Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 11)

Apologies for the lack of content this week folks. You see, it turns out neithe Simon nor I have much Ang Lee material in our back pages. Ordinarily, this discovery would have sparked one or both of us to write something new...but unfortunately, we both found ourselves otherwise occupied over the last seven.

Thus, my one post on one of the most underseen Ang Lee films will have to do.

The scoreboard is coming this afternoon, but for now on with the show! We have two left before we close up shop on series one, and in both cases they centre on directors that spawn great conversation. Here's a clue for the penultimate choice...


C: You're getting older, and you'll see that life isn't like your fairy tales. The world is a cruel place. And you'll learn that, even if it hurts...Magic does not exist. Not for you, me or anyone else

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 9)

Been a quiet week in this space. Apologise for that to the fourteen of you who follow it. The reasons for the tumbleweeds are twofold:

First, both Simon and I have had busy weeks socially (There's only so many hours in the day to blog, right?)

Second, neither Simon nor I have a whole lot of content written about Mr. Mann to cross-post!

Next week should bring more of what your used to, and of course the scoreboard will drop tomorrow afternoon. For the time being though, here's a clue to who is coming next...



SB: "Y'know, for a vegetarian...you're a fuckin' evil shot"

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 8)

In some ways, I'm sorry to see this week end as Fincher seemed to be our most popular episode yet (take that declaration with a grain of salt). But time marches on and this week we move into the final quarter of the series.

Some clues about who we'll be talking about this weekend...


DC: You recognize the MO?

VH: M.O.? Is that they're good... Once it escalated into a murder one beef for all of 'em after they killed the first two guards, they didn't hesitate. Pop guard number three because... what difference does it make? Why leave a living witness? Drop of a hat these guys will rock and roll...

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 7)

We officially begin the back six of the show this weekend, and I think i speak for Simon when I express how thankful we are that the show has been as modestly successful as it has in the first half.

We weren't sure how well this whole caper would work when we first set out to do it this spring - for many reasons - but the small-but-loyal listenership we've built has really been encouraging...both within this podcast, and what Simon and I each do elsewhere.

So again, thanks. Now let's close the book on Almodovar and move on to Episode 7...an installment I believe will be one of our more popular shows.

A pair of clues for what's to come on Saturday morning...


J: Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention...

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 6)

Coulda swore our Kubrick episode would have drawn out a few haters! I guess there are more fans of Big Stan in our listener base than I thought. Thanks for listening thus far everybody, here's a clue to what awaits you for the halfway mark of series one...



Nothing is simple. I'm a ballet teacher, and nothing is simple

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 5)

Hope y'all enjoyed The Coen Brothers conversation this week, and judging by the late-but-large amount of feedback we received, it seems as though you have.

I, for one, will be interested in hearing the reaction to our next director as he too is quite a polarizing entity in the world of cinema. Here's a clue as to who's on tap...



Well, you know...when something happens, you can leave a trace of itself behind. Say like, if someone burns toast. Well, maybe things that happen leave other kinds of traces behind. Not things that anyone can notice, but things that ( certain people ) can see. Just like they can see things that haven't happened yet. Well, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. I think a lot of things happened right here in this particular hotel over the years. And not all of 'em was good...

Further On Up The Road (Looking Towards Episode 4)

It appears that the reading material to support Cronenberg is limited between Hatter and I - with only a review of Eastern Promises each to support. I can guarantee that after Saturday's episode, we should be posting one-a-day for coverage on our directorial choice this week...

C: You don't have to do this.
A: [smiles] People always say the same thing. 
C: What do they say?
A: They say, "You don't have to do this." 
C: You don't. 
A: Okay.
[A flips a coin and covers it with his hand]
A: This is the best I can do. Call it. 
C: I knowed you was crazy when I saw you sitting there. I knowed exactly what was in store for me. 
A: Call it.
C: No. I ain't gonna call it.
A: Call it.
C: The coin don't have no say. It's just you.
A: Well, I got here the same way the coin did.

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 3)

Had enough conversation about New York City and neuroses for one week? Ready to look ahead to episode three? Good - so are we.


S: I think you're making a mistake. I think you really want to talk to me.
R: Sorry, I have three other interviews to do before this party's over.
S: Yeah, but they're not working on something that'll change the world as we know it.
R: They say they are.
S: Yeah, but they're lying. I'm not

Further On Up the Road (Looking Towards Episode 2)

As we get ready to move on from our Scorsese debut, here are two clues to the director that we'll be talking about this weeked in episode two...




H: Could you have ruined yourself somehow?
M: How could I ruin myself?
H: I don't know. Excessive masturbation?
M: You gonna start knocking my hobbies?