The Focus Shot: Recent Episodes
Anthony Franco and David Kopman
Welcome to the Focus Shot, a film podcast focused on discussing directors, actors, and writers through their lives and films. Give us a listen and please review with your feedback!
This Week we focus our shot on the first half of Hayao Miyazaki's (Studio Ghibli) movie career
Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Porco Rosso(1992)
We wrap up the rest of Quentin Tarantino’s filmography while speculating on his final 10th film.
1:25 - Inglorious Basterds
34:43 - Django Unchained
1:13:00 - Hateful Eight
1:39:15 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2:12:58 - Tarantino’s Future
We kick off a new season of The Focus Shot with Quentin Tarantino’s early career into movies! Time stamps; Intro - 0:00 Tarantino Overview - 1:44 Reservoir Dogs - 6:37 Pulp Fiction - 19:20 Jackie Brown - 38:57 Kill Bill - 57:24 Death Proof - 1:35:04
We shine our focus shot on the second half of James Cameron’s career True Lies 00:00-15:45 Titanic 15:45-72:10 Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep 72:10-75:27 Avatar 75:30- 137:45 Avatar sequels, other projects and Cameron’s legacy 137:45-151:42
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We focus our shot on the 1st half of James Cameron's career including: 0:00 Introduction 2:12 Piranha 2: The Spawning 11:40 The Terminator 17:55 Aliens 29:50 The Abyss 46:33 Terminator 2: Judgement Day 76:30 Wrap Up
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This week we focus our shot on director Taika Waititi
0:00 - Intro 3:16 - Eagle vs Shark 12:25 - Boy 19:50 - What We Do In The Shadows 27:46 - Hunt for the Wilderpeople 37:40 - Thor Ragnarok 63:06 - JoJo Rabbit 80:14 - Wrap Up
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Welcome to the Focus Shot, a film podcast focused on discussing directors, actors, and writers through their lives and films. This inaugural episode focuses on recent Oscar Best Director winner Bong Joon Ho. Tune in for a focus shot on his life and every film he has made. We also discuss the Snyder Cut, The future of Superman, and Martin Scorsese’s next film. Give us a listen and please review with your feedback!
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