Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

The 2020 Atlanta Film Festival comes to a close! Kale Smith, The Youth Critic, joins Shawn to discuss the pros and cons of the experience and how impressed they were with the Atlanta Film Society team's ability to pull off a festival in the time of COVID-19. They also review a few of the feature films they saw. This is part one of a two-part conversation between Shawn and Kale. To listen to part t...

Shawn's favorite film from the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival was Ruckus and Lane Skye's excellent thriller The Devil to Pay starring Danielle Deadwyler. (The film will be playing at drive-in theaters starting October 2nd, and will be available on VOD starting October 6th). Danielle's performance was phenomenal, but Shawn wouldn't get the chance to tell her until one whole year later - as in RIGHT NOW...

Some of the best films at the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival were short films, and one of Shawn's absolute favorites was 'Coffee Shop Names,' written and directed by Deepak Sethi. Shawn had the chance to chat with Deepak about his hilarious short, the challenges of taking on his first directing gig and his future project plans. To learn more about the Atlanta Film Festival, visit atlantafilmfestival.c...

The 2020 Atlanta Film Festival coverage continues! The filmmakers behind Beast Beast joined Shawn for an extensive, exciting and exhilarating chat for the ages. The roster includes the film's writer/director Danny Madden, producers Matt Miller and Benjamin Wiessner and a special cameo appearance by Pete Ohs, one of the film's editors. The group discusses how they started working with one another,...

Shawn chats with Martin Von Krogh, the filmmaker behind the remarkable documentary Cinema Pameer, which premiered at the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival. They discuss Martin's career as a photographer and how he decided to make the jump to film, as well as the dangers he and his crew faced filming in Afghanistan. Plot Summary: A film about a cinema, the passionate people working there, and their unrele...

Lessons from the Screenplay creator Michael Tucker returns to Missing Frames to introduce Shawn to one of his all-time favorite films: David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Despite being well received upon its release in 2008, Benjamin Button is considered something of an outlier in Fincher's filmography due to its whimsical and romantic subject matter. Because of this, the film has...

Now that Sarah is finally caught up on the Bill and Ted franchise, she and Shawn watch the series' long-awaited sequel Bill and Ted Face the Music. Find out whether or not it lived up to their expectations and where it ranks with the other two films. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Sarah Eastridge

One year ago, Shawn introduced his wife Sarah to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and she loved it. Now they're finally getting around to watching Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey to prepare for the long-awaited threequel Bill and Ted Face the Music. Does Bogus Journey live up to Sarah's high expectations? And stay tuned to this channel to find out what they think of Bill and Ted 3 at a later date!...

Missing Frames celebrates its 90th episode with one of its strangest entries yet. Brad Gullickson returns to introduce Shawn to the first Tales from the Crypt cinematic effort Demon Knight, directed by Ernest Dickerson. Released in the early 90s, Demon Knight is far better than it has any right to be and features an incredible cast including the likes of William Sadler, Billy Zane (by his own admi...

At long last, Lindsey Kendrick, one of Missing Frames' original guest hosts, returns to the show for her first-ever viewing of Sergio Leone's other OTHER masterpiece The Good the Bad and the Ugly. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Lindsey Kendrick

At long last, John Mills returns to Missing Frames to discuss his first-ever viewing of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West. He and Shawn discuss how it compares and contrasts with the rest of Leone's filmography, whether or not its pacing is too slow to be enjoyable and if it does indeed merit being labeled Leone's masterpiece. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge John Mills

Princess Mononoke is arguably Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece, but Scott Russell, a huge Miyazaki fan, has yet to see it. In this episode, he joins Shawn to discuss his first-ever viewing of the animated classic. They discuss its brilliant, unconventional storytelling and where it ranks in the rest of Miyazaki's remarkable filmography. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Scott Russell

Shawn and Sarah have never seen Hamilton. They haven't heard the soundtrack. They barely know the REAL Alexander Hamilton story. So, to celebrate the 4th of July, they decided to check the original Broadway performance out on Disney Plus. Did it make all of their dreams come true? Do they FINALLY get all the hype? This...is the podcast episode about the film that captured the production...of Hamil...

DISCLAIMER: We ran into some audio issues in the first part of the show. These are cleared up in the post-viewing portion of the episode. Thanks for bearing with us! We love you! Carley Cooper returns to continue educating Shawn in the ways of Marilyn Monroe. This time around, they watch The Seven Year Itch, another classic comedy and the first of two collaborations between Monroe and writer/direc...

Shawn, Brad and Aaron join forces once again to take on yet another franchise. This time, they've watched all four Jaws movies and have reunited to discuss their (potentially shocking) opinions and ratings. Be sure to check out the Missing Frames episode of Jaws, featuring Tony Black. Also be sure to check out Brad and Aaron's Rest. In. Pictures podcast, in addition to Brad's other podcasts ITMODc...

Tricia Aurand of the Lessons from the Screenplay team returns to Missing Frames to introduce Shawn to West Side Story. This seminal 1961 musical, co-directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and paved the way for an entire decade of cinematic musical adaptations. Not only had Shawn never seen the film, he knew next to nothing about its story or its characte...

Shawn catches up with Natalie Metzger, the producer behind such films as Thunder Road, Greener Grass and the upcoming features The Werewolf, Werewolves Within and The Beta Test. Natalie discusses the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 and how her productions have been able to work around them. She also discusses her new short film Immortal, co-written and co-directed by Robert Allaire. Learn...

Darren Moser returns to Missing Frames to introduce Shawn to the seminal science fiction classic Forbidden Planet, starring Leslie Nielsen and Robby the Robot, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. This landmark film paved the way for big budget sci-fi, proving that the material, if taken seriously, could result in a high quality effort. But does it still hold up by today's standards? HOSTS Shawn Eastridge...

This week, Richie Pepio returns to Missing Frames for his first viewing of Alfred Hitchcock's seminal classic Vertigo. But what happens when you know a film is widely considered a classic and a masterpiece, but it just doesn't click with you? Despite multiple viewings of the film, Shawn has struggled to embrace Vertigo. Did this viewing serve as a breakthrough for him? And what did Richie think of...

Carley Cooper returns to Missing Frames for her first viewing of Jonathan Lynn's 1985 comedy Clue. While the film was a box office dud, in the years since its release it has become something of a cult classic, but does its reputation hold up for someone who's never seen it before? HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Carley Cooper

Brad Gullickson returns to Missing Frames to help Shawn celebrate the 80th episode. This time around, they watch one of Shawn's favorite films, The Seventh Seal. Brad has never seen it before. In fact, Brad has never seen a single Ingmar Bergman movie. Will this classic live up to its glowing reputation in Brad's eyes? Shawn and Brad also discuss why Bergman is one of the great horror film directo...

Alex Calleros of the Lessons from the Screenplay team joins Shawn for a viewing of Martin Scorsese's breakthrough classic Taxi Driver. Alex and Shawn discuss their opinions on Scorsese's filmography, why Taxi Driver is Shawn's favorite Scorsese film and whether or not the film still holds up today. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Alex Calleros

Tony Black watches Steven Spielberg's landmark blockbuster Jaws for the first time. As a massive Spielberg fan, will this rise to the top of Tony's favorites or sink to the lowest depths? One thing's for certain: the water puns and analogies will flow aplenty in this episode. Also be sure to check out the We Made This family of podcasts at wemadethispod.com. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge AJ Black

In this episode, Sarah introduces Shawn to one of her favorite movies: Rian Johnson's debut feature Brick. Will it live up to Shawn's high hopes or will the film's intricate twists and turns leave him baffled? Tune in to find out! HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Sarah Eastridge

Brian Bitner of the Lessons From the Screenplay team joins Shawn to watch Titanic, a film Brian has never seen before. They discuss the film's troubled production, its insane success and trying to separate the film's quality from its massive reputation. HOSTS Shawn Eastridge Brian Bitner