Movies For Life
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 52 ratingsA podcast from Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen about the movies that mean the most
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Forever Favorites #3
June 02, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 186 MBWe've arrived at our third Forever Favorites episode and there are a few surprises. First up, the complex commentary on mental healthcare that is Milos Forman's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEXT (1975). Michele and Brian struggle through some feelings about the film and Michele comes to a surprising conclusion about it. Then it may be a film that deals a lot with regret, but we have no regrets revisiting Paul Thomas Anderson's MAGNOLIA (1999). It's an epic episode that gets a bit personal alon...
Courtroom Movies: THE VERDICT and ANATOMY OF A MURDER
May 19, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 194 MB(CW/TW for this episode: discussion of sexual assault and rape culture) It's our day in court on Movies for Life as Michele and Brian discuss their favorite courtroom movies! First is the second Sidney Lumet film discussed on the show with Brian's pick of THE VERDICT from 1982, starring the incomparable Paul Newman. Then they get into what is arguably the best depiction of a trial on film with Michele's pick of Otto Preminger's 1959 masterpiece, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, starring Jimmy Stewart, ...
Courtroom Movies
May 19, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 194 MB(CW/TW for this episode: there is discussion of sexual assault and rape culture in regards to the second film.) It's our day in court on Movies for Life as Michele and Brian discuss their favorite courtroom movies! First is the second Sidney Lumet film discussed on the show with Brian's pick of THE VERDICT from 1982, starring the incomparable Paul Newman. Then they get into what is arguably the best depiction of a trial on film with Michele's pick of Otto Preminger's 1959 masterpiece, ANATO...
Mom‘s Birth Year Movies: THE HITCH-HIKER and SOME LIKE IT HOT
May 05, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 174 MBHappy (almost) Mother's Day, Movies for Life listeners! To celebrate, and as a companion to a previous episode, this week we are covering movies from our Mom's Birth Years! First up from Brian is the Ida Lupino-directed desert noir THE HITCH-HIKER (1953). Then it's time to talk about one of the greatest comedies of all time with Michele's pick - the incomparable SOME LIKE IT HOT from 1959! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Brian Keiper: @Bria...
Mom's Birth Year Movies
May 05, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 174 MBHappy (almost) Mother's Day, Movies for Life listeners! To celebrate, and as a companion to a previous episode, this week we are covering movies from our Mom's Birth Years! First up from Brian is the Ida Lupino-directed desert noir THE HITCH-HIKER (1953). Then it's time to talk about one of the greatest comedies of all time with Michele's pick - the incomparable SOME LIKE IT HOT from 1959! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Brian Keiper: @Bria...
Mom‘s Birth Year Movies
May 05, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 174 MBHappy (almost) Mother's Day, Movies for Life listeners! To celebrate, and as a companion to a previous episode, this week we are covering movies from our Mom's Birth Years! First up from Brian is the Ida Lupino-directed desert noir THE HITCH-HIKER (1953). Then it's time to talk about one of the greatest comedies of all time with Michele's pick - the incomparable SOME LIKE IT HOT from 1959! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Brian Keiper: @Bria...
Bonus: Pandemic Discoveries
April 21, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBMichele and Brian take a look back at the past year and change and share their favorite first-time watches since the beginning of 2020. It's a very eclectic list from both that will hopefully bring you a few ideas for your watchlist.
Single Location Movies: FROZEN and ROPE
April 08, 2021 05:20 - 2 hours - 149 MBWelcome back to Movies For Life! On this episode, Michele and Brian dive into the fascinating topic of the Single Location movie. Many filmmakers have explored this and done it well, and as usual, our personal picks come from complete opposite ends of the movie spectrum! First, we get into Brian's harsh, wintery pick with 2010's FROZEN, written and directed by Adam Green. Then Michele brings us one from Alfred Hitchcock - the (seemingly) one-take classic, ROPE from 1948! Follow the hosts a...
Single Location Movies
April 08, 2021 05:20 - 2 hours - 149 MBWelcome back to Movies For Life! On this episode, Michele and Brian dive into the fascinating topic of the Single Location movie. Many filmmakers have explored this and done it well, and as usual, our personal picks come from complete opposite ends of the movie spectrum! First, we get into Brian's harsh, wintery pick with 2010's FROZEN, written and directed by Adam Green. Then Michele brings us one from Alfred Hitchcock - the (seemingly) one-take classic, ROPE from 1948! Follow the hosts a...
Forever Favorites #2.5
March 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBWelcome back to Movies For Life with our first kind of bonus episode! Because Brian cheated in choosing his Forever Favorites and had a tie with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, today we are covering that movie in a standalone episode. It's a discussion about a movie that lives in the hearts of so many 80s and 90s kids, the absolute comedy classic - 1984's GHOSTBUSTERS! Listen as Brian and Michele both show their love and reverence for the film, and basically spend much of the episode just quoting it ...
Forever Favorites #2.5: GHOSTBUSTERS
March 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBWelcome back to Movies For Life with our first kind of bonus episode! Because Brian cheated in choosing his Forever Favorites and had a tie with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, today we are covering that movie in a standalone episode. It's a discussion about a movie that lives in the hearts of so many 80s and 90s kids, the absolute comedy classic - 1984's GHOSTBUSTERS! Listen as Brian and Michele both show their love and reverence for the film, and basically spend much of the episode just quoting it ...
Forever Favorites #2
March 24, 2021 04:22 - 2 hours - 174 MBOur exploration of the Forever Favorites movies chosen in the first episode of the show continues with this in-depth look at the two most horror-centric movies on each of our lists. First up, Brian talks about his love for all things Universal monsters, and especially with his personal favorite, James Whale's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1935! Then we get a twist on the murder mystery whodunit tale with Michele's pick - Henri-Georges Clouzot's French thriller LES DIABOLIQUE (1955)! As usua...
Forever Favorites #2: THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and DIABOLIQUE
March 24, 2021 04:22 - 2 hours - 174 MBOur exploration of the Forever Favorites movies chosen in the first episode of the show continues with this in-depth look at the two most horror-centric movies on each of our lists. First up, Brian talks about his love for all things Universal monsters, and especially with his personal favorite, James Whale's THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1935! Then we get a twist on the murder mystery whodunit tale with Michele's pick - Henri-Georges Clouzot's French thriller LES DIABOLIQUE (1955)! As usua...
Films About Filmmaking #2: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
March 10, 2021 03:21 - 2 hours - 173 MBIt's perhaps our most bonkers, and yet our most perfect, double bill to date on this episode of Movies For Life! We're going back to the well of movies in the Films About Filmmaking category and looking at two movies that are about the makings of fake movies. And the two couldn't be more different! First, Brian brings in a stone-cold classic not just of movie musicals but of movies in general with 1952's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN! Then we flash all the way to 2017 for the brilliant, funny, and imm...
Films About Filmmaking #2
March 10, 2021 03:21 - 2 hours - 173 MBIt's perhaps our most bonkers, and yet our most perfect, double bill to date on this episode of Movies For Life! We're going back to the well of movies in the Films About Filmmaking category and looking at two movies that are about the makings of fake movies. And the two couldn't be more different! First, Brian brings in a stone-cold classic not just of movie musicals but of movies in general with 1952's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN! Then we flash all the way to 2017 for the brilliant, funny, and imm...
Creature Features
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 167 MBAs life-long horror fans, one of our favorite subgenres is the creature feature, and today we get to talk about two of the best ones out there! And the movies we picked ended up being first-time watches for both hosts! First, Brian introduces Michele to the wide world of kaiju with the granddaddy of creature features, the original GODZILLA (aka GOJIRA) from 1954! Then Michele shows Brian how much she loves graboids, Burt Gummer, and the bromance of Val and Earl in 1990's TREMORS! It's a grea...
Creature Features: GODZILLA and TREMORS
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 167 MBAs life-long horror fans, one of our favorite subgenres is the creature feature, and today we get to talk about two of the best ones out there! And the movies we picked ended up being first-time watches for both hosts! First, Brian introduces Michele to the wide world of kaiju with the granddaddy of creature features, the original GODZILLA (aka GOJIRA) from 1954! Then Michele shows Brian how much she loves graboids, Burt Gummer, and the bromance of Val and Earl in 1990's TREMORS! It's a grea...
Not Really Comic Book Movies: AMERICAN SPLENDOR and PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN
February 10, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 202 MBThings get a little more deep and personal (but still fun!) on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their picks for Not Really Comic Book Movies. These are films where the creation of certain comic books are an important part of the story, but, as you'll find out in our discussion, are not really what makes them both so important to the hosts. The first movie up this week is from Brian and it is the truly unique, funny and heartwarming AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003). The...
Not Really Comic Book Movies
February 10, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 202 MBThings get a little more deep and personal (but still fun!) on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their picks for Not Really Comic Book Movies. These are films where the creation of certain comic books are an important part of the story, but, as you'll find out in our discussion, are not really what makes them both so important to the hosts. The first movie up this week is from Brian and it is the truly unique, funny and heartwarming AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003). The...
Films About Filmmaking #1
February 03, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 158 MBIn the first episode of a topic we will be returning to in the future - Films About Filmmaking - we are looking at movies about the making of a real movie! This is probably our best double feature so far with our picks of SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000) from Brian and ED WOOD (1994) from Michele! With endlessly quotable comedic dialogue and stellar performances, these movies were a joy to revisit and discuss! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Br...
Films About Filmmaking #1: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE and ED WOOD
February 03, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 158 MBIn the first episode of a topic we will be returning to in the future - Films About Filmmaking - we are looking at movies about the making of a real movie! This is probably our best double feature so far with our picks of SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000) from Brian and ED WOOD (1994) from Michele! With endlessly quotable comedic dialogue and stellar performances, these movies were a joy to revisit and discuss! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @MovieLifePod Br...
Forever Favorites #1: TAXI DRIVER and CASINO
January 27, 2021 05:40 - 2 hours - 198 MBIn the first episode of their Forever Favorites series, Michele and Brian pair up two films from their Forever Favorites lists (as heard in the first episode of the show) and talk everything about just why they love them so much. AND the films are each from the hosts' favorite director, Martin Scorsese! First up from Brian is TAXI DRIVER (1976) and then from Michele it's CASINO (1995). So sit back and listen to this epic talk about two great films from an all-time filmmaker! Follow the host...
Forever Favorites #1
January 27, 2021 05:40 - 2 hours - 198 MBIn the first episode of their Forever Favorites series, Michele and Brian pair up two films from their Forever Favorites lists (as heard in the first episode of the show) and talk everything about just why they love them so much. AND the films are each from the hosts' favorite director, Martin Scorsese! First up from Brian is TAXI DRIVER (1976) and then from Michele it's CASINO (1995). So sit back and listen to this epic talk about two great films from an all-time filmmaker! Follow the host...
Dad‘s Birth Year Movies: THE THIRD MAN and 12 ANGRY MEN
January 20, 2021 03:15 - 2 hours - 167 MBIt's two epic classics on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their favorite movies from their dad's birth year! First up is Brian's pick from 1949, the Joseph Cotten/Orson Welles starring Carol Reed noir THE THIRD MAN. Then for Michele's pick, they dive into the unbeatable jury room classic - 1957's 12 ANGRY MEN. Sit back and enjoy the discussion as they gush about these incredible movies! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @Movi...
Dad‘s Birth Year Movies
January 20, 2021 03:15 - 2 hours - 167 MBIt's two epic classics on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their favorite movies from their dad's birth year! First up is Brian's pick from 1949, the Joseph Cotten/Orson Welles starring Carol Reed noir THE THIRD MAN. Then for Michele's pick, they dive into the unbeatable jury room classic - 1957's 12 ANGRY MEN. Sit back and enjoy the discussion as they gush about these incredible movies! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @Movi...
Dad's Birth Year Movies
January 20, 2021 03:15 - 2 hours - 167 MBIt's two epic classics on this episode of Movies For Life as Brian and Michele talk about their favorite movies from their dad's birth year! First up is Brian's pick from 1949, the Joseph Cotten/Orson Welles starring Carol Reed noir THE THIRD MAN. Then for Michele's pick, they dive into the unbeatable jury room classic - 1957's 12 ANGRY MEN. Sit back and enjoy the discussion as they gush about these incredible movies! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @Movi...
Birth Year Movies: SUPERMAN and MASK
January 11, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 143 MBWe're going back to the beginning with the episode! This week, Michele and Brian talk about some of their favorite movies from their birth year. First up is Brian's pick with SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE from 1978, and then from 1985, we talk about Peter Bogdanovich's MASK! Thank you all for listening, and please rate and review us! Follow the show and hosts on Twitter: Movies For Life: @MovieLifePod Michele Eggen: @micheleneggen Brian Keiper: @BrianDKeiper
Birth Year Movies
January 11, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 143 MBWe're going back to the beginning with the episode! This week, Michele and Brian talk about some of their favorite movies from their birth year. First up is Brian's pick with SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE from 1978, and then from 1985, we talk about Peter Bogdanovich's MASK! Thank you all for listening, and please rate and review us! Follow the show and hosts on Twitter: Movies For Life: @MovieLifePod Michele Eggen: @micheleneggen Brian Keiper: @BrianDKeiper
Unexpected Childhood Favorites: SPACECAMP and JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
January 04, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBOn this episode of Movies For Life, Michele and Brian talk about those weird or little seen movies they loved as kids that they are calling their "Unexpected Childhood Favorites." For Brian, that movie is 1986's SPACECAMP, and also from 1986, Michele's pick is JUMPIN' JACK FLASH! Thank you all so much for the great response on our first episode, and we hope you have just as much fun with this conversation! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @movielifepod Mi...
Unexpected Childhood Favorites
January 04, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBOn this episode of Movies For Life, Michele and Brian talk about those weird or little seen movies they loved as kids that they are calling their "Unexpected Childhood Favorites." For Brian, that movie is 1986's SPACECAMP, and also from 1986, Michele's pick is JUMPIN' JACK FLASH! Thank you all so much for the great response on our first episode, and we hope you have just as much fun with this conversation! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @movielifepod Mi...
Welcome/Forever Favorites
December 28, 2020 02:21 - 1 hour - 106 MBOn the very first episode of Movies For Life, co-hosts Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen introduce themselves; talk about how the show came to be; and what listeners can expect in future episodes! Then they each run down their top 5 Forever Favorite movies! Welcome to Movies For Life! Follow the hosts and the show on Twitter: Movies For Life podcast: @movielifepod Brian Keiper: @BrianDKeiper Michele Eggen: @micheleneggen