Tag: hanks
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Catch Me If You Can (with Erin O’Brien)
Merry Christmas! It’s the final Hanks entry of our Tom v Tom series, and we’re going in style with Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the real-life check fraud con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. and Hanks as the FBI agent chasing him down. Very special first-time guest Erin O’Brien joins us…
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Cast Away (with Danny Seoane)
We crash land somewhere in the South Pacific with our volleyball friend Danny Seoane to discuss the classic Tom Hanks film, CAST AWAY, directed by Robert Zemeckis, and released in December 2000. Hanks delivers one of his most iconic performances, earning him an Oscar nomination. We discuss the real-life challenges of production—from Hanks nearly dying…
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You’ve Got Mail, Megalopolis, and The Substance (with Lee Perry)
We log on to the World Wide Web to check in with our anonymous pen pal Lee Perry and discuss the 1998 romantic comedy, You’ve Got Mail, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Plus, we share thoughts on The Substance and Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: A Fable. Timecodes: Subscribe to…
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Saving Private Ryan (with Dane DeBrunner)
Is it hell on earth or is it military propaganda? We investigate and discuss one of the most monumental achievements of Steven Spielberg’s career, Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks. Set during World War II, the film follows a group of soldiers on a mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan and bring him home…
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That Thing You Do! (with Steven Addington)
We are joined by returning guest Steven Addington to try and try to forget you girl but it’s just so hard to do, every time you make a 1960s one hit wonder pop song, and discuss ‘That Thing You Do!’ written and directed by Tom Hanks. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail…
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Toy Story (with Camila Calderon)
To infinity and beyond! We welcome back Camila Calderon to dive deep into the 1995 Disney-Pixar classic, TOY STORY. The original, the one that started it all. Part of our series covering the films of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise. Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail dot com Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and…
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Apollo 13 (w/ Mallory from Cinema 5000)
Houston, we have a podcast. Mallory from the Cinema 5000 podcast joins us on a troubled mission to the moon to discuss Ron Howard’s historical drama Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and more. Check out Cinema 5000 – https://Cinema5000.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail dot com Follow…
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Forrest Gump (w/ Collin Goode)
Our shrimp boat captain pal Collin Goode returns to WBAM to help us run across America and discuss the 1994 motion picture Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor Tom Hanks. Follow Collin on Letterboxd – https://letterboxd.com/media_hell/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail…
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Sleepless in Seattle (with Kyra Kaufer)
Our Tom Hanks series continues with a review of Nora Ephron’s 1993 classic romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Hanks and the great Meg Ryan. We’re joined by returning guest Kyra Kaufer, from The Zillennial Canon podcast. Check out The Zillennial Canon Check out Super Yaki Subscribe to our YouTube channel! E-mail us: weboughtamic at gmail…
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Philadelphia
Our Tom V Tom series continues with Jonathan Demme’s 1993 drama about a lawyer (Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) who enlists a fellow lawyer (Denzel Washington) to represent him in a lawsuit against his former employer, who fired him after learning he was diagnosed with AIDS. We also share quick thoughts on Dune: Part…