Friday, December 18, 2015

Good Story 123: Millions (2004)


Julie and Scott find a bag of cash. Scott wants to give the money to The Judean People's Front, but Julie wants it to go to the People's Front of Judea. Find out what they decide in Episode 123: Millions (2004), directed by Danny Boyle.


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  • From Julie's Happy Catholic blog: A man came up to the window to ask for money. I know there are those who do this as a scam. So what should you do?



  • Friday, December 4, 2015

    Good Story 122: Leaf by Niggle and The Great Divorce



    Julie and Scott spend an episode in Purgatory. Scott somewhat enjoyed the bus ride (except the violent part), and Julie came back with a pile of intricate leaves. In Episode 122, two stories for the price of one: Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis.

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    Sunday, November 22, 2015

    Good Story 121: Skyfall


    In Episode 121, Julie and Scott chased James Bond who was after Silva who was after M. Q was no help whatsoever. Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes.


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    Friday, November 13, 2015

    Good Story 120: The City



    In Episode 120, Julie (or Julianne, but never Jules) and Scott (or Scotty, but never Scooter) discuss The City, an excellent Dean Koontz novel.

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    Friday, October 23, 2015

    Good Story 119: Halloween (1978)


    Hannah appeared outside the window. Julie and Scott invite her in (after checking for knives) to offer tips on horror movie survival. Like not dropping weapons when you think its over. How to get out of the house when you think its over. And that its never really over, especially when you think its over.


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    Friday, October 16, 2015

    Good Story 118: The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde



    Julie and Scott do not feel they should be held responsible for the content of this podcast. The salt they found not only turned everything an odd color, but also turned them into the evil Juanita and Cesar. At this point, no one is sure who said what about The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde.

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  • Brandon Vogt's review of The C.S. Lewis Bible


  • Friday, September 25, 2015

    Good Story 117: Les Miserables (2012)


    Scott has found a perfect location for a Den of Dissolutes in downtown Paris, but he can't understand why Julie is building a barricade outside. Not a chair left in the place! So they have to stand while discussing Les Miserables (2012), directed by Tom Hooper.


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    Friday, September 11, 2015

    Good Story 116: Endurance



    In Episode 116, Julie and Scott scour Alfred Lansing's story of Shackleton's ill-fated Trans-Antarctic Expedition for household and beauty tips.



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  • How Louis C.K. Became Funny, and Why It Matters, Study Hacks blog
  • The Late, Great Stephen Colbert at GQ Magazine


  • Prayer for Offering Up Suffering
    Dear Lord,
    I offer you (whatever your concern or problem here)
    For the conversion of sinners
    For the forgiveness of sins
    In reparation for sins and
    For the salvation of souls.
    Amen.

    The Fr Barron video mentioned in the podcast:


    Tuesday, September 1, 2015

    Good Story 115: Ben Hur



    Julie and Scott spend three years watching Ben Hur and they don't regret a moment of it. Episode 115, Ben Hur (1959) directed by William Wyler, who directed lots of things that were nothing like this.


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    • Rose's answers to Scott's editing questions:
      Question 1: Editing was looked on more as a craft back in the Ben-Hur days than as an artistic field as it is today. She wasn't positive but thought that directors then would see the cuts (and sometimes reshoot parts as a result to get what they wanted) but they weren't "over-the-shoulder" the way directors are today. Perhaps the studio wanted to ensure that Wyler did an "over-the-shoulder" supervision. Especially with that much cash at stake.

      Question 2: The problem with asking about "best edited" film is that there are a lot of different editing styles, so first you'd have to settle what style. There is "seamless" which means you never notice the editing at all. There is the sort that uses lots of jump cuts. And so forth. So she had no definitive answer.

    Friday, August 21, 2015

    Good Story 114: Uncle Tom's Cabin



    Julie and Scott spend some time with a couple of saints, a guy named Augustine, a very untidy kitchen, and Simon of Legree. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is the subject of Episode 114!


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  • Julie's reading of Uncle Tom's Cabin at her other podcast, Forgotten Classics.