Episode #16: Bonus Edition – Listener Recommendation & More

In another bonus episode, we tackle our first listener recommendation and discuss Fatih Akin’s 2007 film, The Edge of Heaven.

Other films discussed on this episode include Le Notti Bianche (1957), The Lost Virgin (2002), Lunch Box (2004), L’Apollonide (2011), The Rose Seller (1998), The Makioka Sisters (1983), Buenas Noches, España (2011) and Sunny (2011).

 

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Episode #15: Turkey

In this episode, Jhon and Seema resume a previously aborted trip to Turkey. We discuss the films Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) and Dry Summer (1964). Oh, and it’s our first episode with mono audio.

 

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Episode #14: Australia

In this episode, Jhon and Seema are joined by a very special guest who helps them navigate the dark, crazy terrain that is Australian cinema. We discuss the films Snowtown (2011) and Sweetie (1989).

 

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Episode #13: Bonus Edition – Ramsay, Bresson & More

In another bonus episode, we talk about a few of our recent and notable non-Hollywood viewings.

Films discussed on this episode include We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011), Caro Diario (1993), Lancelot du Lac (1974), Lost in the Mountains (2009) and the Dreileben series including Beats Being Dead (2011), Don’t Follow Me Around (2011) and One Minute of Darkness (2011). 

 

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Episode #12: Colombia

In this episode of cinema on the road, Jhon shares some childhood memories and we make our first foray into Colombian Cinema with the films The Wind Journeys (2009) and Rodrigo D: No Future (1990).

The Wind Journeys is available on Instant Netflix.

 

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Episode #11: Best of 2011

 

In this episode of cinema on the road, Jhon and Seema sum up the year that was 2011 with a bunch of lists. There are two of them: the best films released in or around 2011 and the best older films that we saw. Leave your lists at  the comments, send us emails telling us how we could possibly leave x title off the list, etc. We hope your 2011 was full of great movies, and may the new year bring a whole lot more!

 
Best of 2011: The List SelectShow

 

Top 10 Discoveries of 2011: The List SelectShow

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Episode #10: India

In this episode of cinema on the road, Jhon and Seema skip on over to Bollywood and discuss the films Rockstar (2011) and Deewaar (1975). Jhon kicks and screams his way through Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) and Seema gushes incoherently about Coeur Fidele (1923).

CONTEST TIME! Identify the film that the clip is from and email us at cinemaontheroad@gmail.com. The winner gets to pick a film for us to watch and review on the next Bonus episode.

Hint: It’s thematically related to one of the two Bollywood films discussed on the episode.

 

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Episode #9: Bonus Edition – Dardennes, Almodovar & More

In this episode of cinema on the road, we do a quick roundup of a few films we’ve each caught up with recently and introduce a new segment to the podcast.

Films discussed in the episode include The Kid with a Bike (2011), The City of Violence (2006), The Skin I Live In (2011), The Chaser (2008), Sleeping Beauty (2011), Breathless (2008), A Man Vanishes (1967), Secret Things (2002), Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (2011).

 

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Episode #8: S. Korea

In this episode of cinema on the road, Jhon and Seema hop over to S.Korea and discuss the films I Saw the Devil (2010) and Flower in Hell (1958).

 

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