Podcasts
IFC News Podcast #76: Get (Uwe) Bolled Over
Monday, May 12, 2008 | 10:01 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
There are petitions just to stop him from making more films. Stride has offered to give away free gum if one million people sign. He's punched out the scrawnier of his critics in a boxing ring. He's the filmmaker the world loves to revile, and in honor of (or maybe just to warn you about) the upcoming "Postal," this week on the IFC News podcast we discuss the career and films of Uwe Boll, and whether or not he's the contemporary Ed Wood.
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[Photo: Uwe Boll plays himself in "Postal," Freestyle Releasing, 2007]
IFC News Podcast #75: Not Another Teen Movie Podcast
Monday, May 5, 2008 | 11:18 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
This week, "Juno"'s Ellen Page is back in theaters with "The Tracey Fragments," playing another troubled but eloquent teenager girl. Is it safe to say that Page is the wide-eyed, smart-mouthed face of the MySpace generation on the indie screen? In honor of her role, this week on the IFC News podcast, we take a look at some of the better representations of teens on screen, from "Kes" to "Ghost World."
Download now (MP3: 27:56 minutes, 25.5 MB)
[Photo: "The Tracey Fragments," THINKFilm, 2007]
The IFC News Podcast is at Tribeca
Monday, April 28, 2008 | 6:32 PM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
The IFC News podcast is taking this week off — catch us in video form instead in our coverage of the Tribeca Film Festival right here. Want to download these video dispatches? Here's the link on iTunes.
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IFC News Podcast #74: Your Indie Summer Movie Preview
Monday, April 21, 2008 | 11:26 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
The weather's warming, the days are longer and "Iron Man" ads are getting inescapable — clear signs that summer's on the way. This week on the IFC News podcast, we present ten indie alternatives to the season's blockbusters that we haven't seen and are really looking forward to.
Download now (MP3: 28:41 minutes, 26.2 MB)
[Photo: "The Promotion," Dimension Films, 2008]
IFC News Podcast #73: Movies in Real Time
Monday, April 14, 2008 | 10:13 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
The moment the phone rings in "88 Minutes" and Al Pacino is told he has the titular amount of time left to live, the film joins the small group of flicks set in real time — every minute that ticks by in the film is equal to a minute of the audience's time. "24" may have conditioned us to follow narratives as they unfold (and wonder if the characters will ever manage a bathroom break), the real time feature remains tricky and often gimmick-driven. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at some of the directors, from Hitchcock to Linklater, and some of the structures, from dinner parties to hostage situations, of films set in real time.
Download now (MP3: 28:10 minutes, 25.7 MB)
[Photo: "88 Minutes," Columbia Pictures, 2008]
IFC News Podcast #72: Seniors of the Silver Screen
Monday, April 7, 2008 | 9:22 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
Looking at the posters of the adorable New England senior citizens that make up the chorus featured in doc "Young@Heart," it's hard not to think about how, with the exception of rapping grannies, you just don't see people over the age of 65 in movies that often. Certainly not as the focus of a film — which is why, this week on the IFC News podcast, we look over the small selection of features centered on older casts, and the films that seem specifically intended for the neglected 65-plus demographic.
Download now (MP3: 26:45 minutes, 24.5 MB)
[Photo: "Young@Heart," Fox Searchlight, 2007]
IFC News Podcast #71: Gambling on the Movies
Monday, March 31, 2008 | 9:59 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
"21," which is based on the true story of a group of MIT students who used a card-counting system to win millions of dollars in the Vegas casinos, isn't the first film to tackle gambling as a topic... and it's doubtful anyone would call it the best, either. But gambling, whether it be on cards, dice, horses or other people, is tough to capture on screen. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at "21," the plague of the poker fad on screen, and a few gambling films that get it right.
Download now (MP3: 29:44 minutes, 27.2 MB)
[Photo: "21," Columbia Pictures, 2008]
IFC News Podcast #70: Anthony Minghella
Monday, March 24, 2008 | 11:23 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
British playwright, screenwriter and Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella passed away last week at the early age of 54. Best known for glossy, classy literary adaptations like "The English Patient" and "Cold Mountain," the director maintained throughout his brief career a focus on class and on pressures that arise from being an outsider struggling to conform. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look through Minghella's six theatrical features and the themes to which he always returned.
Download now (MP3: 34:41 minutes, 31.7 MB)
[Photo: Anthony Minghella during the filming of "Breaking and Entering," MGM, 2006]
IFC News Podcast #69: The Brothers Wilson
Monday, March 17, 2008 | 3:20 PM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
Luke and Owen Wilson have risen from earlier collaborations with Wes Anderson to mainstream stardom, but have also retained distinct on-screen personas that have informed both their larger and their indie roles. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the career of the two more famous Wilsons (sorry, Andrew), the roles they've tended to take or be offered, their attempts to break out of those roles and their brightest on-screen moments.
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[Photo: Owen and Luke Wilson in "Bottle Rocket," Columbia Pictures, 1996]
IFC News Podcast #68: From South by Southwest 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008 | 10:31 PM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
There's film! There's music! There's barbecue! There's... interactive! This week on the IFC News podcast, we check in from SXSW 2008 to talk about what we've been up to, what we've seen, and why we like this damn festival so much.
Download now (MP3: 32:51 minutes, 30.1 MB)
[Photo: Greta Gerwig and Joe Swanberg in "Nights and Weekends," 2008]
IFC News Podcast #67: Films and "The '50s"
Monday, March 3, 2008 | 11:17 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
Ira Sach's new film "Married Life," opening this week, is set in a stylized late '40s/early '50s that may not resemble what real life was like in that era, but that will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has, well, watched TV or seen films. "The '50s," in all of their heightened glory, are a favorite era of filmmakers, shorthand for either the good ol' clean cut days of American mythology or the dark, unacknowledged underbelly of that time. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at how films like "Hollywoodland" and "Far From Heaven" treat the era, and some themes that come up again and again.
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[Photo: Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams in "Married Life," Sony Pictures Classics, 2007]
IFC News Podcast #66: The Outer Boroughs
Monday, February 25, 2008 | 5:12 PM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
There are enough films set in Manhattan to merit a dozen podcasts, but ones that are set in one of the outer boroughs — Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island — are harder to find. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the four New York boroughs not frequented so often by films, and try to figure out the common themes of the ones that are set in each.
[Photo: The Queens-set "Chop Shop," Koch Lorber Films, 2007]
IFC News Podcast #65: A Simpler, Kinder, More Muscled Time
Monday, February 18, 2008 | 7:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
80s nostalgia is in full force in film and television right now, in a particularly bittersweet way. In these complex political times, the vintage musclebound blockbusters have come to represent an odd common global cultural touchstone as well as a relic of a simpler, more naive time. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at how Rambo became the face of innocent loss in several films on the festival circuit, and what 80s franchises are in the pipeline to be remade.
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IFC News Podcast #64: The Science of Chemistry
Monday, February 11, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
Last week in the New York Times, A.O. Scott mused that the romantic comedy has become the victim of "a dispiriting, uninspired sameness." Well, given that it's the week of Valentine's Day, we thought we take a look at his argument, give our thoughts on whether we agree, and discuss some of the on-screen pairings in the past few years that have actually worked thanks to chemistry and which iconic stars seem incapable of generating romantic chemistry with their fellow actors.
[Correction: In this podcast, we state that Kate Hudson is also the female lead in "Failure to Launch." This is incorrect — it was in fact Sarah Jessica Parker. We apologize for the error.]
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[Photo: Hepburn and Tracy they ain't — Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in "Fool's Gold," Warner Bros.]
IFC News Podcast #63: The World of Superbowl Advertising
Monday, February 4, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
The average Superbowl ad cost $2.7 million for 30-second slot this year. For that much scratch, you can afford to hire a decent director. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the talent behind the most impressive ads that aired during the game, and revisit the illustrious ad careers of some of our favorite filmmakers.
Download now (MP3: 30:16 minutes, 27.7 MB)Podcast feeds: [XML] [iTunes]
[Photo: Justin Timberlake gets abused in the name of Pepsi, PepsiCo, 2008]
IFC News Podcast #62: Oscar snubs, surprises
Monday, January 28, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
Four out of the five Best Picture nominees in this year's Oscars are, technically, indie films. While it remains to be seen if anyone will watch, it's certainly the strongest batch of nominees we've seen at the Academy Awards in a long time. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look over the Indiewood Oscars, pointing out surprises and snubs in select categories. And don't forget to catch Matt Singer double-dating on the Oscar topic over at NPR's Talk of the Nation, here.
Download now (MP3: 33:54 minutes, 31 MB)Podcast feeds: [XML] [iTunes]
[Photo: Snubbed? "Into the Wild," Paramount Vantage, 2007]
IFC News Podcast #61: Sundance midpoint
Monday, January 21, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "The Wackness," Occupant Films, 2008]
This week on the IFC News podcasts, we report from midway through the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, discussing what's been good, what's been bad and what people are talking about. Special guest Adam Kempenaar of the Filmspotting podcasts joins us.
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IFC News Podcast #60: The "Sundance film"
Monday, January 14, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "Little Miss Sunshine," Fox Searchlight, 2006]
SXSW has laid claim to the mumblecore movement, Cannes is home to the old school auteurist art film, and Sundance has... the Sundance film. The 2008 Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week, and this week on the IFC News podcast, we attempt to define what, exactly, makes a "Sundance film," pick out some of the genre's favorite themes and elements, and test how notable Sundance films of the past few years stack up.
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IFC News Podcast #59: On Selling Out
Monday, January 7, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: David Cross in "Alvin and the Chipmunks," Twentieth Century Fox Animation, 2007]
Comedian David Cross was sensitive enough about taking a role in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" that he felt the need to defend himself on his blog. But he's hardly the first to take a less than Oscar-winning part for a payout — this week on the IFC News podcast, we list out a few of our favorite respected actors who have shown themselves to be unafraid to star opposite, say, a talking baby.
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IFC News Podcast #58: Looking Forward to 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: David Gordon Green's "Pineapple Express," Columbia Pictures, 2008]
2007 is so 2007 — we're all about the new year. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look ahead to 2008 and list some of the things we're looking forward to, from the bad movie month of January (hello, two films from Uwe Boll!) to upcoming work from our favorite directors to fabulous films we caught at festival in the past year that are finally making their way to theaters.
Download now (MP3: 31:07 minutes, 28.5 MB)
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IFC News Podcast #57: Looking Back at 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Richard Gere as Billy the Kid Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There," Weinstein Company, 2007]
The western returned in full force, the musical biopic was reinvented and the musical reemerged in scruffier form while the serious war film took a beating at the box office. This week on the IFC News podcast, we take a look back at the trends and themes of 2007.
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IFC News Podcast #56: Daddy's Little Directors
Monday, December 10, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Jason Reitman on the set of "Juno," Fox Searghlight, 2007]
Jason Reitman, the filmmaker behind "Juno" and "Thank You For Smoking," has done an admirable job of distinguishing his promising career as a director from that of his father, "Ghostbusters" helmer Ivan Reitman. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at some of the other offspring of established directors who've followed their famous parents into the fold, discuss the burdens they have to bear (and the not-inconsiderable advantages they have) and offer an unscientific grouping of who's done well and who hasn't.
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IFC News Podcast #55: Concerning Costume Dramas
Monday, December 3, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "Atonement," Focus Features, 2007]
Sure, "costume drama" can technically be applied to everything from "Apocalypto" "Pirates of the Caribbean," but for some of us, it means a very specific type of film, filled with restraining clothing and even more restrained emotions. This week on the IFC News podcast, we talk about the recent decline in the genre, its Merchant Ivory heyday and the costume drama hall of fame.
Download now (MP3: 26:24 minutes, 24.1 MB)
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IFC News Podcast #54: Confessing Some Blind Spots
Monday, November 26, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "It's a Wonderful Life," RKO Radio Pictures, 1946]
You can't see everything — if 2007 has taught us anything, it's that it's pretty much impossible to see every new release, no matter how hard you might try. Some things will slip by, but that's nothing unusual — heck, even the most dedicated of film nerds have their blind spots. This week on the IFC News podcast, we confess to some of our most embarrassing: great film, classic films, films we know all about, perhaps, but still haven't gotten around to seeing.
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IFC News Podcast #53: Screenwriters on Screen
Monday, November 19, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Nicolas Cage and Brian Cox in "Adaptation," Columbia Pictures, 2002]
While there are plenty of films out there featuring writers, those concentrating on people who write for film or television are few and far between, and an interesting case study — they're very rarely a flattering portrait of the position. This week on the IFC News podcast, as the writers' strike carries on, we present a potential movie marathon of films featuring screenwriters.
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IFC News Podcast #52: Motion-Capture and the Changing Face of Animation
Monday, November 12, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf," Paramount Pictures, 2007]
The newest face of animation looks awfully like Angelina Jolie. "Beowulf" makes use of motion-capture technology to bring a near-lifelike look to its characters. Too lifelike? This week on the IFC News podcast, we talk about whether or not motion capture can be considered animation, and the benefits of keeping things stylized.
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IFC News Podcast #51: The Good, the Bad and the Television
Monday, November 5, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Onion rings? "The Sopranos," HBO, 2007]
Scripted television has changed a lot in the last few years — in some ways, it has an advantage over film in terms of relevance, reach and range of storytelling. This week on the IFC News podcast, as television and film writers head out to picket for the first WGA strike since 1988, we turn to television to discuss the pros and cons of the medium and why it has finally become acceptable to work for the big and small screens without being sniffed at.
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IFC News Podcast #50: Ridley Scott, King of the Director's Cut
Monday, October 29, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: The unicorn dream from "Blade Runner," Warner Bros., 1982]
"Blade Runner - The Final Cut," the third official cut of the beloved sci-fi film that first hit theaters back in 1982, is now back on the big screen. It's hardly the first time Sir Ridley Scott has revisited a film — the director of "Alien" and "Kingdom of Heaven" has had a long relationship with the director's cut. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look over Scott's career and the various versions of his work.
[Correction: In this podcast, we mention that "Blade Runner - The Final Cut" is currently available on DVD. This is incorrect; it will not be available for purchase until December 18th.]
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IFC News Podcast #49: Sophomore Slump
Monday, October 22, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "The Fountain," Warner Bros., 2006]
The film that follows a filmmaker's big-splash debut or major breakout is burdened by a considerable amount of expectation and anticipation. This week on the IFC News podcast, we consider the sophomore slump, whether literal or just in spirit, and take a look at how and why it's affected some of our favorite directors.
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IFC News Podcast #48: Vampires Through The Ages
Sunday, October 14, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "30 Days of Night," Columbia Pictures, 2007]
The ads for "30 Days of Night" promise that in the film "a new vision of the vampire comes to life." Well, the vampire has kept up a steady presence on screen since the early days of cinema, and "30 Days of Night" wouldn't be its first reinvention. This week on the IFC News podcast, we browse vampires through the ages, from Bela Lugosi to the Hammer films to 90s indie vamp angst.
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IFC News Podcast #47: An Appreciation of Mark Wahlberg
Monday, October 8, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Mark Wahlberg in "We Own The Night," Columbia Pictures, 2007]
Having negotiated the particularly challenging career move from white rapper to respected actor, Mark Wahlberg now shifts between middling leading roles ("The Italian Job," anyone?) and generally kickass supporting ones ("I Heart Huckabees"). This week on the IFC News podcast, we take a closer look at the artist formerly known as Marky Mark.
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IFC News Podcast #46: "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Monday, September 24, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke in "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," ThinkFilm, 2007]
Sidney Lumet's new thriller "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" screens as part of the New York Film Festival before opening in theaters next month. This week on the IFC News podcast, we discuss the film and the admirable career and unusual appeal of one of its stars, Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Matt Singer and Alison Willmore webcast live from the New York Film Festival September 28th through October 5th at 1pm ET daily. Watch them here.
IFC News Podcast #45: The Dreaded Video Game Adaptation
Monday, September 17, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Milla Jovovich in "Resident Evil: Extinction," Screen Gems, 2007]
Few film genres have been as unfairly maligned as the video game adaptation... er, scratch that, actually, that malignment is totally deserved. This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at what goes so wrong when adapting massively popular game titles into films, at the one director representing indie film in the field (like it or not) and whether video games can be considered art.
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IFC News Podcast #44: Eastern Promises
Monday, September 10, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel in "Eastern Promises," Focus Features, 2007]
David Cronenberg, the "King of Venereal Horror," has made a transition in his last few features toward more mainstream films. This doesn't mean they don't bear his distinctive touch — "A History of Violence" challenged audiences with fight scenes that were both exhilarating and repellent, while "Eastern Promises," a more prickly film, takes on themes of honor and manhood. This week on the IFC News podcast, we take a closer look at Cronenberg's latest, which just made its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
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IFC News Podcast #43: The Indie Musical
Monday, September 3, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Susan Sarandon in John Turturro's "Romance & Cigarettes," MGM, 2007]
Banished for years to the realms of animation, the movie musical finally seems to be making a comeback. This week on the IFC News podcast, we speculate on what led to the demise of the musical, and look into how the burgeoning genre of the indie musical plays up the disconnect between a song and dance number and a harsher reality.
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IFC News Podcast #42: The Fall Film Preview
Monday, August 27, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Anton Corbijn's "Control" opens October 10th, Weinstein Company, 2007]
As the (metaphorically) dark days of August come to a close, we prepare ourselves for fall and award season. This week on the IFC News podcast, we pick out ten films we're looking forward to in the upcoming months.
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IFC News Podcast #41: The Actor-Director
Monday, August 20, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: Mandy Moore in "Dedication," the directorial debut of actor Justin Theroux, First Look International, 2007]
Charlie Chaplin did it. Orson Welles did it. Heck, Emilio Estevez still does it. There are plenty of good reasons for actors to get behind the camera and give directing a whirl (and not a few bad ones). This week on the IFC News podcast, we look over the recent rash of films from actor-directors, salute some of the best work from actor-directors in the past, and pick out some major themes from the films they tend to turn out.
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IFC News Podcast #40: Vacation Time
Monday, August 13, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "The Beach," Twentieth Century Fox, 2000]
Summer's winding down, but there's still time to squeeze in one last getaway before fall rolls in. This week on the IFC News podcast, we discuss some decent films about traveling and some others you definitely don't want to watch right before you head out on vacation.
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IFC News Podcast #39: The Most Disturbing Sex Scenes of All Time
Monday, August 6, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "Battle in Heaven," Tartan USA, 2005]
As a sidebar to last week's list of the 50 greatest sex scenes in cinema, we're taking a moment to turn to the unsexy side of things. This week on the IFC News podcast, we discuss the 15 most disturbing (either intentionally or unintentionally) sex scenes in cinema. Hott.
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IFC News Podcast #38: When Singers Play Singers
Monday, July 30, 2007 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "Purple Rain," Warner Bros. Pictures, 1984]
So you can sing. So you can dance. So you look rockin' on stage. But if want to successfully cross over into film, you're going to have to do more than purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. You're going to have to find a project that highlights your strong points (see above) and downplays your weaker ones (like your untried acting ability). This week on the IFC News podcast, we survey singers playing singers on films.
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