Was Sydney Pollack a director or an actor? Scott and Marty hedge their bets, with a second installment that focuses on Syd on screen. This episode might include the longest we talk about a single movie… and it ain’t Tootsie! Anyway, bring it on! The following items are heretofore brought on: War Hunt (1962, Dir. Denis Sanders) at…
Sydney Pollack; he made movies, didn’t he? If you need to ask, it’s time to join Scott and Marty on another outing in the omniverse. In this episode, we shoot (the breeze about) four of Pollack’s directing efforts. To wit: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969) at 3:05 The Yakuza (1974) at 20:21 Sabrina (1995) at 34:00 The…
OUR 150th EPISODE! In which Marty and Scott circle back to the podcast’s earliest episodes, revealing cinematic truths that will make you question everything you know about the omniverse! (Unless, like us, you know nothing about the omniverse… in which case, I dunno… just tune in!) In this egregious episode: Revisiting Batman Returns and Cuckoo’s Nest (5:11) Goin’ to Goin’…
In which Marty and Scott discuss: the longest films in the omniverse; the paucity of movies starring bulldogs; and how to solve a problem like Jeffrey Jones. Oh, and also, the late great Catherine O. We get serious (like A Serious Man? Like Yahoo Serious) about: Wyatt Earp (1994. Dir. Lawrence Kasdan) at 2:14 Best in…
If SCTV stood for anything, it stood for “Spectacular Catherine Television.” But did you know that Moira Rose also appeared in films, ranging from colossal blockbusters to purported Canadian tax dodges? Marty and Scott begin to recount Catherine O’Hara’s cinematic odyssey. Skip to the movies you’ve seen! We all know you do it. Nothing Personal (1980,…
Cis flick fans stan trans cinema! Scott and Marty puzzle, nitpick, and gush over four transgressive, transcendant, transformative films from around the world. You’ll hear the podcast glow at this key moments: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, Dir. Stephan Elliott) at 2:40 Breakfast on Pluto (2005, Dir. Neil Jordan) at 20:53 Tangerine (2015, Dir.…
Scott and Marty boldly go where no cishet podcasting duo have gone before: into the bizarre and radical history of trans cinema! Join us for some early international films that aren’t really about trans people, yet have been embraced by LGBT+ film fans and scholars. Will we do them justice? Well… “Nobody’s perfect.” Eggs cracked in this…
It’s a red letter episode for TVDx3! It’s not because this is the ep when Schanke learns what it means to be a Dad. And it’s not because Columbo inadvertently prevents a war (or something). Tune in to hear the truth, forsooth! Columbo S5E2 “A Case of Immunity” at 1:52 Moonlighting S3E7 “Atomic Shakespeare” at…
There’s never been another character actor like Kumar Pullana (1918-2013). Glimpsed briefly in the revolutionary jungles of Mexico, he burst forth decades later from the brain of Wes Anderson, juggling, tumbling, and stabbing folks left and right. Join Marty and Scott for a star-studded tour of the Kumar Cluster! Romance & Cigarettes (2005, Dir. John Turturro)…
Janet Leigh murders the glass ceiling… Moonlighting takes a spin on the dance floor… and Nick Knight flashes back just when he’s needed most! Evaluated this ep: Columbo S5E1 “Forgotten Lady” at 2:00 Moonlighting S3E6 “Big Man on Mulberry Street” at 16:41 Forever Knight S2E9 “Undue Process” at 26:51 Continuity Boulevard at 38:12 Lightning Round at 44:03 Follow…
