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Considering the Cinema presents some entertainment for you to listen to on this locked down, quarantined New Year’s Eve: The 5th Edition of Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker’s The DVD Infatuation Podcast for December 2020! During Episode 043, “the Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker brings you his Top 10 Favorite Actors (plus an Honorable Mention), as well as his Top 20 Movies of 1984. And for this Music in Movies segment, Leonard Cohen! The DVD Infatuation Podcast is a monthly release, so watch for Dave’s January 2021 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.

Thanks for checking out Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don’t forget: You can post a comment in the show notes for this episode or reach out to Dave via Twitter: @DVDInfatuation

SHOW NOTES: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – 5th Edition – December 2020

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Considering the Cinema presents The DVD Infatuation Podcast

[ 00:00:37 ] – Dave’s Top 10 Favorite Actors
1. Marlon Brando
2. Robert De Niro
3. Paul Newman
4. Bela Lugosi
5. James Cagney
6. Spencer Tracy
7. Peter O’Toole
8. Vincent Price
9. Al Pacino
10. Jack Lemmon
Honorable Mention: Denzel Washington

[ 00:21:53 ] – A Year in Movies: 1984
– Dave’s Top 20 Movies of 1984
– Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
– Repo Man (1984)
– The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)

Full list:
1. Once Upon a Time in America
2. This Is Spinal Tap
3. The Pope of Greenwich Village
4. Ghostbusters
5. Amadeus
6. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street
8. Beverly Hills Cop
9. Blood Simple
10. Repo Man
11. Romancing the Stone
12. The Terminator
13. Paris, Texas
14. The Company of Wolves
15. The Killing Fields
16. Gremlins
17. Purple Rain
18. Broadway Danny Rose
19. 2010: The Year We Make Contact
20. Revenge of the Nerds

Check out Dave’s Yearly Top 10 and Top 20 Movies Lists

[ 00:59:59 ] – Music in the Movies: Leonard Cohen
– Shrek (2001) and “Hallelujah”
– Exotica (1994) and “Everybody Knows”
– McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) and “The Stranger”

Wrap-Up

Links for this episode:

Dave recommend this Tim Burton short film: “Vincent”

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
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com
Voicemail: (801) 215-9704
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
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.