Is there a movie you like that no one else gets? Or hasn't even heard of? Cinema Limbo is the home for movies whose time has come for revaluation. Hosted by Jeremy Phillips.
Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space.
Thread of nominees: https://twitter.com/cinema_limbo/status/1757428640222994654
Playlist of Best Film nominees trailers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCK7LdvVxFaYA0UkQrxazeyU&si=p1rmf6oqn9Jf7b1B
Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4
Godzilla Minus One visual effects reel: https://youtu.be/T4pi1F25sxg?si=HDJrCpoBohZCABWr
Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live as a baby on a plane: https://youtu.be/_yyq5C4Hu8Y?si=whub6_D75nXDOVbN
Coming Up in 2024 trailer playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCLo2LAMvYvnbEZOGBddu1f2&si=HrxrukbryqamZeTG
Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attacks trading cards and Jeremy's Canadian accent.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF-gQVlXs4&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D
Original Grindhouse trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D
Music from The Hitcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69vqdHFv9vo&pp=ygUXdGhlIGhpdGNoZXIgZW5kIGNyZWRpdHM%3D
Lisa Lougheed - Run with Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY6MuvRY6g0&pp=ygUabGlzYSBsb3VnaGVlZCBydW4gd2l0aCB1cyA%3D
Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.
The Last Wave, viewable via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTVDNnR3AE&pp=ygUSdGhlIGxhc3Qgd2F2ZSAxOTc3
Peter Weir discusses the film: https://youtu.be/D_7BYTf95Vc?si=BcFjOIOGuTAOO0-D
A playlist of Charles Wain's music from the film: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjem-nwYHyoGiN6pgrgowWarH34nRHygE
Simon's biography of David Whitaker: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television
The story of David Burton in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d5pQM7IGo&pp=ygUXZGF2aWQgYnVydG9uIGRvY3RvciB3aG8%3D
Jeremy is joined in the first of a new run of the podcast by Paul Morris, podcaster and scriptwriter, to discuss 2002's sci-fi action Equilibrium, with their conversation covering such matters as stimulating statues, insufficient purity of concept, the word "phenomenological" and the world's most surprising cameo.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0&pp=ygULZXF1aWxpYnJpdW0%3D
The Grimleys - Pilot and Series 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFHmtLNkC0&list=PLOV24p_vJFuzel_WI3boMWo7PyY3I_ZvL
Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a discussion of 1988's Dutch action thriller Amsterdamned, written and directed by Dick Maas. Their conversation covers a range of topics including ITV's overnight schedule, a real-life kidnapping, The Quizmaster Murders, the Godzilla threshold and Keeping Up Appearances.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuxQ8owFgg&pp=ygUUYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
Theme song music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeszsmEhDYo&pp=ygUMYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVk
That boat chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1PZAfdYwQ0&pp=ygUXYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIGJvYXQgY2hhc2U%3D
Joined once again by writer and podcaster Paul Morris, he and Jeremy discuss the 1984 comic book adventure and superhero spinoff Supergirl, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter Cook and Peter O'Toole. Their discussion covers broad range of topics including illegal hockey play, Jaws heresy, mundane motivations, the Super-Universe and Billy Jor-El.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXbvzOdj-Q&pp=ygUWc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D
Opening titles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toZRj2o1TQ0&pp=ygUVc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdGl0bGVz
Opening theme and overture by Jerry Goldsmith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SczeTgWkGMw&pp=ygUUc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdGhlbWU%3D
Cinema Limbo - Santa Claus: The Movie: http://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/005-santa-claus-the-movie
Cinema Limbo - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: http://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/008-superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace
Jeremy is once again joined by fellow podcaster Ed Bloomer for a study of 1977 nature-based dramatic thriller Orca, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson and Bo Derek. Their investigation covers such topics as the elasticity of time, unlikely twist endings, a story without heroes, the aquatic equivalent of Michael Myers and the great white shark in the room.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydqcUY00-N8&pp=ygUMdHJhaWxlciBvcmNh
The Bad Movie Bible presents Borrowing Blockbusters: Jawsploitation - The Best, Best Worst and Weirdest Jaws Knock Offs: https://youtu.be/YFQuI95b9TA
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EdYGSk1VE&pp=ygUXcGxhbiA5IGZyb20gb3V0ZXIgc3BhY2U%3D
Jeremy and Chris Arnsby look back on the last year in movies, exploring the ten best and five worst pictures of 2022, with such topics being covered as toilet strategies, in-cinema naps, yacht rock, the end of Inspector Morse and why Avatar is successful.
Trailers for the top 10 of the year: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWtiwK_aCf1uEYGhJ7EvdUB
Trailers for films upcoming in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWEWF9dYY1Bd9UyyW9skF20
Nominations:
Best Film: The Banshees of Inisherin, Benediction, Blonde, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Glass Onion, Mad God, The Menu, Tár, Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Whale.
Best Director: Terence Davies (Benediction), Andrew Dominik (Blonde), Todd Field (Tár), Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once), George Miller (Three Thousand Years of Longing).
Best Leading Performance: Ana de Armas (Blonde), Cate Blanchett (Tár), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Ralph Fiennes (The Menu), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Jack Lowden (Benediction), Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), Tilda Swinton (Three Thousand Years of Longing), Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
Best Supporting Performance: Peter Capaldi (Benediction), Hong Chau (The Whale), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Dano (The Batman), Colin Farrell (The Batman), Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion), Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Sadie Sink (The Whale).
Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), Terence Davies (Benediction), Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Seth Reiss, Will Tracy (The Menu), Todd Field (Tár).
Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Craig, Matt Reeves (The Batman), Andrew Dominik (Blonde), Rian Johnson (Glass Onion), Augusta Gore, George Miller (Three Thousand Years of Longing), Samuel Hunter (The Whale).
Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to examine One Hour Photo, the 2002 psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek, and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan and Gary Cole, with their seminar covering such broad topics as the wonders of Ikea, plagiarism lawsuits, pornocrats and the Carnival of Souls.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYXuURrLVA
Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0cPxgaBfk&list=OLAK5uy_nh0bqvI2apkDdNklu0qe6VwCJpSGWshmM
Cast rehearsals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anSZ9iNo_78
A breakdown of the terrible editing in Bohemian Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn8Fd0TYek
Jeremy is joined by podcaster and Goon Pod host Tyler Adams to discuss The Comic, the 1969 drama written, directed and featuring Carl Reiner and starring Dick van Dyke. Their conversation covers such topics as Ray Bradbury, Samuel Beckett, Olivia Wilde, Kevin Feige, Jim Henson and Supertrain.
The movie available to watch for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCuJAU8Xapg
The mentioned public information films about fire safety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xPM7JR2NU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H79wZ6Fbn0c
Van Dyke talks about his alcoholism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XawJPRjKQvQ
Gilbert Gottfried does his Andrew Dice Clay impression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSKDJIIT3ok
Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to discuss Cloud Atlas, the 2012 adaptation of David Mitchell's novel, written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer and starring an all-star cast led by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Wishaw, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant. Their all-encompassing conversation covers topics from sense triggers, standing ovations and brawling writers to Leonard Nimoy, David Hasselhoff and failing the world's easiest job interview.
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