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KPBS Film Club reviews Oscar noms, “44 Inch Chest,” “Police, Adjective,”"The Last Station” & “A Town Called Panic”

February 3rd, 2010 by Scott Marks

A scene from “Police, Adjective.”

Today marked a first for KPBS-Radio. There were more edits, 11 to be exact, in one thirty-second cip than ever in the station’s history. It sounded like Morse code.

You have John Hurt, “44 Inch Chest’s” Old Man Peanut, to thank for all the cussing and cutting. It wasn’t the only film Beth and I agreed on. We were both impressed by the Romanian policier “Police, Adjective.” In its own way the quiet, deliberately paced film is one of the most intelligent arguments for marijuana reform I’ve seen.

We also agree that “The Last Station” amounts to little more than good acting at its finest, and all of our Oscar predictions appear to jibe. THere must be something that we butted heads over. Oh, yes. Anyone who finds humor and fun in “A Town Called Panic” should be sentenced to sit in the corner of a mental institution and blissfuly rock back and forth in their own waste.

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KPBS Film Club: Best Movies of 2009

January 7th, 2010 by Scott Marks

Alfredo Castro in \"Tony Manero\"

Alfredo Castro is “Tony Manero!”

This is the closest that Beth and I have ever come to selecting the same movie as best picture of the year. My #2 is her #1. (Insert your own third grade joke here.)

Today’s Film Club is filled with sixty minutes of howls, gags, fun and more heartwarming entertainment that the entire family will enjoy. Crazy, man, crazy! No doubt about it, Beth, this is the funniest Film Club we ever made. No kidding folks, we’re sensational. Take my word for it. C’mon and join the fun, listen to today’s Film Club!

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