50: Fantastic Mr. Monkeybone

Episode 50 of the Cinema To The Letter podcast, hosted by Cinema To The Letter, titled "50: Fantastic Mr. Monkeybone" was published on April 16, 2019 and runs 71 minutes.

April 16, 2019 ·71m · Cinema To The Letter

Summary

Double Edged Double Bill turns the big 5-0 at 24 frames per second. Since the Laika title Missing Link came out recently, Adam Thomas and Thomas Mariani are joined by their returning animation enthusiast guest Scott Johnson to talk about two films featuring the artform of stop motion animation. First up is the good feature Fantastic Mr. Fox, where Wes Anderson brought his live action dollhouse aesthetic to a miniature landscape. Then, the bad feature is Monkeybone, in which Henry Selick's stop motion aesthetic was squandered on a lame fantasy comedy filled with crass humor and Brendan Fraser mugging. Together, our trio wonders how many corduroy jackets Mr. Anderson sacrificed, feels weird about heaping praise on Chris Kattan and picks the films for next week where our alternate choices from the last 50 episodes are given a chance at redemption! So get that cussin' cotton out of your ears and listen to the latest bout of chaos! To stay up to date about the podcast, follow us on Twitter @DEDBpod, our Facebook page and send us feedback at [email protected]! If you like the show, please subscribe to or rate us on platforms like iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher!

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