Friday, May 15, 2020

Under the Wheels Episode 15: Lawless



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Gabe and Matt hope the years have fermented Lawless into some shiny and chrome moonshine. Topics include Lore (with a capital "L"), a thorough analysis of the business-side of textbook publishing, essay writing theory, the "cinematic stylings" of one Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, story structure in movies vs. books/novel adaptations, triangular structure and art theory, the complex relationship to John Hillcoat movies, the budding friendship between Richard Linklater and Alex Jones and the afterschool special we really want, Shia LaBeouf in 2012, everyone's favorite questioningly leading man Jason Clarke, Australian cinema, how Gareth Evans should do action scenes for all movies, filmmakers who have made it to the point of self-parody, lifeless sequels to a passion project, and ideas and propositions for ad reads.

To be clear, this episode was not sponsored by Ball mason jars.

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Monday, May 4, 2020

Under the Wheels Episode 14: Bad Taste


Gabe and Matt throw Peter Jackson's first film Bad Taste under the wheels. Topics include Michael J. Fox's post-film career, super hero movies in the good old days, Michael Caine is an amazing actor, the good and bad of docuseries and documentary filmmaking, Maori slang, New Zealand Pride,  the mystique of low budget special effects, Peter Jackson's obsession with goofy gore, how bad Goldfinger and the James Bond franchise really is, George Lucas's non-Star Wars legacy, Marcia Lucas - unsung hero in editing, surprising casting choices in Lord of the Rings, and the secret heroics of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Discussion on Bad Taste begins at 1:09:10.

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