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Don’t Push Pause is a monthly podcast bringing you discussions on movies from the 70s, 80s and 90s. DPP consists of a main discussion on a featured film, followed up by our Picks of the Week, and closing with our signature (Bill) Murray Moment.
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Ivan Reitman was an illustrious filmmaker whose creative ingenuity & lifelong desire for audiences to laugh was born from an unimaginable beginning.
With more than 50 years of directing & producing, Reitman turned comedians into movie stars, reinvented careers & subgenres of comedy & sci-fi, while forging longstanding friendships throughout the business. Focusing on themes of friendship, family, perseverance & the fantastic, from toga parties to marshmallow men, Reitman never stopped entertaining.
His recent passing pierced the hearts of so many collaborators & fans. After all the laughs he brought to the world, we wanted to celebrate the unrelenting dedication & lasting cultural footprint Ivan Reitman left behind.
***Picks of the Week & the MurrayMoment will return next episode.***
Next Episode:
Our Four Year Anniversary!
THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
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//Hosts: Justin Johnson & Lindsay Reber // Music: Matt Pace // Announcer: Mary Timmel // Logo: Beau Shoulders.
Be Kind and Rewatch // April 12, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
//***Discussions include***\\
—Sandler’s break into comedy, acting & how college set the stage for his future career; early acting jobs & forming a creative pool of friends, partners; Saturday Night Live & breaking into movies.
—THE WEDDING SINGER: The timely significance & magic of the Sandler/Barrymore pairing; concept, writing process, balancing heartache & humor; broadening Sandler’s comedy & introduction of a female voice in his films; favorites in the cast, music & reception.
—Furthering Sandler’s comedy evolution, while expanding outside the genre; consistency of multiple recurring themes in his films; co-writing, co-producing & working with same group of directors; critical reactions to his films, as well as our own thoughts.
Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor & Allen Covert star in THE WEDDING SINGER (1998). Directed by Frank Coraci.
- Lindsay’s Pick: FUNNY PEOPLE (2009). Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann /// Directed by Judd Apatow.
- Justin’s Pick: JUST GO WITH IT (2011). Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nick Swardson /// Directed by Dennis Dugan.
- //***MurrayMoment***\\
The formation of the semi-experimental, classical music supergroup, Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends, plus how their album, New Worlds, came together.
//***Final Thoughts: Our Top 5 Favorite Sandler Films .***\\
**Next Episode: TRIBUTE TO IVAN REITMAN.**
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//Hosts: Justin Johnson & Lindsay Reber // Music: Matt Pace // Announcer: Mary Timmel // Logo: Beau Shoulders.
Be Kind and Rewatch // March 22, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, THE GODFATHER is largely considered one of the most influential & important films to date. While it catapulted careers, it also forever changed American cinema & the modern organized-crime film. But the road to fruition was not without constant roadblocks, only adding to what makes this film nothing short of iconic.
//***Discussions include***\\
State of the Hollywood studio system & mafia movies pre-GODFATHER; writer Mario Puzo’s involvement & how Francis Ford Coppola came aboard & adapted the best-selling novel into a screenplay; influences & truth behind the film, Italian-American representation & evolving complications with real-life mafia interference; Coppola’s repeated clashes & compromises with Paramount over the film’s vision, crew disrespect; main character breakdowns, surprising casting stories & struggles; main theme & musical composition; violence in the film, cinematography & editing challenges; critical & audience reception, plus our feelings on the Sicily scenes & the subsequent sequels.
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall & Diane Keaton star in THE GODFATHER (1972). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
//***Picks of the Week***\\
- Lindsay’s Pick: PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED (1986). Kathleen Turner, Nicholas Cage /// Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
- Justin’s Pick: THIEF (1981). James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson /// Directed by Michael Mann.
//***MurrayMoment***\\
Sofia Coppola’s exhaustive process in finally landing Billy to star in LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003).
//***Final Thoughts on THE GODFATHER.***\\
Next Episode: ADAM SANDLER SPECIAL / THE WEDDING SINGER (1998)!
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//Hosts: Justin Johnson & Lindsay Reber // Music: Matt Pace // Announcer: Mary Timmel // Logo: Beau Shoulders.
Be Kind and Rewatch // March 01, 2022