Podcasts: May 2009 Archives

Sam Raimi Drags Us To Hell

By Alison Willmore on 05/25/2009

Sam Raimi's long-anticipated "return to form" "Drag Me To Hell" hits theaters this Friday, a horror-comedy B-movie that pits a loan officer (Alison Lohman) against a three-day-long gypsy curse. On this week's IFC News podcast, we discuss the film and Raimi's career to date, including our favorite underrated Raimi features and whether he has an obligation to try something new. Download: MP3, 34:42 minutes, 31.8 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Antichrist Compels You

By Alison Willmore on 05/18/2009

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Five minutes after it ended, the first screening of Lars von Trier's new, outrageous "Antichrist" was already a thing of legend. Journalists wobbled away ecstatic, furious, amused, bewildered or physically ill, and at a press conference the next day, the Danish provocateur proclaimed "I am the best film director in the world." This week on the IFC News podcast, we talk about the film everyone's talking about, as well as Pixar's latest, "Up." Download: MP3, 36:12 minutes, 33.2 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML]... MORE »

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When Amusement Parks Go to the Movies

By Alison Willmore on 05/11/2009

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Theme park rides have inspired movies, and movies have provided the inspiration for rides, but with recent theatrical releases getting gussied up with 3-D, IMAX and rumbling seats, has the line between the two shifted? This week on the IFC News podcast, we look at the changing relationship between amusement park attractions and event movies. Download: MP3, 38:16 minutes, 35 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »

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Screen Siblings

By Alison Willmore on 05/04/2009

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"Rudo y Cursi," which opens this week, reunites "Y tu mamá también" co-stars Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal as brothers and rivals in the world of pro soccer. (One would guess this means there will be less kissing between the two in this new film.) So inspired, this week's IFC News podcast looks at a few of our favorite portrayals of siblings on screen, from slapstick silly ("Step Brothers") to Hollywood gothic ("What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"). Download: MP3: 39:44 minutes, 36.3 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML]... MORE »