Cinebanter #97 - THE AMERICAN

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In this episode, Michael and Tassoula admire the Italian landscapes as they review Anton Corbijn's THE AMERICAN. In the Last Five®, Michael enjoys a comedy that Tassoula recommended, while Tassoula gets angry at a current documentary. Then, the hosts respond to two Listener Last Fives from two different continents. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Discussion of THE AMERICAN
• Break
• 17:16 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 18:12 The Last Five®
• Break
• 45:24 Listener Last Fives (Miss Piggy in Germany and Peter in Virginia)
• 1:03:31 Credits & Outtakes

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: THE TILLMAN STORY, GOING THE DISTANCE, SUGAR, THE OTHER GUYS and TERMINATOR SALVATION. Tassoula's Last Five were: THE LAST EXORCISM, CAIRO TIME, BLUE STATE, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, I'M STILL HERE.

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Special thanks to Brad Daane and Mark Cummins for providing the original music in this episode.

Tassoula has reviews, musings and movie-related product links at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

Reviews and/or notes of every movie Michael sees can be found at his MichaelVox website.

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Rory's Back—And I Couldn't Be Happier

One of my all-time favorite documentarians, Rory Kennedy, returns this week with THE FENCE (LA BARDA) on Sept. 16.

The film examines the 700-mile fence that our government built in 2006 along the Mexican border to discourage terrorists, contain immigration and fight drug trafficking. Apparently, things didn't go as planned.

Tune in to HBO this Thursday to see what transpired.

Show Delay (So Sorry)

Dear Listeners,

Michael and Tassoula had a rough few weeks with the new school year starting, so episode #97: THE AMERICAN will be delayed by a week. They apologize for the inconvenience, but look forward to creating a better show after getting some much deserved sleep.

-Hector (the Cinebanter intern)