Cameron H.

Sounds like you kind of lucked out to me. Think of how much more terrible it would have been if you had dated someone capable of saying that to someone? Either you would have been even more miserable or you would have changed to be like her and then we wouldn’t have our own lovable, cuddly Cam Bert! Besides, I’m sure this gave you tons of time to get into The Cure which is always a win

It’s guarded by a golden dragon and a couple of sphinxes but nothing I’d call excessive. ...and the booby traps of course. But that’s pretty standard.

I had a crush in maybe 1st or 2nd grade, but it certainly wasn’t sexual. We just made each other laugh at school and I thought she was pretty. I do not keep a picture of her in my dresser. That’s creepy-crazy!

I’m doing well, Elektra. How are you?

Awww, motherfucker, Elektra! Great minds think alike! (Dan, could you please delete my superfluous thread?)

Amy & Paul fly through 1941's Humphrey Bogart proto-noir The Maltese Falcon! They ask if this is the ultimate "dad movie," learn about all of Malta's unique animals and praise the incredible fonts of 1940's San Francisco. Plus: Adam Savage (Mythbusters) talks about his obsession with recreating the original Maltese Falcon prop. How would you recast The Philadelphia Story's love triangle in 2019? Call the Unspooled voicemail line at 747-666-5824 with your answer! Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, get more info at unspooledpod.com and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Photo credit: Kim Troxall This episode is brought to you by Sonos (www.sonos.com) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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I was just expecting a movie about the importance of dreams in a cynical time. I wasn’t expecting the Spanish Inquisition...

I guess I meant “most people” not “no one.” I think the only VHS I have left is a video of my old band doing a show, but I have no way of watching it

I would love for Video/Music stores to make a comeback. I miss that feeling of discovery from just browsing the aisles. There’s really not an online equivalent to flipping through CD’s and DVD’s.

Regarding pricing, obviously buying nothing is cheaper than buying something, but in my case, it’s not like I swapped out my collection overnight. Right now, I’ve set aside two binders of DVD’s I’ve upgraded to HD to donate to the library, and I have about three more waiting to be (slowly) replaced. Also, I wait for sales - which they have every single week. And most of the movies they put on sale are older movies anyway (so pretty much the stuff I’m trying to replace). For example, I bought The Matrix Trilogy in 4K the other day (w/ extras) for 4.99 each. As far as convenience, it’s not so much needing to watch movies on vacation (although, I do have kids and being able to download a few of their favorite movies is great for long trips), but it’s nice to have at your fingertips. It’s perfect for if you want to, say, watch an Unspooled or HDTGM movie on a lunch break. Also, in my household, my wife prefers video games over watching movies. With digital media, we can still hang out together in the same room, but still engage in our preferred past time. I’ll watch a movie on my phone, tablet, or laptop while she slays some orcs. We discuss what we’re doing while we’re doing it, and neither of us is exiled to another room or forced to do something they don’t really want to do. It’s pretty win/win for us. I mean, I’m not trying to proselytize or anything - lol. Whatever works, works. This just happens to work for us.

I do t think there were other actors. I’m assuming what they did was exactly what they did in the oubliette. They would just pick people out of the crowd to aid the performance. It would be impossible for the Inquisition to arrest everyone, but they could probably get Cervantes on a “corruption of the youth” or some such charge.

1) They raped and humiliated her, they didn’t give a fuck about her. 2) If Cervantes message was enough to have him tried an executed, I assume the person who made it possible to be shown would be - in their minds - just as culpable.

Isn’t that just life though? We watch and read “escapist” literature all the time. It doesn’t make our problems go away, but it offers us respite - even for a little while. And hope is the most powerful thing in the universe...

If this were a term paper, I would 100% agree, but seeing as the podcast is more of a casual - albeit researched - conversation, it doesn’t really bother me. Furthermore, they can’t be sure how much of their audience has actually seen the movie, so referring to the characters by the actors’ names rather than the characters’ name and can aid in the visualization of a any given scene. (i.e I don’t know who “C. K. Dexter Haven” is, but I do know Cary Grant.)

Regarding the singing, I didn’t really have a problem with it. I don’t necessarily need songs to be note perfect as long as it fits the character.

I’m currently watching Terry Gilliam’s THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE and I’m really glad I watched this first

I guess I’m in the minority here, but I rather liked it. It took some time for me to really get into it, but I loved the “we’re all Spider-man” ending. What I also enjoyed is there was never a moment when it really leaned one way or the other in regards to being a cynic or a dreamer. Ultimately, it came down to “Our dreams might not save us, but they just might make life bearable.” It was a bitter end, but with some hope.

That’s true. Strictly speaking, you’re only licensing the title. However, I’m not too concerned about either Amazon or Apple shuttering their doors anytime soon I mean, they could have an issue or two where distribution rights get mangled and you lose a movie, but I’ve never experienced that, and I’m not too worried about it. Another issue I have with physical media (besides taking up space), is that I just wasn’t watching them. They were just sitting there. If I was trying to decide what to watch, I was never like, “Let’s crack open the binders and thumb through what we’ve got.” Yes, I’m re-buying a bunch of stuff I already have, but that’s just the way technology goes. No one has 8-tracks or cassettes or VHS tapes anymore. If you had anything on those formats that you still wanted, you would eventually have to rebuy them anyway. With iTunes and Amazon Video, for a reasonable price, I can upgrade from SD to HD, save space, and have my library easily accessible from anywhere.

Unfortunately, from the scuttlebutt I’ve heard, next-gen consoles are going to eliminate discs completely

LOL - No worries! I’ve written straight up novels on here

I also appreciate a lot of Netflix’s original programming. While not everything works, it creates a lot of opportunities for filmmakers to do something a little different. There are a number of Netflix movies that are really good but probably wouldn’t find an audience under “normal” circumstances.

That’s very true.