's planned adaptation of The Forever War be different from any sci-fi film in the history of the genre? And what Spanish film has sci-fi fans waiting with bated breath? Joining James this week to talk about all things sci-fi is Annalee Newitz, Editor-in-chief of the science fiction, fantasy and comics blog io9. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, New Releases, Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can J.J. Abrams boldly go where many have gone before to relaunch Star Trek ? Why is The Road being pushed back? How will Ridley Scott's planned adaptation of The Forever War be different from any sci-fi film in the history of the genre? And what Spanish film has sci-fi fans waiting with bated breath? Joining James this week to talk about all things sci-fi is Annalee Newitz, Editor-in-chief of the science fiction, fantasy and comics blog io9. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-10-17,23580800 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Ridley Scott, Star Trek, J.J. Abrams, startrek, Timecrimes, The Forever War, J.j.Abrams, TheForeverWar, John Hillicoat, JohnHillicoat, The Road, RidleyScott, TheRoad http://odeo.com/episodes/23580801-Interview-Rachel-Getting-Married-Star-Anne-Hathaway Filed under: Drama, Sony Classics, Podcasts, Interviews Preparing to play Kym, the fresh-from-rehab prodigal daughter in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married , Anne Hathaway didn't see the possibility of the Oscar nomination buzz and critical raves she's been receiving since the film's debut at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. She saw a human being: "My heart broke for her, and I wanted to tell her story ... People were talking like 'Oh, you get to play a bad girl ...' and I said 'No, Kym's a great girl ...' She's not perfect; she's totally nuts. But she's honest. " Hathaway spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about working with Demme, her co-stars Bill Irwin and Rosmarie DeWitt, which Elliot Smith song she found a key to her character in and more. ... Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- ... Filed under: Drama, Sony Classics, Podcasts, Interviews Preparing to play Kym, the fresh-from-rehab prodigal daughter in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married , Anne Hathaway didn't see the possibility of the Oscar nomination buzz and critical raves she's been receiving since the film's debut at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. She saw a human being: "My heart broke for her, and I wanted to tell her story ... People were talking like 'Oh, you get to play a bad girl ...' and I said 'No, Kym's a great girl ...' She's not perfect; she's totally nuts. But she's honest. " Hathaway spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about working with Demme, her co-stars Bill Irwin and Rosmarie DeWitt, which Elliot Smith song she found a key to her character in and more. ... Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Drama, Sony Classics, Podcasts, Interviews Preparing to play Kym, the fresh-from-rehab prodigal daughter in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married , Anne Hathaway didn't see the possibility of the Oscar nomination buzz and critical raves she's been receiving since the film's debut at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. She saw a human being: "My heart broke for her, and I wanted to tell her story ... People were talking like 'Oh, you get to play a bad girl ...' and I said 'No, Kym's a great girl ...' She's not perfect; she's totally nuts. But she's honest. " Hathaway spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about working with Demme, her co-stars Bill Irwin and Rosmarie DeWitt, which Elliot Smith song she found a key to her character in and more. ... Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-10-01,23580801 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Rachel Getting Married, Anne Hathaway, AnneHathaway, RachelGettingMarried http://odeo.com/episodes/23580802-TIFF-Interview-The-Hurt-Locker-Director-Kathryn-Bigelow-and-Screenwriter-Mark-Boal Filed under: Action, Drama, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Politics, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, War The Hurt Locker sees director Kathryn Bigelow craft a big, booming tale of tension based on journalist Mark Boal's experiences and interviews with bomb disposal experts in the streets of Iraq. Toronto didn't just see The Hurt Locker earn raves from many critics; it also saw the film get picked up by Summit Entertainment for distribution. Cinematical spoke with Bigelow and Boal in Toronto about breaking the audience's unconscious link between an actor's salary and a character's destiny, whether or not their film is really apolitical, the fun and excitement of blowing things up on-set, how making the movie yourself is the best way to be sure you make the movie you want to and much more.Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can down... Filed under: Action, Drama, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Politics, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, War The Hurt Locker sees director Kathryn Bigelow craft a big, booming tale of tension based on journalist Mark Boal's experiences and interviews with bomb disposal experts in the streets of Iraq. Toronto didn't just see The Hurt Locker earn raves from many critics; it also saw the film get picked up by Summit Entertainment for distribution. Cinematical spoke with Bigelow and Boal in Toronto about breaking the audience's unconscious link between an actor's salary and a character's destiny, whether or not their film is really apolitical, the fun and excitement of blowing things up on-set, how making the movie yourself is the best way to be sure you make the movie you want to and much more.Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, Drama, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Politics, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, War The Hurt Locker sees director Kathryn Bigelow craft a big, booming tale of tension based on journalist Mark Boal's experiences and interviews with bomb disposal experts in the streets of Iraq. Toronto didn't just see The Hurt Locker earn raves from many critics; it also saw the film get picked up by Summit Entertainment for distribution. Cinematical spoke with Bigelow and Boal in Toronto about breaking the audience's unconscious link between an actor's salary and a character's destiny, whether or not their film is really apolitical, the fun and excitement of blowing things up on-set, how making the movie yourself is the best way to be sure you make the movie you want to and much more.Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-09-10,23580802 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical JeremyRenner, KathrynBigelow, TheHurtLocker, jeremy Renner, Mark Boal, tiff2008, MarkBoal, The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow http://odeo.com/episodes/23580803-TIFF-Interview-Rachel-Weisz-The-Brothers-Bloom Filed under: Comedy, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival Appearing in Toronto with The Brothers Bloom , actress Rachel Weisz plays Penelope, a lonely orphaned heiress who, targeted to be taken for a ride by the title con artists (Adrian Brody and Mark Ruffalo) discovers a brand new sense of joy in the world, even as she's being fleeced. "I had wanted to do something funny for a long time, and I think when I read The Brothers Bloom, I thought "This is one of the funniest things I've ever read. ..." Weisz spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about her character's journey, learning how to play the harp for a throwaway comedy bit, co-starring with Brody and Ruffalo and much, much more. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinema... Filed under: Comedy, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival Appearing in Toronto with The Brothers Bloom , actress Rachel Weisz plays Penelope, a lonely orphaned heiress who, targeted to be taken for a ride by the title con artists (Adrian Brody and Mark Ruffalo) discovers a brand new sense of joy in the world, even as she's being fleeced. "I had wanted to do something funny for a long time, and I think when I read The Brothers Bloom, I thought "This is one of the funniest things I've ever read. ..." Weisz spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about her character's journey, learning how to play the harp for a throwaway comedy bit, co-starring with Brody and Ruffalo and much, much more. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Comedy, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival Appearing in Toronto with The Brothers Bloom , actress Rachel Weisz plays Penelope, a lonely orphaned heiress who, targeted to be taken for a ride by the title con artists (Adrian Brody and Mark Ruffalo) discovers a brand new sense of joy in the world, even as she's being fleeced. "I had wanted to do something funny for a long time, and I think when I read The Brothers Bloom, I thought "This is one of the funniest things I've ever read. ..." Weisz spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about her character's journey, learning how to play the harp for a throwaway comedy bit, co-starring with Brody and Ruffalo and much, much more. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-09-09,23580803 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Rian Johnson, tiff2008, AdrianBrody, TheBrothersBloom, RachelWeisz, MarkRuffalo, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Adrian Brody, The Brothers Bloom, RianJohnson http://odeo.com/episodes/23580804-TIFF-Interview-Ed-Harris-Director-and-Star-of-Appaloosa Filed under: New Line, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Western As the director, co-screenwriter and star of Appaloosa , Ed Harris follows up his Oscar-nominated work as an actor-director in 2000's Pollock with an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel, revolving around two old friends and partners (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) in 1882 New Mexico trying to enforce the rule of law in a town threatened by a corrupt power-broker (Jeremy Irons). Harris spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about working on Appaloosa, adapting Parker's novel, co-starring opposite Mortensen and how hard it was to find financing for a traditional Western like Appaloosa: "Pretty hard. I mean, it was very interesting; people really responded to the script, and if the budget for it had been half of what it was, we probably could have got it made pretty easily. ... But we needed the budget to serve the production values; it called for that. I didn't want to make a little ... Filed under: New Line, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Western As the director, co-screenwriter and star of Appaloosa , Ed Harris follows up his Oscar-nominated work as an actor-director in 2000's Pollock with an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel, revolving around two old friends and partners (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) in 1882 New Mexico trying to enforce the rule of law in a town threatened by a corrupt power-broker (Jeremy Irons). Harris spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about working on Appaloosa, adapting Parker's novel, co-starring opposite Mortensen and how hard it was to find financing for a traditional Western like Appaloosa: "Pretty hard. I mean, it was very interesting; people really responded to the script, and if the budget for it had been half of what it was, we probably could have got it made pretty easily. ... But we needed the budget to serve the production values; it called for that. I didn't want to make a little intimate art-house film. I wanted to make something that respected the space that it took place in ... it deserves it; it calls for it; so, it was pretty tough; it was a real battle." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: New Line, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Western As the director, co-screenwriter and star of Appaloosa , Ed Harris follows up his Oscar-nominated work as an actor-director in 2000's Pollock with an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel, revolving around two old friends and partners (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) in 1882 New Mexico trying to enforce the rule of law in a town threatened by a corrupt power-broker (Jeremy Irons). Harris spoke with Cinematical in Toronto about working on Appaloosa, adapting Parker's novel, co-starring opposite Mortensen and how hard it was to find financing for a traditional Western like Appaloosa: "Pretty hard. I mean, it was very interesting; people really responded to the script, and if the budget for it had been half of what it was, we probably could have got it made pretty easily. ... But we needed the budget to serve the production values; it called for that. I didn't want to make a little intimate art-house film. I wanted to make something that respected the space that it took place in ... it deserves it; it calls for it; so, it was pretty tough; it was a real battle." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-09-06,23580804 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:42:00 -0700 no Cinematical Parker, jeremy irons, renee zellweger, Appaloosa, Ed Harris, tiff2008, ReneeZellweger, Viggo Mortensen, LanceHenriksen, Robert B, JeremyIrons, EdHarris, RobertB, lance henriksen, ViggoMortensen http://odeo.com/episodes/23580805-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Filmmaker-and-Journalist-Michael-Lerman Filed under: Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Pack your passport and brush up your hockey small talk -- the Toronto International Film Festival is just around the corner. This week, The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Michael Lerman, a filmmaker who also programs for the Woodstock Film Festival, and blogger for IndieWire. Is it true some in the industry see Toronto's enthusiastic audiences as the "kiss of death"? How many films can you squeeze into one festival? What's the difference between watching a film as a journalist and watching one as a film festival programmer? And why is Midnight Madness, for some, the best part of the Toronto International Film Festival? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with ... Filed under: Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Pack your passport and brush up your hockey small talk -- the Toronto International Film Festival is just around the corner. This week, The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Michael Lerman, a filmmaker who also programs for the Woodstock Film Festival, and blogger for IndieWire. Is it true some in the industry see Toronto's enthusiastic audiences as the "kiss of death"? How many films can you squeeze into one festival? What's the difference between watching a film as a journalist and watching one as a film festival programmer? And why is Midnight Madness, for some, the best part of the Toronto International Film Festival? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Pack your passport and brush up your hockey small talk -- the Toronto International Film Festival is just around the corner. This week, The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Michael Lerman, a filmmaker who also programs for the Woodstock Film Festival, and blogger for IndieWire. Is it true some in the industry see Toronto's enthusiastic audiences as the "kiss of death"? How many films can you squeeze into one festival? What's the difference between watching a film as a journalist and watching one as a film festival programmer? And why is Midnight Madness, for some, the best part of the Toronto International Film Festival? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-08-29,23580805 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:03:00 -0700 no Cinematical http://odeo.com/episodes/23580806-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Kim-Voynar-of-Cinematical Filed under: New Releases, Telluride, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Exhibition, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast With Fall Festival season about to kick off, this week The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Cinematical's Film Festivals Editor Kim Voynar about the strange splendor of the Telluride Film Festival, what the most-anticipated movies will be at this year's Toronto Film Festival and much, much more. Will Zack and Miri Make a Porno make a splash? Will Rachel Getting Married get Anne Hathaway some respect? And does one of the most-anticipated films for Toronto really star Jean-Claude Van Damme? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast con... Filed under: New Releases, Telluride, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Exhibition, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast With Fall Festival season about to kick off, this week The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Cinematical's Film Festivals Editor Kim Voynar about the strange splendor of the Telluride Film Festival, what the most-anticipated movies will be at this year's Toronto Film Festival and much, much more. Will Zack and Miri Make a Porno make a splash? Will Rachel Getting Married get Anne Hathaway some respect? And does one of the most-anticipated films for Toronto really star Jean-Claude Van Damme? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: New Releases, Telluride, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Exhibition, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast With Fall Festival season about to kick off, this week The Rocchi Review features James chatting with Cinematical's Film Festivals Editor Kim Voynar about the strange splendor of the Telluride Film Festival, what the most-anticipated movies will be at this year's Toronto Film Festival and much, much more. Will Zack and Miri Make a Porno make a splash? Will Rachel Getting Married get Anne Hathaway some respect? And does one of the most-anticipated films for Toronto really star Jean-Claude Van Damme? Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-08-16,23580806 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical featured, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater, Rachel Getting Married, Anne Hathaway, zack and miri make a porno, ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno, AnneHathaway, RachelGettingMarried, Miracle at St. Anna, Midnight Madness, KimVoynar, MiracleAtSt.Anna, RichardLinklater, KevinSmith, Kim Voynar, Me and Orson Welles, MeAndOrsonWelles, JCVD, MidnightMadness http://odeo.com/episodes/23580807-The-Rocchi-Review-With-Alex-Billington-of-FirstShowing-net Filed under: Podcasts, Movie Marketing, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Things get a little lively on The Rocchi Review this week, as we look at Comic-Con's biggest surprises and let-downs with Alex BIlington of First Showing. But there's plenty else going on, too -- from all the reasons James and Alex are dreading The Spirit to the question of if Comic-Con is selling sexiness or sexism, as well as what recent films in development are earning enthusiasm or scorn, and a brief argument about entertainment journalism vs. 'entertaining' journalism. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, Movie Marketing, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Things get a little lively on The Rocchi Review this week, as we look at Comic-Con's biggest surprises and let-downs with Alex BIlington of First Showing. But there's plenty else going on, too -- from all the reasons James and Alex are dreading The Spirit to the question of if Comic-Con is selling sexiness or sexism, as well as what recent films in development are earning enthusiasm or scorn, and a brief argument about entertainment journalism vs. 'entertaining' journalism. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, Movie Marketing, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Things get a little lively on The Rocchi Review this week, as we look at Comic-Con's biggest surprises and let-downs with Alex BIlington of First Showing. But there's plenty else going on, too -- from all the reasons James and Alex are dreading The Spirit to the question of if Comic-Con is selling sexiness or sexism, as well as what recent films in development are earning enthusiasm or scorn, and a brief argument about entertainment journalism vs. 'entertaining' journalism. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-08-01,23580807 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical watchmen, the spirit, tron 2, TheSpirit, Marvin the Martian, RedSonja, MarvinTheMartian, Red Sonja, Tron2 http://odeo.com/episodes/23580808-The-Rocchi-Review-ComicCon-Preview-with-Erik-Davis Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What are going to be the biggest surprises at this year's ComicCon? Can McG and Christian Bale make us care about Terminator: Salvation ? Will the movie adaptation of Twilight please fans, or alienate them? What's behind the venom being directed at Batman's detractors on-line? And does Meryl Streep's Mamma Mia! have a chance against The Dark Knight this weekend? Joining James this week to talk all things ComicCon is Cinematical's Editor-In-Chief Erik Davis. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What are going to be the biggest surprises at this year's ComicCon? Can McG and Christian Bale make us care about Terminator: Salvation ? Will the movie adaptation of Twilight please fans, or alienate them? What's behind the venom being directed at Batman's detractors on-line? And does Meryl Streep's Mamma Mia! have a chance against The Dark Knight this weekend? Joining James this week to talk all things ComicCon is Cinematical's Editor-In-Chief Erik Davis. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Podcasts, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, ComicCon, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What are going to be the biggest surprises at this year's ComicCon? Can McG and Christian Bale make us care about Terminator: Salvation ? Will the movie adaptation of Twilight please fans, or alienate them? What's behind the venom being directed at Batman's detractors on-line? And does Meryl Streep's Mamma Mia! have a chance against The Dark Knight this weekend? Joining James this week to talk all things ComicCon is Cinematical's Editor-In-Chief Erik Davis. ... Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-07-18,23580808 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical twilight, the dark knight, mamma mia, the watchmen, Erik Davis, TheDarkKnight, MammaMia, TheWatchmen, ErikDavis http://odeo.com/episodes/23580809-Interview-Hellboy-II-The-Golden-Army-Director-Guillermo-Del-Toro Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Peter Jackson, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek Speaking with Cinematical in Los Angeles, director and writer Guillermo del Toro was enthused and excited to talk about the challenges and triumphs of his latest film. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:... Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Peter Jackson, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek Speaking with Cinematical in Los Angeles, director and writer Guillermo del Toro was enthused and excited to talk about the challenges and triumphs of his latest film. 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And the second-biggest challenge was to make a 200-million dollar movie with 85 (million). ..." Del Toro also spoke about the film's mix of slapstick and the supernatural, the pleasures and pitfalls of practical effects and what he'd say to someone concerned that his upcoming task of directing The Hobbit would mean too much time spent away from him crafting his own unique visions for the big screen. (Warning: Brief snippets of foul language included within.) Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Peter Jackson, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek Speaking with Cinematical in Los Angeles, director and writer Guillermo del Toro was enthused and excited to talk about the challenges and triumphs of his latest film. 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And the second-biggest challenge was to make a 200-million dollar movie with 85 (million). ..." Del Toro also spoke about the film's mix of slapstick and the supernatural, the pleasures and pitfalls of practical effects and what he'd say to someone concerned that his upcoming task of directing The Hobbit would mean too much time spent away from him crafting his own unique visions for the big screen. (Warning: Brief snippets of foul language included within.) Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-07-09,23580809 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Hellboy, guillermo del toro, hellboy ii the golden army, GuillermodelToro, The Hobbit, cinematical, guillermo del toro interview, TheHobbit, HellboyIiTheGoldenArmy, GuillermoDelToroInterview http://odeo.com/episodes/23580810-The-Rocchi-Review-With-David-Poland-of-Movie-City-News Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can you make a summertime movie that gives audiences excitement, adventure and real drama -- and still have it flop? Are Hancock's reviews missing the big picture? And does the success of Sex and the City mean that the niches of movie marketing are going to get even more narrow? Joining us this week to talk about all these topics and more is David Poland, editor-in-chief of Movie City News and author of The Hot Blog. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can you make a summertime movie that gives audiences excitement, adventure and real drama -- and still have it flop? Are Hancock's reviews missing the big picture? And does the success of Sex and the City mean that the niches of movie marketing are going to get even more narrow? Joining us this week to talk about all these topics and more is David Poland, editor-in-chief of Movie City News and author of The Hot Blog. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast Can you make a summertime movie that gives audiences excitement, adventure and real drama -- and still have it flop? Are Hancock's reviews missing the big picture? And does the success of Sex and the City mean that the niches of movie marketing are going to get even more narrow? Joining us this week to talk about all these topics and more is David Poland, editor-in-chief of Movie City News and author of The Hot Blog. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-07-04,23580810 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Will Smith, featured, sex and the city, Summer Movies, hancock, wall-e, David Poland, WillSmith, SexAndTheCity, SummerMovies, DavidPoland http://odeo.com/episodes/23580811-Interview-Wanted-Director-Timur-Bekmambetov Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival After the record-breaking success of Night Watch and Day Watch (and an early film for B-movie maven Roger Corman, Arena), Khazakstan-born, Russia-based director Timur Bekmambetov makes his English-language big-studio debut with Wanted, a bruising, brawny action film starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. Bekmambetov spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about making the jump to big-money moviemaking, the hidden world of secrets behind Wanted's look, the action-film apprenticeship of James McAvoy, working with Angelina Jolie and how " .... we (film makers) are all vampires. ..." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can ... Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival After the record-breaking success of Night Watch and Day Watch (and an early film for B-movie maven Roger Corman, Arena), Khazakstan-born, Russia-based director Timur Bekmambetov makes his English-language big-studio debut with Wanted, a bruising, brawny action film starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. Bekmambetov spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about making the jump to big-money moviemaking, the hidden world of secrets behind Wanted's look, the action-film apprenticeship of James McAvoy, working with Angelina Jolie and how " .... we (film makers) are all vampires. ..." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival After the record-breaking success of Night Watch and Day Watch (and an early film for B-movie maven Roger Corman, Arena), Khazakstan-born, Russia-based director Timur Bekmambetov makes his English-language big-studio debut with Wanted, a bruising, brawny action film starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. Bekmambetov spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about making the jump to big-money moviemaking, the hidden world of secrets behind Wanted's look, the action-film apprenticeship of James McAvoy, working with Angelina Jolie and how " .... we (film makers) are all vampires. ..." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-06-26,23580811 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical featured, Morgan Freeman, common, wanted, morganfreeman, mark millar, timur bekmambetov, David OHara, MarkMillar, DavidOhara, thomas kretschmann, TimurBekmambetov, ThomasKretschmann http://odeo.com/episodes/23580812-Interview-Wanted-Co-Star-Common Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival In Wanted , rapper-actor Common plays The Gunsmith -- a cool, deadly expert marksman who mostly lets his bullets do the talking. But meeting with Cinematical in Los Angeles, the veteran of films like Smokin' Aces and Street Kings is warm and obviously enthusiastic about his experiences, talking about everything from his preparation process for playing what he calls "a Samurai warrior" in Wanted to the challenges facing African-American actors -- plus what's good to drink in Prague and how holding a real gun to James McAvoy's head can get you in the moment for your scenes. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinem... Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival In Wanted , rapper-actor Common plays The Gunsmith -- a cool, deadly expert marksman who mostly lets his bullets do the talking. But meeting with Cinematical in Los Angeles, the veteran of films like Smokin' Aces and Street Kings is warm and obviously enthusiastic about his experiences, talking about everything from his preparation process for playing what he calls "a Samurai warrior" in Wanted to the challenges facing African-American actors -- plus what's good to drink in Prague and how holding a real gun to James McAvoy's head can get you in the moment for your scenes. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival In Wanted , rapper-actor Common plays The Gunsmith -- a cool, deadly expert marksman who mostly lets his bullets do the talking. But meeting with Cinematical in Los Angeles, the veteran of films like Smokin' Aces and Street Kings is warm and obviously enthusiastic about his experiences, talking about everything from his preparation process for playing what he calls "a Samurai warrior" in Wanted to the challenges facing African-American actors -- plus what's good to drink in Prague and how holding a real gun to James McAvoy's head can get you in the moment for your scenes. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-06-26,23580812 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical common, terminator 4, wanted, mark millar, james mcavoy, shaft, timur bekmambetov, MarkMillar, TimurBekmambetov, The Gunsmith, TheGunsmith, JamesMcavoy, Terminator4 http://odeo.com/episodes/23580813-The-Rocchi-Review-Live-from-LAFF-with-Stu-VanAirsdale-of-Defamer Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast, Los Angeles Film Festival How do you jump from one of New York's best-loved insightful film blogs to a L.A.-based weblog better known for bite than brain? What's it like to blog the Oscars for Vanity Fair ? What will it take to have big-studio publicity recognize the online world? And what are some of the standout films and special selections at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival? Joining us this week live from one of L.A's most hallowed cultural institutions -- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf -- to talk about all these topics and more is Stu VanAirsdale, Senior Editor at Defamer and the founder of The Reeler. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at ... Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast, Los Angeles Film Festival How do you jump from one of New York's best-loved insightful film blogs to a L.A.-based weblog better known for bite than brain? What's it like to blog the Oscars for Vanity Fair ? What will it take to have big-studio publicity recognize the online world? And what are some of the standout films and special selections at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival? Joining us this week live from one of L.A's most hallowed cultural institutions -- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf -- to talk about all these topics and more is Stu VanAirsdale, Senior Editor at Defamer and the founder of The Reeler. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Podcasts, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast, Los Angeles Film Festival How do you jump from one of New York's best-loved insightful film blogs to a L.A.-based weblog better known for bite than brain? What's it like to blog the Oscars for Vanity Fair ? What will it take to have big-studio publicity recognize the online world? And what are some of the standout films and special selections at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival? Joining us this week live from one of L.A's most hallowed cultural institutions -- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf -- to talk about all these topics and more is Stu VanAirsdale, Senior Editor at Defamer and the founder of The Reeler. Cinematical's podcast is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments tag:odeo.com,2008-06-21,23580813 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:02:00 -0700 no Cinematical Scarface, vanity fair, CoffeeBeanAndTeaLeaf, Silverado, StuVanAirsdale, The Pleasure of Being Robbed, MustReadAfterMyDeath, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, VanityFair, Defamer, Paper or Plastic, LawrenceKasdan, encounters at the End of the World, ThePleasureOfBeingRobbed, Stu Van Airsdale, Lawrence Kasdan, EncountersAtTheEndOfTheWorld, GawkerMedia, Gawker Media, PaperOrPlastic, Must Read After My Death http://odeo.com/episodes/1415021-Cinematical-s-New-Weekly-Podcast-Coming-Distractions tag:odeo.com,2006-06-28,1415021 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:00:00 -0700 no Cinematical http://odeo.com/episodes/888576-SXSW-Interview-Mary-Harron-director-of-The-Notorious-Bettie-Page tag:odeo.com,2006-03-15,888576 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:05:32 -0800 no Cinematical http://odeo.com/episodes/148147-The-Cinematical-Podcast-Skeleton-Key tag:odeo.com,2005-08-12,148147 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:38:33 -0700 no Cinematical