Dodge Movie Podcast

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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 film's realistic style, the use of full-length mirrors on stage, and the challenges of hi...

We are going to be talking about Groundhog Day, but only once I could win mom joke. We watch this on Apple for 399, it is from the year 1993 it is a Harold Ramis directed film. He also did Caddyshack, Stripes, vacation, Ghostbusters, all the good 80s movies. It stars Bill Murray Andy McDowell, Chris Elliott and Stephen toblowski, who played Ned.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 -...

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:56 - The Pickup Line 9:49 - Acting choices & character development 23:44 - Playboy's evolution and cultural relevance   29:10 - Head Trauma 29:39- Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 29:56- Driving Review 31:13 - To the Numbers   Next week's film will be Groundhog Day (1993)   Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes! Thanks for tu...

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 t...

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:03 - The Pickup Line 5:33 - Cinematography 7:30 - Themes 12:58 - The expensive costume budget 18:24 - Head Trauma 20:48 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 21:11 - Driving Review 22:20 - To the Numbers 24:26 - What are we watching Next Week   Next week's film will be House Bunny (2008)   Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!...

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 6:01 - The Pickup Line 10:33 - Broadly drawn comedy 16:47 - Head Trauma 17:21- Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 18:58 -   Driving Review 19:25 -   To the Numbers   Next week's film will be A Devil Wears Prada (2006)   Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes! Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your...

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:55 - The Pickup Line 4:32 - Cinematography 11:09 - Tina Fey as Tammy 12:10 - Character Development 17:41 - How people identify themselves 19:19 - Female relationships 22:49 - Upcoming podcast tease 33:03 - Head Trauma 34:00 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 34:11 - Driving Review 35:39 - To the Numbers   Next week's film will be Arse...

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." (So...

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 Bea...

Point Break is a film about an FBI agent that gets undercover to find some bankrollers. This classic action, crime, thriller stars Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and is the ultimate cool 80's film. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow this film delivers everything it promises. One of Mike's favorites.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:43 - The Pickup Line 4:37 - Hazy Ci...

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film that is set in San Francisco. It follows a detective by the name of Sam Spade as he takes on the case involving him with criminals, an attractive liar and their quest for the elusive statuette, the Maltese Falcon. Along the say his partner is murdered adding to the mystery.     Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 6:09 - The Pickup Lin...

Duck Soup is a Marx brothers film. Groucho stars as Rufus T. Firefly as a dictator of a bankrupt (fabricated) country, Freedonia. The country declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:09 - Pick Up Line 5:20 - What we thought of the film 13:27 - Head Trauma 14:01 - Smoochie, Smoochie,...

Inside Man didn't start out as a Spike Lee film but he did end up directing it. The 2006 bank heist film has a new take when a police detective, played by Denzel Washington and a bank robber, played by Clive Owen work with Jodie Foster's character as a high-power broker enter into negotiations during the heist with many hostages lives in jeopardy.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46...

Sound of Music is the classic from 1965 starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. It is the story of a young woman sent from her convent to be a governess in Austria in the 1930s. She is in charge of seven children and one stoic, windowed naval officer. And romance ensues.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 5:10 - Wait! This film is three hours? 6:45 - The Pi...

Some Like it Hot is the story of two male musicians who witness a mob murder and escape under the guise of being part of an all-female band and hi-jinks ensue.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 5:35 - The Hotel del Coronado 11:17 - The Pickup Line 13:48 - Mike's thoughts on cinematography 20:10 - Movies with girls portraying boys 27:36 - Tony mimicking Cary Grant...

Network is the Sidney Lumet film about a television network that exploits the mental breakdown of the news anchor, portrayed by Peter Finch. It is a problematic and highlights some of the disfunction that we see today.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:36 - The Pickup Line 13:31 - Comparisons with The Morning Show 18:29 - Writer/Director working relationship 20:...

Star Wars is the classic tale of a young knight trying to prove himself. Along with a princess, a Wookie and two droids trying to save the galaxy from the Empire's world destroying battle station. It is the film that launched George Lucas into our lives.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:13 - The Pickup Line 8:25 - What do transitions mean? 10:30 - The birth of...

The Sixth Sense is the directorial success of M. Night Shyamalan that launched him into our living rooms. It stars Bruce Willis, Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment. It is about a child psychologist portrayed by Willis who is treating a boy named Cole (Osment) who is plagued by the voices of deceased people.     Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 9:46 - The Pickup Li...

Walk the Line is a film directed by James Mangold based on Johnny Cash's book of the same name. The film follows Johnny's life from his early days on a Arkansas cotton farm to his rise of fame at Sun Records. It also showcases the love story between Johnny and June Carter.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 7:52 - The Pickup Line 9:00 - Johhny's childhood 14:08 - A...

All About Eve stars Bette Davis as Margo who is an aging actress and suffers from the new ingenue in the form of Eve portrayed by Anne Baxter. Eve works her way into the lives of a small circle of theater performers and crew.   Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:05 - Gender rolls & actor treatment 12:26 - Women behind the camera 17:27 - The Pickup Line 20:23 - Mari...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic 80's film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. The two play con men try to deal with their rivalry with a bet on which one of them can trick a young contest winner out of her recent $50 thousand dollar prize money first.     Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 2:09 - The Pickup Line 9:54 - Con Artists in the film 17:21 - Head T...

When Harry Met Sally asks the question can men and women be friends without the relationship being effected by sex. In this 1989 classic film Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal play friends that have a chance meeting and then continue to run into one another. Their relationship goes from acquaintances, to friends to lovers and how all of those relationships are impacted. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - In...