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Filmspotting 937 (09/22/23): Top 5 Music Docs, The Last Waltz at 45
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Music Docs, 'The Last Waltz' (at 45)
With Jonathan Demme's seminal Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” back in theaters, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Music Docs, and give...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 936 (09/15/23): Dazed and Confused (turns 30) / I Am Not A Witch (African Cinema #5)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Richard Linklater's 'Dazed and Confused' at 30
30 years later, Filmspotting offers up a sacred cow review of the cult classic, Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused.” Is it even better than th...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
2023-09-10 Adorno and the Culture Industry
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Theodor Adorno was born September 11, 1903.

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 11
Filmspotting 935 (09/08/23): Midnight Run (turns 35) / Yeelen
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Midnight Run' turns 35
The Filmspotting Pantheon contains distinguished titles like “Vertigo,” “Do The Right Thing,” and “The Godfather.” Also? The 1988 action comedy “Mi...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 934 (09/01/23): Fall Movie Preview / Touki Bouki (African Cinema Marathon #3)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Fall Movie Preview including Killers of the Flower Moon / Priscilla
As they consider the fall movie slate, Adam and Josh look past some of the bigger releases for questions about the season’s potential hidden gems. ...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Keep Laughing Forever Radio Show #24
From: Bradley Simmonds
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90 min Nostaligia Radio Show - Music, TV Themes, Movie Quotes, Famous Guests and Retro Jingles. Join B-Man for a stroll down memory lane and revist...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2023
  • Length: 50:38
Filmspotting 933 (08/25/23): Bottoms / Risky Business (at 40)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Bottoms' / 'Risky Business' (at 40)
Filmmaker Emma Seligman (“Shiva Baby”) wields satirical feminism in her raunchy, violent, and hilarious new high school comedy "Bottoms." Josh, alo...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
In the Beginning: the Late Stan Lee Gave Us the Marvel Superheroes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Stan Lee, Credit: Courtesy of POW! Entertainment
Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange: the late Stan Lee was there at the creation.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:49
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 932 (08/18/23): The Fugitive at 30, Top 5 Movies of 1993
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'The Fugitive' at 30
Not the most acclaimed film of ‘93, but maybe the most surprisingly acclaimed. Josh and guest Michael Phillips on the lasting appeal of Harrison Fo...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 931 (08/11/23): Black Girl (African Cinema #2)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Ousmane Sembène's 1966 African Cinema classic, 'Black Girl'
A tribute to the late William Friedkin, and Adam and Josh dive into the second installment in their African Cinema Marathon -- Ousmane Sembène's 19...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 930 (08/04/23): Top 5 Horror Movie Jump Scares / Cairo Station (1958)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 horror movie jump scares!
Adam and Josh share the Top 5 Jump Scares that messed them up. Plus, Filmspotting begins its African cinema marathon with a review of 1958’s “Cairo...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
2023-07-30 The 2023 Dionysus Awards
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways?

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 929 (07/28/23): Barbie, Oppenheimer
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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For the most anticipated double feature in years -- Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" -- Adam and Josh praise two very ...

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 928 (07/21/23): Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One / Christopher Nolan Oeuvre-view Awards
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'
With its show-stopping stunts, the long-awaited seventh film in the “Mission: Impossible” series – Dead Reckoning Part One – delivers the goods. Bu...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
2331: The 2023 Dionysus Awards, 8/1/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What movies from last year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways?

  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Filmspotting 927 (07/14/23): Top 5 Actor-Director Duos (Since 2000)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Best Actor-Director Duos
Lots of directors have favorite actors. But for their Top 5 Actor-Director Duos since 2000, Adam and Josh choose the definitive collaborations of t...

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 926 (07/07/23): Dial of Destiny / Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments / Dial of Destiny
Adam and Josh praise Harrison Ford’s farewell to Indy with their review of "Dial of Destiny," and narrow down their favorite scenes in the franchis...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting REVISITED (06/30/23): Raiders of the Lost Ark / Top 5 Films of 1981
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Harrison Ford in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Back in September 2012, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was back in theaters for a limited IMAX run on the heels of its 30th anniversary. Adam and Josh t...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 925 (06/23/23): Asteroid City / Past Lives
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Asteroid City' / 'Past Lives'
The films of Wes Anderson have always had a fanciful quality, but with his latest, "Asteroid City," the director approaches the truly fantastic. Th...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Filmspotting 924 (06/16/23): Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us (w/ Aisha Harris, Pop Culture Happy Hour) / Elemental
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us (w/ Aisha Harris) / 'Elemental'
Aisha Harris’s new book -- “Wannabe: Reckoning With the Pop Culture that Shapes Me” -- inspires this week’s show. Adam, Josh, and Aisha share the T...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 923 (06/09/23): Pride Top 5: LGBTQ+ Movies / Sight & Sound Marathon Awards / Close to Vermeer
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Pride Top 5: LGBTQ+ Movies
Adam and Josh celebrate Pride Month with the Top 5 LGBTQ+ Movies that were formative in shaping their understanding of queer life. Plus, ‘The BFIs’...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 922 (06/02/23): Across The Spider-Verse / A Brighter Summer Day (Sight & Sound #6) / Lynch/Oz
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Across The Spider-Verse' / 'A Brighter Summer Day' (Sight & Sound #6)
This week, a pair of very different, but also surprisingly similar, coming of age stories: the electrifying new “Across the Spider-Verse” and Edwar...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 921 (05/26/23): Top 5 Films of 2023 (So Far) with Michael Phillips
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Films of 2023 (So Far)
As Adam and Josh weigh in on their Top 5 Films of 2023 (so far), guest Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) drops in for a look back at the first hal...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
2023-05-21 True Contradictions
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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This sentence is false—does that mean it’s also true?

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  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 920 (05/19/23): Master Gardener / Blackberry / Sans Soleil (Sight & Sound #5)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'Master Gardener' / 'Sans Soleil'
What seemed like a one-off, late-career masterpiece from ‘70s icon Paul Schrader (2017’s “First Reformed”), has now become a loose series of films ...

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  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9