Film critic and author Alonso Duralde joins Michael Phillips to explore a piece of filmmaking wisdom from Vincente Minnelli: that a picture which stays with an audience is built from “a hundred or more hidden things.”

Drawing on films ranging from Meet Me in St. Louis, Some Came Running, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, they consider how production design, performance, music, camera movement, and seemingly minor visual choices accumulate into something lasting.

Notes:

"I Wake Up Screening: What To Do Once You've Made That Movie" by John Anderson and Laura Kim

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0823088987?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Books by Alonso Duralde
Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/?lens=running-press

I'll Be Home For Christmas

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brandon-gray/ill-be-home-for-christmas-movies/9780762499335/?lens=running-press

Film critic and author Alonso Duralde joins Michael Phillips to explore a piece of filmmaking wisdom from Vincente Minnelli: that a picture which stays with an audience is built from &ldquo;a hundred or more hidden things.&rdquo; Drawing on films ranging from Meet Me in St. Louis, Some Came Running, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, they consider how production design, performance, music, camera movement, and seemingly minor visual choices accumulate into something lasting.
Notes:
"I Wake Up Screening: What To Do Once You've Made That Movie" by John Anderson and Laura Kim
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0823088987?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0823088987?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback</a>
Books by Alonso Duralde Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/?lens=running-press">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/?lens=running-press</a>
I'll Be Home For Christmas
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brandon-gray/ill-be-home-for-christmas-movies/9780762499335/?lens=running-press">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brandon-gray/ill-be-home-for-christmas-movies/9780762499335/?lens=running-press</a>

Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

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“A picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things” with Alonso Duralde | The Movie Racket

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The new Netflix comedy Best of the Best introduced Matt and Jordan to the world of collegiate competitive Bollywood dance, and they left converts: to the dancing, to stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia, and to director Lena Khan’s winning movie (which has a joke-filled script written by comedian Hassan Minhaj and writing partner Prashanth Venkataramanujam). In the Best of the Best-inspired Rec Seg, they recommend an entry-level Bollywood classic and an obscure NYC-set dance movie. Then it’s a pair of single-setting (“bottle”) movies for listener Steven, and Producer Sam hosts a “Let’s Dance!” round of trivia. 

Intro (00:00:00–00:02:28)

Best of the Best (00:02:29–00:20:55)

Rec Seg! (00:20:56–00:36:45)

Listener Req Seg! “Bottle Movies” (00:36:46–00:52:14)

Game: Let’s Dance! (00:52:15–01:08:55)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:56–01:26:39)

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The new Netflix comedy Best of the Best introduced Matt and Jordan to the world of collegiate competitive Bollywood dance, and they left converts: to the dancing, to stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia, and to director Lena Khan&rsquo;s winning movie (which has a joke-filled script written by comedian Hassan Minhaj and writing partner Prashanth Venkataramanujam). In the Best of the Best-inspired Rec Seg, they recommend an entry-level Bollywood classic and an obscure NYC-set dance movie. Then it&rsquo;s a pair of single-setting (&ldquo;bottle&rdquo;) movies for listener Steven, and Producer Sam hosts a &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Dance!&rdquo; round of trivia.&nbsp;
Intro (00:00:00&ndash;00:02:28)
Best of the Best (00:02:29&ndash;00:20:55)
Rec Seg! (00:20:56&ndash;00:36:45)
Listener Req Seg! &ldquo;Bottle Movies&rdquo; (00:36:46&ndash;00:52:14)
Game: Let&rsquo;s Dance! (00:52:15&ndash;01:08:55)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:56&ndash;01:26:39)
Show Notes
For what film should Alison Willmore make her triumphant return to SVU?
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Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fletterboxd.com%2Fsamvanhallgren%2Flist%2Fnow-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu%2F">⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠</a>
Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F790241%2Ffunny-business-by-matt-singer%2F">⁠</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0"> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠</a>
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Netflix’s Best of the Best is Actually Kind of the Best | SVU

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As David Lynch's Blue Velvet turns 40, Adam and Josh revisit the film that shocked audiences and helped define modern American cinema. Is it Lynch's masterpiece? Plus: Massacre Theatre and Josh’s thoughts on Practical Magic 2 and Paul Greengrass's The Uprising. 

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As David Lynch's Blue Velvet turns 40, Adam and Josh revisit the film that shocked audiences and helped define modern American cinema. Is it Lynch's masterpiece? Plus: Massacre Theatre and Josh&rsquo;s thoughts on Practical Magic 2 and Paul Greengrass's The Uprising.&nbsp;
This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.<a href="https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=filmspotting"> Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off.</a>
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Blue Velvet at 40: Beneath the Surface | #1081

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Blue Velvet turns 40 this month—Adam and Josh have a Sacred Cow review coming later this week—so we're going back to 2014 for our Top 5 David Lynch Scenes.

Blue Velvet turns 40 this month&mdash;Adam and Josh have a Sacred Cow review coming later this week&mdash;so we're going back to 2014 for our Top 5 David Lynch Scenes.

Top 5 David Lynch Scenes | Archive

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“A picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things” with Alonso Duralde | The Movie Racket

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