Tim, Author at A Reel Education

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Name: Tim Wick
Date registered: April 19, 2017

Latest posts

Episode 92 – The Untouchables — May 1, 2017
Episode 91 – Goldfinger — April 15, 2017
Episode 90 – Moonlight — April 1, 2017
Episode 89 – The Quiet Man — March 15, 2017
Episode 88 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — March 1, 2017

Most commented posts

Episode 1 – Casablanca — 8 comments
Episode 10 – The Abominable Dr. Phibes — 3 comments
Episode 5 – The Road Warrior — 3 comments
Episode 13 – Trading Places — 2 comments
Episode 6 – The 7th Voyage of Sinbad — 2 comments

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May 01 2017

Episode 92 – The Untouchables

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by Tim

, with special guest: Alex Wick

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Having watched Sean Connery play James Bond, we move on to watching Sean Connery in the only role that earned him an Oscar. Alex Wick joins us for The Untouchables, a Brian De Palma directed crime drama about Chicago and Al Capone. The movie features some fantastic set piece action as well as several truly riveting performances including Connery’s Oscar winning turn. We also gush all over Ennio Morricone’s score because how can you not?

Next up, we take a look at the only George Lazenby Bond film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service!

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Tags: 1980's, Al Capone, Andy Garcia, Brian De Palma, Ennio Morricone, Giorgio Armani, Kevin Costner, Robert DeNiro, Sean Connery

Apr 15 2017

Episode 91 – Goldfinger

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by Tim

, with special guest: Chrys VanDerKamp

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Our Bond project officially begins! Over the next several episodes, we will be watching Bond movies featuring each of the actors who have played this film icon as well as other movies featuring the same actor! We begin with what many consider the best of the Bond films, Goldfinger! Our companion for this film was Chrys VanDerKamp, who has limited Bond knowledge and leaves our Educational podcast anxious to learn more about the film series. Don’t worry – we gave her a list.

Up next, we will watch another of Sean Connery’s best performances when we see The Untouchables!

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Tags: 1960's, Goldfinger, Honor Blackman, James Bond, Sean Connery, Shirley Bassey

Apr 01 2017

Episode 90 – Moonlight

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by Tim

, with special guest: Pat Wick

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This episode, we tackle the 2017 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Moonlight! After the crazy ending to this year’s Oscar ceremony, this film was crowned Best Picture. We’re guessing you haven’t seen it. In fact, neither Melissa or Tim had seen it either. Still, we brought in Pat Wick, who also hadn’t seen it, to be our guest. The film is notable for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fact it is the first film featuring an all black cast to win Best Picture. It gave us a lot to think about and we hope you watch the film and it makes you think as well.

Next up, it is time to start exploring all of the actors who have played James Bond both in the Bond franchise and outside of it! We’ll be starting with Sean Connery and Goldfinger!

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Tags: 2010's, Barry Jenkins, Janelle Monae, Mahershala Ali, Moonight, Naomi Harris, Oscars

Mar 15 2017

Episode 89 – The Quiet Man

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by Tim

, with special guest: Noel Thingvall

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For our newest episode, we take a look at a project that was something of a dream project for John Wayne – The Quiet Man! Directed by John Ford and featuring Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, this film is surprisingly unlike what most would expect from names like John Wayne and John Ford. We are re-joined by Noel Thingvall, who has a better experience with us than he did when we watched La Dolce Vita. We hope you sit back and enjoy this classic love story about a man, a woman, and a whole lot of tradition.

Next up, we’ll be watching the 2017 winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, La La Land Moonlight!

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Tags: 1950's, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara

Mar 01 2017

Episode 88 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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by Tim

, with special guest: David Tyler McKay, Lana Rosario

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This week we have two special guests who join us for the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Lana Rosario and David Tyler McKay join us with little more than childhood memories of orange soda. After a viewing of the film, we discuss all the ways it might not work for some modern audiences but also all the ways this film changed the movie industry forever. It is also important to note that we are talking about dwarfs. Not dwarves.

Next up, we will watch The Quiet Man!

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Tags: 1930's, Animated, David Tyler McKay, Disney, Lana Rosario, Podcast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Feb 15 2017

Episode 87 – The Adventures of Prince Achmed

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, with special guest: Christopher Stenzel

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On this episode, we take a look at the oldest existing feature length animated film – The Adventures of Prince Achmed. Our friend Cetius joins us to discuss this silent film created using silhouette. It is remarkable to watch the film and recognize how much influence it has had on cinema over the years. We highly recommend taking a look at this film. You won’t be disappointed!

Next up, we will take a look at another groundbreaking animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!

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Tags: 1920's, Animated, Christopher Stenzel, Silent Movie, The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Feb 02 2017

Episode 86 – The Man Who Would Be King

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by Tim

, with special guest: Bob Alberti

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Our latest episode features the guest stylings of Bob Alberti! Bob joins us to talk about The Man Who Would be King. The film features a post Bond Sean Connery and a pre Jaws 4 Michael Caine as two ex soldiers looking to make a fortune by making themselves kings. We don’t want to spoil the movie so we won’t tell you how it works out for them. If you watch the first ten minutes of the movie, however, you’ll probably be able to guess. As if the two big name actors weren’t enough, this film was directed by the legendary John Houston and the costume designs were by Edith Head!

Join us next time when we’ll be watching The Adventures of Prince Achmed!

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Tags: 1970's, Edith Head, John Houston, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Shakira Caine, The Man Who Would be King

Jan 15 2017

Episode 85 – La Dolce Vita

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by Tim

, with special guest: Noel Thingvall, Tonya Wershow

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This episode is a return to the world of Federico Fellini with two guests as we all try to determine if Melissa’s hatred of the film is misplaced. La Dolce Vita is considered one of Fellini’s masterpieces. But is it? We watch the film and do our best to appreciate it as film geeks. You can decide for yourself how well we do

Please note: this episode was hacked. The episode is fine but the post itself was meddled with. Sorry about that.

Our next episode will be about The Man Who Would be King!

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Tags: 1960's, Federico Fellini, La Dolce Vita, Marcello Mastronianni, Noel Thingvall, Tonya Wershow

Jan 02 2017

Episode 84 – Josie and the Pussycats

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, with special guest: Kelvin Hatle

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It is a new year and we celebrate with a ridiculous movie that may not be great but is way better than it had any right to be. Kelvin Hatle joins us to watch Josie and the Pussycats, a subversive comedy about product placement and corporate greed. It is also exceptionally silly and features an absolutely amazing performance by Parker Posey. You have probably never watched this movie and while it is surprisingly dated for a film only fifteen years old, it is still a lot better than anyone could have expected.

Our next film will be an entirely different experience as we watch La Dolce Vita!

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Tags: 2000's, Alan Cumming, Josie and the Pussycats, Kelvin Hatle, Parker Posey, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid

Dec 27 2016

Episode 83 – A Hard Day’s Night

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by Tim

, with special guest: John Youker, Lauren Haven

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We have a first this week – it is the first episode of our podcast that doesn’t feature Tim at all! Instead, Melissa is joined by Lauren Haven and John Youker. They are present to watch the classic Beatles Film, A Hard Day’s Night! This rather light and frothy mixture of Beatles music and a rather limited plot proved to be far more popular than the producers had dreamed. John, Lauren, and Melissa discuss reactions to the film as well as spending some time talking about Christmas movies!

Our next film will be Josie and the Pussycats!

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Tags: 1960's, A Hard Day's Night, John Youker, Lauren Haven, The Beatles