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As you’re reflecting on all the things to be thankful for, don’t forget to celebrate the fact that Considering the Cinema proudly presents a Fourth Edition of Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker’s The DVD Infatuation Podcast for November 2020! Here in Episode 042, “the Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker brings you A Favorite Story of Old-Time Hollywood from the book, “Film Crazy: Interviews with Hollywood Legends,” by Patrick McGilligan; A Year in Movies featuring his Top 20 Movies of 1998; and his Music in Movies: Quentin Tarantino’s Soundtrack Selections segment! The DVD Infatuation Podcast is a monthly release, so watch for Dave’s December 2020 edition coming soon! Thanks for listening.
For those who don’t know, since 2010, Dave has been the author of the prolific film blog DVD Infatuation.com, with which Dave completed a remarkable challenge where he reviewed 2,500 movies! Jay conducted two great interviews with Dave during and after this challenge. Listen to those here: First Interview and Retrospective Interview.
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SHOW NOTES: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – 4th Edition – November 2020
[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Considering the Cinema presents The DVD Infatuation Podcast
[ 00:01:04 ] – A Favorite Story of Old-Time Hollywood
– Book: “Film Crazy: Interviews with Hollywood Legends” by Patrick McGilligan
[ 00:14:38 ] – A Year in Movies: 1998
– Dave’s Top 20 Movies of 1998
– The Last Days (1998)
– The Last Days of Disco (1998)
– Vampires (1998)
Check out Dave’s Yearly Top 10 and Top 20 Movies Lists
[ 00:51:05 ] – Music in the Movies: Quentin Tarantino’s Soundtrack Selections
– Reservoir Dogs (1992) and “Stuck in the Middle With You”
– Pulp Fiction (1993) and “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon”
– Django Unchained (2012) and “I Got a Name”
– Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show”
Wrap-Up
Links for this episode:
Hear Dave’s guest appearance and Tarantino filmography reviews on
Episode 010 and Episode 011 of the Father and Son Watch Horror Movies podcast
Dave recommends checking out the Phantom Galaxy Podcast
Be sure to catch up with more of Dave’s work on the internet:
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube Channel: Visit W3Schools
Dr. Shock’s Podcasts:
Horror Movie Podcast
Land of the Creeps horror podcast
On Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
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Don’t forget to check out Considering the Cinema’s new Episode Archive
Be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s new Horror movie podcast at HORROR MOVIE WEEKLY.com, where three hosts review one Horror movie every Sunday. It’s One Badass Horror Podcast!
Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii
This episode of The DVD Infatuation Podcast was recorded and produced by Jason Pyles. If you’re interested in podcast production services, email Jay at ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com.
Wonderful episode, Dave! My favorite one you’ve done so far, possibly because it hit so many 90’s feels for me.
Thanks for the shout-out too! I loved the top 20 of 98 you chose, and sat there thinking of at least 20 other movies I could have included or that were equally worthwhile. It really is one of my favorite movie years. I was so happy to hear Last Days of Disco He Got Game, and Gods and Monsters on here.
All of them are movies I would have expected to have more longevity but you don’t really hear much about them. I’d add Smoke Signals and The Spanish Prisoner in there too, as movies I figured would catch on, but never really did. My list would probably include Ronin, Babe: Pig in the City, Waking Ned Devine, The Mighty, A Simple Plan, Pi, Affliction, and Thin Red Line in addition to many of the ones you mentioned.
I think I saw Run, Lola, Run later in 99, but agree it is terrific and unique. Loved your story regarding A Bug’s Life and your son in the theater. I concur that it’s underrated Pixar, and it felt like it was overshadowed at the time by Antz that came out around the same time. While I like both, I think Bug’s Life has aged better both visually and culturally and remains the stronger of the two. Got to ask though, have you ever seen an ’98 movie called ‘Six-String Samurai?’ That’s one of my favorite cult films of the 90s, although I’m not sure the cult ever materialized…lol.
The segment on Tarantino and music was awesome; Tarantino is one of those directors whose use of music, especially already existing music, is brilliant in the way it creates cultural cross-points. With Tarantino, he’ll almost always take a song I’ve heard for decades and taken for granted just as long, and once he’s incorporated it, I can’t ever hear that song again without thinking of his movie, or vice versa. He’s also got a knack for pulling hidden gems out of obscurity and giving them a new lease. I still remember being overjoyed when Shivaree’s Goodnight Moon played over the end credits of Kill Bill Vol. 2.
Hey Dave, enjoyed the episode. Great old movie story. I still don’t know how a movie gets made, other than major studio releases. So many moving parts to get together. Makes what directors like Kevin Smith managed to do, nothing short of a miracle.
Music is such an important part of my life and definitely so important to movies. I agree Tarantino has used great songs in his movies. That Bride theme during her flashbacks is awesome.
1998 was a great year for film. Big Lebowksi is my #2 All-time favorite movie. My fav being Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I also didn’t appreciate BL till later. I think I actually fell asleep the 1st time I watched it. I’ve seen BL many times since. Still cracks me up, even though I could recite the entire script. Vampires does deserve more love. I enjoy the more feral vamps and they don’t get much more feral than on Vampires. I would have liked to have seen a sequel with Jack and the priest hunting down Montoya. James Woods played a great vamp hunter.