Formatted To Fit Your Screen

Zach Tennent stopping by to let listeners know about Therapy Blues , the debut novel from the esteemed former host of Formatted To Fit Your Screen! In my break from doing the podcast, I wrote a book which I'm immensely proud of, a comedy set in Montreal. Response to the book has been incredible so far. Fans of the podcast are sure to get a few laughs and maybe even some tears. The book is ava...

This week on the show, journalist, comedian and rom-com renter Caitlin Hart is back for a discussion of Rob Reiner's 1989 hit  When Harry Met Sally... ! Highlights of the conversation: Transcendental style in romantic comedies Generation X at the movies Idealized adulthood through the eyes of a child When Harry Met Sally... stars Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Carrie Fisher and Estelle...

This week on the show, the promised discussion with fan favourite Spencer Dirks of Mike Judge's 2006 dystopian-comedy  Idiocracy ! Points of conversation: The prophetic predictions of Mike Judge "Work truck cinema" Thoughts on the economy Idiocracy  stars Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews and Justin Long. You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by...

This week, in lieu of a guest conversation, join Zach for a feature-length audio commentary for Woody Allen's 1977 Best Picture-winner,  Annie Hall ! Listen along as you watch the film for insights, observations, film theory and more. Notes from the commentary The legacy limbo Allen's career sits in How to edit a comedy The key to romantic chemistry on screen Annie Hall stars Diane Keato...

Greetings loyal  FTFYS  subscriber! Thank you for your continued support of the program. This week, we are regrettably unable to make our previously set episode deadline. I assure you that consistency is of paramount importance to us here at Formatted To Fit , which is why we are clogging your RSS with this non-episode as a reminder of our continued existence.  While there is no new film conversat...

This week on the show, to commemorate the upcoming release of Oppenheimer , musician and writer Noah Dimitrie is back to discuss Christopher Nolan's 2002 sleeper hit Insomnia !  Points touched on: Nolan handling fiction versus history The cast of Corner Gas on the big screen Traits of 2000s filmmaking Insomnia stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Paul...

Summer blockbuster season continues here on Formatted To Fit with comedian Nik Oldershaw and a discussion of Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 Palme d'Or winner The Conversation ! Points of interest: The intersection between surveillance and podcasting Our true feelings about  Blow Up The unrealized Dan Deacon/ Twixt roadshow The Conversation  stars Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest,...

This week on the show, interdisciplinary artist Lenore Claire Herrem stops by the manor for a chat about Jonathan Lynn's 1985 board game adaptation  Clue ! Talking points: Weird theatre kid childhoods Movies versus live theatre The canonical personas of the Clue crew You can follow Lenore's work on Instagram @precious_._puppies You can find this podcast on Twitter, Instagram and more by...

This week on the show, filmmaker and musician Dylan Evans stops by to discuss filmmaker and musician Robert Rodriguez's 2003 hit Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over ! Notes from the conversation: The influence of Rodriguez's cost-cutting digital filmmaking in Hollywood Apathetic pre-teen actors  Working with family Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over stars Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Ricardo Montalbán, Steve Busc...

This week on the show, writer/director/podcaster Mitch Oliver is back for a dark night of the soul with Paul Schrader's 1992 drama Light Sleeper ! Notes from the discussion: Artists who work in a niche Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist revisionism Screenwriting masterclasses and seminars Light Sleeper  stars Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, Victor Garber and David Spade. You can fol...

This week on the show, returning guest Davis Baker of the Saskatoon band Sunpeaks stops by to discuss 2002's  Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones ! Topics of discussion: Seeing  The Force Awakens together on a Thursday Growing up during the prequel era Our opinions on  Star Wars  as adults Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones  stars  Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie...

This week on the show, musician and film programmer Skot Hamilton is back to wrap up an in-depth(?) tangent-filled discussion of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness ! Points of interest: Real actors versus real people who became actors What is horror-comedy? Kevin Smith's  Cop Out Army of Darkness stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ivan Raimi, Ted Raimi and Ian Abercrombie. Skot is a member...

This week on the show, we celebrate Easter with  a different kind of Evil Dead as returning guest Skot Hamilton discusses his love of Sam Raimi's  Army of Darkness ! Notes from the conversation: Raimi auteurism Tim Burton auteurism Movies that changed your DNA Army of Darkness stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Ivan Raimi, Ted Raimi and Ian Abercrombie. Skot is a member of the bands Grey L...

This week on the show, Friedkin-enthusiast Paul Dufresne-Laroche joins the show for a discussion of 1977's flop-turned-bop Sorcerer ! Points on the agenda: Questionable directing methods of William Friedkin The long and widespread influence of  Sorcerer in film history Second-choice casting decisions elevating a story Sorcerer  stars Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal and Amidou. You...

This week on the show, it's all about the Oscars as Caitlin Hart joins for a discussion of the 1994 Best Picture winner, Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump ! Notes from the conversation: The lazy soundtrack work Bus stop etiquette  Favourite Best Pictures winners of history Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and John Lennon. You can find m...

This week on the show, Travis Hebert is back to discuss the 2002 Dana Carvey/Happy Madison joint-venture The Master of Disguise ! Talking points: The bitter Carvey v. Myers feud Third-party narration as scotch tape for shitty filmmaking Overused soundtrack songs The Master of Disguise was directed by  Perry Andelin Blake and stars Dana Carvey, James Brolin, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito and Haro...

This week on the show, filmmaker and musician Matt Farley of Motern Media stops by to chat about Brian De Palma's 1981 love letter to voyeurism and obsession, Blow Out ! On the agenda: John Travolta's balletic grace on screen Mistakenly identifying S. Craig Zahler as the director of  Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile The dangers of long-distance walking Blow Out  stars John Travolta, Nancy Allen, De...

This week on the show, journalist and New Yorker cartoonist Gabrielle Drolet returns to discuss not one but two tales of toy terror — 1988's Child's Play and 2023's M3GAN ! Minutes from the conversation: Chucky is just a dude The advances in film effects and technology Bad movie policing  Child's Play  stars Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon and Brad Douriff and was directed by T...

This week on the show, we ring in 2023 the way we parted with 2022 — with an immediate family member! Eli Tennent joins the show for a discussion of director Larry Charles' 2006 smash hit Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan ! Talking points The IMDb Parents Guide Family movie-going misadventures as kids The hardest we've ever laughed Borat ...

This week on the show, Dave Tennent stops by for a discussion of the 1990 Martin Scorsese gangster classic Goodfellas ! Topics of discussion: The period accuracy and how it holds up over time The lessons to be learned from Henry Hill Saskatoon filmgoing history and memories Goodfellas  stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. You can find this podcast on Twitt...

This week on the show,  Titanic enthusiasts Lenore Maier and Erica Wilson  are back for part two of our 110th anniversary sinktacular discussing  James Cameron's 1997 mega-hit Titanic !  Topics of discussion: How we age along with this film References and homages to other blockbuster films The forthcoming  Avatar: The Way of Water Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kat...

This week on the show, Titanic enthusiasts Erica Wilson and Lenore Maier join the program for part one of a two part discussion on James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster  Titanic !  Points of interest: Scope versus intimacy and the dynamic at play  Cameron's obsession with detail "Secret watchers" Titanic  stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates and Bill Paxton...

This week on the program, filmmaker and podcaster Justin Decloux joins the show to discuss the 1996 Ben Stiller-helmed Jim Carrey studio comedy classic The Cable Guy ! Talking points: Non-canonical Super Bowl commercial sequels to classic films Ben Stiller auteurism The diminishing returns of Jim Carrey's undeniable talent The Cable Guy stars Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack B...

This week on the program, in honour of the release of  Weird: The Al Yankovic Story , Spencer Dirks is back on the program to discuss the Jay Levey-directed 1989 Yankovic cult classic UHF! Talking points: Yankovic the thespian The long and vast influence and legacy of  UHF Early encounters as children UHF stars Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy, Victoria Jackson, David Bowe and Fran Dr...

Rounding out the second half of our 2nd annual Halloween Shocktacular, director Mitch Oliver joins the program to discuss Steven Spielberg's 1975 literary adaptation classic Jaws ! Topics touched include: The second lives of shitty sequels Spielberg's mastery of creating terror Our Halloween 2022 viewing habits and recommendations  You can follow Mitch's award-winning 2022 horror sh...