The Big Picture

Why don’t you take a seat and sit back, because on today’s show, Sean and Amanda discuss one of their most anticipated films of the year: ‘Primetime,’ starring Robert Pattinson. Before diving in, they briefly share their overall feelings with the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger looking likely to go through, and preview an exciting weekend at the movies. Then, they break down the new film from Lance Oppenheim and sing its praises by identifying it as one of the most exciting movies of the year. Finally, Oppenheim joins Sean to explore the difficulties of transitioning from documentary to narrative film, how he first discovered Chris Hansen as a kid and found him endlessly fascinating, and shares a handful of films that ultimately inspired Pattinson’s performance.

(0:00) Intro

(1:37) Paramount merger feelings and looking forward to an exciting weekend at the movies

(10:00) ‘Primetime’

(31:56) SPOILER WARNING

(53:11) Opening weekend cultural, critical, and box office expectations

(1:00:33) Amanda’s (very brief) ‘La Bola Negra’ thoughts

(1:03:00) Lance Oppenheim joins the show!

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Lance Oppenheim

Producer: Jack Sanders

Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

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On today’s show, Sean is joined by Tracy Letts to cover a new documentary, ‘Boorman and the Devil,' which tells the fascinating tale of director John Boorman and his misbegotten ‘Exorcist’ sequel. They discuss the film at length as well as use it as a springboard to discuss what a director actually does on set, as well as share their favorite documentaries and scripted movies about filmmakers.

(0:00) ‘Halloween’ double feature in San Francisco!

(1:05) Intro

(2:10) ‘Boorman and the Devil’, why ‘The Exorcist II’ doesn’t work, and John Boorman’s legacy

(43:30) Demythologizing the director myth and the best documentaries about directors

(1:28:37) Scripted films about real directors

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guest: Tracy Letts

Producer: Jack Sanders

Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

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In today’s action-packed episode, Sean and Amanda react to ‘Resident Evil’ smashing its opening weekend box office expectations, Paramount settling lawsuits paving the way for the Warner Bros. merger to go through, and the new trailer released for ‘The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth.’ Then, they bring in mean pod guy Adam Nayman to break down the good, the bad, and the strange from the Toronto International Film Festival. Next, Sean and Amanda construct their first Best Picture power rankings of the year and go over 31 possible contenders for the Oscars' biggest prize. Finally, Zach Cregger joins the show to have an in-depth (spoilers included) conversation about his new film, ‘Resident Evil,’ and explains why it was the hardest thing he’s ever made.

(0:00) Intro

(1:56) ‘Resident Evil’'s big box office success

(3:02) Paramount to settle lawsuits, paving the way for Warner Bros. deal to go through

(8:39) ‘The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth’ trailer reaction

(10:57) Teaser for Jeremy Saulnier’s new film, ‘Slayground!’

(14:15) ‘NARNIA’ NEWS

(19:06) Best of TIFF with Adam Nayman!

(54:04) The first Best Picture power rankings

(1:23:42) Amanda’s thoughts on ‘Resident Evil’

(1:29:55) Zach Cregger joins the show!

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Zach Cregger and Adam Nayman

Producer: Jack Sanders

Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

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Get in, gang. We’re going to Raccoon City. Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss Zach Cregger’s thrilling follow-up to his mega-successful ‘Weapons’ with his video game adaptation ‘Resident Evil,’ starring Austin Abrams. Before diving in, they react to a handful of movie news headlines, including Noah Baumbach leaving Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork, Quentin Tarantino publishing a new Cliff Booth novel, and John Leguizamo joining ‘Miami Vice ‘85’. Then, they giddily break down ‘Resident Evil’ and gush over the countless reasons why the movie is absolutely incredible. Finally, they look into what the future holds for movie video game adaptations, and take a look at the history of horror-comedy genre mashups and talk through why it’s so hard to pull off successfully.

(0:00) We’re coming to San Francisco!

(0:36) Intro

(2:02) Noah Baumbach leaves Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork

(9:15) Quentin Tarantino is publishing a new Cliff Booth novel

(11:04) What do strange rollouts for big movies mean for their box office potential?

(14:27) ‘River’ is the big acquisition out of TIFF

(15:59) John Leguizamo joins 'Miami Vice ‘85'

(18:49) ‘Resident Evil’

(35:36) SPOILER WARNING

(1:08:51) Box office expectations and what’s next for Zach Cregger

(1:17:57) The future of video game movie adaptations

(1:30:49) A brief history of horror-comedy

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guest: Chris Ryan

Producer: Jack Sanders

Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

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Don’t look back in anger if you spent over two hours watching a pretty rough legacy sequel. On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Yasi Salek to cover two new releases in ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger,’ a film they loved, and ‘Practical Magic 2,’ a film they found to be quite poor. Later, they bring back the movie star playbook for Sandra Bullock and explore what they’d like to see from her career going forward.

(0:00) We’re coming to San Francisco!

(0:45) Intro

(2:02) TIFF premieres and Venice film festival prize winners

(10:21) ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’

(33:17) Our relationship to the original ‘Practical Magic’

(41:59) ‘Practical Magic 2’ is a brutal watch

(59:11) ‘Practical Magic 2’ significantly underperforms at the box office

(1:05:29) The Movie Star Playbook: Sandra Bullock

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Yasi Salek

Producer: Jack Sanders

Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh

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