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The Cinema Europa Podcast takes a look at the best and the worst of European cinema from throughout the ages.
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Join Europa and Loya for a laid-back exploration of the captivating, and sometimes ridiculous, galaxy far, far away. Follow us on social media @SWSleepover on Twitter and @starwarssleepover on Instagram, or visit us at www.starwarssleepover.com!
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Join host Michael Haspil as he talks about stories, writing craft, and storytelling. The podcast ranges over a broad swath of subjects, from history to conspiracy theories, to pop-culture, and games and how they create and tell great stories. Music and cues, used with permission, by TheFatRat - Monody (feat. Laura Brehm). You can listen to the full song at the links below: Youtube: https://youtu.be/B7xai5u_tnk Spotify:http://goo.gl/SEjtWi
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It is what it is. Join your host, Sean Coates (and sometimes, his casual co-host Erik Tischer) on an irregular basis to talk all things movies, from brief reviews to in-depth discussions to interviews with filmmakers about their great new projects. We also like to talk about bad movies as part of our Film Fiasco series, where Sean and Erik break down some horrendous cinema to try and make sense of why it exists.
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Challengers, Robot Dreams & Late Night with the Devil w/ Isaac Everett
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ABMP returns from another extended hiatus (hopefully back for good this time). To celebrate the occasion, Sean is joined by Musician and Film Buff, Isaac Everett to discuss a slew of new releases, including Luca Guadagnino's steamy and sensual Tennis flick Challengers, the wonderfully nostalgic dialogue-free animation Robot Dreams and the controver…
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Asteroid City and MIFF 2023 Audio Diary (1st Entry)
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Happy MIFF-mas everyone. On this episode, Sean is flying solo to discuss a handful of films he has caught in the early days of the 2023 Melbourne International Film Festival, as well as review the big new release of the week, Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. MIFF Titles Discussed: Time Bomb Y2K, Shut Eye, Passages, Birdeater, Afire, White Plastic Sky,…
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2023 MIFF Fantasy Draft w/ Bede Jermyn and Chris Evans
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The 71st Melbourne International Film Festival is almost here and that gives Sean an excuse to try and revive this wildly inconsistent podcast once more. Sean is joined by Bede Jermyn (The Super Network) and Chris Evans (Film Fight Club) to partake in a Fantasy draft of the MIFF program in 2023, selecting 6 films each that must meet the following c…
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In which I go over my thoughts about Top Gun: Maverick, its themes, dopamine hits, memberberries, and how to condition an audience. How to let audiences know and reinforce the stakes. Part 1 of a 2-part series "The Hidden Tragedy of Top Gun: Maverick" Ft. The FAT RAT's Monody featuring Laura Brehm
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Air & Smoking Causes Coughing with Harris Dang
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After yet another hiatus of exactly 430 days, Another Bloody Movie Podcast makes yet another less than triumphant return to the airwaves of the internet with our 6th or 7th attempt to make this thing we do into a proper podcast. To celebrate the occasion, Sean is joined from Sydney via Zoom by film critic Harris Dang to discuss the two major releas…
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QFD Episode 53 - Deep Immersion and Distraction Free Writing
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In which I talk about how to achieve Deep Immersion storytelling and tools for Distraction-free writing, like the Alphasmart Neo and Astrohaus Freewrite. Link to Sprinter so you can see what it is like to write without editing: https://sprinter.getfreewrite.com/ Ft. The FAT RAT's Monody featuring Laura Brehm…
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ABMP Ep 53 - Europa! Europa Film Festival with Artistic Director Thomas Caldwell
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ABMP returns for the first time in 2022 to preview a brand new exciting film festival coming to Melbourne and Sydney this February. The Europa! Europa film festival screens at the Classic, Lido and Ritz cinemas in Melbourne and Sydney from Feb 4-27, bringing the best of European cinema to the land down under and we were delighted to have the festiv…
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QFD Episode 52 - Matrix 4 - An Epic Trolling
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What if I told you the Matrix 4, was created to be a divisive disappointment. Here I explore some of the film's themes and how its failed execution may have been an intentional act of rebellion against everyone. Ft. The FAT RAT's Monody featuring Laura BrehmBy Michael F. Haspil
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ABMP Ep 52 - Boxing Day Releases with Blake Ison (The Matrix Resurrections, Licorice Pizza, West Side Story, The Tragedy of Macbeth & The Worst Person in the World)
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ABMP is back for Christmas and Blake Ison returns to the pod to spread some Christmas cheer by talking about some of the big Boxing Day releases. Join Sean and Blake as they review The Matrix Resurrections, Licorice Pizza, West Side Story, The Tragedy of Macbeth and The Worst Person in the World. Blake also talks briefly about Ghostbusters Afterlif…
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ABMP Ep 51 - No Time To Die with Matt Corigliano
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Melbourne is out of Lockdown, the movies are back and ABMP has returned from yet another extended hiatus with a brand new episode. Friend of the show and fellow 007 enthusiast, Matt Corigliano returns to the pod to talk all about Daniel Craig's epic final outing as James Bond, No Time To Die, completely spoiler free. Facebook - https://www.facebook…
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QFD Episode 51 -- Shameless Plug for Gunfight on Europa Station
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In which I plug a new Baen anthology called "Gunfight on Europa Station" featuring my short story, "The Penultimate Stand of Pina Gracchi". Buy Links: Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/2ZI9rND Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2ZNWtxL Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/2ZIrX8FBy Michael F. Haspil
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What happens when a good idea is milked dry and repurposed? As a creative or a corporation, can you risk alienating the original audience in favor of changing the thing they love, while still needing their money to remain successful? An exploration of Storyforms, infinite remakes and sequels, bad actors, propaganda, and much more. (I had some tech …
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ABMP Ep 50 - 2021 Sydney Film Festival First Look with Nashen Moodley
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In our 50th episode of ABMP, we were thrilled to be joined the director of the Sydney Film Festival, Nashen Moodley to discuss the return of SFF to cinema screens across the harbour city this year from August 18-29. Nashen talks about how his role changed in the midst of the pandemic, the process of bringing the festival back to the cinema after a …
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ABMP Ep 49 - Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival (MOFF) Interview with Jacob Agius and Gabriella Hills
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You know we here at ABMP love a good film fest and a brand new one gets us very excited. Not even Melbourne's 4th Lockdown can dampen our spirits and excitement for the inaugural Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival, screening for free online all across the globe June 11th and 12th. Sean was thrilled to be joined by MOFF programmers, Jacob Agius and …
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This is a "knocking the rust off" episode so I didn't want to cover anything "heavy". So I'm going to talk about why the 1990 movie "Total Recall" is all in Quaid's head and why the line "...blue sky on Mars..." is the dead giveaway. Ft. The FAT RAT's Monody featuring Laura BrehmBy Michael F. Haspil
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It's the final episode of Season 2! We finally read The Last Jedi novelization. We really liked it, but this episode does include the most swearing of any we've recorded (so far--and censored, don't worry). Somehow Domhnall Gleeson is to blame. Show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com!
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Podcast at Hanging Rock #1 - Wake In Fright with Liam Norval
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Welcome to the debut episode of a new series here on ABMP, Podcast at Hanging Rock where every episode Sean and a very special guest will delve head on into a piece of Australian Cinema. Whether it be old or new, good or bad, mainstream or obscure, a prestige picture or just good old vulgar exploitation, Podcast at Hanging Rock aims to cover as muc…
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ABMP Ep 48 - Ema, Spiral, Those Who Wish Me Dead & My Name is Gulpilil with Blake Ison
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MovieBabble's Blake Ison returns to ABMP to discuss some new releases. Blake and Sean gush about Pablo Larraín's visceral and vivacious character drama Ema, Sean's explains his frustrations with the Angelina Jolie thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead, both laugh about the ridiculousness of Spiral: From The Book Of Saw and Sean reviews the upcoming Austr…
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In the penultimate episode of Season 2, Loya and Europa share their favorite stories from From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back, a collection published in celebration of the movie's 40th anniversary. Europa gets weird, Loya gets a little spicy, and we just have to mention Solo. Show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com!…
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Nostalgic candy commercials. Critical updates on Toys "R" Us. Mark Hamill being delightful. Embarrassing moments for Loya, the droids, and the whole cast of Sesame Street. Hear about it all on our episode dedicated to Star Wars and the Muppets! May the 4th Be With You Show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com!…
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ABMP Ep 47 - 2021 Oscars Predictions with Brennan Dubé
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On this episode, Sean is joined all the way from Canada by MovieBabble's resident Awards Season expert, Brennan Dubé to predict who will win each category at the 93rd Academy Awards, along with which of the nominees they believe deserve to take home the statue.00:00:00 - Intro00:11:06 - Best Visual Effects00:16:01 - Best Film Editing00:22:20 - Best…
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Licensed cosmetologist (and Europa's sister) Cirri returns to chat about Star Wars fashion and beauty-- this time, we focus on the prequels. We talk our favorite Queen Amidala and Padme looks (including which ones we should wear) and Europa's surprising number of encounters with Natalie Portman. And of course, can't forget the male co-stars! Find s…
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ABMP Ep 46 - Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2021 with Hudson Sowada
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Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back again in Melbourne and Sydney from April 16 - May 1 with another awesome line-up of outsider cinema set to light up the screens of the Lido and Ritz cinemas. FFFA Artistic Director, Hudson Sowada returns to ABMP to breakdown the fantastic program he has put together this year and highlights a number of film…
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We're delving into the Doctor Aphra comics from the beginning, covering the Immortal Rur, Screaming Citadel, and Enormous Profit arcs. Featuring intense confusion about abersyn symbiotes (PLEASE write us at starwarssleepover@gmail.com with your explanation) and Europa's evolving Luke impression. Show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com!…
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ABMP Ep 45 - Godzilla Vs Kong, The Father, French Film Festival & More with Blake Ison
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Friend of the show and fellow MovieBabble writer, Blake Ison joins Sean on this jam-packed episode of ABMP. Sean & Blake talk all about the epic clash of the titans that is Godzilla vs Kong, the striking and disarming humanity of Roy Andersson's About Endlessness, why Blake thinks he's the only person on Earth who genuinely liked Chaos Walking, Sea…
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What Happens on Mandalore Stays on Mandalore
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Through Sabine Wren, Bo-Katan Kryze, and the Darksaber, we explore what it means to be a Mandalorian. Special shout out to the unsung heroes (Loya, that was the word you were looking for) and Kevin McKidd, who has the misfortune to play Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey's Anatomy. For Mandalore! Show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com.…
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Ep 44 - The Grizzlies Interview w/ Miranda De Pencier
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On this special interview episode, Sean is joined all the way from Toronto, Canada via Zoom by Miranda De Pencier, the director of the latest based on a true story sports film, The Grizzlies(In cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from March 18). They discuss the resurgence of Indigenous and Inuit Canadian cinema, the work the crew did in Inuit…
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Join us as we delve into Claudia Gray's Leia, Princess of Alderaan. Europa relives her high school experience, complete with weird crushes, and Loya cautions against putting your daughter under a basket. We find inspiration in Leia, as always, and learn we should all take Amilyn Holdo's advice. Show notes and links at starwarssleepover.com!…
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It's a light, fun episode! For real this time. We chat about LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales and related topics including: Star Wars Weekends (RIP), discovering Star Wars via Angry Birds (with traumatizing results), and Yoda's skull. We also uncover several TROS plot points lurking in LEGO Star Wars. Intriguing... At the top of the episode, we discuss …
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Once again, EK Johnston knows exactly what we want. This week, we discuss the mindful, meditative, and masterful Ahsoka. Check out show notes and more at starwarssleepover.com!
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ABMP Ep 43 - Nomadland, Minari, Shadow in the Cloud & Music Rant with Erik Tischer
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SHADOW IN THE CLOUD BETWEEN 0:09:55 - 0:20:52. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FILM< PLEASE SKIP TO THE AFOREMENTIONED TIME CODE.Sean and Erik bring you ABMP for the first time in 2021 to bring you reviews of a slew of new releases including Shadow in the Cloud, Nomadland, Minari and Earwig and the Witch. Sean also goes …
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We're back for Season 2--and we're talking Rogue One. This episode brought us Loya's expertise on Mon Calamari anatomy and a very accurate description of the Star Wars aesthetic as "grubbin' around with bits." And, what do dolphins have to do with Rogue One? The answer may surprise you.Show notes and references at starwarssleepover.com!…
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ABMP Ep 42 - Dirty Money: Vol 1, Sound of Metal & More (with Aaron Bahamondes)
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ABMP emerges out of lockdown just in time for Christmas with an episode finally recorded with 2 people in the same room (What a luxury!). Sean is joined on his incredibly comfortable couch by filmmaker, Aaron Bahamondes to talk about his brand new short film, Dirty Money: Vol 1. They also discuss some of their post-lockdown cinematic outings (inclu…
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