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The Next Reel • Season 12 • Series: Lord of the Rings • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

April 13, 2023

We kick off our new series exploring Peter Jackson’s first journey to Middle Earth – The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Today, we talk about the extended edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. It holds up incredibly well. What do we think of the additions in the extended version? Are there any elements that don’t work as well? And why does it still stand up as the model for fantasy filmmaking? Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees • Spoiled. Rotten? Twist Endings • Memento

Memento

June 24, 2021

How great are Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano in “Memento?” Does the simultaneous forward and backward telling of the story work for us or does it feel like a stunt? Why did Nolan and his brother Jonathan push for this to be in the Original Screenplay category at the Oscars? Tune in to this week’s show to get answers to these questions and more!

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Swordfish

March 12, 2021

Is it the ball bearings? Is it the Travolta widow’s peak? Is it the straight-up hacking? These questions might make you ask yourself, “hey… what IS good about the movie Swordfish?” We’re going to find out this week on Silver Linings.

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Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

June 7, 2018

Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our Ocean’s series with Steven Soderbergh’s 2001 remake, Ocean’s Eleven. 

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Son of the Bride

November 9, 2017

Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our series on Argentinean actor Ricardo Darín with his 2001 film Son of the Bride. 

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Spirited Away

May 25, 2017

Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 film Spirited Away shot to the top of the Japanese box office and still holds the spot as the highest grossing film in Japanese history, sinking box office juggernaut Titanic. Perhaps it says a lot that it’s a Japanese story that is so universally appealing and that it’s for all ages. Or that it’s timeless. Regardless of why it’s so popular, it’s great to see Miyazaki as the person whose creation holds that spot.

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From Hell

March 23, 2017

The Hughes brothers hadn’t really had a big hit by the time they were offered to direct the adaptation of Alan Moore’s and Eddie Campbell’s graphic novel “From Hell,” detailing the characters involved in the ‘Jack the Ripper’ slayings in 1888 London. It offered an opportunity to tell a gritty story that still dealt with the people struggling at the bottom of society, something they’d already proved successful at. But the graphic novel’s incredibly dense and despite the many rewrites the script went through, it still ended up a film that is hard to call a great success for the brothers. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue our series on the Hughes brothers with their 2001 film From Hell.

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Black Hawk Down

October 12, 2016

There is a political side to military operations, and there is a military side. Regardless of the politics of the 1993 situation in Somalia, the battle of Mogadishu was a terrible one, leaving 19 US soldiers, a Pakistani soldier and a Malaysian soldier dead, not to mention the countless Somalis. Ridley Scott’s 2001 film Black Hawk Down, based on Mark Bowden’s book, tells the story of this battle and it’s a powerful one. Certainly, it’s a film everyone should see at least once to fully grasp this situation. Join us as we continue our “This Is Real Life, Jack” series with Scott’s powerful film.

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Josie and the Pussycats • No, No, Wait! Hear Me Out!

October 11, 2016

Tommy Handsome brings you No, No, Wait! Hear Me Out! The latest Next Reel Short is a chance to right a wrong in the world by building a case that a movie you think you’re supposed to hate actually has some value. This month, it’s Josie and the Pussycats, Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan directing.

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Intacto

November 22, 2013

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo broke onto the international scene with “28 Weeks Later,” the sequel to Danny Boyle’s film, and has been tied to a number of high-profile Hollywood projects since, including the just-announced “Pet Sematary” remake. But it’s his feature film debut, 2002’s “Intacto,” that one only need look at to understand why this writer/director is in such hot demand. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we begin our Foreign Language series with a show about this fascinating movie from Spain about people who gamble not to win money, but to win luck.

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