Poor George. He's never seen any movies. Rather than mourn their dear friend, Travis and Dan have taken it upon themselves to show him what he is missing. But they don't stop at showing him famous movies! They also help George to understand how each film fits into the Great Narrative of Film. Not only THAT the film of the week is significant, but WHY and HOW. Also, they make jokes and stuff.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
George has not seen The Ring. Will PG-13 horror put the heebie in his jeebies or does he need the gore of a Hard R to get the willies... willying?
Tune in to find out if George managed to make it through the movie without jumping. Did Travis make it through the Japanese (original) version despite the subtitles? Will Dan ever find the answer to his "where did I see this scene?" question?
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
George and Travis had never seen Saw. And they didn't think that pun was any good. Thank you for siding with Dan on that one.
Will George be able to handle the first Torture Porn? Will Travis be surprised by the twist ending, even though he knows Tobin Bell is the killer? Will Dan be able to convince the guys WHY Seven seems less gratuitous than Saw? Tune in to find out!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Richard Oliver, from the Chasing Tone Podcast, returns to discuss one of his favorite 80s Science Fiction classics.
George hasn't seen The Fly. In fact, he hasn't seen the old one, either. Heck, he hasn't seen Jeff Goldblum in anything since Jurassic Park (and hasn't seen that movie in years!) He wasn't ready.
Oddly enough, Dan hasn't seen The Fly either. He's seen the original from the 50s but held off on watching this until we could cover it for the show. He... also wasn't ready. But for different reasons.
Will George make it through the birth scene intact? Do the contents of the medicine cabinet top the beauty of that one effect in the movie Se7en? Is Dan offended or impressed by "the Fly sci-fi but it is AIDS" plot? Will Richard ever watch Leave it to Beaver? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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You can find the Chasing Tone Podcast on podcatchers or right here:
https://www.wamplerpedals.com/podcast/
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
The Batman, you say? But that is still in theaters! Indeed, we made George go out into the world and watch a film the way our grandparents did... in public!
Will George find a new favorite Batman scene? Can Travis literally blow Dan's mind with interview trivia? Did Dan really make a super-cut of dialog with That Scene with THAT scene?? Join us on the first Remedial Film Class Field Trip and find out!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
The guys are going back to one of George's oldest and most favorite movies to see if the Remedial Film Class is having any effect on his ability to see films for more than face value. And what better trip down memory lane than David Fincher's gritty grimy slimy serial killer classic: Sev-Seven-en?
12 Monkeys-Era Brad Pitt, Jason Goes to Hell-era New Line Cinema. David Fincher's first "not a music video or Alien sequel" movie. Se7en is great despite the odds!
Will George be able to center himself after the SHOCKING pop music revelations of the opening 6 minutes of this episode? Which of the Seven Deadly Sin(s) is Travis breaking with his dedication to the make-up effects of this movie? Will Dan and his strict insistence on "watching the movie as it was made" and "not making up additional plot that is not at all in the movie" drive Travis to change his mind after 27 years? Tune in to find out, and stick around to the end!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
George knows The Joker character from The Dark Knight. He has seen The Joker from Batman 1989. But is he ready for what Joaquin Phoenix brings to the early 80's aesthetic?
If you browse the usual channels looking for Joker content you will find references to 3 specific movies. Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy and The Network. But Dan brings a new contender to the table and answers "where did THAT particular character trait come from!?"
Which one of the guys didn't rewatch the movie? Did George catch the twist ending? How would Travis fix the advertising campaign to increase the impact of the movie? Why does Dan think that the best joke in the movie went over most viewers' heads? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Dan was an extra in The Dark Knight Rises. Was it fun? Did he die? Find out in this mini bonus episode!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
George has seen The Dark Knight Rises... but has he really SEEN it? Our journey through the Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy ends with Travis and Dan walking George through all the details he missed the first time.
Will George find the best of times, or the worst of times? Did Travis just have his "The Dark Knight is Julius Caesar" moment with the "exhile or death!?" scene? Will Dan talk incessantly about being an extra in the movie? (We hope not!)
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Put away your swords and sandals, we are done with the Roman roots of The Dark Knight and now we are on to a more traditional study of the influences and experience of watching the movie as George: Experienced Movie Watcher.
Will George remember the actor from Heat that makes an appearance in The Dark Knight (as the same character, essentially?) Will Travis manage to stay one step ahead of Dan in Post? Will Dan manage to connect the Dark Knight to a Giallo after all? There's only one way to find out!
We reference a few videos toward the end, as we discuss the origins of the Joker voice. The interview discussed is found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW0-qJPbHDA&t=130s
The other Tom Waits songs referenced for context are:
Ol' 55: https://youtu.be/BeeK37wrBDQ
Tom Traubert's Blues: https://youtu.be/hvFyt2kmrZk
God's Away on Business: https://youtu.be/U5X4N2exOsU
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
George has seen The Dark Knight a few times. (I mean who hasn't!) But because it is one of his favorite movies we spent the last 3 episodes looking at movies that directly influenced The Dark Knight. And now it is time to get down to business and look at how he sees The Dark Knight through the eyes of a guy who has now seen like 85 movies and knows that older movies influence newer movies. In many ways this is a test for the curriculum of the podcast!
Will George figure out why we watched Julius Caesar, of all things, in our lead up to The Dark Knight? Is Travis on-board with the more... remarkable elements of Dan's Theory? Did Dan deliver his promised denouement? Click that subscribe button and share this one with your friends!
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
We continue our series examining the influences of Christopher Nolan's 2008 epic The Dark Knight. Consider this the atrium to the Dark Knight episode. It is warmer in here than outside, you can smell the kitchen from here and you would be silly to try to get around it without coming in! We cover Julius Caesar on its own merits. Then Dan fills in George and Travis on the historical context of the story within the film. Then the boys watch a scene from HBO's series Rome to see how they handle the same material. (And you can play along at home on HBO Max).
Oh and at one point George straight up predicts exactly where Dan is going in an insanely obscure way. This is try mild-melding stuff and it was unrehearsed. Seriously. Next-level music stuff. Worth the price of admission alone!
How will George handle his first battle with Iambic Pentameter since 2006? Will Travis appreciate the nuanced acting of some of the greatest to do it in a toga? What perfect, succinct, new rule did Dan create after watching HBO's series Rome?
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
George had no idea what Heat was. We've been teasing him for weeks that he was going to watch a movie called Heat, which influenced the Dark Knight. And yet, from his initial impressions it seems he saw none of that upon his first viewing. My goodness, this dude. Nevertheless, join us as we shed light on how Michael Mann's heist-filled classic inspired the look and content (and cast!) of Black Hawk Down-- Err, The Dark Knight.
Will George find his happy place among the suicide attempts and solemn tone? How many movies from 1995 will Travis have more to say about than Heat itself? Will Dan finally reveal his five favorite Michael Mann movies? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Troy Howarth returns to The Remedial Film Class Podcast for his first non-italian (and non-horror) film discussion. As we trace the roots of Nolan's film The Dark Knight, we begin with an early heist noir movie from a fresh faced upstart filmmaker who very shortly would go on to the highest artistic plane. Stanley Kubrick is no stranger to the show, and George is no stranger to his later works, but will Dan convince the guys that this film school classic is worthy of discussion in the same sentence as The Shining, Dr. Stranglove and The Dark Knight?
Will George catch the nuance of the "proto-Kubrickian" camera work? Will he recognize Dix Handley himself, Sterling Hayden? Will he at least recognize the Joker's mask from the robbery scene? Will Travis be won over by a swearing Parrot? Will Troy buy Dan's rather specific theories on John Carpenter movies? Did Dan just find someone that agrees with him on film scoring method? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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Theme song recorded by The Hungry Sevens, featuring Shawnee Houlihan.