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Dispatch #311: Disturbing Edition

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:31 -0800

Jared and Jerusha Hess chat about Gentlemen Broncos (before they knew it would receive such a bizarre and rude theatrical release.)

Plus:
* What's New: Food Inc, The Dead [note: this DVD has since been delayed by LionsGate], and more.
* What We're Watching: High School Record, Answer Man, Sam Fuller.
* Explore: Disturbing Films; Tom Noonan podcast.
* Contests: Men Who Stare at Goats.

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Dispatch #310: Melancholy, Monsoon, Von Trier, Goats = Happy Halloween.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:13:44 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Lars von Trier's already notorious new film Antichrist is the subject of a new podcast discussion.

Plus:
* What's New: Il Divo, Medicine for Melancholy, and more.
* What We're Watching: Monsoon Wedding, Fear(s) of the Dark, Dr. Bronner's.
* Explore: 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T + Wild Things.
* Contests: Men Who Stare at Goats.

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Dispatch #309: Comes within 100 feet (and 10 days) from Halloween.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:59:11 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Eric Red's return to filmmaking, with 100 Feet.

Plus:
* What's New: Fados, Cheri, and more.
* What We're Watching: Objectified, Adoration, Woodpecker.
* Explore: Sitges '09: Film Fest of the Dead.

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GreenCine Best of the Bay 2009 Winner: San Francisco Magazine

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:12:11 -0800

Well we're just both surprised (since this happened over the summer, but better late than never!) and tickled to death that San Francisco Magazine has kindly chosen us for their Best of the Bay list.

Stay-at-home film school
In the five years since we first picked GreenCine, this San Francisco online-rental company has gone from good idea to local institution. Think of it as Netflix mashed up with your local independent video store. It offers the wide selection of obscure genres and art films that cinephiles crave, along with the helpful advice you’d normally get from the person behind the counter. Intrigued by film noir but embarrassed because you don’t really know what that means? GreenCine explains the genre and recommends its favorites. Instead of a list of popular rom-coms, the site offers the Top 10 Environmental Documentaries That Don’t Rhyme with a Schminconvenient Schmuth, plus interviews with hot new indie filmmakers and discussions about the best cult vampire films. greencine.com

Dispatch #308 is dragged to hell, adored, and Solondzed.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:10:12 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime, the subject of a new podcast.

Plus:
* What's New: Drag Me to Hell, Adoration, and more.
* What We're Watching: Trick r' Treat, The Gate, Hardware.
* Explore: Zulawski & Raimi: The Hell They Dragged Us Into.

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Dispatch #307 gets Serious.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:30:20 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Michael Stuhlbarg: A Serious Man

Plus:
* What's New:Anvil!, Not Quite Hollywood, and more.
* What We're Watching: Away We Go, The Window, Clackamas.
* Explore: Fantastic Fest, Harmony Korine podcast.

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Dispatch #306: Away we go, to the NYFF and beyond.

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:06:20 -0800

In This Dispatch:

New York Film Festival up the wazoo.

Plus:
* What's New: Away We Go, Girlfriend Experience, and more.
* What We're Watching: O'Horten, Mum & Dad, Good Dick.
* Explore: San Sebastian Film Festival report.

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Dispatch #305: Podcasting, observing, reporting.

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:43:34 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Harmony and Me podcast.

Plus:
* What's New: Tulpan, O'Horten, and more.
* What We're Watching: Observe & Report, Trumbo, Treeless Mountain.
* Contests: Woodstock winners announced.

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Dispatch #304 blows up a podcast to Smithereens

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:17:58 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Susan Seidelman.
Plus:
* What's New: Treeless Mountain, Full Battle Rattle, and more.
* What We're Watching: That Hamilton Woman, Last Holiday, Crank 2.
* Explore: Next Day Air.
* Contests, redux: 9; best member lists.

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Dispatch 303: Extracted and Judged.

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:02:56 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Mike Judge/Extract.
Plus:
* What's New: Homicide, Silent Light, and more.
* What We're Watching: Kabei, Hazard, and Kingdom.
* Explore: Mental Illness on Film, continued.
* Contests: 9; best member lists.

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Dispatch #302: Institutionalized Edition.

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:38:21 -0800

In This Dispatch:

Mental Illness on Film.
Plus:
* What's New: Sugar, Sin Nombre, and more.
* What We're Watching: Toe Tactic, Ecoute le Temps, Torchwood: Children.
* Explore: Rob Zombie podcast.
* Contests: Taking Woodstock, redux.

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Dispatch #301: Inglourious Solo Trouble Edition.

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:47:37 -0800

In This Dispatch:

An Inglourious Podcast.
Plus:
*What's New: Goodbye Solo, Trouble the Water, and more.
*What We're Watching: Absurdistan, After the Party, Adventureland.
*Explore: Hirokazu Kore-eda.
*Contests: Taking Woodstock.

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Taking Woodstock Contest!

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:24:50 -0800

Taking Woodstock is the new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee. Based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, the comedy stars Demetri Martin as Elliot, who inadvertently played a role in making 1969’s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Featuring a standout ensemble cast, and songs from a score of ‘60s musical icons including The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and Country Joe and the Fish – plus a new recording of “Freedom” from Richie Havens – Taking Woodstock is a joyous voyage to a moment in time when everything seemed possible. And now, thanks to GreenCine and Focus Features, you can win our new Woodstock contest.

Five (5) winners will receive the official movie soundtrack CD, which is not surprisingly excellent, a t-shirt, and air freshener! Read on for details on how to enter and win.

Dispatch #300! Sparta! Edition.

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:56:48 -0800

In This Dispatch:

"One-Hour Zombies and the Man Who Killed Nicholson: The InFilm Experience (Part 2)"
Plus:
* What's New: Tyson, Julia, and more.
* What We're Watching: Grey Gardens, Husbands, One Day You'll...
* Explore: Locarno Film Festival.
* Contests: Thirst winners.

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Dispatch #299: Full of Buried Treasures, Mysteries and more.

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:44:08 -0800

In This Dispatch:

William Lustig's new curated film series"The '70s: Buried Treasures" for Anthology Film Archives
* What's New: The Class, Katyn, and more.
* What We're Watching: Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Edge of Love, Nights and Weekends.
* Explore: I Sell the Dead.
* Contests (reminder): Thirst.

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