In this episode, a reading of my review for Everything Everywhere All At Once. Too busy to read my review, Listen here & multi-task away!
Our proverbial Last Supper at BookStore1's former Palm Ave Address. We wax poetic about how homey the corner is...and ask James for comment on his 1 on 1 basketball victory.
Like intermittent wiper blades, bookseller teenage bon vivant Mia & middle aged Moi staccato our way through the astrological question: has your opinion ever changed about a sign? Manager James even pops in with his two Lincolns.
Mia Schneider & I continue our Saturday morning love fest at BookStore1 Sarasota. On this pod, our astrology focus is James, our Zen Manager & we update our current reading pleasures.
A fun, but choppy start as Bookseller Mia Schneider & I hit pause often due to many forms of "see" life, aka Book shopping customers. James pops in, shocked we had left the dock so quickly. That's us! Outreadeous.
I recount the best of 2021 begging the masses & powers to remember there have been some outstanding films...Zola, Annette, take a listen!
Roxy stole an idwa from 102.5's Mike Kalta Show. Collaborating with Jack Guren, they each come up with 5 joke starters & finish all 10 jokes.
Gus & I talk Oscar powerhouse Fred Zinneman's iconic 1953 movie as well as the numerous cocktails shared amongst the stars. And speaking of drinking...I try convincing Gus that Affleck's The Way Back worth a shot.
Gus & I discuss Kirk Douglas and the epic love story within Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick and Tony Curtis.
Gus & I talk the Lubitsch Touch, Garbo Mystique & the less than 6 Degrees of Separation Between Garbo & The Irishman!
We defy your expectations regarding who enjoyed Little Women more & ponder the ending, what was meta vs. film re. Friedrich. Feel free to chime in as to your interpretation!
A vocal group excited to talk about Charles Brandt's book & analyze the movie adaptation. Thank you to Zach Johnson & Ryan Praefke for their tri-hosting the podcast!
Gus & I discuss one of the sexiest movie couples in history (Bergman & Grant), then we agree to disagree on JoJo Rabbit. Meanwhile my Dad wanders in to say there aren't any seats left, Hitchcock sells out the house even after 75 years!
Gus & I attempt a podcast with impunity for The Irishman, fail of course & then redeem ourselves with positivity for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Richard Jewell and a 'friends only' relationship for Bombshell.
Can a real life steely person ever be sympathetic? And if not, can an acting performance be rewarded?
I admire special guest Zach Johnson wrestling with the latest Star Wars franchise & I dish my take on Knives Out & Bombshell. So good we went into overtime!
You know a film is a work of art when the topics spun off seem infinite, Marriage Story is that film!
From the stage at 500 Talleyvast Road, Gus & I talk French, well Franglaishðas well as Pain & Glory, & other random cinemaphile relates.
Sarasota guitar teacher & successful musician gives his take on Frozen 2, his beginnings of old soul movie lover & his admiration of Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
Gus & I rap about an NBA ref scandal film, his current Detroit related fave & my waxing poetic about Honey Boy.
Gus & I dish the news of the most recent films and which ones have stayed or grown on us.
Gus & I discuss our love hate relationship with The Joker, Phoenix vs Dafoe for the Oscar's & wrap up The Cine-World Film Fest with The Two Popes
Dazed & Overwhelmed by legendary performances on the left and Joker & Parasitic violence to the right, here we are stuck in the middle but having a blast!
I reveal the six films I chose for the Cine-world Film Fest & see how many match up with Gus's selections.
Gus & I share our dismay at gratuitous violence in films, like Joker. Listen to see which two upcoming movies I wonder about following bloody suit. Trivia question: name a documentary we had differing opinions on.
Why not add two nice people to the collective analysis of Joker? We're worth it and Todd Phillips film is definitely a multi topic prism.
If you like Malick, Star Wars, or are interested in film digitizing, check out our discussion!
We do a thorough analysis of two popular music docs with Sarasota Film Fest Programmer Harrison Bender, Live from Breaking Wave Coffee Shop Sarasota!
Gus & I broadcast from Bavaro Pizza & go from Key Largo to Surviving Lunch to how society needs more quiet focus. An added sponsor Hyppo Pops trivia question included!
Listen as we discuss why Mike Wallace was Here & Dr. Ruth rise above other biographical docs. And Gus convinces me to watch not only Godfather 3, but a doc about the making of The Godfather.
On locale at BookStoreOne, Gus & I talk to Barry Rothman about his Sondra Locke experience as well as the classic films he cherishes most.
Del Jacobs joins us to talk about Tarantino's prowess and his own 1969 Film Class which starts August 23rd at SCF's Bradenton campus.
Our top moon movies, a beautiful moment Gus had with one of the original Astronauts, & upcoming summer flicks!
Two movies buffs walk into a bar and meet kind hearted musicians, a smart bartender and equally benevolent manager. In between we talk about Yesterday's squandered premise, give credence to a musicologist's slight quibble with "Echo" and finish with the cinematic gifts that lie ahead.
Special Guest and BookStoreOne regular John Garvey shows his mettle with movie memories, his love for the Coen Brothers and Tarantino and what would get him into the seats of more movies! Hollywood and Sarasota take note!
On location at Bavaro's a hip new Italian place at 27 Fletcher avenue in Sarasota, Gus & I engage in a he said/she said debate about Rocketman, Non-Fiction & The Souvenir. As well as our wish list for biopics of the future.
Harrison Bender, Programming Manager at the Sarasota Film Festival, tells us how to access films of the bygone era. Without places like Video Renaissance or my old friends at Video Classic in East Rochester New York, where can one get gems like Kurosawa? Jarmusch gets a look here as well!
Podcast understudy, past Florida congress candidate and fellow retired teacher Rick Penberthy sits in for a session on the new film 'Souvenir' and the three classic films he showed his Sociology class every year.
Houston, we have lift off!! Episode 6 details the new Olivia Wilde movie Booksmart, Kenneth Branaugh's Shakespeare art with All is True, Saving Private Ryan, and future At the Movies with Gus Mollasis on Facebook!
A titillating He Said She Said debate of the new revisionist history biopic Wild Nights with Emily.