Episode 133: Too Many Draculas

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Last summer, something monumental happened. One of Uncuffed's founding producers, Greg Eskridge, came home after more than 30 years in prison. In this episode we’ll bring you back to that emotional day last summer when he walked out of the San Quentin gates, free at last. Our work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, independent foundations, and donations from listeners like you. Learn more, sign up for Uncuffed news, and support the program at www.weareuncuffed.org Follow us @WeAreUncuffed on Instagram and Facebook Transcripts are available within a week of the episode coming out at www.kalw.org/podcast/uncuffed…

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It's another crossover event with our very good friends, Catching Up David! We sit down to survey Dracula in his many forms, going back to his roots with DRACULA (1931, dir. Tod Browning) and continuing through to DRACULA: UNTOLD (2014, dir. Gary Shore). Also discussed: DRACULA (1958, dir. Terence Fisher) and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (192, dir. Francis Ford Coppola). Check out Catching Up David at http://catchingupdavid.podbean.com

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Episode 133: Too Many Draculas

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Episode 156: Best of 2024 1:40:52

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It's finally here, our Best of the Year 2024! As always, what qualifies is a nebulous concept, but that's why it's our show and not yours. Next episode: Oscars recap!

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Bonus: Oscar Nominations 52:15

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It's that time of year, when every pop culture/movie podcast gets to merrily nitpick the selections from the Academy of Motion Pictures. What do we like? What do we not? We get into everything on this bonus episode! Note: as of recording, your friendly podcasters were not aware of the malicious social media posts from Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón. We regret that we were not able to touch on that, as we certainly do not endorse their sentiments, and would like to remind all celebrities everywhere that you can just say nothing - no one ever has to be a racist asshole.…

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Episode 155: Nosferatoos 1:34:29

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We're going back to cinema history, baby! In light of Robert Eggers' new gothic horror fantasy NOSFERATU, Pete and Martha take the opportunity to watch it in the context of its predecessors. How does it stack up? Listen to find out... Homework for the episode: Nosferatu (1922, dir. F.W. Murnau), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979, dir. Werner Herzog), Nosferatu (2024, dir. Robert Eggers) Stay tuned for our next episode, our Best Ofs for 2024!…

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Episode 154: Films That Never Were 1:04:37

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It's our last episode of the year! Pete and Martha dig into the most passionate of passion projects, the movies that almost-but-not-quite get made. Movies die in Hollywood all the time, but some are such powerful ideas that they leave an impression in our imaginations. And sometimes, decades later, they do get made! But should they? Let's find out... Homework for the episode: Jodorowsky's Dune (2013, dir. Frank Pavich), Lost in La Mancha (2002, dir. Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018, dir. Terry Gilliam)…

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Episode 83: WICKED 1:15:29

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Did that really just happen? We come out of our hiatus (still maintaining that it's temporary) to bring you a movie that does not fit within our normal parameters at all, but that we're desperate to talk about. Martha and Maren go deep on their personal histories with WICKED and their feelings about part 1 of John M. Chu's fantasy epic.…

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Episode 153: Prequels! Do We Need Them? 2:11:13

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - our annual crossover event with Catching Up David! We're taking a deep dive into two popular prequels and asking ourselves...do we need this? D Homework for the episode: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023, dir. Francis Lawrence) and The First Purge (2018, dir. Gerard McMurray).…

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Episode 152: Locations as Character 1:05:08

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What does it mean to make your setting a starring player in your story? Pete and Martha talk it out, through a cinematic master and a science fiction virtuoso author. Homework for the episode: Collateral (2004, dir. Michael Mann), The City & The City (2009, auth. China Mieville)

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Episode 151 - Spiders Man 1:16:29

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Today we turn our eye to that most iconic of sad street-level heroes, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Starting with Tobey McGuire in 2002, Pete and Martha dig into the screen iterations of Spidey, and discuss what makes one successful. Homework for the episode: look, it's a whole lot of Spider-Man, but we dig in deep on Spider-Man (2002, dir. Sam Raimi), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012, dir. Mark Webb), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, dir. Jon Watts) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, dir. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman)…

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Episode 150: GODZILLA 58:48

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It's happening - we're talking about Martha's hyperfixation and special interest, Godzilla! (Mothra makes an appearance, natch). We discuss the old, the new, the good, the bad, the Japanese and the American. Homework for the episode: Godzilla (1954, dir. Ishirô Honda), Godzilla (2014, dir. Gareth Edwards), Shin Godzilla (2016, dir. Hideaki Anno); Godzilla Minus One (2023, dir. Takashi Yamazaki)…

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Episode 149: Heists 1:07:59

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What exactly IS a heist movie? It is impossible to say, but Pete and Martha take a crack at it (it's not impossible, Martha is correct and since Pete doesn't write these descriptions, I get to say whatever I want). Homework for the episode: Ocean's 11 (2001, dir. Steven Soderbergh); Inside Man (2006, dir. Spike Lee); Inception (2010, dir. Christopher Nolan)…

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Episode 148: Concert Movies 1:04:59

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Pete and Martha stay up too late talking about Concert Films! In this once in a lifetime episode, they take on the weight of nearly 50 years of cinematic concert experiences. 2023 was a banner year for concert films, and your intrepid hosts set out to figure out why, while talking about two of the best ever made, and a new contender for that title. Homework: The Last Waltz (1978), directed by Martin Scorsese Stop Making Sense (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023), directed by Sam Wrench…

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Episode 147: In the Courtroom 1:18:30

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Objection! Drop what you're listening to and check this out instead! Pete and Martha look at legal thrillers and courtroom dramas, and ask the question: are they back? Why did they leave? Why are production companies cowards about mid-budget adult dramas? Homework for the episode: My Cousin Vinny (1992, dir. Jonathan Lynn); Runaway Jury (2003, dir. Gary Fleder), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023, dir. William Friedkin), Anatomy of a Fall (2023, dir. Justine Triet)…

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Episode 146: Denis Villeneuve 1:28:30

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Will we ever run out of excuses to talk about Dune? Not likely! Pete and Martha take a deep dive into the oeuvre of Denis Villeneuve, including his early English-language works, and discuss what excites us about his future. Discussed on this episode: Enemy (2013), Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Dune Part 2 (2024). For a deeper discussion on Dune Part 1 (2021), check out our episode 116!…

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Episode 145B: Oscars Post-Show 44:21

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A SECOND episode, so soon?? We had feelings about the Oscars and we had to share. Regular episodes coming soon!

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Episode 145: Oscars Pre-Show 1:46:40

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We have returned from our unintentional hiatus to bring you our Oscars pre-show! We discuss the categories, our predictions, what we wish got noms, and our faves and least favorites from 2023.

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Episode 144: Best of 2023 1:50:23

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All three of your DYDYH network regulars are here to share their best of lists for 2023!

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Love YA! EXMAS 44:00

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Our previous episode is lost to the editing gods, but we're here on the last day of 2023 to give to you our Christmas episode! Maren and Martha celebrate the season with the Amazon Freevee original EXMAS (2023, dir. Jonah Feingold) starring the wonderful Leighton Meester and the totally fine Robbie Amell. Who wins when exes go head to head on Christmas? In this case, kind of everyone!…

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Episode 143: It's Miyazaki's World 2:23:45

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And we're just living in it, baby! The only way to adequately discuss the grandmaster of animation is with a double-stuffed episode, and to help us out we're joined by our friends at Catching Up David! The crossover event of the season goes over the career of Hayao Miyazaki, how his works have shaped and affected us, and how we feel about his newest, The Boy & the Heron. Movies specifically discussed in detail (there will be spoilers): Laputa: The Castle in the Sky (1986) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Spirited Away (2001) The Wind Rises (2013) Our next episode will be our best of 2023! See you all in the new year...…

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Episode 142: Wes Anderson 1:14:30

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Does what it says on the tin - we're digging into the works of one of America's most distinctive filmmakers, Wes Anderson.

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Love YA! Love Again 37:55

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Happy Love YA Day! We're discussing an episode I would have sworn was a Netflix original but somehow actually got a theatrical release! Probably because Priyanka Chopra Jones is so great. On this episode: Love, Again (2023, dir. Jim Strouse)

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Episode 141b: Fall of the House of Usher 50:16

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As promised, our spoiler-filled discussion of the Mike Flanagan adaptation, Fall of the House of Usher! Spoilers for the series up through episode 7.

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Episode 141: Edgar Allan Poe 1:13:18

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Pete and Martha are extremely excited about the upcoming FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, so they're dedicating a whole episode to the father of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Coming up next: an examination of the king of Americana, Wes Anderson!

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Love YA! Red, White and Royal Blue 45:43

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It's here! One of Martha's highly anticipated movies of the year. Does the 2023 Amazon adaptation Red, White and Royal Blue (dir. Matthew López) live up to expectations? What is Uma Thurman up to as the president? What even IS a rom com? For next time: Love Again (2023, dir. Jim Strouse)

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Episode 140: Richard Linklater's BEFORE 1:31:47

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It's a DYDYH/Love YA crossover! Maren and Martha have referenced Richard Linklater's BEFORE movies about 800 times, so we decided it was time to do a deep dive. Pete, Martha and Maren get together to share their experiences and relationships to this trilogy, and how that may have evolved the same way that Jesse and Celine have. For next time: a Poe extravaganza! We're getting ready for Mike Flanagan's FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and to prepare, we're reading the source material and watching the Vincent Price adaptation from 1960. Additional topics of discussion may also include The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Mask of the Red Death.…

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Love YA! Happiness for Beginners 51:47

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We've got a brand new one for you! Maren and Martha dig into the 2023 Netflix adaptation Happiness for Beginners (dir. Vicky Wight). Listen to find out how we feel about Ellie Kemper's foray into being a (semi) dramatic lead, her chemistry (??) with co-star Luke Grimes, and all the Patagonia advertising you could ask for.…

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Episode 139: Sunset on Summer Blockbusters 1:00:39

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You may be wondering, haven't our very good friends Pete and Martha discussed summer blockbusters before? And the answer is yes, but it's been a while, and now Martha has actually seen JAWS and is ready to talk about it. Call this our Barbenheimer episode!

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Love YA! Love & Gelato 39:06

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Netflix continues to be top dog in adapting charming YA books into questionably awkward movies! Today, Maren and Martha are looking at the 2022 adaptation, Love & Gelato (dir. Brandon Camp).

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Episode 138: Summer Camp 59:22

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It's the middle of summer, so we're going to camp! Pete and Martha talk about summer camp, what the appeal is, and why it's become a mainstay of American pop culture. Homework for the episode: Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean Cunningham) and Wet Hot American Summer (2001, dir. David Wain).

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Love YA! Bros 42:28

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Maren and Martha are here to give due to the 2022 BROS (dir. Nicholas Stoller) and the comedic voice of Billy Eichner. We discuss what makes a rom com, what makes a romance (the answer may surprise you!), and ruminate on who is allowed to be raunchy in Hollywood these days.

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Rerun: Sea Shanties 59:14

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