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Zach Tennent stopping by to let listeners know about Therapy Blues, the debut novel from the esteemed former host of Formatted To Fit Your Screen! In my break from doing the podcast, I wrote a book which I'm immensely proud of, a comedy set in Montreal. Response to the book has been incredible so far. Fans of the podcast are sure to get a few laughs and maybe even some tears. The book is available from Formatted To Fit Publishing globally through Amazon or by contacting Zach at formattedtofit...
This week on the show, journalist, comedian and rom-com renter Caitlin Hart is back for a discussion of Rob Reiner's 1989 hit When Harry Met Sally...! Highlights of the conversation: Transcendental style in romantic comediesGeneration X at the moviesIdealized adulthood through the eyes of a childWhen Harry Met Sally... stars Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Carrie Fisher and Estelle Reiner. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by checking out https://linktr.ee/...
This week on the show, the promised discussion with fan favourite Spencer Dirks of Mike Judge's 2006 dystopian-comedy Idiocracy! Points of conversation: The prophetic predictions of Mike Judge"Work truck cinema"Thoughts on the economyIdiocracy stars Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews and Justin Long. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by checking out https://linktr.ee/Formattedtofit
This week, in lieu of a guest conversation, join Zach for a feature-length audio commentary for Woody Allen's 1977 Best Picture-winner, Annie Hall! Listen along as you watch the film for insights, observations, film theory and more. Notes from the commentary The legacy limbo Allen's career sits inHow to edit a comedyThe key to romantic chemistry on screenAnnie Hall stars Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Tony Roberts, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Carol Kane and Christopher Walken. You can find...
Greetings loyal FTFYS subscriber! Thank you for your continued support of the program. This week, we are regrettably unable to make our previously set episode deadline. I assure you that consistency is of paramount importance to us here at Formatted To Fit, which is why we are clogging your RSS with this non-episode as a reminder of our continued existence. While there is no new film conversation this week, the program will be back as always in two weeks' time to entertain ...
This week on the show, to commemorate the upcoming release of Oppenheimer, musician and writer Noah Dimitrie is back to discuss Christopher Nolan's 2002 sleeper hit Insomnia! Points touched on: Nolan handling fiction versus historyThe cast of Corner Gas on the big screenTraits of 2000s filmmakingInsomnia stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley and Lorne Cardinal. You can follow Noah's music at @modelunband on Instagram You can find t...
Summer blockbuster season continues here on Formatted To Fit with comedian Nik Oldershaw and a discussion of Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 Palme d'Or winner The Conversation! Points of interest: The intersection between surveillance and podcastingOur true feelings about Blow UpThe unrealized Dan Deacon/Twixt roadshowThe Conversation stars Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams and Harrison Ford. This episode ends with an excerpt from the Coward H...
This week on the show, interdisciplinary artist Lenore Claire Herrem stops by the manor for a chat about Jonathan Lynn's 1985 board game adaptation Clue! Talking points: Weird theatre kid childhoodsMovies versus live theatreThe canonical personas of the Clue crew You can follow Lenore's work on Instagram @precious_._puppies You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by going to https://linktr.ee/Formattedtofit
This week on the show, filmmaker and musician Dylan Evans stops by to discuss filmmaker and musician Robert Rodriguez's 2003 hit Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over! Notes from the conversation: The influence of Rodriguez's cost-cutting digital filmmaking in HollywoodApathetic pre-teen actors Working with familySpy Kids 3-D: Game Over stars Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Ricardo Montalbán, Steve Buscemi, Sylvester Stallone, George Clooney, Mike Judge, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Tony Shaloub, Salma Hayek...
This week on the show, writer/director/podcaster Mitch Oliver is back for a dark night of the soul with Paul Schrader's 1992 drama Light Sleeper! Notes from the discussion: Artists who work in a nicheDominion: Prequel to The Exorcist revisionismScreenwriting masterclasses and seminarsLight Sleeper stars Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, Victor Garber and David Spade. You can follow Mitch on Instagram @mitch.oliver_ and listen to his podcast @theterrortable for discussion on ho...
This week on the show, returning guest Davis Baker of the Saskatoon band Sunpeaks stops by to discuss 2002's Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones! Topics of discussion: Seeing The Force Awakens together on a ThursdayGrowing up during the prequel eraOur opinions on Star Wars as adultsStar Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones stars Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee and Ahmed Best and was directed by George Lucas. You ...
This week on the show, musician and film programmer Skot Hamilton is back to wrap up an in-depth(?) tangent-filled discussion of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness! Points of interest: Real actors versus real people who became actorsWhat is horror-comedy?Kevin Smith's Cop Out Army of Darkness stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ivan Raimi, Ted Raimi and Ian Abercrombie. Skot is a member of the bands Grey Light District, @kenmodenoise, @adolyne You can find this podcast on Twitter, ...
This week on the show, we celebrate Easter with a different kind of Evil Dead as returning guest Skot Hamilton discusses his love of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness! Notes from the conversation: Raimi auteurismTim Burton auteurismMovies that changed your DNAArmy of Darkness stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ivan Raimi, Ted Raimi and Ian Abercrombie. Skot is a member of the bands Grey Light District, @kenmodenoise, @adolyne You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram ...
This week on the show, Friedkin-enthusiast Paul Dufresne-Laroche joins the show for a discussion of 1977's flop-turned-bop Sorcerer! Points on the agenda: Questionable directing methods of William FriedkinThe long and widespread influence of Sorcerer in film historySecond-choice casting decisions elevating a storySorcerer stars Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal and Amidou. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by going to https://linktr.ee/Formattedtof...
This week on the show, it's all about the Oscars as Caitlin Hart joins for a discussion of the 1994 Best Picture winner, Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump! Notes from the conversation: The lazy soundtrack workBus stop etiquette Favourite Best Pictures winners of historyForrest Gump stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and John Lennon. You can find more of Caitlin's work, including The Simpsons: Not a Simpsons Podcast, at caitlinjhart.com You c...
This week on the show, Travis Hebert is back to discuss the 2002 Dana Carvey/Happy Madison joint-venture The Master of Disguise! Talking points: The bitter Carvey v. Myers feudThird-party narration as scotch tape for shitty filmmakingOverused soundtrack songsThe Master of Disguise was directed by Perry Andelin Blake and stars Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito and Harold Gould. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by going to https://linktr...
This week on the show, filmmaker and musician Matt Farley of Motern Media stops by to chat about Brian De Palma's 1981 love letter to voyeurism and obsession, Blow Out! On the agenda: John Travolta's balletic grace on screenMistakenly identifying S. Craig Zahler as the director of Lyle, Lyle, CrocodileThe dangers of long-distance walkingBlow Out stars John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz and John Lithgow. You can learn more about Matt's work at https://moternmedia.com/ You ca...
This week on the show, journalist and New Yorker cartoonist Gabrielle Drolet returns to discuss not one but two tales of toy terror — 1988's Child's Play and 2023's M3GAN! Minutes from the conversation: Chucky is just a dudeThe advances in film effects and technologyBad movie policing Child's Play stars Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon and Brad Douriff and was directed by Tom Holland. M3GAN stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald and Jenna Davis and was directed by Gerar...
This week on the show, we ring in 2023 the way we parted with 2022 — with an immediate family member! Eli Tennent joins the show for a discussion of director Larry Charles' 2006 smash hit Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan! Talking points The IMDb Parents GuideFamily movie-going misadventures as kidsThe hardest we've ever laughedBorat stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenelle, Pamela Anderson and Bob Barr. You can find this podcast...
This week on the show, Dave Tennent stops by for a discussion of the 1990 Martin Scorsese gangster classic Goodfellas! Topics of discussion: The period accuracy and how it holds up over timeThe lessons to be learned from Henry HillSaskatoon filmgoing history and memoriesGoodfellas stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by going to https://linktr.ee/Formattedtofit &...
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