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Podcasts: April 2008 Archives
The IFC News Podcast is at Tribeca
By Alison Willmore on 04/28/2008
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 to the feed. + IFC News Festival Video Podcasts (XML) MORE »
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Your Indie Summer Movie Preview
By Alison Willmore on 04/21/2008
Filed under: PodcastsThe 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: MP3, 28:41 minutes, 26.2 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
Movies in Real Time
By Alison Willmore on 04/14/2008
Filed under: PodcastsThe 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... MORE »
Seniors of the Silver Screen
By Alison Willmore on 04/07/2008
Filed under: PodcastsLooking 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: MP3, 26:45 minutes, 24.5 MB Subscribe to the podcast:... MORE »
