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Back Seat Book Club – Book Nine: South of the Border, West of the Sun

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Post date June 1, 2013
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Author: Haruki Murakami, translator: Philip Gabriel

Published: 1992

Vintage

Plot Summary – Growing up in the suburbs of post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father’s record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.

Quick Thoughts [forthcoming]

“Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I’m gazing at a distant star.
It’s dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago.
Maybe the star doesn’t even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.”

Your Hosts:

Lena
Scott

Recorded 04/25/13

Next Time: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #141 & Results #140

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Post date May 31, 2013
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A VERY SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO MONTY!! THE WINNER OF SEASON 4!! WOO HOO!

Congrats to Jeff and Lena for their perfect scores of 25!

Good luck, everyone… let Season 5 begin!

Picks:

Lena:

After Earth
Now You See Me
Fast and Furious 6
The Hangover Part III
Star Trek Into Darkness

Jeff

Fast and Furious 6
After Earth
Now You See Me
Star Trek Into Darkness
Epic

Art

Fast and Furious 6
After Earth
The Hangover Part III
Now You See Me
Star Trek Into Darkness

There are no other movies in wide release this weekend.

Back Seat Art House Picks

Lena – The East
Jeff, Art – The Kings of Summer

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Back Seat Producers Season 08 Shows Special Episode

BSP Special Episode 16: We Just Watched A Movie – Some Like It Hot

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Post date May 27, 2013
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So, no… this is NOT an episode of Back Seat Producers.

Longtime listeners of BSP or BSBO might recognize Jonathan ‘The Stingray’ Holmberg as one of the hosts here.

We Just Watched a Movie is another movie review podcast who is less jackassy and more organized than BSP. I make it a point to listen to very few movie review podcasts and this is one of them that I never miss.

Give these guys a listen and if you like what you hear, make sure you let them know that you enjoyed them in the Back Seat. Seriously… make sure you say that exactly. “You guys were awesome when I found you in the Back Seat!”

We’ll be back (hopefully) next week with Django Unchained.

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Back Seat Box Office #140 & Results #139

Post author By Lena
Post date May 24, 2013
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Sorry for the delay, totally my fault – Tony

Congrats to Monty, BD, Cougron, Jeff and Scott for their high scores of 24!

Thanks to Nick for his voice mail.

Picks:

Lena

Fast & Furious 6
The Hangover Part III
Star Trek Into Darkness
Epic
Iron Man 3

Art

The Hangover Part III
Fast & Furious 6
Epic
Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man 3

There are no other movies in wide release this weekend.

Back Seat Art Picks:

Lena – We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
Art – Before Midnight

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Back Seat Quickies Shows

Back Seat Quickies #90: Secrets and Marketing

Post author By Scott
Post date May 21, 2013
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In the Seat:

Scott

Recorded 05/21/13

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Back Seat Producers Season 08 Shows

BSP Episode 271: Silver Linings Playbook

Post author By Tony
Post date May 20, 2013
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Show Notes soon.

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Back Seat Box Office #139 & Results #138

Post author By Lena
Post date May 17, 2013
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Congrats to Lena and Mrs. Beast for their perfect 25s!

Thanks to Art, Nick and Tad for their voice mails.

Welcome to the Back Seat family, Art!

Picks:

Lena

Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron man 3
The Great Gatsby
Pain and Gain
Peeples

Jeff

Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man 3
The Great Gatsby
Pain and Gain
42

Art

Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man 3
The Great Gatsby
42
Peeples

There are no other movies in wide release this weekend.

Back Seat Art House picks:

Lena – The English Teacher
Jeff – Black Rock
Art – Old Dogs

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BSP Episode 270: Lincoln

Release date – 11/9/2012

Touchstone Pictures

Directed

Steven Spielberg

Produced by

Steven Spielberg
Kathleen Kennedy

Screenplay by

Tony Kushner

Based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

Mary Todd Lincoln

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Robert Todd Lincoln

Tommy Lee Jones

Thaddeus Stevens

Historical, but fun to watch.
Two and a half hours of a movie about the law.
Worst movie since Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunters.
NOT about Lincoln, it’s about the Thirteenth Amendment.
A mini-series about the Thirteenth Amendment might have been more interesting.
(How’s that for across the board reviews?)
Assume that the bulk of the audience that would see this movie probably believes that the Civil War was fought about slaves (only).
A better movie: James Spader and Tommy Lee Jones’ wig on a buddy-cop adventure.
If you love the law, don’t watch it being made. And salad bars.
James Spader was great.
Darrell thought Sally Field’s portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln might have been the most accurate possible.
There were a lot of things in the movie that were unnecessary to the story; things that just repeated and repeated bits of information about the Emancipation Proclamation and slavery.
The hosts, for the most part, don’t like Spielberg’s attempt to force emotions.
Disagreements over what were the important points in the movie.
Very interesting side discussion about Ender’s Game.
This movie was better when it was The American President.
DeNiro does Lincoln.

Awards (partial list):

American Film Institute – 2013 Movie of the Year
Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role, Production Design
BAFTA – Best Leading Actor
Directors Guild of American – Outstanding Directorial Achievement
Golden Globes – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards – Male Actor in a Leading Role, Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jones)

Your Producers for this episode were: