Yeah, like we weren't going to go over two and a half hours on FULL FRONTAL. Following the generational run of OUT OF SIGHT, THE LIMEY, ERIN BROCKOVICH, TRAFFIC, and OCEAN'S ELEVEN, Steven Soderbergh did what anyone would do: he shot a semi-improvised ensemble Hollywood satire on a consumer grade digital camera. The result, FULL FRONTAL, is a fascinating film about connection, mediation, performance, and the film industry, so who better to talk about it with than our Hollywood bigwig buddy, filmmaker and producer Chadd Harbold? This is a really good one, folks - don't sleep on it!

Further Reading:

"Digital Release: Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal" by Lawrence Garcia

"Just Like A Movie: Full Frontal As Postmodern Love Story" by Daniel McKleinfeld

"Soderbergh Lets It All Hang Out: Full Frontal at 20" by Craig J. Clark

Further Viewing:

BAMBOOZLED (Lee, 2000)

STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002)

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Our dear friend Comrade Yui joins us to discuss Lee Sang-il's 2013 remake of UNFORGIVEN, which stars Ken Watanabe and transposes the action to Meiji Japan. We talk Japanese history, Westerns vs. jidaigeki, Pokémon metaphysics, and pantsing. Great ep, please enjoy.

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Ante up, listener! It's the OCEAN'S ELEVEN episode. After the unbelievable one-two punch of BROCKOVICH and TRAFFIC, Steven Soderbergh took a victory lap by remaking a dull Rat Pack movie into one of the most entertaining films ever made - and it made a bunch of money and everyone loves it. Including our guest, filmmaker and YouTuber Patrick Willems! We talk heists, movie stars, Vegas, pleasure - this is a real fun one, folks. Enjoy.

Further Reading:

Rebels on the Backlot by Sharon Waxman

The BFI Companion to Crime, ed. Phil Hardy

Further Viewing:

GIDGET (Wendkos, 1959)

OCEAN'S 11 (Milestone, 1960)

THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (Dearden, 1960)

THE GREAT ESCAPE (Sturges, 1963)

THE DIRTY DOZEN (Aldrich, 1967)

THE HOT ROCK (Yates, 1972)

ROUNDERS (Dahl, 1998)

TERRIERS (Griffin, 2010)

NOW YOU SEE ME (Leterrier, 2013)

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