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PODCAST

Off Screen Death

Michael Denniston and David Giannini

A podcast about all the things we must do before the inevitable. Mostly watching movies. However one host intends to use that time wisely by looking at respected lists of curation from the likes of Sight And Sound or the AFI"s Top 100. Meanwhile the other watches a lot of STARZ. Really. An unreasonable amount of STARZ. And yet he heroically finds the time to podcast. Before he dies. This is OFF SCREEN DEATH. Hosted by Michael Denniston and David Giannini. Artwork by Nathan Thomas Milliner. Music

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00:26:15

Opening Weekend Wasted w/ TOM CLANCY'S WITHOUT REMORSE

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2021/05/11

"There are forehead-smacking lapses of common sense and the conspiracy at the movie's core is just plain dumb." This is one of many “splats” from the dumbass critics who didn’t like WITHOUT REMORSE as much as you very smart hosts of Off Screen Death. Let’s go over this, shall we? Michael B. Jordan rules... again. Muscles are good, actually. It's a little predictable but who cares? Shut up. We like fun and no one else does. Both hosts hope you listen to us and not the word of mouth and watch this

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00:43:25

Vanilla Sky (RT 42%)

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2021/05/06

"I now find Cruise tolerable only when he's in a movie that undercuts or ridicules his narcissism-- as EYES WIDE SHUT did and as this movie does even more noticeably." Jonathan Rosenbaum is not nice to Tom Cruise... but he's not wrong here. FOR THAT... you must listen to one host (Dave) as he clearly makes poor dating decision one after the other and did not learn a SINGLE THING from Cameron Crowe's masterpiece VANILLA SKY. The lessons, such as they are: Cameron Diaz brings sustenance (and

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00:32:38

Opening Weekend Wasted w/ STOWAWAY

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2021/04/27

"For all the empathy it expects of its viewers... the film is troublingly removed from human reality." When in doubt... go to The New York Times when you need a solid Rotten Tomatoes splat to back up your argument. And what points does this episode contain? Netflix is the modern straight to video and we wish they would stop. But... Anna Kendrick. Is a Diet Coke version of APOLLO 13 and THE MARTIAN really a problem that needs solved? On the other hand... Anna Kendrick. And finally... is Anna

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00:57:45

All About Eve (AFI #28) and All About Steve (RT 6%)

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2021/04/25

The two biggest award winners for All About movies! Yes, we have a special treat for your Oscar season listening. We present a double episode, this time covering ALL ABOUT EVE and ALL ABOUT STEVE. Despite the similar names, they are not in the least bit similar themselves. Following are two quotes from reviews, see if you can work out which is the classic. “It has substance in virtually every dramatic and romantic mood, which have been given proper shading and projection by producer Darryl F

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00:41:42

Waterworld (RT 47%)

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2021/04/25

"That Costner's antihero should be so fundamentally dislikable is entirely acceptable... but that he should also be deadly dull is far less tolerable." Sounds like Anton Bitel of Little White Lies should focus more on important matters, like Kevin Costner's hairline, and less on the man's ability to banter. On this episode we keep our eye on the ball (a movie star's dome) and celebrate Earth Day with a non-4k screening of WATERWORLD. In this episode we learn that while now this movie may just be

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00:41:59

His Girl Friday (1001 Films #141)

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2021/04/23

"Except to add that we've seen THE FRONT PAGE under its own name and others so often before we've grown a little tired of it, we don't mind conceding HIS GIRL FRIDAY is a bold-faced reprint of what was once- and still remains- the maddest newspaper comedy of our times." Frank Nugent of the New York Times gives one of the most backhanded compliments imaginable to a certified classic in HIS GIRL FRIDAY. Basically, it’s just like this other really good movie, but that’s fine, I guess! Will our hosts be

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01:05:50

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (RT 42%)

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2021/04/22

"Both lovers are duplicitous creeps -- in a perverse way they're made for each other." Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader sounds fun at parties... but he's not wrong about Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS. He's just wrong about how enjoyable it is to see Ms. Hudson take a wrecking ball to a man that one host calls "too pretty" and the other thinks is too picky about names for his penis. It's clearly an episode about CLASSIC CINEMA and as such we eventually

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00:49:09

It Happened One Night (AFI #46)

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2021/04/20

"I just finished the worst picture in the world." Star Claudette Colbert upon finishing filming. Geez, Claudette, what were you looking at? Both hosts, and our guest Erica had a great time with this one. Sure Mike still hasn’t opened his Criterion copy, but at least he stimulated the IHON economy by purchasing it on digital as well! We cover a lot of ground here; including Matthew McConaughey movies, when it’s ok to tell a woman what to eat, and the best way to troll your rich boss. This one is a

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00:34:21

Road Trip (RT 57%)

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2021/04/19

"ROAD TRIP is nothing more than a series of sight gags and put-down. It's often funny, but it never has anything smart to say." So says stick-in-the-mud Bob Longino of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. However, AS ALWAYS, the hosts of OFF SCREEN DEATH have the last word on cinema. And cinema is exactly what this Todd Phillips masterpiece is. A sex tape gone missing! A hero's journey to retrieve said sex tape! Unfortunately we don't get to see said sex tape... ...but fortunately we are missing seeing

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00:36:17

Withnail & I (BFI #29)

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2021/04/10

"This is and always will be a perfect dark comedy." William Thomas of Empire would definitely love our choice of movie...but maybe not our opinion of it. We discuss the idea of cult films and how it has changed just in the last few years. But WITHNAIL AND I took place many years before that, and it is possible that it is a product of its time. A 1987 film, set in the late 70’s, and we attempted to watch it in 2021. If it is truly timeless, that shouldn’t matter, but we are putting that to the

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01:06:12

American Desi (38% RT)

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2021/04/08

"Clubfooted but earnest, Pandya's movie never forgets about its second-gen issues, but never quite plumbs them, either." "Clubfooted" is always a good way to start off describing a selection on OFF SCREEN DEATH. Which is why for most of the runtime of this episode we let our guest WEB BIST of TRILOGY IN THEORY explain this personal pick of his in AMERICAN DESI. So personal that it may prove very hard to find. We don't make it easy for you, but the whites on this podcast do connect with this film the

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00:46:03

The Crying Game (BFI #26)

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2021/04/06

"Jordan's wonderful film does what Hitchcock's PSYCHO, a very different film, also did: It involves us deeply in its story, and then reveals the the story is really about something else altogether. We may have been fooled, but so was the hero, and as the plot reveals itself we find ourselves identifying more and more with him.: Roger Ebert goes to bat for a classic that both of our host can actually agree on. But with one host watching this for the third time and another on a first time watch, will

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00:40:16

Spartan (65% RT)

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2021/04/03

"Imagine David Mamet rewriting his political satire WAG THE DOG as a joke-free kidnap drama. Or don't imagine, just pony up for the glum spectacle of SPARTAN" Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE does not share our sense of humor or our large audience but that's okay because we've got something most people don't: SPARTAN on DVD. Or at least one host does. And that's good enough for him as we go back to working without a list and instead the consumer decisions that were made pre-VERONICA MARS... though we

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00:52:10

The Searchers (AFI #12)

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2021/03/15

"The greatest Hollywood film that few people have seen." We’re not sure if this was true when written in 2013 by Glenn Frankel, but given its spot high on many lists, it’s probably not true now. We take a look at a beloved western, THE SEARCHERS and find out if it holds up. Also we learn to just stay home and spit on a log. Thankfully our guest did not stay put, Zita Short of The 300 Passions Podcast joins us so she can cross a classic movie off of her list. We are pretty sure there are no suicide

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00:38:10

Brief Encounter (BFI #2)

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2021/02/14

"It's refreshing to find a classic romance without meet-cutes and pathetic attempts to be clever, with two adults who know what is happening to them." Michael Mirasol of RogerEbert.com throws the hammer down at basically the entire modern romance genre in his review of our movie, BRIEF ENCOUNTER. It will be interesting to hear our thoughts, because unlike Mean Michael here, we happen to like meet-cutes and out of control romances. And there is definitely some pressure here. From a great filmmaker

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00:44:37

Unfaithful (50% RT)

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2021/02/14

"UNFAITHFUL, yet another soon-to-be-forgotten Richard Gere vehicle..." Well, not on OFF SCREAN DEATH you bastards at CNN.com in what some would describe as a film review of a 2002 new release but we would call a horrific attack on the world's greatest silver fox. For indeed regifting is worse than having an affair. Also we should note that this is a Diane Lane vehicle as she was nominated for her role in yet another (not complaining) Adrian Lyne erotic thriller. We debate the merits of that BUT

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00:40:35

Another Woman (64% RT)

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2021/02/13

“Once again, Allen has mistaken unfunny for serious.” Rita Kempley of The Washington Post was not a fan of our film selection for this episode... and we have a feeling that we may lose what little listenership we have for this new movie podcast by praising Woody Allen's ability to write great roles for women, discussing the troubling aspects of Mia Farrow as a muse and ANOTHER WOMAN. But mostly it's about how great Gena Rowlands is and if honesty and hope makes for a happy ending. All of that and

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00:43:28

The Apartment (AFI #93)

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2021/01/18

"The best non-masterpiece of American cinema." The above quote on THE APARTMENT comes from critic Mark Cousins and NOT the fine gentlemen of OFF SCREEN DEATH. No, we were too busy making fun of Jack Lemmon for trying on that silly hat. But we did learn how to strain spaghetti. Initially divisive (The Saturday Review called it "a dirty fairy tale") it did go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1960 but has never climbed the lists like some of Billy Wilder's other films like SUNSET

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00:17:00

Welcome to Your OFF SCREEN DEATH

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2021/01/04

A Trailer for Death Off Screen As if 2020 wasn't bad enough here's a podcast from Michael Denniston and David Giannini contemplating how they are spending their time on earth and here's the worst part: It's recording yet another film podcast. But along the way they watch a bunch of movies although their starting points may be different. One man is a snob that nobody loves as he punishes himself for not having all of the Criterion Collection and hopes to one day see all of the 1001 movies that need

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