Joe watches too many movies. He grew up in central Washington, earned his B.A. in Education and Fine Art, an M.A. in Theology and currently works in the printing industry. During school, he fit in a few film classes. He is interested in writing, theology and hopes to one day compose the ultimate Joe Versus the Volcano commentary track.
Melissa has a B.A. in History and an M.A. in English with an emphasis on Film Studies. She has taken classes on everything from silent to romance to post-colonial films and much in between. Her research and interests lie mainly in feminist film theory, women in film, Hitchcock and the studio era. At the end of the day, however, she just loves films; from Notorious to Die Hard!
Tue, 21 August 2007  Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 12:59 AM Comments[215] |
Tue, 21 August 2007  Beyond Springsteen and Bon Jovi, New Jersey never gets the respect of the other "New" state. Woody Allen had the magic and majesty of Manhattan, but Kevin Smith opted for the grit and vulgarity of Red Bank. Rather than yielding to the shadow of Metropolis, Smith infused his hometown with John Hughes's mythical Shermer, Illinois. He built a troupe of characters with their own, profane atmosphere. He told simple stories about conversations and sentiment.On this episode we look at Smith's breakthrough film Clerks and follow him through it's bookend, Clerks II. In between, angels almost destroy existence, Ben Affleck loses J-Lo and Star Wars shows its cultural power. Besides an examination of Smith's career, we'll look into our letterbox, talk about a ton of Ten Quizes and reveal the listener pick for episode 30. (Next WTD: Coen Brothers - Sept. 4) (Next Watching Theology: Dogma - Aug 28)  Download "Robert Onion" (mp3)  More On This AlbumComments[210] |
Sun, 12 August 2007 There were a ton of nominees for our Episode 30 WTD - a show, we keep trying to define a bit: "Guilty Pleasure," "Show Some Respect," "Not as Bad as Critics Say," "Doesn't Anyone Else Love This Guy?", etc. Most of the write-ins were for accomplished directors like Soderbergh, Spike Lee and Kurosawa. A few people nominated some directors that might fit a bit better into the theme. So we removed the three directors with the least amount of votes and replaced them with the three most popular write-ins. Goodbye Martha Coolidge, Roland Emmerich and Garry Marshall. Hello Richard Donner, Irvin Kershner and George Miller. The final votes will be tallied on Saturday, August 18. The winner will be announced on WTD 28 - Kevin Smith. Category: general -- posted at: 10:29 PM Comments[213] |
Wed, 8 August 2007  Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 12:25 AM Comments[241] |
Tue, 7 August 2007  No one knows how to shake up a political season like Flint Michigan native, Michael Moore. Likewise, few people have done more to document the plight of organized labor and the politically unpopular than Barbara Kopple. They represent the progressive edge of documentary filmmaking. While Kopple has managed to remain behind the scenes, Moore has figured out a way to turn the documentary format into a celebrity-making device. Whether it's Kopple's landmark expose on life in a mining town, Harlan County USA, or Moore's attack on industry, Roger & Me, both have popularized and utilized the documentary for social change. Not only do we throw out some Ten Quizes and the kind of insight you can only find on a free podcast, we also have our first-ever filmmaker interview. Matthew Porter, director and editor of the documentary, Hope Positive, joins us for a behind-the-scenes look at documentary making. See HopePositive.com or 95-Theses.com for more from Mr. Porter. (Next WTD: Kevin Smith - Aug 21) (Next Watching Theology: Grizzly Man - Aug 14)  MusicDownload "Wooden Home" (mp3) from "The Rock Garden" by Tom Langford GoDigital Records More On This AlbumComments[206] |
Sat, 4 August 2007 Now's your chance to show a little love to the unloved. Through September 1st, we will be taking votes through the online poll (to the right). The winner will become the subject of episode 30, Sept 18th. The poll is our best attempt to put out a list of directors that people watch but don't always respect. Since we do believe it's fine that not every director is a Hitchcock or Bergman - and since so many listeners have suggested opening up to "lower tier" directors - we're presenting this list. Plus, after August 11th, we will look at the "other" nominations. The two highest "others" will replace the two lowest vote-getters. The poll will be reset (and "other" will be removed as an option). So come back and vote after that. Voting closes Saturday, August 18th. The winner will be announced on WTD 28. Remember, be kind to us. Category: general -- posted at: 12:57 PM Comments[243] |
