May 17 2012

12.5: Absolute Middle-Class Suburban Geeky Guy

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Also this week: a second new episode ratchets us up towards WTF with Marc Maron levels of productivity, with the concluding part of Chris’s chat with Malcolm McConnell finding them mourning Adam Yauch and waxing nostalgic over memories of the Beastie Boys. As before, Malcolm’s dog Zoe is fairly audible at times, though panting contentedly this time rather than mewling away pathetically.

 

May 15 2012

12: Geek Aaron Sorkin

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This week: the first of a two-part episode finds Chris joined by Malcolm McConnell to talk over The Avengers, in forms both assembled and otherwise, as well as comic book movies and the work of Joss Whedon more generally. WARNING: believe it or not, this hour long, in-depth discussion of one film contains some spoilers. Part two, on the Beastie Boys and MCA, to follow later this week.

 

Mar 11 2012

11: The Boss Would Like a Word

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This week: Guess who’s back? Back again? If you guessed ‘a ten years out of date reference to Eminem’, you’d be right, but also missing the point, because the podcast’s back after a two month hiatus. No guests, so hear Chris ramble for most of an hour about Bruce Springsteen, Blu-Ray and some of the film and music highlights from the start of 2012.

N.B.: Dud e-mail address given at the end of this week’s pod – all enquiries/comments/abuse can be sent to chris@seenyourvideopod.com

 

Feb 13 2012

Parents – They’re So Fucked Up: The Descendants

George Clooney; a hedge

 

You’ve probably heard by now that the opening minutes of The Descendants, Alexander Payne’s adaptation of the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, do not bode well for what follows. The first film Payne has directed that he hasn’t co-written with Jim Taylor, his partner on Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt and Sideways (and surreally, wonderfully, credited drafts of Jurassic Park III and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry), starts with a concentrated burst of uncharacteristically clunky expository voiceover from George Clooney, playing Hawaiian lawyer Matt King. As Clooney looks the old show-don’t-tell rule square in the face and dares it to blink, there’s an emergent worry that seven years off has left Payne the writer a little rusty, even as Payne the director expertly complements the narration bemoaning outsiders’ idealised visions of Hawaii with shots of an island city that looks like it could be anywhere in the USA. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 22 2012

Silent Alarm

ONE OF US. ONE OF US. GOOBLE GOBBLE GOOBLE GOBBLE.

I know it’s totally pointless to get worked up about awards season in Hollywood, because it rarely, if ever recognises the actual best films of any given year. I know we say this about it every year. I know we trot out the same statistics of past injustices: Hitchcock, Welles and Kubrick never won Oscars; Dances With Wolves beat Goodfellas; Forrest Gump beat Pulp Fiction; from a largely fool-proof field that included Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Munich and Good Night, And Good Luck, the Academy still managed to fuck up and give Best Picture to Crash.

I know we all just let out a sigh, acknowledge that the Oscars have happened and move on with our lives. Goddammit, though – nothing quite hammers home the essential frippery of these awards like the knowledge that Michael Hazanavicius’ The Artist is considered this year’s frontrunner.

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Jan 22 2012

Service Advisory

Aye, so, sorry for the lack of podcast over the past couple of weeks. I’m trying to nail down a particular interview that has so far proven elusive, but will hopefully get something up before the month’s out. In the meantime, have some blog posts.

 

Dec 31 2011

10: Countdown (Part Two – Film)

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This week: the conclusion of the epic two-part year-end round-up sees Chris counting down his ten favourite films of the year, ably assisted by Jamie Dunn, Ross Watson and Ali Braidwood.

 

Dec 19 2011

09: Countdown (Part One – Music)

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This week: the first of an epically-hyphenated two-part year-end best-of round-up sees Chris counting down his ten favourite albums of the year, with contributions along the way from past show guests Ali Braidwood, Ian Gregson, Anna Casey and Ross Watson. Part two (on movies and stuff) to follow later in the week.

 

Nov 28 2011

08: James Franco’s Hilarious Accent

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This week: Chris flies solo in anticipation of the forthcoming year-end best-ofs, ruminating on how best to enjoy films that are just OK and wondering why Tyler, The Creator got so much stick for foregrounding prejudices that have long existed in hip-hop.

 

Nov 21 2011

07: ‘Righto, chaps! Blighty! Bombs away!’

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This week: Chris missed Arab Strap at Sleazy’s 20th birthday party, but did get to see The Twilight Sad; and Jamie Dunn, film editor of The Skinny, comes in to talk about the revitalisation of British cinema over the past year, including Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea (on general release from Friday).

 

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