Moulin Rouge! (2001) with Robin Borden

Moulin Rouge! (2001) with Robin Borden

Put on your best sequined gown and enter the Moulin Rouge on this episode of Spineless! A showstopping performance by Nicole Kidman. A soundtrack of pop medleys. A love story for the ages. These are just some of the ingredients to Baz Luhrmann's extravagant musical Moulin Rouge!, the 2001 hit that revived the Hollywood musical. Nick and Brennan celebrate the film's 25th anniversary by welcoming Robin Borden back to the show to talk about the stage musical adaptation of the movie, the YouTube review of the film that was formative in Brennan and Robin's tween years, and John Leguizamo's sitar costume. Plus, we talk about Jim Broadbent's Oscar win for the second episode in a row (let's just pretend he won for Moulin Rouge!, it's more fun that way) and share our first experiences with the bombastic maximalism of Baz Luhrmann's signature style: high school English class. Nostalgia Critic's Review of Moulin Rouge! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPUPcD91mXY]which was Brennan and Robin's introduction to the film Sideways breakdown of Les Miserables (2012) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ikqU6G6Xgs] The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Computer, show me a gigolo named Joe. Beep boop beep boop! BrennanBot-9000 is here to bring you the show description for this episode on Steven Spielberg’s philosophical sci-fi epic A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001). Nick and Brennan talk about the long development of this collaboration between Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, the ethical concerns of AI, and Jude Law's iconic performance as Gigolo Joe (whaddya know). What is it like to watch this film in the AI-ridden world we now live in? How did Haley Joel Osment pull off such a nuanced performance as the robotic David? Plus, is Martin The Most Justified Villain in Film History, or is he A Little Shit Who Should Have Left David Alone? You don't need to ask AI the answer to these questions (please don't)--all you need to do is listen to this episode of Spineless. BrennanBot-9000 shutting down forever beep booooooop 💤 Read SuperToys Last All Summer Long [https://mrsamanela.weebly.com/uploads/9/0/2/2/90220975/supertoys_last_all_summer_long.pdf], the basis for the film What do you know, Gigolo Joe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5CES-mju6w]? The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

The Spineless Grab Bag with Will Morris!

Reach into the grab bag on this special episode of Spineless! Nick and Brennan are joined by film programmer Will Morris (co-founder of Oscarbate Film Collective, print traffic manager at Music Box Theatre, programmer of Music Box of Horrors, executive producer of Castration Movie, I could go on) to talk about not just one, not two, but FOUR movies you've probably never heard of that are ripe for rediscovery and restoration: The Granny (1995, dir. Luca Bercovici), a direct-to-VHS horror romp; Mondomanila (2012, dir. Khavn), an irreverent Filipino movie with electric editing and no holds barred; Tomorrow We Move (2004, dir. Chantal Akerman), a charming seriocomedy from a French auteur; and The Talisman (1987, dir. Mohamed Shebl), an Egyptian supernatural horror movie that has never been released on any physical media format. It's a jam-packed episode about the vast spectrum of cinema and why film preservation is more important than ever! It's an investigation into the limitations of a 4K upgrade! It's a cautionary tale about being kind to your Granny so she doesn't do a The Granny (1995) to you! It's the Spineless Grab Bag with Will Morris! Check out Will's wonderful work at Chicago's Music Box Theatre [https://musicboxtheatre.com/], including Bleak Week [https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/bleak-week-cinema-of-despair]! Oscarbate Film Collective [https://www.instagram.com/oscarbatepod/]'s next secret screening in their Trust Fall series is on 6/2 [https://davistheater.com/special_events/trust-fall/]! The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

Porco Rosso (1992)

Set sail with Nick and Brennan as they travel to that wonderful anime world of Hayao Miyazaki, where’s there’s SpongeBob voice actors around every corner! No snakes on this plane but there is a dang PIG named Porco which is honestly a little bit rude! Things get a little bumpy on the ride as we sidebar about the Pantheon of Pig Cinema, the science of Fiona Shrek’s Curse and how it relates to Porco's pigness, oh and of course the entire Ghibli filmography. Stay tuned til the end for a very very long and fun Animal Farm sidebar that Nick refused to place within the main episode. This is the sound of freedom 🐖💨. Certified Calm Cloud Cinema: "Quiet" from Matilda the Musical (2022) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm5Ta8EBuTk] Bozo did the dub [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5eoMWpJjoY] The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.

The Namesake (2006) with Sophia Talwalkar

On this episode of Spineless, Nick and Brennan are joined by actress Sophia Talwalkar (Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classess, now playing at Brennan's former workplace Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre) to discuss the lyrical family drama The Namesake. Sophia shares her personal connection to the 2006 film by Mira Nair as well as the source novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, a moving depiction of an Indian family settling in America. Kal Penn stars in a dramatic turn as Gogol, the first-generation American son of Ashima (Tabu) and Ashoke (a heart-breaking performance by the late great Irrfan Khan). Nick and Brennan discuss Nair's gentle style, the coveted Taj Mahal LEGO set, and the important role a young Zohran Mamdani played in the production of the film, two decades before he became the Mayor of New York. Plus, Nick dares to ask the important questions about Sophia's castmate Hugh Jackman and his close personal friends the Sheep Detectives. NYC: Only three more performances of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes [https://audiblexminetta.com/shows/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes]! Chicago: See Nick perform in moonwatchers [https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1246785?performanceId=11671831] on Thursday, May 7th at 8pm! Buy or check out from the library Cinema Her Way [https://www.rizzoliusa.com/buy-online/9780847846610/] by friend of the show Marya E. Gates--her interview with director Mira Nair was a great resource for this episode! Kal Penn interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97WkLf8lu4] The niche of physical media is growing. More and more movies are getting quality releases on the newest and best format, making any film not yet available on 4K disc...SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the 4K treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @spinelessfilms [https://www.instagram.com/spinelessfilms/] Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms [https://letterboxd.com/spinelessfilms/] As always, thank you to Joey Johnson [https://www.instagram.com/thejoeyjohnsonshow/] for our music and to Sparrow Potter [https://www.instagram.com/meenakshious/] for our artwork.