<p>Arthouse Movies vs Mainstream Movies. It’s a high stakes showdown as Forever Dog co-founders and movie lovers Brett Boham and Joe Cilio watch an arthouse movie and mainstream movie that share a theme and have to decide which one they liked better. And they have to be honest. The Seventh Seal vs Weekend at Bernie’s! The Red Shoes vs Showgirls! Gummo vs Home Alone! The winning movies enter the canon and the losing movies enter the trash canon and Brett and Joe can never watch them again for the rest of their lives. Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network.</p>
Two classic meditations on death. One's an arthouse movie and one's a popcorn movie. But which one is the better movie? Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) or Weekend at Bernie's (1989)? On the first episode of Weekend at Bergman's, Brett Boham and Joe Cilio take a honest look at the high culture/low culture divide in cinema and explore the question... what makes a movie good? They also choose a winner between The Seventh Seal and Weekend at Bernie's. The winner goes in the canon and the loser goes in the trash canon and they're never allowed to watch it again for the rest of their lives.
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Two movies that take place within a limited time frame. One from the arthouse. One from the mainstream. It's Chantal Akerman's 1975 slice-of-life masterpiece Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles vs the 1988 action classic Die Hard. Which one will win and enter the canon?? Which one will lose and enter the trash canon and Brett and Joe can never watch it again for the rest of their lives. Listen to find out!!
Journey with us through a cascade of 1s and Os to the glory days of hacking into the system. Representing the arthouse, it's Darren Aronofsky’s gritty black-and-white number theory thriller Pi (1998). And representing the mainstream, it’s 1999’s super smash cyberpunk hit The Matrix, directed by the Wachowski sisters. Oh a simpler time! When the teenagers of the world bopped their gelled butt cuts to the sounds of White Zombie and Prodigy. As Wordsworth said of the French Revolution "Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven!” But which move will win and enter the canon? And which will lose and enter the trash canon and Brett and Joe can never watch it again for the rest of their lives?? Listen to find out!
NEXT WEEK: Sweet Smell of Success (1957) vs The Secret of My Success (1987)
I love this dirty podcast! This week we're joined by Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Double Threat) to examine two cinematic portraits of the ups and downs of the Big Apple. New York City, that is! Representing the arthouse it's the endlessly quotable and deeply cynical Sweet Smell of Success (1957), starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. And representing the mainstream, it’s the Reagan-era Michael J. Fox vehicle The Secret of My Success (1987). Which will enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon? Plus Tom plays a round of the new hit game, "Penthouse Apartment or Dead in a Ditch?"
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Gummo (1997) vs Home Alone (1990)
High fashion high stakes! Two films walk the runway this week but only one will make it into the Canon! Representing the arthouse, it's Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). And representing the mainstream, it's the 2006 Meryl Streep-Anne Hathaway workplace comedy The Devil Wears Prada. Plus the Top 10 Fits from the Weekend at Bergman's film archive.
Nosferatu (1922) vs Blade (1998)
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The game is afoot! We're joined by the great Julie Klausner (Double Threat) to review two puzzling movies. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1973 dark comedy whodunnit The Last of Sheila, written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, and featuring a cavalcade of stars. And representing the mainstream, it’s David Fincher’s The Game (1997) starring Michael Douglas. Plus we ask Julie the movie questions we've always wanted to ask her - John Waters, Jackie Brown, James Urbaniak, TCM, Star Wars, and more!
Bicycle Thieves vs Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Get your hands off my bicycle! This week we're comparing two movies about bicycle theft and so much more. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1948 Italian Neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio de Sica. And representing the mainstream, it’s Tim Burton’s 1985 feature film debut Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure starring Paul Ruebens. Which one will enter the canon? And which one will be tossed in the trash canon? Listen to find out! Plus we play a round of the fun new movie game Theft or Homage!
This week's pairing suggested by listener @Volkanus666
Eraserhead vs Knocked Up
Big City Balls vs Small Town Pageants! 1980s vs 1990s! Documentary vs Mockumentary! Guest co-hosts Big Dipper and Meatball (Sloppy Seconds) join Brett for a battle of the stars. Representing the arthouse, it’s Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary of the the Golden Age of New York City drag balls, Paris Is Burning. And representing the mainstream, it’s a mockumentary about small town pageants that initially bombed at the box office but has since achieved cult classic status, 1999’s Drop Dead Gorgeous starring Kirsten Dunst. Which will win and enter the canon? And which will lose and enter the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives? Listen to find out!
Ratatouille vs The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
PATTON OSWALT JOINS US! Yes chef! Representing the arthouse, it’s Peter Greenaway’s 1989 Jacobean Thatcher-era ultra-repulsive ultra-beautiful satirical black comedy, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. And representing the mainstream, it’s Pixar’s 2007 smash hit Ratatouille, starring our guest Patton Oswalt! Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and go in the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out!!!
Husbands vs The Hangover
Today's episode of Weekend at Bergman's is the season one finale, baby, and it's a battle of the trash canon titans! The two best movies currently in the trash canon face off and only one can make it out! Representing the arthouse is Sight and Sound's "greatest film of all time," Chantal Akerman's 1975 Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; and representing the mainstream is Tim Burton's 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Will a three-hour movie about chores beat a zippy, 90-minute Hollywood classic? Or will Paul Reubens and his amazing bicycle take down the unrelenting Jeanne Dielman? Listen to find out, as the boys close out season one with the third co-founder of Forever Dog, Alex Ramsey!
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