Thoughts From The Movies
by Josh Elsass
Two childhood best friends who grew up to work in the film industry. Now they want to take it back to film school. Dissecting movies, directors, filming techniques, and more on a weekly basis.Justin Luteran, worked in the motion picture literary department at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles before moving to development at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners. Where he worked on films including 2019 Best Picture nominee 1917, Focus Feature's horror thriller Come Play, and the upcoming Tom Hanks sci-fi epic Bios.
Episodes
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Pirates of the Caribbean
This movies has been a logn time coming. Famously Pirates of the Caribbean was the movie that made Justin want to make movies for the rest of his life. So the conversation dives deep into the reason why this movie was so impactful, and where the Pirates movies lives amongst films most celebrated...
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The Breakfast Club
One of the most important films in the history of Cinema. John Hughes masterpiece The Breakfast Club.
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Color Out Of Space
H.P. Lovecraft and Nicolas Cage should have created the most iconic movie ever. . . It was not, but still a hilarious conversation.
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Tropic Thunder
We know exactly who we are! We're a podcast playing a podcast disguised as another podcast! This week on Thoughts From The Movies, Tropic Thunder!
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The Princess Bride
As you wish. . . This week on Moveis was discuss the greatest story ever told.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Let's do the Time Warp Again! This week the guys write their love letter to Frank, Magenta, Riff Raff and the gang. Damn it, Janet how are you not going to join us?
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The Boondock Saints
"Oh really? I might just want to get a bagel with my coffee." It's a cult classic, a dramatically underrated movie. The Boondock Saints!
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Toy Story
That's not flying that's falling with style! Toys Story is a classic, but is it the best Pixar movie? Is Toy Story the best trilogy in film history? Is Sid really such a bad guy? Why are the Pizza Planet Aliens the most underrated character in the trilogy? All these questions and more discussed…
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Mars Attacks!
Ack Ack Ack! Tim Burtons 1996 Cult Classic Mar Attacks! is on the show this week.
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Coming To America
In the '80s there were maybe two people cooler on the entire planet. His run of movies is legendary and chief among them is Coming To America.
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Hitch
Will Smith is a legend with a filmography that is as deep as any actor on the planet. Inside the library of Will Smith is a forgotten gem Hitch. One of the more purely fun movies of the past few decades.
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Legally Blonde
The 2001 Blockbuster starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, and Selma Blair. This movie is packed with iconic moments, amazing quotes, and by far the best dating advice ever the bend and snap.
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2021 Trailers
The calendar has changed to 2021 and we want to preview some of the movies we are excited about.
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Gone Girl and Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
David Fincher is a modern master of Cinema. Two of his finest films are based on best-selling books. Today we cross-examine the movies.
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The Family Stone
Christmas may have passed but we still have the Holiday Vibes so we tackle the cult classic The Family Stone.
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Christmas Movies
Tis the holiday season and the guys are breaking down their favorite Christmas Movies.
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The Queen’s Gambit
For tonight if it sounds good to you : Tonight on a very special episode of Thoughts From The Movies! For the first time we break from our mantra to dive into the worldwide phenomenon of Netflix’s hit limited series The Queen’s Gambit. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s effect on the show’s massive...
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Heist Movies
The heist movie is a beloved genre of most movie-goers, but there are certain movies that polarize audiences. The guys break down some of the biggest movies in the heist genre.
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A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick is a master of Cinema, but even the masters have a stinker.
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Schindler's List
Steven Spielberg's masterpiece Schindler's List.
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Lucky Number Slevin
2006's Lucky Number Slevin, starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, and Ben Kingsley. Directed By: Paul McGuigan.
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Potpourri
Josh Elsass and Justin Luteran give you a few spooky suggestions, talk Aaron Sorkin, Jim Parsons, Scarlett Johansson's performance in Her, and much more. Plus Derrik Whiten drops the great question in Thoughts From The Movies History.
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Disney Channel Original Movies
Brink!, Smart House, Cadet Kelly, Cheetah Girls, and Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. If these titles are giving you heart palpitations you must be a millennial who lived by Disney Channel Orignal Movies every Friday Night. Join us now on Twitch for a trip down memory lane.
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Movie Posters
Movie posters are one of the most iconic parts of movie lore. Tonight we discuss what makes them great.
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Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf's career has gone from the weird little brother in Even Stevens to blockbuster actor, to a mental institution, to a brilliant renaissance of epic proportion. Tonight we reflect on his career and promising future.
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Project Power
Austin and Zach join Justin and Josh for a breakdown of the Netflix Original movie Project Power.
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Tv vs Film Actors
For ages, Hollywood has classified actors as TV or Film. Tonight we breakdown the stigma and examine those who successfully made the leap between, and those who did not.
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Books To Movies
What do Parzival, Tyler Durden, Veruca Salt, Atticus Finch, Count Olaf, Holly Golightly, Jay Gatsby, and Stanley Yelnats all have in common? All were figures in literature long before they appeared on the big screen. Tonight Thoughts From The Movies examines book-to-film adaptations, the good…
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Christopher Nolan
As movie theaters begin to reopen and to coincide with the release of Tenet across the US this weekend, this week's Thoughts From The Movies takes a look back at the career of the modern master of Cinema, Christopher Nolan.
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The Town
Zach PGH and The RankKing join Justin and Josh this week. They review Ben Affleck's 2010 crime thriller The Town.
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Paul Rudd
Tonight on Thoughts From The Movies, we discuss whether Paul Rudd is the greatest actor of his generation.
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The Phantom Menace
The Twitch debut of Thoughts From The Movies. We crack open the old chestnut of The Phantom Menace. Is it truly the most underrated movie of the Star Wars canon?
About this show
Two childhood best friends who grew up to work in the film industry. Now they want to take it back to film school. Dissecting movies, directors, filming techniques, and more on a weekly basis.Justin Luteran, worked in the motion picture literary department at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles before moving to development at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners. Where he worked on films including 2019 Best Picture nominee 1917, Focus Feature's horror thriller Come Play, and the upcoming Tom Hanks sci-fi epic Bios.
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Josh Elsass