Floating Through Film

On Episode 231 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Luke, Kenji Mizoguchi! On this opening week of the series, we first spend some time giving our overall thoughts on the director, along with some background information about his life and career. We then review two of his films from the 1930s, starting with 1936's Sisters of the Gion (33:59), before moving on to 1939's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1:14:25). We hope you enjoy!

Episode Next Week: The 47 Ronin + Utamaro and His Five Women

Music:
- Intro: Sisters of the Gion
- Break: The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
- Outro: Early Summer

Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)

Podcast Links:
Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/
Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

Episode 230: FTF Football Night (College Hounds + Two for the Money)

On Episode 230 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two football films in honor of the NFL season starting this week. We're starting with a short film, the "All Barkie" comedy with a cast of only dogs, 1929's College Hounds, followed by 2005's football gambling film starring Pacino and McConaughey, Two for the Money (17:28). We hope you enjoy!

College Hounds available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZqB53w1IU

Episode Next Week: Kenji Mizoguchi Week 1

Music:
- Intro: from Early Summer
- Outro: from Two for the Money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HGmiy7RUbM)

Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)

Podcast Links:
Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/
Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 229 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing two films from DreamWorks Animation, 2008's Kung Fu Panda (18:30), followed by 2010's How to Train Your Dragon (50:32). We hope you enjoy!

Music:
- Intro: from Kung Fu Panda (Hero)
-Break from How to Train Your Dragon (Test Drive (From How To Train Your Dragon Music From The Motion Picture))
- Outro: from Kung Fu Panda (Kung Fu Panda 1 | Kung Fu Fighting | Official MV)

Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)

Podcast Links:
Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/
Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 228 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Sean, this time to review his pick for us, Asghar Farhadi's 2011 film, A Separation (1:32:13). He also told us he was considering picking a Tarkovsky film, so we decided to pair his pick with Tarkovsky's 1974 classic, Mirror. We hope you enjoy!

Poems from Arsenii Tarkovsky that appear in his son's films, including Mirror: https://www.nostalghia.com/TheTopics/Tarkovsky_Poems.html

Music:
- Intro: from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UzzHMe_Wtg)
-Break from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYsHIKkV3aw)
- Outro: from Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrSJiD-tjE)

Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Sean-Paul Kosina (LB:https://letterboxd.com/hunyadi9707/, Twitter: https://x.com/VodkaInquisitor)

Podcast Links:
Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/
Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 227 of Floating Through Film, we have returning guest Chris, this time with his girlfriend Sam! Her pick to review on the pod was Cronenberg's 1996 film Crash, so we decided to pair it with Cronenberg's 2005 film, A History of Violence (55:35). We hope you enjoy!

Episode Next Week: Tarkovsky's Mirror + Farhadi's A Separation

Music:
- Intro: from Crash (Howard Shore - 01 - Crash)
-Break from A History of Violence (Hero)
- Outro: from A History of Violence (Howard Shore Road)

Hosts:
Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)
Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)
Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)
Chris Lujano (LB: https://letterboxd.com/chrislujano/)
Sam (LB: https://letterboxd.com/fangdivision/, Twitter: https://x.com/doemisu)

Podcast Links:
Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/
Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com