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It's On My List

41 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratings

Watching well-known films that everyone should see and discussing their importance and relevance

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41: Casino (1995)

February 22, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 81 MB

When you love someone, you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point? And for a while, I believed that’s the kind of love I had. Ace Rothstein, Casino FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY The eighth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert DeNiro, Casino brings the mob mentality of Goodfellas to the gambler’s paradise of Las Vegas. It’s a city filled with hustlers, junki...

40: Glory (1989)

January 17, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MB

Before this war began, many of my regiment had never seen a Negro. Now the roads are choked with the dispossessed. We fight for men and women whose poetry is not yet written but which will presently be as enviable and renowned as any. Col Robert Gould Shaw, Glory FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, ANDREW, JOE Director Edward Zwick brings us this late 80’s look at the first black regiment enlisted to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Populated by a cast of incredible actors including Mor...

39 - It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

December 21, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 81.3 MB

I would like to think that you are all my friends, for to be without friends is a serious form of poverty. Aloysius T. McKeever, It Happened on 5th Avenue FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE The holidays are upon us and it’s time for the movies we all know and love and have watched a hundred times. But, for our purposes, those won’t do. We searched high and low for a holiday film none of us had ever seen before. We found it in director/producer Roy Del Ruth’s 1947 ro...

38 - Seven Samurai (1954)

November 24, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think of yourself, you’ll only destroy yourself. Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE When faced with a three and a half hour, subtitled, black and white 1954 movie about samurai in the 16th century, it was admittedly a bit daunting for those of us who hadn’t yet seen Akira Kurosawa’s fabled epic. But, we harvested our rice, packed our meager bags, and set out on a journey...

37 - John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)

October 30, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

36 - Easy A (2010)

September 20, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB

“Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80’s movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80’s movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my lif...

35 - Car Wash (1976)

August 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

Boy, there’s been some weird people in here today. Hippo, Car Wash FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, JOE We’re driving to downtown Los Angeles to have our cars cleaned, 1970’s style. Cheryl has us all watching another questionable classic with Car Wash, improbably written by Joel Schumacher. You’ve heard Rose Royce’s disco hit of the same name, now hear about the movie that’s just as steeped in mid-seventies weirdness. Jam packed with notable names like Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duk...

34 - Rear Window (1954)

July 19, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change. Yes, sir. How’s that for a bit of homespun philosophy? Stella, Rear Window FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  BETHANY, CHERYL Like us, you probably spent a lot of time during the pandemic, looking at the world just outside your window and keeping up with the neighborhood activity. But, what if you saw something awful? Something you were sure of, but couldn’t prove? L.B. Jefferies (Jimmy...

33 - What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)

June 30, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB

You know, we’re right back where we started. When I was on the stage, you had to depend on me for everything. Even the food you ate came from me. Now you have to depend on me for your food again. So, you see, we’re right back where we started. - Baby Jane Hudson, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE We take on yet another story of Hollywood glamour and stardom gone bad, as we learn the story of Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) and Blanche Hudson (Joan Cr...

32 - My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

June 01, 2021 00:30 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB

Trees and people used to be good friends. I saw that tree and decided to buy the house. -Tatsuo Kusakabe, My Neighbor Totoro   FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  CHERYL, JOE   Beautiful scenery, screaming children, the Cat Bus, and great big fluffy Totoro. What more can we say about this late 80's animated classic from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli? There aren't many words in this movie, nor is there a complicated plot, but there's plenty of "squee". Is that enough for us to understand its lasting...

31 - Citizen Kane (1941)

April 20, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

“You don’t love me. You love me to love you.” — Susan Alexander Kane, Citizen Kane FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, JOE   We can see the headlines now: "Charles Foster Kane on IOML At Last". Yes, that's right, we're finally discussing Orson Welles' directorial debut, Citizen Kane, commonly regarded as the greatest film ever made. With Oscar season upon us, we're taking a look at this fabled movie, nominated for nine Academy Awards, but winner of only one for Best Original Screenplay (He...

30 - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)

March 26, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

“England is under threat of invasion, and though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship is England. So, it’s every hand to his rope or gun; quick’s the word and sharp’s the action. After all... Surprise is on our side.” — Captain Jack Aubrey, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, JOE   We've joined the British Royal Navy, as we haul the lines and sail to the far side of the world in pursuit of Peter...

29 - Sunset Boulevard

February 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

It was a great big white elephant of a place. The kind crazy movie people built in the crazy 20’s. A neglected house gets an unhappy look. This one had it in spades. It was like that old woman in “Great Expectations”. That Miss Havisham in her rotting wedding dress and her torn veil, taking it out on the world, because she’d been given the go-by. Joe Gillis, Sunset Blvd. FIRST TIME VIEWERS:  BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE, JUSTIN Special guest Justin Quizon, co-host of Nothing New and Go, Go, Godz...

28 - Return to Oz (1985)

January 31, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

“I do not hold out much hope for Jack. He has many excellent qualities, but thinking is not one of them.” — Tik-Tok, Return to Oz FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE Special guest Aldrin Cornejo, Design Supervisor at Fox Television Animation's American Dad, invited us to Return to Oz with him, so we set out to discover this not-a-sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Even though we were a little reluctant, Aldrin electrified us into making our way along what's left of the Yellow Br...

27 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

December 31, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

“Do not play detective. This is not a book. This is not a movie.” — Gay Perry, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, CHERYL, JOE Sometimes a movie comes along that's polarizing...and confusing...and, well, a lot of things we may wish movies wouldn't be. For Christmas, Bethany brought us Shane Black's directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's a parody of the hard-boiled detective stories like Raymond Chandler used to bake up...or maybe a Johnny Gossamer story. Dames and Di...

26 - Bob Roberts (1992)

November 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

“This is America. Virtue always prevails.” — Senator Brickely Paiste, Bob Roberts FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, JOE As though struggling through the current election cycle wasn't already difficult enough, Cheryl asked everyone to add another level of upset by watching this 1992 political "documentary" written/directed by and starring Tim Robbins. If you haven't seen it either, that's not a surprise; this movie didn't get a wide release and has been very difficult to fin...

25 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)

October 22, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

“Don’t you know what’s goin’ on out there? This is no Sunday School picnic!” — Ben, Night of the Living Dead FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BETHANY, CHERYL It's October, it's almost Halloween, and that means it's time for something scary. We've reached back to George A. Romero's fabled independent film, which had a massive and unmistakable impact on horror that continues today. Join us, as we hide out in our respective homes and try to board up the windows to keep out the ghouls. What's the di...

24 - The Station Agent (2003)

September 30, 2020 03:57 - 1 hour - 140 MB

“It’s funny how people see me and treat me, since I’m really just a simple, boring person.” — Finbar McBride, The Station Agent FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ANDREW, BETHANY, JOE Special guest Jake Lloyd, director of the feature film Pinch and founder of Dragon Wagon Radio, added The Station Agent to our list, so we asked him to walk the right-of-way with us to talk about this quiet 2003 film starring Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, and Patricia Clarkson. Join us for a break by the railroad ...

23 - 13th (2016)

July 22, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

“We don’t know what the next iteration of this will be, but it will be. It will be. And we will have to be vigilant.” — Van Jones, 13th FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE In the current socio-political climate, we all agreed it was imperative that we watch Ava DuVernay's 2016 documentary on the US prison system and racial inequality. We wanted to better understand the history of how and why our legal system has been shaped to criminalize the black population and ...

22 - Amadeus (1984)

June 16, 2020 03:15 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ANDREW, JOE Milos Forman's Oscar winning adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony winning stage play, Amadeus immerses us in the lush, candlelit world of 18th century Vienna. Genius, jealousy, royalty, and retaliation combine to tell the fictionalized story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's decline through the machinations of his bitter rival, Antonio Salieri. Should you invest the time in the extended Director's Cut of this film? What happened when one our co-hosts was dragged t...

21 - It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

June 01, 2020 06:19 - 1 hour - 95.2 MB

“I’m the only one that knows where it is. And I wasn’t even looking.” — Emeline Marcus-Finch, It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, BETHANY, JOE We've watched epic movies before, but never an epic comedy! We'll take on this huge movie that includes just about every city in Southern California, every kind of transportation available, every joke you can possibly imagine, and nearly every working comedic actor of the early 60's. Whether in lead roles or the plentifu...

20 - A League of Their Own (1992)

May 01, 2020 00:29 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

FIRST TIME VIEWER: ALISA We flashback to the 90's, and the 80's, and the 40's, then back again, as we discuss Penny Marshall's look at the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A heavy-hitter cast, including Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell, team up in this classic sports comedy. Is this Tom Hanks' nastiest role? Could Madonna have recorded a less appropriate song for the end credits? Is there really no crying in baseball? Is this movie a home run or does it...

19 - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

March 17, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MB

“Now, then, ladies and gentlemen, do you see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words, if all of you simultaneously were to rush me, not a single one of you would get any closer than you are right now. I do hope I’ve made myself understood.” — Mr. Blue, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, ANDREW, BETHANY, JOE After grooving to the funkiest 70's film score in existence, we hop on the subway for one of the most unique...

18 - Casablanca (1942)

February 17, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 43.3 MB

“He’s a difficult customer, that Rick. One never knows what he’ll do or why.” — Signor Ferrari, Casablanca FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, JOE Times are desperate and we aren't going to stick our necks out for anyone. We've already hocked all our jewelry just to get to this recording. If you'll join us for perhaps an hour, perhaps a little longer, we'll be waiting for you at Rick's Cafe Americain. Meet with us and we'll secretively discuss one of the best known and best loved movies of al...

17 - The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

January 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

“His groove! The rhythm in which he lives his life. His pattern of behavior. I threw it off. And the Emperor had me thrown out the window!” — Old Man, The Emperor's New Groove FIRST TIME VIEWERS: CHERYL, JOE South America, llamas, jaguars, water parks, and secret potions. What's not to love? Well, maybe we'll find one or two things, as we sing like the hills in our most animated discussion yet. Join us as we discuss Disney's troubled turn-of-the-century release, The Emperor's New Gro...

16 - The Apartment (1960)

December 20, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes - 33.7 MB

“Ya know, I used to live like Robinson Crusoe; I mean, shipwrecked among 8 million people. And then one day I saw a footprint in the sand, and there you were.” — C. C. Baxter, The Apartment FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, BETHANY, BROCK, CHERYL, JOE It's the holidays and you'd better act fast, because Alisa & Joe's apartment is booking up quickly! If you get a spot, then Alisa will pass the key to Joe, who'll pass it to Bethany, who'll pass it to Brock, who'll pass it to Cheryl, who'll pa...

15 - Network (1976)

November 19, 2019 23:47 - 55 minutes - 44.2 MB

“There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today.” — Arthur Jensen, Network FIRST TIME VIEWERS: JPG, ALISA, BROCK, CHERYL, JOE We welcome JPG, CEO of Geek Say What? Network and host of Ready, Set, Geek and Nerds on a Roll,  as we talk about a different kind of Network; the kind that 40 years ago predicted the state of television news in 2019. Did this movie have us scre...

14 - Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

October 21, 2019 22:53 - 52 minutes - 41.7 MB

“The men in his battalion said that when General Vidal died on the battlefield, he smashed his watch on a rock so that his son would know the exact hour and minute of his death. So he would know how a brave man dies.” — Mayor, Pan's Labyrinth Us? We've had so many names. Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. We are the mountain, the forest and the earth. We are... we are It's On My List podcast. Your most humble servants, who have come together to discuss Guillermo...

13 - The Maltese Falcon (1941)

September 16, 2019 11:00 - 38.1 MB

“Well, Wilmer, I’m sorry indeed to lose you. But, I want you to know I couldn’t be fonder of you, if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, it’s possible to get another. There’s only one Maltese Falcon.” — Kasper Gutman, The Maltese Falcon FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, CHERYL Now listen, you nice rattle-brained little angel, we've got a classic one for you this month. Look out, because by the time you're done enjoying our gardenia-scented calling card, you'll be deep into th...

12 - Animal House (1978)

August 19, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

“I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” — Otter, Animal House FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BROCK, JOE Oh boy, is this great! We’ve put on our togas and we’re pledging Delta Tau Chi at Faber College, where “Knowledge is good” and food fights are plentiful. We’ll try not to end up on double-secret probation as we discuss this wildly inappropriate, wildly funny classic comedy. Enter at your own risk and watch for flying beer bo...

11 - Singin' in the Rain (1952)

July 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 97 MB

“The price of fame. You’ve got the glory, you gotta take the little heartaches that go with it. Now look at me: I’ve got no fame, I’ve got no glory, I’ve got no big mansions, I’ve got no money! But I’ve got - what have I got?” — Cosmo Brown, Singin' in the Rain FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BROCK, JOE Good mornin'! Moses supposes Brock and Joe(ses) have never seen this film! But, their lucky star led them to this episode of the show. Did it make us laugh? Did any of us decide we can't stand it...

10 - The Godfather (1972), with Eddie Furth and Ryan Pigg of Historical Roasts

June 18, 2019 01:53 - 1 hour - 107 MB

“What do you think, this is the Army where you shoot ‘em a mile away? No, you gotta get up close like this - badda-bing! - you blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit.” — Sonny Corleone, The Godfather FIRST TIME VIEWERS: EDDIE FURTH, RYAN PIGG, ALISA When they revealed they'd never seen the epic story of Michael Corleone's rise to power, we made Eddie Furth and Ryan Pigg, Co-Executive Producers of Historical Roasts on Netflix, an offer they couldn't refuse; honor us by a...

9 - The Dark Crystal (1982), with Emily Schmemily (Dunston Checks Min)

May 23, 2019 19:00 - 56 minutes - 76.8 MB

“But Gelfling all dead! Garthim kill them all! You can’t be Gelfling! You look like Gelfling... smell like Gelfling... maybe you are Gelfling!” — Aughra, The Dark Crystal FIRST TIME VIEWERS: EMILY SCHMEMILY, BETHANY, CHERYL Emily Schmemily, co-host of Dunston Checks Min, joins us to discuss one of the oddest productions from the minds behind The Muppet Show. Another time, another land, another look at Jim Henson's 1982 debatable classic The Dark Crystal. In an extremely 80s movie, w...

8 - Breaking Away (1979)

April 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

“They’re gonna keep calling us Cutters. To them, it’s like a dirty word. To me, it’s just something else I never got a chance to be.” — Mike, Breaking Away FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ANDREW, BETHANY, BROCK, JOE Ey, this episode is...how you say?... molto bene! Alisa and Cheryl are as excited as a bicycle racer about to run with the Cinzano team, to share this long-time favorite movie with the rest of the crew! What do you get when you put Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, an...

7 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

March 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

“I know what this is. It means something. This is important.” — Roy Neary, Close Encounters of the Third Kind FIRST TIME VIEWERS: JOE, ANDREW Stop and be friendly, as we talk about one of the most well-known science fiction films ever created: Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Have you ever seen someone whose skin was turned orange? Were they concerned about aliens in Mexico? Were they obsessed with things that didn't make any sense to you? They may ...

IOML - 6 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

February 18, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MB

“When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.” — Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BETHANY, BROCK, CHERYL Hey, Blondie, do you like Western movies? What about spaghetti Westerns? How about we combine Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef with director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone? Interested? Well, we hid this gold. It's in a far off cemetery in a grave marked Arch Stanton...as far as you know. We'll hel...

IOML - 5 - Jaws

January 21, 2019 12:00 - 104 MB

“Martin, it’s all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, “Huh? What?” You yell shark, we’ve got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.” — Mayor Larry Vaughn, Jaws FIRST TIME VIEWERS: MIKE MATOLA, BETHANY We welcome our very first special guest to the show! Artist Mike Matola, creator of the amazing Line By Line posters and the man behind the It's On My List logo, had never seen the iconic 1975 Steven Spielberg film Jaws. So, we made sure to check it off his list! Di...

IOML - 4 - The Matrix

December 17, 2018 12:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MB

“You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” — Morpheus, The Matrix FIRST TIME VIEWERS: ALISA, CHERYL We know you're out there. We can feel you now. We know that you're afraid...you're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. We don't know the future. We didn't come here to tell you how The Matrix is going to end... Actually, we ta...

IOML - 3 - Monty Python's Life of Brian

November 19, 2018 13:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

“He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.” — Mandy Cohen (Brian's mother), Life of Brian FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE The holidays are fast approaching, so we thought we'd get you in the mood with the story of the Messiah. No, not THAT Messiah...a completely different one. Nobody expects reverence at the church of Monty Python, particularly when they're satirizing the origins of religion. Brian Cohen isn't the Messiah you're familiar with, but who chooses Messiahs,...

IOML - 2 - The Shining

October 15, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” — Jack Torrance, The Shining FIRST TIME VIEWER: BETHANY It's October. You want to hear about a scary movie. So, we've got one for you! We were each isolated in our own hedge maze of terror, as we watched Stanley Kubrick's iconic film about the Torrance family's winter of discontent at the Overlook Hotel. Was the place really haunted? What exactly is "the shining"? Was Shelley Duvall a good actress? Can you get socks based on those amazing...

IOML - 1 - Gone with the Wind

September 27, 2018 23:42 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” — Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind FIRST TIME VIEWERS: BETHANY, CHERYL, JOE It’s finally here! Our first episode! And to kick things off, we chose one of the most beloved and influential films ever made. We each spent a marathon 4 hours watching Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in an epic story of love, loss, slavery and the Civil War. Shall the South rise again? Will Scarlett ever be happy? Will Rhett ever give a damn? Do we give a damn? The opin...

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