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It’s been six years since the idea for It Ends entered writer-director Alex Ullom’s brain. The “hangout horror” film played the festival circuit, where it generated considerable buzz (you can read our team’s review from last year’s Chicago Critics Fest here). It then went on to be one of the first films available on the Letterboxd Video Store. Neon subsequently scooped the film for theatrical release which brings us here. Ullom has dubbed It Ends as “hangout horror,” blending suffocating horror with the heart of a summer coming-of-age story. He joins Adam Patla to discuss the making of the film, conceptualizing the rules of an endless road scenario, and the personality dynamics between the characters in the Jeep.
It Ends is now playing in select cities and playing everywhere August 28th. You can check out our full interview with Alex Ullom here. (SPOILER WARNING FROM 4:20 - 5:48)
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Is it another day of sun? Or is there someone in the crowd on this lovely night, as a city of stars shines bright for those who dare to dream? If that gives you any indication, we're talking about the Oscar-winning musical La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
It's a bittersweet romantic tale about two creative artists in Los Angeles who pursue their dreams while falling in love. With the film celebrating its 10th anniversary this week, we're taking a look back at the movie that captured Hollywood's imagination.
La La Land first premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2016, where it received rapturous acclaim. Critics immediately praised the performances from Stone and Gosling, Damien Chazelle's dazzling direction, the catchy original songs and score from Justin Hurwitz, Linus Sandgren's lavish cinematography, the vibrant production design, and the colorful costumes.
The film quickly established itself as the frontrunner throughout the 2016–17 awards season as more and more people fell in love with this dreamlike original movie musical. It paid homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals while bringing a contemporary sensibility to the genre. Its box office reflected that enthusiasm, with the film ultimately grossing approximately $447 million worldwide during its original theatrical run.
Of course, La La Land's legacy doesn't stop there as its awards run has become a piece of infamous Oscar history. But there's no denying that, ten years later, La La Land has left an enormous mark on movie culture from the careers of Stone, Gosling, and Chazelle to the renewed interest in movie musicals, and even the way Oscar envelopes are handled and double-checked before they're opened onstage.
Let's take a look back at La La Land, its legacy, and the cultural phenomenon it became.
On this episode:
Paul Rai
Mariana Fabian
Justin Duggan
Adam Patla
Timmy Lee
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Today, we're heading back to Westeros. After more than two years away, House of the Dragon is finally back for its long-awaited third season.
And it's time for the Dance of the Dragons, the war we've been waiting for and the conflict fans have been asking to see fully erupt. The season opens with the absolutely insane Battle of the Gullet and only gets more chaotic from there. We get major character deaths, some major new players to talk through, dragons literally everywhere, and, of course, Rhaenyra Targaryen finally taking the Iron Throne and dealing with all the chaos that follows.
Today, we're going to talk about Season 3 as a whole including the characters, the biggest moments, our favorite performances, and where exactly the series goes from here.
On this episode:
Jake Fittipaldi
Nandita Joshi
Timmy Lee
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Before we officially get into the buzz of the fall festival circuit, it’s good to take a step back in time and reflect on bygone eras of planetary history. Today in fact, we’re embracing that by going 200 million years in reverse to the age of dinosaurs with David Robert Mitchell and The End of Oak Street. 
The End of Oak Street is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell as his third feature film after It Follows and Under the Silver Lake. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella and Christian Convery as a family whose suburban neighborhood has been transported from 1982 into prehistoric times.
We review the movie and then blind rank 25 dinosaur movies. 
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D23 Announcements 
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Animals Teaser
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On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Adam Patla
Jacob Diedenhofer
Mariana Fabian
Tate Fowler
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Welcome back to In The Queue, a new show in The Rolling Tape network of podcasts that answers the question “What should I watch this weekend?” Every month, we line up what’s in theaters, what’s headlining our watchlists, and what we recommend adding to yours. 
We kicked off this series all the way back in March and then went on summer vacation for 6 months, who's to blame us? But at long last we are back to report on our findings from the watchlist shuffle and discuss what we've seen recently at home and in theaters.
As always, to keep our own watchlists in check, we end with a recommendation game where we randomly select a movie from each other’s Letterboxd watchlists to watch before the next episode. This month we filtered by romance and comedy to celebrate the one night a year when it's legal for singles to have sex. Listen next month to hear our reports.
Films mentioned:
Letterboxd List
On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Des Mack
Cameron Ritter
Red Broadwell
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