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FilmCouch 80 - Wholphin 6 and Dark Knight Indigestion

Responding to your emails on The Dark Knight conversation. Wholphin 6 is here! Our favorite DVD quarterly returns with some amazing short films that have to be seen to be believed. We talk to Wholphin editor Brent Hoff about where it came from.

Bonus: Can you name a post-apocalyptic movie where the human race is condemned to death? We can and do.

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FilmCouch 79 - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight totally changes the landscape of comic book hero movies, a kick-ass action flick with a lot to chew on. Two conversations, the first on how great the movie is, the second–at the end of the show–full of spoilers and plumbing the depths of The Dark Knight’s conclusion. Also, what Karina watches when her cable goes out.

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0:00 - Intro, how do other vigilante movies measure up to The Dark Knight?

4:35 - The Dark Knight gush review.

19:24 - Karina prepares for a trip to Branson, Missouri by watching basic cable.

27:50 - The Dark Knight redux, with spoilers.

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FilmCouch 78 - /Filmcast, Karina’s Picks, and The Apocalypse

This week we’re taking movies with fans, colleagues, and friends. An e-mail from a listener gets us thinking critically about our love for post-apocalyptic movies, and watching the amazing 1962 French short, La Jetée (pictured above). Kevin talks with David Chen and Devindra Hardawar from /Filmcast about podcasting, Roman Polanski, and really good cartoons. Later we check in with Karina Longworth, where she tells us about overlooked Japanese classic When A Woman Ascends the Stairs and a whimsical WWI quasi-musical, La France.

0:00 - Intro, post-apocalyptic movies, La Jetée

8:00 - /Filmcast’s David Chen and Devindra Hardawar

19:50 - Karina’s Media Diet

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FilmCouch #77 - WALL-E the Snake, YouTube gets sophisticated

WALL-E may look like the bastard child of E.T. and a backhoe, but inside he’s all Snake Pliskin from Escape from New York (1981). YouTube’s Sara Pollack on the most exciting thing to happen to short films since… well, maybe ever.

3:11 Sarah Pollack from YouTube

14:33 Wall-E vs. Escape From New York

18:23 Movies to watch

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