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17. Adaptation

Episode 17 of Shot/Reverse Shot finds the boys discussing issues of adapting other properties for films. They discuss what makes for good and bad adaptations, get distracted by what the insects really represent in Starship Troopers and use this opportunity to once again put the boot in to Zack Snyder, or more specifically, his shallow-as-a-pie-dish attempt to bring Watchmen to life. All this fun is of course rife with tangents, including Ed displaying his love for 'Boyzone Adventures' and Joe getting The Corrections muddled up with The Lord of The Rings. The whole sorry affair is topped with an absolute doozy of a top ten list, in which Ed and Joe list the adaptations they'd kill to see, including a very interesting spin on Hamlet... As usual, listen, enjoy, rate and review!

16. Autumn/Winter 2012

As a fairly low key (Dark Knights and Avengers aside) summer draws to a close, Joe and Ed look forward to the back end of 2012, where a thrilling mix of Oscar baiting nonsense, blockbusters and indie flicks all fight for their attention. Away from the silver screen, the boys also have a look at the best of what US TV has to offer, most notably the mouth watering proposition of NBC's Fall comedy schedule. As usual, listen, enjoy, rate and review!

15. Directors

This week, Joe and Ed find themselves talking about Directors, who are apparently quite important in films. They start with a brief history of directing through the ages, then talk about depictions of directors on film before wrapping things up with a cracking top ten list of directors who, for various reasons, have only directed one film. Of course, no-one listens to Shot/Reverse Shot to learn anything, they listen for the tangents, of which there a plenty, including the boys uncovering of a conspiracy in which Drew Barrymore assassinates President Obama, reveal that a janitor actually directed Rio Bravo and wonder if Chinatown really should have been called Bad Dad. Also, this episode sees the debut of a TRULY AMAZING new top ten jingle. As always, listen, enjoy, rate and review!

14. Breaking Bad - Season 5

As the first half of the last season of the Greatest Show On TV airs, Joe and Ed discuss the ins and outs of Breaking Bad, Season 5. Whilst revelling in it's moral complexity, narrative unpredictability and cinematic brio, the boys can't help but try and speculate as to just what will happen next. There's some waffle of course, including Ed's scandalous accusation of how Joe makes his living and some speculation about who really came up with the 'Better Call Saul' strapline. As always, listen, enjoy, rate and review!

13. Critics

After recovering from recent insipid vampire melodrama overload,  we are proud to present the now very delayed episode on Critics. Recorded as a reaction to the publication of the decade-in-the-making Sight & Sound Poll, this episode finds Joe & Ed mulling over the poll's findings in addition to musing on what it means to be a critic in the age of the blogger. As per usual, we take in a few tangential detours and wrap it up with our Top Ten films that didn't feature in the Sight & Sound top 100. Enjoy!

12. The Twiathlon

In this very special, if misguided episode of Shot/Reverse Shot, Joe & Ed find themselves holed up in a basement watching all four Twilight films back to back. This twisted human experiment was recorded for your enjoyment.

11. The Olympics

We thought we'd treat you all to a special little Minisode, given there seems to have been quite a lot going on in the world of film. This mini dispatch sees Ed and myself pondering how Danny Boyle graduated from (possibly) directing Taggart to helming the jaw-dropping spectacle of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, wonder why Javier Bardem is dressed as Max Zorin in the Skyfall trailer, ask how on earth a film of Cloud Atlas is going to be possible and wrap things up with a cautious appraisal of the decision to stretch The Hobbit to three films. We hope you enjoy it and if you do, please rate and review on iTunes!

10. The Dark Knight Rises

Holy bonus! It's a special episode in which myself and Ed discuss The Dark Knight Rises. It seemed fitting having talked abut Blockbusters in the last episode to shamelessly cash in on the hype talk in depth about one of the year's biggest films. Those who found our near 2hr epic Blockbusters episode too long can breathe easy, as this one weighs in at a lean 43 minutes. That's not to say we stick to the point, as we discuss the suggestion that Moses was raised by penguins, confuse Joseph Gordon Levitt for Jennifer Love Hewitt and get sidetracked by the unsolved murder in Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep. Enjoy!

9. Blockbusters

This month sees Joe and Ed take a look at the mega bucks flash bang wallop world of the Hollywood blockbuster. Neither are  particularly enamoured with the form and what follows is about 50% critique, 50% bile. They talk about the devolution of the blockbuster, unfairly compare Transformers 2 to Jaws (repeatedly) and then, for the sake of 'balance' run down the 10 best blockbusters since The Matrix, which turns out to be harder than it sounds. Along the way, Ed relives the nightmare of The Avengers (not that one, the 1999 one) and Joe  admits to not really understanding what happens in Batman Begins. When you spend a whole podcast arguing that modern blockbusters are bloated, overlong and preposterous, it's quite something to realise you've turned in an episode that runs to nearly 2 hours. So, strap yourself in for an episode of epic proportions!

8. Sheffield DocFest 2012 Report

As promised, here s a front line dispatch from Sheffield DocFest 2012, featuring Colin Oakley of Slacker Cinema, Martin Parsons of Fohnhouse and PR imp Alex Rowland. Alas, a really great chinwag between Adam Batty of hopelies.com and myself ended up on the cutting room floor, as some mystical technical problem made us sound like robots talking underwater. Enjoy!

7. Truth

With Sheffield Doc/Fest 2012 about to kick off, myself and Ed see if we can handle the truth, talking about our shared dislike of bio-pics (and how to pronounce it), artifice and the documentary film making aesthetic and then cap it all off with a run down of some of our favourite documentaries.

6. Education

This week sees myself and Ed discussing the finer points of Education on and in film. We speculate as to why Wonder Boys is the key film in the Marvel Universe, hit back at some listener criticism of Brick and I personally educate Ed in the ways of Soul Man. As usual, we meander off on tangents pondering on broader touchstones such as High School films vs College films, the merits of going to film school and a run down of the top 10 educators on film. Enjoy!

5. Returns

This week Joe and Ed talk about unwarranted sequels, films about homecomings and discuss directors in desperate need of a return to form. Amongst the subjects of discussion are Brett Rattner's Midnight Run sequel, the masterpiece that is Five Easy Pieces and whether or not Martin Scorsese has made a great film since Goodfellas. Along the way, there is a quad bike race in the street outside the studio, some pontification about the events between Lethal Weapon 2 and 3 and some seriously disturbed revelations about the fate of the title character in Hugo.

4. Television

This week, myself and the husky manslice that is A Mighty Fine Blog's Edwin Davies talk TV. We discuss this year's Oscars telecast, have a bit of a chat about Sidney Lumet's Network, discuss the sheer idiocy of the short lived Ferris Bueller TV show and the Star Wars Holiday Special and then round things up with an in depth discussion about the current golden age of television. WARNING: This podcast contains the phrase 'un-subtitled Wookie Jargon'.

3. Britain

This week. The Wooden Kimono's Joe Gastineau and A Mighty Fine Blog's Edwin Davies to talk about Britishness in film. They talk about what defines a British film, what state the British film industry is in and talk about some dreadful misadventures and missteps taken by British film types who should no better. Also features something about Barry Norman's Pickled Onions...

2. The Future

Having spent Episode 1 looking back on 2011, we thought it'd be nice to look forward at 2012 with our sophomore effort for which the theme was 'The Future'.

In the first half of the show, Joe is joined by A Mighty Fine Blog's Edwin Davies to discuss upcoming releases in 2012 and later on, the Alien films. In the second half, hopelies.com's Adam Batty and Front Row Reviews' Alex Rowland join me, as talk turns to the future of film itself.

1b. 2011 - Pt 2

As promised, part two of our 2011 round up, this time focussing on the films of the year.

1a. 2011 - Pt 1

After a dodgy pilot, a name change and a technical calamity resulting in what is now known as 'the Lostcast', we are pleased to present episode 1 proper of Shot/Reverse Shot, a series of mildly engaging, occasionally profound, but mostly gibberish podcasts. Shot/Reverse Shot sees The Wooden Kimono's Joe Gastineau, hopelies.com editor in chief Adam Batty and A Mighty Fine Blog's Edwin Davies attempt to talk coherently about films within the confines of a theme that changes from episode to episode. As it is that time of year, we thought we'd kick things off with the theme of '2011'. It was a mammoth recording session, meaning the podcast had to be split into two halves. In part one, we discuss the general events of the year and in part two, we run down our picks for the films of 2011. Enjoy!