Best Directors

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite directors and somehow fail to mention Clint Eastwood, Akira Kurosawa and many more.  The episode is still packed with discussion of luminaries of filmmaking (Spielberg, Welles, Hitchcock, Scorcese, etc) and our personal creams of the crop (Fincher, PTA, Ang Lee, and the Coens).  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Animated Movies

Paul and Josh talk about feature-length animated movies from Snow White to the Lego Movie.  We also talk about some animated movies that are not really kid friendly and some that are really sad, along with the movies that we all grew up with as children.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Mockingjay Part 1 and Nightcrawler

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Paul and Josh review two very different movies.  Mockingjay Part 1, starring podcast favorite Jennifer Lawrence, is a continuation of an established book and movie franchise and Nightcrawler is an original script from screenwriter Dan Gilroy (trying his hand at directing) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a transformative performance. We also talk about the Star Wars Episode VII teaser trailer. Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Whiplash and The Double

Paul and Josh discuss two movies that came out recently.  The Double is an expressionist dopplelganger movie based on a Dostoyevsky novella.  It stars Jesse Eisenberg and is directed by Richard Ayoade.  Whiplash was written and directed by newcomer Damien Chazelle and may very well give JK Simmons the accolades that we think that he deserves as an actor.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Birdman

Paul and Josh discuss the new Inarritu film Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).  We talk extensively about the cast, the score and the high craft of filmmaking that is displayed in this film.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Supporting Actors

Paul and Josh talk about their favorite Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominees and winners that span from 1948 to just last year in 2013.  We also talk about the new Brad Pitt movie Fury and bring up a possible Best Supporting Actor nomination for that movie also.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Gone Girl

Paul and Josh review the new David Fincher film based on a novel by Gillian Flynn.  We talk about the stellar supporting cast, Rosamund Pike's profound performance and the possible reasons for the casting of Ben Affleck.  We also talk about what we liked and didn't like about Fincher's new film and which Fincher films that call to us.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y  Check out our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

Best Trilogies

In this episode we talk about our favorite movie trilogies and what actually defines a trilogy.  We also talk about Steven Soderbergh's most recent "post-retirement" project involving a recut of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Josh's ambitious movie watching month of October.  Subscribe on iTunes:  https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on Twitter@actorengineer and check out our facebook page atfacebook.com/actorandengineer.

Anything Goes

Paul and Josh catch up on a few movies that they have recommended to each other.  We end up talking about the Shane Carruth movies Upstream Color and Primer.  We also talk about a few cool documentaries that have come out over the last few years.  Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y.  Follow us on Twitter @actorengineer and check out our facebook page at facebook.com/actorandengineer.