Episode #57 - Sorority Row

Elliott and Dan are joined by Eric Zuckerman, an actor who's appeared in many films--including one starring patron saint of flop Gerard Butler--to discuss the slasher film Sorority Row. Meanwhile, in a star-studded podcast, Eric completely fails to give us inside information about Carrie Fisher, Dan is pimped into busting out his Michael Caine impression, and Elliott will not shut up about Anne Hatheway.

0:00 - 0:36 - Introduction and theme
0:37 - 8:10 - Before getting down to business we discuss Stuart's vacation, Dan's nasal surgery, and the acting career of guest host Eric Zuckerman.
8:11 - 39:48 - We talk about Sorority Row, the remake of House on Sorority Row, which, of course, was a remake of Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, based on the novel Push, by Sapphire.
39:49 - 44:17 - Final judgments
44:18 - 52:00 - Flop House Movie Mailbag
52:01 - 59:14 - The sad bastards recommend.
59:15 - 59:53 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

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The Flop House is on Medical Leave

Sadly, while this would normally be one of the Flop House's "on" weeks, there will be no new episode this weekend. Why? Because Dan is going UNDER THE KNIFE.

What's wrong with him? Well, if Dan were to listen to the part of his brain that craves outpourings of attention and sympathy, he would tell you it's something HORRIBLE and LIFE-THREATENING... However, if he was going to listen to the part of his brain that wants him to be honest, he would tell you that it's a minor procedure to correct his deviated septum so he can breathe through his nose properly.

Therefore, he is getting surgery for Indonesian Bone Flu. He is being very brave and handsome about it. Especially handsome.

We'll see you with a new episode next weekend!













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Elliott Promotes His Next Screening

My next film screening at 92YTribeca is going to be another good one, an underseen classic of Japanese cinema: It's called "Kill!", and it's not as violent as it sounds (though it does have a lot of sword-fighting in it). It's a very fun movie, and I'm going to be joined after the screening by special guest Evan Dorkin, the cartoonist behind such classic works as "Milk & Cheese", "Dork", and the recent Dark Horse series "Beasts Of Burden" about housepets who solve supernatural mysteries. He's also a top-shelf movie fan and scholar, someone I always enjoy talking to, and a world-class raconteur. He alone will be worth the price of admission. But you also get a movie with it!

"Kill!"
Wednesday, April 7, 8pm
92YTribeca
200 Hudson St.
Manhattan
More info about the movie and tickets for sale.

Kill! (1968)
Sly, cynical Genta hates being a samurai. Naïve farmer Hanjiro dreams of becoming one. They find themselves on opposite sides of a violent rebellion. They meet while attempting to catch an elusive chicken. This is not a normal samurai movie.

Director Kihachi Okamoto's Kill! is among other things a sharp satirical comedy, a top-notch samurai adventure, a disillusioned take on the masculine myths of Japanese history and a re-appropriation of the spaghetti westerns that had already appropriated earlier samurai films. Starring Japan's great leading man Tatsuya Nakadai (subject of a recent Film Forum career retrospective) as a hero who's more Bugs Bunny than bushido.

Episode #56 - Whiteout

Tomorrow, celebrate cinematic excellence at The Oscars, but today, celebrate cinematic feculence with our discussion of Whiteout. Meanwhile, Dan gets a strong hook contender, Elliott demonstrates his punning prowess, and Amanda tells the world's best talking doll story.

0:00 - 0:31 - Introduction and theme
0:31 - 5:00 - We reintroduce guest co-host Amanda Melson, and spend nearly five full minutes reminiscing about the New York comedy scene in a way that's almost completely alienating to outsiders.
5:01 - 39:12 - You know your movie's in trouble when even an ice ax-wielding killer and Kate Beckinsale in her underwear can't generate any excitement
39:13 - 43:10 - Final judgments
43:11 - 48:00 - Flop House Movie Mailbag
48:01 - 53:48 - The sad bastards recommend.
53:49 - 54:52 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

If you don't want to enter the "GIVE DAN A HOOK" contest, but still want to hear the DVD commentary we did for John Ott's short horror film, STULL, you can just purchase the thing outright, by going here.

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Dan Live Blogs the Oscars for the Writer's Guild at FireDogLake

I have been asked by the Writer's Guild to join a group of far more distinguished writers than myself in live blogging the Academy Awards this Sunday evening. You can follow it on the "La Figa" blog on the FireDogLake site.

So if you enjoy the sort of film commentary you get here, but would like to get a marginally more respectful, less explicit, written version (sadly without Stuart and Elliott's hilarious interruptions)--and if you have no Oscar party to attend, but still want to feel like you're watching the show with friends--then have I got the event for you. I quote the press release:

Writers Guild of America, East's TV/Comedy Writers liveblog the Oscars on FireDogLake.com

Emmy winners and nominees are at your service!

Past and present writers from Letterman, Politically Incorrect, Best Week Ever, The Chris Rock Show, and other comedy and even news shows are liveblogging the Oscars at top progressive blog FireDogLake.com. TV's funniest and/or smartest programming is written by Writers Guild members so you know this will be an irreverent but industry smart take on the Oscars.

Writers Guild members live blogging are:

Michael Winship, WGAE President and senior writer on Bill Moyers Journal

Fred Graver, Emmy Winner and founder of iLarious, Creator of VH1's Best Week Ever, former Letterman, In Living Color & pretty much everything else you've ever seen.

John Marshall, Emmy nominated writer from The Chris Rock Show, Politically Incorrect, The Electric Company

Caissie St.Onge, Best Week Ever, The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Justin DiLauro, CBS News Promo writer (and master of brevity)

Bonnie Datt, The Confirmed Bachelors and fashion blogger for Racked.com.

Dan McCoy, 9am Meeting, two time Channey Award winner shown on Channel 101 New York

Dan McNamara, The Bear, The Cloud and God seen on Comedy Central and Atom.com and "Amazing The Lion" on the Independent Comedy Network

Timothy Michael Cooper, Concierge: The Series

and WGAE Executive Director Lowell Peterson (who's much funnier than a union leader needs to be).

The Writers Guild of America, East is doing this because 1. it's going to be entertaining and 2. to bring attention to the fact that the best writing for TV, film, radio and webseries is done by UNION members.

Join us starting at 6pm est. We’ll be covering the Oscars from the Red Carpet to the credits.

Underrated Movies? Here Are Dan's Picks

My buddy Matt is the proprietor of of an excellent blog called Cockeyed Caravan, devoted to highlighting underrated or underseen films. Recently he's asked various luminaries and/or people he knows to contribute their own list of movies.

I think you can see where this is headed: you can see my list HERE.

Thanks to Matt for having me guest-blog, and I'll try not to be insulted that he stuck me in the Friday slot of death. Seriously, it's like I'm a Joss Whedon show and he's Fox or something.*


*If Matt's reading this: I'm just busting your balls. Don't let this keep you from having me back!

Elliott the Renaissance (Voice of a) Man

You may associate Elliott's expressive pipes with The Flop House, but did you know he was the announcer for The Daily Show "Decider" segments? Check a couple of them out here, in this collection of their greatest comic book moments.