Dave, Adam, and Devindra discuss this year's Oscar nominations, and explain why you should watch LA Confidential instead of Gangster Squad. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES What We've Been Watching David (11:42): The Incredibles (Blu-ray)…
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In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat about the spate of hot new sci-fi film trailers, lament the preachiness of Flight, and get really troubled by Compliance. Special guest Joanna Robinson joins us from Pajiba. Be sure to check out the bad language in Lincoln, the science of high framerates, and how Tolkein retconned his own books.…
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A cornerstone story aspect of the thriller, codified on film by Alfred Hitchcock, is fear of persecution. Hitch was famously afraid of police, and a constant element in his films was the horror of being pursued and/or persecuted for an infraction real or imagined. The Law -- the "capital-L" version -- can seem like an…
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For ten days each January, in the snowy town of Park City, Utah, the year in independent cinema is set. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival was true to that promise and provided attendees with a slew of films that are sure to be not only among the year's best, but in the hunt for awards…
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Craig Zobel's Compliance made me want to walk out of the theater. Not as a reaction to the film's quality, however. On the contrary, Compliance is actually quite accomplished. Actually, it's so effective it made me want to walk out because the real life events portrayed were so enraging, so unbelievable, so easily avoidable and…
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