Discovering Directors

You didn't think we would stop recording before finishing James Mangold, did you? Join Ethan and Paige for discussing the Oscar-nominated film Ford v Ferrari. Do we know anything about cars? No. Do we have knowledge of global racing events? Nope. But do we love to watch a good Matt Damon performance? You know we absolutely do. Email us your thoughts at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Time for Discovering Directors to talk about one of the most breakout superhero movies of the last decade! Joined by Bryan Gill from Mad About Movies we break down James Mangold's vision for superhero movies, painful memories of our grandparents fading away, characters we want to see retired like Wolverine, and our hopes and fears for Indiana Jones 5. Only one more week before we finish James Mangold and have our wrap party! Find more Brian Gill at @BGill12 on Twitter or at Mad About Movies You can shoot us an email at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com. OR follow us on Twitter @DDirectorPod OR on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast.

*cue the X-Men theme song* Discovering Directors is happy to welcome back DJ from Mainly Movies for his third guest appearance on the podcast, and we are talking X-Men and The Wolverine. Who's the biggest X-Men fan? Who can name 100 X-Men from memory? The answer probably won't surprise you. Plus there is a "sprinkle of Hugh Jackman's butt" in this movie. Email us your thoughts at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Sam Shakusky and Suzy Bishop. Zero and Agatha. Mr and Mrs Fox. Viago and Katherine. Wall-E and EVE. John Carter and Dejah Thoris. Seymour and Audrey. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Newton and Gwen. Kate and Leopold. Johnny and June. We have talked about a lot of couples on this podcast, but are any less charismatic together than Diaz and Cruise?? Listen this week as Ethan does his best to get over his love of Tom Cruise and Paige suffers through a subpar action film. Our friend and cohost Sidney has chosen to step away from the podcast to pursue his own interests and have some more free-time and we wish him well! But don’t worry, Paige and Ethan will continue to bring you the Discovering Directors you know and love, we are a pairing as strong as…Cruise and Diaz…? Email us your thoughts at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Discovering Directors is joined by the hosts of The Rank Kings, Ty and Danny! We're talking Westerns. We're talking cowboys. We're talking fancy hats and mustaches. "Even bad men loves their mommas." Check out Danny and Ty on The Rank Kings, or on We Should Watch a Movie with previous guest Ellen, both podcasts streaming on a service near you! Email us your Western thoughts at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Have you ever walked the line? Been through a burning ring of fire? Did your daddy sing bass? Then this podcast episode may be for you! (that or you are Johnny Cash) Join Discovering Directors as we discuss James Mangold's musical biopic about famous country singer Johnny Cash. We're halfway through the season; are you enjoy this filmography? Email us your James Mangold thoughts at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com and we will read your opinions during our Wrap Party! Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

It's a Discovering Directors first! In this episode, we will be discussing our first horror film, thanks to James Mangold. Identity is a slasher horror film and continues with the "unimportant films" in his filmography. Did the three of us enjoy discussing this new genre? Did Paige watch the entire film behind closed eyelids? Listen in to find out. Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

It's Rom-Com time for Mr. Mangold! James is tackling his first "un-important" movie, starting with this time traveling, Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan, and Viola Davis???? film. Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Thank you for joining us as we continue our James Mangold journey, accompanied this episode by Ellen Beck from We Should Watch a Movie! In this episode, we are talking the Winona Ryder/Angelina Jolie drama Girl, Interrupted. And you won't want to miss Ethan drop his Teen Choice Award knowledge at the end. Find More Ellen Beck at Love that Movie! and We Should Watch a Movie. Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Cop Land, James Mangold's second film or the most depressing theme park on Earth? Listen to your favorite hosts talk about essentially the entire cast of the Sopranos before they were the Sopranos, how Harvey Weinstein ruins movies (Did you guys know this??), and Sidney earns his New York Bridges Badge. A podcast notoriously bad at accents tackles a Sylvester Stallone movie and you're not going to want to miss it. Also, find us discussing In The Heights on one of our favorite podcasts, Mainly Movies! Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Hello and welcome to Season Five of Discovering Directors! We are covering the films of James Mangold, starting off with his directing debut Heavy! Learn about Mangold's early rise and fall within the Walt Disney Company, his involvement with Oliver and Company, and how it's never too late to go back to school. There's a lot of talk about Liv Tyler and both Ethan and Paige try to sing Blondie songs and you're not gonna want to miss it! Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

The Discovering Directors gang takes a quick look at Frank Oz's most recent directorial feature on Hulu before jumping into our usual wrap party shenanigans. Who wants to see The Chamberlain in Indian in the Cupboard? Who's a cynical doubter of magic? Who sings nursery rhymes? Listen to this episode to find out! You can skip all the In & Of Itself talk by jumping to 17:00 exactly! Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Frank Oz gets relegated from quickly inflating studio films to a low-budget indie comedy, how does that suit him? We are joined by Ellen Beck from We Should Watch a Movie and Love that Movie to help us talk about Alan Tudyk's bare ass, how British comedy stars all look like someone we have seen before, and what our dream funerals would look like. Are you in the Triangle of Positivity or is this a painful endeavor for you? Join us this Saturday for our Frank Oz Wrap Party and a brief discussion of In & Of Itself! Find More Ellen Beck at Love that Movie! and We Should Watch a Movie. Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Product placement? Inflatable breasts? Gay republicans? Personal ATMs that still require credit cards? Ethan's favorite movie we've covered on this podcast yet? It's The Stepford Wives by Frank Oz. Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com Find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. Special thanks to Michael Thompson for our logo!

Join us for talking about Frank Oz's one shot at making a non-comedy movie! In this episode we talk about The 2021 Oscars results, notorious drama between Frank Oz and Marlon Brando, why Angela Basset should fire her agent, and the whole team gets sent to impression jail. You won't want to miss it.

Two characters for the price of one actor? That's right folks, this Frank Oz film features one of the best actors to play multiple characters in the same film, Eddie Murphy! AND Bowfinger captures Christine Baranski's ability to over-act but still make it classy. Even Robert Downy Jr makes an appearance! ...oh yeah, and that Steve Martin guy that Ethan loves in films. Special thanks to Michael Thompson at LEVEL UP Agent Services for our logo. You can find DJ on the amazing Mainly Movies podcast! Follow us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast.

Are you IN or OUT on this Frank Oz comedy? Join Discovering Directors as we discuss our thoughts on the world's most ridiculous fictional awards show, our emotional adjustment periods for looking at Tom Selleck without a mustache, and what it truly means to be a "Macho Man". Special thanks to Michael Thompson at LEVEL UP Agent Services for our logo. You can find us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast Email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com

In this one we talk for just far too long about how the Darth Vader/T Rex/Robo Cop/Star Trek scene breaks the entire premise of the movie. So if you're looking for that you've found the right place. Special thanks to Michael Thompson at LEVEL UP Agent Services for our logo. You can email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast.

We promise you can listen to this episode without watching the movie. Listen to the Discovering Directors trio talk House Sitter, a randomly financially successful film by none other than Frank Oz. At least we can all agree that Goldie Hawn is amazing. We may or may not agree on the overall value of this comedy. Special thanks to Michael Thompson at LEVEL UP Agent Services for our logo. You can email the show at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast

This isn't Frank Oz! In order to properly celebrate Oscar Season each year your hosts at Discovering Directors decided to cover a filmmaker who made their debut film that year to signify that we will continue to cover their career and where it goes in the future! This year we picked the director of one of the most talked about, debated, and admired films of the year, Emerald Fennell! We brought Megan Spell back from On The Download to help us dissect this film, lend us her TV watching expertise, and gush about Bo Burnham as we talk the crazy Oscar trajectory of this film. You won't want to miss it! TW: Sexual assault, violence, rape Follow us on Twitter @DDirectorPod or on Facebook at Discovering Directors Podcast. You can also email us at discoveringdirectorspodcast@gmail.com You can find everything Megan Spell at meganspell.com and at On The Download.