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What Are You Doing, Movie?

by Friends In Your Head

What Are You Doing, Movie? (previously known as Down in Front) is a film commentary podcast created by four guys who not only love movies, but work on them for a living. Each week a new release goes up; a downloadable MP3 file that can be played in sync with that week's movie on DVD, Blu-Ray, or whatever media player you happen to like to watch pirated movies on. You do not need to have the movies in question to enjoy the show, because listening to an episode by itself is effectively just listening to a particularly in-depth conversation about a movie. However, if you do want to watch the movie - like we do - the process for syncing the files to your copy of the film is simple, and we go over it every episode right up front just to be safe. These commentaries function on their own as discussions and reviews of the films, and while we recommend listening along with the movie of the week, it's not necessary, especially if you're familiar with it. It's a dynamic that we think works pretty

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Episodes

  1. Announcement: Goodnight, Goodnight!

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Announcement: Goodnight, Goodnight! - Hello for the new folks and goodbye for the old folks.

  2. Blade Runner (The Final Cut)

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Blade Runner (The Final Cut) - Everyone has always respected this movie, sure, but...Teague *finally* gets it, and he is about to lose his goddamned mind about it.

  3. American Graffiti

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - American Graffiti - Did you know George Lucas made other movies?

  4. The Omega Man

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Omega Man - Say, why don't we do some classic goddamned science fiction?

  5. The Black Hole

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Black Hole - It turns out, we literally did this movie by mistake... so you're off the hook for having never seen it.

  6. Silent Running

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Silent Running - This is a great conversation. Trey curates the directorial debut of VFX trailblazer Douglas Trumbull.

  7. Star Wars Again

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Star Wars Again - Surprise! It's our first-ever "revisited" commentary. We're all thinkin' about Mike this Christmas... let's do Star Wars again!

  8. The Aviator

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Aviator - We have fun with this one. Three goddamned hours of it.

  9. Good Will Hunting

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Good Will Hunting - Y'know, I'll bet the question of "will you listen to this?" is influenced in no way by the text that gets written in this space. Anyway. This is a fun episode. ... Sup.

  10. The Iron Giant

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Iron Giant - Alright, let's watch a lovely goddamned movie. How about that.

  11. Psycho

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Psycho - We humbly present you with one last (now slightly belated) scary movie for this season.

  12. Day of the Dead '85

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Day of the Dead '85 - It's scary month again, folks! This is a fun one, and the last episode we recorded before Mike's leave of absence. Enjoy!

  13. re: Michael Scott

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - re: Michael Scott - Our friend Mike is in the hospital.

  14. Jackie Brown [Curated]

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Jackie Brown [Curated] - This week, Dorkman curates what is perhaps the least-seen of all Tarantino movies. Jackie Brown, why have we forsaken thee?

  15. Noah

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Noah - Let's talk about the value of "approach," because -- damn.

  16. My Favorite Martian

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - My Favorite Martian - So, Trey worked on this. Like, a lot. Story time.

  17. The Rocketeer

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Rocketeer - You know, upon reflection, maybe The Rocketeer could have been a Star Wars or an Indiana Jones. Why wasn't it?

  18. World War Z (Unrated)

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - World War Z (Unrated) - ...how did they manage to pull this one off? Damn, movie.

  19. The Cowboys [Curated]

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Cowboys [Curated] - Trey curates a fundamental cinematic experience: The Watching Of John Wayne Movies.

  20. Night of the Hunter

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Night of the Hunter - This week, Eddie curates a classic few people seem to know, but somehow manages to inspire a whole bunch of influential artists. What's the deal with Night of the Hunter?

  21. Brave

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Brave - So, this is awkward. ... What the hell, Pixar?

  22. Leap of Faith

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Leap of Faith - What a crazy little movie that the whole world seems to have forgotten about.

  23. The Book of Eli

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Book of Eli - Hey, you know what kind of falls apart the second you think about it? ... No, seriously, does anyone know?

  24. Gravity

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Gravity - We sit down with honest-to-god ISS Mission Controller Anthony Vareha to talk space stations, space movies, and various disturbing accuracies present "on station" in Cuaron's Gravity! (Also, check the forum for video of this episode.)

  25. Margin Call [Curated]

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Margin Call [Curated] - This week, Brian suggests "Margin Call," mostly as an excuse to talk about the financial crisis. So we do that. (We're professionals, but not at that, either.)

  26. Blast From The Past [Curated]

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Blast From The Past [Curated] - You do not need to have seen Blast From The Past. This curated choice, from Teague, is a "re-write" from first to last. What if this were a musical?

  27. Paper Moon [Curated]

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Paper Moon [Curated] - Introducing "Curated" movies, or movies where someone on the panel is recommending a film to the world. This week, Trey recommends Paper Moon.

  28. Dogma

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Dogma - Our first Kevin Smith movie. Why Dogma? Because we're pretty sure it's the best Kevin Smith movie.

  29. Groundhog Day

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Groundhog Day - Look, on the outside chance you haven't seen Groundhog Day, serious talk: you need to watch Groundhog Day.

  30. Oblivion

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Oblivion - 2013 was packed with big, throwback-y sci-fi suspense movies. Few were any good. Why do we think Oblivion is worth revisiting?

  31. Elysium

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Elysium - Alright, now that we've got all that Potter out of our system, let's get down to business: what the hell happened with Elysium?

  32. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #8 - Deathly Hallows Pt. 2

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #8 - Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 - We reach the end. You guys and all of us decided to be simultaneously stupid and helpful, and a lot of folks dived headfirst into that calling. A lot of folks were stupid... and a lot of…

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  33. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #7 - Deathly Hallows Pt. 1

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #7 - Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 - Things are getting a little loopy.

  34. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #6 - Half-Blood Prince

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #6 - Half-Blood Prince - Sure we took a two-week break to share some topical current news stories on Intermission, but we're back into the Malariathon! ... And it's really, really late!

  35. Harry Potter and the 24-Hour Malariathon - Movie #5 - Order of the Phoenix

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24-Hour Malariathon - Movie #5 - Order of the Phoenix - Past the halfway point, we found that - hey! - Order of the Phoenix is a really underrated movie. Is it just the exhaustion, or are we onto something here?

  36. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #4 - Goblet of Fire

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #4 - Goblet of Fire - Goblet of Fire was a movie that everyone - us too! - loved when it came out. And it seems like a movie that a lot of people have since waned on. What gives?

  37. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #3 - Prisoner of Azkaban

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #3 - Prisoner of Azkaban - So we've got a good thing goin' here with these Chris Columbus movies... let's see what happens when we drop some Cuaron on the proceedings, shall we?

  38. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #2 - Chamber of Secrets

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #2 - Chamber of Secrets - The 24 Hour Malariathon continues with this; a movie that nobody seems to hate, but inspires pretty ubiquitous MEH responses from all it touches. What's goin' on with Chamber of Secrets, anyway?

  39. Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #1 - Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Harry Potter and the 24 Hour Malariathon - Movie #1 - Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone - Our 200th episode. We partnered up with MuggleNet.com in a giant 24-hour livestream "Malariathon" to raise money for Against Malaria Foundation. This is the, uh, beginning.

  40. The Potter Announcement

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Potter Announcement - On December 7th, for 24 hours straight, we're teaming up with MuggleNet.com to fight Malaria with Harry Potter commentaries. Learn more at friendsinyourhead.com/potter.

  41. Poltergeist

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Poltergeist - Trey learns three youngin's on the finer points of classic cinema. (That's "youngin'," plural. The apostrophe stands.)

  42. Carrie '76

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Carrie '76 - Who better to discuss a story about the horrors of feminine puberty on the internet than five middle-class white guys, you know?

  43. Vertigo

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Vertigo - Here, how about an old, classic, important movie that Teague loved and Trey was bored by. How's that for a spread, huh?

  44. Rosemary's Baby

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Rosemary's Baby - Happy Scary Month, everybody! This week we sit down with fancy cinematographer Laura Beth to talk about how this classic of the genre holds up to a modern eye.

  45. Ong Bak

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Ong Bak - After judging the 11th annual Lightsaber Choreography Competition (watch!), we gather around to discuss what a proper fightin' movie looks like.

  46. The Dark Crystal

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Dark Crystal - To celebrate the visit of one of our favorite forumers (VFX mage-god MasterZap) we sit down to crack the weird, whimsical nut that is The Dark Crystal.

  47. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Look, here's the problem. Brad Bird. There's only one of him. We all need to work together to rectify that.

  48. Attack the Block

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Attack the Block - It's time. It's time now. It's time for you to watch Attack the Block.

  49. Contagion

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - Contagion - Three guys who love the hell out of Contagion make their case to Teague, who loves it on paper and can't figure out why that doesn't translate to the screen.

  50. The Wizard of Oz

    What Are You Doing, Movie? - The Wizard of Oz - Trey's not here this week, so we thought we'd put five twenty-somethings on the podcast and talk about a movie from the '30s. We're geniuses.

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What Are You Doing, Movie? (previously known as Down in Front) is a film commentary podcast created by four guys who not only love movies, but work on them for a living. Each week a new release goes up; a downloadable MP3 file that can be played in sync with that week's movie on DVD, Blu-Ray, or whatever media player you happen to like to watch pirated movies on. You do not need to have the movies in question to enjoy the show, because listening to an episode by itself is effectively just listening to a particularly in-depth conversation about a movie. However, if you do want to watch the movie - like we do - the process for syncing the files to your copy of the film is simple, and we go over it every episode right up front just to be safe. These commentaries function on their own as discussions and reviews of the films, and while we recommend listening along with the movie of the week, it's not necessary, especially if you're familiar with it. It's a dynamic that we think works pretty

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What Are You Doing, Movie? has 238 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on February 27, 2015.

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What Are You Doing, Movie? (previously known as Down in Front) is a film commentary podcast created by four guys who not only love movies, but work on them for a living. Each week a new release goes up; a downloadable MP3 file that can be played in sync with that week's movie on DVD, Blu-Ray, or...

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What Are You Doing, Movie? publishes weekly, based on its 238 episodes since April 2009.

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