Episode 014 - Metropolis (1927) 01/14/2018 Today’s movie is “Metropolis” (1927), Fritz Lang’s groundbreaking science-fiction epic. In particular, the 2010 restoration which features an extra 25 minutes of footage cut after its initial release, and thought lost forever. The footage was found in Buenos Aires in 2008, then restored in Germany until this particular restoration was viewed at the Berlin International Film Festival, with a modern recording of the original score. If you haven’t seen this version, I highly recommend it. For
Today’s movie is “Metropolis” (1927), Fritz Lang’s groundbreaking science-fiction epic. In particular, the 2010 restoration which features an extra 25 minutes of footage cut after its initial release, and thought lost forever. The footage was found in Buenos Aires in 2008, then restored in Germany until this particular restoration was viewed at the Berlin International Film Festival, with a modern recording of the original score. If you haven’t seen this version, I highly recommend it. For
Episode 013 - The Polka King (2017) 01/13/2018 Today’s movie is “The Polka King” (2017), starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan, the infamous Pennsylvania Polka King who used a Ponzi scheme to fund his various ventures. The film was written by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky, based in part on the 2009 documentary “The Man Who Would Be Polka King”. Jan Lewan is a down on his luck Polish immigrant trying to manage his marriage to Marla (Jenny Slate), taking care of her mother, Barb (Jacki Weaver) and a number of questionable business ventures
Today’s movie is “The Polka King” (2017), starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan, the infamous Pennsylvania Polka King who used a Ponzi scheme to fund his various ventures. The film was written by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky, based in part on the 2009 documentary “The Man Who Would Be Polka King”. Jan Lewan is a down on his luck Polish immigrant trying to manage his marriage to Marla (Jenny Slate), taking care of her mother, Barb (Jacki Weaver) and a number of questionable business ventures
Episode 012 - The Boss Baby (2017) 01/12/2018 Today’s movie is “The Boss Baby” from DreamWorks Animation, the producers behind hits like “Shrek”, “How to Train Your Dragon”, and “Kung Fu Panda”. “The Boss Baby” is the story of Tim Templeton (Miles Bakshi), an imaginative only child coming to grips with the arrival of his new baby brother, The Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). Unbeknownst to Tim, The Boss Baby arrived from Baby Corp, where all babies come from, on a secret mission to gather intelligence on a new breed of puppy coming from PuppyCo,
Today’s movie is “The Boss Baby” from DreamWorks Animation, the producers behind hits like “Shrek”, “How to Train Your Dragon”, and “Kung Fu Panda”. “The Boss Baby” is the story of Tim Templeton (Miles Bakshi), an imaginative only child coming to grips with the arrival of his new baby brother, The Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). Unbeknownst to Tim, The Boss Baby arrived from Baby Corp, where all babies come from, on a secret mission to gather intelligence on a new breed of puppy coming from PuppyCo,
Episode 011 - First They Killed My Father (2017) 01/11/2018 Today’s movie is “First They Killed My Father” (2017), based on the memoir of the same name by Luong Ung, a Cambodian survivor of the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge. Angelina Jolie co-wrote the film with Luong Ung, a long-time friend, and produced and directed the film with the help of her Cambodian-born son, Maddox Pitt-Jolie. The story follows Luong’s family’s departure from Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge overthrew the military dictatorship backed by the U.S. government, and in response to
Today’s movie is “First They Killed My Father” (2017), based on the memoir of the same name by Luong Ung, a Cambodian survivor of the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge. Angelina Jolie co-wrote the film with Luong Ung, a long-time friend, and produced and directed the film with the help of her Cambodian-born son, Maddox Pitt-Jolie. The story follows Luong’s family’s departure from Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge overthrew the military dictatorship backed by the U.S. government, and in response to
