Episodes
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Well, Nobody's Perfect is winding down, but fear not, Rob and Geoff are moving on up to a shiny new podcast, 'TIFF Long Take'.
https://soundcloud.com/tifflongtake
On the inaugural episode, Rob and Geoff sit down with Walt Hickey, FiveThirtyEight.com's Chief Culture Writer, to find out how you can use data to win your Oscar Pool this Sunday.
The three discuss the data model that Walt has built to find the probable winners (3:55), why the Golden Globes aren't a great indicator of Oscar success (6:45), why 'La La Land' is a shoe in for Best Picture (10:35), what categories are primed for an upset (17:00), and why an Oscar nomination doesn't always translate to box office success (23:40). -
This week Rob and Geoff break down the big acquisitions made at Sundance (1:45), scrutinize James Cameron's decision to rejoin the TERMINATOR franchise (3:35), and talk about the big winners and losers following the Oscar nominations (7:15).
Then, director Nacho Vigalondo drops by (14:00) to talk about his upcoming film COLOSSAL, what casting Anne Hathaway means for a small film, and why he'd love to drop a monster in the middle of a Paul Greengrass film. -
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This week Rob and Geoff celebrate André Holland's addition to the cast of the new Steve McQueen film (1:20), look ahead to the newly announced Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks cartoon cop show (2:50), and break down some of the hottest sales titles at this year's Sundance Film Festival including Taylor Sheridan's WIND RIVER, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon's THE BIG SICK, and Gillian Robespierre's LANDLINE (4:20).
Then, stars of the new film BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH, Fatima AlBanawi and Hisham Fageeh stop by to chat with Rob about how they got involved with Saudi Arabia's first romcom (9:00), finding a balance between being commercially viable and subversive (14:05), and what their hopes are for the future of Saudi Arabian cinema (19:40). -
This week Rob and Geoff debate whether Christian Bale or Woody Harrelson should mentor a young Han Solo (1:30), look ahead to Yorgos Lanthimos' new AMC series ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA (4:00), and discuss the MVP's and surprises from this year's Golden Globe Awards (8:20).
Then actor, musician and entrepreneur Nick Cannon drops by for a talk with Rob. The two chat about Nick's latest directorial effort KING OF THE DANCEHALL (18:35), filming in Kingston (21:25), the artists on his Dancehall playlist (24:50), and wanting to cast Drake in a future project (28:45). -
Rob and Geoff wrap up the year by looking ahead to their most anticipated new movies and TV coming 2017.
On the TV side, the two discuss David Simon's new HBO drama THE DEUCE (2:05), NicK Stoller's FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE (3:50), FX's TABOO (5:20), Netflix's OZARK (7:25), and Bill Hader's new HBO comedy BARRY (8:40).
The conversation then switches to film, as the guys chat about their hopes for John Cameron Mitchell's HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES (10:55), Ridley Scott's ALIEN: COVENANT (12:15), Christopher Nolan's DUNKIRK (13:45), Kathryn Bigelow's 'Untitled Detroit Riots project' (15:30), and Denis Villeneuve's BLADE RUNNER: 2049 (16:50).
