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PODCAST

Random Acts of Cinema

Mike Noyes and Charles Peterson

Each week friends Mike and Charlie have Randy (the random number generator) select a film for them to watch from the Criterion Collection. Then they discuss and review it for your listening pleasure. It"s a podcast about the love of film, expanding horizons, painstakingly cataloging the duration of every long take, and friendship.

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01:12:36

370 - The Emperor Jones (1933)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/04/25

Dudley Murphy’s adaptation of this Eugene O’Neill picaresque play follows the tumultuous rise of Pullman porter Brutus Jones, played by the peerless Paul Robeson. We are taken through musically-punctuated examples of the early twentieth-century African American experience until Jones’ ambition and hubris drive him to become the despot of a Caribbean island. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman (1956).

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01:35:58

720 - The Big Chill (1983)

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2022/04/18

On this week's episode, [needle drop: classic Motown song about hanging out with friends] your hosts settle in with couple of old college friends (Shelley and Max of The Spirit Guides Podcast) in a big house for a couple of days to [needle drop: classic light acid rock song about recording a podcast] watch Lawrence Kasdan's star-studded film and [needle drop: classic pop song about times going by] ruminate about times gone by . Is this movie about cool adults...or insufferable sell-outs? And if

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01:11:41

LD226 - The Last Laugh (1924)

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2022/04/11

Imagine a time in history where a film about a man losing his job - a job that defines him, giving him pride and respect in his community - explores the desperation and humiliation of demotion but it doesn’t end in a bloodbath. Different times. Not that F.W. Murnau’s proto-Brazil silent film pulls any punches. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Lawrence Kasdan’s The Big Chill (1983).

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01:16:53

1119 - Hudson Hawk (1991)

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2022/04/04

The Hawk is on the loose! Michael Lehmann’s heist-oriented comic action movie is a widely panned example of true 1990s Hollywood excess. But, what if the hosts of a podcast based on the sophisticated films of the Criterion Collection actually…love the movie? Look, while this episode begins on the premise of an Aprils Fool’s joke, the tone immediately settles on genuine admiration. Also, we recorded this several week’s before this film’s lead, Bruce Willis, announced his retirement. As a couple

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01:26:15

868 - Tampopo (1985)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/03/28

We hope that you’re hungry for this week’s episode because we’re watching Juzo Itami’s great cinematic love letter to ramen. Even more than that, this fantastical narrative jumps between a dizzying array of comic vignettes exploring all things food. It’s a feast of good food, bad food, good manners, bad manners, high cuisine, and road side grub. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing F.W. Murnau’s The Last Laugh (1924).

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01:36:07

002 - Seven Samurai (1954)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/03/21

It goes without saying that this is a big one for us. Akira Kurosawa’s classic tale of peasants-seek-samurai/samurai-get-crew-together/samurai-kill-bandits is both a highly influential titan in 20th-century cinema and perhaps one of the most defining films of the Criterion Collection. But will our episode attain similar lofty heights among movie podcasts? Well, Takashi Shimura is standing over there with the barest hint of a smile in his eyes giving us a single nod of approval. So, yeah. I

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01:29:33

LD118 - Silverado (1985)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/03/14

This year, Mike has selected Lawerence Kasdan’s star-studded, rollicking western update as his “gift” for the birthday boy Charlie. Why? That’s still a little unclear, but your hosts are still delighted by this crowd-pleasing action/western. So gear up with your pearl-handled colt, fancy 2-gun rig, derringer, boot knife, or a Henry rifle for each hand and ride out with us to save Linda Hunt at all costs. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Akira

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01:19:39

501 - Paris, Texas (1984)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/03/07

We’ve come stumbling out of the desert to share a pretty big episode this week - well, at least its a big one for your two hosts - as we dive back into the landscapes of Wim Wenders in one of his many great meditations on manhood, families, and America. And Harry Dean Stanton give a largely silent, but career-defining performance. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Lawerence Kasdan’s Silverado (1985).

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01:20:48

657 - 3:10 To Yuma (1957)

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2022/02/28

Delmer Daves‘ all-time classic follows a struggling rancher (Van Heflin) who is recruited to transport a dangerous prisoner (Glenn Ford) to a train station, while being tracked by a violent gang of bandits. But, since it’s a 1950s western, what this movie actually is more of a rumination on what it means to be a man. Turns out that punctuality is pretty important component of that definition. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Wim Wenders’ Paris,

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01:16:06

849 - His Girl Friday (1940)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/02/21

Take a deep breath and get ready for the break-neck paced day in the life of ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) and her conniving editor/ex-husband Walter Burns (Cary Grant) as love, life, and breaking the story are all on the line. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Delmer Daves’ 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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01:12:23

091 - The Blob (1958)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/02/14

This movie has a very accurate title. Director Irvin Yeaworth deserves some credit for this. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940).

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01:24:25

467 - Empire of Passion (1978)

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2022/02/07

We return to the films of Nagisa Ōshima with a surprising erotic/crime thriller/ghost story set in… 19th-century Japan? Sounds pretty awesome, right? Well, guess what? (It is.) If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Irvin Yeaworth’s The Blob (1958).

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01:32:57

787 - Jellyfish Eyes (2013)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/01/31

What happens when the high-art/low-art contemporary artist Takashi Murakami tackles the high-art/low-art film genre of…outcast kid moves to a new town but then find a magical creature who he fights against other kids in formulaic Pokémon-esque battles in order to discover the true meaning of friendship? Well, it turns out you kind of get a film using it’s nostalgic fantasy format to grapple with a nation’s collective trauma following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Kind of. If you’d like to watch

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01:39:39

891 - La Poison (1951)

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2022/01/24

Following last week's randomly-selected film, we are surprised that Randy has chosen for us another French absurdist comedy addressing the arbitrary and hypocritical nature of social standards of forbidden behavior. However this time we're given s somewhat more conventional comedic approach with Sasha Guitry's examination of spousal murder and the odd reactions it can engender in so-called polite cultural circles. Spoiler: it's actually pretty funny. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's

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01:12:25

290 - Phantom of Liberty (1974)

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2022/01/17

We're heading back into the biting, social satire of Luis Buñuel with this absurdist comedy Phantom of Liberty. One scene blends into the next in this near-stream-of-consciousness dream-state that confronts the arbitrary standards of propriety that govern so-called polite society. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Sacha Guitry's Le Poison (1951).

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01:20:02

865 - Blow-Up (1966)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2022/01/10

Are you ready for a tight, psychosexual thriller? Well instead, how about a movie that everyone claims to be one of those while it's really mostly a swinging 60s freak-out set in London? Really though, Michelangelo Antonioni's film is more about the power and violence of capturing life and illusions on film. Do you want to watch that movie? What if we promised you mimes...? If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Luis Bunuel's The Phantom of Liberty

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01:14:17

855 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

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2022/01/03

Want to listen to two straight guys stumble their way through a reading of Pedro Almodóvar’s classic film about a group of strong-willed Spanish women dealing with heartbreak, repression, insanity, and the harboring of terrorists… but it’s like, funny? This might not sound like a good sell, but we sure had fun. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up (1966).

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01:29:17

LD120 - Raging Bull (1980)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2021/12/27

It turns out that well-regarded film preservationist and historian Martin Scorsese also makes movies! And you know what? Some of them are surprisingly good. And he made this one with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (of all people) about the troubled life of boxer Jake La Matta. It’s a sports movie! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988).

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01:46:14

LD018 - It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2021/12/20

Hee haw! It’s time to cash in with a guaranteed shot at commercial appeal with a Christmas classic! But can Frank Capra and James Stewart’s heartstring-tugging piece of nostalgia-driven Americana break through our icy-cold critical defenses? This holiday-feast-sized episode might just surprise you. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Martin Scorcese’s Raging Bull (1980).

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01:14:59

615 - The Gold Rush (1925 & 1942)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2021/12/13

Come to think of it, we actually did watch an unofficial “snowy mining trilogy” with last week’s McCabe & Mrs. Millerand Gold Rush. Because we ended up watching both the original 1925 version of Charles Chaplin’s groundbreaking silent adventure AND the 1942 talkie re-release. Thank goodness. If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).

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