SIFF Sighthing: TWO MOTHERS (drama; Australia)

Lil (Naomi Watts) and Roz (Robin Wright) are friends who have been close since they were young. Now, they marvel at the two sons they've raised and spend long days on the beach watching them splash around.

Soon, Roz falls for Lil's son and vice versa. Like everything else, they navigate those love affairs together.

It's an emotional film for anyone who has ever had to choose between heart and head—and chose wrong.

TWO MOTHERS screened at the 39th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.

Cinebanter #99 - FAIR GAME

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In this episode, Michael and Tassoula blow their cover as they review FAIR GAME. In the Last Five®, Michael catches up with "the show that got away," while Tassoula celebrates the 25th anniversary of her favorite flick. Then, the hosts respond to their first-ever audio version Listener Last Five. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Discussion of FAIR GAME
• Break
• 19:38 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 20:14 The Last Five®
• Break
• 54:05 Listener Last Five (Norm in Seattle)
• 1:07:15 Credits & Outtake

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: ORDET, WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, THE SEA IS WATCHING, BREAKING BAD (Season 1) and ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU CHOU . Tassoula's Last Five were: BACK TO THE FUTURE, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2, HEREAFTER, THE GOODBYE GIRL and EVERYBODY'S FINE.

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Cinebanter #22 - THE PAINTED VEIL (and Oscar pics & predictions)

The MP3 file of Cinebanter Episode 22 is available here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula offer an uncharacteristically brief review of THE PAINTED VEIL, starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. They also deliver their Last Five® and share their Oscar picks and predictions for Sunday’s ceremony. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 THE PAINTED VEIL Discussion
• Break
• 09:31 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 10:03 The Last Five®
• Break
• 30:02 Oscar Picks and Predictions
• 50:05 Credits and Outtakes

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Michael's Last Five in this episode were: THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, JACKASS 2, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, DAYS OF GLORY (Indigénes) and CITIZEN KANE. Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: L’ENFANT, BABEL, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, JESUS CAMP and AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH 2: EVENING HARDER.

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

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

Tassoula has reviews (of movies she sees at the theater only) at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

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