Podcasts: December 2008 Archives

The IFC News Podcast...

By Alison Willmore on 12/29/2008

...is taking this week off. We'll be back next week -- Happy New Year! Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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On this week's podcast, we wrap up the year with a look at our best-ofs, an offering of worst-ofs and biggest letdowns and a round-up of the films we're most looking forward to in 2009. Download: MP3, 38:27 minutes, 35.2 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Our Favorite Performances of 2008

By Alison Willmore on 12/15/2008

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From the year's greatest comeback and its most tragedy-tinged triumph to underappreciated turns in comedies and foreign films, we salute 2008's great moments in acting. Download: MP3, 39:17 minutes, 36 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Are Movies Getting Longer?

By Alison Willmore on 12/08/2008

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Did movies actually get longer this year, or does it just feel that way? As 2008's lengthwise winner, Steven Soderbergh's 257-minute, two-chapter "Che," finally reaches theaters, this week's IFC News podcast looks at runtimes in 2008 and whether 145 minutes of big-screen "Sex in the City" was really necessary. Download: MP3, 34:51 minutes, 31.9 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Making Movie News

By Alison Willmore on 12/01/2008

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The Hollywood Reporter has promised that "no movie flatters the press" like Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon." Well, to be fair, most movies don't try to flatter the press at all. On this week's IFC News podcast, we look at the different ways journalists have been portrayed on screen, from backbiting magazine staffers to fast-talking, amoral reporters and cynical TV talking heads, with the occasional heroic turn throw in. Download: MP3, 33:01 minutes, 30.2 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »