In honor of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Spencer and Greg discuss Robert Downey Jr. Then they examine threequels and give DVD picks of the week.
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MacGuffin Roundtable #9 – Wonder Boys
The MacGuffin crew discuss , from director Curtis Hanson and starring Michael Douglas.
This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it can be downloaded from here. It is available on iTunes, Zune, and Stitcher.
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Charlie Chaplin at SIFF – The Gold Rush
The Seattle International Film Festival theater is currently hosting a series of Charlie Chaplin classics in new 35mm prints. Amongst them is one of Chaplin’s most iconic of all films, The Gold Rush. And this screening is a great excuse to revisit this classic.
Often you find people don’t remember which movie this is just by the title. But even if you have never seen this whole movie before, you have seen it. This is the one with the famous bread roll dance that has been used in countless clips on awards shows and documentaries. While this sequence has been duplicated famously Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon or by Robert Downey Jr. in the biography Chaplin, the original has never been surpassed. This movie IS film history.
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Web-Exclusive: Top 5 Film Comebacks
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5′s segment. In honor of The Town, Brandi and Allen share their top 5 film comebacks.
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Episode 61 – Social Networking 101
Spencer and John look back on the career of David Fincher in advance of The Social Network, debate the merits of Let Me In – the remake of Let The Right One In, and give their DVD picks of the week.
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Film Review – Iron Man 2
I am savoring my feelings of pleasure over Iron Man 2. As I’m underwhelmed with many of the action offerings for this summer, I worry they may need to last. Seriously, how bad does Prince of Persia look, am I right?
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Film Review – Sherlock Holmes
Despite some confusion surrounding the name of this film, it is not about a certain adult film star’s younger lesser talented brother. It’s about Sherlock Holmes, the world greatest detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. They solve a variety of crimes thanks to the amazing gift of combining minute pieces of information/evidence together into a story. This film iteration of the literary series stars Robert Downey Jr. playing Holmes and Jude Law playing Watson.
