Category: Deathwatch
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ANTHONY BOURDAIN (1956-2018)
The news of Anthony Bourdain’s sudden death by suicide in June rolled across the world like a wave. The Deathwatch team dives into his work and holds up a life well lived.
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Deathwatch: ANNE V. COATES (1925-2018)
Wanna start a fight with a cinephile? Ask whether the match cut (which is NOT a match cut) from Lawrence of Arabia, or the bone cut from 2001: A Space Odyssey, is the greatest single edit of all time. Regardless, Anne V. Coates is one hell of an editor.
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Deathwatch: ISAO TAKAHATA (1935-2018)
Co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata passed away last month having directed far less features than his better-known (over here anyway) counterpart, Hayao Miyazaki. But here’s the little secret: every one of Takahata’s films (of which we look at Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko and Only Yesterday) are GREAT.
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Deathwatch: ROGER EBERT (1942-2013)
Mamo road trip! Except this time it’s a Deathwatch road trip! The Deathwatch team hits the road to the 20th annual Ebertfest to discuss the life and career of film critic (and, at least once, film writer) Roger Ebert.
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Deathwatch: JOHN MAHONEY (1940-2018)
One of many people who have proven that you’re never too old to follow your passion, John Mahoney started acting in his late thirties and became one of the most beloved character actors (and sitcom dads) in America. For our retrospective, Matt Price looks at STREETS OF GOLD and BETRAYED, while Matt Brown dives into…
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Deathwatch: OSCARS DEATH MONTAGE 2018 (Patreon Subscriber Exclusive!)
This is fun and new: we made a subscriber-exclusive episode! Since coming up with Deathwatch in the first place I’ve been looking forward to taking a bonus-sized look at this year’s In Memoriam montage from the Academy Awards. Subscribe to the $5+ tier to get access.
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Deathwatch: JERRY LEWIS (1926-2017)
GLAVIN! Jerry Lewis is dead! Did laughter die with him? Matt Brown tackles Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy and Matt Price looks at The Bellboy and The Ladies Man, and many horrible impressions are exchanged.
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MICHAEL BALLHAUS (1935-2017)
A longtime collaborator with Rainier Werner Fassbinder and Martin Scorsese, Michael Ballaus passed away in 2017 leaving a legacy of great cinematography. We dig into THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and THE HOUSE ON CARROLL STREET as an entry point to discuss what, exactly, the cameraman brings to a motion picture.
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Deathwatch: CARRIE FISHER (1956-2016)
With The Last Jedi in theatres, and by way of commemorating the one-year anniversary of her death, we look at the life and career of the indomitable Carrie Fisher, with side-trips to Postcards From The Edge and Wishful Drinking.
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Deathwatch: HUGH HEFNER (1926-2017)
Our first NSFW episode? We look at the life, career and impact of Hugh Hefner, who brought Playboy into the world and permanently altered Western society’s conception of women.