Joe watches too many movies. He grew up in central Washington, earned his B.A. in Education and Fine Art, an M.A. in Theology and currently works in the printing industry. During school, he fit in a few film classes. He is interested in writing, theology and hopes to one day compose the ultimate Joe Versus the Volcano commentary track.
Melissa has a B.A. in History and an M.A. in English with an emphasis on Film Studies. She has taken classes on everything from silent to romance to post-colonial films and much in between. Her research and interests lie mainly in feminist film theory, women in film, Hitchcock and the studio era. At the end of the day, however, she just loves films; from Notorious to Die Hard!
Fri, 26 October 2007  Yes, we've already moved Kurosawa 1948-58 once and we hate to do it again, but there's a really good reason. John - from the For Lack of a Better Word podcast - e-mailed us with a new release of Kurosawa's films on the Eclipse/Criterion label. Considering that some of these are very difficult to get hold of (if possible at all) and that this collection represents five films from the ten-year period we will be examining, we just had to wait (Eclipse Postwar Kurosawa set release date: Jan 15, 2008).In Kurosawa's place, we're putting in a classic American director: Leo McCarey (1931-62). So watch Duck Soup, An Affair to Remember and The Bells of St. Mary and get ready for the new, rock-solid episode 33 of WTD. Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 11:32 AM Comments[201] |
Tue, 16 October 2007  Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 1:24 PM Comments[90] |
Tue, 16 October 2007  Over the last few years, the name "Alfonso Cuarón" has gone from a buzz to a roar. After developing a remarkably fluid and visual style, Cuarón earned critical praise with the Spanish-language Y tu mamá también, Impressed blockbuster audiences by his transformation of the Harry Potter franchise and astounded movie-goers of all types with his social dystopian vision in Children of Men. On this episode, we spend a bit of time with Cuarón's small but impressive filmography. We also shake things up a little in a meager attempt to pack more into the show. And this is the first ever episode of WTD without a single 10 Quiz. Be sure to download the separate 10 Quiz episode for that.  (Next WTD: James Whale - Oct 30)(Next Watching Theology: Children of Men - Oct 23) Download "Take It Back" (mp3) from "It's Yours To Keep" by Loquat Comments[220] |
Tue, 16 October 2007  Welcome to the first attempt at a new format for Watching The Directors. In an effort to give a bit more time to both the 10 Quizes and the rest of the show, this special 10 Quiz portion delves into Mr. Cuarón's work with a bit more from the listener. Surprisingly, this guy with only six features gave a lot of us almost too much to talk about.(Next WTD 10 Quiz: James Whale - Oct 30) Comments[275] |
Wed, 3 October 2007  Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 12:21 AM Comments[174] |
