Podcasts: November 2008 Archives

Giving Thanks

By Alison Willmore on 11/24/2008

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, this week's IFC News podcast looks at the things this year that have made us feel grateful, from the beleaguered but always passionate critical community to a fantastic DVD release and an actor whose recent work continues to surprise and impress us. Download: MP3, 33:38 minutes, 30.8 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Alison at the Wedding/Matt Getting Married

By Alison Willmore on 11/17/2008

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Podcaster, IFC News on-air host and general man about town Matt Singer is getting hitched, and in honor of his impending nuptials, this week's podcast takes a look at significant film wedding scenes, two of our favorite wedding movie clichés, and the heated discussions that have sprung from this year's major marital-themed picture, Jonathan Demme's "Rachel Getting Married." Download: MP3, 32:26 minutes, 29.7 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Alison and Matt Bond

By Alison Willmore on 11/10/2008

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Does this Bond need saving? On this week's IFC News podcast, we look at the reinvention of the James Bond character in franchise reboot "Casino Royale" and the new "Quantum of Solace," including what's worked, what hasn't, the shadow of the Bourne films and whether in updating the franchise and the character the new film has done away with too many of the things that made Bond Bond. Download: MP3, 33:52 minutes, 31 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Actors As Themselves, Sort Of

By Alison Willmore on 11/03/2008

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In "JCVD," faded action icon Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a sadder-sack version of himself who returns to Brussels after losing his daughter in a bitter custody battle, hoping to regroup but unlucky enough to get caught in a botched bank robbery. It takes a special brand of self-awareness and sense of humor to play yourself in a film (we're not just talking novelty cameos) -- on this week's IFC News podcast, we look at other examples, from self-mythologizing hip-hop artists to self-depreciating art house stars. Download: MP3, 33:22 minutes, 30.6 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML]... MORE »