#433: Top 5 Romantic Gestures / Side Effects / Duck Soup




Filmspotting show

Summary: Cue up "In Your Eyes"... in honor of Valentine's Day, it's Filmspotting's Lloyd Dobler Memorial List of the screen's Top 5 Romantic Gestures. Plus, what may be Steven Soderbergh's final cinematic gesture -- "Side Effects," starring Rooney Mara and Jude Law -- and the third Marx Bros. Marathon movie, "Duck Soup"... "The light, the heat..." This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code FILM2) and Squarespace (code FILM2). :00-3:34 - Billboard / Squarespace 3:35-23:36 - Review: "Side Effects" Music: "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" 25:08-26:33 - Sponsor: Shutterstock 26:34-34:00 - Massacre Theatre 34:01-42:29 - Polls / Notes 42:30-57:19 - Marx #3: "Duck Soup" Music: "Storybook Love" 58:42-1:04:53 - Donations 1:04:49-1:32:30 - Top 5: Romantic Gestures 1:32:21-1:35:14 - Close NOTES - In classic show fashion we gave director Soderbergh all the credit/blame for "Side Effects"; no mention of writer Scott Z. Burns. - Didn't come up because difficult to articulate without spoilers, but one "Side Effects" complaint for Adam: Catherina Zeta Jones' performance. - Massacre Theatre winner: Matt Sabonis LINKS - Josh's "Side Effects" review - Ben Haworth's SquareSpace site - Tufnell Park Film Club PARTNERS - MoviePass - Fandor.com/Filmspotting - The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes