Podcasts: November 2009 Archives

The John Wooniverse

By Alison Willmore on 11/16/2009

After a less-than-stellar run in the U.S., director John Woo heads to China for "Red Cliff," a period war epic starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang Cheng and others in what's the most expensive Asian production to date. On this week's IFC News podcast, we look at Woo's career and his signature stylings, at the immensely influential run of Hong Kong crime dramas that spawned the "heroic bloodshed" genre, and at his hits and misses stateside. Download: MP3, 48:21 minutes, 44.3 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] This week's keyword game prizes come courtesy of "Anvil! The Story of... MORE »

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The Pleasures of Stop Motion Animation

By Alison Willmore on 11/09/2009

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Computer graphics have been a game-changer for traditional animation, but the far more analog stop motion is still going strong and relatively unchanged -- see this Friday's release of "Fantastic Mr. Fox," along with the more grown-up stylings of "Mary and Max" and "$9.99." On this week's IFC News podcast, we ponder the pleasures of stop motion, discuss the qualities that directors that like to work in the medium tend to have (cough, OCD) and talk about how all those slight imperfections and that retro sensibility can make for a warmer and more welcoming film. Download: MP3, 47:41 minutes, 43.7... MORE »

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By Alison Willmore on 11/02/2009

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...a "Twilight Zone" podcast. Richard Kelly's new film "The Box" shares source material with an episode of the series, which got us wondering about why there haven't been more movies made from "Twilight Zone" episodes. This week on the IFC News podcast, we suggest six episodes we could see getting fleshed out into features, and discuss films that, while not directly related to Rod Serling's series, are definitely "Twilight Zone"-esque. Download: MP3, 54:59 minutes, 50.3 MB Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML] MORE »