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Director"s Club

A monthly show that reviews one film director per episode with the occasional bonus episode. Episodes 123-172 were hosted by Brad & Al. As of 2022, new episodes will be hosted by Jim and/or Bill. The spin-off show, B-Side Me, is also here (for now) which is all about music/bands!

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All Episodes

02:24:34

Episode 26: Hal Hartley

Director"s Club ·

2011/12/22

TwitchFilm writer and Cinecast co-host Kurt Halfyard returns to the show to discuss the very divisive 90s indie filmmaker Hal Hartley. We dissect his career as a whole, since most of his films are similar. The three of us focus at first on his early work with many claim to be Hartley's best film, TRUST, along with his award-winning epic, HENRY FOOL. In addition, Kurt reviews Fincher's THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Jim expresses some reservation about WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, while Patrick

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02:43:45

Episode 25: Steven Soderbergh

Director"s Club ·

2011/11/29

RowThree.com writer and Cinecast co-host Andrew James returns to the show to discuss the very prolific Steven Soderbergh. We parse two of his most acclaimed films for this first look into what makes Soderbergh more than just a "dabbler" whose filmography happens to be all over the map, mostly for better than for worse. The three of us discuss his Palme D'Or Winning debut, SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE as well as his 2nd film in the year 2000, TRAFFIC, which lead to Soderbergh's first Academy Award for Best

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02:24:44

Episode 24: Dario Argento

Director"s Club ·

2011/11/13

DVDActive.com writer Gabe Powers joins us to discuss Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. We slice and dice into an in-depth discussion on the acclaimed cult classic SUSPIRIA as well as the his debut Giallo film THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE. In addition, Gabe reviews Spanish arthouse horror film, IN A GLASS CAGE, Jim talks about the sci-fi horror cyberpunk insanity of HARDWARE, and Patrick recently rewatched and reevaluated HOSTEL 2. We elaborate a bit more on a couple other Argento films as

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02:36:08

Episode 23: John Carpenter (feat. Phil Nobile Jr.)

Director"s Club ·

2011/10/28

BadAssDigest.com contributor Phil Nobile Jr joins us to discuss the great John Carpenter. Phil has also written and directed a Biography Channel Special, HALLOWEEN: THE INSIDE STORY, in which he interviewed all who was involved with the 1978 slasher classic! We dive into an in-depth discussion on the renowned HALLOWEEN as well as his post-apocalyptic success, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. In addition, Phil reviews the latest Criterion release of ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, Jim talks about one of his favorite

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02:45:07

Episode 22: Errol Morris (feat. Jay Cheel)

Director"s Club ·

2011/10/09

Film Junk.com co-host and filmmaker Jay Cheel joins us for an in-depth discussion on the rather remarkable and innovative documentarian Errol Morris. We first interview Jay about his excellent feature-length documentary debut, BEAUTY DAY. In addition, we forgo the What We Watched segment to discuss the documentary genre as a whole and rundown a list of favorites. The main focus of the show is dedicated to Errol Morris' low-key debut GATES OF HEAVEN as well as his more stylish take on eccentric

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02:15:56

Episode 21: The Wachowskis

Director"s Club ·

2011/09/28

CHUD.com's contributing editor Renn Brown joins us to discuss the innovative filmmaking team, The Wachowski's formerly known as The Wachowski Brothers. We talk about their breakthrough science fiction action classic from 1999, THE MATRIX, as well as their box office bomb, SPEED RACER. We dissect their work at length as always, and each of us choose another film from their resume to discuss as well. During the what we watched segment, Renn reviews MONEYBALL, Jim reviews CONTAGION, and Patrick

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02:16:28

Episode 20: David Mamet

Director"s Club ·

2011/09/11

Returning guest Brendan M Leonard joins us to discuss the great writer/director David Mamet. We talk about his debut con-man classic, HOUSE OF GAMES, as well as his political thriller SPARTAN from 2004. We dissect his work at length, and each of us choose one other film from his filmography to talk about further. During the what we watched segment, Brendan talks GAME OF THRONES, Jim reviews RED STATE, and Patrick brings up a discussion of 9/11 and how it's shaped popular culture including horror

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02:43:03

Episode 19: Christopher Nolan

Director"s Club ·

2011/09/04

Our guest film critic, Erik Childress of Efilmcritic.com is a huge fan of Christopher Nolan. He put one of Nolan’s films on his list of the best films of the decade and we were more than curious to hear an interesting perspective on a such an innovative director. We mainly look at Nolan's most acclaimed film, MEMENTO, then discuss a film that seemed to be less acclaimed at the time, THE PRESTIGE. We dissect both at length, and each choose one other film from his filmography to talk about further.

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02:22:23

Episode 18: Brian De Palma

Director"s Club ·

2011/08/20

Reminder: This came out in 2011. For the first time ever, we welcome two guests for a point/counter-point discussion on a very divisive filmmaker. This whole new format quite possibly turned out to be our best show yet with lots of hilarity and violent screams of fury! Some love Brian De Palma as a remarkable visual artist and cite him as a member of the New Hollywood group of filmmakers, while others despise him for being derivative and lazy with the storytelling process. We wanted to explore

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03:24:53

Episode 17: Michael Winterbottom

Director"s Club ·

2011/08/03

Guest Kurt Halfyard from RowThree.com and Twitchfilm.com joins us to discuss prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom. We all agree on Winterbottom's triumphantly energetic 24 Hour Party People but all three of us have different opinions on Code 46. We also have a very lengthy deconstruction of the majority of his filmography (although he's almost too prolific to where it's hard to see everything or keep up). There are a couple of brief in-house items and we elaborate on a couple other

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02:33:10

Episode 16: Tim Burton (feat. Steven Ray Morris)

Director"s Club ·

2011/07/21

This week, we crank up the Elfman score as we take a trip down the rabbit hole with visual storyteller Tim Burton. Our guest this week is musician/filmmaker/editor Steven Ray Morris, and we all have a blast universally praising Ed Wood. In contrast, we each have very few positive things to say about the majority of his later work, particularly Sleepy Hollow. We announce our first listener contest, read a couple of emails, talk about what we've watched this week, and discuss all of Burton's

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02:22:21

Episode 14: David Cronenberg

Director"s Club ·

2011/07/05

This week, we get hardwired into the work of the controversial Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. Our special guest Meghan Lamb is a friend to the show, as well as a very talented author/musician/artist. We cover the diverse, ever-evolving filmography of Cronenberg, focusing on his earlier success from the late 80s Dead Ringers, as well as the critically acclaimed A History of Violence. But there's plenty to say about nearly all of his rather cerebral, psychologically stimulating films. In

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02:28:48

Episode 13: Peter Weir

Director"s Club ·

2011/06/20

This week, we immerse ourselves into the world and vision of Australian filmmaker Peter Weir. Our special guest is the talented pop culture writer and CHUD contributor, Brendan M Leonard. We have an intellectually stimulating discussion covering the entire filmography of Peter Weir, focusing on the foreboding with THE LAST WAVE and the life-affirming, with FEARLESS, a movie that has very personal meaning for Jim. As always we read a couple of emails and talk about what we watched this week,

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02:06:57

Episode 12: Walter Hill

Director"s Club ·

2011/06/05

We dive deep into the work of action director Walter Hill, alongside guest and CHUD.com contributor, Mike Flynn. While expressing having oodles of praise for the majority of his filmography, we focus on what we all feel are two of his best films, THE WARRIORS and STREETS OF FIRE. As always, we also read some listener emails and talk about what else we’ve watched this week. In two weeks, we will be covering the work of the great Australian filmmaker Peter Weir (Truman Show, Witness, Fearless,

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02:48:41

Episode 11: Woody Allen

Director"s Club ·

2011/05/22

For another epic-length episode, we deconstructed the work of the ever-so prolific Woody Allen with fan and friend to the show - Tony Valdivieso. Woody Allen just happens to be Patrick’s favorite director as well so we ecstaticly discuss two of his absolute best films, MANHATTAN and THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO. As always, we read some listener emails and talk about what else we've watched this week. Send us your suggestions as well as any comments about Woody or any director, and especially drop us

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01:59:33

Episode 10: Sam Raimi

Director"s Club ·

2011/05/10

No guest this week, but in honor of Jim's birthday, we cover his all-time favorite director, horror film-pioneer Sam Raimi. In addition to talking about the movies we watched this week and reading a suggestion from a listener, we swallow and digest a good majority of Raimi's filmography, including a couple of his lesser-successes over the years. We focus on EVIL DEAD 2 and share a mutual affinity for THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. As always, send all feedback and your thoughts on Sam Raimi or any

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02:15:32

Episode 9: David Gordon Green

Director"s Club ·

2011/04/25

We welcome independent filmmaker Collin Souter of Efilmcritic.com (who also makes a regular appearance on Nick Digilio's radio show on WGN). Our director for this episode is the young, incredibly esoteric David Gordon Green. In addition to talking about the movies we watched this week and reading a suggestion from a listener, we explore the most acclaimed of DGG’s filmography, which also happens to be his earliest work. We focus on GEORGE WASHINGTON and have a heated debate with ALL THE REAL

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02:39:13

Episode 8: Pedro Almodovar

Director"s Club ·

2011/04/10

This week we welcome Andrew James of Rowthree.com (who also hosts one of our favorite podcasts, the Cinecast Podcast). We embark on an epic-length discussion the visionary Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar. Then we launch into the most-beloved and acclaimed of his filmography, focusing on ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER & TALK TO HER.

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01:32:51

Episode 7: John McTiernan

Director"s Club ·

2011/03/04

We welcome our first guest through IM audio chat! Rene F. Rangel of CHUD.com joins us as we talk about the movies we watched this week. Then we launch into the work of action master John McTiernan focusing on the two most beloved classics of the genre, PREDATOR and DIE HARD. You can email us your thoughts on McTiernan or this episode anytime to directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com

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01:48:09

Episode 6: Joseph Losey

Director"s Club ·

2011/02/22

This is a first for us, as we both tackle a director we knew nothing about. Kurt Halfyard, of Row Three/Cinecast, recommended that we check out a filmmaker named Joseph Losey. And boy, are we ecstatic about the new discovery! We have plenty to say about Losey's work, mainly focusing on THE PROWLER & THE SERVANT. Overall, we couldn't be more pleased with the discussion we had.

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