FARCE/FILM Episode 80: Biutiful

00:00 – Intro
01:47 – Top 5
05:50 – Main Review: (spoilers) Biutiful (2010), Dir: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
35:26 – WMD
(Black Swan, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Manda Bala, Mortal Kombat, The Larry Sanders Show)
E-mail and Outro – 49:59
(Podcast File Size, Appreciation of Commercial Directors, Favorite Alcohol Marketing Campaigns)

Biutiful

Colin:

Kevin:

Laura:

Micah:

FARCE/FILM Episode 77: No Strings Attached, Somewhere

--> Episode 77: 01/25/11 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Kevin Mauer, Suman Allakki

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 - 03:56

No Strings Attached - 07:21

Somewhere (spoilers) – 21:44

WMD - 58:50

(Social Network, Black Swan, Green Hornet, Skins, The Right Stuff, Caligula, A Boy and his Dog)

E-mail and Outro - 01:14:12

(Favorite Catch Phrases and Brown Ales)

"No Strings Attached"

Colin:
Kevin:
Suman:

"Somewhere"

Colin:
Kevin:
Suman:

-- Weekly Discussion --

This week, our hosts discuss Sophia Coppola's Somewhere. Does the film push the boundaries of minimalistic storytelling too far? How little story can a storyteller get away with telling?

FARCE/FILM Episode 72: Tron: Legacy, The Fighter

--> Episode 72 - 12/19/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Sonic Kim, Laura Rachfalski, Ben Wong

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 01:02

Tron: Legacy (spoilers) – 08:44

The Fighter – 38:07

WMD – 52:25

(The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Restrepo, Bad Santa, Risky Business, Black Swan, 127 Hours, Speed, Point Break, The Walking Dead, The Tourist, Bubba Ho-Tep, Ace in the Hole, Who's Afraid of V. Woolf?, Serpico, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, The Green Mile, Superman: The Movie)

E-mail and Outro: 01:22:34

(Favorite Films Featuring Marine Life)

"Tron: Legacy"

Colin:
Sonic:
Laura:
Ben:

"The Fighter"

Colin:
Sonic:

-- Weekly Discussion --

This week on the show, our hosts discuss the incredible Jeff Bridges de-aging technology on display in Tron: Legacy. What are some of your favorite films that broke new ground with their visual effects?

FARCE/FILM Episode 65: Philadelphia Film Fest Edition

--> Episode 65: 10/17/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Brian Crawford, Kevin Mauer, Jon Mauer, Laura Rachfalski, Micah Haun

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 01:30

A Buddy Story – 04:17

127 Hours (spoilers) – 19:23

Black Swan – 40:51

Kings of Pastry – 57:23

WMD – 01:06:59

(Undeclared, Teenage Paparazzo, Stripes, Teach, Before Sunrise, The Dark Crystal, World Trade Center, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Fourth Kind, Trainspotting, Henry Fool)

E-mail and Outro – 01:37:49

(Do the personal lives of filmmakers affect your opinion of their works)

"A Buddy Story"

Colin:
Kevin:
Jon:
Laura:
Micah:

"127 Hours"

Colin:
Kevin:
Crawford:

"Black Swan"

Colin:
Kevin:

"Kings of Pastry"

Laura:
Crawford:

--Weekly Discussion--

This week, our hosts consider the objectivity of allowing the personal life of an artist to influence an evaluation of their work. Is that fair? Has your opinion of a film ever been changed by an external force?