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3-time national award-winning writer & full time walking movie encyclopedia Jen Johans of FilmIntuition.com delivers a steady stream of great movie recommendations, thoughtful career deep dives, & first rate conversations with critics, authors, actors, journalists, filmmakers, and more on Watch With Jen.™️ Originally launched on Patreon (https://patreon.com/FilmIntuition), where new installments premiere first, once each episode is unlocked to the public, you'll be able to find every episode here as well.
Peckerwood novelist and Hardboiled Wonderland blogger Jed Ayres returns to the podcast this week for a two-hour extravaganza devoted to the man famously dubbed "the poet laureate of wild assholes with revolvers," Mr. Elmore Leonard. One of the godfathers of contemporary crime fiction and an influence on every single writer working in the genre today (whether they realize it or not), Jed and I investigate the western genre that launched the Navy vet lovingly nicknamed Dutch.
Revisiting a few films you've heard discussed on Watch With Jen in the past, including 3:10 TO YUMA and THE TALL T (both from 1957), we then explore some of the revisionist westerns made from his books or penned directly for the screen by Leonard in the late '60s and early '70s, including HOMBRE, THE MOONSHINE WAR, VALDEZ IS COMING, and JOE KIDD.
A perfect way to kick off Noirvember since these are indeed works of Western noir, after these films were released at the end of the genre's heyday, Elmore Leonard moved to crime fiction. Fans of the author's work won't want to miss what is likely just the first of multiple eps devoted to Leonard.
Originally Posted on Patreon (10/30/23) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91886163
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Returning to the podcast this week, we have the witty and wonderful writer-director Jessica Ellis. A graduate of UCLA and the American Film Institute who made her feature filmmaking debut with the acclaimed coming-of-age movie What Lies West, Jessica is one of the brightest lights on Twitter and never fails to make me smile. In this thoughtful, charming, and nostalgia-filled conversation that's perfect for Halloween, we share amusing stories from our lives and explore the way that magic has been used onscreen in the films Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Illusionist (2006), & Now You See Me.
Originally Posted on Patreon (10/23/23) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91522593
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Intelligent, thoughtful, and kind, when you speak to author William Boyle (whose new critically acclaimed novel City of Margins has just been released), he takes you on a trip through his influences and current filmic obsessions. Digging for new treasure, whether it's in the stacks of physical media that both he and Jen have in common or through the many streaming services he scours when he's pursuing a certain thread of titles, this 45-minute conversation spans everything from his work guest editing the newest volume of ByNWR to a cool overview of the movies of Tony Scott. And while the freewheeling chat may have gotten off to an embarrassing start as Jen plum forgot to hit record, it led them in so many great directions - and to a few shout-outs to their mutual pals - that Jen recommends listening with a notebook and pen so you can jot down some of the movies he mentions throughout.
Note: Originally Posted on Patreon (5/3/20) with links to films, sites, and people mentioned HERE.
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Warm, witty, and a wonderfully fun conversationalist, Peckerwood author and Hardboiled Wonderland blogger Jedidiah Ayres and Jen Johans dove right into a free-flowing discussion about blogging, the perils and pleasures of adapting books to film, great double feature ideas, and mutual pals on Twitter and the result is this fast-paced episode.
Originally Posted on Patreon (5/6/20) with links to people, films, and sites mentioned here.
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Taking you around the world for 4 of the 5 features, we go from the underworld of contemporary Northern Ireland to Guernsey island in WWII, then travel to the American south in the 1990s, the beaches of southern France in the early '00s, before we meet a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders in modern day Denmark.
A lively episode, E9 is filled with observations about hammers as weapons, letter writing as the perfect way to get to know someone, why Francis Ford Coppola is too hard on himself, sexless sex comedies, how stressful it is for a habitual check splitter like Jen Johans to watch a woman take a man to the cleaners, and the power of a compelling one man show. Needless to say, this one covers a wide range of topics and titles. Enjoy!
Originally posted on Patreon (5/11/20) with links to titles & topics discussed here.
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When you ask Film Freak Central senior critic and former University of Denver film professor Walter Chaw a question, you're going to get an answer that's as articulate as it is profound. Friendly and contemplative, for Jen Johans, it was both an honor and a delight to speak with the former VP of Operations at Denver's Alamo Drafthouse about life during quarantine for introverts, advice he has for aspiring critics, his philosophy of film writing as personal excavation, the many rich and varied experiences he's had hosting movies and watching them with filmmakers, as well as his recent movie and music discoveries.
The type of conversation that begs to be listened to at least twice to fully absorb all of the striking anecdotes and pearls of wisdom he tosses off as easily and selflessly as if he were sharing the ingredients to his favorite recipe, Jen hopes you'll enjoy this chat with the great Walter Chaw as much as she did.
Originally Posted with Links to Titles & Articles Mentioned on Patreon (5/15/20) here.
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We've reached the 10th episode of Watch With Jen, which means that this installment brings the number of films that host Jen Johans has recommended to 50! From journalism movies to a 19-year-old summer comedy, as well as Hitchcockian train fare, a foodie film, & a contemporary classic from Argentina, here's hoping you'll find something you can't wait to check out in these wide-ranging picks.
Originally Posted on Patreon (5/18/20) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37270109.
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A talented film writer and podcaster with an infectious love of cinema & physical media, Stephanie Crawford's passion for film shines through on her popular Twitter account and also in real life, as Jen Johans quickly discovered when she chatted with her last week.
In a freewheeling, wide-ranging discussion, the two discuss DVD commentary tracks, what not to use for an online password, director Ken Russell's work, the perils and pleasures of organizing one's movie collection, and agreed that it's about time to give Kirsten Dunst's filmography and Donald O'Connor's contribution to Singin' in the Rain the reverence their work deserves.
Originally Posted on Patreon on 5/22/20 here complete with links to titles & topics discussed: https://bit.ly/36v0WEA
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Thoughtful, kind, and ambitious, Blake Howard is a podcaster, critic, and the man behind the acclaimed podcast One Heat Minute, who spun off his success with that show into a whole collection of great new film obsessive podcasts under the One Heat Minute Productions umbrella.
Relishing the chance to have another fun discussion with Jen's favorite Australian, in this fast-paced episode, Blake shares his advice for podcasters, generously gives a number of shout-outs to their mutual friends and faves, and reveals what he's been watching lately.
Knowing that his fans would be as curious as Jen was as to whether or not the insanely prolific man sleeps, what first hooked him on film, and his new and upcoming shows, Jen Johans will admit that she picked his brain far more than they just kicked back and talked about movies. Luckily, however, the best thing about Blake is that you’re always going to get a nice mix of philosophy, film, and life regardless of the topic and this episode is no exception.
Originally Posted on Patreon (3/25/20) with links here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37521588
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
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But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
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Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
