Words and Movies

Two Movies…One Theme

  • Reel 16: Foreign Exchange, Part 3

    For this episode you’re going to need a lot of popcorn, movie fans, because this is an overstuffed show where we discuss a couple of very long movies. Combined, they’re clocking in at over five hours and change. First up is the 1954 film Seven Samurai, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It’s a favorite of both…

  • Reel 15: Foreign Exchange, Part 2

    Our look at non-English language films and their English counterparts continues. First up is our review of the film Infernal Affairs (2002), co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Then we turn our attention to its American cousin, The Departed, the 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese. In this case the films aren’t clones of…

  • Short Subject: an outtake from Reel 14

    Hi there: This is an outtake from our past episode that I (Claude) had to cut because the episode was running so long. But it was just amusing enough that I thought you’d find it fun. The only sad part is that you don’t get to see Sean’s face, looking for a way to respond…

  • Reel 14: Foreign Exchange, Part 1

    As we noted last week, we’re accelerating the rate of episode releases for a couple of weeks to make up for the lengthy gap in our recent output. This week is the first of a series of films in which we look at both the foreign original version and compare it to the American English…

  • Reel 13: Love, Maybe

    PROGRAMMING NOTE: Your podcatcher may have downloaded an episode with an audio problem in the second half of the show. If this is the case, you’ll need to delete and re-download the episode to hear it correctly. Apologies for the goof, and thanks for understanding. So, where have we been? Actually, it’s Claude’s fault that…

  • Reel 12: Backstage Intrigue

    It’s Women’s History Month! And as our means of taking advantage of a remarkable coincidence, in today’s episode we’re looking at two films where the bulk of the primary cast is female. That said, the true theme this week is stories related to the theater. First, we’re looking at a favorite of the both of…

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