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Movies and Tea

Brainstew Productions

It’s about film fans getting together and creating the audio experience of that post movie coffee and pie (or tea in our case) discussion as we work through the select filmographies of the directors whose work interests us with each season being dedicated to the work of a different director. As such we look forward to you joining us and hopfully hearing your own thoughts on the movies we cover or even movies / directors you like to hear us discuss on future episode. Welcome to the booth

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01:06:57

After Hours: 47 Metres Down + 47 Metres Down: Uncaged

Movies and Tea ·

2021/05/21

Shark Week once again comes to Movies and Tea as this time we have not one but two shark movies to discuss as we look at 47 Metres Down were two sisters find themselves trapped 47 metres underwater and surrounded by sharks when thier dive cage sinks. In the DTV sequel Uncaged. two step sisters and and thier friends set out to explore an underwater tomb only for a cave in to trap them inside with the resident blind cave sharks.

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00:43:04

Movies and Tea #43 - Mank

Movies and Tea ·

2021/05/12

Working from a screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher, here Fincher's bio-picture about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewich as he attempts to finish the screenplay for "Citizen Kane" against the backdrop of a turbulant time in old Hollywood.

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01:13:32

Movies and Tea #42 - Gone Girl

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2021/05/06

Bringing our David Fincher season to a close is Gone Girl as he delivers another adult thriller with one hell of a killer twist as Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) soon discovers that his wife Amy's disappearence might be a cover for much darker intentions. We also reveal our favourite, hidden gems and worst films of Fincher's filmography.

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01:05:41

Movies and Tea #41 - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Movies and Tea ·

2021/04/05

Originally set to adapt the whole Millenium trilogy we would sadly be left with a what if as Fincher's english language adaptation of the book fell short of the studios expectations. We look at the film and try to find out what went wrong as Daniel Craig's Mikael Blomkvist, a disgraced journalist, teams up with Lisbeth Salander, a computer hacker, to solve the mystery of a woman who has been missing for forty years only to soon discover much darker secrets being hidden by the family.

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01:05:03

Movies and Tea #40 - The Social Network

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2021/03/09

While the idea of making a movie about Facebook seems like the kind of fodder best suited for a TV movie, in the hands of Fincher while working from a script by Aarron Sorkin it arguably became one of the best films of the last decade. He Fincher spins a tale of sucess, greed, envy and betryal. But then you don't get to 500 millions friends without making a few enemies

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00:50:31

Movies and Tea #39 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Movies and Tea ·

2021/02/19

Taking a break from his now trademark dark urban landscapes and the darker intentions of those inhabit them, with this adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story of the same name he brings his visual bag of tricks to a unique love story in which we follow Benjamin Button a man who is aging backwards and his relationship with the dancer Daisy over the course of his life.

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01:24:50

Movies and Tea #38 - Zodiac

Movies and Tea ·

2021/01/29

Continuing our season long re-evaluation of David Fincher's Filmography we are joined on this episode by Nick Rehak (French Toast Sunday) to breakdown the True Crime Thriller "Zodiac" following not only the hunt for the illusive serial killer who taunted the police with cryptic cyphers but also the men who tried to track him down and the effect the case had on each of them.

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00:50:17

Movies and Tea #37 - Panic Room

Movies and Tea ·

2021/01/19

Our re-evaulation of David Fincher's filmography continues with "Panic Room" in which a mother and daughter move into a new house with a very unique selling point.... it's panic room which certainly comes in handy when a trio of men break into the house. The only problem is what they want is in the Panic Room. We look at the problematic making of, the last minute casting changes and Fincher ever evolving visual style and more!!

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00:30:27

Still The Water

Movies and Tea ·

2021/01/04

Elwood and Kim look at 2020's "Still the Water" the feature film debut from Susan Rogers as Jodie an upcomming hockey player returns to his hometown on Prince Edward Island while being forced to deal with reconnecting with his brothers and the family trauma which continues to threaten the family.

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01:17:57

Movies and Tea #36 - Fight Club

Movies and Tea ·

2020/12/09

Our re-evaulation of David Fincher's filmography continues with the cult favourite Fight Club as our unnamed narrator find a unique outlet for his frustrations while soon setting out to reset the social balance. A film not appricated during it's original release, it would soon find a huge cult following on it's home release with Fincher showcasing a memorable style and flair with a heavy dose of the blackest of humour in this tale of mischief, mayhem and soap.

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01:02:42

Movies and Tea #35 - The Game

Movies and Tea ·

2020/11/11

What do you buy the man who has everything? Michael Douglas' investment banker soon finds out when his brother gives him an invitation to "The Game". But what is the game? We find out for ourselves as we explore one of the more overlooked films in David Fincher's filmography.

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00:54:57

Movies and Tea #34 - Seven

Movies and Tea ·

2020/10/25

Having sworn off returning to direct another feature film in the aftermath of the "Alien 3" it would be the script for "Seven" which would tempt him back. Not only would the film give Fincher a chance for redemption, but to bring to the screen one of the most original thrillers in years as two detectives attempt to track down an elusive serial killer commiting murders based around the seven deadly sins. We dive into the making of the film and try to find out what the lasting appeal of the film has

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00:38:19

After Hours - You Can't Kill David Arquette

Movies and Tea ·

2020/09/18

Elwood and Kim check out the documentary charting David Arquette’s attempts to become a professional wrestler and make amends for the disrespect many fans feel he caused to the industry by winning the the WCW Title. In many ways playing like the real-life version of the Wrestler as we get to follow Arquette at his lowest to once again finding a way to make life exciting for himself within the squared circle.

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00:44:31

After Hours - Clapboard Jungle

Movies and Tea ·

2020/09/04

Elwood and Kim check out Justin McConnell's documentary "Clapboard Jungle" charting five years of his life and career as an independent filmmaker, as he attempts to make his mark on what has become an oversaturated market while also interviewing a huge of industry legends and fellow independent film makers alike as he tries to find out how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?

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01:30:45

Movies and Tea #33 - Alien 3

Movies and Tea ·

2020/08/19

Kicking off season 5 and our re-evaulation of David Fincher's filmography is "Alien 3" a film equally loathed by fans of the saga as it is loved by those who appricated the darker change in direction. For Fincher however it would prove to be a baptism of fire and one which almost put him off feature film directing. On this episode we are joined by Heather Baxendale-Walsh to discuss her own superfan love for the series (somthing this episode has plenty of) aswell as charting the problematic

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00:43:28

After Hours #13 - Paradise Hills

Movies and Tea ·

2020/07/13

On this episode we check out the pastel goth dollhouse that is Paradise Hills a mysterious behavioural modification centre for women who have displeased their families. But what secrets does the island hold? We find out as we check out this sci-fi thriller from Alice Waddington here making her directorial debut and featuring a script co-written by Nacho Vigalondo

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00:43:24

After Hours #12 - First Love

Movies and Tea ·

2020/05/31

We check out Takashi Miike's "First Love" which amusingly was given a one nights release for Valentine's day as here he taps into the same vein as Tony Scott's "True Romance" as Leo a Boxer with a terminal brain tumor has a chance encounter with the call girl Yuri only for them soon to find themselves caught up in a drug smuggling scheme.

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00:42:22

After Hours #11 - Bait

Movies and Tea ·

2020/05/21

Shark week is here once again as this time we look at Bait in which a freak Tsunami traps a group of people in a convenience store along with several giant white sharks. Not only featuring some memorable death scenes and questionable character choices we also get to hear Julian McMahon's native accent as we question what it was about this film which saw it disappear shortly after it's release.

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Movies and Tea #32 - Life of Pi

Movies and Tea ·

2020/05/02

Bringing our Ang Lee season to close is "Life of Pi" his Oscar winning film based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name. Here Pi Patel recounts the story of his life and most importantly how he survived being standed in a lifeboat with a tiger called Richard Parker. We also reveal our favourite, worst and hidden gems from the season.

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00:58:12

Movies and Tea #31 - Lust Caution

Movies and Tea ·

2020/04/18

On this episode out season long re-evaluation of Ang Lee filmography arrives at the erotic thriller "Lust Caution" as a student finds herself caught up in an assassination plot but has she fallen for the target?

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