Multiplex Time Machine

With this episode, Multiplex Time Machine concludes its year-long look at the movies of 2007, a strangely notable year in modern movie history. What were our favorites? What do we still wish we could have covered? What comes next? Was this worth it? Listen to find out the answers to those questions and more! Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

We've reached our final movie of 2007, and it's one that many consider not only one of the best movies of the year but also one of the best movies of this century: There Will Be Blood. It's been discussed for years, but let's see if there's still any milkshake here to drink. There Will Be Blood was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Ciarán Hinds, and Kevin J. O'Connor. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In the end of 2007, one of the all-time great movie spoofs was released to a disappointing reception. Does it deserve its cult status? Should it have single-handedly stopped the further production of music biopics? We'll discuss all of that in Episode 51 of Multiplex Time Machine, as we look at Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, originally released on December 21, 2007! Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story was directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Kasdan and Judd Apatow, and starred John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell, and Matt Besser. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to a weird one! In Episode 50 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at Francis Ford Coppola's ambitious (and kind of inaccessible) Youth Without Youth, originally released to audiences on December 14, 2007! Youth Without Youth was written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the novella by Mircea Eliade, and starred Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Bruno Ganz. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In Episode 49 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're rounding out our pregnancy trilogy of 2007. First, there was Waitress, then there was Knocked Up, and now we're turning our attention to the feel-good teen pregnancy movie of the year, Juno, originally released on December 5. Juno was directed by Jason Reitman from a screenplay by Diablo Cody, and starred Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, and Olivia Thirlby. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

When it was released, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was universally praised for its unflinching look at the real-life struggles of a man suffering from "locked-in" syndrome, trapped in his own body. In Episode 48, we're discussing this harrowing (and surprisingly fun) movie, originally released to audiences on November 30, 2007. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was directed by Julian Schnabel from a screenplay by Ronald Harwood, based on the Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name, and starred Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Marie-Josée Cross, and Max von Sydow. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

We've been watching a lot of heavy stuff as we get into awards season, so in this episode of Multiplex Time Machine, we're taking a turn from the dour to the delightful with a look at Enchanted, originally released November 21, 2007! Enchanted was directed by Kevin Lima from a screenplay by Bill Kelly, and starred Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Timothy Spall, and Susan Sarandon. Note: In this episode, Ian incorrectly lists Made of Honor and 27 Dresses as examples of Patrick Dempsey movies. 27 Dresses actually featured his Enchanted co-star James Marsden. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

After the inaccessible Donnie Darko managed to find an audience, writer-director Richard Kelly thought, "I can't let that happen again." And with Southland Tales, released to audiences on November 14, 2007, he may have done it! Southland Tales was written and directed by Richard Kelly, and starred Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, and Justin Timberlake. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In Episode 45 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're finally looking at one of the reasons this show exists: No Country for Old Men. Much ink has been spilled and many pods have been cast over the years about it, but that's not going to stop us from taking some time to talk about why we enjoy it so much. No Country for Old Men was written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen from the novel by Cormac McCarthy, and starred Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, and Garret Dillahunt. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

One day, Jerry Seinfeld got bored sitting on top of a giant pile of money, called his friend Steven Spielberg, told him about his idea for a movie about a bee, and the rest is history. In Episode 44 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at Bee Movie, originally released November 2, 2007! Bee Movie was directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner from a screenplay by Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin, and starred Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, and Patrick Warburton. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

Today's episode of Multiplex Time Machine is brought to you by the word "bleak!" In it, we'll be discussing Hollywood legend Sidney Lumet's last film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, originally released on October 26, 2007. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Kelly Masterson, and starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, and Rosemary Harris. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

After proving his mettle as a writer and actor, Ben Affleck finally stepped into the director's chair with Gone Baby Gone, released on October 19, 2007, co-starring his brother Casey and the literal city of Boston! Gone Baby Gone was directed by Ben Affleck from a screenplay by Affleck and Aaron Stockard from the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, and starred Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan, and Titus Welliver. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

More than a decade after appearing on The Mickey Mouse Club, relative unknown Ryan Gosling burst onto the scene with 2007's biggest guy-orders-a-sex-doll-but-acts-like-it's-his-girlfriend movie. In Episode 41 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at Lars and the Real Girl, originally released on October 12, 2007. Lars and the Real Girl was directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by Nancy Oliver, and starred Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In Episode 40 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at the creatively named Michael Clayton, a fine movie all about a guy named Michael Clayton, originally released on October 5, 2007. Michael Clayton was written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starred George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, and Merritt Wever. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

While it may be considered a lesser entry in the Wes Anderson filmography, we're pretty big fans of The Darjeeling Limited over here, and we'll be discussing all of the reasons why in Episode 39 of Multiplex Time Machine! Join us as we examine this tribute to brotherhood, Indian cinema, and The Kinks, originally released on September 29, 2007. The Darjeeling Limited was directed by Wes Anderson from a screenplay by Anderson, Roman Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman, and starred Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Anjelica Huston. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In Episode 38 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're making our second visit of the year to the Old West, with a look at The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, originally released on September 21, 2007. Is our love for this movie as great as the title is long? Find out now! The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was written and directed by Andrew Dominik from the novel by Ron Hansen, and starred Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell, Paul Schneider, Mary-Louise Parker, and Garret Dillahunt. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

Two years after their collaboration on A History of Violence, David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen reunited for Eastern Promises, their brutal examination of London's Russian mob, originally released on September 14, 2007. Eastern Promises was directed by David Cronenberg from a screenplay by Steven Knight, and starred Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Vincent Cassel. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

2007 saw a revival of the Western genre, and in Episode 36 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're starting our discussion of that revival with a look at 3:10 to Yuma! 3:10 to Yuma was directed by James Mangold from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on the short story by Elmore Leonard and the original 1957 movie adaptation, and starred Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Dallas Roberts, and Alan Tudyk. If you want to hear Jeremy talk about 3:10 to Yuma at length in another podcast, you can listen to his discussion of the original short story, the 1957 movie, and this remake on Adapt or Perish on the web, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or on Overcast. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

In 2007, Spooky Season arrived early when Rob Zombie's remake of the horror classic Halloween was released on August 31! How does it stack up to the original? Find out in Episode 35 of Multiplex Time Machine! Halloween was written and directed by Rob Zombie from the original 1978 screenplay written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and starred Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Sheri Moon Zombie, Danny Trejo, Danielle Harris, and Brad Dourif. Multiplex Time Machine is hosted by Jeremy Latour and Ian Averill. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.

Only a couple of years before they became Avengers, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans tackled something even more epic: CHILDCARE. In Episode 34 of Multiplex Time Machine, we're looking at The Nanny Diaries, originally released on August 24, 2007. The Nanny Diaries was written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini from the novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, and starred Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Donna Murphy, and Alicia Keys. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at multiplexcast.com. If you want to send us a question or a comment, you can always email us at multiplexcast@gmail.com.