A Film and A Movie

Daniel and Alonso end the show (for now, at least) with a bang -- director Edgar Wright joins us to talk about his first documentary, THE SPARKS BROTHERS (in theaters June 18), and the many cinematic and musical inspirations that guided his way. For old times' sake, follow us @filmandmoviepod on social media and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Edgar on Twitter @edgarwrightEdgar recommends THE FILTH AND THE FURY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00DICNA3G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Join Bramble Jam Plus for commercial-free episodes and some upcoming A Film and A Hallmark Movie pairings: https://bjn.supercast.tech/

How did the Blake Edwards 1991 body-swap comedy SWITCH inspire Rose Troche's groundbreaking 1994 lesbian indie rom-com GO FISH? The latter film's star and co-writer, filmmaker and producer Guinevere Turner, joins us with an answer that might surprise you. (We also discuss Vincente Minnelli's 1964 GOODBYE CHARLIE, the uncredited inspiration for SWITCH.) We'll be back next week with one final episode, and it's gonna be a doozy! Follow us @filmandmoviepod, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Check out photos of Guinevere's beautiful dog on Instagram: @guinevereturnerGuinevere's New Yorker essay: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/my-childhood-in-a-cultGO FISH is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/405676 and Pluto TV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/go-fish-1994-1-1SWITCH is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Ellen-Barkin/dp/B01MQMHJ4J/?tag=alonsoduralde-20GOODBYE CHARLIE is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Charlie-Tony-Curtis/dp/B0023M44F0/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Guinevere recommends VICTOR/VICTORIA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYJBUyAASTJChwwEAAACB:type:featureAlonso recommends UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00BR3ZNDS/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and CHARLIE SAYS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RQMYSCC/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Daniel and Alonso trace the all-star whodunit DNA of Rian Johnson's 2019 hit KNIVES OUT back to Herbert Ross' THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973). Plus, we've got big news about the future of the show. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your episodes.THE LAST OF SHEILA is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Sheila-Richard-Benjamin/dp/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20KNIVES OUT is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Knives-Out-Ana-Armas/dp/B081W68DP2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXrxVKANEvrGGtAEAAAAz:type:feature and EVIL UNDER THE SUN https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Under-Sun-Peter-Ustinov/dp/B002WG36ME/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by critic Matt Singer to trace the anarchic outrageousness of JACKASS: THE MOVIE (2002) to the "narrative prank documentary" BAD TRIP (2021). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Matt on Twitter @mattsinger and check out his reviews and coverage at screencrush.comJACKASS: THE MOVIE is streaming on Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/jackass-the-movie/iUDAH7h2fms7QKq3vSQ2HNpyHlIusiqh/BAD TRIP is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81287254Matt recommends JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA https://www.netflix.com/title/70308046 and A DIRTY SHAME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B085LVTY2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends PINK FLAMINGOS https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Flamingos-25th-Anniversary-Divine/dp/B071WKJTT6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso welcome Shantrelle P. Lewis, who discusses her new Netflix documentary IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS (2021) and the inspiration she drew from Julie Dash's groundbreaking independent feature DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Shantrelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apshantology/IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS premieres on Netflix May 6: http://www.arraynow.com/in-our-mothers-gardensDAUGHTERS OF THE DUST is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/daughters-of-the-dust and Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/daughters-dustShantrelle recommends EVE'S BAYOU https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00D5VYC9Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends PARIAH https://www.netflix.com/title/70169901 and LOVERS ROCK https://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Rock/dp/B08J5DCR24/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by IndieWire's Kristen Lopez to talk about two female-directed films about women writers coming into their own: Gillian Armstrong's MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979) and Lone Scherfig's THEIR FINEST (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on the socials, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Kristen at twitter.com/journeys_filmMY BRILLIANT CAREER is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3juQzdhI7CZgEAACVw:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/my-brilliant-careerTHEIR FINEST is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXx94VwZTEsPCKAEAAAHI:type:featureKristen recommends MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY https://play.maxgo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXoa04wfyMLDCYwEAAAMO and HAIL, CAESAR! https://www.netflix.com/title/80074084Alonso recommends BINGO, BRIDESMAIDS AND BRACES https://kanopy.com/video/seven-years-bingo-bridesmaids-and-braces

Dan and Alonso discuss two movies you might have heard of about love-starved media moguls: Orson Welles' all-timer CITIZEN KANE (1941) and David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review of Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.CITIZEN KANE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXjS6GgxEUpPCwgEAAASR:type:featureTHE SOCIAL NETWORK is streaming on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70132721 and Hulu https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-social-network-2fdf14e9-68f8-49fc-abe4-240ed9211e8dAlonso recommends THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JS35E56/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso welcome TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, who suggested two tales of men behind bars: the gritty and violent 1947 noir BRUTE FORCE and 1994's beloved THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Watch Ben on TCM and CBS Sunday morning, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/benmank77BRUTE FORCE is streaming on HBO Max https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXk3jqwN-Ao7CZgEAACTM:type:feature and Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/brute-forceTHE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is available for rental https://www.amazon.com/Shawshank-Redemption-Tim-Robbins/dp/B0091X4HQA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Ben recommends CAGED https://www.amazon.com/Caged-Eleanor-Parker/dp/B075KLN5RV/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and BRUBAKER https://www.amazon.com/Brubaker-Robert-Redford/dp/B00K0EDRU6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends DEAD MAN WALKING https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX3YXrgXmWKqStQEAAACZ:type:feature and PADDINGTON 2 https://www.amazon.com/Paddington-2-Ben-Wishaw/dp/B078SNPF7M/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso spend a dark and stormy night with two dark comedies about murder, mayhem, and bad weather: James Whale's influential THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) and Jonathan Lynn's cult favorite CLUE (1985). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.CLUE is streaming on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B008RKGC52/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/movies/clue/SUOeF7A8NNo05gSURxgKsXXjJEeyzu4p/ and PlutoTV https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/clue-1985-1-1THE OLD DARK HOUSE is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-old-dark-house Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/old-dark-house Shudder https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-old-dark-house/6980322275d84633 and DirecTV https://www.directv.com/movies/The-Old-Dark-House-blp5dEV2bzYvcUFCSnBFMjNQb0VyUT09Alonso recommends GODS AND MONSTERS https://bit.ly/2O2sf46 and THE LAST OF SHEILA https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000NHR7AG/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso are joined by director Andrew Ahn, who connects the subtle and heartbreaking storytelling of Yasujirô Ozu's 1953 classic TOKYO STORY with Ahn's acclaimed 2020 film DRIVEWAYS. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Andrew on Twitter and Instagram @andrewahnfilms DRIVEWAYS is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3497435 Kanopy https://kanopy.com/video/driveways and Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13242194TOKYO STORY is streaming on Criterion Channel https://www.criterionchannel.com/tokyo-storyAndrew recommends SHOPLIFTERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/shoplifters-66391a03-6d2c-4876-90d1-bb820b7bea2b // https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12303564Alonso recommends MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW https://www.amazon.com/Make-Tomorrow-Blu-ray-Victor-Moore/dp/B00TRAO72G/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 LOVE IS STRANGE https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/love-is-strange-23535 SPA NIGHT https://kanopy.com/video/spa-night-0

Dan and Alonso welcome Tim Grierson, author of a fascinating new book that breaks down the mechanics of filmmaking, and Tim brings a fascinating pair of films about people who may or may not be falling apart: Todd Haynes' 1995 SAFE and Amy Seimetz' 2020 SHE DIES TOMORROW. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on all the socials, and leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Tim on Twitter [at] TimGrierson and pick up THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A MOVIE wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/This-How-You-Make-Movie/dp/1786275589/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Tim recommends JEANNE DIELMAN https://www.criterionchannel.com/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles RED DESERT https://www.criterionchannel.com/red-desert ROSEMARY'S BABY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07YVKJ64Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (TV) https://www.amazon.com/Ep-1-Christine-Entry/dp/B01DAJPMZA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends DARK WATERS https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3469005 BACURAU https://www.criterionchannel.com/bacurau

It's rare that the homage matches the original, but that's the case this week when Dan and Alonso discuss the hilarious screwball masterpieces BRINGING UP BABY (1938) and WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.BRINGING UP BABY is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Baby-Katharine-Hepburn/dp/B008ROFQKU/?tag=alonsoduralde-20WHAT'S UP, DOC? is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Up-Doc-Barbra-Streisand/dp/B004WE8J2Q/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends HIS GIRL FRIDAY https://tubitv.com/movies/460606 (also available on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Vudu, and IMDb TV) WHO'S THAT GIRL https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0013V8OFI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 NOISES OFF https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11877875

Dan and Alonso look at two films that gather a quartet of famous people in a hotel for a memorable night -- Nicolas Roeg's 1985 INSIGNIFICANCE (where Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy cross paths in 1954) and Regina King's 2020 ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (friends Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown hang out and challenge each other in 1964). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.INSIGNIFICANCE is streaming on Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/insignificanceONE NIGHT IN MIAMI is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NM22YF4/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends Big Audio Dynamite "E=mc2" https://youtu.be/cHTDkJ-bQqM and TIME AFTER TIME https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B001BLM15O/?tag=alonsoduralde-20

Dan and Alonso explore boozy midlife crises as portrayed in John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS (1970) and Thomas Vinterberg's ANOTHER ROUND (2020). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episode.HUSBANDS is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Husbands-Ben-Gazzara/dp/B088X489YN/?tag=alonsoduralde-20ANOTHER ROUND is currently available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Another-Round-Mads-Mikkelsen/dp/B08PCRVPGD/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE https://www.criterionchannel.com/a-woman-under-the-influence (also on HBO Max and Kanopy) and THE HUNT (2012) https://tubitv.com/movies/461828

With Godzilla vs. Kong coming up, Curt Holman joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two of the giant monster's most acclaimed films: His debut in 1954's GOJIRA and the political-satire reboot SHIN GODZILLA (2016). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Curt on Twitter @thecomicscanon and check out The Comics Canon podcast comicscanon.comGOJIRA is streaming on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/godzilla-1SHIN GODZILLA is available to rent: https://www.amazon.com/Shin-Godzilla-Original-Japanese-Version/dp/B073X7N55Z/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Curt recommends GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-3-revenge-of-iris/id1519084166?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 and CLOVERFIELD https://www.fubo.tv/lp/program/MV002051470000/Alonso recommends THE DEATH OF STALIN https://www.netflix.com/title/80208631 and GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/gamera-guardian-of-the-universe/id1519062114?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Commentator, critic, and historian Mark Harris joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two films by the artist who's the subject of Harris' latest book, as we discuss Mike Nichols' first film, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (1966) and one of his last, CLOSER (2004), both of which focus on a pair of couples in disarray. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and subscribe and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkHarrisNYC and pick up a copy of MIKE NICHOLS: A LIFE https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Nichols-Life-Mark-Harris/dp/0399562249/?tag=alonsoduralde-20WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXyIPmg2ZP46vcwEAAAHW:type:featureCLOSER is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Closer-Julia-Roberts/dp/B0094M2GXE/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Mark recommends CARNAL KNOWLEDGE https://www.amazon.com/Carnal-Knowledge-Ann-Margret/dp/B00MFDKZLO/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and THE GRADUATE https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYAnOvgIpecPCwgEAAAAF:type:featureAlonso recommends BOOM! https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Blu-ray-Elizabeth-Taylor/dp/B07NN3Y3G9/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 and ANGELS IN AMERICA https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GVU2u0ARhWFFvjSoJAVJq:type:series

Critic Witney Seibold joins Dan and Alonso to discuss two nightmarish classics that have more in common than just Los Angeles street names: Billy Wilder's sardonic SUNSET BLVD. (1950) and David Lynch's surreal showbiz saga MULHOLLAND DR. (2001). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; subscribe and leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Witney @witneyseibold and check out Critically Acclaimed: http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net/SUNSET BLVD. is streaming on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VQ9BV2Q?tag=alonsoduralde-20MULHOLLAND DR. is streaming on HBO Max: https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX-oc1A6TUbAcSAEAAAAi:type:featureWitney recommends GEMINI: https://www.hulu.com/movie/gemini-f993a2e8-4b6a-455a-9965-ce725018801eAlonso recommends MISS STEVENS https://www.hulu.com/movie/miss-stevens-6a6cd609-fd15-4f97-b7ea-a4aa69edab99 and QUEEN KELLY https://watch.indieflix.com/movie/49-lalwtoltkbjs-queen-kelly

Dan and Alonso are joined by Chilean filmmaker Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, who pairs his recent festival hit THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) with Sofia Coppola's bittersweet comedy LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003). Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow THE STRONG ONES on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/losfuertesfilm/THE STRONG ONES (LOS FUERTES) is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Ones-Samuel-Gonz%C3%A1lez/dp/B08P53DFCQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20LOST IN TRANSLATION is streaming at Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Translation-Scarlett-Johansson/dp/B001NLCBJI/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Omar recommends ROMAN HOLIDAY https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000MYFILK/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends ON THE ROCKS https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/on-the-rocks/umc.cmc.1mydlea6wicrm013138speg6m and UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/undertow/8d6kgwzl5b94

Dan and Alonso discuss two elegiac "anti-Westerns": Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed FIRST COW (2020), one of last year's most celebrated movies (currently nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards), and a film that Reichardt herself claims as an inspiration, Robert Altman's groundbreaking McCABE & MRS MILLER (1971). Find out which one Dan didn't like! Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; leave us a five-star review at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes; and join Bramble Jam Plus for ad-free shows and subscriber exclusives.FIRST COW is streaming on Showtime Anytime https://www.showtimeanytime.com/#/movie/3478911 or available for rent https://www.amazon.com/First-Cow-John-Magaro/dp/B085CMD4TJ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20McCABE & MRS. MILLER is available for rent https://www.amazon.com/McCabe-Mrs-Miller-Warren-Beatty/dp/B003Y3UFFA/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends MEEK'S CUTOFF https://www.hulu.com/movie/meeks-cutoff-bc14e4ca-951a-4085-af10-da471ad82e74 and THE SISTERS BROTHERS https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-sisters-brothers-63a014b2-9980-457a-bc21-3d1337b66764

Dan and Alonso are joined by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer-director Richard LaGravenese, who discusses discusses directing the screen adaptation of the musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS (2014) and its connections to Stanley Donen's 1967 TWO FOR THE ROAD, a time-hopping exploration of the ups and downs of a marriage. Follow us @filmandmoviepod on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your episodes.Follow Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rlagraveneseTHE LAST FIVE YEARS is streaming on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/539676 and Roku Channel https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/c5a136e2e12657df907d134b4a44e48a/the-last-five-yearsTWO FOR THE ROAD is available for rental: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B000I9U9X6/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Richard recommends DARLING https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00N8MB7W2/?tag=alonsoduralde-20 DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Housewife-Blu-ray-Carrie-Snodgress/dp/B08J5BHTK1/?tag=alonsoduralde-20PUZZLE OF A DOWNFALL CHILD https://www.amazon.com/Puzzle-Downfall-Child-Blu-ray-Dunaway/dp/B08J5HVTSQ/?tag=alonsoduralde-20Alonso recommends THE KILLING https://tubitv.com/movies/302692 EYES WIDE SHUT https://www.hulu.com/movie/eyes-wide-shut-02010788-317e-46ed-8703-df4869d90342