Talking Movies With Ty and Theresa

Coen Brothers: Fargo (1996)

We're finishing our series on the Coen Brothers with the film that made them household names: Fargo.
Jerry Lundergard, desperate for money to pay off an unspecified debt, hires two goons to kidnap his wife and demand a ransom from his wealthy father-in-law, part of which Lundergard will keep for himself. But, as is usually the case in the world of the Coens, the scheme does not go according to plan, as the hired guns leave a pile of dead bodies in their wake and Frances McDormand's pregnant police chief is soon on their trail.
The Coens had enjoyed a career of critical acclaim and cult cachet among cinephiles up to this point, but Fargo is what brought them into the mainstream. A darkly comic neo noir, as well as a kind of treatise on contentment and domestic bliss, the film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece, with the character of Marge Gunderson becoming instantly iconic. The Coens have made better films, but they have never again captured the zeitgeist in quite the same way as with this cold, melancholy little crime classic.

Episode 3: The Big Sleep

You have read an intro before haven't you, hmmmmm?
For the penultimate episode of our Humphrey Bogart season, we're discussing arguably the best and most iconic of the "Bogie and Bacall" pairings. Bogart, at the height of his effortless cool, plays the unflappable Philip Marlowe, trying to put together the pieces of a puzzle that don't seem to fit. So pour yourself a brandy and join us as we try to figure out who killed who and what the hell happened in Howard Hawks' 1946 masterpiece, The Big Sleep.
This podcast is intended to be educational any audio clips are utilized with gratitude under the fair use copyright law.
1st Clip: The Big Sleep. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, 1946

Episode 2: To Have and Have Not

This week, we're continuing our season of Humphrey Bogart films with the immortal first meeting of "Bogie and Bacall" in Howard Hawks' To Have and Have Not.
This podcast is intended to be educational any audio clips are utilized with gratitude under the fair use copyright law.
Clip 1: To Have and Have Not. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, 1944
Clip 2: Bacall to Arms. Merrie Melodies. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, 1946

Episode 1: Casablanca

Join us as we dive into a brief history of one of the transcendent Hollywood films, along with our personal feelings about it. This is a film with special significance to us, as we named our daughter after the leading lady, Ilsa.
This podcast is intended to be educational any audio clips are utilized with gratitude under the fair use copyright law.
1st Clip: Casablanca. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, 1942
2nd Clip:  The Simpsons. Season 4, Episode 15, Fox, 1996