paul's Groups - Spout

Spout Group:foureyedmonsters - Talk to Susan & Arin about the movie and those addictive podcasts.

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:42:31 GMT

Group Name: foureyedmonsters - Talk to Susan & Arin about the movie and those addictive podcasts.
Created: 6/4/2007
Number of Members: 322
Number of discussion posts: 56

Spout Group:Spout Mavens - Spout's best movie reviewers. Membership is limited.

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:10:52 GMT

Group Name: Spout Mavens - Spout's best movie reviewers. Membership is limited.
Group Description:

A group of Spout's best reviewers.
Read the requirements.

Created: 6/20/2007
Number of Members: 36
Number of Lists: 9
Number of discussion posts: 451

Spout Group:missing a film - we'll help you find a film

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:05 GMT

Group Name: missing a film - we'll help you find a film
Created: 3/5/2007
Number of Members: 131
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 234

Spout Group:Mumblecore - a new generation of independent cinema

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:20:53 GMT

Group Name: Mumblecore - a new generation of independent cinema
Created: 10/17/2007
Number of Members: 28
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 11

Spout Group:Spout Feedback - Help make Spout better.

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:12:07 GMT

Group Name: Spout Feedback - Help make Spout better.
Created: 6/27/2006
Number of Members: 116
Number of discussion posts: 287

Spout Group:Filmgaming - Play games. Win prizes.

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:34:30 GMT

Group Name: Filmgaming - Play games. Win prizes.
Created: 3/26/2008
Number of Members: 342
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 918

Spout Group:FilmCouch - The group for Spout's weekly podcast

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:38:42 GMT

Group Name: FilmCouch - The group for Spout's weekly podcast
Group Description:

Created: 5/7/2007
Number of Members: 77
Number of Lists: 3
Number of discussion posts: 172

Spout Group:knitting flicks - For chicks (and dicks) with sticks who like flicks

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:58:38 GMT

Group Name: knitting flicks - For chicks (and dicks) with sticks who like flicks
Created: 12/30/2005
Number of Members: 23
Number of Lists: 3
Number of discussion posts: 144

Spout Group:Grew up in the 80's - If you watched a lot of movies in the 80's, you're in.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:56:08 GMT

Group Name: Grew up in the 80's - If you watched a lot of movies in the 80's, you're in.
Created: 2/7/2006
Number of Members: 46
Number of Lists: 3
Number of discussion posts: 76

Spout Group:Telluride Film Festival 2008 - Spout's going to Telluride!

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:01:43 GMT

Group Name: Telluride Film Festival 2008 - Spout's going to Telluride!
Group Description:

Since 1974, Labor Day weekend in Telluride has been film-lover heaven. Join this group to talk about Telluride.

Created: 8/28/2008
Number of Members: 49
Number of Lists: 4
Number of discussion posts: 53

Spout Group:Emerging Filmmakers - Up and coming in the world of film

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:55:29 GMT

Group Name: Emerging Filmmakers - Up and coming in the world of film
Created: 2/11/2008
Number of Members: 37
Number of discussion posts: 7

Spout Group:Film Fridays - At Spout we watch a film on Friday.

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:12:39 GMT

Group Name: Film Fridays - At Spout we watch a film on Friday.
Group Description:

staying informed to better serve the films and the community

Created: 6/26/2006
Number of Members: 16
Number of Lists: 10
Number of discussion posts: 39

Spout Group:Five for Five - Lists of five films with one common element, but a different rating

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:51:46 GMT

Group Name: Five for Five - Lists of five films with one common element, but a different rating
Group Description: This group is all about making lists of five films each. The films in each list share a common element (lead actor, director, etc...). Each film must have a different star rating from you. So one film has one star, another one has two, another three, and so on up to five. So there you go, who has made classics, crap, and everything in between?
Created: 2/20/2007
Number of Members: 7
Number of Lists: 7
Number of discussion posts: 18

Spout Group:Tribeca Film Festival - Check out what's happening at the Tribeca Film Festival

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:51:21 GMT

Group Name: Tribeca Film Festival - Check out what's happening at the Tribeca Film Festival
Group Description: The Spout team is heading out to the Tribeca Film Festival. Check out the discussions, lists, and films here in the Tribeca Film Fest group.
Created: 4/23/2007
Number of Members: 26
Number of Lists: 11
Number of discussion posts: 6

Spout Group:Butterknife - A Private Detective series from director Joe Swanberg

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:28:29 GMT

Group Name: Butterknife - A Private Detective series from director Joe Swanberg
Created: 10/29/2007
Number of Members: 59
Number of discussion posts: 27

Spout Group:Starz Denver Film Festival - Spout's going. Join us.

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:26:01 GMT

Group Name: Starz Denver Film Festival - Spout's going. Join us.
Group Description: From November 9 -19 the Spout team will be at the 29th Starz Denver Film Festival. There'll be podcasts, blog posts, parties and tons of films. See and hear it all on spout.com/denver
Created: 10/24/2006
Number of Members: 16
Number of Lists: 2
Number of discussion posts: 13

Spout Group:I'm watching, I'm wincing. - Where we discuss excruciatingly painful to watch flicks.

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:31:21 GMT

Group Name: I'm watching, I'm wincing. - Where we discuss excruciatingly painful to watch flicks.
Created: 1/4/2006
Number of Members: 6
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 5

Spout Group:Francis Stokes - Let's talk about the latest project from the mind of Francis Stokes

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:15:57 GMT

Group Name: Francis Stokes - Let's talk about the latest project from the mind of Francis Stokes
Group Description:

Check out Francis latest project Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman (2003) Visit The Official Site Also, visit Francis' website: www.FrancisStokes.com

Created: 7/20/2007
Number of Members: 73
Number of discussion posts: 32

Spout Group:The Documentary - A place to talk about the much overlooked genre of the Documentary.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:39 GMT

Group Name: The Documentary - A place to talk about the much overlooked genre of the Documentary.
Created: 4/2/2006
Number of Members: 49
Number of Lists: 4
Number of discussion posts: 53

Spout Group:Worst Movie Ever - The Group is dedicated to uncovering the bombs, so you don't have too.

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:43:26 GMT

Group Name: Worst Movie Ever - The Group is dedicated to uncovering the bombs, so you don't have too.
Created: 5/5/2006
Number of Members: 200
Number of Lists: 10
Number of discussion posts: 412

Spout Group:It's a Wonderful Night for Oscar! - Devoted to everything nominated or snubbed by the Academy of Golden Guys

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:11:33 GMT

Group Name: It's a Wonderful Night for Oscar! - Devoted to everything nominated or snubbed by the Academy of Golden Guys
Group Description: Year after year, movie lovers and non movie lovers alike discuss ad nauseum the fate of films nominated for the utmost honor, the Academy Award. Some people watch it for the fashion. Some people watch for the haute couture. Some people watch for their fill of celebrity sightings. If you are a member of this group, you love everything about the Super Bowl of movies, especially the movies themselves! You love to make predictions, guess at the politics, discuss and dissect who should have been nominated and who should have won...or, you're just an avid movie lover that likes to pay attention. Come join the group!
Created: 3/4/2006
Number of Members: 41
Number of Lists: 58
Number of discussion posts: 226

Spout Group:Top 5 - Top 5 lists of everything about film

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:35:44 GMT

Group Name: Top 5 - Top 5 lists of everything about film
Created: 10/21/2006
Number of Members: 216
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 1103

Spout Group:Movie Soundtracks - Movie sound tracks.

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:43:29 GMT

Group Name: Movie Soundtracks - Movie sound tracks.
Created: 5/3/2006
Number of Members: 126
Number of Lists: 8
Number of discussion posts: 155

Spout Group:Waterfront Film Festival - Midwest's Best Independent Film Festival

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:54:29 GMT

Group Name: Waterfront Film Festival - Midwest's Best Independent Film Festival
Group Description:

This group is all about sharing the fun of independent film in western Michigan. We can make lists of the films that screen and films we love as well as discuss the films and events we partake in of thee Waterfront Film Festival.

We can also use this group to help others on 'how' to Waterfront. Saugatuck is a small coastal town with big sandy dunes, great towny bars, several ice cream stands, quaint B&Bs, great shopping, talented artists, and the best quirky venues a festival could ask for.

** this is a fan site **

For more information, go to the festival website: www.waterfrontfilm.org

Created: 4/25/2007
Number of Members: 23
Number of Lists: 11
Number of discussion posts: 13

Spout Group:Introduce Yourself - Let's get to know each other!

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:08:34 GMT

Group Name: Introduce Yourself - Let's get to know each other!
Group Description: Whether you are brand new to Spout, have been lurking around for a while, or have been a long time participator, introduce yourself here so that we can get to better know the people we interact with here in this exciting community.
Created: 4/19/2007
Number of Members: 274
Number of discussion posts: 132

Spout Group:British Invasion - Films from across the pond (or whereever the UK is relative to you)

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:33:42 GMT

Group Name: British Invasion - Films from across the pond (or whereever the UK is relative to you)
Group Description: Let's face it - we dig fish n chips (with malt vinegar), tea, the slang, and the accent. Be you an American Anglophile from the colonies, a native Brit, or anyone in between - going west to east, of course - you just love watching movies made for, by, or about Britian! So, join the group.
Created: 10/20/2006
Number of Members: 18
Number of Lists: 10
Number of discussion posts: 52

Spout Group:SXSW Film Festival - Spout's going. Join us.

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:45:36 GMT

Group Name: SXSW Film Festival - Spout's going. Join us.
Group Description: The Spout team will be at this year's South by Southwest Film and Intreractive Festival. There'll be podcasts, interviews, and reviews, all posted through SpoutBlog.
Created: 2/27/2007
Number of Members: 61
Number of Lists: 8
Number of discussion posts: 7

Spout Group:The Casting Futon - The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second.

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:18:24 GMT

Group Name: The Casting Futon - The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second.
Group Description:

Casting ideas for the optioned, pre-productioned, rumored and otherwise purgatory-ed films of the (possible) future. Ideas for who should play Captain America in the (inevitable) adaptation? Let'd hear it fanboy! Post-David Craig Bond idea? Sure. Wanna start an argument? Hells yeah!

Created: 5/11/2007
Number of Members: 14
Number of discussion posts: 48

Spout Group:Filmspotting - A weekly film podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:21:57 GMT

Group Name: Filmspotting - A weekly film podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson
Created: 5/10/2007
Number of Members: 713
Number of Lists: 84
Number of discussion posts: 412

Spout Group:GR Movies and Happenings - What's good Grand Rapids?

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:41:56 GMT

Group Name: GR Movies and Happenings - What's good Grand Rapids?
Group Description: A place to discuss the latest movies and happenings in Grand Rapids
Created: 6/20/2006
Number of Members: 58
Number of Lists: 3
Number of discussion posts: 28

Spout Group:Bond & Beyond - James Bond, and other films with that spy appeal.

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:46:47 GMT

Group Name: Bond & Beyond - James Bond, and other films with that spy appeal.
Created: 12/22/2005
Number of Members: 43
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 25

Spout Group:Chicago - Chicago, IL

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:18 GMT

Group Name: Chicago - Chicago, IL
Group Description:

I've been noticing a lot of Spout users talking about Chicago, so we must have a high ratio of natives. Use this group to talk about what's going on in Chicago with movies, the movie community, and just in general.

Created: 6/14/2007
Number of Members: 18
Number of Lists: 2
Number of discussion posts: 10

Spout Group:What Happened - life in the fast lane...memes, mis-casting, and memory...

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:50:09 GMT

Group Name: What Happened - life in the fast lane...memes, mis-casting, and memory...
Created: 5/1/2007
Number of Members: 8
Number of discussion posts: 11

Spout Group:Philosophy of Film - Film and philosophy, ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, metaphysics!

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:09:21 GMT

Group Name: Philosophy of Film - Film and philosophy, ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, metaphysics!
Group Description: Anywhere that the worlds of philosophy and cinema collide. Moral dilemmas? Issues of language and communication? Does film have a purpose? Bring your questions here!
Created: 4/4/2007
Number of Members: 72
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 95

Spout Group:PulpFiction1975 - Playing with films & history

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:05:30 GMT

Group Name: PulpFiction1975 - Playing with films & history
Group Description:

For those who like to ask "what if...?" What if Pulp Fiction had been released in 1975? What if The Matrix we know is a remake; what would the original be like? Beware the cute baby orangutan, he's deadly and on the loose. You can read about him in the "Huxley: scourge or blessing?" entry of the "Movies Thrown Into the Past" discussion.

Created: 3/11/2006
Number of Members: 78
Number of Lists: 2
Number of discussion posts: 226

Spout Group:wank whack or wed - 3 celebrites...3 options...YOU decide each of their fates.

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:44:23 GMT

Group Name: wank whack or wed - 3 celebrites...3 options...YOU decide each of their fates.
Group Description:

Be serious...a celebrity's life is at stake.

Created: 2/13/2008
Number of Members: 24
Number of discussion posts: 19

Spout Group:Female Hysteria - FIlms that feature "female hysteria" as a theme or element.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:47:35 GMT

Group Name: Female Hysteria - FIlms that feature "female hysteria" as a theme or element.
Group Description: Get a hold of yourself woman!
Created: 1/4/2006
Number of Members: 19
Number of Lists: 4
Number of discussion posts: 8

Spout Group:The Quintessential Collection - Nothing but DVDs.

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:27:22 GMT

Group Name: The Quintessential Collection - Nothing but DVDs.
Group Description: Nothing but DVDs. The greatest, must haves, the weirdest, television, the up and coming, & your collection.
Created: 5/18/2007
Number of Members: 20
Number of discussion posts: 24

Spout Group:What An Ending - Here we will discuss our favorite endings of all time!

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:02:15 GMT

Group Name: What An Ending - Here we will discuss our favorite endings of all time!
Group Description: Think of a movie that really made an impact on you when the last frame faded. Look back at what summed up the whole experience and what it was that perfectly ended the journey, which created in your mind the perfect ending. Was the ending better than you could have ever imagined?
Created: 6/7/2007
Number of Members: 28
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 81

Spout Group:Beyond Barney - Kid-friendly films that won't make you ill

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:54:22 GMT

Group Name: Beyond Barney - Kid-friendly films that won't make you ill
Group Description: I know that in recent years, family-focused (particularly animated) features have become huge successes for studios, parents, and kids alike. I don't mean to buck the system, but I fear my children being unduly influenced by Disney or Pixar or whomever. The genius of these films in part is their dual plot lines, reaching out to both parents and kids. But the wink-wink nudge-nudge aspect of the parent-directed jokes make me weary, and long for film that help me more directly connect with my child. Laugh at the same joke. It started with comparing Toccata for Toy Trains to Barney, where I asked myself why couldn't films worthy of my kids' attention also appeal to me on the same level? So these aren't the only criteria for listing films here - it's more of a popular brainstorm about such things. But it's what made me start this group. Feel free to join, and don't see this as an academic course but do take it seriously. If you add films to one of the lists, please try to give a brief description for the rest of us. Thanks!
Created: 1/17/2006
Number of Members: 14
Number of Lists: 8
Number of discussion posts: 11

Spout Group:movie_maniacs - see the best

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:47:47 GMT

Group Name: movie_maniacs - see the best
Created: 2/9/2007
Number of Members: 24
Number of discussion posts: 45

Spout Group:Eco-Friendly Films - Discussion forum of Films that promote enviromental awareness.

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:42:28 GMT

Group Name: Eco-Friendly Films - Discussion forum of Films that promote enviromental awareness.
Group Description:

We want to promote the knowledge and awareness of films that keep us informed about current enviromental situations around the world. With the recent "Green" surge this is something we should all be concerned about.

Or you can just call us the tree huggers.

Created: 6/29/2007
Number of Members: 8
Number of discussion posts: 3

Spout Group:Little known and probably forgotten flicks - Focusing on films that have fallen off the map, or were never on it.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:34:13 GMT

Group Name: Little known and probably forgotten flicks - Focusing on films that have fallen off the map, or were never on it.
Group Description: As I was making posts to this group, I realized that the name didn't reflect the content. Say hello to the newly named group "Little known and probably forgotten" formerly "Movie Snob Central." Hopefully this will get more people interacting in here and talking about things that are great but too strange or obscure for most people to care.
Created: 6/2/2006
Number of Members: 12
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 9

Spout Group:From art house to my basement - For anybody who enjoys watching and discussing films.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:11:48 GMT

Group Name: From art house to my basement - For anybody who enjoys watching and discussing films.
Created: 12/22/2005
Number of Members: 21
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 22

Spout Group:Realism and The Lack There Of - Realism

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:18:30 GMT

Group Name: Realism and The Lack There Of - Realism
Group Description: Discussion on realism in film.
Created: 12/13/2006
Number of Members: 10
Number of discussion posts: 8

Spout Group:Range of Character - Actors with greatest range of characters played

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:11:57 GMT

Group Name: Range of Character - Actors with greatest range of characters played
Created: 1/28/2007
Number of Members: 11
Number of discussion posts: 36

Spout Group:51 Birch Street - Spout's hosting a screening of 51 Birch Street. Join the group for updates.

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:25:49 GMT

Group Name: 51 Birch Street - Spout's hosting a screening of 51 Birch Street. Join the group for updates.
Group Description: Both unexpectedly funny and heartbreaking, 51 Birch Street is the first-person account of Doug Block’s unpredictable journey through a whirlwind of dramatic life-changing events: the death of his mother, the uncovering of decades of family secrets, and the ensuing reconciliation with his father. What begins as his own intimate, autobiographical story, soon evolves into a broader meditation on the universal themes of love, marriage, fidelity and the mystery of family.
Created: 8/23/2006
Number of Members: 20
Number of Lists: 1
Number of discussion posts: 27

Spout Group:Selkies Anonymous - Hi I'm a selkie. Are you?

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:31:10 GMT

Group Name: Selkies Anonymous - Hi I'm a selkie. Are you?
Group Description: If the form you take to walk among humans is not the form in which you are most comfortable, you belong among the selkie-folk.
Created: 12/22/2005
Number of Members: 16
Number of Lists: 3
Number of discussion posts: 17

Spout Group Post: Susan & Arin answer your questions - June/July 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:25:40 GMT

Post Subject: Susan & Arin answer your questions - June/July 2008
Group Name: foureyedmonsters
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 6/6/2008 4:25:40 PM
Body: UPDATE: Because of a change in availability, Susan & Arin will be taking questions through July and August 2008 This discussion is open to whomever would like to ask Arin and Susan questions about Four Eyed Monsters (if you want to catch up, buy the DVD from Borders Books or watch the video podcasts). Arin and Susan have total discretion over which questions they choose to answer, and will be checking into this discussion frequently thru June and July. By way of a brief introduction (Arin & Susan feel free to make any corrections), Arin Crumley and Susan Buice made the movie Four Eyed Monsters--an autobiographical story about how they fell in love, unlocked each other's creativity and began, well, making Four Eyed Monsters--in 2004. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2005 and, although loved by festival audiences, it failed to get traditional distribution. In November 2005, they launched a video podcast on iTunes the same day the video iPod launched (brilliant). Episodes 1-8 are about the tumultuous making the movie and were Internet sensations. Along the way Arin, Susan and an army of supporters (special nod to Brian Chirls) pioneered self-distribution and marketing with grassroots screenings of the movie, selling DVDs and being the first feature film to debut on YouTube (self-indulgent nod to your sponsor, Spout), among a slew of other efforts. Episodes 9-13 of the Four Eyed Monsters video podcast premiered in May 2008. They are a jarringly intimate conclusion to Arin and Susan's relationship and Four Eyed Monsters, a title that no longer represents a movie but--for lack of a better term--an experience. One that, for many, represents a major landmark in the potential of filmmaking in the Digital Age. I'll get things kicked off here with some questions that have been on my mind:1) This may be impossible, but could you try to describe what your lives might look like had you premiered your movie in 2005, sold it for $100,000 to a distributor, and gone back to NY with a fat check. I guess I'm looking for what would be better and what would be worse?2) Susan, in episode 12 you described you and Arin as "the unit," which I think meant your solidarity in making Four Eyed Monsters happen. But on a personal level you wanted to be out of your commitment to Arin. In trying to gain control over your own identity, you say the only thing you had control over was sex. Stripping, seeing other men, possibly even withholding sex from Arin--were your only ways to escape the unit. Why is that?3) Arin, the movie involves a lot of re-creations of real events, but at some point you started whipping out a camera to film actual conversations. When did you decide to do that? And, with the recent episodes, what was it like using "really" real footage--particularly of Susan telling you she's lost feelings for you and wants to be with other men--versus footage based on something real?4) Now that the end is on the horizon for Four Eyed Monsters, will you two still be partners in your next project? Or--to use a music industry term--are we going to see "solo albums" coming out?

Spout Group Post: What is the Spout Mavens group?

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:02:33 GMT

Post Subject: What is the Spout Mavens group?
Group Name: Spout Mavens
Last Post By: xBenjaminMichaelx
Post Date: 7/17/2007 11:02:33 AM
Body: Spout frequently receives DVD screeners for upcoming or newly released movies. We send those screeners to members who display particular insight and thoughtfulness in their writing. These are our Spout Mavens and this group is where they review and discuss the movies we send them.Want to be a Spout Maven? Here is what you have to do...Request membership to this group. We will review what you have written here at spout.com and make a decision. (We're pretty nice, if you don't make the cut the first time, we'll make suggestions on what to improve upon so you can try again.) We are looking for prolific movie watchers writing quality reviews and discussion posts within Spout. You need to have content in your Spout Profile including at least 5 editorial quality reviews already posted to your Spout Filmblog. Also, you need to reside either in the US or Canada since we can only ship to the Region 1 code (US and Canada).If you are accepted, we will periodically send you DVDs to screen. You are expected to write a review of the movie in your Spout Filmblog within one month of receiving the screener. The reviews should adhere to basic movie review guidelines (600-1000 words in length, cite actor and director names, be grammatically correct) and have movie titles linked to the corresponding movie page at spout.com. The DVDs are yours to keep as our thanks for making quality contributions to Spout. Please, give joining a shot and spend some time perusing our discussions.Thanks,Paul

Spout Group Post: WTF? Pattinson the Ultimate Badass Vampire?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:44 GMT

Post Subject: WTF? Pattinson the Ultimate Badass Vampire?
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: rjsprague
Post Date: 11/20/2008 11:00:44 AM
Body: If you've paid any attention to the Vampire Cage Match this week at spout.com/vampires, you've noticed Twilight's Robert Pattinson is mopping the floor with every vampire he faces. I could understand his victory over Tom Cruise (Interview With a Vampire), but now that he's crushed Gary Oldman, I think there's something very rotten in Transylvania... The Vampire Cage Match is about finding the ultimate badass vampire, not the Vampire Most Likely to Get Laid This Week! What do you guys think? Can Kate Beckinsale pull through? Or have the baddest vampires already been eliminated? Vote: Pattinson vs. Beckinsale Discuss: WTF?

Spout Group Post: Games that should be movies and High School Horror flicks

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:27:58 GMT

Post Subject: Games that should be movies and High School Horror flicks
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: Almuderas
Post Date: 10/21/2008 5:27:58 PM
Body: Two lists are being created for SpoutBlog this week (10/20/08): Video Games That Should Be Movies High School Horror Stories (think teen movies and horror movies getting it on in the back of dad's sedan) Got any top 5's for those two categories?

Spout Group Post: Recasting THE LAST DRAGON (1985)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:50:09 GMT

Post Subject: Recasting THE LAST DRAGON (1985)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 3/26/2008 3:50:09 PM
Body: The Last Dragon (1985) The game is simple. Come up with a kick ass cast for a remake (that will never happen) of cinematic wonder, The Last Dragon (watch the trailer here). *This recasting assignment is a contest announced on Filmspotting and the winner will be announced on Filmspotting April 4, 2008. The Last Dragon (original cast) Taimak ... Leroy Green Vanity ... Laura Charles Christopher Murney ... Eddie Arkadian Julius Carry ... Sho'nuff / The Shogun of Harlem (as Julius J. Carry III) Faith Prince ... Angela ViraccoLeo O'Brien ... Richie GreenJim Moody ... Daddy GreenGlen Eaton ... Johnny Yu

Spout Group Post: WANTED: Free movies online (FilmCouch 92)

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:07:24 GMT

Post Subject: WANTED: Free movies online (FilmCouch 92)
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: Kowalski76
Post Date: 10/20/2008 2:07:24 PM
Body: Legal or not, it doesn't matter. We just want you to tell us about great movies you've found available online. I want to watch them. I want to know they are there for me and I will be there for them. While you sit and think, watch Gabriel Over the White House from this week's podcast. And if you want to see something really fresh, watch Part 1 of S.P.I.C.

Spout Group Post: Weigh in on SpoutBlog's lists before they go up

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:33:23 GMT

Post Subject: Weigh in on SpoutBlog's lists before they go up
Group Name: Top 5
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 10/13/2008 7:33:23 PM
Body: Hola group, On SpoutBlog, you may have seen Chris Campbell's weekly lists. I thought it would be fun if the Top 5 group got to weigh in what we're thinking about from week to week. I'll give you the topics, you weigh in with your movies, and when Chris' posts go up (between Tuesday and Friday) we'll let you know here in the group so you can check them out. Here are the lists we're working on this week (10/13/08) for SpoutBlog: Top Political Passion Projects -- For good and for ill, celebrities can get too big for their britches and make very politically-motivated movies. Top Musicians Who Made Movies -- We're not talking actors-turned-musicians, like Bruce Willis or Crispin Glover...maybe that should be its own list. We're thinking more along the lines of Madonna's latest foray as director. Top Virgins Who Lost it On a Road Trip -- We got to thinking about how many road trips involve someone losing their virginity. Why is it easier to get laid on the road? I'd look forward to reading what you think. -Paul

Spout Group Post: The Wicker Man

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:49:34 GMT

Post Subject: The Wicker Man
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 6/2/2006 10:49:34 AM
Body: Skypilot, I know you know this film. I've heard that it's amazing, but nobody I've spoken to can tell me why. Please, Skypilot, if anyone can articulate Wicker Man, it must be you...

Spout Group Post: Scarred for Life - Most traumatic movie memories

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:26:11 GMT

Post Subject: Scarred for Life - Most traumatic movie memories
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: DragonManagement
Post Date: 6/6/2008 11:26:11 AM
Body: In less than 200 words, share your most scarring movie memory in this thread. We'll pick the most traumatic experience, announce the winner on Filmspotting and send them some Spout swag. I'll be the first divulge dark secrets with my most scarring memory... Even more than watching Luke’s hand get axed by Darth Vader, was E.T. I was six years old watching what I felt was the greatest movie ever conceived, when E.T. gets sick, he goes missing and Elliot’s older brother goes to find him. Find him he does, unconscious laying next to a drainage ditch in the LA suburbs, all pink and fleshy looking like a skinned cow carcass sculpted to look like an alien. I burst into tears and climbed in my mom’s lap. I wanted to go home. Even the messianic resurrection and E.T.’s pick up by the homeboys on the mother ship didn’t undo the damage.I was literally a full grown adult living on my own before I finally stopped getting butterflies in my stomach each time the lights went down in a movie theater. If I could hang words on that instinctive feeling, they would be, “What the f@#k am I about to get myself into? Another E.T.?”

Spout Group Post: Video Podcast Episodes 9-13

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:08:12 GMT

Post Subject: Video Podcast Episodes 9-13
Group Name: foureyedmonsters
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 6/12/2008 2:08:12 PM
Body: Watch Four Eyed Monsters video podcasts, ask Arin & Susan questions. (If you haven't watched episodes 1-8, watch them on YouTube.) Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Ask Arin & Susan questions

Spout Group Post: Top 5 Character Introductions

Fri, 11 May 2007 15:51:42 GMT

Post Subject: Top 5 Character Introductions
Group Name: Filmspotting
Last Post By: The_Limey26
Post Date: 5/11/2007 11:51:42 AM
Body: On Filmspotting #160, Sam and I count down our Top 5 Character Intros... memorable entrances, not necessarily opening scenes. Which scenes/movies stick out for you?

Spout Group Post: The Big Ass Summer Movie Show

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Post Subject: The Big Ass Summer Movie Show
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 5/9/2008 10:45:00 AM
Body: From FilmCouch #69: The Big Ass Summer Movie Show Iron Man is strangley apolitical. I think the new approach Marvel is taking to create a web of overlapping hero movies is wacky (Kevin likes it). And we both like Speed Racer the way you may come to love the aesthetic of a candy shop once you get over the sickly sweet smell. What do you think?

Spout Group Post: Indie film clichés

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:11:03 GMT

Post Subject: Indie film clichés
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 5/7/2008 11:11:03 AM
Body: m_rturnage sent me this wonderfully obvious indie film idea after our barrage of made up film pitches in FilmCouch #65 - Indiewood Mashup. (Sorry, turnage I took so long to find it.) Greasy Cheese On a lonely back road... in the middle of flat Middle America... is Greasy Cheese. Greasy Cheese is an old all-nite roadside diner, its only employees are the slightly anti-Semitic, yet lovable,owner/fry cook and the sassy, wisdom-dispensing transsexual waitress. Rick and Carol are a young couple on the run, with only their beat up old car and a trunk full of stolen money to keep them company. Their car breaks down less than a mile from Greasy Cheese and barely limps into the parking lot before giving up the ghost. It will be a day before the tow truck can get to them, leaving the young couple stranded for 24 hours at the diner. Enter Sheriff McBiff, the corrupt cop that really stole the money and who Rick and Carol double-crossed. McBiff is hot on the couple's trail, and stop at nothing to get his money back, even if that means performing a one-man siege armed of an all-night diner. During the course of a 24-hour period, a fry cook will learn the error of his ways, a corrupt sheriff's mysterious past will come back to haunt him, and a young couple on the rocks will find new love. At turns suspenseful, hilarious, and heartwarming, Greasy Cheese is the full meal deal.

Spout Group Post: Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:14:14 GMT

Post Subject: Recasting THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
Group Name: Filmgaming
Last Post By: tripbreaker
Post Date: 4/3/2008 11:14:14 PM
Body: This week, we're recasting The Princess Bride (1987). It's a classic that would be a travesty for some money hungry Hollywood exec to try and remake, which is exactly why we're imagining a remake. I hope a new cast comes out of this that makes me salivate for a remake, but I predict this will be an exercise in imagining how bad a remake of this movie could screw up.This is a FIlmspotting contest and a winner will be announced on the Filmspotting podcast April 18, 2008. Extra credit goes to anyone who casts Samuel L. Jackson and rewrites a classic Princess Bride quote just for him. Cary Elwes ... WestleyRobin Wright Penn ... Buttercup / The Princess BrideMandy Patinkin ... Inigo MontoyaChris Sarandon ... Prince HumperdinckChristopher Guest ... Count Tyrone Rugen Wallace Shawn ... VizziniAndré the Giant ... Fezzik (as Andre the Giant)Fred Savage ... The GrandsonPeter Falk ... The Grandfather / NarratorPeter Cook ... The Impressive ClergymanMel Smith ... The AlbinoBilly Crystal ... Miracle MaxCarol Kane ... ValerieAnne Dyson ... The QueenMargery Mason ... The Ancient Booer

Spout Group Post: Episode 8: Smelly Elly

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:43:03 GMT

Post Subject: Episode 8: Smelly Elly
Group Name: Butterknife
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 3/17/2008 4:43:03 PM
Body: Looking at all of the Butterknife episodes, I think they have a way of being so loosely put together they almost taunt you to look for something deeper. The Smelly Elly episode seems like Ronnie hunting down a goofy guy on a smoke break then, randomly, ending the series with he and Mary looking toward the future: A baby.But there's another part of me that doesn't want it to be random. My mind starts to wonder if Ronnie as a detective is just a more interesting way of looking at a generation raised on movies, graduating college and entering dead-end jobs. If the decision to have a baby is the anti-climactic reality of becoming an adult and realizing the most exciting parts of your life may not happen in your career (or may happen in spite of your career). Is Butterknife all about a generation that grew up on TV reaching adulthood and realizing TV was lying? I don't know. Joe Swanberg's not one to hint at it one way or the other--and I've even personally asked him. But I like to think it's not random. It's a fun way to pass an afternoon, at least.

Spout Group Post: Are there any women directing?

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:50:37 GMT

Post Subject: Are there any women directing?
Group Name: Emerging Filmmakers
Last Post By: porcupine
Post Date: 2/27/2008 2:50:37 PM
Body: Hey everyone, I love the site and I'm happy to learn about up-and-coming filmmakers in this group but how come all the featured emerging filmmakers are men? Is this going to be a trend?

Spout Group Post: Help to find a missing film

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:49:10 GMT

Post Subject: Help to find a missing film
Group Name: missing a film
Last Post By: laststarfighter
Post Date: 3/5/2007 4:49:10 PM
Body: How many times I have thought of a film and remembered only bits and pieces and if you know anything about the unreliability of Memory http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-03/du-ems030805.php ; http://www.amazon.com/Eyewitness-Testimony-new-preface-author/dp/0674287770/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8380071-7184419?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173130812&sr=1-1 then you are well aware, wait!!! your memory is probably swell! then you know that it is my memory that is questionableIn a recent discussion with xxchunkyxx718 about a missing film, here are a couple of synopses begging for a title... ( here is hoping that 'Wisdom of the Crowds' is just that)1. the movie is domestic, i'm gearing towards it being in the drama section or some sort of drama/family. It was made before 1995 I know that much and as far as my memory goes, the movie is about a girl and an older man who is sort of like an outcast in their town or villiage, this girl goes to this man and tries to get him to give her music lessons or singing lessons but he's very unfriendly and I think says no, but i remember bits and pieces of the movie like she always carried I think whats called a book satchel or a belt looking thing that carries her books and i remember her giving it to him either as a thank you or a gift trying to get him to give her the music lessons. The last parts of it that i remember is him giving her the music lessons and the towns people find out about it and raid this mans house and burn it, i remember the towns people throwing all of his things like his music notes and small furniture off of his balcony and this was all during where the girl was singing in some concert and the people destroying the pianist's house was kind of faded in the background of the girls concert. The only other thing i remember is when the girl was in the man's house a woman was talking to her and the girl i think asked some questions about the man and the woman said to her "just remember that curiosity killed the cat". ...2....I am trying to find a film that I saw one night on cable 5 or 6 years ago, I think it was set in Florida or something. A young girl was chained in some cage/box and went through a hurrican and fortunately ( I think at least ) the 'care giver' ( god what a description ) was killed in the storm and the young girl was found...after that I have no idea what happened...I think I fell asleep. but I would love to find it.please feel free to join in with any films you would love to locate...

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #58 - Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind)

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:35:11 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #58 - Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind)
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 2/22/2008 3:35:11 PM
Body: A call with Michel Gondry clears up our misconceptions of Be Kind Rewind--a movie I think is deceptively amazing but Kevin's on the fence about--and both of us decide he's a fascinating director. This Sunday, Diablo Cody will be crowned greatest screenwriter of 2008 at the Academy Awards (I predict) for Juno and I also predict it will crush her (and I'm not just saying that because I'm bitter there's only a minute worth of interview to play here). (Subscribe to FilmCouch--Spout's weekly movie podcast--in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 58 b

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #57 - zombies and valentines

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:01:21 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #57 - zombies and valentines
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 2/15/2008 10:01:21 AM
Body: George Romero's Diary of the Dead opens tonight. In an interview with him at Sundance, our eyes were opened to what an eloquent artist he is. We watch Night of the Living Dead to examine the origins of the zombie genre and compare it to Diary. Just in time for Valentine's Day, Karina Longworth gets personal with the loneliest movie going experience ever: Watching Build a Ship, Sail to Sadness. (Subscribe to FilmCouch in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 57

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #55 - Sundance hangover

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:52:15 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #55 - Sundance hangover
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: ShaunHuston
Post Date: 2/1/2008 9:52:15 AM
Body: An unforeseen hangover from the Sundance Film Festival, like the freezing and thawing of the earth, slowly drags up thoughts and pondering on the state of movies in America. The conclusion looks much like the political landscape: Two parties, sharply divided, moving further apart. Talking to Baghead director, Jay Duplass, and Zeroville author, Steve Erickson. FilmCouch 55UPDATE: A correction: On the podcast, Paul says that ZEROVILLE was written by Steven Erickson, film critic for the LA Times. It was actually written by Steve Erickson, who is the film critic for LOS ANGELES Magazine.

Spout Group Post: Comment on Episode 1: Plastic Hassle

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:33:20 GMT

Post Subject: Comment on Episode 1: Plastic Hassle
Group Name: Butterknife
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 1/28/2008 5:33:20 PM
Body: If you're hankering to talk about "Plastic Hassle" or have any questions, post them here.-p

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #52

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:00:39 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #52
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 1/11/2008 9:00:39 AM
Body: Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the Stairs) and Ronald Bronstein (Frownland) talk about turning private detective movie convention on its ear with Butterknife, their new webseries presented on spout.com January 28. Aaron Hillis and Keith Uhlich argue--REALLY argue--over the critical acclaim gay critics gave to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. I really don't know what to make of their face-off, but it reveals staunchly different ways that gay and straight people watch a gay themed movie, especially one starring Adam Sandler. FilmCouch 52

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #50

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:11:49 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #50
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: joem18b
Post Date: 12/21/2007 9:11:49 AM
Body: There Will Be Blood opens Dec 26 and there's so much to say about it. Too much, really, so we narrow it down to our favorite moments. For the holidays, the five most misguided ideas ever inserted into Christmas moviedom. Meet Me in St. Louis Female Trouble Gremlins Star Wars Holiday Special Pinocchio's Christmas FilmCouch 50

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #51

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:47:15 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #51
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 1/3/2008 10:47:15 PM
Body: Navigating the jungle of lists for Top 10 Movies of 2007 to find any importance behind a cultural tradition of reflecting on the year in cinema and distilling it down to ten movies. Karina introduces her Boxing Helena Award for a truly brilliant scene that should be amputated from an otherwise lackluster movie. The award is named after Boxing Helena (1993) starring Sherilyn Finn (see above). *Happy Birthday to FilmCouch! We're one. Boxing Helena Award winners Atonement Southland Tales Michael Clayton Into the Wild Seraphim Falls FilmCouch 51 (Subscribe to FilmCouch in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday.)

Spout Group Post: Comment on the Butterknife trailer

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:11:23 GMT

Post Subject: Comment on the Butterknife trailer
Group Name: Butterknife
Last Post By: ryanbalas
Post Date: 11/14/2007 6:11:23 PM

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #49

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:10:30 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #49
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 12/21/2007 9:10:30 AM
Body: I am Legend opens tonight, how does Will Smith surviving the apocalypse stack up in the small pantheon of post-apocalyptic movies? Where does the no budget, camp-fest Saucy Flyer UFO PI fit in? Also, interviewing filmmaker Andrew Wagner (The Talent Given Us) about how he makes films from one truth, "Life is hard." Starting Out in the Evening is his new movie in theaters now. FilmCouch 49

Spout Group Post: The Coen Brothers argument

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:45:01 GMT

Post Subject: The Coen Brothers argument
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: estefanos
Post Date: 12/7/2007 10:45:01 AM
Body: It didn't make it in to FilmCouch #48, but I think Kevin and I came to some sort of resolution over the disgreement with No Country for Old Men. Many people think this movie is among the best work the Coens have ever done. Nobody disputes that it is one of the more finely crafted movies in theaters this year or that it's compelling to watch. It was asserted that the signature "quirky" aesthetic of the brothers gets in the way of a movie that otherwise may have lived up to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone's praise that it's a "masterpiece." The conclusion Kevin and I landed on is that the Coens made a movie of archetypes (Javier Bardem is more Evil than a person, Tommy Lee Jones more a generation than a sheriff), yet those characters are as idiosynchratic as the ones in Raising Arizona. So, there is a conflict that--I think--diminishes the movie as I feel I'm supposed to laugh like with Raising Arizona, but also treat these characters with the gravity that an archetype brings. I think the Coens experimented with mixing quirky and archetype together, and the experiment didn't pay off this time.

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #47 - DEAR PILLOW, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:58:39 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #47 - DEAR PILLOW, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: indieabby88
Post Date: 11/30/2007 8:58:39 AM
Body: We interview Julian Schnabel, director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, opening tonight. Karina and I cross wires on its watch worthiness. We also interview Brian Poyser, director of Dear Pillow. It's a complicated, divisive, raw look at porn leading Kevin and I into some verbal wrastlin'. FilmCouch 47

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #48 - Jennifer Venditti, The Coen Brothers revisited

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:52:01 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #48 - Jennifer Venditti, The Coen Brothers revisited
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 12/7/2007 8:52:01 AM
Body: The return of Billy the Kid and Jennifer Venditti. The story of a first time filmmaker that began with an interview at SXSW in March concludes in a conversation with Jennifer this week. Spoiler: It's a happy ending. Revisiting No Country for Old Men. Karina's beef with the Coen Brothers caused a stir among listeners, and we pick up the debate again. It only gets more heated. FilmCouch #48

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #46 - What's up? Ridley Scott and Coen Bros.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:34:22 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #46 - What's up? Ridley Scott and Coen Bros.
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: indieabby88
Post Date: 11/21/2007 4:34:22 PM
Body: Fame. Money. Success. These are the accolades reserved for only the Hollywood elite, the great artists of the silver screen. Or not. Some adored filmmakers leave us scratching our heads. Paul and Kevin look at Ridley Scott's latest, American Gangster, in light of his yet-again re-released classic Blade Runner. Does he belong in the pantheon of great gangster-epic directors or is he just an imitator? Karina questions whether the Coen brothers are anything more than competent genre directors. She calls Erica Rowell, author of The Brothers Grim: The Films of Ethan and Joel Coen, to discuss No Country for Old Men and other their other "masterpieces." FilmCouch 46

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #44 - Spirituality and movies

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:32:56 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #44 - Spirituality and movies
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: indieabby88
Post Date: 11/2/2007 10:32:56 AM
Body: In this episode, Kevin and I invited listeners to share any experiences they considered to be spiritual while watching a movie. So, please feel free to share. I'll start by sharing a bit more detail around my experience with Children of Men. In the scene mentioned during the podcast where the warring soldiers stop firing on eachother when they hear the baby crying, I felt I had the most palpable experience of what Joseph Campbell called the "unknowable." It was a visceral moment of respect for life and the "force" behind it. The intangible idea that we're connected, that in saving another's life, I'm saving my own became real for me in that scene. Those are the best words I have. As usual, the "spiritual" stumps intellectual explanation, but I encourage you guys to give it a shot and share your experience here. -p

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #45 - Tom Cruise

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:12:36 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #45 - Tom Cruise
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: paul
Post Date: 11/8/2007 7:12:36 PM
Body: Tom Cruise's tabloid covers have lined a lot of bird cages, however we saw something fascinating behind his orthodontic masterpiece smile. Once a Hollywood boy-wonder, in recent years he has deconstructed his all-american persona. Now, with the release of the political thriller Lions for Lambs, Cruise tries his hand as studio mogul, heading United Artists. Will it work? What does the future hold for Cruise? Most interesting: What does a deep look into Cruise reveal about our culture? FilmCouch 45 Movies mentioned: Risky Business, Taps, Legend, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky

Spout Group Post: FilmCouch #21

Fri, 25 May 2007 13:30:09 GMT

Post Subject: FilmCouch #21
Group Name: FilmCouch
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 5/25/2007 9:30:09 AM
Body: Appropriation: Originality is overrated. Filmmakers taking footage from another film and adapting it into a new movie--Orson Welles (F for Fake), Werner Herzog (The Wild Blue Yonder) and Roger Corman (Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women)--are they inspired or just desperate? In the spirit of appropriation, email a sentence into filmcouch@spout.com. Kevin and Paul will incorporate it ever so naturally into next week's show. The first person to identify the appropriated sentence wins a Spout track jacket from American Apparel (valued at $50). Download FilmCouch #21 or subscribe in the iTunes store (search for "filmcouch" or click here to launch iTunes) and a new free episode will download every Friday.