Scott loves Paris, so Marty agrees to follow him to the City of Lights, where it turns out several decades’ worth of weirdoes lie in wait. Core Connections: L’Atalante (1934, Dir. Jean Vigo) Band of Outsiders (1964, Dir. Jean-Luc Godard) Holy Motors (2012, Dir. Leos Carax) Connective Cameos: The Lavender Hill Mob 12 Angry Men…
Madness. MADNESS! Join Scott and Marty on a rollicking ride through Ealing, up the river, and into the Castle with the Old (Jedi) Knight himself, Sir Alec. Core Connections: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951, Dir. Charles Crichton) Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, Dir. David Lean) Kafka (1991, Dir. Steven Soderbergh) Connective Cameos: Star Wars…
Scott and Marty skip a groove again, but end up landing comfortably on Madeline Kahn, the Teutonic Tit-willow. Core Connections: Paper Moon (1973, Dir. Peter Bogdanovich)Blazing Saddles (1974, Dir. Mel Brooks)The Muppet Movie (1979, Dir. James Frawley) Connective Cameos:ClueNixonJudy BerlinMidnight RunSilver StreakThe Darjeeling Ltd.Leon: The ProfessionalRain ManThe Last Picture ShowNational Lampoon’s VacationThe GriftersDr. Strangelove, or…
Scott and Marty use a wide lens to capture a Broad bent in three of Sir Jim’s finest film outings. (NOTE: In 2002, Jim Broadbent actually declined a knighthood. But he’ll always be “Sir” in our hearts!) Core Connections: Bullets Over Broadway (1994, Dir. Woody Allen) Brooklyn (2015, Dir. John Crowley) Brazil (1985, Dir. Terry…
You don’t have to be an expert sleuth to find three excellent films featuring Sir Michael Caine. Even Scott and Marty could do it! Core Connections:Sleuth (1972, Dir. Joseph P. Mankewicz)Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, Dir. Frank Oz)Youth (2015, Dir. Paolo Sorrentino) Connective Cameos:Austin Powers in GoldmemberAlfieEvil Under the SunThe GodfatherPsychoGet CarterA Hard Day’s NightRuthless PeopleMy…
Guest star and Hep-Cat Danielle Paradis leads feckless call-boys Marty and Scott on a romp through the beloved 60s (dark?) comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s and… two other… things. Core Connections: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, Dir. Blake Edwards)Viva Zapata! (1952, Dir. Elia Kazan)A Comedy of Terrors (1963, Dir. Jacques Tourneur) Connective Cameos: Rogue One: A Star…
BOO! Or rather, CHEER for Cinematic Omniverse’s Hallowe’en special! SCREAM with joy along with Marty, Scott, and special GHOST – er, guest – Abbey Schwartz! Core Connections:House of 1,000 Corpses (2003, Dir. Rob Zombie)Spider Baby (1967, Dir. Jack Hill)Trilogy of Terror (1975, Dir. Dan Curtis) Connective Cameos:A Clockwork OrangeBeetlejuicePoltergeistThe Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe RingFriday the 13th The…
Kirsten Dunst: Permanently prepubescent bloodsucker, or time-hopping beauty queen?Also in this ep: Scott and Marty deliver their Box Office Gold and Box Office Poison pitches! Core Connections: Interview with the Vampire (1994, Dir. Neil Jordan)Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999, Dir. Michael Patrick Jann)The Power of the Dog (2021, Dir. Jane Campion) Connective Cameos: Bram Stoker’s DraculaNosferatuDraculaWhat…
Film frontiersmen Scott & Marty can spot the most character-istic of character actors — and even in a room full of Roberts, it’s Ryan every time. Core Connections: Crossfire (1974, Dir. Edward Dmytryk) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955, Dir. John Sturges) The Iceman Cometh (1973, Dir. John Frankenheimer) Connective Cameos: Act of Violence Rashomon…
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