Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 420 ratingsFilmspotting: SVU is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Alison Willmore and Matt Singer focusing on the world of online movies. Part of the Filmspotting family of podcasts.
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SVU Bonus: Sound of Damsels in Distress
October 01, 2012 14:50 - 28 minutesMatt and Alison highlight four new titles available on demand, including "Sound of My Voice" and Whit Stillman's "Damsels in Distress." Plus, is film dead? Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Sound of My Voice Damsels in Distress Pusher How to Survive a Plague Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SVU #17: Life, Love and Capachow Edition
September 26, 2012 22:32 - 1 hourPootie Tang gots to say na nay no... but Matt and Alison say ya yay yes to the Listeners' Choice discussion of Louis C.K.'s ill-fated feature directing debut. Plus, great titles about stand-ups-turned filmmakers that are currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Queue Shots: Stand-up Comedians Turned Filmmakers Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling The Producers A New Leaf Sleeper World's Greatest Dad Cemetery Junction Listeners...
SVU #16: Going to the Dogs Edition
September 11, 2012 05:00 - 1 hourYou know what grandma Singer always used to say? If you want to make God laugh... tell Him your plans. Matt and Alison follow through on their plan to discuss the Listener's Choice pick "Amores Perros," plus share some of their favorite 'connected' movies available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Beyond the Black Rainbow The Loved Ones Dark Horse Knuckleball Queue Shots: Hyperlink Movies Gomorrah Pulp Fiction Lawless Hear...
SVU #15: Sights, Sounds and Personae Edition
August 28, 2012 15:25 - 1 hour"The important thing is the effort, not what we achieve"... And, well, Alison and Matt put a lot of effort into discussing Ingmar Bergman's "Persona." Plus, a look at some classic titles from the Sight & Sound Greatest Films Poll currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) Sleepwalk With Me (8/31) V/H/S (8/30) Shut Up and Play the Hits (9/4) Queue Shots: Sight & Sound's Great Films Poll Vertigo Ras...
SVU #14: Not Another Teen Movie Podcast Edition
August 14, 2012 05:00 - 1 hourAlison and Matt finally learn the tough lesson that this isn't an opera, and we are not all supporting characters to the drama of their amazing lives, as they discuss Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," stridently offer up some other great 'teen movies' currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) A Separation (8/21) Bernie (8/21) Side by Side (8/21) Queue Shots: Beautiful Movies Heathers The Faculty B...
SVU #13: Beauty is in the Eye of the Podcaster Edition
July 31, 2012 05:00 - 1 hour"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it," Confucius says. Matt and Alison try to open your eyes to the wonders of some gorgeous films currently available now via streaming, discuss Wong Kar-wai's "Days of Being Wild" and much more. This podcast is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) The Raid: Redemption (8/14) About Cherry (8/9) Red Dog (8/14) Queue Shots: Beautiful Movies Black Orpheus Ran Enter the Void For All Mankind The Thin Red Line The La...
SVU #12: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls Edition
July 11, 2012 05:00 - 1 hourIt's like Matt and Alison always say: "It's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace." Hear a discussion of Warren Beatty's Best Picture-winning "Reds," get recommendations on great New Hollywood-era films available now on demand/streaming and more. Queue Shots: Movies From the New Hollywood Era Dog Day Afternoon The Panic in Needle Park 3 Women Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid One From the Heart Paper Moon Listeners' Choice Review Reds Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New R...
SVU #11: Who You Callin' a Chick Flick Edition
June 25, 2012 05:00 - 56 minutes"I am charity's very soul. And because I am so charitable, I will maroon you on a rock the size of this table, instead of splattering your brains across my bulkhead... as you deserve." Matt and Alison consider Geena Davis in "Cutthroat Island" and other female-driven action movies that you can see now via streaming. Queue Shots: Female-Driven Action Movies Chocolate The Heroic Trio Girlfight Haywire The Quick and the Dead Switchblade Sisters Listeners' Choice Review Cutthroat Island Behind th...
SVU #10: Maybe You Should Have Gotten Satellite Edition
June 12, 2012 15:23 - 58 minutes"I learned the facts of life from watching The Facts of Life! Oh God!" Matt and Alison discuss the Ben Stiller-Jim Carrey 'flop' "The Cable Guy," and fill up your queue with notable films from actors turned directors. Queue Shots: Actors Turned Directors The Station Agent Misery The Apostle Letters From Iwo Jima Easy Rider The Masquerader Listeners' Choice Review The Cable Guy Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Alison: The Daytrippers Collapse Time Out Matt: Surrogate Valentine Invasion U.S.A...
SVU #9: Your Cheatin' Canadian Heart Edition
June 01, 2012 05:00 - 1 hourIn a crossover Filmspotting/SVU episode, Matt and Alison discuss Sarah Polley's new film available on demand, "Take This Waltz," and share their Top 5 Infidelity Movies you can get via streaming. Plus, the Listener's Choice discussion of Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SVU #8: Search For The Brain Bug Edition
May 14, 2012 22:00 - 1 hourScientists are saying the future is going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted! Matt and Alison discuss Paul Verhoeven's cult classic "Starship Troopers" and offer up some of their favorite Movie Dystopias currently available via streaming. Queue Shots: Dystopias RoboCop Fahrenheit 451 They Live Series 7: The Contenders Demolition Man Southland Tales Listeners' Choice Review Starship Troopers Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Alison: Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrai...
SVU #7: Unsexy Movies About Sex
April 30, 2012 17:00 - 56 minutesThis episode's secret word is: "Fidelio." Matt and Alison discuss Julia Leigh's 2011 film "Sleeping Beauty" and share some of their favorite unsexy movies about sex that you can see via streaming. Queue Shots: Unsexy Movies About Sex Shame Eyes Wide Shut Last Tango in Paris In the Realm of the Senses Anatomy of Hell Body of Evidence Listeners' Choice Review Sleeping Beauty Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases (Expiration Date) Alison: The Vicious Kind Head Trauma The Way Matt: Wordplay Sleepl...
SVU #6: Stop The Presses! Edition
April 17, 2012 05:00 - 59 minutesMatt and Alison yell "Stop the presses!!" to discuss Billy Wilder's cynical 1951 film "Ace in the Hole" starring Kirk Douglas, and investigate some of the most compelling journalism movies available via streaming. Queue Shots: Journalism Movies The Front Page His Girl Friday The Paper The Manster Page One: Inside the New York Times The September Issue Listeners' Choice Review Ace in the Hole Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date) Everything's Gone Green (4/22) Crospey (4/27) Gentlemen Prefer ...
SVU #5: Atlas Shrug
April 02, 2012 20:47 - 58 minutesMatt and Alison examine successful book-to-screen transfers available via streaming, and discuss the recent adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1." Queue Shots The Long Goodbye Hellraiser Charley Varrick Fish Story Friday Night Lights (TV) Walkabout Listeners' Choice Review Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date) The Gates (4/12) Gamer (4/16) The Cruise (4/13) New Streaming Titles Goon (VOD/iTunes) Burma VJ (Netflix) Killing Bono (Netflix) Learn more about your a...
SVU #4: SXSW Alums / Man Who Fell to Earth
March 19, 2012 17:08 - 56 minutesStreaming Video Unit investigators Matt and Alison return from the South by Southwest Film Festival to share some of their favorite SXSW alumni you can watch online. Plus, don't look now -- they also discuss Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Queue Shots Tiny Furniture The Hunter The Puffy Chair Harmony and Me Marwencol Best Worst Movie and Troll 2 Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration Date) The IT Crowd: Season 1 (3/30) Cry-Baby (3/31) Tell No One (3/31) All About Eve The Discrete Charm of ...
SVU #3: Roger Corman / Lilyhammer
February 28, 2012 18:58 - 40 minutesMatt and Alison do battle beyond the stars in Queue Shots and discuss the new Netflix series "Lilyhammer." Queue Shots Death Race 2000 Battle From Beyond the Stars Norwegian Ninja The Exterminating Angel Excelsior! Prince of Magicians I'm Glad My Mother is Alive Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration) The Dead Pool (3/1) Videocracy (3/7) Barcelona (3/10) Escape From New York (3/15) Le Cercle Rouge and Bob Le Flambeur (3/15) MST3K: Gamera Listener's Choice Review Lilyhammer Learn more about your ad cho...
SVU #2: Unhappy Valentine's Day / Tim and Eric
February 13, 2012 06:00 - 46 minutesMatt and Alison review "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," plus offer up some decidedly un-romantic Valentine's Day streaming options. The movies mentioned/discussed on Filmspotting: SVU #2: Queue Shots: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Art School Confidential Sita Sings the Blues Raiding the Lost Ark Audition Stripes Behind the 8-Ball (Expiration date) Smiley Face (2/20) Last Train Home (2/22) The Lady Eve (2/28) Valley of the Dolls (2/28) The Trouble With Harry (2/29) Vertigo (2/29) Fr...
SVU #1: Oscar Docs, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
January 30, 2012 06:00 - 42 minutesIn their debut episode, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore offer up more than 15 streaming movies to seek out, and discuss the Justin Bieber doc "Never Say Never." NEW IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT HELL AND BACK AGAIN YOU CAN COUNT ON ME BLACKTHORN BOARDING GATE THE WEATHER MAN LUCKY LIFE EXPIRING APOCALYPSE NOW (2/1) APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX (2/1) THE DIRTY DOZEN (2/1) THE GOODS (2/1) G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (2/1) NIGHT WATCH (2/1) SWEETGRASS (2/2) M. BUTTERFLY (2/3) WE...