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Podcasts: September 2009 Archives
Guy Movies for Girls, Girl Movies for Guys
By Alison Willmore on 09/29/2009
"Whip It," Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, is an unabashed chick flick set in Austin's roller derby scene that might, given the chance, nevertheless prove just as enjoyable for the dudes in the audience. The film inspired this week's IFC News podcast, in which we swap marketing demos, with Alison picking out "guy movies" she likes, and Matt doing the same from the other side of the gender divide. Download: MP3, 50:36 minutes, 46.3 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
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Attention Owed to Clive Owen
By Alison Willmore on 09/21/2009
Filed under: PodcastsIn this week's "The Boys Are Back," Clive Owen seems to break from his usual screen persona to play a sports writer whose wife passes away, leaving him a single dad forced to reconnect with and learn to take care of his two sons. But how far a stretch is that, really, for a man whose screen specialty has become the reluctant hero? This week on the IFC News podcast, we offer an appreciation of one of our favorite leading men, saluting his presence, his choice in roles and his ability to read the silliest of voiceovers without a hint... MORE »
Blowing the Whistle on Whistleblower Movies
By Alison Willmore on 09/14/2009
Filed under: PodcastsThe covert meetings in hallways and parking garages, the warning threats, the for-the-role weight gain, the righteous speechifying -- Steven Soderbergh mocks all of these standbys of the whistleblower movie in his new comedy "The Informant!" Inspired, on this week's IFC News podcast we take a closer look at some of those clichés and the films that best embody them, from "The Insider" to Soderbergh's own "Erin Brockovich." Download: MP3, 40:31 minutes, 37.1 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
No One Can Hear You Scream
By Alison Willmore on 09/07/2009
Filed under: Podcasts"Nature never intended for you to survive here" warns the trailer for the new film "Whiteout," about Kate Beckinsale tracking a killer in Antarctica. But the planet's least hospitable continent isn't the only place humans don't belong -- this week on the IFC News podcast, we list some of our favorite movie uses of hostile backdrops, from the deserts to the open ocean to outer space. Download: MP3, 32:12 minutes, 29.5 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »
