Every month real lawyers look into the fictional worlds of entertainment and try to access how the law works in those tales. It's informative and silly, much like the law itself.
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Austin Lugar and Eric Martindale pick a cinema legend and then take five of their films to highlight their excellence and range.
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Four immortals try to remove their curse by reviewing one of the 1001 Movies/Albums/Songs/TV Shows You Must Consume Before You Die every week. Sure this will take 20 years, but who cares when you've been alive for centuries.
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The Immortals go to France and pick up all the food you didn't want to eat, you monsters. Also they watch Agnes Varda's The Gleaners and I.
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The Immortals are settling in for one of the longest films they've covered. Also, possibly one of the best. They look at the feminist masterpiece Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 108 Bruxelles. (There will be a spoiler warning when they talk about the ending.)
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Keep an eye on the pitcher because we got a screwball this week! The gang watches the delightful Preston Strurges comedy, The Palm Beach Story.
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Episode #240 -- My Cousin Vinny / Forbidden Planet
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It's time for Sarah's bonus pick! She chose one of her all time favorite movies and gives the co-hosts a little law education as she talks about why My Cousin Vinny got so many things right. Then they watch The Tempest in space!
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It's not the easiest film to find, but it's worth it. The Immortals review a groundbreaking piece of American cinema, Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep.
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Where did she go? Where did we go?! Regardless, we are back to talk about an early Hitchcock thriller that he made before coming to America.
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What else could Episode 237 be? The Immortals have always been in the Overlook. They go deep into the Stanley Kubrick beloved adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. One of the hosts even say this may be their favorite film! And perhaps not the host you think....(You only have four guesses.) Next episode was actually recorded recently!…
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In an episode that was clearly recorded last fall, Sarah, Austin and Pedro get into what the fans have been demanding. A long lost Brazilian short film! Turns out, it's actually really interesting but also quite distancing. The downloads for this episode are going to be insane.
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Austin continues his editing backlog with the Immortals looking at the Civil War film, Glory. It is about a group of black soldiers so of course it stars Matthew Broderick. Also Pedro talks about the 2021 Music Box of Horrors.
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Austin catches up on his editing backlog with this fun episode where the gang talk about the charming British heist movie, The Lavender Hill Mob!
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Don't believe the title! The Immortals watch the upsetting Michael Haneke film Funny Games. (The original, not the American remake). They spoil the whole movie as they discuss whether Haneke's thesis still applies today and if the movie can work without it.
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No bees in this one! The Immortals go to a weird British isle and encounter The Wicker Man. No spoilers for the first half of the conversation and we warn you when we talk about the ending. (Watch it first! It's only 88 minutes!)
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Pardon while we post this episode. The Immortals look at the 1974 Mel Brooks classic, Blazing Saddles. And two of them hadn't seen it before! And they didn't know it was co-written by a black writer until halfway through their first viewing!
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We're going to be off for a few weeks, but we'll be back!
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Episode #230 -- Dumbo / In the Loop
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In the circus we have Dumbo and in the political circus we have dummies. The Immortals watch the 1942 Disney classic as well as one of Austin's favorite movies, 2009's In the Loop. It's not just because The Doctor swears up a storm in it, but it helps. Note -- Something went wrong with the Chicago audio and we apologize for the lesser quality. J.C.…
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The Immortals stay with Gong Li films from the early 90s with the Palm d'Or winning film, Farewell My Concubine.
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The guys continue into the Man with No Name trilogy but it gets a little Bad. They talk about the complexity of the story, how the shooting scenes talk about character and, of course, Klaus Kinski. Sergio Leone's Five 1) A Fistful of Dollars 2) For a Few Dollars More 3) Once Upon a Time in the West 4) Duck, You Sucker! 5) Once Upon a Time in Americ…
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The Immortals watch one of the most acclaimed films of the 90s, the Zhang Yimou film about a woman who becomes a rich man's fourth wife.
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Cue the Morricone score! The guys start their Sergio Leone Five with the beginning of his Man With No Name trilogy. They talk about its Kurosawa roots and what makes his movies so cool. Sergio Leone's Five 1) A Fistful of Dollars 2) For a Few Dollars More 3) Once Upon a Time in the West 4) Duck, You Sucker! 5) Once Upon a Time in America…
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The guys look back at the career of one of their favorite working actors, tangent briefly to talk about Alan Rickman and then reveal the subject of their next Five...
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Episode #227 -- The Lord of the Rings
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Finally a movie everyone has heard of! For whatever reason, the book has The Lord of the Rings trilogy as one entry and we try to do it justice. Thankfully....we're big fans.
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And we're back in the suburbs. Last time we discussed the nuance of Little Children and this week we're discussing the.....we're discussing Revolutionary Road! Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Children 5) Revolutionary Road
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The Immortals are back with their best friend Jean-Luc Godard where they discuss his traffic jam extravaganza Weekend. Also they talk about the Olympics.
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In which Eric is in town and wants to talk about the nature of art criticism.
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Austin and Eric record in person for the first time since Season One to discuss the adaptation of Tom Perrotta's Little Children. Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Children 5) Revolutionary Road
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FINALLY. The Immortals discuss the Belgian film from the 60s that you all won't stop tweeting demanding we cover. Here, for your amusement, is a podcast about The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short.
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Didn't we already record this? The guys continue their Kate Winslet Five with another Oscar nomination for her on the modern sci-fi classic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. A movie where she gets to wear jeans! Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Creatures 5) Revolutionary Ro…
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Get washed up and get ready for the guys talk about the 2000 film, Quills, about the final months of the Marquis de Sade and the young woman who risks everything to get his work to the public. Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills 3) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4) Little Children 5) Revolutionary Road…
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Unlike the main characters, we hope you all are listening to us because we have a great discussion over the Oscar winning film about the German secret police, The Lives of Others.
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Remember that time we were all trapped in our homes, slowly losing our minds? We watched Roman Polanski's Repulsion this week!
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In her first feature film, Kate Winslet shocked the world with her bold and complicated performance of one of the two notorious participants in the Parker-Hulme case. Listen as the guys talk about the nuances of sympathy in the movie as well the ambitious of tone in this early Peter Jackson film. Kate Winslet's Five 1) Heavenly Creatures 2) Quills …
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The Immortals went back to the actual assignment and watched the acclaimed war epic by The Archers: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Listen as they talk about how it could have only been made during World War II, the great performances by the three leads and how there isn't a Colonel Blimp in the movie.…
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The boys have made it to the end of their Jackie Chan Five and one of them is very relieved. They talk once more about what makes Jackie Chan action movies different from other action movies and then get distracted talking about 90s cartoon adaptations of movies. Then they unveil the new Five...
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Are you listening to the words coming out our mouths? Yes, the guys changed up their line-up so they can talk about the wildly successful Rush Hour. Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) Wheels on Meals 3) Police Story 4) Rumble in the Bronx 5) Rush Hour
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All of The Immortals were all in the same room at the same time! J.C. visited Chicago so we all of course....ignored our actual Immortals assignment and watched our favorite film of 2021. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar! They discuss a lot of their favorite jokes so we recommend you watch the film before hand.…
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We've been to Hong Kong, we've been to Spain and now we're in America* with Jackie Chan! The guys had to change their schedule due to availability, but that means they get to watch this movie earlier than expected. Is that a good thing? *Canada Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) Wheels on Meals 3) Police Story 4) Rumble in the Bronx 5) Rush Hour…
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It's wedding season again! Join the Immortals as they head to a fancy home in Philadelphia to watch three different men try to marry Tracy Lord. Who can blame them?
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The guys have hit Jackie Chan's biggest international hit, Police Story. It is filled with awe-inspiring stunts and a more grounded story. But.....what do they think?
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Episode #220 -- Come Drink With Me / Grizzly Man
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After having a couple episodes in a row where The Immortals didn't watch the greatest films in the world, they had a great time with this irregular double feature. Listen as they are charmed by the female led wuxia classic, Come Drink with Me. They also talk about J.C.'s bonus pick, the legendary Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man.…
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Jackie Chan is in Spain! The guys talk about this wacky comedy of two food truck cooks teaming up with a fake private eye to save a secret heiress by storming a castle. Obviously. Find out if this movie broke Eric! Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) Wheels on Meals 3) Police Story 4) Operation Condor 5) Rumble in the Bronx…
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No Sarah this week because she got got, SEE! The rest of the Immortals review the OG gangster film, Little Caesar starring Edward G. Robinson. But is the film any good? Or watchable?
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Buckle in, it's time for another Clint Eastwood movie. The Immortals discuss if this is an anti-western or Sarah is just anti-westerns. Is this movie against the Union or probably also unions? Also, he spits on a scorpion. At the end of the episode, Austin mistakenly says the next movie stars James Cagney. It does not. Don't @ him.…
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The Jackie Chan Five has begun and it's time to go into the simple story of sailors who are now pirates who are tracking down illegal gun sales to pirates. (We think). The guys discuss Jackie Chan's directorial intent, the pros and cons of how much should action heroes bleed and what are the stakes of this movie. Jackie Chan's Five 1) Project A 2) …
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Bonus -- Under the Dome
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It has been teased forever but it's finally out. Austin and Pedro watched every episode of the CBS adaptation of Stephen King's novel Under the Dome. And they lost their damn minds. In this podcast, Austin wrote out a full summary of the entire series and they read it at the top of the episode so you can follow along if you haven't seen the show.…
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Episode #217 -- The Apartment
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This episode should have come out several weeks ago, but the Immortals lent out all of their editing equipment to their boss. (Enjoy all of the Oscar talk!) But once they get past that silliness, they discuss the Billy Wilder classic comedy(?).
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The time has come! The guys look back at their time with Francis Ford Coppola and where he stands in cinema's past and present. Also they announce their next Five that will start next week.
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Is it, though? Is it actually Bram Stoker's Dracula. For better or worse, I'm pretty sure it's Francis Ford Coppola's. Listen as the guys gleefully try to figure out if this movie is any good. Francis Ford Coppola's Five 1) The Godfather 2) The Conversation 3) Apocalypse Now 4) The Godfather Part III 5) Bram Stoker's Dracula…
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Finally, the guys are here to talk about the most beloved entry in the Godfather franchise. They are actually looking at both versions of Part III, the original and the newly re-edited version. Listen as they try to answer the immortal question "Does this movie work?" Francis Ford Coppola's Five 1) The Godfather 2) The Conversation 3) Apocalypse No…
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Bonus -- Star Trek: Voyager / Firefly
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Star Trek Voyager and Firefly are both set in space and almost aired at the same time. Close enough of a connection for Austin! He and Sarah talk about these recently picked TV shows and how their worlds operate from a character and thematic standpoint.
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Episode #216 -- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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Like we say every episode, thank god for J.C. They bring us up to speed to give additional context for Paul Schrader's unconventional and beautiful biopic of the Japanese playwright, Yukio Mishima.
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