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Film Dicks

by Blaise Weller

Writer/Director Blaise Weller and Actor Ray Dzhorgov discuss great filmmaking and not so great filmmaking, the power of story or the failure of it, good acting and not so great performances over drinks and their experience.

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Episodes

  1. Film Dicks Rave Over RRR! Ray Loves Men Without Shirts! Blaise Loves Indian and Ayurvedic History, Culture, and Actors!!

    Ray and Blaise dissect one of Ray's favorites, the action packed RRR. Blaise gets into Ayurvedic and Indian History and Mythology while covering the scenes with Ray and the overall storyline.

  2. Lucky! Part 2 Blaise And Ray Discuss Acting While Blaise Does a Deep Dive on the Songs and Writing, Giving A Final Tribute To Harry Dean Stanton

    Blaise and Ray continue dissecting Lucky, focusing on the acting and individual performances. Blaise makes further connections to David Lynch's work with John Carroll Lynch's shooting and Logan Sparks writing, as well as insider information into Logan Spark's insight and writing. Blaise deep…

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  3. Lucky! Blaise Loves Harry Dean Stanton, The Lynch Brothers, Logan Sparks and Ron Livingston! And So Does Ray!

    Blaise and Ray discuss Harry Dean Stanton's last film, the writer behind it, and John Carroll Lynch's directorial debut. Blaise and Ray dive deep into the acting, the scenes, shots, songs, and writing within, along with Blaise's fascination with one of his favorite directors--his acting, tone and...

  4. Fleabag! Part 2 Blaise Loves Phoebe Waller-Bridge And Defends Her Writing From Cancel Culture!

    Blaise and Ray continue discussion of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and much of Season 2 of Fleabag, Blaise cautions Ray and the world of cancel culture to believe only half of what you see and NONE of what you hear, defending Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the idea she would do anything but add to the...

  5. Fleabag! Blaise Loves Phoebe Waller-Bridge!

    Join Film Dicks as they dissect Blaise's favorite writer and series of recent, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, beginning the completion of their Women In Film series. Stay tuned for part two of Fleabag, coming soon.

  6. Women In Film Series: You Were Never Really Here. Blaise Loves Lynne Ramsay!

    Blaise and Ray discuss another of Blaise's favorite directors and films of this decade, Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here, continuing the Women In Film Series. Ray gets yelled at by Blaise for needing drawn out, fully explained flashbacks.

  7. Women in Film! Ildiko' Enyedi! Blaise's Favorite Director and Film of this Decade.

    Blaise and Ray in the first of a three part series, Women In Film, discuss Blaise's favorite female director, Ildiko' Enyedi, as well as his favorite film of this decade, On Body and Soul, an iconic Cincinnati record store, the need for weird and weird people, Ray's hatred of "weird films", and...

  8. Merry Cultmas! Blaise Loves Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Gordon Gebert, Listermann's Brewery, The Crosstown Shootout, and Trains! Ray Loves Shirtless Actors, Child Actors, and Giant Beers!

    Blaise and Ray discuss the Miller coaching showdown in the Crosstown Shootout, and Blaise's favorite Christmas Classic, Holiday Affair, while drinking one of Blaise's favorite beers from one of his favorite breweries: Listermann's Operation Flintlock Stout. Ray learns what a crowler is and feels...

  9. Sicario is Sic! Real Men In Film

    Blaise and Ray discuss great acting, impeccable shot selection, along with great writing in Sicario, and the need for more tough-men characters in film, as well as the notorious slap (not so manly behavior of Will Smith) at the Oscars. Video available on Blaise Weller's youtube channel. Stay…

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  10. Blaise Loves Tarantino, Muhammad Ali, Brad Pitt, Bruce Dern, Sharon Tate, Chris Rock, and Great Writing! Ray Loves Leonardo, Dakota Fanning and Aging Stuntmen!

    Ray and Blaise discuss Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Blaise yells at Ray for not knowing his history, part of the storyline, as well as the world for not understanding how good Tarantino's writing is, his expertise in pitting character vs. character within his films. Ray…

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  11. Blaise Loves Jarmusch, Paterson, Driver, Pubs, and Poets! Ray Loves Annoying Boyfriends and Girlfriends!

    Blaise and Ray dissect and argue about characters in Jim Jarmusch's Patterson, while Ray forgets the main story line in Pulp Fiction, but learns a new respect for poetry and one of Blaise's favorite directors.

  12. Ray Likes Noir! Blaise Loves Billy Wilder, Mitchum, Barbara S., and Edward G.!

    Ray gets introduced to Noir through some of Blaise's favorites. Join us on the case as we put a magnifying glass to Double Indemnity and Farewell My Lovely.

  13. Blaise Loves Cagney, Basketball, and Joe Burrow!

    In this episode, Blaise handpicks one of his favorite actors and noir-ish film to stretch Ray's acting chops, one that influenced mob films forever: James Cagney in The Public Enemy...after a short rant about sport castors.

  14. Introducing the Film Dicks!

    Blaise and Ray introduce one another and the premise of the show, Film Dicks.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Writer/Director Blaise Weller and Actor Ray Dzhorgov discuss great filmmaking and not so great filmmaking, the power of story or the failure of it, good acting and not so great performances over drinks and their experience.

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Blaise Weller

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What is Film Dicks about?

Writer/Director Blaise Weller and Actor Ray Dzhorgov discuss great filmmaking and not so great filmmaking, the power of story or the failure of it, good acting and not so great performances over drinks and their experience.

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Film Dicks has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Film Dicks is created and hosted by Blaise Weller.
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