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Every week, Scott Davis and Austin Kennedy check out the latest, but not always the greatest films in the multiplexes. Everything from the biggest blockbusters, to the smallest indie films to the latest foreign films. Scott and Austin are film geeks by birth, keeping a critical eye on things, but bringing a lot of humor and energy to the proceedings as well. They don't always agree, but it's always entertaining.

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  Date / Time: 3/15/2009 5:39 AM UTC

  CHE GUEVARA IN WONDERLAND
  

  Hello everyone, Scott here
  First of all, thanks to everyone who have been tuning in. Last week's show was our biggest ever, and we seem to grow week by week. This week, we have some smaller films, but remember - there are no small films, only small podcasts. And we're not a small podcast.
   
  
  
  

  
  
  

   
  

  First up is Steven Soderbergh's massive four hour epic, CHE. Benecio del Toro plays Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Released in two parts, we will be tackling the whole thing as one sprawling epic. People tend to be scared of long films. Is this one worth your time?
  
  

   
  

   
  
  

   
  

  Next up is PHOEBE IN WONDERLAND. Elle Fanning (Dakota's little sis) plays Phoebe, an artsy child who is ostracized from her peers due to her strange habits and even stranger behavior. Phoebe is inspired when she tries out for the school play, Alice In Wonderland. The film co-stars Patricia Clarkson, Felicity Huffman and Bill Pullman.
  
  

   
  

  
  
  

   
  

  Next, we have a film that's been getting loads of buzz. GOMORRAH is a film that promises to take an unflinching look at the new crime families in Italy.
  
  

   
  

  
  
  

   
  

  Some of the best films of 2008 were released on DVD this week as well. We'll be taking a look at MILK, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, ROLE MODELS, TRANSPORTER 3, CADILLAC RECORDS and HAPPY GO LUCKY. We'll also take a look back at Paul Newman's first film, THE SILVER CHALICE.
  
  

  See? Told you we'd give you plenty of show. Remember, you can check our show out at BlogTalkRadio live Sunday at 6:00 PM EST. Or you can stream it or download it to your hard drive at a later date. All our old episodes are available there too, so feel free to catch up.
  
  

  Thanks for listening, film geeks!

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