We Have a Winner
It’s been a momentous week in the life of The Film Talk – we’re crossing the rubicon of a century, with our hundredth episode on-line now. It’s a massive episode, packed to the brim with our reviews of ‘The Messenger‘ (a nominee as Jett’s film of the year) and ‘The Box‘ (a fascinating exercise in proving the difference between passionate and corporate cinema), along with a special feature dedicated to defining the films that have meant to most of us over the life of TFT since we began on the 2nd November 2006, with what now sounds like a rather ill-advised review of ‘The Departed‘. We were younger, less experienced, and, if we’re honest, had no idea what we were doing. One of the greatest pleasures of creating TFT has been the personal relationship that has developed between the two of us, and with you, the Dear Listener. We so appreciate you taking the time to listen, to read the site, and to provide your comments. As you know, we’re in the midst of ‘Operation Save The Film Talk‘, our attempt to make the show financially viable by the end of the year. There’s just about seven weeks left for us to raise pledges for the $900 a month we need to keep the show alive. Please do let your friends know that we’ll be giving away some great gifts in the coming weeks, which they can register for by signing up to become a member*, for only $3 a month or whatever folk can afford.
This week on the site:
We’ve launched Operation Save The Film Talk with some inspiration from Dustin Hoffman, Lee Marvin, and Charlton Heston
The film and spirituality retreat that Gareth is co-leading in Los Angeles in January got some attention.
Episode 99 – our interview with critic Armond White and review of Disney’s A Christmas Carol was published.
Gareth wrote an appreciation of political documentary ‘Election Day’ and expanded on his theories of democracy (which involve kaftans and Darth Vader outfits)
Jett gave us his thoughts about design and design culture in a review of ‘Objectified’, along with characteristically Jett-esque riffs on the Hajj and his vacuuming robot.
And finally, Episode 100: The Messenger/The Box/The Films of TFT’s Lifetime arrived, fresh-minted and eager to be heard.
Over the next week we’ll be featuring our thoughts on ‘House of the Devil‘, Jett’s delight at the ‘How the West Was Won‘ Blu-ray, and of course, Episode 101, in which we plan to discuss Roland Emmerich’s ‘2012‘ and the very special film ‘Gaia‘.So enjoy, stay in touch, and let your friends know, that we’ll keep talking next week.
Jett & Gareth
