At the Movies in the Noughties

• Miss March (2009) (Zach Cregger's First Movie!)

  "There's a bunny inside every woman." On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson just woke up from a coma to find this a comedy dude he liked is now making horror movies!? We're going back for Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore's 2009 Miss March! His special guest this week is... well, nobody! It's a special episode as Dev flies solo to tackle a movie that nobody he knows had heard of, but nevertheless is somewhat significant given the recent success of Zach Cregger. Will this be the start of more guestless ventures? Perhaps, if he can find the time. Dev has been a huge fan of The Whitest Kids U'Know since the 00s but never caught this raunchy road trip comedy co-written, co-directed, and co-starring two of them. Together we'll learn why this isn't a WKUK movie, how Playboy wasn't involved until test audiences wanted more, how the creators have dealt with the devastating reviews, and just maybe we'll have some laughs. Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Executive Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: twitter.com/atthenoughties Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title and opening music: 'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com 'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Josie and The Pussycats (2001) ft Ashley Thomas

  "I'm here because I was in the comic book.." On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson learns a little french and a lot about friendship when a struggling band from Riverdale makes it big. The sisterhood bond Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Valorie (Rosario Dawson), and Melody (Tara Reid) is put to the test when their new agents Wyatt (Alan Cumming) and Fiona (Parker Posey) are using their music to subliminally sell products to teenagers. All this and more in Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan's 2001 Josie and The Pussycats! His special guest this week is Ashley Thomas! A writer at Fangirlish, and consummate podcaster with Podcast-616, We Are Starfleet, and Gene-ology: A Mission Log Look into Gene Roddenberry’s Works, she also has her personal passion of music all thanks to this very fun movie. Together they laugh along with the litany of great meta and silly jokes and wonder why critics couldn't find this funny, praise the particular outstanding pairing of Cumming and Posey, bop their heads to the genuinely decent music to appreciate the real artists behind the fictional band, and move swiftly past the negative release reviews and into the more current reappraisal still in effect today! Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Ashley Thomas bsky.app/profile/thenerdyblogger.bsky.social Executive Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: twitter.com/atthenoughties Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title and opening music: 'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com 'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Meet Dave (2008) ft Rob Turnbull

  "Welcome to Old Navy." On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson had the pick of all the decade and went with this. Eddie Murphy plays a tiny alien who visits Earth inside a spaceship shaped like Eddie Murphy... Him and his crew need to recover a special orb that will drain our oceans for their survival, but Elizabeth Banks and her child show them the complexities and heart worth saving. There's also some jokes because it's meant to be a comedy, it's the 2008 Meet Dave. His special guest this week is Rob Turnbull! Co-host of You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast, and the brand new DCU focused Podcast 52, Rob is also an ardent fan of all things Eddie Murphy and watched every one of his '00s films at the movies, he never said he loves all of them. Together they run through the filmography of Eddie and whether Meet Dave is especially great or terrible in comparison to his output, consider just how hard he was working in this and the myriad of ways the script lets him down, contemplate on whether these high-concept fantasy movies are an attempt to elevate him from the expectations of a black comedian, and even question if a Meet Dave remake is worth it... Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Rob Turnbull twitter.com/Forducks Executive Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: twitter.com/atthenoughties Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title and opening music: 'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com 'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) ft Violet Hammond

  "I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum." On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson doesn't need to pretend to be dying to get a guest on to discuss this incredible movie. The tragicomedy follows three fantastical child prodegies of the Tenenbaum family who all suffer from midlife crisises just as their absent father Royal announces his cancer in an effort to make up for lost time. Hiding behind the pastel artefice are powerfully complex emotions which paved the way for Wes Anderson's career, it's the 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums. His special guest this week is Violet Hammond! Co-host of Movieversaries and Three Circles, and relentless guest on many more podcasts, she also grew up in New York and knows the film like the back of her hand. Together they cover the emotional highs and lows of this family, debate blame and acceptance of their quirks, explore the bevy of takes and readings of Wes' writings, consider the fantasy NYC compared to the realities of 2001, and of course pay tribute to the incredible Gene Hackman by finding the real heart behind the mythic gossip surrounding his performance. Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Violet Hammond bsky.app/profile/violeth310.bsky.social Executive Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: twitter.com/atthenoughties Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title and opening music: 'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com 'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Final Destination (2000) ft Adrian Smith

  "But remember the risk of cheating the plan... you don't even want to f*** with that MacDaddy." On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson has a premonition he's about to enjoy the start of a franchise that still has great films coming out right now. What started as a pitch to The X-Files became a blockbuster shocker as a teen prevents him and his classmates from boarding a doomed plane, only to find Death is still after them in James Wong's 2000 horror Final Destination. His special guest this week saw it in the cinemas 25 years ago! It's Adrian Smith, a media teacher, lecturer, commentary starrer, and podcaster for Wild, Wild Podcast also on the Film Stories network. They've avoided major disaster but will they pick up all the clues in order to fully discuss this inventive splatter thriller? The realness of the deaths are compared to sequels, Clear's strange psychic abilities are acknowledged, the potential counter forces of Death in the supernatural realm are considered, and perhaps the design for this podcast was always to keep reminding us of that tragedy... Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Adrian Smith twitter.com/retroramblings Executive Producer A. J. Black Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: twitter.com/atthenoughties Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title and opening music: 'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com 'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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