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Ep179 – Get A Kick Out of Chorus Line

One singular sensation. Source: IMDB.com A Chorus Line Christi Dodge and Mike Dodge discuss the 1985 film “A Chorus Line,” directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Michael Douglas, Terence Mann, and Audrey Landers. They analyze the film’s cinematography, character development, and the use of a silhouetted director to create a mysterious figure. They note the…

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Bonus Ep – Aren’t We All BRATS

Enjoy this crossover episode with the hosts of the Dodge Movie Podcast, Mike & Christi Dodge and the hosts of The Long Rewind, Lisa Molinelli & Dustin Morrow chat about BRATS. Andrew McCarthy wanted to further explore the impact of the David Blume article in The New Yorker Magazine in 1985 that labeled a groups of actors as “The Brat Pack”. This is our conversation about the film, the actors and the films of the 80s.

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Ep175 – Arsenic & Old Lace Has More Dead Guys than Weekend at Bernie’s

Welcome back, everybody, to the Dodge Movie podcast. This is episode 175 and we are talking about an oldie but goodie 1944 is Arsenic and Old Lace. It is directed by Frank Capra, who also did, It Happened One Night, which we talked about in 1934. And in 1939, he did a little known movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. And then an even lesser known movie, 1946 is It’s a Wonderful Life that Capra never really made himself into.

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Ep173 – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but a 30-Minute Podcast

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the story of Joel, portrayed by Jim Carrey, who met Clementine, Kate Winslet. After a whirlwind romance they decide that it is not working out so they approach a doctor who will erase them from their memories. “This film uses elements of psychological drama, surrealism, science fiction and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and love.” (Source: IMDB.com)

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Ep172 – Moneyball Increases Your Wins Above Replacement Podcasts

Moneyball came out in 2011 and told the real life story of the Oakland Athletics’s general manager, Billy Bean and how through the use of Saber Metrics found more affordable players for a team that didn’t have a lot of resources to afford the more expensive players. Through these techniques the A’s were able to build a  competitive team that eventually went to the playoffs. Brad Pitt portrays Bean and Jonah Hill rounds out the cast with Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright.

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