Whiplash and The Double

Paul and Josh discuss two movies that came out recently.  The Double is an expressionist dopplelganger movie based on a Dostoyevsky novella.  It stars Jesse Eisenberg and is directed by Richard Ayoade.  Whiplash was written and directed by newcomer Damien Chazelle and may very well give JK Simmons the accolades that we think that he deserves as an actor.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Birdman

Paul and Josh discuss the new Inarritu film Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).  We talk extensively about the cast, the score and the high craft of filmmaking that is displayed in this film.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Supporting Actors

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominees and winners that span from 1948 to just last year in 2013.  We also talk about the new Brad Pitt movie Fury and bring up a possible Best Supporting Actor nomination for that movie also.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Gone Girl

Paul and Josh review the new David Fincher film based on a novel by Gillian Flynn.  We talk about the stellar supporting cast, Rosamund Pike's profound performance and the possible reasons for the casting of Ben Affleck.  We also talk about what we liked and didn't like about Fincher's new film and which Fincher films that call to us.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Trilogies

In this episode we talk about our favorite movie trilogies and what actually defines a trilogy.  We also talk about Steven Soderbergh's most recent "post-retirement" project involving a recut of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Josh's ambitious movie watching month of October.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on Twitter@actorengineer and check out our facebook page atfacebook.com/actorandengineer.

Anything Goes

Paul and Josh catch up on a few movies that they have recommended to each other.  We end up talking about the Shane Carruth movies Upstream Color and Primer.  We also talk about a few cool documentaries that have come out over the last few years.  Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on Twitter @actorengineer and check out our facebook page at facebook.com/actorandengineer.

Why We Love Film

Paul and Josh try to nail down why it is that Film speaks to them in a different way than other forms of art.  We talk about the technology necessary for filmmaking and the roles that editing and acting play in the filmmaking process.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on twitter @actorengineer and check out our facebook page at facebook.com/actorandengineer.

Boyhood and Only Lovers Left Alive

Paul and Josh talk about two movies in this episode.  The Jim Jarmusch film Only Lovers Left Alive (which is available to rent) and Richard Linklater's Boyhood (which is out in theaters).  We talk about Jarmusch's films in general, why he might have chosen to shoot in Detroit and how he uses the vampire genre.  For Linklater's Boyhood, we talk about the practicality and possibilities of shooting a movie over 12 years and what we liked and didn't like about the construct.  Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter: @actorengineer.

Movies Set in One Room

Paul and Josh discuss movies set in one location:  a room, a house, a boat, a car, even a coffin!  We dig into the recent movie Locke which is set in a car.  We talk about how directors like Alfred Hitchcock, John Hughes, Mike Nichols and Sidney Lumet challenge themselves by embracing the limitations inherent to setting a film in one location.  This concept also allows actors like Jimmy Stewart, Tom Hardy, Sigourney Weaver and Lee J. Cobb to explore their characters in exciting ways.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer

Grab Bag

Paul and Josh catch up and talk about a variety of subjects including Grand Budapest Hotel, a documentary based on the "boxes" of Stanley Kubrick, the original Transformers, Pat Healy, Ben Affleck Oscar snubbing, Jay-Z, some new trailers and some documentary recommendations.  Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on Twitter: @actorengineer and check out our facebook page:  facebook.com/actorandengineer.

Old, New, Boring and Blue 2

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Paul and Josh discuss one movie from each of these four categories.  Old - Bringing Up Baby, New - Transformers: Age of Extinction, “Boring” - Punch Drunk Love, Blue - Eyes Wide Shut.  The “Boring” classification is a movie that others may consider boring, but is actually a great film that has a lot to offer.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67YFollow us on Twitter @actorengineer and check out our facebook page at facebook.com/actorandengineer.