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239 - The Lower Depths (1936) and The Lower Depths (1957)

It's a podcast double doozer! Renoir and Kurosawa both adapt the same play, over 2 decades apart. Mifune and Gabin play the same roll. One is set in the source's original Russia and the other in Edo-period Japan. Both are about hope and despair at the limit of human poverty. Is there more to this c…

112 - Playtime (1967)

It's time again for the whimsical wanderings of a man lost in the urban sea of late 1960s Paris. Kind of a modern Odyssey if you think about it… Jacques Tati returns to the podcast, directing himself once more as Monsieur Heulot. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a ra…

Can Cinema Teach Us How to Pay Attention? — What Playtime, Ikiru & After Hours Asks Of Us

We’re constantly told to slow down and be present, but what does it actually mean to pay attention when so much of modern life is designed to scatter it? This summer, French auteur Jacques Tati returns to LAB111 in six newly restored 4K classics, including his magnum opus PlayTime. Few filmmakers h…

Episode 124: "The Devil's Ghost" & "Alpha and Omega" - Spawn #199 & #200

The road to 200 finally ends but we've only been with Jim Downing a mere 16 issues and his story already seems to be getting sideswiped. What's Image United? Who is Omega Spawn? Robert Kirkman wrote AND drew part of this issue?!? We'll get into it! This week's recommendations are to make some art …

The Shadows and the chequered tale of the first British rock’n’roll band

The Shadows were the strongest brand in British pop, adored and widely imitated. When they went out of fashion, no-one wanted them to change. Bob Stanley salutes their enormous influence and creation of the guitar hero and unravels their rapid post-Beatles decline in his superb new book, ‘The Shado…

The Shadows and the chequered tale of the first British rock’n’roll band

The Shadows were the strongest brand in British pop, adored and widely imitated. When they went out of fashion, no-one wanted them to change. Bob Stanley salutes their enormous influence and creation of the guitar hero and unravels their rapid post-Beatles decline in his superb new book, ‘The Shado…

Ep. 180: Casablanca-esque Vol. 1- To Have & Have Not (1944) & Macao (1952)(Special Guest: Sterling Cook)

Zach welcomes back Sterling Cook (Filmmaker & Ballyhoo Corespondent, 'Tour de Tati') for part 1 of a journey through the same old story played again and again as they unpack films trying to capture the essence of Casablanca with a closer look at TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) & MACAO (1952) Tune in t…

Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)

Zach & Sterling Cook (Filmmaker & Ballyhoo Corespondent, 'Tour de Tati') return for PART 2 of their massive conversation unpacking the films that try to capture cinema magic off the back of Casablanca with a closer look at Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille …

Playtime (1967) (THE MODERN MAN #1)

Welcome Snobbies to the new topic of the podcast. Cody’s pick is the topic “THE MODERN MAN.” He decided to pick the film “Playtime” by Jacques Tati. This film RULES. Two snobs gave it an EASY 5 stars and we really enjoyed talking about this film. A film that moves through Paris (TATI TOWN) and a va…

My Uncle (1958): Tati's Timeless Comedy on Modernity's Absurdity

In this episode of Mindset Movie Reviews, I take a closer look at My Uncle (1958). Directed by Jacques Tati, starring Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis, and Betty Schneider. ⭐ Rating: 4.0/5 🏆 IMDb: 7.6/10 🎬 Genre: Comedy ⏱ Runtime: 116 minutes 📅 Release Year:…