The Reel Podcast

Trailer Impressions: Inception

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:25:38 PDT

The newest film by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Momento, Insomnia) called Inception has been pretty mysterious to say the least. Over the past few months all we have seen of the film has been...

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Film Is Like Food

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:57:09 PDT

Film is like food. Surprise surprise right? Let me explain what I mean by breaking up the different kinds of film into different kinds of categories based on different food categories. Let us...

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A Written Review: Ordinary People

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:30:15 PDT

Ordinary People is one of the better character pieces I’ve seen in a long time. Robert Redford shows his particular brand of direction, which I believe he later perfected with A River Runs Through...

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A Written Review: The Godfather

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:27:58 PDT

The Godfather is quite easily one of the best films ever made. It certainly defined almost an entire genre of film and nearly created a sub-genre itself. From the dark script, moody lighting,...

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A Written Review: Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:25:26 PDT

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner was a very good film. It had some excellent writing, good acting, and all around good cinematography. However, the film’s main focus isn’t on any of these more technical...

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A Written Review: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:22:57 PDT

I seem to be one of the few people who still thoroughly enjoy the old style of the spaghetti western. Most people see them as boring and the characters as undeveloped. Some don’t see the point to...

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A Written Review: The Seven Samurai

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:20:18 PDT

The film Seven Samurai was an extremely important film historically. The base storyline for Seven Samurai would be reused in various films for years. Also, the techniques used inside of this film...

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A Written Review: Open City

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:18:05 PDT

Open City was a great film. Whether it was the new kind of cinematography that was developed for the film, the use of natural lighting and actual locations, or the use of actors who had a grasp of...

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A Written Review: Les Miserables

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:16:07 PDT

This less than perfect, but still enjoyable, adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel has its good and bad qualities. From Liam Neeson and Geoffry Rush's excellent portrayal of Jean Valjean and...

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A Written Review: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:14:04 PDT

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is probably the definition of classic 2D animation (being the first feature length animated feature can do that I supposed). Whether it’s the breathtaking hand drawn...

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A Written Review: West Side Story

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:11:44 PDT

West Side Story is one of the better musical film adaptations ever made. While West Side Story as both a film and a musical is not one of my favorites it is an amazing accomplishment considering the...

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A Written Review: Hill Street Blues

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:09:51 PDT

Hill Street Blues was a very unique series for its time. While it might seem very cliché to our modern sensibility Hill Street Blues practically invented many of the clichés that are common in most...

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A Written Review: Gentleman's Agreement

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:19:15 PST

The film Gentlemen’s Agreement was a great film. It was one of the first films to really deal with the ideas of anti-Semitism and, by extension, racism in general. The film is also acted extremely...

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A Written Review: On The Waterfront

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:14:08 PST

The film On The Waterfront is one I have been wanting to watch for a long time. I had heard a lot about it since I was very young but somehow I hadn’t ended up seeing it till now. This film was of...

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A Written Review: Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:33:07 PST

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the most unique of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Whereas the last two films of the series fall into the epic genre, Fellowship is more of an...

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A Written Review: Casablanca

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:27 PST

The film Casablanca is actually my second favorite movie all time. If there is one film every film major must see before they are to be taken even remotely seriously, it’s this one. Whether it’s the...

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A Written Review: Mutiny On The Bounty

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:13:59 PST

The film Mutiny on the Bounty was an interesting film. The plot, loosely based on historical events, was interesting and the acting and technical aspects of the film were very impressive. One of my...

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A Written Review: The Green Mile

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:58:52 PST

The Green Mile was one of the most fascinating supernatural films based off of a Stephen King novel I’ve ever seen. The expert writing, beautiful technical execution, and amazing creative talent made...

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A Written Review: Frankenstein

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:33:05 PST

The film Frankenstein is probably one of the most iconic films of the 1930’s. The line “It’s alive” is probably one of the most instantly recognizable lines in film history and has been used in...

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A Written Review: Picket Fences

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:11:19 PST

From the beginning of the first episode of Picket Fences one thing was extremely clear: This show was made in the 90’s for a 90’s audience. The opening titles alone made me remember the days of my...

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A Written Review: Living in Oblivion

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:28:31 PST

The film Living in Oblivion was one of the best, and most realistic, looks at low-budget filmmaking I’ve ever seen. From the cinematography, to the acting everything was a perfect representation of...

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A Written Review: Wild Strawberries

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:33:46 PST

I was very surprised that I had never seen, or even heard of the film Wild Strawberries. While I can’t say I’ve seen much of Bergman’s work outside of The Seventh Seal I have always been meaning to...

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A Written Review: Gold Rush

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:44:05 PST

The film The Gold Rush was one of the better silent films I’ve seen. Both the technical and creative aspects of the film meshed extremely well and gave the viewer a great experience. The...

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A Written Review: Greed

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:43:47 PST

Greed was a very good silent film. I thoroughly enjoyed the direction from von Stroheim and the cinematography. The acting was also much better than any silent film I’ve watched so far. All-in-all...

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A Written Review: Way Down East

thereelpodcast@gmail.com (Isaac Cole) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:07:48 PST

Way Down East was one of the better silent films I’ve seen. From the much simpler story to the absolutely stunning ice flow chase scene, this was a film that I actually enjoyed watching. One of...

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