Feb 13, 2018
Welcome to 2018! In this episode, the Director's
Club gives a look at Rob Reiner, who has one of the most two-sided
careers in filmmaking history. Through the first part, it was
like he could do no wrong, putting great polish and attention to
romantic comedies, coming-of-age stories, tongue-in-cheek takes on
fantasy, and inventing the mockumentary. In the second half, it was
like he was trying to make up for the first half (when Roger Ebert
makes his negative review the title of one of his books, you know
you're doing something anti-right!). We'll take a look
at the good and the bad, exploring how one guy can exist on both
ends of the film quality spectrum.
9:55 "This is Spinal Tap" ("Heavy Metal Poisoning",
Styx))
32:09 "The Sure Thing" ("Local Girls", Graham Parker)
38:33 "Stand By Me" ("We're Going To Be Friends", The White
Stripes)
52:08 "The Princess Bride" ("Kings and Queens", Aerosmith)
1:05:22 "When Harry Met Sally" ("Ain't Talkin' Bout
Love", Van
Halen)
1:18:56 "Misery" ("Every Day I Write the Book", Elvis Costello)
1:30:19 "A Few
Good Men" ("When The Generals
Talk", Midnight
Oil)
1:46:46 "North" ("Parents Just Don't Understand", DJ Jazzy
Jeff & The Fresh Prince)
1:57:57 "The American President" ("Naked and Famous", The
Presidents of the United States of
America)
2:10:25 "Ghosts of Mississippi" ("We Shall Overcome",
Mahalia
Jackson
2:19:01 "The Story of Us"
("If You Leave", Orchestral Maneuvers in
the Dark)
2:26:30 "Rumor Has It" ("Mrs. Robinson",
Frank Sinatra)
2:35:27 "The Bucket
List" ("The Bucket", Kings of
Leon)