The Big Film Show: Recent Episodes
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Devin Pike and Mark Walters have worked in the entertainment industry for over two decades, and have finally figured out a podcast concept they can develop together: a weekly discussion of movies and the people who love them. On Tuesdays, the Big Film Show will review a current release, coupled with a classic movie to make a perfect "double feature." On Fridays, they’ll discuss the entertainment news of the week in the weekly Wrap Party.
On a very special Big Film Show, Devin and Mark return to the red carpet for the final Dallas VideoFest, with interviews of festival director Bart Weiss; PIECES OF US director Cheryl Allison and subjects Mykel Dicus, JP Masterson, Peter Moore, Dakota Keys; FIRE BOYS director Jake Hochendoner; AMERICAN GADFLY director Skye Wallin; Kermit Evans, Gene Simmons, Derrick Simmons, Joseph Frazier and Jerry Fuller from HIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE: THE ROCKETS; and NerveBreakers frontman Bob Childress from EVERYTHING IS A-OK.
Live from Look Cinemas Dallas, Mark and Devin discuss the latest shifts in release dates AGAIN, review Hugh Jackman's latest noir thriller REMINISCENCE, and talk about Edmonton's upcoming Nathan Fillion lovefest...
A triple-feature to make up for lost time: the MCU heads east, Maggie Q heads into a firefight, and Nia DaCosta heads for the closest mirror. Mark and Devin break down which films are worth masking up for, which are passable, and which should be avoided like the boogeyman...
Along with our visit with Greg Sestero (coming to the Texas Theatre on 3 September for a hosted screening of THE ROOM), we discuss the constantly shifting target of box office success in 2021; the anger at STILLWATER; and the astronomical price of visiting a far, far away galaxy.
Warner Brothers brass gave writer/director James Gunn complete creative control to make his version of a comic book DIRTY DOZEN. Does the final result bring 'em back alive? Mark and Devin give you the details on a film that turns a bloodthirsty walking shark into a sympathetic audience favorite - and that's not even in the top three insane moments of the film.
Power outage? Can't stop us. Mark and Devin break down the entertainment news you can use, including Scarlet Vs The Mouse, the latest update on Bob Odenkirk, and the shakeup inside the TARDIS. Can Mark's internet connection last for an hour? Tune in and listen!
Neither Mark nor Devin expected a lot from the Disney park attraction adaptation JUNGLE CRUISE. Can a relatively untested director, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt keep the film ... afloat? [One correction: the film is available on Friday 30 July through Disney+ Premier Access.]
There's probably no connection whatsoever between this week's films, other than Mark and Devin talked about one while watching the other. SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY and JACKIE BROWN are (duh) REALLY different films, and are surprising for VERY different reasons. The guys are far too close for comfort in this installment as well, as you'll hear in the outset.
Dorin Schadel from Dallas' Majestic Theatre discusses the landmark venue's centennial celebration; the 2022 awards season sets a return to something resembling a normal schedule; the Me Too movement gets key players for a crucial film; Mark unknowingly invokes Godwin's law. The Friday Wrap Party is all over the map.
Since both Devin and Mark (quite literally phoning it in) loved Questlove's new Hulu film SUMMER OF SOUL so much, they take a look at their favorite music documentaries through the years, making this Reviews episode a triple-feature. Play each of these films LOUD (but be kind to your ears for the podcast).
Distribution deals? Box office numbers? Tentpole releases? It's feeling like ... dare we say it? A return to normalcy in the movie biz. Mark and Devin discuss a sequel no one anticipated, the way MCU fans will get their post-LOKI itch scratched, and Universal's new streaming service dance partner, and more.
Mark and Devin talk about the IQ obliterator that is The Fast Saga's F9, pair it with a classic Dodge Charger appearance in 1974's DIRTY MARK & CRAZY LARRY, and Mark gives a first-look at this week's big release, BLACK WIDOW. They also gleefully romp around the Easter eggs in the Disney+ series LOKI. Break out your Hot Wheels and script your own Fast Saga flick with us!
As audiences return to theaters in something approaching en masse, Mark and Devin look at the last batch of films on streaming before the summer season kicks off in full force...
What goes into scoring a silent film for Turner Classic Movies? Kelly Kitchens-Wickersham and Devin Pike host a live Q&A with Ben Model, following the Closing Night screening of SO THIS IS PARIS at the 2021 TCM Film Festival #TCMFF (And yes, there were numerous audio issues with the first five minutes of the episode - these are the perils of a cat walking across your control surface as the show is going live.)
Devin and Mark attempt to sift through the chaos and tedium that enveloped the 2021 Oscars, from the [mostly] listless ceremony to the bedlam caused by the final award of the evening – inexplicably NOT Best Picture. They also recount returning to the historic Texas Theatre to host the watching party, and the hopes for moviegoing yet to come. Unscripted, no less!).
The Wrap Party starts with a stellar conversation with Miranda Bailey (producer / director / writer / actor / publisher) about the groundbreaking film criticism site The Cherry Picks (TheCherryPicks.com), her experiences battling discrimination and abuse on film sets, and this year's Oscar nominees. We close with James Wallace, the co-host (along with Mark and Devin) of Sunday's Academy Awards watching party at the historic Texas Theatre (TheTexasTheatre.com).
Jazmine Dudley joins Mark and Devin to discuss the week's entertainment news - the future, if any of the ArcLight and Cinerama Dome theaters, how safe theaters are to the vaccinated, how Tig Notaro wound up kicking ass in Zack Snyder's ARMY OF THE DEAD - and we unveil the BIG GOLD STATUE Ballot Challenge.
Two films attempt to capture the life and music of legendary vocalist Billie Holliday - Lee Daniels' THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLLIDAY [2020], and Sidney J. Furie's LADY SINGS THE BLUES [1972] - to decidedly mixed results. Mark and Devin take a fresh look at both films, and discuss why directors continually miss the mark with Lady Day.
Devin and mark double-dip into the 1980 big-budget adaptation of FLASH GORDON, with a review of the film coupled with the 2019 documentary LIFE AFTER FLASH - as much of a "behind-the-scenes" tale of the film as a deep dive into the life of star Sam Jones.