Waiting for THE KILLER with ASSASSINS

11/19/23 • 41 min

Patience for a wide theatrical release is in short supply.

When David Fincher releases a new film... we grab the ethernet cable. In this episode about the battle for artistic compression our guest is David Giannini of OFF SCREEN DEATH and A PODCAST DIRECTED BY. As that latter show last produced a series of episodes on Mr. Fincher's filmography we thought it prudent to bring Dave back... to discuss Richard Donner's ASSASSINS. And while the waiting game is different in tone from new release THE KILLER, both provide a good amount of laughs. But only one has a sweaty Antonio Banderas. Enjoy!

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Patience for a wide theatrical release is in short supply.

Support what we do with bonus content and all edited out bits on Patreon including more talk on fast food news in Kentucky and Perth!

Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Letterboxd: @projectingfilm

Artwork by @bella.illustration

Theme music provided by the band Good Talk Russ. The song is Build It Up off their album The Panglossian Travels of the White Elephant.

Find out more at https://projectingfilm.pinecast.co

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Joan Cusack was the Robot Barbie ahead of her time.

I don't know if that's a spoiler because it was honestly hard to follow Barry Levinson's fever dream passion project TOYS. We debate the creep factor of many things in this film:

The use of Robin Williams childlike nature YET AGAIN used as a means of courtship. This time THE PRINCESS BRIDE herself, Robin Wright, is the unfortunate love interest.
LL COOL J as The Prodigal Son and ALSO The Master of Disguise (shoutout to Dana Carvey.)
And finally... the white privilege of a robot's chosen diet.

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It's Finally THANKSGIVING at the GRINDHOUSE

Sixteen years later Eli Roth gets around to setting the table.

For this year's holiday kickoff to family quarreling guest Web Bist of TRILOGY IN THEORY discusses matters of such import as:

Is is reasonable to believe that Patrick Dempsey and Gina Gershon would reside in a small town and not be a couple??
How much parental punishment is necessary for teenagers deciding to replace their cracked iPhone on Black Friday?
And what should one hose do with the poster Regal Cinemas handed him with the infamous John Carver (who said host didn't even remember)?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Artwork by @bella.illustration

Theme music provided by the band Good Talk Russ. The song is Build It Up off their album The Panglossian Travels of the White Elephant.

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