The B-Side

Had SO MUCH fun celebrating B-Pax! #filmsky

Game over, man! On our latest, @billyraybrewton.bsky.social returns to discuss the career of Bill Paxton! From BRAIN DEAD to FRAILTY (and more) we talk about what made Paxton so captivating in roles of all sizes: bit.ly/46VMRko

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We're back friends! In honor of PTA's latest, we discuss the career and B-Sides of his most frequent collaborator: the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman! bit.ly/3WhYifY

In a lovely surprise, our final Audience Choice 2025 poll ended in a TIE! With both David Cronenberg and Spike Lee joining the Class of '25!

Dear lord this was really tough. Loooooove Cronenberg, Spike and Wes so much. In the end, went Cronenberg but would be happy if either Spike or Wes won too!

Telluride Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Features Great Performances Inside Stagnant Frames The line "you did the best you could" is spoken at a crucial moment in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. It's a platitude often used as a band-aid to cover up all manner of sins. But here, in writ...

From #TellurideFilmFestival, my review of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, a movie with great performances and some stale frames & pacing. thefilmstage.com/telluride-re...

The window is closing on our final Audience Choice poll of 2025, with Spike Lee and David Cronenberg contending for the top spot! Vote here: thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

It's our final week of Audience Choice '25! David. Jim. Spike. Wes. These master filmmakers all have new films out this year. Which auteur should we celebrate? Vote here! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Philip Seymour Hoffman enters the ranks of our Audience Choice '25 winners as the final week of polling begins!

The window is closing on Week 3 of our Audience Choice polls! Which PTA collaborator should we cover? thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Audience Choice Week 3 is live with a PTA Meeting! With a new Paul Thomas Anderson film on the horizon, four of his collaborators face off. Vote! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Steve Martin enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 🧠🧠 Our Week 3 poll opens shortly!

There's still time to vote in the Comedy Legends round of our Audience Choice 2025 polls! Brooks, Lewis, Martin, or Pryor, the healing power of laughter is yours! Vote: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT

Audience Choice Week 2 is live! Which comedy legend will be the subject of a future episode? Vote in the link below! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

Chow Yun-Fat enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 💥 Our Week 2 poll opens shortly!

Last chance! Cast your vote for future episodes of The B-Side all month long.

First up, it's action time as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Pam Grier, and Jean-Claude Van Damme face off!

Vote now: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT

It's Audience Choice month once again! Head to the link and cast your vote each week for future episodes of The B-Side! First up: Action Stars! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...

One Heat Minute Productions ONE HEAT MINUTE PRODUCTIONS began with film journalist Blake Howard examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT chronologically, in 60-second increments, in the aptly titled "One HEAT Minute." The f...

If you can't get enough of @oneblakeminute.bsky.social (we know we can't), subscribe to @ohmpods.bsky.social wherever you listen to find great shows like ROMIN, a series that breaks down Frankenheimer's late-career masterpiece, Ronin www.oneheatminute.com

Our dear @oneblakeminute.bsky.social returns to mine the B-Sides of the legendary John Frankenheimer! We talk PROPHECY, 52 PICK-UP, DEAD-BANG, AGAINST THE WALL and more. Charting Frankenheimer's pivot back to TV in the '90s and why he's one of the best to ever do it: bit.ly/44YPCR1

John Frankenheimer looking cool as hell

Our final episode of the summer (before our annual Audience Choice polls begin!) drops TOMORROW:

The B-Side – Jordan Harper on She Rides Shotgun Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes––sometimes––movie writers! Today, we speak with author and screenwriter Jordan Harper, whose novel She Rides Shotg...

With the release of the excellent SHE RIDES SHOTGUN (in theaters tomorrow, go see it!) we chatted with author @jordanharper.bsky.social about adapting his novel for the big screen, as well as some choice B-Sides that share the film's DNA. Listen up, and enjoy!: bit.ly/4mhulrf

Killer Films 30th Anniversary - Metrograph “Choosing which films to screen in celebration of Killer Films’ 30th anniversary was no easy feat. Every title holds a unique place in the long, winding journey of how this company came to be—each fil...

and NYC Folks, you can celebrate 30 years of Killer Films at Metrograph starting 8/2! metrograph.com/category/kil...

The B-Side – Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler of Killer Films Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars, movie directors, and sometimes - sometimes - the companies that made the movies those stars and directors made! We were lucky to speak with Chris...

On a special bonus episode, we sit down with Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films! We discuss three decades of the company's pioneering history (and our start as interns there!), talking B-Sides like OFFICE KILLER, A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD, and more: bit.ly/4mbjzTr

On our latest we chat with the wonderful Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (In theaters now, and expanding this weekend!), and a few B-Sides including Robert Altman's THE GINGERBREAD MAN and more! bit.ly/3Iuwx05

The cover for the 9th episode of the James Bond Podcast The Q Division: -EPISODE 009- DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) WTH GUEST DAVID LOWBRIDGE-ELLIS FROM LICENCE TO QUEER

New! Joining us to declassify the case of 1971's #DiamondsAreForever is @licencetoqueer.com's David Lowbridge-Ellis! We talk Connery's last EON outing & Blofeld's drag race! Available on any #podcast app!

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The B-Side Ep. 165 – Mission: Impossible Welcome to The B-Side! Here we sometimes talk about movie stars! We sometimes talk about movie directors! Today, we talk about both! Specifically, the B-Sides of the Mission: Impossible franchise. It’...

Happy birthday, Tom Cruise! We celebrate with a special discussion, pairing b-sides inspired by each film from the Mission: Impossible franchise. Listen to the latest @tfsbside.bsky.social episode:

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In honor of Tom Cruise's birthday, we celebrate the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise! We took inspiration from each film to cover EIGHT adjacent B-Sides. There's THE AVENGERS ('98), John Woo's PAYCHECK, a Michael Mann, a Miyazaki, and more! bit.ly/3IsfSKr

On our latest, @bwestcineaste.bsky.social joins us to discuss one of our greatest living filmmakers, Mike Leigh! Covering CAREER GIRLS, PETERLOO and more, we discuss Leigh's intensive process, his radical empathy, and more! bit.ly/4ll0jlV