Wrong Reel (general)

Based on the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and novelist David Foster Wallace, 'The End of the Tour' is a riveting new film in limited release starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Using David Foster Wallace's thoughts on David Lynch's work as a springboard, this week we also look back at 'Lost Highway' (1997).

00:00 - 21:37 - Introduction/News

21:38 - 1:19:22 - 'The End of the Tour' Review

1:19:23 - 1:53:30 - 'Lost Highway'

1:53:31 - 1:56:51 - Closing Comments/Blooper

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It has been entirely too long since Wrong Reel sat down to record a commentary track and for this momentous occasion we decided on the ever-controversial but always entertaining Russ Meyer and his film 'Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens' (1979). Put the kids to bed and enjoy. Strictly #NSFW.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:48pm EDT

This week we welcome back Adam Rackoff, a producer with a slate of amazing projects from animated films with Bill Plympton to the creation of the iPad app and audiobook 'Full Metal Jacket Diary' with actor Matthew Modine. We go deep into all the news and announcements from San Diego Comic Con, review Marvel's latest production 'Ant-Man' and discuss everything we're excited about in the world of superhero movies and television shows coming our way over the next few years.

0:00 - 57:49 - Intro/News

57:50 - 1:58:07 - 'Ant-Man' Review

1:58:08 - 2:14:15 - Closing Remarks

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:44pm EDT

This week we review the breakout hit of the 2015 Sundance Film festival, 'Tangerine' from director Sean Baker. Shot exclusively on the iPhone 5S, the film follows a transgender woman on a rampage looking for the man who broke her heart. For our follow up film, we discuss 'Mala Mala', a documentary about living as a transgender in Puerto Rico. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:37am EDT

With the release of 'Terminator Genisys' we take a look back at the entire franchise to compare the essential classics with those that are completely unwatchable. For any hardcore fan the conclusions might already be obvious.

00:00 - 40:32 - News/Intro

40:33 - 1:43:16 - Terminator Rant

1:43:17 - 1:51:01 - Conclusion/Blooper

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:30pm EDT

In preparation for next week's pop culture extravaganza, San Diego Comic Con, we sit down with animation producer/Star Wars savant/studio manager for Bill Plympton Studios, John Holderried. We discuss his many years in the trenches at Comic Con and what new projects Bill Plympton will feature at this year's convention including his new film starring Patton Oswalt - 'The Loneliest Stoplight', his WIP 'Revengeance', and the new blu-ray for his feature film 'Cheatin''. We also dig into the most exciting movie panels and which we feel will explode in popularity or land with a thud. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:47pm EDT

The New York Asian Film Festival is back with their 14th program including 54 feature films playing primarily at the Film Society of Lincoln Center through July 11th. We were lucky enough to have a sneak peak at Kinji Fukasaku's classic Yakuza epic 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' (1973) which will be playing Friday, July 3rd at the Walter Reade Theatre.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:36pm EDT

This episode we speak with award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival, Dan Mirvish ('Between Us' - 2012). Dan Mirvish is in the final stretch of his Kickstarter campaign to bring to the screen 'Bernard and Huey', a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author, screenwriter and playwright Jules Feiffer ('Carnal Knowledge' - 1971). Check out the link to this amazing campaign:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/844519392/bernard-and-huey-film-by-dan-mirvish-and-jules-fei

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:48pm EDT

Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's controversial Ukrainian film 'The Tribe' is one of the most audacious directorial debuts in years and it was our pleasure this week to celebrate the film during its opening weekend in the US. 

0:00 - 23:37 - Introduction/News

28:38 - 48:01 - Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's 'The Tribe'

48:02 - 1:13:45 - Tribes in Cinema Bound by Violent Codes

1:13:46 - 1:16:18 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:25pm EDT

Hold onto your butts. This week we tackle 'Jurassic World' and discuss to what extent it measures up against the rest of the franchise. We also share our earliest memories of going to the movie theater.

00:00 - 19:45 - Introduction/News

19:46 - 52:21 - 'Jurassic World' Review

52:22 - 1:10:37 - First Movie Theater Experiences

1:10:38 - 1:17:37 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

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Category:general -- posted at: 4:49pm EDT

In honor of the Glorious Technicolor Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art playing through August, we decided to make an episode celebrating the technicolor process and one of the most famous musicals from that period, Vincente Minnelli's 'An American in Paris' (1951) starring the indomitable Gene Kelly.

0:00 - 24:53 - Introduction/News

24:54 - 50:33 - Glorious Technicolor

50:34 - 1:23:25 - 'An American in Paris' (1951)

1:23:26 - 1:28:45 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:32pm EDT

Will Ferrell's latest outing "Get Hard" (directed by Etan Cohen) might not be his strongest vehicle but we used the film as an excuse to dig into the career highlights of one of the greatest comedic performers of his generation. Kevin Hart manages to shine in the movie as well, but we're all hoping he and Ferrell get hooked up with better material in the future.

00:00 - 23:07 - Introduction/News

23:08 - 53:57 - Will Ferrell's Career

53:58 - 01:17:17 - Get Hard Review

01:17:18 - 01:24:30 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:35am EDT