Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room (c) FITWR 2019

Each Host Brings A Film That Influenced Who They Are

This week, we’re changing up the format for our 75th Episode Quarter Quell Special! It’s our third Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and we’re getting all nostalgic again. Katey, Da7e, David and Patches have each brought a film that they wanted to be when they grew up. Katey always wanted to be Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Da7e wishes he were Penny Marshall’s Big, David sees himself in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News and Patches, perhaps predictably, chooses earnest love-of-teaching-music movie Mr. Holland’s Opus.

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Format

00:00 – Welcome to Episode 75

01:48 – Katey’s Back to the Future

19:47 – Da7e’s Big

36:52 – David’s Broadcast News

55:54 – Patches’ Mr. Holland’s Opus



 

Previous Quarter Quells:



* OpKino Classic: First Quarter Quell (August 26th 2011)

* OpKino Classic: The 2nd Quarter Quell (Feb. 22nd 2012)

* OpKino Classic: Storytelling Quarter Quell (Aug 10th 2012)

* OpKino Classic: Family Interview Full Quell (Feb 8th, 2013)

* FITWR 025 – The Filmmaking Quarter Quell (June 3rd, 2014)

* FITWR 050 – QQ2: Movies for the Moment (Dec. 2nd 2014)

Is Pixar really back?

This week, Katey (Joy), Patches (Sadness), and David (Anger) navigate the mind of Pixar’s latest, Inside Out, to understand what makes it tick. Or just enjoy how lovely it is. Plus, a brief review of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.





Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).

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Awe? No.

This week, Katey and Patches swap out Daves for a review of Colin Trevorrow’s new Jurassic Park movie, the fourth one, Jurassic World. Will the three hosts be able to look past the groundbreaking original and enjoy this action movie that tries to comment on itself, or is this Spielberg riff to riff-y for our critics liking? Katey and Da7e seem a bit more open to what Jurassic World is throwing down than Patches, so it’s up to you: Are you going to the dinosaur park?





Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich), Patches (@misterpatches), and Da7e (@da7e)



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And isn’t Jurassic Park the best?

This week, Katey, Patches and David have sent Da7e to Jurassic World, so they soldier on without him. Cut off from the outside, Katey wants to discuss Sundance’s The Wolfpack and the boys help her out, a mini-segment on Jurassic Park wonders if it’s perfect. Finally, in honor of Uwe Boll’s rant when his Kickstarter didn’t get funded, it’s time to re-evaluate the service’s purpose once again. This can’t be it, can it?

Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich)  Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Practical Special Effect



01:03 –   Intro: Welcome To Episode 74!  

02:38 –  Tidbit: The Wolfpack



14:19 – Mini Segment: Is Jurassic Park the best ever?

21:46 –  Segment 3: Kickstart it right in the butt



39:20 – Outro

 

Music Breaks 

Tidbit

Mini

Seg 3

And which host is which Game of Thrones character?

This week – Oh YEAH (Oh Yeah (oh yeah (ohyeah))) it’s an all dude ‘cast as Patches, Da7e and David are down a Katey. It’s appropriate that this is also the week an Entourage movie comes out, so these three guys talk about why the series seems mostly hated this time around. Then, in a segment inspired by Patches’ dinner small talk, each host has to cast the FITWR line-up as Game of Thrones characters (surprisingly no one is Hodor). Finally, David wonders if wanting to see your political ideals reflected onscreen sometimes hurts cinema by throwing the baby out with the nitpicky bathwater.

Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich)  Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! 

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Silly titles



01:11 –   Intro: Welcome To Episode 73!  

02:59 –  Tidbit: Entourage the Hated



17:27 – Mini Segment: Which GOT Characters are the FITWR hosts?

25:34 –  Segment 3: People want movies to just align with their utopian idea of the world



55:58 – Outro

 

Music Breaks 

Tidbit

Mini

Seg 3

Outro

And we round up Cannes so you don’t have to

This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David want to take Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland bait and wonder if liking disaster cinema is feeding into a gross human part of all of us that is cynical and dying. Granted, that’s not what all four hosts believe…let’s just say someone should be ready for the zombie apocalypse. Also: Patches says that The Phantom Menace is a better movie than Return of the Jedi and in certain circles, dem’s fightin’ words. Finally: Katey, Da7e and Patches each mention one Cannes film they’re interested in and David talks about a good half dozen.

Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich)  Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @CriterionCorner).

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! 

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Comedy Music Cues



01:29 –   Intro: Welcome To Episode 72! REVIEW! 

04:01 –  Tidbit: The Phantom Menace is better than Return of the Jedi



18:29 – Mini Segment: Can Cannes!

27:22 –  Segment 3: Disaster Movies are killing our future



52:49 – Outro

 

Music Breaks 

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