The Movie Homework Podcast
Welcome to episode 16 of the Movie Homework Podcast! We’re in a goofy mood at the start of the show discussing various zeitgeist-y things such as Magic Mike, The Amazing Spider-Man and the divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. We also discuss the fact that Ari got called out on the latest episode of the podcast Gene’s Jobs, after giving the podcast a four star rating on iTunes. Ari swears that he did it accidentally, but not everyone believes him. Mariam caught up with the 1976 Visconti film The Innocent and Ari discusses watching Albert Brooks’ Modern Romance.
Ari’s pick this week was Alex Proyas’ 1998 sci-fi film Dark City. It’s set in a vaguely 1940s-ish film noir city where mysterious beings can control and manipulate both people and their surroundings. Although a box-office failure when released it has attracted a considerable cult following and many see it as a forerunner to the following year’s megahit the Matrix. But is it a hidden gem or mearly an interesting curio?
Mariam’s choice was Peter Weir’s 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock. Set in an all-girls boarding school at the turn of the twentieth century it tells the story of a mysterious disappearance of a group of girls and the impact it has on the school itself and the community which surrounds it.
We close things of by discussing our next episode! Don’t forget you can send us an email, write to us and like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you like the show it would be great if you could review it in iTunes or share it on your social network platforms! Subscribe to it in iTunes or whatever podcatcher you choose to use!
I’m trying make up my mind whether or not this is a good trailer for Dark City. It sells the look and tone of the film, but gives no sense of the story or just what it’s all about. I guess that could be seen as both a positive or a negative. I of understand why the film was not a huge hit upon its release. It’s hard to market the plot and it didn’t have a huge star to hang the film on. Anyway, I like the movie and I’m looking forward to hear what Mariam makes of it next Monday on the podcast.
