Two filmmakers share personal stories inspired by movies with a new guest every episode. An Atwoodland Production.
Episodes
Mar 8, 2017
Mar 8, 2017
32 min
On this episode we talk to director, writer, and producer, Zach Wechter. We discuss his short film, Straight Down Low and the way that he and writer Jack Seidman play with genre.
Watch Straight Down Low: https://vimeo.com/77306213
Check out more of Zach's work: zachwechter.com
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Mar 1, 2017
Mar 1, 2017
1 hr 10 min
Eli, Jeremy, and Mikey continue their discussion of the Best Media of 2016. On this episode the list of Media includes The Fits, The 13th, American Honey, Cementery of Splendor, Master of None, Sandman, Mr. Robot VR, and Voltron. Our favorite Kids/Family picks of 2016. Plus Jeremy ecstatically recommends Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy, Valentine's Day Special.
Email us your best picks of the year or comments at: extratextualshow@gmail.com
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Feb 22, 2017
Feb 22, 2017
1 hr 30 min
On this episode Eli, Mikey, and Jeremy discuss their 2016 lists of the best in film, TV, video games and more. Media on this episode includes The Man from High Castle, XCOM 2, The Invitation, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Under the Shadow, Bates Motel, Gleason, and Sing Street. Be sure to check out Part 2 next week!
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Feb 13, 2017
Feb 13, 2017
41 min
This is the first in our series of conversations with filmmakers producing interesting work. Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin are the filmmakers behind the independant film June Falling Down. We discuss using minimal crews, the writing and development process, and finding inspiration in real life events. We also discover what they have been enjoying watching lately. You can find out more about their films at silverleaffilms.net
Feb 7, 2017
Feb 7, 2017
1 hr 39 min
On this episode Eli and Jeremy explore their personal cinematic journey through the concept of originality in film. Eli takes his cue from visual originality with The Matrix, 8 1/2, and Pierrot le Fou. Jeremy looks at original film narratives by way of Moulin Rouge and Hindi films Sholay and Lagaan.
As always, we talk about what we have been watching with our kids and what we having been streaming or playing recently.
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Jan 30, 2017
Jan 30, 2017
1 hr 15 min
This episode dives deep into the film Arrival along with a look at the constructed alien language for the film with guest William Annis. William analyzes the quality of the constructed language and we explore the twists and meanings of the film.
As always, we also discuss what we have been watching with out kids and what we have been streaming.
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Jan 22, 2017
Jan 4, 2017
Jan 4, 2017
1 hr 24 min
On the first episode of Extra Textual we discuss the topic of Nostalgia in connection to Rogue One, The Force Awakens and Stranger Things. ** Spoiler Warnings from start of the episode**
We also talk about what we have been watching with our kids and what we have been streaming lately.
This episode is a little extra long, but there was a lot of great stuff to talk about and introduce the show.
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