On to the AFI list! This week we twist again like we did last summer (when we did Psycho)...this time it's M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense" from 1999. When M. was killing it and Bruce still had some hair.
Is this the greatest twist in film history?
Is Donnie Wahlberg's acting the bigger twist?
What is ASMR and was Osment a pioneer?
Do we deserve a "Seventh Sense" sequel?
How angry is that prospective boyfriend?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's episode.
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Host Steve Mazan is joined by his childhood movie friend Ralph Riske to play a game and discuss the best uses of songs in film. Whether it be an original song written for the film OR an old favorite perfectly placed to set a vibe, what are the best uses of tunes in movies?
What song is the most inseparable from its film?
How many films were made because of a song?
Where are "I Will Always Love You" and "My Heart Will Go On?"
Is Patrick Swayze the greatest singing actor of all time?
Favorite Stallone? Frank or Sly?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club podcast.
Host Steve Mazan brings back frequent guest, friend, comedian and cinephile Rick Ramos to discuss the IMDb list itself in the aftermath of finishing the countdown of it's top 100 films on the podcast.
What's the IMDb list got going for it?
What makes it suck?
How can a top 100 list not include "The Wizard of Oz"?
Did Zemeckis' "Used Cars" get shunned?
Can a Comedy get some respect up in here?
How many of these movies would YOU include in your top 100?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club Podcast.
We made it to the top. And there was "The Shawshank Redemption" from 1994. Steve talks to Michael Greenwood who was part of making the film. Plus comedian Paul Moomjean tells us why this IS the best movie ever made. The Irish Critic & Denise Mazan chime in too.
Is this the best film ever?
Has Morgan Freeman (or anyone) ever been better?
Was Andy on the spectrum?
Would Tom Cruise have screwed this up?
How DID Andy get the poster back into place?
Is use of the word Obtuse suspect?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's podcast. On to the AFI list from here.
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This is what Coppola did when they made him a financial offer he couldn't refuse. 1974's "The Godfather Part 2" which would go on to win a slew of Oscars including Best Picture. A first for a sequel. Cinephile and comedian Rick Ramos joins Steve to discuss it all.
Is this better than the original?
Who is better...Deniro, Pacino OR Bruno Kirby?
What do Hannibal Lecter and Tom Hagen have in common?
Did it's success and raves doom us with sequels for everything?
Was Michael always kind of a jerk?
How well can Diane Keaton take a punch?
All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club.
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