by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley
Double Feature 1:
Adam: #1: Soul Food (1997)
Patrick: #2: Barbershop (2002)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Love Jones, Cooley High, Roll Bounce
Patrick: Theme: Shot in Chicago
Patrick: I’ll never pass up a chance to do a Chicago-themed double at the Cinemarink, but I wanted to focus specifically on Black films this time around. It’s been years since I saw Soul Food, a movie that has been a running joke in our house for over 20 years because it was one of only a handful of VHS tapes Erika bought Previously Viewed during her tenure at Blockbuster. Do I need to revisit it? I was happy to pair it with Barbershop, a really good movie with a great ensemble just like Soul Food. Barbershop is one of the all-time great Saturday Afternoon Surprise movies – something you go see as a matinee or catch on TV on a Saturday afternoon and end up falling in love with. The sequels are less successful because comedy sequels so often are, but the original is its own kind of classic.
Adam: I love this double and that Erika story. I’m a sucker for Chicago themes and this is a great one. I’ve wanted to see Soul Food since 1997 but never got around to it. Hopefully this is my chance. I love the Boyz II Men song from this movie, although I can’t listen to it without it making me cry. Barbershop is one of the best comedies of the 2000s so I’m glad to revisit that one, too. That’s the movie where I was like “Wait, am I a big Cedric the Entertainer guy?” Remember when he had that all-year garage sale in Larry Crowne?
Double Feature 2:
Patrick: #1: The Rookie (1990)
Adam: #2: Navy SEALs (1990)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Cadence, Courage Mountain, Catchfire, Men at Work
Adam: Theme: Charlie Sheen 1990
Adam: I was originally going for a night of Charlie Sheen movies he starred in released during the holiday season to reverse engineer a Christmas Sheen theme but there weren’t enough. Luckily, the movie gods smiled upon me when I saw on his Wikipedia page that he appeared in SIX movies in 1990! I thought pairing Navy SEALs with The Rookie made the most sense since they’re both action movies. I’m not the biggest fan of The Rookie but I’m enough of a fan of the idea of The Rookie to watch it until I like it more. I’ve only seen Navy SEALs once many years ago so it will be nice to revisit it to refresh my memory. Doesn’t Sheen jump out of a car into a lake or something in the opening credits? (Check YouTube: Yes, yes, as a matter of fact he does).
Patrick: Navy SEALS is all downhill from that jump. 1990 was a big Sheen year! Obviously, I love this theme and I think pairing his two big action movies together is a great idea. I still haven’t seen Courage Mountain or Catchfire! Two unseen Sheens! UnSheens!
Double Feature 3:
Patrick: #2: Dutch (1991)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Disorganized Crime, Tales from the Crypt episode “For Cryin’ Out Loud,” The Star Chamber
Patrick: Theme: Big Screen Bundys
Patrick: I kind of miss the era (era) when actors would become TV stars and then try to transition into movies, if only because they usually made very specific kinds of star vehicles that mostly don’t get made anymore. Even though I don’t think I’m a Dutch guy, I miss the movie ecosystem that allowed it to be made, knowwhatImean? I think Don’t Tell Mom is a much better movie than its title would suggest and that Christina Applegate had the goods as a movie star, but it never panned out for her. My friend Dina once made me a t-shirt that said, “I’m Right on Top of That, Rose.” I would wear it to this double if I still had it.
Adam: I’m not a 4K guy but Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead on 4K would be what it takes to get me to upgrade because I want to see if you can 4K whatever that movie was shot on. It looks like someone’s home movie. I agree with you that I miss back in the day when so many movies were made as star vehicles to launch TV actors onto the big screen. This would be really fun to watch together and it’s good timing too with Dutch (a movie I ordered on eBay and then sold and now wish I had again) since it’s a Thanksgiving movie. Bummer you still don’t have that shirt. Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead taught Millennials about petty cash. It’s one of the essentials.
Double Feature 4:
Patrick: #1: The New World (2005)
Adam: #2: Munich (2005)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: 2046, Capote, Cinderella Man
Adam: Theme: The Remaining 2005 Drama’s Adam Has to (Re)Watch Before 2025 Ends
Adam: I’m having a bit of an existential crisis with 2K Replay. It will continue next year for sure, but I’m thinking of not watching all the other 2006s I’m not writing about. I’m tired. I need a second wind to get me through the remaining 2005s I have to (re)watch -- that I’m not writing about -- most of which are Dramas and listed here. I’m interested in seeing The New World for the first time. I think I tried it when it was on DVD in 2006 but didn’t make it far. I think I’ll go with the Director’s Cut this time. I also want to rewatch Munich but given the state of the world (this might be either the most appropriate or least appropriate time to watch Munich), I felt like it was better I do that and not write or talk about it anywhere. Same goes for Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire. Things were less complicated in 2005.
Patrick: This is going to be a heavy night but at least both movies are great. We get to feel like we went to a museum or something. In theory I love the idea that time changes art, but it doesn’t seem like the last 20 years have made any art better, just more prescient or, like in the case of Harry Potter, more ruined. Did you rewatch King Kong yet? Are you going to? That was my favorite 2005 back in 2005. I had much to learn.
Adam: I’m rewatching King Kong (2005) next month. I’m looking forward to it. It’s always been a 2.5/4 for me so I’m hoping time has been kind to it.
Double Feature 5:
Adam: #1: Excess Baggage (1997)
Patrick: #2: The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Big Lebowski, Take Me, Suicide Kings
Patrick: Theme: Fake Kidnappings
Patrick: I was so positive that Excess Baggage was going to be a huge hit in 1997 because Alicia Silverstone was coming off Clueless and I think I liked the trailer. I don’t remember it being very good, though, which is probably why it bombed. Silverstone deserved so much better than she got in the late ‘90s. I’m excited to revisit The Brothers Bloom, because that’s a movie I really loved when it came out, but I haven’t watched it in years. Why are there so many movies about fake kidnapping plots? And why were there so many movies in the ‘80s and ‘90s about people dressing up as the opposite gender? That’s not related to this double feature, just something I was thinking about.
Adam: This is a great double for me because I’ve never seen either Excess Baggage or The Brothers Bloom but have always wanted to. The only thing keeping this from being my pick for the FNDF podcast is they’re both about kidnapping, which is one of my least favorite subgenres. I’m not sure why it’s such a popular thing in movies (same goes for hostage shit). Now only if we got a movie where people dressed as the opposite gender were fake kidnapped, we’d be onto something.
Double Feature 6:
Patrick: #1: Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Adam: #2: Splash (1984)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Going Berserk, Speed Zone, Once Upon a Crime
Adam: Theme: Candy & Levy
Adam: One of the few non-horror movies I watched in October was the I Like Me documentary about the life and career of the late, great John Candy. I was glad to see you programmed Armed and Dangerous because I knew this is where you were going. It was nice to be reminded in the doc how often Candy collaborated with SCTV partner Eugene Levy on film. I thought having a night dedicated to the two of them would be fun and a good excuse to revisit Armed and Dangerous and Splash, both of which I’ve seen but not for a long time.
Patrick: My memory is that Armed and Dangerous is not great, but I wanted a Candy night and it’s directed by Mark Lester, who’s one of my guys. Do you think he’d come to the theater to introduce it? Splash is a good chaser because it’s a legit classic and Candy and Levy are so good in it. I love this theme, and I love that they worked together so many times. I don’t think I realized how much I missed John Candy in movies because I still watch his stuff so often, but it really is such a loss.
Double Feature 7:
Adam: #1: A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
Patrick: #2: The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Rookie of the Year, Halloween: Resurrection, American Pie 2, Live performance by the Thomas Ian Nicholas Band
Patrick: Theme: TIN Man
Patrick: I’ll admit I have very little affection for Thomas Ian Nicholas, especially after hearing your story of him being checked out at a signing. I’ve never seen A Kid in King Arthur’s Court, so I’m excited to check that one off the list (assuming it was ever on the list). I know Rookie of the Year is probably the more obvious pairing (because kids) but I decided to go all the way in the other direction and program a movie I don’t like much but will at least give us a totally different experience. I feel like Thomas Ian Nicholas is just about the caliber of celebrity that we would get his band to come out and play at the Cinemarink. Have you ever seen them live?
Adam: I don’t like the sunuvabitch either. I’m gonna make him wait for his popcorn like he made me wait when I got his autograph. That being said, A Kid in King Arthur’s Court maximizes its premise. It doesn’t really strike a false note, by which I mean of course a kid would introduce them to roller skates and gum. I didn’t remember he was in The Rules of Attraction but that’s cool. I’ll never turn down 35mm Sossamon. I’ve never seen TIN live because I wouldn’t have the composure not to boo him. P.S. I love Rookie of the Year and American Pie 1 & 2 so much. Go figure. Never meet your heroes.
Double Feature 8:
Patrick: #1: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Adam: #2: Shoot the Moon (1982)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Annie Hall, Reds, The Family Stone
Adam: Theme: Diane Keaton - New York Film Critics Circle Wins & Nominations
Adam: Another instance where I picked up what you were putting down. I’ve always liked Diane Keaton, but it surprised me a little how much I miss her after I heard of her passing. I think some of it is because a family friend we had looked like Diane Keaton, and she passed away a few years ago. Anyways, on a less sad note, I’d love to have a tribute night for Keaton at the Cinemarink. I’ve never seen either of the films we’re showing but I like programming two of her most acclaimed performances so I can catch up with them. I know both movies are tough hangs and there was a time I programmed Annie Hall as the second feature, but I felt like there was too much whiplash after the headliner. At least there’s The Family Stone trailer to chill me out. The only reason I say that is when I saw that trailer in 2005, I was convinced Rachel McAdams was the best-looking person I’d ever seen in my entire life. My sister used to tell me when she didn’t like the person I was dating that she wanted me to end up with someone like Rachel McAdams. Me, too, sis. Me too. I think my best chance now is when I’m admitted into a nursing home. Better late than never.
Patrick: Yeah, another tough night at the Cinemarink but a really good one. I’ve never seen Shoot the Moon so I’m excited to finally check it out, and anything is going to feel like a breather after Goodbar. So much of my lifetime was devoted to Diane Keaton playing wife or mom in big comedies like the Father of the Bride movies or First Wives Club so I’m glad we’ve devoted a night to her more dramatic stuff. She really had the goods and did great things for women in movies. Losing her and Robert Redford in the span of a few months is weird because I think I like what both represented for movies more than I ever enjoyed them on screen. I’m trying to fix that. I’m trying to be the shepherd.
Double Feature 9:
Adam: #1: Miami Blues (1990)
Patrick: #2: Palmetto (1998)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Body Heat, China Moon, Out of Time
Patrick: Theme: Florida Noir
Patrick: I’m almost positive I’ve programmed a Florida noir double before because I’m very unoriginal. Why are there so many noir movies set in Florida? I guess there’s just something about the heat down there that makes for good sweaty crime movies. I came close to putting China Moon in the second slot for Hot Stowe, but I think Palmetto would play better tonally with Miami Blues (which rules, BTW) because it’s sillier and less self-serious than the other movies in the trailer block.
Adam: I love it. I still need to see Miami Blues. I’ve almost watched it several times but Jennifer Jason Leigh’s haircut bothers me (sorry Rob). I know that’s a stupid reason for not watching a movie but I’m also pretty stupid sometimes. I watched Palmetto as part of the run-up to FTM Fest earlier this year (where we celebrated the films of 1998) but I’d watch it again on the big screen because the version I watched was SD which is the only way you can make Florida Noir even scuzzier.
Double Feature 10:
Patrick: #1: Noises Off! (1992)
Adam: #2: White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: The Cutting Edge, The Power of One, Ruby, Siskel & Ebert Episode (March 1992)
Adam: Theme: Reviewed on the same Episode of Siskel & Ebert
Adam: I remember you’re a fan of Noises Off! and programmed it during one of your birthday marathons but I think I left because I was tired that day. I wish I hadn’t because I like the cast including John Ritter and Marilu Henner. I thought doing a theme around the movies reviewed in a single Siskel & Ebert episode (which we could also watch) would be fun and chasing Noises Off! with my favorite comedy of all-time was a no-brainer. We should do a White Men Can’t Jump episode next year???
Patrick: I don’t think I knew WMCJ was your favorite comedy ever! I’ve always just assumed it was Bulworth. JK. I love the idea of watching the Siskel & Ebert episode the same night we watch these movies. I wonder if it will color the way we see them or make us like them even more? Let’s do White Men Can’t Jump next year for sure! You can probably already hear me doing Woody Harrelson: “It will be…a planet…of White Men Who Can’t Jump…”
Double Feature 5:
Patrick: #2: The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: The Big Lebowski, Take Me, Suicide Kings
Patrick: Theme: Fake Kidnappings
Patrick: I was so positive that Excess Baggage was going to be a huge hit in 1997 because Alicia Silverstone was coming off Clueless and I think I liked the trailer. I don’t remember it being very good, though, which is probably why it bombed. Silverstone deserved so much better than she got in the late ‘90s. I’m excited to revisit The Brothers Bloom, because that’s a movie I really loved when it came out, but I haven’t watched it in years. Why are there so many movies about fake kidnapping plots? And why were there so many movies in the ‘80s and ‘90s about people dressing up as the opposite gender? That’s not related to this double feature, just something I was thinking about.
Adam: This is a great double for me because I’ve never seen either Excess Baggage or The Brothers Bloom but have always wanted to. The only thing keeping this from being my pick for the FNDF podcast is they’re both about kidnapping, which is one of my least favorite subgenres. I’m not sure why it’s such a popular thing in movies (same goes for hostage shit). Now only if we got a movie where people dressed as the opposite gender were fake kidnapped, we’d be onto something.
Double Feature 6:
Patrick: #1: Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Adam: #2: Splash (1984)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Going Berserk, Speed Zone, Once Upon a Crime
Adam: Theme: Candy & Levy
Adam: One of the few non-horror movies I watched in October was the I Like Me documentary about the life and career of the late, great John Candy. I was glad to see you programmed Armed and Dangerous because I knew this is where you were going. It was nice to be reminded in the doc how often Candy collaborated with SCTV partner Eugene Levy on film. I thought having a night dedicated to the two of them would be fun and a good excuse to revisit Armed and Dangerous and Splash, both of which I’ve seen but not for a long time.
Patrick: My memory is that Armed and Dangerous is not great, but I wanted a Candy night and it’s directed by Mark Lester, who’s one of my guys. Do you think he’d come to the theater to introduce it? Splash is a good chaser because it’s a legit classic and Candy and Levy are so good in it. I love this theme, and I love that they worked together so many times. I don’t think I realized how much I missed John Candy in movies because I still watch his stuff so often, but it really is such a loss.
Double Feature 7:
Patrick: #2: The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Rookie of the Year, Halloween: Resurrection, American Pie 2, Live performance by the Thomas Ian Nicholas Band
Patrick: Theme: TIN Man
Patrick: I’ll admit I have very little affection for Thomas Ian Nicholas, especially after hearing your story of him being checked out at a signing. I’ve never seen A Kid in King Arthur’s Court, so I’m excited to check that one off the list (assuming it was ever on the list). I know Rookie of the Year is probably the more obvious pairing (because kids) but I decided to go all the way in the other direction and program a movie I don’t like much but will at least give us a totally different experience. I feel like Thomas Ian Nicholas is just about the caliber of celebrity that we would get his band to come out and play at the Cinemarink. Have you ever seen them live?
Adam: I don’t like the sunuvabitch either. I’m gonna make him wait for his popcorn like he made me wait when I got his autograph. That being said, A Kid in King Arthur’s Court maximizes its premise. It doesn’t really strike a false note, by which I mean of course a kid would introduce them to roller skates and gum. I didn’t remember he was in The Rules of Attraction but that’s cool. I’ll never turn down 35mm Sossamon. I’ve never seen TIN live because I wouldn’t have the composure not to boo him. P.S. I love Rookie of the Year and American Pie 1 & 2 so much. Go figure. Never meet your heroes.
Double Feature 8:
Patrick: #1: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Adam: #2: Shoot the Moon (1982)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: Annie Hall, Reds, The Family Stone
Adam: Theme: Diane Keaton - New York Film Critics Circle Wins & Nominations
Adam: Another instance where I picked up what you were putting down. I’ve always liked Diane Keaton, but it surprised me a little how much I miss her after I heard of her passing. I think some of it is because a family friend we had looked like Diane Keaton, and she passed away a few years ago. Anyways, on a less sad note, I’d love to have a tribute night for Keaton at the Cinemarink. I’ve never seen either of the films we’re showing but I like programming two of her most acclaimed performances so I can catch up with them. I know both movies are tough hangs and there was a time I programmed Annie Hall as the second feature, but I felt like there was too much whiplash after the headliner. At least there’s The Family Stone trailer to chill me out. The only reason I say that is when I saw that trailer in 2005, I was convinced Rachel McAdams was the best-looking person I’d ever seen in my entire life. My sister used to tell me when she didn’t like the person I was dating that she wanted me to end up with someone like Rachel McAdams. Me, too, sis. Me too. I think my best chance now is when I’m admitted into a nursing home. Better late than never.
Patrick: Yeah, another tough night at the Cinemarink but a really good one. I’ve never seen Shoot the Moon so I’m excited to finally check it out, and anything is going to feel like a breather after Goodbar. So much of my lifetime was devoted to Diane Keaton playing wife or mom in big comedies like the Father of the Bride movies or First Wives Club so I’m glad we’ve devoted a night to her more dramatic stuff. She really had the goods and did great things for women in movies. Losing her and Robert Redford in the span of a few months is weird because I think I like what both represented for movies more than I ever enjoyed them on screen. I’m trying to fix that. I’m trying to be the shepherd.
Double Feature 9:
Patrick: #2: Palmetto (1998)
Patrick: Trailers/Shorts: Body Heat, China Moon, Out of Time
Patrick: Theme: Florida Noir
Patrick: I’m almost positive I’ve programmed a Florida noir double before because I’m very unoriginal. Why are there so many noir movies set in Florida? I guess there’s just something about the heat down there that makes for good sweaty crime movies. I came close to putting China Moon in the second slot for Hot Stowe, but I think Palmetto would play better tonally with Miami Blues (which rules, BTW) because it’s sillier and less self-serious than the other movies in the trailer block.
Adam: I love it. I still need to see Miami Blues. I’ve almost watched it several times but Jennifer Jason Leigh’s haircut bothers me (sorry Rob). I know that’s a stupid reason for not watching a movie but I’m also pretty stupid sometimes. I watched Palmetto as part of the run-up to FTM Fest earlier this year (where we celebrated the films of 1998) but I’d watch it again on the big screen because the version I watched was SD which is the only way you can make Florida Noir even scuzzier.
Double Feature 10:
Patrick: #1: Noises Off! (1992)
Adam: #2: White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
Adam: Trailers/Shorts: The Cutting Edge, The Power of One, Ruby, Siskel & Ebert Episode (March 1992)
Adam: Theme: Reviewed on the same Episode of Siskel & Ebert
Adam: I remember you’re a fan of Noises Off! and programmed it during one of your birthday marathons but I think I left because I was tired that day. I wish I hadn’t because I like the cast including John Ritter and Marilu Henner. I thought doing a theme around the movies reviewed in a single Siskel & Ebert episode (which we could also watch) would be fun and chasing Noises Off! with my favorite comedy of all-time was a no-brainer. We should do a White Men Can’t Jump episode next year???
Patrick: I don’t think I knew WMCJ was your favorite comedy ever! I’ve always just assumed it was Bulworth. JK. I love the idea of watching the Siskel & Ebert episode the same night we watch these movies. I wonder if it will color the way we see them or make us like them even more? Let’s do White Men Can’t Jump next year for sure! You can probably already hear me doing Woody Harrelson: “It will be…a planet…of White Men Who Can’t Jump…”
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