Nine years, four months and 20 days in the making… Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune, Slate’s Dana Stevens and — via Skype from San Francisco — the newly anointed writer/director of STAR WARS VIII, Rian Johnson, join Adam and Josh for this special LIVE edition of Filmspotting recorded at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Saturday, July 26. Plus, choices by David Wain, Richard Linklater and more!

This episode is presented by Harry’s (code FILMSPOTTING).

0:00-2:03 - Billboard / Harry’s

1:41-14:19 - Top 5: Films of FS Era

14:19-21:23 - Polls

“My Rifle, My Pony and Me”

22:37-25:17 - Sponsor: Harry’s

25:17-35:39 - Massacre Theatre

35:39-54:13 - Interview: Rian Johnson

“Fare Thee Well”

55:24-56:46 - WBEZ Promo

56:47-58:26 - David Wain’s Top 6

58:27-1:36:23 - Top 5: Films of FS Era cont.

1:36:23-1:41:28 - Close

MUSIC

- Rio Bravo, Inside Llewyn Davis

NOTES

- MT winner: Ian Keiser

LINKS

- Top 5 of Filmspotting Era

- Zoller Seitz on Cinephiliacs