The Film Confessional

February 2nd, 2012 | Posted by Aidan Web Services

In this week’s episode of the Film Confessional Podcast, Jason Tucker, Angela Fabbrini and Joe Zabel get together to review Pariah, last year’s acclaimed hit from Sundance from director Dee Rees. We also discuss this year’s Oscar nominations and Joe takes some time to share a rather surprising Film Confession!

FCP Episode 16: Pariah, Oscar Nominations, Film Confession

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:07:06):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 07:33 - Review: Pariah
• 25:02 - Discussion: The 2012 Oscar Nominations
• 51:56  - Film Confession - Joe Zabel
• 59:11  - Film Calendar
• 1:06:10 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• “Doing My Thing,” by Sparlha Swa (from the Pariah Soundtrack)
• “Night Call,” by Lavinsky & Lovefoxxx (from the Drive Soundtrack)
• “A Real Hero,” by Electric Youth (from the Drive Soundtrack)

Show Notes/Corrections:

January 25th, 2012 | Posted by Aidan Web Services

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• Episode 57 - “The CineMalick Apparatus” (first posted 8/13/2011)
• Episode 56 - “Between Araki and a Hard Place” (first posted 7/13/2011)
• Episode 54 - “The Odincast” (first posted 5/23/2011)
• Episode 53 - “Like Oh My Gawd, Totally!” (first posted 5/18/2011)
• Episode 52 - “Bond Who?” (first posted 4/25/2011)
• Episode 51 - “‘Certified Source Code” (to be posted 4/14/2011)
• Episode 50 - “Bang Bang” (first posted 4/7/2011)
• Episode 49 - “The White Diamonds Edition“ (first posted 3/31/2011)
• Episode 48 - “A Long Talk on Short Films II“ (first posted 3/27/2011)
• Episode 47 - “The Spider-Man 3 of Misery Porn” (first posted 3/4/2011)
• Episode 46 (to be posted asap)
• Episode 45 - “A Long Talk on Short Films II“ (first posted 2/18/2011)
• Episode 44 - “Le Coeur Ouvert à l’Inconnu“ (first posted 2/10/2011)
• Episode 43 - “A Hot Mess” (first posted 2/3/2011)
• Episode 42 - “What was the question?” (first posted 1/31/2011)
• Episode 41 - “The Best Movies of 2010″
  • Part 1 (first posted 1/20/2011)
  • Part 2 (to be posted 1/21/2011)
• Episode 40 - “True Grittier” (first posted 1/13/2011)
• Episode 39 - “Movies of the New Year” (first posted 1/6/2011)
• Episode 38 - “Being Gay is Expensive!” (first posted 12/31/2010)
• Episode 37 - “Christmas Movies” (first posted 12/23/2010)
• Episode 36 - “Bats**t Ballerina” (first posted 12/18/2010)
• Episode 35 - “Surfing for Food Porn” (first posted 12/16/2010)
• Episode 34 - “The Long and Winding Road from Hogwarts” - (first posted 12/7/2010)
• Episode 33 - “Never Take Sides Against the Family (Films)” - (first posted 11/25/2010)
• Episode 32 - “The Plame Game” (first posted 11/18/2010)
• Episode 31 - “In the Mood for Wong” (first posted 11/14/2010)
• Episode 30 - “Gotta get Back in Time” (first posted 11/4/2010)
• Episode 29 - “Clash of the (Screen) Titans” (first posted 10/28/2010)
• Episode 28 - “Halloween Spooktacular!” (first posted 10/21/2010)
• Episode 27 - “I am Sparcatus” (first posted 10/14/2010)
• Episode 26 - “Not All Vampires are Mormon” (first posted 10/8/2010)
• Episode 25 - “The Prodigal Co-Host Returns” (first posted 10/7/2010)
• Episode 24 - “Lynch Snob” (first posted 10/6/2010)
• Episode 23 - “Fall Movie Preview” (first posted 9/9/2010)
• Episode 22 - “This Kid is Going Places…” (first posted 9/2/2010)
• Episode 21 - “Joe 2.0″ (first posted 8/26/10)
• Episode 20 - “A Podcast of Epic Epicness” (first posted 8/19/10)
• Episode 19 - “…And Then There Were Four” (first posted 8/17/10)
• Episode 18 - “Coming to our Senseis” (first posted 8/5/10)
• Episode 17 - “We’re on a Mission” (first posted 8/2/10)
• Episode 16 - “You Musn’t be Afraid to Dream a Little Bigger, Darling!” (first posted 7/22/10)
• Episode 15 - “Leeches!  Filthy Little Things…” (first posted 6/15/10)
• Episode 14
  • Part 1 - “Beyond Infinity” (to be posted 6/22/10)
  • Part 2 - “A Very Animated Discussion” (to be posted 6/25/10)
• Episode 13
  • Part 1 - “Mediating the Hand and the Mind” (first posted 6/17/2010)
  • Part 2 - “I’m King of the Blockbuster!” (first posted 6/18/2010)
• Episode 12 - “Carrie Bradshaw’s Crusade” (first posted 6/15/2010)
• Episode 11 - “Better Late than Never” (first posted 6/14/2010)
• Episode 10
  • Part 1 - “Vincent Gallo’s Colon Curse of Doom” (first posted 5/19/2010)
  • Part 2 - “I Cannes Hardly Stand It!” (posted 5/21/2010)
• Episode 9
  • Part 1 - “YouTube Babies” (first posted 5/11/2010)
  • Part 2 - “Sugar & Spice and Blood & Guts” (first posted 5/19/2010)
• Episode 8
  • Part 1 - “This Podcast is for the Birds!” (first posted 5/7/2010)
  • Part 2 - “Good for the Soul” (first posted 5/7/2010)
• Episode 7
  • Part 1 - “Backlash of the Titans” (first posted 4/14/2010)
  • Part 2 - “Deja View” (first posted 4/16/2010)
• Episode 6 - “J to the Third” (first posted 4/2/2010)
• Episode 5 - “Grandpa Schickel’s Gone Insane!” (first posted 3/26/2010)
• Episode 4 - “And the Winner is…” (first posted 3/12/2010)
• Episode 3 - “Long Talk about Short Films” (first posted 2/23/2010)
• Episode 2 - “The Obligatory Oscar Talk” (first posted 2/10/2010)
• Episode 1 - “Introductions”
  • Part 1 (first posted 1/31/2010)
  • Part 2 (first posted 2/4/2010)

January 25th, 2012 | Posted by Justin

In this week’s episode of the Film Confessional Podcast, Jason, Justin and Angela get together to review the surprise Best Picture Oscar Nominee Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. We also review another 9/11-centric film from a few years ago called WTC View, and we have a really long discussion of the role manipulation plays in our moviegoing experiences. Be sure not to miss this episode!

FCP Episode 15: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, WTC View, Film Confession

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:06:38):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 05:08 - Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• 33:18 -Review: WTC View
• 53:18  - Film Confession - Jason
• 59:11  - Film Calendar
• 1:05:13 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• Soundtrack from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Alexandre Desplat
• “Freedom isn’t Free” from the Team America: World Police Soundtrack, By Matt Stone & Trey Parker
• “Soda Shop,” By Jay Brannan

January 17th, 2012 | Posted by Justin

In this week’s very special episode of the Film Confessional Podcast, all five co-hosts - that’s Joe Agee, Angela Fabbrini, Justin Jagoe, Jason Tucker and Joe Zabel - get together to celebrate our very favorite movies of the 2011 calendar year. We also take the time to discuss our personal disappointments of 2011, and give shout-outs to movies that missed our final shortlist.  Be sure to listen!!!

FCP Episode 14: The Best Films of 2011

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:38:39):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 02:13 - The Best Films of 2011: #10-#6
• 19:49  - The Duds of 2011
• 38:53  -The Best Films of 2011: #5-#1
• 38:53  - 2011 in Review: Runners-Up & Podcasters’ Choice Awards!
• 59:36  - Film Calendar
• 57:35 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• Smetana’s Ma Vlast (from The Tree of Life)
• “The Concept” by Teenage Fan Clup (from Young Adult)
• “A Real Hero” by College Feat (from Drive)
• “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips (from Bridesmaids)
• Music from the Soundtrack to Hugo, by Howard Shore
• “I Wanna Go to Marz” by John Grant & Midlake (from Weekend)
• Outtro Music: ”La Mer” by Julio Iglesias (from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

Notes/Corrections:

• Click here to see our individual Top 10 Movies, with links to the movies on our list we reviewed on the Podcast.
• Kristen Wiig did NOT direct Bridesmaids. That was Paul Feig.
• Link to the Nerd Male Privilege article Jason was talking about (and Part 2)
• Indeed, Scorsese DID do a documentary on the history of cinema!
• Link to the French Short Film Festival that Jason was talking about.

January 17th, 2012 | Posted by Justin

Episode 14 of the Film Confessional Podcast was posted today. You can listen to it right here. Below is our final, compiled  list that was announced on the Podcast (WARNING: DO NOT LOOK IF YOU DON’T WANT THE PODCAST SPOILED FOR YOU!):

Joint Film Confessional Top 10 Movies of 2011

10. TIE: Melancholia & Attack the Block (listen to review)
9. Midnight in Paris (no review available)
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (no review available)
7. Drive (no review available)
6. 13 Assassins (listen to review)
5. Bridesmaids (no review available)
4. The Tree of Life (no review available)
3. Hugo (listen to review)
2. Weekend (listen to review)
1. Certified Copy (listen to review)

Below are our staff’s individual Top 10 Lists of 2011:

Joe Agee:

10. Poetry
9. The Artist
8. The Tree of Life
7. Rise of the Planed of the Apes
6. Young Adult
5. Hugo
4. Another Year
3. Weekend
2. Source Code
1. Certified Copy

Angela Fabbrini

10. Immortals
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
8. The Muppets
7. Hugo
6. Like Crazy
5. Midnight in Paris
4. The Descendants
3. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2. 13 Assassins
1. Bridesmaids

Justin Jagoe

10. Martha Marcy May Marlene
9. Into the Abyss
8. 13 Assassins
7. The Skin I Live In
6. Drive
5. Bridesmaids
4. The Tree of Life
3. Poetry
2. Weekend
1. Certified Copy

Jason Tucker

10. Another Year
9. The Artist
8. The Muppets
7. The Adventures of Tintin
6. The Illusionist
5. Hugo
4. Film Socialisme
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
2. Super 8
1. Attack the Block

Joe Zabel

10. I Saw the Devil
9. Hugo
8. 13 Assassins
7. Midnight in Paris
6. Weekend
5. The Tree of Life
4. Drive
3. Shame
2. Certified Copy
1. Melancholia

Below are the episodes of the Film Confessional we posted this year:

• FCP Episode 13: The Artist, Silent Films, More Film Resolutions
• FCP Episode 12: The Adventures of Tintin, Adventure Films, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 11: 13 Assassins, Young Adult, Film Resolutions
• FCP Episode 10: Rare Exports, Unconventional Christmas Movies, Film Confession
• FCP Episode 9: Hugo, Favorite Children’s Movies, Film Confession
• FCP Episode 8: All Muppets, All the Time!
• FCP Episode 7: The ‘Best Of’ Edition (Certified Copy, Chungking Express, Amazing Film Confession)
• FCP Episode 6: Melancholia, Attack the Block, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 5: Into the Abyss, Like Crazy, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 4: Anonymous, In Time, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 3: Weekend, Toast, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 2: The Thing, Halloween Movie, Film Confessions
• FCP Episode 1: Introductions, Formative Films, Fall Movie Mini-Preview

January 10th, 2012 | Posted by Justin

In this week’s episode, Jason, Joe Agee, Justin and Joe Zabel get together finally to discuss Michel Hazanavicius’ Oscar front-runner The Artist. We also share some of our very favorite silent films and close the episode with Jason and Justin giving their 2012 Film Resolutions.

FCP Episode 13: The Artist, Silent Films, More Film Resolutions

Episode Agenda (total running time 59:36):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 02:13 - Movie Review: The Artist
• 19:49  - Movie Discussion: Our Favorite Silent Movies
• 38:53  - Film Resolutions - Justin & Jason
• 59:36  - Film Calendar
• 57:35 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• Music from The Artist, by Ludovic Bource
• Music from The General, by Carl Davis
• Music from Modern Times, by Charlie Chaplin

Notes/Corrections:

• The canine actor who plays “Dog” in The Artist is named “Uggie”
• Link to Jason’s Silent Film List

January 4th, 2012 | Posted by Justin

In the year’s first episode of the Film Confessional Podcast, Joe Zabel, Jason and Justin take the time to discuss Treasure-Hunting Adventure Films in light of our review of Spielberg’s new film The Adventures of Tintin. Justin also shares his Film Confession.

FCP Episode 12: The Adventures of Tintin, Adventure Films, Film Confessions

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:07:24 ):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 08:27 - Movie Review: The Adventures of Tintin
• 33:32  - Movie Discussion: Treasure-Hunting Adventure Movies
• 50:38  - Film Confession - Justin
• 58:42  - Film Calendar
• 1:04:43 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• Music from the Adventures of Tintin Soundtrack, by John Williams
• Soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Ark, by John Williams
• Atticus Ross & Karen O., “The Immigrant Song”

Notes/Corrections:

• The trailer to the new Three Stooges movie

December 28th, 2011 | Posted by Justin

In the last 2011 episode of the Film Confessional Podcast, Joe Agee, Angela Fabbrini and Joe Zabel ring in the New Year by announcing their film-related Resolutions for 2012! We also review the acclaimed Takashi Miike film from earlier this year 13 Assassins and the latest Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody collaboration Young Adult.

FCP Episode 11: 13 Assassins, Young Adult, Film Resolutions

Episode Agenda (total running time #: ##:## ):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• ##:## - Movie Review: 13 Assassins
• ##:##  - Movie Review: Young Adult
• ##:##  - Film Resolutions
• ##:##  - Film Calendar
• #:##:## - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• Soundtrack to Seven Samurai, by Fumio Hayasaka
• Diana Ross, “When we Grow Up”
• Music from the Schindler’s List Soundtrack, by John Williams

Notes/Corrections:

• Technically, movies like Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon aren’t “samurai films,” as we suggested. They are part of Wuxia, which is a type of martial arts sub-genre (which includes books, films, etc.) more associated with Chinese culture than Japanese culture.
• The 13 Assassins Blu Ray does NOT have a Commentary, but it does have a 19-minute interview with director Takashi Miike.
• In Young Adult, Matt’s sister Sandra is played by Collette Wolfe, whom you might have seen in Hot Tub Time Machine, Observe & Report, 17 Again and a few episodes of Cougar Town.
• The DP of The Assassination of Jesse James and most of the Coen Brothers’ movies is the great Roger Deakins. The guy hasn’t even won an Oscar yet.

December 21st, 2011 | Posted by Justin

This week, Joe Agee, Angela Fabbrini and Justin Jagoe celebrate the holiday season by grabbing a mug of hot cocoa, regaling some of their favorite Christmas Movies not named It’s a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street, and we review a Finnish horror film which just may go down as a new holiday perennial for the Film Confessional!

FCP Episode 10: Rare Exports, Unconventional Christmas Movies, Film Confession

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:15:30):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 04:25 - Movie Review: Rare Exports - A Christmas Tale
• 29:13 - Discussion: Unconventional Christmas Movies
  • Joe Agee’s Picks: Tales from the Crypt (the Joan Collins Segment), Better Off Dead, Make the Yuletide Gay
  • Justin’s Picks: A Christmas Tale, Batman Returns
  • Angela’s Picks: Love Actually, The Family Stone
• 53:31 - Film Confession - Joe Agee
• 1:02:40 - Film Calendar
• 1:11:58 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music Credits:

• “Such Great Heights,” by The Postal Service
• “Christmas Tree” by Lady Gaga
• “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” from the Glee Soundtrack
• “They Call Me Snow Miser,” from The Year Without a Santa Claus

Notes:

• We’ll post a picture of Angela’s Yoda ornament ASAP!
• Link to the Rare Exports Short Film we talked about
• The Love Actually “imp,” as we so eloquently put it, was played by Thomas Sangster

December 13th, 2011 | Posted by Justin

This week, Joe Agee, Jason and Joe Zabel sit down to Martin Scorsese’s new movie Hugo, and then take a stroll down nostalgia lane as they recount their favorite children’s films growing up.

FCP Episode 9: Hugo, Favorite Children’s Movies, Film Confession

Episode Agenda (total running time 1:01:52):

• 0:00 - Introductions
• 04:01 - Movie Review: Hugo
• 25:36 - Discussion: Favorite Children’s Movies
• 48:22 - Film Confession
• 55:29 - Film Calendar
• 1:00:31 - Next Week/Close

Listen in the player below, or download the podcast directly as an mp3. Afterwards, please let us know what you think by commenting here, or sending us an e-mail to filmconfessional@gmail.com. To subscribe to the Film Confessional Podcast, click here.  Otherwise, you can subscribe to us on iTunes!

Notes:

• Johnny Depp did in fact have that cameo in Hugo.
• According to Wikipedia, Hugo was filmed “at London’s Shepperton Studios as well as on locations in London, Paris and the Nene Valley Railway near Peterborough.”
• The Star of Wide Awake Joe A. was trying to remember was Joseph Cross.
• There are thirteen Land Before Time Movies. THIRTEEN.
• Sherlock Holmes is NOT on Netflix Watch Instant.