Cinematic Omniverse
Join sagacious cinema meshugganah Marty Schwartz and uber-groovy movie goober Scott Sharplin as they concoct spurious links throughout filmdom and brazenly pioneer new ways of looking at pictures in motion.
152 - Sydney Pollack Part 2 of 2
Was Sydney Pollack a director or an actor? Scott and Marty hedge their bets, with a second installment that focuses on Syd on screen. This episode might include the longest we talk about a single movie... and it ain't Tootsie! Anyway, bring it on!
The following items are heretofore brought on:
War Hunt (1962, Dir. Denis Sanders) at 3:04Tootsie (1982, Dir. Sydney Pollack) at 15:14Eyes Wide Shut (1999, Dir. Stanley Kubrick) at 34:34Michael Clayton (2007, Dir. Tony Gilroy) at 1:00:14Continuity Boulevard (1:21:09) and Lightning Round (1:29:52)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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151 - Sydney Pollack Part 1 of 2
Sydney Pollack; he made movies, didn't he? If you need to ask, it's time to join Scott and Marty on another outing in the omniverse. In this episode, we shoot (the breeze about) four of Pollack's directing efforts. To wit:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) at 3:05The Yakuza (1974) at 20:21Sabrina (1995) at 34:00The Interpreter (2005) at 47:01Continuity Boulevard at 1:04:08Lightning Round at 1:15:26Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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150 - The Cuckoo Conspiracy
OUR 150th EPISODE! In which Marty and Scott circle back to the podcast's earliest episodes, revealing cinematic truths that will make you question everything you know about the omniverse! (Unless, like us, you know nothing about the omniverse... in which case, I dunno... just tune in!)
In this egregious episode:
Revisiting Batman Returns and Cuckoo's Nest (5:11)Goin' to Goin' South (7:44)Living (Johnny) Dangerously (24:30)Crossing the Eighth Dimension with Buckaroo Banzai (40:19)Several episodes ofTaxi, and similar fare (1:00:05)Continuity Boulevard (1:19:12)Lightning Round (1:36:17)Credit Cookie (2:08:28)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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149 - Catherine O'Hara Part 2 of 2
In which Marty and Scott discuss: the longest films in the omniverse; the paucity of movies starring bulldogs; and how to solve a problem like Jeffrey Jones. Oh, and also, the late great Catherine O.
We get serious (like A Serious Man? Like Yahoo Serious) about:
Wyatt Earp (1994. Dir. Lawrence Kasdan) at 2:14Best in Show (2000, Dir. Christopher Guest) at 20:35Away We Go (2009, Dir. Sam Mendes) at 37:01Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024, Dir. Tim Burton) at 50:52Continuity Boulevard at 1:14:05Lightning Round at 1:22:29Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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148 - Catherine O'Hara Part 1 of 2
If SCTV stood for anything, it stood for "Spectacular Catherine Television." But did you know that Moira Rose also appeared in films, ranging from colossal blockbusters to purported Canadian tax dodges? Marty and Scott begin to recount Catherine O'Hara's cinematic odyssey.
Skip to the movies you've seen! We all know you do it.
Nothing Personal (1980, Dir. George Bloomfield) at 3:31After Hours (1985, Dir. Martin Scorsese) at 18:39Home Alone (1990, Dir. Chris Columbus) at 36:41Dick Tracy (1990, Dir. Warren Beatty) at 51:59Continuity Boulevard at 1:11:05Lightning Round at 1:23:04Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Am...
147 - Trans Cinema Part 2 of 2
Cis flick fans stan trans cinema! Scott and Marty puzzle, nitpick, and gush over four transgressive, transcendant, transformative films from around the world.
You'll hear the podcast glow at this key moments:
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, Dir. Stephan Elliott) at 2:40Breakfast on Pluto (2005, Dir. Neil Jordan) at 20:53Tangerine (2015, Dir. Sean Baker) at 32:46I Saw the TV Glow (2024, Dir. Jane Schoenbrun) at 46:17Also: Continuity Boulevard (1:08:37) and Lightning Round (1:15:07)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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146 - Trans Cinema Part 1 of 2
Scott and Marty boldly go where no cishet podcasting duo have gone before: into the bizarre and radical history of trans cinema! Join us for some early international films that aren't really about trans people, yet have been embraced by LGBT+ film fans and scholars. Will we do them justice? Well... "Nobody's perfect."
Eggs cracked in this episode include:
The Dybbuk (1937, Dir. Michael Waszynski) at 3:36Some Like It Hot (1959, Dir. Billy Wilder) at 17:15Funeral Parade of Roses (1969, Dir. Toshio Matsumoto) at 32:21A Year With 13 Moons (1978, Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder) at 45:57Also: Continuity Boulevard (1:00:25) and the Lightning Roun...The TV Dick Triptych Episode 31
It's a red letter episode for TVDx3! It's not because this is the ep when Schanke learns what it means to be a Dad. And it's not because Columbo inadvertently prevents a war (or something). Tune in to hear the truth, forsooth!
Columbo S5E2 "A Case of Immunity" at 1:52Moonlighting S3E7 "Atomic Shakespeare" at 15:30Forever Knight S2E10 "Father's Day" at 32:49Continuity Boulevard at 45:57The Lightning Round at 50:05Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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144 - Kumar Pullana
There's never been another character actor like Kumar Pullana (1918-2013). Glimpsed briefly in the revolutionary jungles of Mexico, he burst forth decades later from the brain of Wes Anderson, juggling, tumbling, and stabbing folks left and right. Join Marty and Scott for a star-studded tour of the Kumar Cluster!
Romance & Cigarettes (2005, Dir. John Turturro) at 4:01The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Dir. Wes Anderson) at 16:59The Terminal (2004, Dir. Steven Spielberg) at 36:21Another Earth (2011, Dir. Mike Cahill) at 51:07Plus! Continuity Boulevard (at 1:07:58) and Lightning Round (at 1:17:18)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dicks Triptych Episode 30
Janet Leigh murders the glass ceiling... Moonlighting takes a spin on the dance floor... and Nick Knight flashes back just when he's needed most!
Evaluated this ep:
Columbo S5E1 "Forgotten Lady" at 2:00Moonlighting S3E6 "Big Man on Mulberry Street" at 16:41Forever Knight S2E9 "Undue Process" at 26:51Continuity Boulevard at 38:12Lightning Round at 44:03Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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142 - Robert Redford Part 2 of 2
In the concluding episode of their Robert Redford duology, Scott and Marty spend a disproportionate amount of time snickering over a suggestive bit of production design in a 40-year-old movie. THAT'S the Cinematic Omniverse advantage!
Also, we praise and bury four of RR's standout performances, as follows:
Legal Eagles (1986, Dir. Ivan Reitman) at 1:41Sneakers (1992, Dir. Phil Alden Robinson) at 16:31All is Lost (2013, Dir. J.C. Chandor) at 31:24The Old Man and the Gun (2018, Dir. David Lowery) at 43:29Continuity Boulevard (59:02)The Lightning Round (1:06:02)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon...
141 - Robert Redford Part 1 of 2
Cinema's most famous twinkly blue eyes become constellations in the omniverse, as Scott and Marty slam into Robert Redford's filmography like a Wonderboy home-runner slamming into a clock.
Follow Bob through these criminally good films:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, Dir. George Roy Hill) at 3:16The Natural (1984, Dir. Barry Levinson) at 19:15Inside Daisy Clover (1965, Dir. Robert Mulligan) at 34:52Three Days of the Condor (1975, Dir. Sydney Pollack) at 48:11Plus Continuity Boulevard (1:02:28) and the Lightning Round (1:12:47)!Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dick Triptych Episode 29
Columbo vs. Dracula! The Cuckoo's Nest comes (back) to Moonlighting! Detective Knight writes a cheque to the Church of Scientology! All of these astonishing things kinda happen this week... on the TV Dick Triptych!
Skip ahead if you like:
Columbo S4E6 "A Deadly State of Mind" at 1:52Moonlighting S3E5 "All Creatures Great... And Not So Great" at 13:05Forever Knight S2E8 "Faithful Followers" at 25:29Continuity Boulevard (37:00) and the Lightning Round (43:43)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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139 - Mock Rock: Grrls Rrck!
Just when you thought you heard of ALL the best non-existent bands, Scott & Marty return with a bonus Mock Rock episode... for the grrrrrrls!
If you're happy and you know it, jump to these timestamps:
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970, Dir. Russ Meyer) at 2:33Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982, Dir. Lou Adler) at 17:54Josie and the Pussycats (2001, Dir. Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan ) at 36:34Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001, Dir. John Cameron Mitchell) at 51:47Plus Continuity Boulevard (1:06:28) and the Lightning Round (1:14:16)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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138 - Mock Rock Part 2 of 2
Does anybody remember laughter? Marty and Scott do, as they watch FOUR MORE real movies about the fake rises and faux falls of bunk bands! It's all happening!
More specifically, here's when it's all happening:
That Thing You Do (1996, Dir. Tom Hanks) at 2:27Almost Famous (2000, Dir. Cameron Crowe) at 16:34Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007, Dir. Jake Kasdan) at 33:33Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016, Dir. Akiva Shaffer and Jorma Taccone) at 46:56Continuity Boulevard kicks in at 57:56Wait till 1:05:19 and you'll hear that sweet sweet Lightning RoundFollow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts...
137 - Mock Rock Part 1 of 2
1, 2, 3, 4, hit it! Cinematic Omniverse returns with a series of real episodes about real movies about fake bands. What makes one nonexistent rock group soar above all the other nonexistent rock groups? Is it the volume? The violence? Or maybe just... the trousers?
Smell these gloves, and find out:
The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978) at 3:21This is Spinal Tap (1984) at 21:41The Commitments (1991) at 38:57Hard Core Logo (1996) at 54:37On the B-Side: Continuity Boulevard (1:11:23) and the Lightning Round (1:20:59)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dick Triptych Episode 28
Nick and Mabel reunite! Herbert Viola moves into the Blue Moon -- and into our hearts! And Forever Knight shatters the serial killer glass ceiling at last!
Episodes encapsulated:
Columbo S4E5 "Playback" at 3:18Moonlighting S3E4 "Yours, Very Deadly" at 18:26Forever Knight S2E7 "Hunted" at 32:15Continuity Boulevard at 44:05 and Lightning Round at 54:24Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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135 - Howard Hawks
One of the all-time great crowd-pleasing Hollywood directors, Howard "The Tropinator" Hawks gave us classics in nearly every genre. Scott and Marty tackle four of them. Also featuring: our first feline guest host; an intimate peek at Marty's Spotify playlists; and the return of Bogie and Bacall, after, what, seven episodes?? Welcome back, Steve & Slim!
My Timestamps, My Pony, and Me:
Scarface (1935) at 4:46Bringing Up Baby (1938) at 18:37The Big Sleep (1946) at 31:09Rio Bravo (1959) at 42:56Plus Continuity Boulevard (58:37) and the Lightning Round (1:07:08)!Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dicks Triptych Episode 27
It's one of our most controversial episodes ever! Marty and Scott, who usually agree on pretty much everything, duke it out over two of tonight's three detective-laden offerings... but find common ground by dunking on the third.
What the f**k am I talking about? Answers can be found here:
Columbo S4E4 "Troubled Waters" at 1:46Moonlighting S3E3 "Symphony in Knocked Flat" at 15:21Forever Knight S2E6 "Capital Offense" at 26:54Continuity Boulevard at 41:07Lightning Round at 45:36Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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133 - Udo Kier
Giant thumbs, killer attack legs, hymen blood, and the Face of God on an oatmeal tin. Marty and Scott explore some deeply bizarre corners of the omniverse -- and find some hidden gems -- as they get to know the inimitable Udo Kier.
If you think that intro was weird, check these out:
Blood for Dracula (1974, Dir. Paul Morrissey) at 4:39Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993, Dir. Gus Van Sant) at 19:38My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009, Dir. Werner Herzog) at 38:17The Secret Agent (2025, Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho) at 52:06Continuity Boulevard (1:09:13) and Lightning Round (1:16:08)The TV Dick Triptych Episode 26
Finally, Scott gets to demonstrate his expertise in artillery forensics! Let's hope his love for cannons doesn't blow up in his face.
Episodes obsessively unpacked:
Columbo S4E3 "By Dawn's Early Light" at 2:24Moonlighting S3E2 "The Man Who Cried Wife" at 20:38Forever Knight S2E5 "Forward Into the Past" at 30:51Continuity Boulevard at 43:13The Ever-Loving Lightning Round at 47:56Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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131 - Hip Hop
If you are down for some films that are fresh, funky, AND fly, then Scott & Marty are your white MCs (Masters of Cinema)! Once you've checked out these legendary hip hop-themed movies, you'll be rapping your love just like Jeanne Dielman does for Donald Sutherland! (It's a whole thing)
From the 'hood straight to your ears"
Wild Style (1982, Dir. Charlie Ahearn) at 3:05House Party (1990, Dir. Reginald Hudlin) at 15:26Hustle & Flow (2005, Dir. Craig Brewer) at 28:45Dope (2015, Dir. Rick Famuyiwa) at 40:31Plus Continuity Boulevard (53:08) and the Lightning Round (53:08) IN THA HOUSE!!!Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, G...
The TV Dick Triptych Episode 25
The "dick" jokes come thicker than ever before as Scott & Marty celebrate one of the greatest of Columbo's adversaries: Dick van Dyke. Also, David Addison turns out to be a sequel; leprechauns are everywhere; and Jack the Ripper turns out to be an incompetent undead dork. Listen!!!
Episodes we dismember:
Columbo S4E2 "Negative Reaction" at 1:42Moonlighting S3E1 "The Son Also Rises" at 12:53Forever Knight S2E4 "Bad Blood" at 28:13Continuity Boulevard at 42:35Lightning Round at 47:57Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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129 - Lauren Bacall Part 2 of 2
The mirror might have two faces, but Marty & Scott are pretty sure that Lauren Bacall only had one face... but what a face!! In this episode, they flit merrily through the last four decades of Bacall's 60-year filmography.
Films we flirt with:
The Shootist (1976, Dir. Don Siegel) at 1:43The Fan (1981, Dir. Ed Bianchi) at 17:46The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, Dir. Barbra Streisand) at 33:40Dogville (2003, Dir. Lars von Trier) at 46:25Plus Continuity Boulevard (at 1:03:54) and the Lightning Round (at 1:15:03)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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128 - Lauren Bacall Part 1 of 2
"Discovered" at 19, Betty Joan Perske became one of the brightest (and most durable!) stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. She also became Lauren Bacall! In this episode, Scott and Marty learn how to whistle by blowing through Bacall's first two decades onscreen.
Jump around a bit, why don't you?
To Have and Have Not (1944, Dir. Howard Hawks) at 2:14Key Largo (1948, Dir. John Huston) at 19:45How to Marry a Millionaire (1953, Dir. Jean Negulesco) at 35:36Written on the Wind (1956, Dir. Douglas Sirk) at 49:26Continuity Boulevard at 1:04:33Lightning Round at 1:12:37Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Ama...
The TV Dick Triptych Episode 24
So, this one's called "An Exercise in Fatality" because it's about an exercise dude. Get it? And then there's "Stranger than Fiction," and that one's about an author, see? And then "Camille," well that's the cleverest episode title of all... uh...
Pilloried this week:
Columbo S4E1 "An Exercise in Fatality" (at 1:51)Moonlighting S2E18 "Camille" (at 19:08)Forever Knight S2E3 "Stranger than Fiction" (at 34:17)And don't forget Continuity Boulevard (48:10) and the Lightning Round (52:25)! Get it?
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126 - Merry Christmas
'Tis the Season, and Scott and Marty have been seasoning a four-course Yule feast for your ears! If your family doesn't have a Chirstmas movie-watching tradition, here are four merry (or scary) selections to consider. Or, who knows? Maybe listening to this very episode will become your yearly thing!
Fa la la la la along to:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Dir. Frank Capra) at 1:41Black Christmas (1974, Dir. Bob Clark) at 17:32Scrooged (1988, Dir. Richard Donner) at 32:13Elf (2003, Dir. Jon Favreau) at 51:48Continuity Boulevard at 1:07:37Lightning Round at 1:20:05Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Am...
The TV Dick Triptych Episode 23
In this colossal episode of detective-TV podcastery, Scott and Marty ascend the Ziggurat of Cleanliness and educate themselves (and you!) about the World's Second Oldest Profession. Join in!
Conquered in this episode:
Columbo S3E8 "A Friend in Deed" at 2:13Moonlighting S2E17 "Funeral for a Doornail" at 18:10Forever Knight S2E2 "A Fate Worse Than Death" at 31:25Continuity Boulevard at 41:50Lightning Round at 45:36Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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124 - Donald Sutherland Part 2 of 2
Put on your best stabbin' hat and hop on your motorized scooter, cuz it's time for Part Two of Donapalooza! Scott and Marty follow Sutherland, Sr. into the 21st century, and in the process learn about the world's most famous Canadian (no, it ain't Justin Bieber).
Eye of the Needle (1981, Dir. Richard Marquand) at 2:26Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990, Dir. Philip Borsos) at 12:35Reign Over Me (2007, Dir. Mike Binder) at 26:41The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019, Dir. Guiseppe Capotondi) at 46:01Continuity Boulevard at 56:09Lightning Round at 1:03:30Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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123 - Donald Sutherland Part 1 of 2
DON'T FALL ASLEEP! You'll become a pod person, and more tragically, you'll miss the first installment in our Donald Sutherland two-parter! Scott and Marty dive deep into Big Don's stellar performances in four 1970s films:
M*A*S*H (1970, Dir. Robert Altman) at 3:29Little Murders (1971, Dir. Alan Arkin) at 25:16Don't Look Now (1973, Dir. Nicholas Roeg) at 40:32Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Dir. Philip Kaufman) at 52:07Plus! Continuity Boulevard at 1:06:26And! Lightning Round at 1:16:14Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dick Triptych Episode 22
If you fall asleep while listening to this episode, you might dream that Johnny Cash had guest-starring roles in the 1980s smash hit TV show "Moonlighting" AND the 90s vampire cop romp "Forever Knight." But you'd be wrong! Scott and Marty disabuse you of all your notions regarding the following episodes:
Columbo S3E7 "Swan Song" (with Johnny Cash!) at 2:36Moonlighitng S2E16 "Sleep Talkin' Guy" (with, uh... Lisa Blount!) at 18:45Forever Knight S2E1 "Killer Instinct" (with NO Gary Farmer) at 29:40Continuity Boulevard at 44:47Lightning Round at 50:36Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or...
121 - Shannen Doherty
"Omniverse." What does it mean? "Om," from the Sanskrit, meaning "you'll achieve enlightenment if you listen." "Ni," from the Knights who Say Ni. And the rest... doesn't mean anything. But that shouldn't stop you from checking out this episode, in which Scott and Marty celebrate the all-too-short life of Gen X icon Brenda -- er, I mean Shannen Doherty.
Start at the beginning, or skip ahead to the following very uncomfortable places:
Night Shift (1982, Dir. Ron Howard) at 3:02Mallrats (1995, Dir. Kevin Smith) at 19:22Nowhere (1997, Dir. Gregg Araki) at 41:03Hot Seat (2022, Dir. James Cullen Bressack) at 57:28Continuity...The TV Dick Triptych Episode 21
Everybody pipe down! This is the one where Columbo fights Robby the Robot!
Okay, that's not quite true. But it's the season finale of Forever Knight, which is almost as cool. (Especially if, while you're watching it, you're mostly imagining Columbo fighting Robby the Robot...)
Detected this week:
Columbo S3E6 "Mind Over Mayhem!" at 2:37Moonlighting S2E15 "Witness for the Execution" at 17:30Forever Knight S1E22 "Love You to Death" at 31:25Continuity Boulevard at 48:50Lightning Round at 51:38Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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119 - The Horror of Christopher Lee
"Have you ever killed a man, George?"
Christopher Lee has -- at least in the omniverse, where he's portrayed seductive monks, cult leaders, and reanimated corpses, to say nothing of all those vampires.
Marty and Scott invite Abbey Schwartz back for their Halloween episode. Try not to lose your head as we revivify the following spooky classics:
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, Dir. Terence Fisher) at 3:37Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966, Dir. Don Sharp) at 16:09The Wicker Man (1973, Dir. Robin Hardy) at 30:12Sleepy Hollow (1999, Dir. Tim Burton) at 46:28Continuity Boulevard at 1:06:50Lightning Round at 1:12:08Follow us...
The TV Dick Triptych Episode 20
Bombs away! Marty and Scott hurl their opinions at Columbo's second "publishing industry" episode, Moonlighting's "daddy issues" episode, and Forever Knight's "stop flashing back, Nick, we're in a hostage crisis" episode.
Blown to bits herein:
Columbo S3E5 "Publish or Perish" at 2:06Moonlighting S2E14 "Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin" at 15:24Forever Knight S1E21 "1966" at 30:58Continuity Boulevard at 47:24Lightning Round at 54:50Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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117 - Mike Nichols Part 2 of 2
How many "Scarborough Fairs" is too many? What do Mormons put on their hot dogs? Would you rather be paid in nickels or merkins? Scott and Marty wrap up their two-part survey of a legendary director.
Annunciated in this episode:
The Graduate at 4:00Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches at 26:00Angels in America Part II: Perestroika at 57:35Continuity Boulevard at 1:11:46Lightning Round at 1:23:18Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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116 - Mike Nichols Part 1 of 2
Who's afraid of Mike Nichols? None of his actors! Nor Scott & Marty, who celebrate Nichols's filmography of heartfelt human stories by examining the director's first, last, worst, and... best? Next week's episode will decide!
This week, we check out:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) at 4:07Working Girl (1988) at 21:35What Planet are You From? (2000) at 36:43Charlie Wilson's War (2007) at 59:52Continuity Boulevard at 1:17:03Lightning Round at 1:27:49Exit Music at 1:48:37Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dick Triptych Episode 19
Marty and Scott (MURDER!) take listeners into the dubiously factual world (MAYHEM!) of subliminal advertising (VAMPIRES!). Maddie and David invent spiritually inquisitive banter. And Captain Stonetree has his finest (GIVE US MONEY!!!) hour. Tune in!
This episode, we suffer existentialist crises over:
Columbo S03E04 "Double Exposure" at 1:56Moonlighting S02E13 "In God We Strongly Suspect" at 15:51Forever Knight S1E20 "Fatal Mistake" at 27:48Continuity Boulevard at 43:20Lightning Round at 50:20Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.
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The TV Dick Triptych Episode 18
Columbo gets political! Agnes spins off for an ep! And Toronto's best vampire cop uncovers the confusing secrets of the beauty industry!
Shows we shoot the shit about:
Columbo S3E3 "Candidate for Crime" at 2:05Moonlighting S2E12 "North by North DiPesto" at 15:38Forever Knight S1E19 "If Looks Could Kill" at 26:46Plus Continuity Boulevard (at 40:52) and the Lightning Round (at 47:12). GO!
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113 - Elbows Up! Part 2 of 2
Calice tabernac! Marty and Scott receive a much-needed refresher in Quebecois cursing in this, their second ep dedicated to Canadian film, in all its weird and wonderful forms. This week, they are "drivin' the 'bone" straight into the following four films:
Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006, Dir. Eric Canuel) at 2:07The Grand Seduction (2013, Dir. Don McKellar) at 17:56Drinkwater (2021, Dir. Stephen S. Campanelli) at 29:35Women Talking (2022, Dir. Sarah Polley) at 43:10Plus, raise your cricket bats in honour of:
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