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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Drinking Buddies:

• Directed by Joe Swanberg
• Written by Joe Swanberg
• Starring Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston and Jason Sudeikis

The film is an entirely-improvised movie from Joe Swanberg who previously did low budget mumblecore movies like Hannah Takes the Stairs. Mumblecore is defined by limited budgets and an emphasis on realistic dialogue and Drinking Buddies is no different, but is characterized by a more famous cast. It’s the story of two friends who work at a Chicago microbrewery and the strange romantic entanglements that can happen between friends.

Worth noting:

• Apparently, Jolie’s missing estrogen is to be credited for the lack of feedback in this week’s recording. Great. Blame the ladies.
• Mixed reviews; it was liked but Darrell was “bored s***less.”
• The realistic dialogue and imperfect characters were well-regarded.
• David has a creepy level of appreciation for Anna Kendrick’s hotness.
• These people are drinking beer all the time. Why aren’t they fatter???
• When you go hiking in the woods with a girl and she opens a backpack and inside are two wine glasses, she wants it hard, apparently, according to David.
• Tony knew the movie was improvised going in; David didn’t.
• RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.
• The acting and characters were the standout parts of this movie. The technical aspects and story weren’t that impressive.
• Hot damn, Jake Johnson’s beard!
• Hot and angry Super Bowl talk; apparently the Seahawks didn’t win the Super Bowl (which is weird because I watched them win). Payton Manning’s sad face is heartbreaking.

 Discussing the film in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell
• David

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Point one:  Apparently, someone’s cell phone was too close to the recorder and because of that we kept getting random line noise on the recording.  At least that is what “science” would have you believe. Personally, I’m of the mind that it was Hitler’s ghost coming to haunt our recording.  I cleaned up a good bit of the audio, but there is still some random parts that have buzzing and crackling in them.

Point two:  This movie was too much of a bummer to write show notes for… that, or we are still too lazy to do them ourselves.  By we, I mean me.

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The show notes vanished along with the lady.

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Show notes eventually

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Show notes to follow… maybe… volunteers?

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We made it to 300.

Eight of us are on the mics tonight.

Thanks to Jeff Bailey, fellow Back Seat Producer working on Back Seat Box Office, for leaving the voicemail that kicks off the episode.

Your producers for this episode are:

• Tony
• Julie
• David
• Melina
• Darrell
• Paul
• Luke
• Kim

This episode was recorded Friday, December 13th, 2013.

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Show Notes Soon.

We found this article the day after recording.  Enjoy the relevance.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/4/scientists-only-amatteroftimetofindextraterrestriallife.html

Listener Neal has pointed out that Europa Report had an ‘on demand’ release prior to its theatrical run.

Stolen from Wikipedia: The film was released on Video on Demand, iTunes, and Google Play Movies on June 27, 2013, and was released theatrically on August 2, 2013.

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Release date – 11/20/2009

Filmlichter

Directed by Jean

• Claude Schlim

Produced by

• Bob Bellion

Written by

• Jean-Claude Schlim
• Christian Thiry

Cast

• Layke Anderson – Frank
• Gintare Parulyte – Rita
• Benn Northover – Jake

• No one is happy with Tony for his choice of Skanksgiving movie.
• David did not get the gayness he was hoping for.
• David is a sucker for that banana-shaped carrot.
• NOT GAY ENOUGH!
• Act 1 – awesomeness, everything else after that – wait, what?
• Stephen Fry and his amazing amount of disdain for Reagan.
• Tony gets technical… AIDS, the gay plague, GRIDS.
• Udo Kier singing… in drag… in German.
• “Does it entice you when I lick this thing like that?”
• Magic Mike comparisons.
• The authority on guys… Jolie or the other guys?
• Panty-dropper and jock strap-dropper.
• There was a distinct lack of penis in this movie!
• I did not expect the AIDS, either.
• More penis, less AIDS.
• Denver, the Last Dinosaur and its gay subtext.
• The Gay Hangover.
• Glimpses of awesomeness.
• Revenge masturbation.
• Sex is deadly… that’s all.
• The ever-so-sexy tomato!
• Football.  Yes, football.
• Ghostbusters.
• Star Wars stuffs.
• Walking Dead… the tank!  Tony seems a smidge TOO excited.
• Netflix is a lying jerkface!
• Cat adventures.
• Sausagefest…we’re enablers.
• Idris Elba… every man’s dream.
• Let’s not bring the room down with AIDS… abortions now!
• Cards Against Humanity, of course!
• 10 Incredible facts about the anus.
• The euphoric rush of strangling a drifter.
• You know the rules, Darrell… penises are always funny, vaginas are always serious!
• It’s too big for my mouth, Tony.

Your Producers for this episode were:

• Tony
• Darrell
• Jolie
• David

This episode was recorded:  11/27/13

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Show notes, coming soon.

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