Episode 80 – 2001: A Space Odyssey

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11/02/16 • 60 min

Today, we return to the world of Stanley Kubrick to experience 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm glory. We are joined by a panel of guests including regular Allee Ellingsburg, Scott Keever, and Richard Brantley. Almost everyone had seen the film before but this was the first time most had seen it in a theater. Few other movies are as transformed by sitting in a movie theater as 2001. We talk about a lot of things but one thing we didn’t record is a pre-movie segment. We just dive right into the film on this one so if you are used to listening to our opening segment and then watching the movie, look out! Spoilers are right out of the gate!

Next up, we are going to shift gears and watch Stop Making Sense.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Rating: 8.3/10 (743,796 votes)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Runtime: 149 min
Rated: G
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: 12 May 1968 Plot: When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.

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Next up, we are going to shift gears and watch Stop Making Sense.

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Episode 79 – The Shining

As we continue with our October horror theme, we take journey to the Overlook hotel to watch Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining! Our newcomer to this journey is Sean O’Loughlin, who joined us a while back to watch Hugo! Once you’ve watched this film, we suggest you watch the documentary Room 237, this video by Imagine Dragons, and a trailer for the film cut to make it look like a romantic comedy!

Next up, we’ll be sticking with Stanley Kubrick as we watch 2001: A Space Odyssey!

The Shining (1980) Rating: 8.4/10 (1,145,580 votes)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Runtime: 146 min
Rated: R
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 13 Jun 1980 Plot: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

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Episode 81 – Stop Making Sense

For this episode, we are joined by Kyle Dekker from Hot Chocolate Media. He joins us to watch the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense! Directed by Jonathan Demme of Silence of the Lambs fame, this bare bones concert film is considered to be one of the best in the genre. We talk a bit about the film itself, the band featured, and our personal experiences with the film in the late 80’s and the early 90’s. Then we all go out and listen to the soundtrack.

Next up, we’ll still with some 80’s music nostalgia as we watch Purple Rain!

Stop Making Sense (1984) Rating: 8.7/10 (22,447 votes)
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads
Stars: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir
Runtime: 88 min
Rated: PG
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 16 Nov 1984 Plot: A live performance of the band Talking Heads shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and featuring their most memorable songs.

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