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Today we are talking about John Patrick Shanley’s Wild Mountain Thyme released last December. The film stars Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm and Christopher Walken. It is set on the Emerald Isle and is a tale about headstrong farmer, Rosemary (Emily Blunt) who has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony (Jaime Dornan). The only problem is that Anthony is fixated on inheriting his father’s land. Only his father (Christopher Walken) has other ideas of giving it to his American nephew (Jon Hamm)

Fun drinking game - have a shot every time Mike tells a dad joke.

“And I find it humorous, how direct she's trying to be, and how much he's resisting. And then as the film goes on, we find out the limiting belief that's causing him to resist this that he is aware of what's going on, but he's stupidly pushing back.” - Mike Dodge

Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:

• The beautiful scenery of the green Irish countryside
• The use of the natural light to create a hair light
• Flipped traditional gender roles in a rom com
• The color palate of the different characters and their homes

Next Weeks Film: Black Pool by Dustin Morrow with Dustin available on Prime Video

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Today we are talking with writer and director, Dustin Morrow about his 2019 film, Black Pool. It involves the lives that were effected by the Troubles in Ireland, even generations later. Dustin shares with us his writing influences, his directorial choices and how he approached casting the film. He talks about his approach to create a black and white film and how his cinematographer, Michael Hull approached lighting the set. We are really interested to hear what you thought of this film, please share your opinions with us. christi@dodgemediaproductions.com

With Dustin we discuss:

• Where his influences come from
• What he asked of his actors
• Shooting on a low budget in a short timeframe
• Michael’s keen eye on the specifics of the film
• Some of the symbolism of the film
• How the soundtrack informs the narrative

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Today we are talking about The French Connection which was released in 1971 (A great year!!), directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman and Roy Schneider. It is a film about a pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. We discuss the laws that were broken and stretched during the making of this film. We discuss the racial implications and police brutality that occurred at the time of filming compared to our current climate.

References from the podcast:

Seatbelts: Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to the states and territories. However, the first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating positions.[1] This law has since been modified to require three-point seat belts in outboard-seating positions, and finally three-point seat belts in all seating positions.[2] Initially, seat belt use was voluntary. New York was the first state to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, a law that came into effect on December 1, 1984.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_laws_in_the_United_States

Highest grossing films in 1971:

1. Fiddler on the Roof
2. Billy Jack
3. The French Connection

Infamous chase scene from The French Connection

Some of our favorite techniques of this movie are:

• The acting of Hackman and Schneider
• The use of a dolly track in filmmaking
• The famous chase scene in the film
• The editing style of the film
• The sound design elements

Special thanks to our editor: Cameron Dodge

Make sure to watch Chips (2017) for next week

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Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your host, Mike and Christi Dodge. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review.

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Today we are talking about the 2017 film CHIPS written and directed by Dax Shepard. We give a little behind the scenes with Christi’s association with the California Highway Patrol, her dad having been one for a bit in the late 60s/early 70s. She also shares some of the citizen band culture that they were a part of in the early 70s. CORRECTION: Mom’s CD handle was Honey Bee and not Mama Bee.

References from the podcast: The ranch where the Manson family lived that was used in western films was Spahn ranch which was not the one used in Chips.

To hear the intro music from the show Chips, click here I mean C’mon!!

Tupac Shakur’s California Love can be heard here

Dax Shepard: If you are listening to this episode don’t forget that Mike offered to cover your track time at PIR if you want to run some hot laps. Thank you so much for making this movie.

Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:

• The spectacular car chase and motorcycle chase scenes
• The use of exposition to bring some of the color of the original TV series
• The representation of the LGBTQ community among the force
• Trauma informed handling of drug use
• The goofy fight scene that harkened back to the camp of the original series.

Next Weeks film: Smokey and the Bandit watch here on Amazon Prime

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Today Mike and Christi flatter this beautiful, dramatic romance tale of high school sweethearts with a secret past. Spend the next several minutes with Mike and Christi as they break down why this film is in the top five films of all time for Christi and why she captured Mike to make him watch this film till he squawked. This film opens with Jim (Mark Duplass) and Amanda (Sarah Paulson) running into one another at a local grocery store. As they spend the next 24 hours together the details of their history remind them of the pain their shared and alter their future forever. Listen while Mike and Christi share their mutual admiration for the filmmaking techniques that make the film this weeks pick.

“She says, I don't know who that person was. But the look on his face is

I know who that person was.” - Christi Dodge

We cover the aspects of this film like:

• The beauty of the cinematography of this film being shot in black and white
• The acting between Sarah Paulson or Mark Duplass is at times subtle yet so colorful
• The story unfolds elaborately, laying out the bread crumbs to truth of these two.
• Improvised scripts
• The Duplass method of film making - and why we align ours with it
• This film is currently streaming on Netflix

NEXT WEEKS FILM: Once available on hbomax.com

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