FARCE/FILM Episode 43: Nightmare on Elm Street

--> Episode 43: 05/02/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Brian Crawford, Sonic Kim

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 - 02:07

Nightmare on Elm Street – 05:41

Movie Round-Up - 35:40

(The Dark Knight, Monsters Inc, Master and Commander, A Few Good Men, Top Gun, The Enigma of Kasper Hauser)

Events and Outro - 50:05

"Nightmare on Elm Street"

Colin:
Crawford:
Sonic:

-- Weekly Discussion Question --

Colin argues this week that, as with the "Nightmare" remake, a lack of new and surprising ideas has made the horror genre stale. Do you agree? What does the genre still do right and what can make it better?

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FARCE/FILM Episode 42: Death at a Funeral, The Losers

--> Episode 42: 04/25/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Brian Crawford, Jon Mauer

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 01:41

Death at a Funeral (spoilers) – 08:56

The Losers (spoilers) – 31:18

Movie Round-Up – 45:07

(Pushing Tin, Pink Flamingos, Master and Commander, Easy Rider, Little Children, The Lords of Dogtown, BASEketball)

Outro – 59:40

"Death at a Funeral"

Colin:
Crawford:
Jon:

"The Losers"

Colin:
Jon:

-- Weekly Discussion Question --

This week we argue that Neil LaBute's "Death at a Funeral" is an unnecessary remake, arriving only three years after the original without any substantial changes. What remakes, if any, do you think are successful? What constitutes a 'necessary' remake?

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