Cinebanter #88 - THE SQUARE

The mp3 of this show can be found here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula gasp and jump as they recall the suspense of THE SQUARE. They also deliver their Last Five® and answer a Listener Last Five. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Discussion of THE SQUARE/WHAT WENT WRONG AT THE THEATER
• Break
• 24:53 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 25:34 The Last Five®
• Break
• 54:25 Listener Last Five (Ty in Joliet, Illinois)
• 1:03:41 Credits & Outtakes

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE, TOUCHING HOME, HOLLY and EXTERMINATING ANGELS. Tassoula's Last Five were: 13 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING, MARRIED IN AMERICA 2, THE LAST WORD, THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE and YOU DON'T KNOW JACK.

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Cinebanter #57 - THE LAST MISTRESS and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

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In this episode, Michael and Tassoula survey sex and stoners in their double review featuring THE LAST MISTRESS and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. During the Last Five®, Michael enjoys a trip to Belgium, while Tassoula climbs aboard that CARRIER Michael has been raving about. And in the final segment, they announce what their next film will be. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:30 THE LAST MISTRESS Discussion
• Break
• 14:35 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 15:20 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Discussion
• Break
• 34:35 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 35:15 The Last Five®
• Break
• 1:01:10 Show Notes/Credits and Outtakes

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Michael's Last Five in this episode were: KING CORN, DRUNKEN MASTER, IN BRUGES, LAST TANGO IN PARIS and WATER. Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: JAWS, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, CARRIER (Part 1), CARRIER (Part 2) and THE RECRUITER.

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

SIFF Sighting: BUTTERFLY DREAMING (thriller, USA)

Take a Seattle mathematician and add an angry wife, multiply that by a beautiful mistress then divide that by a mysterious therapist and police officer. That will ultimately equal an unexpected death.

Rufus Williams' debut film BUTTERFLY DREAMING has all of the intrigue and mystery of a classic episode of Twin Peaks, as his main character Rob (Andrew Bowen) struggles to determine what his reality is in the wake of his wife's death.

Bowen's confused, yet pedantic nature in his portrayal of Rob allows us to witness what it must be like when a person with a highly functional, technical brain, begins to short circuit. What's special about this story is that you're not sure if his mental malfunctioning is due to grief or guilt.

And that leaves you struggling with the choice of who to root for.

Do you empathize with the mathematician, who was in love with his mistress and ignoring his wife's pleas to curb his online gambling? Do you feel sorry for the wife as the innocent victim, despite the fact she drove her husband into the arms of his mistress and refused a divorce? Do you write the married couple off as crazy and wish for the mistress to finally find happiness?

All questions that will undoubtedly continue to be debated as more folks see the film.

That and the big question: How do we all know who we really are?

BUTTERFLY DREAMING had its world premiere at the 34th Annual Seattle International Film Festival on May 29. The film will screen again on May 31 at the Harvard Exit Theatre.

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