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Podcasts: January 2009 Archives
The Obligatory Oscar Nominations Analysis
By Alison Willmore on 01/26/2009
Cheers to nods for Josh Brolin and Michael Shannon, jeers to the neglect of "WALL-E" and "The Dark Knight," and wonderment at why anyone would turn down the chance to have Bruce Springsteen perform on their telecast -- on this week's IFC News Podcast, we look over this year's Oscar nods. Download: MP3, 36:25 minutes, 33.4 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
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Live From Sundance, It's the IFC News Podcast
By Alison Willmore on 01/19/2009
Filed under: PodcastsWe're at the midpoint of this year's Sundance Film Festival, and so we gather with colleagues David Fear from Time Out New York and James Rocchi of Cinematical to discuss the highlights and lowlights so far. Download: MP3, 35:28 minutes, 32.5 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
Mall Movies, Plus Vikings
By Alison Willmore on 01/12/2009
Filed under: PodcastsIn... honor of (?) the unfortunately non-rhyming "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," we take a look at a few of the movies set in major retail settings, from department stores ("Miracle on 34th Street") to malls ("Scenes from a Mall") to big-box stores ("Career Opportunities"), and then, because we're punchy from Sundance prep, discuss the alien versus Viking movie with which we've become obsessed. Download: MP3, 26:31 minutes, 24.3 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
Our Sundance '09 Preview
By Alison Willmore on 01/05/2009
Filed under: PodcastsThe 2009 Sundance Film Festival kicks off January 15th. On this week's podcast, we highlight the films that sound worthy of that infamous Sundance "buzz," from John Krasinski's adaptation of the late David Foster Wallace's work to a documentary about an unlikely Slovenian endurance swimmer taking on the mighty Amazon. Download: MP3, 36:01 minutes, 33 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
