The Killing (1956)
Added 2025-01-20 08:00:10 +0000 UTCThe boyz discuss The Killing.
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is this specific to a region? never heard about it in the south
bloodflart
2025-01-26 03:33:43 +0000 UTCwow great start, mine was Monkey Shine
bloodflart
2025-01-26 03:33:13 +0000 UTCi hate when guys lose but it is effective
bloodflart
2025-01-26 03:32:55 +0000 UTCi must be a fuckin stoner cause i remember liking it, i should rewatch now that everyone has told me how to feel about it
bloodflart
2025-01-26 03:31:52 +0000 UTCWho randomly shoehorned a wrestling bout into their movie better, Kubrick or John Carpenter?
Haunted Screen
2025-01-25 12:40:06 +0000 UTCI didn’t frequent Landsdown Road but I used to go to Scruffy Duffy’s fairly often in the mid-late 2000s. The original Scruffy’s is closed now and while they’ve reopened at new locations the vibe I just not the same. When they closed, some of the staff moved on and opened their own place, Triona’s - one on Third and one on Sullivan. Both of the places have the vibe you described and the one on Sullivan has the original chef from Scruffy’s and their wings use the original recipe. I left Hells Kitchen a while ago and am in Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill area, I’ve been to Zombie Hut and they still have games there.
D
2025-01-24 03:53:19 +0000 UTCFunny that Gabrus mentioned drinking at a bar in Hell’s Kitchen because I just discovered a documentary on YouTube called First Call. It is from 2001 and they go around to several bars in Hell’s Kitchen and interview the people who come in for a morning drink. It is just under an hour long, shot in black & white, and the characters in it are amazing.
WigeyInTheStreetsMitchyInTheSheets
2025-01-23 15:40:49 +0000 UTCBlasphemy
Michael Daniels
2025-01-23 11:37:09 +0000 UTCRoom 237 is the result of a group of dudes passing a blunt and talking about their Shining theories and someone said "bro we should make a movie about this." It's fun discussion but as a creative enterprise, you can skip it.
Michael Daniels
2025-01-23 11:36:26 +0000 UTCHudsucker Proxy is a NYE movie
Jason Lee
2025-01-22 22:36:34 +0000 UTCAlso Grendel, say hi to your mom for me.
David McElroy
2025-01-22 13:23:36 +0000 UTCI agree Grendel. There are multiple times where I laughed out loud at the absurdity. It seems to support stangers take that reading into it too much is not the answer. It’s about the effect obsession has over these people and how they project their interests onto the movie. I liked it a lot and would suggest Shining fans watch it. Very confused about the scorn for it.
David McElroy
2025-01-22 13:23:13 +0000 UTCAlso agree that Luke Kirby was good as Lenny Bruce.
Morgan
2025-01-22 10:53:47 +0000 UTCI mean, yeah, those people are lost and unwell and that is the take-away I have of that ‘documentary’ but it’s not like it is sold or presented as pursuing that angle: it’s very much “do you like Kubrick’s The Shining? Here’s a documentary where a bunch of people have takes on the symbolism and meaning in that film” either way, it’s a bad and annoying film.
Morgan
2025-01-22 10:51:00 +0000 UTCI always thought the Room 237 documentary was a fascinating portrait of mental illness and obsession. Like the people they interview are all so lost in unconvincing, self-flattering, conspiracy nonsense. It never occurred to me that someone might take them seriously.
Grendel
2025-01-22 05:12:24 +0000 UTCThe IMDB commenter/“simple-minded parent” voice that Ben does as an occasional aside has taken over my life
Don Bell
2025-01-22 03:07:22 +0000 UTCThat's the one! I worked in San Mateo for a few years right before it closed ~2007/8. They had $1 dogs and $1 beers on Mondays so sometimes we would hit it up after work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Meadows_Racetrack I see now that it was "once the home of Seabiscuit" and that "The innovative William P. Kyne introduced pari-mutuel wagering, the popular daily double, the first all-enclosed starting gate, the totalizator board and the photo-finish camera at Bay Meadows." Seems like real estate developers were eyeing it for a long time before it was forced to close. I challenge you to find a $1 beer in the Bay Area now
Cromsicle
2025-01-22 01:50:20 +0000 UTCOh we believe you, you're an ABZ fan. Comes with the turf
ageeogee
2025-01-22 00:01:37 +0000 UTChell ya - action boyz doing golden age film noir. keep em coming.
Daniel
2025-01-21 23:44:18 +0000 UTCMy father in law’s brother came back from Vietnam all messed up and spent the majority of his time thereafter at Bay Meadows blowing every spare dime he had on horse racing. After they shut it down, he had to cross the bay to Golden Gate Fields, which also shut down about 6 months ago. Weird subculture, but I’m sure he ran across quite a few interesting characters throughout the years.
Jim
2025-01-21 23:09:25 +0000 UTC@josh Yes! And he had great chemistry with Rachel Brosnahan. @mouse totally get it, that’s definitely happened to me with other actors haha
Jenn
2025-01-21 22:56:10 +0000 UTCYeah he was fine as Bruce. He also plays a movie star trying to do Hamlet (like Keanu did) on S1 of Slings and Arrows -- he was fine in the personal scenes, but fittingly horrible during the Shakespeare and now my brain just assumes he's a bad actor.
eponymouse_ponymouse
2025-01-21 20:54:01 +0000 UTCAlso the comments about trying to get your dad to play video games... Very vivid memory of my little brother and I trying to get my dad to play one of the Madden N64 games with us and him immediately giving up because the joystick motion was inverted from the way it is on airplanes.
another morgan
2025-01-21 20:43:45 +0000 UTCI’m gonna take a swing and say 200 Cigarettes is the NYE movie Ben is trying to think of.
Justin Robinson
2025-01-21 20:41:47 +0000 UTCAgree, that he was really good as Lenny Bruce and brought a ton of warmth to that show
Josh K
2025-01-21 20:23:38 +0000 UTCI recently watched all the Kubrick movies in order and listened to all the Blank Check episodes on them, something they learned through all that is something I've always thought about Kubrick is that he's very deliberate about setting up shots with lighting and staging but his tons of takes technique wasn't about control and doing it until it's how it is in his head like a Fincher or something. It's because he's waiting for something to surprise him and get something that maybe nobody thought of in the first takes. Some actors loved it and the actors who hated it were the type who needed to be told they are doing it right. Loved getting to rewatch the killing and loved listening to Stanger mix up Fear and Desire and Paths of Glory because they are both war movies and I do the exact same thing
Steven Nuchols
2025-01-21 19:18:44 +0000 UTCI really liked Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce, but I guess this is not the first time I’ve had a difference of opinion with one of the Boyz with respect to an Amy Sherman-Palladino show (my introduction to Rodgers was his somewhat infamous appearance as a guest on Gilmore Guys)
Jenn
2025-01-21 18:34:31 +0000 UTCBay Meadows?
Nathan Rodriguez
2025-01-21 18:13:26 +0000 UTCOtto’s Shrunken Head is pretty fun too.
Hammerthrust Von Sexron
2025-01-21 18:12:07 +0000 UTCMy grandfather owned race horses (harness racing) in New England and I have vague memories of going to the track that used to be next to Foxboro (now Gillette) Stadium before it closed down when I was 4
Jenn
2025-01-21 17:36:32 +0000 UTCNot sure if it's ABZ material but Vince Edwards also stars in a solid hitman B-movie from around this time called Murder by Contract (1958), which Scorsese cites as an influence. Looks like it's still on Criterion.
another morgan
2025-01-21 16:23:46 +0000 UTCThis Gun for Hire (1946) is Alan Ladd's debut and a tidy little anti-hero on the run flick with some fun side characters. Recommend.
eponymouse_ponymouse
2025-01-21 13:15:06 +0000 UTCThat Sterling fellow would make a great Robocop.
Dan
2025-01-21 12:57:31 +0000 UTCWas going to say Cross of iron but that is James Coburn who I just realised is a different person
pube
2025-01-21 12:42:06 +0000 UTCthoughtful entertainment
Cromsicle
2025-01-21 05:34:21 +0000 UTCI just looked up the filming locations and realized I’VE BEEN TO THAT RACETRACK! San Mateo $1 dogs back in the day…
Cromsicle
2025-01-21 05:32:33 +0000 UTCThe walking into the chess club scene blew my mind. I saw it and thought “why would I be able to read the name of the place from inside the door that doesn’t make sense HOLY SHIT ITS IN THE MIRROR this Kubrick guy is a genius”
Cole Trickle
2025-01-21 05:24:16 +0000 UTCJust finished watching the movie. I think it was amazing. Love a movie about a bunch of guys fucking up and losing.
Cole Trickle
2025-01-21 05:20:00 +0000 UTCI mean if black and white heist movies are on the table, Rififi would be great.
another morgan
2025-01-21 04:15:54 +0000 UTCHell in the Pacific with Mifune
itsyourcousinstjean
2025-01-21 03:07:47 +0000 UTCAlso my final rentals from Blockbuster before they shutdown was first time watches of both 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Year We Made Contact
Darryl Bowen
2025-01-21 02:41:59 +0000 UTCZombie hut is still a great bar.
Bluvbot
2025-01-21 02:27:10 +0000 UTCThis Kubrick feller’s got a bright future ahead of him
David McElroy
2025-01-21 02:23:07 +0000 UTCHoly shit, I also bought Dark City as my first DVD, along with The Matrix.
Nathan Rodriguez
2025-01-21 00:31:16 +0000 UTCPretty sure my first DVDs was Blade and Dark City
Darryl Bowen
2025-01-20 23:39:04 +0000 UTCSame with me last year
Darryl Bowen
2025-01-20 23:38:25 +0000 UTCHawk Talk isn't a Ladyhawk podcast? How disappointing lol Don't feel to bad Gabrus, I'm in my mid 40s and didn't see this until early 2024 and Barry Lyndon in 2022.
Darryl Bowen
2025-01-20 23:37:17 +0000 UTCHow many ABZ listeners have a close relative that would frequent the track? My great uncle Sol took me a few times. Tried to explain it to me. No idea how he ended up my adult that day. I was 8-10 yrs old.
Hammerthrust Von Sexron
2025-01-20 23:11:02 +0000 UTCIdk what the Hoopla’s all ‘bout.
Paul
2025-01-20 22:54:32 +0000 UTCI am stuck with Hoopla which I have a gut sense is about 2/3 as good as Kanopy.
Mitch Kapa
2025-01-20 22:49:13 +0000 UTCOK whats on your Mt. Rushmore of cuck meltdown scenes? I'm assuming we have to have George Peatty, Little Bill from Boogie Nights,
dyscostic
2025-01-20 22:28:01 +0000 UTC+ Emperor of the North
Adam Ross
2025-01-20 22:05:43 +0000 UTCYes! Do Point Blank and Prime Cut for Lee Marvinvember.
Data Janitor
2025-01-20 21:54:19 +0000 UTCI loved this ep and especially the distraction today thx ☺️
Kat soh
2025-01-20 21:34:20 +0000 UTCIn Goodfellas when Spider gets shot in the foot, Tommy Says “Take him to Ben Casey, the little prick. Let him crawl there like he crawls for the fuckin' drinks.” It never occurred to me until now that he was referencing a tv show.
Nathan Rodriguez
2025-01-20 21:28:50 +0000 UTCGood ol Kanopy. 👍🏻 #LibraryBoyz
Paul
2025-01-20 20:34:32 +0000 UTCI had never heard of this movie until today. I’m fascinated by the idea of there being a “Chess and Checkers Society” where someone might pay to go hang out and play checkers. I just started the podcast, sorry if they touched on that and I’m being redundant.
Nathan Rodriguez
2025-01-20 20:19:31 +0000 UTCVenom (1981) slaps. Oliver Reed is great in it too.
Bluvbot
2025-01-20 20:04:45 +0000 UTCI always think of Forrest Gump for New Years movies, that shot of Lt Dan is perfect
bloodflart
2025-01-20 19:54:43 +0000 UTCLe Samourai please
eponymouse_ponymouse
2025-01-20 19:46:15 +0000 UTCWas listening to the dumbbells podcast yesterday and loved hearing Erin be so confused about Stangerbot 🤣 would love to hear Stangerbot’s workout routine and healthy lifestyle choices
Liz Thompson
2025-01-20 19:13:26 +0000 UTCGabrus 😢
FiddlersGreenDay
2025-01-20 19:10:07 +0000 UTCI love to see movies this old covered, hot damn. I hope they eventually cover Point Blank with Lee Marvin. In a weird way I feel it's the ur-text for this entire genre of movies we love.
itsyourcousinstjean
2025-01-20 18:38:40 +0000 UTCKubrick fans annoying? Please. We the Zombie Squadron annoy more people before 6am than most people annoy all day.
Dan
2025-01-20 18:18:04 +0000 UTCThe words “never trust a fart” were meaningless until my thirties.
WigeyInTheStreetsMitchyInTheSheets
2025-01-20 18:09:10 +0000 UTCI was sick with the flu all week, and the same thing happened to me! Thank you, Gabrus, for speaking for all of us pantshitters.
Dan
2025-01-20 18:06:44 +0000 UTCIt’s like if you made movies and someone listed the movies you made
Chuck smash
2025-01-20 17:51:23 +0000 UTCFate! You're doing one of my favourite movies the day before my subscription runs out (I'll be back). Plus I just bought the Criterion blu ray of The Killing 3 days ago. Thanks!
S M A G
2025-01-20 17:39:25 +0000 UTCLA chicks aren't the only ones that think they're a witch and have powers and shit
bloodflart
2025-01-20 17:31:04 +0000 UTCFriend of mine was iffy on Raging Bull.
Hammerthrust Von Sexron
2025-01-20 17:17:13 +0000 UTCI definitely have a harder time relating to them because the acting style of the time was more based on stage play...but they are still interesting even just as historical record, so saying "they are old and not good" is definitely a weird take.
Michael Daniels
2025-01-20 17:15:11 +0000 UTCi don't know if anyone will believe me, but i listened to Gabrus's story about an hour ago, paused the podcast to get some work done, and just sharted myself a lil bit for the first time in like 15 years. what the fuck, man Tiff's curse may still yield more victims yet... pray thee find some Pepto fellow listeners. godspeed
Robert Velasquez
2025-01-20 16:57:04 +0000 UTCI remember The first DVDs my family bought when I was younger were Face Off, Jack Frost, and Six days Seven Nights. Very random movies
PatrickKilbrogan
2025-01-20 16:51:43 +0000 UTCLaughing my ass off listening to the boyz talk about Elisha Cook, Jr.
Bluvbot
2025-01-20 15:52:23 +0000 UTCTax-evasion era Sterling Hayden title for 2026: “Venom” (1981), with batshit crazy Klaus Kinski, smoke show Susan George. Criminals holding family for ransom with a Black Mamba on the loose
Adam Ross
2025-01-20 14:06:34 +0000 UTCListening to Stanger crack up in the background while Gabrus recounts his pants shitting story made my morning.
Jim
2025-01-20 13:52:02 +0000 UTCParents made me and my sister(4 years older) share a black and white TV for years. The TV was on my room. I was pounded into submission many times to watch Fame & The Saturday Night Gold Dancers.
Rusch Rosenberger
2025-01-20 12:52:01 +0000 UTCI know multiple people that dislike black and white movies. “They’re old and not good. “ What a weird take.
Hammerthrust Von Sexron
2025-01-20 12:34:47 +0000 UTCThis movie ruled!
Oldmancoyoteface
2025-01-20 12:31:20 +0000 UTCNew game, ActionBoyz bit or legit news: https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/trump-mel-gibson-jon-voight-sylvester-stallone-special-ambassadors-troubled-hollywood-1235085691/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Eugenio Triana
2025-01-20 12:00:40 +0000 UTCCharlton Heston's opening SNL Planet Of The Apes bit. Hilarious: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/s/uD1TRvl21y
The Buffmaster
2025-01-20 08:22:04 +0000 UTCDammit not first
grant brown
2025-01-20 08:07:13 +0000 UTCGood movie
Ray
2025-01-20 08:04:29 +0000 UTCI don’t have anything fun to say but I’m going to watch the movie after I listen
Cole Trickle
2025-01-20 08:01:38 +0000 UTCCovering an overnight shift so I get to comment immediately again
Cole Trickle
2025-01-20 08:00:36 +0000 UTC
