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Menace-skeptic Adam and Menace-defender Josh revisited "The Phantom Menace" for their 9 From '99 series back in 2019. George Lucas's divisive "Star Wars" prequel is back in theaters for its 25th anniversary.
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Back in ’99, Josh was a fan of “The Mummy.” Film snob Adam skipped it. With the movie back in theaters for its 25th anniversary, they give it a fresh look. Plus, Barbra Streisand in her film debut “Funny Girl” and a Golden Brick nod for the Chicago-set “We Grown Now.”
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:25)
Review: “The Mummy” at 25 (00:02:26-00:34:44)
Preview: Chicago Critics Film Fest (00:34:45-00:45:04)
Brickspotting: “We Grown Now” (00:45:05-00:48:44)
Notes, Massacre Theatre (00:48:45-00:57:40)
Wyler #5: “Funny Girl” (00:57:41-01:35:29)
Close, New Releases (01:35:30-01:38:16)
Notes/Links:
Chicago Critics Film Fest
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
William Wyler Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
Filmspotting Presents Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box
https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday
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Adam and Josh's 2019 conversation about Ridley Scott's "Alien," which is being re-released on April 26 ("Alien Day") for its 45 anniversary.
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Is Alex Garland’s new film a warning or mere provocation? Adam and Josh discuss. Plus, the William Wyler Marathon continues with the 1959 biblical epic “Ben-Hur” and we crown a ‘50s Madness Champ. 
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:19)
Review: “Civil War” (00:01:58-00:34:16)
Next Week / Notes (00:34:17-00:42:28)
‘50s Madness Champ (00:42:29-01:01:51)
Wyler #4: “Ben-Hur” (01:01:52-01:27:06)
Close, New Releases (01:27:07-01:31:40)
Notes/Links:
Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
William Wyler Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
Filmspotting Presents Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box
https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday
Chicago Critics Film Fest
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Director and legendary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson is known for nonfiction work that is inventive, artful, expressive, and maximal. The same can be said of the film that blew her mind -- Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz. The semi-autobiographical film brings us Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a peripatetic creative force working simultaneously to mount a major Broadway production and complete post-production on a feature film, all while maintaining a lifestyle fueled by cigarettes, pills, one-night stands, and Visine, and still finding time for his adoring 12-year old daughter, Michelle. We learn why the iconic film first transfixed Kirsten, and how she continues to be inspired by Fosse’s ingenious use of dance, documentary, theater, music, and more. Host John Cooper shares his personal ties to the film, calling on his days in New York’s theater scene of the 1970s. And co-host Tabitha Jackson (a.k.a. Wife of Kirsten) does her level best to maintain her professional distance as the conversation unfolds.

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With Alex Garland’s “Civil War” on the horizon, Adam and Josh take another look at the writer/director’s prescient AI thriller “Ex Machina.” Plus, a spirited debate over 1942’s “Mrs. Miniver” and a finals matchup in Filmspotting Madness—Best of the ‘50s. 
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:19)
Review: “Ex Machina” (00:02:20-00:51:47)
R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr, M. Emmett Walsh / Dune 2 Feedback (00:51:48-01:03:36)
‘50s Madness Finals (01:03:37-01:13:30)
Wyler #3: “Mrs. Miniver” (01:13:31-01:54:55)
Close, New Releases (01:54:55-01:57:48)
Notes/Links:
Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
William Wyler Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
Josh at Ebert Interruptus 2024
https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/
Boulder Meetup w/Josh
https://www.filmspotting.net/events
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