Floating Through Film

On Episode 109 of Floating Through Film, we begin our new series picked by Dany, Luis Buñuel! After a brief introduction on the man himself, Dany starts the episode by giving some background on Buñuel's influences/approach to Montage (14:50), before reviewing two of his classics released 21 years apart, 1929's Un Chien Andalou (40:50), and 1950's Los olvidados (1:09:09) Episode Next Week: Mexican Bus Ride (Subida al cielo) + Illusion Travels by Streetcar (La ilusión viaja en tranvía) Music: - Intro: from Early Summer - Break: Los olvidados - Outro: Los olvidados Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 108 of Floating through Film, we go back and review two films we "rejected" when we did our Ozu and Tsai series', Ozu's 1959 film Good Morning (03:00), and Tsai's 2006 film I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (1:18:00). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Luis Buñuel Week 1 (Un Chien Andalou + Los Olvidados) Music: - Intro from Good Morning (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7E4yv52e9Q&ab_channel=Koyaanisqatsi) - Break from I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwqKenNJUhs&ab_channel=IlaiyaraajaOfficial) - Outro from I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwyi_pFl_cE&ab_channel=TanSoo-Suan-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 107 of Floating through Film, we come back to our "Blindspots" gimmick with Luke picking the movies the other two hosts haven't seen, 1937's History is Made at Night by Frank Borzage (01:35), and 1962's Hatari! by Howard Hawks (49:35). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: FTF Rejects (Good Morning + I Don't Want to Sleep Alone) Music: - Intro from History is Made at Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XrTkYRwc-0&ab_channel=MrJohannStraussViena) - Break from Hatari! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuRgtWilv4&list=PLkAUJkbhd-RiY8NICDSaprih0lIUBqUjo&index=4&ab_channel=HenryMancini-Topic) - Outro from Hatari! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrZlOXZbR9s&list=PLkAUJkbhd-RiY8NICDSaprih0lIUBqUjo&index=5&ab_channel=HenryMancini-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 106 of Floating Through Film, we are drafting our favorite movies from the 1990s! Once again, the only rule was you couldn't pick multiple movies by the same director. We hope you enjoy! Luke's List: 1:46:31 Blake's List: 1:47:29 Dany's List: 1:47:49 Episode Next Week: FTF Blindspots (History is Made at Night + Hatari) Music: - Intro from The Mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp0KiMQ9ock&ab_channel=elnuevopajaro) - Outro from Through the Olive Trees (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e-981vnguw&ab_channel=HeinzHolliger-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 105 of Floating through Film we conclude our John Woo series! This week we're ending with Woo's war epic he made when he returned to China, Red Cliff! Part I (0:01:32) and Part II (1:06:55) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: 1990s Movie Draft Music: - Intro: from Red Cliff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvGnZye9Fvs&list=PLC73C36A0BF31C17E&index=1&ab_channel=MsOliviaGarden) - Break: from Red Cliff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3qpf3eQkE&list=PLC73C36A0BF31C17E&index=7&ab_channel=MsOliviaGarden) - Outro: from Red Cliff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYmDg3n1hbs&list=PLC73C36A0BF31C17E&index=10&ab_channel=MsOliviaGarden) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 104 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Blake, John Woo! This week we're reviewing two of Woo's best movies from his time in Hollywood, 1993's Hard Target (0:01:44), and 1997's Face/Off (1:10:57) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Red Cliff I + II Music: - Intro: from Hard Target (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8S-lcZ9OtI&list=PLDmdF1ma6cZq-y2PGgF4U5X3-G7aRpWj8&index=3&ab_channel=HDWorld) - Break: from Face/Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kv_TC9Vgp0&list=PLohYzz4btpaRR6ZqlhayrnlIi8uUZYoGK&ab_channel=Jfravixthunder22) - Outro: from Face/Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amGGe2ljMQ&list=PLohYzz4btpaRR6ZqlhayrnlIi8uUZYoGK&index=31&ab_channel=IvanNP) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 103 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Blake, John Woo! This week we're reviewing two of Woo's early 90s movies, 1990's Bullet in the Head (00:01:02), and 1992's Hard Boiled (1:22:00) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Face/Off + Hard Target Music: - Intro: from Bullet in the Head (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zc82qOtDLg&ab_channel=ChannelOST) - Break: from Hard Boiled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g8PBLxwUGc&ab_channel=MemphisRainesOfficial) - Outro: from Hard Boiled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzIcVosMdg&ab_channel=BobsonDugnutt) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 102 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Blake, John Woo! This week we're reviewing two all-time John Woo classics, 1986's A Better Tomorrow (0:00:50), and 1989's The Killer (1:17:24) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Bullet in the Head + Hard Boiled Music: - Intro: from A Better Tomorrow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCp7icTCcuM&list=PL_iuvtTvK-RIf3n3s9ZGvFFFfAArnFmOa&index=1&ab_channel=SirWoods) - Break: from The Killer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8vVBh-i2Ys&ab_channel=JackKelso) - Outro: from The Killer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5tcmVa7zY&ab_channel=TimelessMusicHongKong%E5%A4%A9%E7%A2%9F) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 101 of Floating through Film we begin our new series picked by Blake, John Woo! After Blake tells us why he picked the Hong Kong master, and the other two also give their thoughts on him, we jump into two early Woo movies, 1979's Last Hurrah for Chivalry (13:21), and 1982's Plain Jane to the Rescue (1:01:19) We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: A Better Tomorrow + The Killer Music: - Intro: from Last Hurrah for Chivalry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp22Qg-CnZU&ab_channel=sentimentalswordswoman) - Break: from Last Hurrah for Chivalry - Outro: from Plain Jane to the Rescue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNeK_x5--tM&ab_channel=RomanTam-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

For Episode #100 of Floating Through Film, we decided to take a look back through all of the series we've done, and then pick a single "canon" movie from each series. We thought it would be a fun way to look back, and talk about our opinions on the different directors. Because this was kind of a checkpoint episode, we also decided to spend the second half of the episode going through our own personal 10 favorite movies at the moment (1:06:55). Episode Next Week: John Woo Week 1 (Last Hurrah for Chivalry + Plain Jane to the Rescue) Music: - Intro from Early Summer - Outro from Modern Times (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Xxx86A2Nw&list=PLyU6zePFLJ-DB9L2_FETxoqOxeyjBG3So&index=4&ab_channel=CharlieChaplin) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 99 of Floating Through Film, we draft our favorite movies from the 1980s! Once again, the only rule was you couldn't pick multiple movies by the same director for your own list. We hope you enjoy! Dany's List: 1:27:44 Blake's List: 1:28:37 Luke's List: 1:29:08 Episode Next Week: FTF Canon Episode (Episode 100) Music: - Intro from Blade Runner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4pIE963CdM&ab_channel=imax) - Outro from Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-pbKklwqzE&list=PLkAUJkbhd-RjhKXPHQAZs_gBz-ZPYaNnu&index=7&ab_channel=KronosQuartet-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 98 of Floating through Film we conclude our series picked by Luke, John Cassavetes! We're reviewing two of his 80s movies this week, 1980's Gloria (2:08), and 1984's Love Streams (40:45). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: 80s Movie Draft Music: - Intro: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBoWN6Ia9P8&ab_channel=verycoolsound - Break: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdGCEDF-cc0&ab_channel=JourneyToTheCenterOfTheCinema - Outro: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xB3jQqlK4&ab_channel=VincentMartini Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 97 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Luke, John Cassavetes! We're still reviewing two of Cassavetes movies this week, but this time we're doing one film he only starred in, 1976's Mikey and Nicky directed by Elaine May (1:03). We then review a film he directed and appeared in, 1977's Opening Night (38:41). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Gloria + Love Streams Music: - Intro: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QupWdvdd1gs&ab_channel=Mickey1 (This Year Will Never Come Again [Opening Night]) - Break: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QupWdvdd1gs&ab_channel=Mickey1 (Same Ending Again [Opening Night]) - Outro: from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QupWdvdd1gs&ab_channel=Mickey1 (Say Hello Before Goodbye [Opening Night]) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 95 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Luke, John Cassavetes! We are reviewing two of Cassavetes's early 70s movies, 1970's Husbands (2:10), and 1971's Minnie and Moskowitz (45:43). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: A Woman Under the Influence + The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Music: - Intro: from Husbands - Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszd7LCtL4I&list=PLSSIflcmAx7Wo-R1OLeo8fc1nFfbj-Csd&index=12&ab_channel=neptune%27shorses Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 96 of Floating through Film we continue our series picked by Luke, John Cassavetes! We're reviewing two of Cassavetes's mid 70s movies this week, 1974's A Woman Under the Influence (1:42), and 1976's The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1:12:20). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Opening Night + Mickey and Nicky Music: - Intro: from The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLIDjBsheMY&ab_channel=muriellejoudet) - Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1gqF-GIrzU&list=PLSSIflcmAx7Wo-R1OLeo8fc1nFfbj-Csd&index=1&ab_channel=StefanoBrilli - Outro: from The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBZT-K1LgZs&ab_channel=%E0%A4%B8%C3%B8l%CE%B3%D7%A9%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B1l%C9%9B%C5%9F) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 94 of Floating through Film we begin our new series picked by Luke, John Cassavetes! After Luke tells us why he picked Cassavetes, and the other guys give their thoughts on what they know about him, we start with 2 of his earlier films, 1958's Shadows (15:12), and 1968's Faces (58:28). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Husbands + Minnie and Moskowitz Music: - Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQvG7Oq1kPk&ab_channel=IconoclastWriting - Break: from Shadows - Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N419fRgbhQ&ab_channel=MyWoodstock1 Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 93 of Floating Through Film, we're picking our 10 favorite supporting roles! This was an idea that Luke had, and it ended up being a great way to talk about all types of roles and movies. We hope you enjoy! Series We're Starting Next Week: John Cassavetes (Shadows + Faces) Music: - Intro from Chaplin's score for City Lights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiqpl4KW7i8&list=PLyU6zePFLJ-DjZ-LIjpW0wHJNXaxrl4qQ&index=6&ab_channel=CharlieChaplin) - Outro from Kung Fu Panda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtMnDmuhKQs&ab_channel=CosmonautaPleyadiano) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)

On episode #92 of Floating Through Film, we're recapping our 2023 year in film! This was a fun episode as we each go back through our independent journeys of film this year with a few different lists. We start the episode talking about our worst movie of 2023 (4:48), then move to our top 3 of 2023 (14:51), our top 5 most impactful rewatches of 2023 (41:39), our top 10 first watches of 2023 (1:14:47) before concluding by taking a stroll through our Letterboxd stats of 2023 to see what we find (2:09:48). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Top 10 Supporting Roles Music: - Intro from How Do You Live? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6_FZSSIOLg&list=PLuD5cA8cy6uYvsWxPaUUnKGaV_SGRuEUS&ab_channel=Aur%C3%A9lienDuchez) - Outro from Master Gardener (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxPsR20obFw&ab_channel=SonySoundtracksVEVO) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)

On Episode 91 of Floating Through Film, we continue our break with Luke and Blake each picking a musical to review! We start with Luke's pick, Vincente Minnelli's 1951's film The Band Wagon, before getting to Blake's pick, Makoto Tezuka's 1985 film, The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (53:43). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Year End Review Music: - Intro: The Band Wagon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE-S_Q2nGOw&ab_channel=FredAstaire-Topic) - Break: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzN7qZR5XY&ab_channel=AssurdaFilm) - Outro: from The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzN7qZR5XY&ab_channel=AssurdaFilm) Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/) Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/ Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 90 of Floating Through Film, we continue our break before starting our next series by reviewing three short films, each one picked by one of us. We start with Luke's pick, the Tati short Evening Classes (2:42), then move to reviewing Dany's experimental short film Chronopolis (18:44), before finally reviewing Blake's pick, the animated short film The Man Who Planted Trees (36:24). We hope you enjoy! Episode We're Doing Next Week: Pick a Musical Music: - Intro from The Man Who Planted Trees - Outro from Evening Classes Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)