Cinema Chase

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Sinopsis

James Hrivnak and Dave Babbitt discuss film and film culture.

Episodios

  • Episode 29: SIDE BY SIDE

    15/02/2016 Duración: 01h30min

    The major debate that's divided filmmakers and critics alike over the last decade has been the gradual decline of shooting movies on celluloid film and the rise of digital video as a viable, professional format. Dave and James weigh in on this debate as well as review Christopher Kenneally's 2012 documentary Side by Side, which features the sweet, soothing narration of Keanu Reeves.

  • Episode 28: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

    14/01/2016 Duración: 01h46min

    In this galaxy, very recently, Dave and James were joined by Toronto-based comedian and actor Chris Martin to talk about J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Listen in as they discuss the latest episode in the Star Wars saga, as well as the original trilogy of film.

  • Episode 27: A Very Cinema Chase Christmas

    21/12/2015 Duración: 01h10min

    Pour yourself a hot toddy and settle in next to the fire as Dave and James talk Christmas classics old and new—from It's a Wonderful Life and The Shop Around the Corner to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Family Stone, and Die Hard (plus many more!).

  • Episode 26: SPECTRE

    12/11/2015 Duración: 01h52min

    Dave and James return with another James Bond episode, but aided by Toronto filmmaker Sean Cammack. Together, they cover the Daniel Craig era of 007 and take a look specifically at 2015's Spectre.

  • Episode 25: HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS

    27/10/2015 Duración: 01h45min

    Recording from the sleepy town of Haddonfield, Illinois, Dave and James review the much-maligned fifth Halloween sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. While trying to sort out the plot of that film (in its two different versions), they also talk about the Halloween film series as a whole (no Zombies, though).

  • Episode 24: THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN

    15/10/2015 Duración: 01h28min

    Dave and James delve deep into darkness as the search for the true, dark soul of podcasting. Unfortunately, all they find is the Ryuhei Kitamura's 2008 Clive Barker adaptation The Midnight Meat Train. In addition to reviewing the film, they also discuss horror "brands."

  • Episode 23: TOPAZ

    21/09/2015 Duración: 01h35min

    Dave and James just can't seem to leave the spy game behind as they discuss Alfred Hitchcock's 1969 Cold War thriller Topaz, based on the novel by Leon Uris. Listen in as the discuss the film's high points and weak spots as well as Hitch's other work in the 1960s.

  • Episode 22: THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS/LICENCE TO KILL

    28/08/2015 Duración: 01h47min

    Dave and James' look at the James Bond films continues with an episode dedicated to the most underrated actor of the series, Timothy Dalton. Dalton only played Bond twice—in 1987's The Living Daylights and 1989's Licence to Kill—but his time in role is a high point for the series.

  • Episode 21: AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM: BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN

    05/08/2015 Duración: 01h28min

    Dave and James indulge in what can only be called one of their more idiosyncratic interests in bad films with this episode, discussing "director" Alan Smithee and the 1998 Joe Eszterhas-penned An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn. Tune in, there's not a good film in the lot!

  • Episode 20: STIGMATA

    14/07/2015 Duración: 52min

    Dave and James welcome special guest Dr. Dru Jeffries to discuss Rupert Wainwright's 1999 religious thriller Stigmata starring Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette (not for this) and Gabriel Byrne.

  • Episode 19: CHUNGKING EXPRESS

    12/06/2015 Duración: 01h56min

    Dave and James—Podcasters 445 and 774, respectively—could talk about Wong Kar-wai’s and his pop-art classic Chungking Express for hours, but fortunately keep the discussion to under two. Listen in as the two gush over the international auteur and his filmography.

  • Episode 18: FANTASIA

    18/05/2015 Duración: 01h47min

    Dave and James take a look back at the 1940 Walt Disney classic Fantasia and discuss the state of animation at that time. Or at least they start to before going on some embarrassingly long tangents—so much so, the show may as well be called Tangents.

  • Episode 17: DEATH WISH 3

    17/04/2015 Duración: 01h51min

    The Very Special Episode of Cinema Chase takes time to pause and reflect—and in a way celebrate—Cannon Films. In addition to a discussion of Death Wish 3, one of Cannon's most, well, regarded productions, Dave and James take a look back at the highs and lows of the 1980s' most notorious and successful independent studios.

  • Episode 16: KLUTE

    01/04/2015 Duración: 01h03min

    Come for the engaging review of Alan J. Pakula's Oscar-winning 1971 thriller Klute starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland as well as an in-depth discussion New Hollywood Cinema, but stay for Dave's botching of character and film names. Solve the mystery as to how Alison Brie and Osage: Orange County relate to Pakula's paranoid thriller!

  • Episode 15: NOTHING BUT TROUBLE

    05/03/2015 Duración: 01h45min

    As it often happens in movies, Dave and James were set to review something else (presumably better), but were forced off the highway and through a rural, backwoods town where they encounter weird locals and now they've seen learned some hideous, dark secrets about the town and don't know if they can escape with their lives! Well, not really, but that's basically the premise of Dan Aykroyd's directorial debut Nothing But Trouble, which is reviewed this episode. Also listen in for a discussion on actors-turned-directors.

  • Episode 14: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

    17/02/2015 Duración: 01h31min

    This episode, Dave and James tackle some Big Themes while reviewing James L. Brooks' multi-Oscar winning drama Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger as a mother and daughter who navigate their relationship as they deal with Life. As it's awards season, Dave and James also discuss the Oscars and a specific subgenre of film: The Oscar Bait.

  • Episode 13: POLICE STORY

    26/01/2015 Duración: 01h41min

    This episode, Dave and James are careful not to step on any of the broken glass as they discuss international superstar Jackie Chan's 1985 action-comedy Police Story, noting Chan's performance and directorial style. Also discussed is Chan's failed attempts to crack North American cinemas in the 1980s.

  • Episode 12: THE SPY WHO LOVED ME

    10/12/2014 Duración: 01h50min

    The Roger Moore era of the James Bond series is up for discussion this episode of Cinema Chase. Dave and James look at the all time highs and the lowest lows of the 12 years and (00)7 films that starred Moore. Somewhere in there, the two narrow in on 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, which is generally regarded as the pinnacle of Moore's tenure.

  • Episode 11: THE EXORCIST III

    22/10/2014 Duración: 01h53min

    If there was ever a film that didn't need a sequel – let alone two sequels and two prequels – its William Friedkin's The Exorcist. And yet, here we are. This episode, Dave and James look at William Peter Blatty's 1990 sequel The Exorcist III, as well as the other four films that make up the Exorcist franchise. At the very least, tune in to hear them try to wrap their heads around Exorcist II: The Heretic.

  • Episode 10: THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL

    08/10/2014 Duración: 01h47min

    Dave and James navigate the proverbial spooky and creeky house of podcasting on the outskirts of town as they discuss Ti West's retro-horror film The House of the Devil. But before diving into West's 2009 film, they discuss retro-horror,  as well as other retro-films and nostalgia film, in general.

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