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On Hot Date episode 168, Dan and Vicky discuss the French-Polish film The Double Life of Veronique starring Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas and Claude Duneton.  This was the breakthrough film of Polish auteur KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, who went on to make the acclaimed Color Trilogy and the Dekalog series. Your hosts also discuss dog sitting, Steve Guttenberg and give a shout out to a Hot Date Facebook fan!  Some films and TV covered in the recently seen section include Scream VI, 1959's Ben-Hur, Hulu's Boston Strangler, Dungeons & Dragons, and the Nan Goldin doc All The Beauty and the Bloodshed. (This episode was plagued by sound issues. Apologies in advance for the quality.  We hope it won't take away from your enjoyment of the show). hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Dan and Vicky discuss the randomly chosen 1950 melodrama Paid In Full starring Lizabeth Scott, Diana Lynn, Robert Cummings and Eve Arden.   Your hosts also discuss some recently seen including Cocaine Bear, All Quiet on the Western Front, Top Gun: Maverick, and the series Fleischman is in Trouble and History of the World Part II.   hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Although stuntmen did most of the underwater work, Elvis Presley, cast as Navy frogman Ted Jackson, whose job it was to diffuse sunken mines, still had alot of scenes in and around water in 1967's Easy Come, Easy Go.  This necessitated being clothed head to toe in scuba gear and getting wet occasionally - two things Elvis was not a fan of.  Also appearing in this film, one of the last of Elvis' movie career, were an off shore treasure subplot, a yoga class musical number, hippies in full body paint and One Day at a Time star Pat Harrington as the owner of a seaside shanty. Dan and Vicky discuss the musical adventure directed by John Rich along with lots of recently seen.  Take notes!  There's alot here!  Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin, Shudder's Deadtectives, Significant Other on Paramount +, Netflix's You People, Peacock's Poker Face, Magic Mike's Last Dance, Luther: The Fallen Sun and SO much more.  Have a listen to Hot Date 166 and leave us your thoughts and ratings hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twi

Based on the true kidnapping story of wealthy Hong Kong businessman Teddy Wang, 1993's (although shot in 1993, it wasn't released in the US until 1996) Crime Story was an attempt by Jackie Chan to expand his dramatic acting range.  Audiences, and Chan himself, were not completely happy with the results.  The film didn't make much of a box office impression and Chan resented director Kirk Wong for pushing the film to be darker. Your Hot Date hosts discuss the Asian actioner along with alot of recently seen.  Vicky talks about Velma, The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and Missing.  Dan discusses seeing the new Avatar in IMAX 3D and White Lotus season 2.  And both give their very STRONG opinions on Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool.  They also check in on the return of MoviePass and Vicky's various birthday celebrations! Leave us some feedback and reach out to us on social media.   hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Although produced in Spain, 1973's The Corruption of Chris Miller, has all the earmarks of a traditional Italian giallo - sexual tension in an isolated country house, bad dubbing and, most importantly, a black clad killer.  The film is directed by J.A..Bardem, uncle of Oscar winner Javier Bardem.  The lush cinematography is by Juan Gelpi and the grand score is from Waldo de los Rios.  Jean Seberg stars as Ruth, living with her estranged stepdaughter Chris in that country home.  Into their strained relationship enters Barney, a British drifter played by Barry Stokes who may also be the killer murdering locals for their money. Yout Hot Date hosts discuss the film along with a ton of recently seen.  At the movies, there's MEG3HAN, A Man Called Otto, and Bill Nighy in Living.  Streaming and video DVD finds include The Pale Blue Eye, RRR, Peacock's Sick, The Menu, and 1959's Complusion.   Also hear all about Dan's trip to Colombia and Vicky's cataract surgery!  Leave us some feedback and reach out to us on social

A starry cast brings 1949's The Bribe to life.  Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price and John Hodiak are all on a fictitious Caribbean island together falling in love and scheming to steal leftover ammunition parts.  This somewhat forgotten noir was written by Marguerite Roberts, whose career was put on hold when she was blacklisted in 1951 for refusing to testify in front of the House Unamerican Activities Committee.  It was nine years before she would resurface and write several award nominated screenplays, including the one that would win John Wayne his only Oscar, True Grit.   Dan and Vicky discuss the off beat noir along with plenty of recently seen including The Sadness, Sissy, Tar, The Fablemans, and more films off of the Sight and Sound best films of all time list.  Leave us some feedback and reach out to us on social media.   hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod  

The Burning Plain was the directorial debut of screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga, who took cues from his screenplays for Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel to weave the intergenerational story of two families, one white and one Mexican, colliding and seeking redemption. The film stars Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Lawrence, and Joaquim de Almeida. Dan and Vicky discuss the little seen drama from 2009 along with lots of recently seen films, including Vicky's attempt to watch all the films she hasn't seen off of Sight and Sound's recent list of the best films of all time.  Have a listen and leave us some feedback on all our social media accounts: hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

When it came time make the film of Arthur Laurents successful play The Time of the Cuckoo, the natural casting choice was Shirley Booth, who won a Tony for the Broadway production and had an Oscar for the 1952 film Come Back Little Sheba.  But producers felt she was too old and not enough of a box office draw.  Director David Lean was determined to get Katherine Hepburn and the star needed little convincing.  As her love interest, he cast Italian Rossano Brazzi. Future Night Stalker star and suffering Dad in A Christmas Story Darren McGavin made his film debut in the small role of a philandering artist. Dan and Vicky discuss the classic romance along with a lot of recently seen, including Idris Elba in Beast, Glass Onion, She Said, 1996's Eye for an Eye, and American Horror Story: NY.    Have a listen and leave us some feedback on all our socials! hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

We've reached our next Top Ten episode (something we do here at Hot Date when we reach every tenth show) and this time we're picking our favorite mysteries and whodunnits.  From Poirot to Parker, giallo to slasher, we're choosing the films that kept us guessing, made us gasp and even gave us some chuckles. Along with our main topic, you'll hear about plenty of recently seen including new takes on Hellraiser, Halloween, Fletch and Black Panther and plenty of TV and live theater.  You'll hear about Dan's new off-Broadway show, A Sherlock Carol, and get five favorite whodunnits from a very special guest! hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Dan and Vicky offer a special Halloween episode of Hot Date covering the 1982 Canadian slasher Humongous.  It was Vicky's idea to find a horror film from the 80's that she hadn't seen and Dan had.   They were almost successful - after all Vicky's seen ALOT of movies.  Humongous, directed by Prom Night's Paul Lynch and written by The Changeling's William Gray, has been a mostly forgotten slasher only recently finding an audience after being cleaned up for DVD and blu ray. Along with the main feature, your hosts cover plenty of recently seen, including Netflix's The Midnight Club, Criterion Channel's 80's horror lineup, Blonde, Hocus Pocus 2, Triangle of Sadness, and Broadway's Cost of Living. Take a listen and leave us some feedback. Hot Date Podcast FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod  

Director Stuart Gordon, known for creating the body horror classics Reanimator and From Beyond, reunited with writer David Mamet to direct the film adaptation of the controversial playwright's one act play Edmond.  Gordon and Mamet were colleagues in the Chicago theater scene and first collaborated on the original staging of the writer's Sexual Perversity in Chicago.  In Edmond, William H. Macy plays the title character, a misanthropic bigot being put through a dark night of the soul on his way to elightenment.  The cast includes Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Denise Richards, and Bokeem Woodbine. Dan and Vicky discuss the film along with lots of recently seen including Barbarian, Don't Worry Darling, Bros, 1973's The Last of Sheila, See How They Run, the Goodnight Mommy remake and Hulu's Reboot.   Hot Date Podcast FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod    

1951's Three Husbands and 1949's A Letter To Three Wives share screenwriter Vera Caspary but also similar storylines.  In Three Husbands, the title characters receive letters about their wives' possible infidelity and in Three Wives the ladies recieve missives from a woman announcing she is running away with one of their husbands.  Caspary specilaized in stories about strong women, having also penned Laura, The Blue Gardenia (a Hot Date pick at Episode 118), and I Can Get it For You Wholesale.  Dan and Vicky discuss the film and their love of stars Eve Arden and Ruth Warrick.  Also on deck is plenty of recently seen including Watcher, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Marvel's She Hulk, Orphan: First Kill, Hulu's Prey, The Good Boss, and 1949's A Holiday Affair. Hot Date Podcast FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

With Shakespeare's King Lear as it's source material, both the book by Jane Smiley and the film adaptation directed by Jocelyn Moorehouse of A Thousand Acres sets the action on an Iowa farm.  In the 1997 film,  Jason Robards plays the raging patrirach of the Cook family, whose bequest of his land to his three daughters, played by Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, raises tensions and unearths long hidden family secrets. Dan and Vicky discuss the star studded melodrama along with lots of recently seen including Bullet Train, BJ Novak's Vengeance, Jordan Peele's Nope, modern slaher They/Them, and the Netlix series Uncoupled.  After a minor hiatus we're back!   Leave us some feedback on all our social media outlets.  FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

Tigon British Film Productions, founded in 1966 as counter programming to the more well known Hammer Studios, nonetheless took a page from the Hammer playbook by making horror and exploitation films.  Tigon films, however, are often marked by a low budget mean streak and grittiness.  Successes for the company included 1967's The Sorcerers, 1968's The Witchfinder General, and 1971's Blood on Satan's Claw.  1969's The Blood Beast Terror stars Peter Cushing, Robert Flemyng, Wanda Ventham, and Vanessa Howard.   Dan and Vicky have a "moth"-ful to say about the strange and quirky film along with lots of recently seen including 1972's The Flesh and Blood Show, HBO Max's Tokyo Vice and DMZ, Lelsey Manville in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and 1964's Viva Las Vegas. Also listen for talk of Murder on Nantucket and bone grafts! Visit out website at hotdatepod.com and leave us some feedback on our social media accounts: FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod  

Director/screenwriter Bill Condon has since become an Oscar winning filmmaker with credits ranging from writing 2002's Chicago to directing two films in the Twilight series.  But his directorial debut came with 1987's Sister, Sister, a Gothic thriller set in Louisiana and starring Judith Ivey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Eric Stoltz. Dan and Vicky discuss the film, which mixes horror and the supernatural into it's arguably over-cooked mix.  They also talk about some recently seen, including Ms. Marvel on Disney+, Joel Kim Booster's Netflix standup special, Stranger Things Season 4, Cindy Sherman's slasher Office Killer, Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, Black Phone and The Northman.  Visit out website at hotdatepod.com and leave us some feedback on our social media accounts: FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod  

In response to the success Univeral was having with it's monster series, 20th Century Fox endeavored to bring their own monster movies to the big screen. Taking cues from the mix of horror and comedy Universal had begun to explore, The Undying Monster has a scary castle, a family curse, a pair of funny Scotland investigators and visual style to spare.  It's directed by John Brahm and stars Heather Angel, John Ellison, John Howard and Heather Thatcher. Dan and Vicky discuss the light horror mystery along with recently seen items like Official Competition, Paramount + series The Offer, Shudder's Off Season, 1970's Trog, and some films from the Dario Argento retrospective at Film at Lincoln Center including the US premiere of his new giallo Dark Glasses. Visit out website at hotdatepod.com and leave us some feedback on our social media accounts: FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod     

Robert Altman's Chicago set A Wedding from 1978 tells the story of two families and the lavish and chaotic day they marry off young Dino (Desi Arnaz Jr.) and Muffin (Amy Stryker).  An all star cast of 70's luminaries,  including Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Mia Farrow, Lillian Gish, Dina Merrill, Vittorio Gassman and Geraldine Chaplin, is joined by some background players who would later become stars in their own right.  Look closely for Windy City actors Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Jeff Perry, Gary Sinise, Joan Allen, George Wendt and Dennis Franz! Dan and Vicky discuss this comedy with it's ensemble of 48 speaking parts and Altman's trademark improv sensibilities.  Also on deck is some recently seen including Alex Garland's Men, 1955's Bad Day at Black Rock, Girl Interrupted, Icelandic fable Lamb, Hulu's Candy, and Prime's The Boys season 3. Check us out at hotdatepod.com Or visit us on social media: FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

The Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley has been adapted twice for the screen - most recently in 1995 in a star studded version by director Anthony Minghella.  But the novel's first filmed version came in 1960 from two time Oscar winning director Rene Clement.  Called Purple Noon in an ode to the vibrant Italian sky over Sicily where the story was set and shot, Clement's version casts Alain Delon as the sinister Tom Ripley and Maurice Renot as rich playboy Dickie (called Philippe in this film). Dan and Vicky discuss the moody French classic as well as lots of recently seen including the new Dr. Strange, the return of the The Kids in the Hall, 1945's The Seventh Veil, Spielberg's West Side Story, the new Firestarter and the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in Shudder TV.   Take a listen also for details on Dan's trip to wine country in California and Vicky's unfortunate tumble in Chelsea.   Hot Date 151: Purple Noon.  Leave us some feedback, follow us on social media and visit our website at hotdatepod.co

For our milestone 150th show, we offer our Top Ten lists of our favorite Best Picture Winners of all time.  From ribald comedies to dark thrillers to ripped from the headlines dramas, Dan and Vicky honor those honored with the most prestigious film award in the world.   But our hosts don't stop there!  They talk about some recently seen including Nic Cage's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Finnish horror movie Hatching, Amazon's sci-fi show Outer Range, Netflix's The Guilty and some NY theater picks.  You'll also hear in real time what happened to Hot Date's guest host for this episode -- yes, we were supposed to have a guest but...well, just listen! hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta: @hotdatepod Twitter:  @HotDate726  

Off of the critical success of his 2010 film Buried (which trapped star Ryan Reynolds inside a coffin for 90 minutes) director Rodrigo Cortes had the clout to attract Sigourney Weaver, Robert DeNiro, Cillian Murphy, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Olsen to his next project.  2012's Red Lights is the story of a duo of supernatural debunkers who meet their match in a celebrity psychic with a dangerous past. Dan and Vicky discuss the Spanish/Canadian thriller along with some recently seen.  Hear what Vicky had to say about Russian Doll season 2, Killing Eve season 4, the Fathom Screening of Singin' In The Rain and the Ti West horrors The Roost and Sacrament.  Dan talks about his recent surgery and the films Last Night in Soho, 1986's Eyes of Fire, Spider Man: No Way Home, and Everything Everywhere All At Once.  hotdatepod.com Follow us on social media and leave us your feedback. https://www.facebook.com/hotdatemoviepodcast Twitter:  @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod