Back To Back Films
By Back To Back Films Podcast
Back To Back FilmsMar 27, 2018
Post Credits 01 - Joker and Parasite
We're back for a "post credits" episode! To keep it simple - it's a freeform talk about Joker, Parasite, and a few other things we've watched since the BTB Finale episode. We've been feeling the urge to talk movies and what better way than with our listeners! These episodes won't be released on any consistent basis but you can definitely expect some more content in the future. Thanks for listening!
Song:
Cheetah
https://filmstro.com/music
100 The Finale
100 EPISODES!!! WOOHOOO!
To celebrate, we're giving you something brand new. Not one film. Not TWO films. But THREE FILMS! That's right, we chat about three films in this episode. Each film was handpicked for each host by the two other hosts. For Keith, we dove into the perpetual night with the 1998 science fiction film "Dark City". For Byron, we got crafty with the 2009 indie-darling, fantasy film "Ink". For Jacob, we took a mostly-accurate history lesson with the 2006 epic, adventure film "Apocalypto".
We have loved every minute of this podcast and appreciate all of our listeners and guests we've had on the show. And frankly, we were and still are surprised to see how many regular listeners we have -- thank you all! I do, however, have some unfortunate news that turns this celebration bittersweet. I am sad to announce that we have decided to stop producing future episodes of the show. This podcast has been an incredible experience for the three of us, and we have bonded over the past two years, creating a lasting friendship that we will take to the grave.
During this show we had so many momentous events:
- Keith began his career as a video contractor & became certified to fly a drone. He made a film for Western Washington University Veteran Services, and continues to write scripts. Recently he became the director of marketing for a national Whatcom-based graphics company.
- Byron created his most divisive film yet, titled "Clipping the Wings of an Angel". It premiered at Bleedingham and led to many industry professionals contacting him about future work. If you watch his cinematography reel, you'd be impressed.
- Jacob got married to his lovely wife Tiffany. He moved homes a whopping 5 times during this podcast. His film "The Game of Kubb" won the overall audience award at the 48 Hour Film Project Seattle. Jacob continues freelance video editing work in Seattle. Jacob also promises that his other podcast "Cinema Therapy" is still being worked on and will be finished.
It is the end of an era for us. Although we have stopped recording weekly, we may return for legacy episodes in the future. Thank you all for everything. Cheers!
99 Jordan Peele - Get Out and Us
Is Us a racial commentary film like Get Out? We discuss that and more on this week's episode.
98 Happy Hour! High Life, Spielberg vs Netflix, New Batman.
We discuss Claire Denis' new film starring Pattinson. Also Spielberg vs Netlflix and the new Batman.
No pitch this week.
97 Long Take 2.0 We've Come Full Circle
We take a look at the recovered Russian propaganda film "I Am Cuba" and the Antonioni film "The Passenger". We discuss how these films revolutionized the long take and theorized about I Am Cuba's influence on Terrance Malick coming out of his hiatus.
As always, we pitch a film at the end of the episode. This week it's films with a long take.
96 Floor By Floor Action - Dredd and The Raid
How much character do you actually need in a movie? Why is linear action more interesting? On this episode we discuss vertical action films, which are films where characters are traveling up or down towards a goal. The two films are the totally underrated remake of Dredd and the Indonesian action thriller The Raid.
As always, we pitch a film at the end of the episode. This week it's action films with Linear Action.
95 Yorgos Lanthimos - The Lobster & The Killing of a Sacred Deer
We discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' strategies with disruptive characters and the fascinating production histories of these two films. We also get sidetracked and talk about Hitchcock, the Leftovers, and more.
As always we pitch a film at the end of the episode, this week it's films with "Characters that disrupt".
94 Yorgos Lanthimos - Alps & Dogtooth
We discuss the bizarre, surreal, and uncanny through the lens of Academy Award Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos and his films. For this episode, it's his critically acclaimed slice of life film Dogtooth and his experimental follow-up Alps.
As always we pitch a film at the end of the episode, this week it's films with "Social Isolated Characters".
93 Happy Hour! Climax
We chat about recent news and trailers including Tarantino's new film. We also throw out some newer films to watch.
As always, at the end of the episode we each pitch a film and vote on who's is best, this week it's Dance Films.
92 Tokyo Story & Still Walking with Ian Coleman
Special guest Ian Coleman joins us as we talk about Japanese live action filmmaking.
91 Happy Hour! The Revenant
Jacob is busy moving so Keith and Byron talk about one of their favorite films - The Revenant! This film had a crazy production and we take you through the ins and outs of what it took to get it made. Jacob will be back next week for our coverage of Yorgos Lanthimos!
Music:
Brakhage - No Coincidence
Coolzey - Harmitzvah
90 Happy Birthday Jacob - Minding The Gap and Death of Stalin
It's Jacob's birthday! So he gets to pick the films this week. He decided to choose two great films that flew under the radar of audiences, one of which actually picked up a ton of steam and was nominated for an Oscar!
As always, at the end of the show we each pitch a film. This week we're pitching films where Jacob is an integral character to the plot.
MUSIC:
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
Nihilore - Apricity
89 Happy Hour! Netflix Marketing, Christopher Nolan's Release Date, Rush Hour 4, Child's Play Reboot
Why are people are talking about how handsome Ted Bundy is? Why did Christopher Nolan's new film get a release date when we have no idea what his new film is about? What should we see in Rush Hour 4 and the Child's Play reboot?
Byron isn't here this week! So no PitchFest!
NOTICE: Our episodes are put on hold due to massive snow in the PNW. You might not hear from us for another week or two.
MUSIC:
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
Nihilore - Apricity
88 Happy Hour! Glass, M. Night Shyamalan, Reboots
We chat about reboots and what we'd like to see rebooted in the future.
As always, at the end of the show we each pitch a film. This time its off-beat superhero films.
PITCHFEST TALLIES:
Keith 20
Byron 17
Jacob 15
MUSIC:
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
Nihilore - Apricity
87 Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom and The Great Beauty
We discuss an article featuring John Krasinski and Paul Thomas Anderson on why filmmakers should respect bold films.
We chat through movie-awards culture regarding Green Book winning a Golden Globe.
And it's Byron's Birthday! Because it's Byron's Birthday, he picked the films this week. He chose the gorgeously shot Oscar-Winning Italian Film, "The Great Beauty" & one of the most graphic and offensive films of all time, "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom".
As always, at the end of the show we each pitch a film. This week it's films where Byron is an essential character to the plot.
PITCHFEST TALLIES:
Keith 20
Byron 16
Jacob 15
MUSIC:
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
Nihilore - Apricity
86 Happy Hour! Bandersnatch, Collateral, The Haunting of Hill House, Bojack Horseman
Cheers to the New Year! Join us as we talk about the brand new Bandersnatch and the concept of choose your own adventure films.
TALLIES:
Keith 19
Byron 15
Jacob 14
Music:
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
Nihilore - Apricity
85 Happy Hour! Our Top 10 Watched of 2018
To wrap up the year we are bring you a list of the top ten films that we watched this year. These films don't necessarily have to have been released this year but they have to be watched this year. They also cannot be a rewatch unless it was a special release. It's quite an eclectic mix of films so take a listen and let us know what you think!
Thank you to everyone who stuck with us this year. 2019 is going to bring a lot of exciting films!
TALLIES
Keith 18
Byron 15
Jacob 14
Music:
Nihilore - Apricity
Soft and Furious - One Time Last Time, Rumbling Roof
84 Color Series: Blue - Alien and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Films: Alien and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
As we draw closer to the end of the year we decided that another color series was in order, one that is not traditionally thought of during this holiday time - Blue. Blue is a strong color with very particular meanings and feelings associated with it. Join us as we discuss them as they pertain to film, how these two films subvert the general usage of blue, and the power of color in contrast to one another. Happy holidays to everyone and an even better new year!
TALLIES
Keith 17
Byron 15
Jacob 14
Music:
Nihilore - Apricity
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
83 Happy Birthday Keith - Blood Simple and Samsara
Keith's birthday happened so he chose the films for this week. It's a pretty general discussion so take a listen!
TALLIES
Keith 17
Byron 15
Jacob 13
Music: Nihilore - Apricity
82 Happy Hour! The House That Jack Built
Jacob joins us for the Pitch Fest!
TALLIES:
Keith 16
Byron 15
Jacob 13
Music:
Nihilore - Apricity
Lee Rosevere - Here's The Thing, Telecom, Under Suspicion, Max Flashback
Soft and Furious - Rumbling Roof, One Time Last Time
81 Happy Hour! The Theater Experience, Criterion, Suspiria, Widows
No pitch fest this week!
Nihilore - Liberalia
80 Suspiria 1977, 2018
It's witching week! We're excited to finally bring you a discussion on Suspiria! Why do Byron and Keith like the original so much? Did we end up liking the new one more? What has changed with the new film? What the hell with the climax?
Be sure to listen to the pitch fest after the main chunk of the episode!
TALLIES:
Keith 16
Byron 15
Jake 12
79 Happy Hour! Solo, Knives Out, 4K Video and Data Rates
TALLIES
Keith 15
Byron 14
Jacob 11
Music: Nihilore - Aberration, Crux, Liberalia, Apricity
78 This is Halloween! (1978, 2018)
Join us we get spooky on this Halloween week! The newest iteration of the Halloween franchise is out and we go deep into differences, styles, thoughts, and a surprise round table! If you haven't heard from our last episode, we are now doing a short break after the main episode before going to the pitches. There will no longer be a separate pitch episode so be sure to stick around for the fun!
TALLIES:
Keith 14
Byron 14
Jacob 11
Music: Nihilore - Horror Sting 1 "Shadowlands 1 - Horizon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Shadowlands 2 - Bridge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Shadowlands 4 - Breath" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Shadowlands 6 - The Pit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Industrial Cinematic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
77 Harmony Korine II - Trash Humpers and Spring Breakers
Gather up all your trash and get ready to hump your way into this week's episode! We cover Korine's two most recently released films in preparation for The Beach Bum, and really hone in on what makes him so unique!
Music: Robo Tiss - 4 9, Keep Em Hype
76 Happy Hour! Netflix, Venom, 48 Hour Films
Music:
Evan Schaeffer - Around the Bend, Constant
75 Harmony Korine I - Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy
Certain filmmakers come out of nowhere to make a mark on cinema forever. Harmony Korine is one such filmmaker. Starting with the screenplay Kids and his debut Gummo, Korine proved he is a unique and refreshing voice. Join us we dive into this week's filmmaker spotlight!
Music: TeknoAXE - The Night Before Monday, Down to the Last Second
Pitch Fest! Oddball, Zany, or Mentally Ill Characters
TALLIES;
Keith 14
Byron 13
Jacob 11
Music:
TeknoAXE - Down to the Last Second, Metal Songs Don't Necessarily Need Names, Nuclear Ghost Peppers, The Night Before Monday
74 Happy Hour! Joker, Mandy, Bond
Evan Schaeffer - Around the Bend, Constant
73 Meat Stick or Ice Pick - Basic Instinct and Bad Timing
We get dangerously sexy this week with erotic thrillers! What makes an erotic thriller? How integral is sex to the genre? And we debate whether Bad Timing is an erotic thriller opening us up to ask what it takes to be one.
Music: bensound.com
Pitch Fest! Erotic Thrillers
TALLIES:
Keith 13
Byron 12
Jacob 10
Music:
bensound.com
hibou-music.com
72 Happy Hour! 2001, Possession, Ozark, The Beach Bum
This week we talk about 2001 in 70mm, Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum" trailer, Possession, and Netflix's Ozark.
Music:
Evan Schaffer - Around the Bend, Constant
Pitch Fest! Political Thrillers
TALLIES:
Keith 13
Byron 11
Jacob 10
Music:
David Hilowitz - Dark Science
Walt Thisney - Stargazing, Wandering Around the Path
The European - Detroit Ride, Urban Wandering, Thriller Music
71 Wooooosh...uhh - Ashes of Time and Come Drink With Me
We chop our way into Wuxia films this week! What are they, how did they develop, and why? We also talk about the future of the podcast and what we want to do week by week. Thanks to all the long time listeners, hopefully the changes will be something you like!
Music: Jason Shaw - Transition, Assassins
Pitch Fest! Wuxia Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 12
Byron 11
Jacob 10
Music:
Jason Shaw - Assassins, Atlantis, High Tension, Latin House Bed, Transition
70 The BTB Top Ten Episode
Music:
Nihilore - Artifice, Absolute Terror
Pitch Fest! Sequel Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 11
Byron 10
Jacob 9
Music:
Jason Shaw - Ion, Cycles, Marauder
Nihilore - Artifice, Absolute Terror
69 Color Series I: Red - In The Mood For Love and Red
We kick off our color series with the color red. In this series we'll focus on color in film - what it can mean, how it's used, and why. Grab your tool of choice and come color with us!
Music: Eme Hache - Thinking of You Robin Allender - An Uneven Lie
Pitch Fest! Red Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 11
Byron 10
Jacob 8
Music:
Bensound - Romantic
Cobra Avec Logo Panthre - Joyeux Drille, City Night Line
68 Be Like Water - The Big Boss and Enter the Dragon
We chop and kick our way into Bruce Lee this week. Who was he? What did he do for cinema? Was his effect good or bad for the perception of Asians in film? Listen and find out! Check out the Pitch Fest! episode with plots that feature Bruce Lee!
Music: "Peritune - Chinatown Healing" Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Music provided by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/j48PIUos6zQ Song: "Peritune - Sakuya2" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/2QSW80F7xfk
Pitch Fest! Bruce Lee Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 11
Byron 9
Jacob 8
Music:
"Peritune - Chinatown Healing" Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Music provided by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/j48PIUos6zQ
Song: "Peritune - Sakuya2" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/2QSW80F7xfk
Aoiroooasamusi - Musi
67 Topical Film Talk III
Music:
Rise Up (Like the Sun) by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56508 Ft: Bluemillenium, Sackjo22, Martin Luther King, Kara Square
Jason Shaw - Metaphor
66 Topical Film Talk II
Music:
Nihilore - Hemiteleia
~aether theories~ by Vidian (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/57398 Ft: Gurdonark, White-throated Sparrow
65 Korean New Wave II - Oldboy and I Saw the Devil
Part 2 of our epic Korean New Wave topic, but this time we're getting real violent with it. What's up with the violence in these films? How is the revenge genre different in Korea vs American films? What makes Oldboy so profound as a film?
Music: QWE - Guitar Rain, Nihilore - The Cultured Ignorance of Frustration Jacob's Brand New Podcast: cinematherapypodcast.com
Pitch Fest! Ultra-Violent Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 10
Byron 9
Jacob 8
Music:
QWE - Broken, So Sigh Us, Guitar Rain
64 Korean New Wave I - The Host and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
We're getting some revenge this week! The Korean New Wave or New Korean Cinema is a film movement that started in the late 90s. What defines the movement? How did Korea get to this point? Is it already over? Is Korea affecting global cinema? Check out our Pitch Fest! all about family plots!
Music: Nihilore - Creative Destruction, The Cage
Pitch Fest! Family Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 10
Byron 8
Jacob 8
Check the main episode all about the Korean New Wave film movement!
Music: Nihilore - The Other Side, Creative Destruction, More Scared of You, Girl in the Moon, Loop
63 Shane Carruth I - Primer and Upstream Color
We alter the timeline this week with the Man of Many Talents: Shane Carruth. Who is he? How did he make Primer on a $7,000 budget? What did Primer do to be successful? Where did Upstream Color come from? What did he do with Upstream Color to set it apart and really make it a "Carruth film"? Check out the Pitch Fest! for this week all about nonlinear plots!
Music: Nihilore - Dissent, Frisson
Pitch Fest! Nonlinear Plots
TALLIES:
Keith 9
Byron 8
Jacob 8
Music:
Nihilore - The Water and the Well, Dissent
62 D for Docudrama - Nanook of the North and F For Fake
Come with us as we dramatize real life with docudramas. What are they? How do they differ from fake documentaries, pseudo-documentaries, and mockumentaries? Does dramatizing documentaries affect the content? Listen to find out!