Buzzard / Filmspotting Madness / Top 5 Characters on the Fringe

Buzzard / Filmspotting Madness / Top 5 Characters on the Fringe

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Bill Murray vs. Tilda Swinton… Emma Stone vs. Sam Rockwell… Just a couple of the first-round matchups in Filmspotting Madness, a month-long battle royale to determine Filmspotting Nation’s favorite working actor. Adam and Josh kick off the tournament and share their Top 5: Characters on the Fringe. Plus, a review of BUZZARD, a new indie in which an unruly office temp fights the power while wearing a customized Power Glove.

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:00-3:24 - Billboard / Sponsors

3:24-24:38 - Review: “Buzzard”

Colleen Green, “TV”

25:45-28:40 - Shutterstock

28:40-35:10 - Notes

35:10-43:01 - Larsen (Doesn’t) Rec: “Chappie”

43:01-1:00:12 - Filmspotting Madness

Colleen Green, “I Can’t Pay Attention”

1:01:24-1:07:23 - Donations

1:07:23-1:47:05 - Top 5: Characters on the Fringe

1:47:05-1:50:06 - Close

MUSIC

- Colleen Green

NOTES

- Joel Potrykus’s Top 10 Fringe Character Movies (in alphabetical order): Basket Case, Breathless, Buffalo ‘66, Gummo, Made in Britain, Naked, Pickpocket, Repo Man, Stranger Than Paradise, Taxi Driver

LINKS

- Josh’s review of “Buzzard”

- Joel Potrykus at The Music Box

- Chicago Critics Film Festival

- Filmspotting Madness: Round 1