Bald Move Prestige - Barton Fink (1991)

Thanks to überfan Anthony Basich who used our Subbable subscription site to commission a personal podcast, for one of his favorite films, the 1991 Coen Brothers film, “Barton Fink”. Jim and A.Ron talk about the occasionally dark, occasionally funny, very deep and dreamy, take on the creative process, the Hollywood establishment, the rise of national socialism, the dangers of homoerotic suppression, an expose of ghostwriters, and wait–what the hell?  What is this film, anyway?  Jim and A.Ron grapple with these issues and more.

Bald Move Prestige - Quills (2000)

Special thanks to Karolina Ljungström, who decided to have us take on one of her favorite films, “Quills”.  “Quills” was released in 2000, and was directed by Phillip Kaufman, and starred Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, and Stephen Moyer.  It is a period piece loosely set around the last years of the Marquis de Sade as he languishes in a French asylum for the insane. The film has Jim and A.Ron pondering the role of art in society, how the life choices and artist makes influences how we feel about art, and how madness and genius are related.

Bald Move Prestige - Run Lola Run (1998)

Hey guys and gals, we have another commissioned podcast, this time from fellow fan Stig Ove Pederson, for the German film, “Lola Rennt”, perhaps better known to english speakers as “Run Lola Run”.  A break out hit for both star Franka Potente (“The Bourne Identity”, “The Shield”, “The Bridge”) and director Tom Tykwer (“Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, “Cloud Atlas”), the movie has a kinetic style, compelling action, and raises questions about causality, determinism, and free will.

Bald Move Prestige - Waking Life (2001)

Special thanks to Michael Kessler for using Subbable to commission his very own custom Podcast!  But we’re getting ahead of ourselves… Is this a podcast?  Is it a dream?  Will it’s connected consciousness evolve in a more enlightened, compassionate, sharing direction, or will it just want set itself on fire, scream into a megaphone to empty streets, or cut off eyelids and put out cigars on eyeballs?  Do you dream?  Do you remember your dreams?  Can you dream lucidly?  Have you ever been stuck in a dream?  Jim and A.Ron ponder all this and more in a very trippy recap to a very trippy movie/experience, Richard Linklater’s 2001, “Waking Life”.

Bald Move Prestige - The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Special thanks to listener Ali who commissioned this podcast through our Subbable subscription system!  Jim and A.Ron check out the award winning 1997 film, “The Sweet Hereafter”, which is based on the novel of the same name by author Russell Banks, and is directed by Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.  It stars Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings, Alien, Fifth Element) and Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days, Star Trek, Capote) among others.

Old Movie Review Round Up

Hey guys, I was digging through our archives and I found a few other movie reviews we did over the past few years.  Some of them were bonus-only for the forums we used to have, so they haven’t previously been available.  I don’t know if there is any interest in them, but I didn’t want to lose them either, so I’m posting them here for posterity.  It’s also an interesting glimpse into the evolution of our podcasts… In roughly chronological order…

A Tale of Two Heroes

Arising from the ashes of our failed movie review series like the drunken pheonix he is, A.Ron emerges to give a review of the two premier superhero franchises at opposite ends of their respective lifespans.  “The Amazing Spider-Man” attempts to reboot the franchise around new, younger stars and an edgier, more deliberate retelling of the…

Bald Movies

Hey guys, It’s been a fun experiment, but we’ll be discontinuing the Bald Movies effective immediately. The response to the pay for content didn’t really work out (we didn’t quite cover the costs of tickets and soda for the movies, haha). We wanted to close out this final week, but the server being down and…

 

Movie Poll – June 29th, 2012

[poll id=”5″] Here are the movies premiering this Friday in our area.  Vote for the one you’d like us to watch and review! Magic Mike Tyler Perry’s Witness Protection Ted People Like Us

New Membership Details

As has been discussed, we’re dipping our toes into the pay-for-play waters.  We’re starting a series of movie reviews, and hopefully other extra content, for a small fee.  The people have spoken, and tomorrow we’re going to see, review, and release a podcast for “Rock of Ages”, the Tom Cruise / Scientology vehicle.  There are…