Footcandle Films
Do you enjoy listening to people talk about films? What about those films that may not show up at the local multiplex but are instead showing at the smaller specialty theater across town? Then ”Footcandle Films” may be the show for you. Each month, the hosts discuss and review one ”smaller” film in-depth, discuss upcoming film news, and give recommendations on films that you may not be aware of, ones that you haven’t remembered in a while, or ones that are worth your time checking out. And all the while, the conversation never gets too ”high-brow” or pretentious. Just two guys who enjoy talking about movies. Your Hosts: Alan Jackson and Chris Frye, founders of the Footcandle Film Society.
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
Tuesday Feb 11, 2014
Spike Jonze, whose films include “Being John Malkovich”, “Adaptation” and “Where The Wild Things Are”, has an Oscar contender for Best Picture with his latest work “Her”. Alan & Chris give their thoughts on the film and then spend a few moments mourning the passing of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Also in this episode both hosts pick their favorites to take home Oscar statues in March. To make things interesting they even establish a wager (the loser MUST attend a screening of the lowest rated movie by Rotten Tomatoes and discuss the experience in an upcoming episode). All this plus the fellows close out the episode with their picks for films you might have missed.
Recommendations – “Short Term 12, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown”
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2014
Tuesday Jan 14, 2014
What better way to bring in 2014 than to cram as many reviews into one episode as possible? That's exactly what Alan & Chris try to do…give you the most bang for your podcast listening buck. Oh wait…the show is free right? Well maybe it'll encourage you to pay it forward and give us a kind review on iTunes? Anyways…we do have a great show with reviews of "American Hustle", "The Wolf of Wall Street", & "All Is Lost". For extra measure Alan also starts the clock and has Chris give a sixty second review of "Saving Mr. Banks". Last, but certainly not least, we round the show out with some movie news and our recommendations for movies you might have missed.
Recommendations – "The Way, Way Back", "Oldboy"
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Monday Dec 23, 2013
Monday Dec 23, 2013
Alan & Chris close out 2013 with a review of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" and their takes on the current multiplex offerings of "Anchorman 2" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Also discussed are the smaller art house films of "Philomena" and "Enough Said". To close out the show the hosts came up with a unique list of categories that they used to sum up their year in cinema that was 2013. Put another log on the fire, grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy.
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Reviews of "Enough Said", "Anchorman 2" & "The Hobbit"
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2013
Tuesday Dec 10, 2013
Heavy subject matter abounds on this episode of Footcandle Films with reviews of "12 Years A Slave" and the documentary "Blackfish". Afterwards, in an attempt to cheer things up a bit, Alan urges Chris to give brief reviews of "Frozen" and the next installment in the Hunger Games series.
Recommendations – "Hot Rod", "Frances Ha"
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Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Thursday Nov 21, 2013
Science fiction. A well beloved film genre of Chris, who also loves to read (when he's not sitting in a darkened theater). How does he feel about the big budget adaptation of the bestseller "Ender's Game"? Alan, who looks at reading books like a plate of steamed broccoli, also gives his thoughts on the film. Shifting gears the gents then discuss another Somali pirate film – no it's not "Captain Phillips 2" but the highly regarded Danish film "A Hijacking". Movies news (featuring Alan's brief review of "Thor: The Dark World") and recommendations then serve as the icing on the cinematic film nerd cake that is this episode of Footcandle Films.
Recommendations – "American Psycho", "Flight"
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Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Thursday Nov 07, 2013
Documentary filmmaker Thomas Morgan stopped by to discuss his film "Waiting for Mamu", give some doc recommendations and tell what projects are next on his horizon.
Documentary Recommendations – "A Band Called Death", "The Entrepreneur", "Gideon's Army", "Beware of Mr. Baker"
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2013
Wednesday Nov 06, 2013
Was Alan held captive by Somali pirates like Captain Phillips? Not exactly - but he didn't get a chance to see the film. For the ransom of a 2014 popcorn bucket Chris agrees to give solo reviews of both "Captain Phillips" and the indie film "Escape from Tomorrow" that was covertly shot in the Disney World Theme Park. After the reviews, the fellows discuss some movie news and finally have their movie trailer discussion that they've been putting off. Rounding out the show are recommendations for movies to catch up on available on iTunes, Netflix, or sometimes on good old fashioned DVD.
Recommendations – "About A Boy", "Carrie"
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Thursday Oct 17, 2013
Thursday Oct 17, 2013
On this episode hosts Alan & Chris discuss Bullock and Clooney bouncing around in space and Thor driving a formula one race car. In other words they talk about the recent films "Gravity" and "Rush". Next on the agenda they discuss silver screen news items of note and Alan has Chris give quick 1 minute reviews of "Runner, Runner" and "Don Jon". Last but not least they round out the episode with their recommendations of films that are available streaming online or on iTunes.
Recommendations – "Timecrimes", "It's Not You, It's Me"
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2013
Wednesday Oct 02, 2013
Alan & Chris discuss the crime thriller "Prisoners" starring Hugh Jackman & Jake Gyllenhaal and the indie Sundance favorite "The Spectacular Now". The fellows then answer some inbox items, muse on Hollywood news tidbits and ponder why the interns are always on lunch break when you need a quick google search.
Recommendations – "The Brass Teapot", "Magnolia"
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Friday Sep 20, 2013
Friday Sep 20, 2013
Mr. Avengers (AKA Joss Whedon) goes small time indie with an updated take on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" while Mr. Precious (AKA Lee Daniels) moves from smaller focused character study to a sprawling historical drama in "The Butler". Alan & Chris give their thoughts on both films, answer questions from the mailbag, discuss films in the works and last but not least…give some recommendations on films to catch up with.
Recommendations – "Hombre", "The Hudsucker Proxy"
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