SMYT #6: Halloween episode: 30 Days of Night, Slumber Party Massacre, Audrey Rose

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*SPOILER WARNING: Audrey Rose review contains spoilers.

30 Days of Night dir: David Slade starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Ben Foster.




Audrey Rose dir: Robert Wise starring: Anthony Hopkins, Susan Swift. Trailer not available online, below is a short clip of the film.




Slumber Party Massacre dir: Amy Holden Jones starring: Robin Stille, Brinke Stevens. Trailer is NSFW.


See also the infamous goose lamp and Carol J. Clover's "Men, Women and Chainsaws".

Episode #5: the Darjeeling Limited, Reign Over Me and the TV Set

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Darjeeling Limited dir: Wes Anderson starring: Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston.


See also: Filmspotting/Adam Kempenaar's interview with Anderson and Schwartzman.


Reign Over Me dir: Mike Binder starring: Don Cheadle, Adam Sandler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler.


the TV Set dir: Jake Kasdan starring: Sigourney Weaver, David Duchovny, Judy Greer.


See also: Carina Chocano's Film comedies no laughing matter for actresses.

Episode #4: Jane Austen Book Club/Jindabyne/Red Road

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All reviews contain spoilers!


Jane Austen Book Club dir: Robin Swicord starring: Maria Bello, Amy Brenneman, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Marc Blucas, Hugh Dancy, Jimmy Smits.



Jindabyne dir: Ray Lawrence starring: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne.



Red Road dir: Andrea Arnold starring: Katie Dickie.




See also: Cinema 16 European Shorts collection of which Andrea Arnold's Oscar-winning film Wasp is included.



Corrections: "CCTV" stands for closed-circuit telvision, not closed captioned television.

Episode #3: The Brave One, Taxi Driver and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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*Please note: This podcast contains spoilers for THE BRAVE ONE.

The Brave One dir: Neil Jordan starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews.


Taxi Driver dir: Martin Scorsese starring: Robert DeNiro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks.




The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford dir: Andrew Dominik starring: Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt.





CORRECTION: Terrence Malick has completed four films. Cathy & I averaged a correct answer!