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We're taking a hop, skip, and a jump back in time to watch one episode of a cop show made in 1994. A groundbreaking cop show might I add, and Paul has a 30 second cameo as a homeless man! We truly leave no corner of the Giamatti canon overlooked on the podcast. Hear Dan and Sam talk yet again about the crime in Toronto, new goals for super stardom, and potential merchandising ideas. And of course,...

Welcome back to a SPECIAL episode of Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! We have our first guest, long time friend and listener Nina Milanovski! On this episode we watched the 2003 action movie "Paycheck" starring Ben Affleck. We talk about how this podcast is starved of a female perspective, how Dan and Sam are the worst for interrupting constantly, and take a quick peak at Dan's experiences with anal...

You've seen the fantastic movie " The Post " and its retelling of the battle to publish documents that shed light on the horrible atrocities committed during the Vietnam War. Well now you can see what was going on on the ground floor in this shitty, made for TV movie, " The Pentagon Papers ". But within all this darkness and unchecked power, there's a beacon of pure light thrust into the fray. Pau...

Dan and Sam perpetrated false information last week. This movie is in fact not about the creator of Superman. It's about Harvey Pekar. A grouchy man who wrote a comic based off of his working class life. And Paul plays the man with great, dare I say it, splendor. Through the sicknesses of strep and mild congestion, Dan and Sam powered through to bring to you all 2003's " American Splendor ". Enjoy...

The heist film is a tale that's been told many times over in the world of cinema. Celebrated stories such as " Ocean's Eleven " and " Baby Driver " dominate the cultural zeitgeist. 2003's " Confidence " is not one such film. But through the magnificent guidance of Paul, we here at Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! explore the annals of every corner of cinema, no matter the quality. So from this dirty...

Paul Giamatti graces the screen yet again as special agent Johnson J. Johnson in a movie all about a boy with the curse of constant flatulence and the dream to one day become a "space man". It's a tale as old as time, and a perfect film for our resident Fart Fanatic, and host, Sam Calderon. We here at Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! welcome you into this 2002 British-German comedy with open arms. En...

The long awaited episode is finally here on Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! with 2002's adventure comedy, "Big Fat Liar"!!! Buckle in for a wild ride on the Childhood Nostalgia Express. Paul plays a mean, surly, eccentrically dressed Hollywood movie producer named Marty Wolf. In an unforgettable moment etched onto the psyche of our youth, Paul becomes an honourary member of the Blue Man Group. Not o...

Paul plays an orangutan everyone. It's truly a gift to us all and Dan and Sam can't wait to share it with you. If you like monkey noises and other primate shenanigans then this is the episode for you! Dan dived into the research on this one. He found some lovely red carpet interview moments and even a clip of a man reviewing Paul's action figure from the movie. It gets DEEP on this one folks. Enjo...

Welcome back to Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! this week the boys watched the 2001 film "Storytelling". It consists of two separate stories. One about a couple in a creative writing course, and the other featuring Paul as a documentarian. Baffled by the film's thesis, Sam and Dan ask the important question, "Is the movie dumb or are we dumb?". Listen in to find out the answer! Email the podcast at...

You know what the media landscape needs? It needs more opinions from straight, white, uninformed males. And that's what this podcast is here to bring! This week, your favourite Giamatti guys watched HBO's "If These Walls Could Talk 2". It's an anthology movie that features stories about lesbian struggles through the decades. Dan and Sam felt ill prepared to speak on these issues but came at the ch...

Welcome back to Giamatti! Giamatti! Giamatti! our beloved Paulers! We have a very exciting, sensual, episode for you this week. Dan and Sam were finally able to find a lost movie in the Giamatti canon, 1997's "Arresting Gena". And boy are they glad they found it. These young podcasters will bring you up to speed on their Oscars thoughts, Rami Malek's psychopathy, and their sexual awakenings at the...

On this week's celebration of the Paul Giamatti canon, the G Boys watched the 1998 film, Safe Men. Paul plays a Jewish mob intern named Veal Chop. Let that sink in... his charater's name is VEAL CHOP. It's never explained, or even really talked about. That's just his name. You shouldn't have to subject yourself to this cinematic atrocity, so we did it for you! Hear Dan try to explain what he means...

These podcast pals placed their pupils on yet another Paul picture for your listening pleasure! This week's feature is the family fur-fest, "Dr. Dolittle". Eddie Murphy (Dr. Dolittle) talks to a variety of sickly animals voiced by the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Gilbert Gottfried, and a personal favourite of Dan and Sam, Norm Macdonald. Norm voices a scruffy, grumpy dog named Lucky! Fun! The young P...

The Giamatti boys transport you all the way back to the turn of the 20th century with the 1998 HBO movie "Winchell". Paul plays the supporting role to Stanley Tucci's titular character, a popular gossip columnist and radio personality of the time. May the jazzy tunes and the punchy, puritan speech of the era waltz you into pure entertained bliss. Dan quizzes Sam on old-timey words, and they get a...

Clean water, habitat restoration, and karaoke all have one thing in common. They have the power to change the world. At least that's what the ensemble movie "Duets" posits. We here at the Giamatti podcast, surprisingly, disagree. The lucrative world of underground karaoke competitions definitely affected one man though, Daniel Brenneman. But not in a good way. Hear Dan's despair and more on this e...

Do you like to laugh? Then listen to this podcast because Dan and Sam are hilarious boys. Do you like to laugh? Maybe don't watch Big Momma's House - the next movie in the Giamatti canon. We talk about how Paul co-stars with Martin Lawrence, why her name is Big Momma, and the anatomy of the perfect chaotic scene. Follow us on Instagram: @giamattipodcast Send us an email: emailgiamatti@gmail.com

We're happy, healthy, and ready to bring the always fabulous Paul Giamatti back into your life. This episode our lovely hosts talk about our #PodcastProblems and why we've been away. We also discuss some breaking Paul news and welcome you into Dan's Sex Corner. Your keen ears should also notice new, proprietary theme music for the podcast. That's right everyone! We're coming into the new year with...

On this episode of Giamatti Giamatti Giamatti, Sam and Dan transport you to the lovely era of the Great Depression with this week's movie Cradle Will Rock . A film featuring a constantly drunk Orson Welles, Bill Murray as a communist hating ventriloquist, and an ethnically ambiguous opera protege played by Mr. Giamatti. That's right folks, an opera protege. He plays the harpsichord. Get ready for...

This week on your favourite Paul Giamatti podcast, Sam and Dan saturated their corneas with the 1998 thriller, The Negotiator . A bastion of the tower escape film genre, now soiled by the stain of Kevin Spacey... even though he's fantastic in this movie... like seriously, he's really good. Our boy Paul plays a con man named Rudy, and he cons his way right into our heart with this tremendous perfor...

Welcome back to the Giamatti Giamatti Giamatti podcast! This week the boys watched a bunch of other boys kill each other in Saving Private Ryan . You'll learn all about why Sam thinks he could go to war, and we also ask the question: Is Dan a psychopath ? Listen in to find out.

Dan kicks us off with an anec-dan about his parking ticket travesty and segues us directly into the 1998 classic, The Truman Show . A beautiful, thought-provoking movie that both of your hosts can't express enough love for. Stay tuned until the end for a special listening party of the sonic mastery Philip Glass adorned upon this film... as long as you can hear it over the clips.

In this episode of the podcast, Dan and Sam delve into Paul's masterpiece: My Best Friend's Wedding . Dan takes this movie very personally and is truly upset. We also open some listener mail!

Sam and Dan continue their quest by watching Private Parts - featuring the break out role of Paul Giamatti. Inspired by the true story of Howard Stern, the podcast quickly devolves in sex talk. And a lot of it. This is your warning.

The quest to watch all the roles of Paul Giamatti continues! Sam and Dan watch Donnie Brasco - an Italian gangster movie where Paul plays an FBI Technician. On top of that, Sam shares a story about punching a man in a bar who would not stop humping him... Forget about it!

The first part of our 1997 series looks at Paul's role in Deconstructing Harry . We talk about his appearance on The Late Show , how Tobey Maguire plays a horny, young version of Woody Allen, and Dan's death and rebirth at Osheaga.