Top 5 Directors Who Need A Comeback / Charles Swan / Monkey Business

Top 5 Directors Who Need A Comeback / Charles Swan / Monkey Business

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Filmspotting may miss Ron Burgundy and his musk, but this week Adam and Josh focus on the filmmakers they’ve been missing with a countdown the Top 5 Directors Who Need a Comeback. Plus, a review of Roman Coppola’s first film in 12 years, “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III,” starring Charlie Sheen and Bill Murray, and the second Marx Bros. Marathon movie, “Monkey Business.”

This episode is presented by Shutterstock (Use code FILM2) and Audible.

:00-3:38 - Billboard / Audible

3:42-20:43 - Top 5: Directors Who Need…

Music: Liam Hayes, “Fokus”

21:58-23:23 - Sponsor: Shutterstock

23:39-33:33 - Massacre Theatre

33:34-41:15 - Polls / Notes

41:15-56:49 - Marx #2: “Monkey Business”

Music: Liam Hayes, “A Glimpse Inside”

57:56-1:05:01 - Donations

1:05:21-1:18:36 - Review: “…Charles Swan III”

1:05:21-1:33:31 - Top 5: Directors Who Need… (cont.)

1:33:32-1:36:13 - Close

MUSIC

- Liam Hayes

NOTES

- Audible recommendations: A Team of Rivals; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Middlesex

- Massacre Theatre winner: Matt Lawson

LINKS

- Josh’s “Charles Swan” review

- 70mm Film Fest at Music Box

- Kidman in “Stoker” (mentioned in Bonus)

PARTNERS

- MoviePass

- Fandor.com/Filmspotting

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes