• Single Serving Cinema

  • By: Tim & Tay
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Single Serving Cinema

By: Tim & Tay
  • Summary

  • Single Serving Cinema looks at one critical scene in a movie every other week. We explore how the scene is constructed, what the scene achieves, and what it can tell us about the movie as a whole. Hosted by Tim & Tay.
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Episodes
  • SSC 82: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Anderson, 2004)
    Sep 18 2024

    Show Notes

    • The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz
    • The Most Difficult Shot in Movie History (And Why It Matters)


    Synopsis
    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo tells of the story of the titular oceanographer, on the hunt for the rare shark that killed his friend so he can exact revenge and film his next movie.

    Starring Bill Murray, written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, and directed by Wes Anderson, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo was released Dec. 25, 2004.

    Where to watch The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo

    Scene [15:00-16:40] - "Let me tell you about my boat”

    Recommendations
    Tim: The Great White Silence (Ponting, 1924) —where to watch
    Tay: Bottle Rocket (Anderson, 1996) —where to watch


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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • SSC 81: Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015)
    Sep 4 2024

    Show Notes

    • We shot a YouTube video about film formats on 35mm film
    • The Insane Realism of the Film That Invented the Modern Car Movie


    Synopsis
    Mad Max: Fury Road finds the franchise’s titular hero caught in the escape of Immortan Joe’s harem of wives, under the leadership of Imperator Furiosa.

    Starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, and directed by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road was released May 15, 2015.

    Where to watch Mad Max: Fury Road

    Scene [30:15 - 37:30] - "Max Meets Furiosa”

    Recommendations
    Tim: Speed Racer (Wachowskis, 2008) —where to watch
    Tay: Mr. Brooks (Bruce Evans, 2007) —where to watch

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • SSC 80: Gone Girl (Fincher, 2014) w/ Bunny Stephenson
    Aug 21 2024

    Synopsis
    The film centers on the marriage of Nick & Amy Dunne, the nature of which is called into question (along with the former’s culpability) when the latter goes missing on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary.

    Starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck, and directed by David Fincher, Gone Girl was released Oct. 2, 2014.

    Where to watch Gone Girl.

    TAY’S SCENE
    - 23:54 - 27:02 - One Day Gone

    TIM'S SCENE - 8:20 - 12:04 - Gone

    BUNNY'S SCENE - 01:06:08 – 01:13:00 - Cool Girl

    Recommendations
    Tim: Phoenix (Petzold, 2014) —where to watch
    Tay: State of Play (MacDonald, 2009) —where to watch
    Bunny: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Nichols, 1966) —where to watch

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    1 hr and 50 mins

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