SMYT #10: Bad Babysitter episode: the Nanny Diaries, Cujo, C.H.U.D., interview with Stacie Ponder

Nanny Diaries dir: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini starring: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Alicia Keys.

Cujo dir: Lewis Teague starring: Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro.

C.H.U.D. dir: Douglas Cheek starring: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry.

Interview with Stacie Ponder from the Final Girl horror film blog.


Clarification: Cathy makes reference to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch.

SMYT #9: Thanksgiving episode: Smoke Signals, Skins and Incident at Oglala

Smoke Signals dir: Chris Eyre starring: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and Tantoo Cardinal.

Skins dir. Chris Eyre starring: Eric Schweig , Graham Greene, Gary Farmer, Noah Watts, and Lois Red Elk.

Incident At Oglala dir. Michael Apted.

SMYT #8: Marriage episode: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, Husbands and Wives, 51 Birch Street, Control.

Why Did I Get Married? dir: Tyler Perry starring: Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith.

Husbands and Wives dir: Woody Allen starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack.

51 Birch Street dir: Doug Block.

Control dir: Anton Corbijn starring: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton.


CORRECTION: the actress Erin refers to from this film is Tasha Smith, not Tasha Scott.

SEE ALSO: APM Sound Opinion's Joy Division retrospective.

Director Doug Block's Ten Rules of Personal Documentary Filmmaking.

SMYT #7: Survivalist episode: Into the Wild, Shooter, Testament

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Into the Wild dir: Sean Penn starring: Emile Hirsch, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Hal Holbrook, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, Jena Malone.



Shooter dir: Antoine Fuqua starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara.




Testament dir: Lynne Littman starring: Jane Alexander, Lukas Haas, William Devane, Kevin Costner, Rebecca De Mornay, Mako. No trailer available.

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!

Episode #2: Hannah Takes the Stairs, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, Death Proof

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Hannah Takes the Stairs dir: Joe Swanberg starring: Greta Gerwig, Mark Duplass, Andrew Bujalski.


Additional info: Dogme95 explanation.



Itty Bitty Titty Committee dir: Jamie Babbit starring: Melonie Diaz, Nicole Vicius.


Read Erin's review of Born in Flames.



Death Proof dir: Quentin Tarantino starring: Tracie Thoms, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Rose McGowan, Kurt Russel, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eli Roth.

Episode #1 Control/This Is England/I'm Not There

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Here are a few things you should know though:

Control dir: Anton Corbijn starring: Sam Riley, Samanta Morton.



Control plays at the Mill Valley Film Festival and opens wide later this month.



This is England dir: Shane Meadows starring: Thomas Turgoose, Andrew Shim.



I'm Not There dir: Todd Haynes starring: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger.




Notes/Corrections:

• Lynn Redgrave that appears in Jane Austen Book Club, not her sister Vanessa Redgrave.

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Thanks for reading and listening!

Best,
Cathy and Erin of Show Me Your Titles