douglas hofstadter's strange loops, creating stories that are uniquely yours, finding meaning in a world increasingly meaningless, inside out 2, ex machina, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, groundhog day, fiction, religion, the self, free will, and my fundamental understanding of the universe. time loop of the week: a strange loop: a musical.…

a detailed history and explanation of the swallows journey to and from capistrano. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for jennifer butler, pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; rita may be a robot; and swallows return to capistrano. time loop of the week: this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; swallows return to capistrano. time loop of the week: graymatter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sibCmyoTkss) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

Bill Murray, the problematic actor; his personal life and allegations of abuse; his erratic behavior on, but mostly off, set. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

A blog entry about the marriages of Harold Ramis and Bill Murray, drifting into thoughts about permanence and grief, and getting sidetracked by a story idea I had years ago. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

a blog entry about the feud between bill murray and harold ramis and whether or not it ever ended. plus, a surprise time loop of the week: the endless. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

From reviews of Murray's performance to my own critique of him as an actor, this blog entry reading gets interrupted by a long ramble about my favorite films, letterboxd, and my cock & bull movie talk podcast. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

Phil seeing Rita for the first time, casting by Howard Feuer, the Pittsburgh skyline, and Time Loop of the Week: Game Changer - "Deja Vu". ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

melatonin, hibernation, the pineal gland, and the groundhog ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

imbolc, candlemas, the immortal punxsutawney phil, and some science behind the holiday. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

continuing the cataloging of sexist details in groundhog day, touching on the topics of masculinity and femininity, empowerment and oppression, and phil's improvement as a person. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

this entry was the start of a several-day attempt to catalog the specific instances of sexism in Groundhog Day. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

patriarchy, simulational reality, sexism, nancy, chivalry, how phil identifies others, slasher films and feminism, and i get sidetracked by siskel and ebert. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

sex and violence in groundhog day; the effect of sex, violence, and profanity on box office; and the protestant work ethic and the use of force. rita's groundhog day: https://vimeo.com/82162912?share=copy ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

what time is it? carol bivens, some science, some historical context, chris elliott, willie garson, and time loop of the week: river. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

bonus episode about the film 'perfect days' and komorebi, the sunlight leaking through the trees. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

reading from the blog--and adding some extra commentary--in regards to phil's jilted ex lover stephanie decastro, whether or not phil is self-cursed, and seing phil actually be apologetic and supportive. plus, some 80s-offensive display of witchcraft. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

taking a look at the beginning of the third revision of the screenplay with phil's boss gil and phil's 'girlfriend' stephanie decastro. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

looking at how danny rubin's original script begins, the unnecessary voiceover, phil predicting phil's behavior,and how phil counted his days in the loop (and why you shouldn't). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

phil gives his first weather report after saying he wants to be in a big blue nothing. time loop of the week: groundhog lays. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

tao te ching, siddhartha, nietzsche, eternal recurrence, derrick jensen, ralph waldo emerson, daniel quinn, and the usefulness of memory ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

geographic isolation, ouspensky, nietzsche, faust, atwood, ellis, shakespeare, infinity, siddhartha, and community ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

daughton, nietzsche, faust, lavery, rilke, hesse ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

macbeth, two wolves, plato's charioteer, time loop of the week: happy death day, screenplay comparisons, nino rota, blue sky and clouds. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

happy groundhog day everybody! a quick update on how this show may be returning soon, plus i try to succinctly describe the plot of groundhog day as a whole. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

The boys are back with a new show, the Trading Places Minute! Enjoy this first taste here, but to make sure you don't miss a single brilliant episode, find and subscribe to Trading Places Minute on the podcatcher of your choice. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: http…

editing, pump up the minute, scheduling guests, adhd, annihilation minute, master's thesis, my groundhog day project blog, and the movies by minutes format. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

We had a dream where it was Caddyshack, but everyone looked different? And it made us want beer? And Danny Noonan and Ty Webb were the same tennis star? And there was a special announcement!

bill murray's dry wit, holiday movie rewatchability, location manager bob hudgins, harold ramis' cameo #timeloops of the week: oculus, majora's mask, blair/gina guest: derick mcduff (underrated) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

conversation cuts, rita's anger, doris' crush, time loop markers, groundhog day the musical. time loops of the week: hadestown, repeaters guest: tyler boudreau (amateur nerds) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

ned's timing, twelve monkeys, furbies, the iron giant... oh, and phil arrives at and leaves gobbler's knob... again time loop of the week: westworld - 'the riddle of the sphinx' guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

day 3, i got you babe, phil's lifestyle, pencil breaking, and a deleted scene time loop of the week: the fare #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

phil is confused, the handler has things handled, water is still cold, and time is having a 404 error. time loops of the week: cloak & dagger - "lotus eaters", la jetee, 12 monkeys - "lullaby", twelve monkeys guest: evan (left of the projector) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

telegraphed slaps, downplayed freakouts, obvious beginnings, and unnecessary voiceovers. time loops of the week: agents of s.h.i.e.l.d - "as i have always been", supernatural - "mystery spot" guest: eric deutsch (escape from new york minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

worldbuilding, writing a time loop story, testing your future self, ned's ecstatic recognition, and yesterday's enterprise. time loops of the week: 12:01pm, one minute time machine guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

movies with messages, the will behind the time loop, multi-day celebrations, catholic octaves, cars dating the film, pretending not to have cash, ned and phil in high school, and candlemas. time loops of the week: orpheus, the adventure zone: the eleventh hour, life is strange guest: father david mowry #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this …

my documentary idea, chevy chase, caddyshack, obsessive continuity time loops of the week: sure thing, men, eve of the daleks guests: chloe griffiths & luke allen (please be seated) sure thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBHzckDXlY #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

annual viewing, how long is phil's loop, phil's shadow, time loop markers. time loops of the week: groundhog daying, infinity chamber, mine games, game over, beyond the infinite two minutes, a day, high spirits, and then came lola, life after life guest: parker johnston (dick tracy minute) groundhog daying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5y3P5F_B…

astrology, angel number 600, rebirth, eternal recurrence, i got you babe, not looking in the mirror, and what we want from film. time loop of the week: after yang guest: sarah black (life as a playlist) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

cut scenes, knowing bartenders, cold showers, and plot holes. time loops of the week: replay; back to the future; i'm you, dickhead; life is strange guest: brian boucher (top gun minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

film structure and the inciting incident, phil showing off to the locals, and choosing to go back to punxsutawney. time loops of the week: imagine, life is strange imagine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXoJ3suYNU&t=5s #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black

snow added in post, a chicago location, and memorable scenes. time loops of the week: worst year of my life again, tango guest: luke allen (christmas actually) worst year of my life again, episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74pmP-2oV1Q&list=WL&index=47 tango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo8O8lYDzIU #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Suppo…

woodstock willie's war with the woodstock mayor, rich guys telling the crowd how reality will be, extras, and the groundhog's abilities. time loops of the week: blood punch, 'twas the night before myxymas, the c-word guest: sean german (groundhog minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

stephen tobolowsky, phil's hair, little miss and mister groundhog, the inner circle, woodstock willie's beef with the mayor, and punxsutawney phil's spiritual trajectory time loops of the week: rattlestar ricklactica, the dark tower guest: molly bailen (escape from new york minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

star wars, hanging out with losers, woodstock, betacam, extras, angry bill murray, severance. time loops of the week: we'll always have paris, happy death day, fifty percent grey guest: curtis bloes (time bandits minute) fifty percent grey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-MoYrXP0o kiwi!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs #groundhogday …

bumping into people from your past, continuity, remembering ned ryerson, stork day, and easing anxiety through repetition. time loops of the week: cibo matto - "sugar water", monty python - "it's the mind", everything's gonna be okay - "discoid cockroaches" guest: chris frain (this means something) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podc…

the old man, meet the applegates, stephen tobolowsky, talking heads, and ned the head. time loop of the week: a nightmare on elm street 4: the dream master, exit strategy guest: niall mcgowan (bat-minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By robert e g black