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A podcast from Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen about the movies that mean the most

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.2 • 52 Ratings

A podcast from Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen about the movies that mean the most

    Best Picture Winners: REBECCA and THE APARTMENT

    Best Picture Winners: REBECCA and THE APARTMENT

    March means awards season in the movie world so here on Movies for Life we're doing a couple episodes in the month of March having to do with the Oscars. For today's episode, we've chosen a couple of our personal favorite movies from the Oscars' history of Best Picture winners! First we discuss Michele's choice, the Best Picture winner of 1940 - Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA. It's definitely not your typical romance story, and we have a great time breaking down all the wildly interesting characters and salacious plot points in this wonderful adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel. Then we move on to another amazing film from another amazing director for Brian's pick, the Best Picture winner of 1960 - Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT. A movie as equally daring as REBECCA, this one is also emotionally moving while tackling some serious subjects, all of it spearheading by great directing and powerhouse performances from Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. Thank you all so much for listening and enjoy the show!
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    • 2 hr 14 min
    Imaginary Friends: HARVEY and DROP DEAD FRED

    Imaginary Friends: HARVEY and DROP DEAD FRED

    'Ello, snotfaces! Welcome back to Movies for Life where this week we have a wonderful double feature of two movies with very sweet messages at their core, but at the same time are also dealing with some serious stuff. It's all about the power of the imaginary friend and what they represent and can do for just about everyone around them. First up for discussion is Brian's choice of the absolute classic, a movie starring one of the podcast's most talked about actors Jimmy Stewart, 1950's HARVEY. Then it's a childhood classic for Michele's pick, the zany and imaginative DROP DEAD FRED from 1991. We have much more focused discussions about both of these films that hopefully get to the deep meaning that is truly behind them both, so we really hope you enjoy the conversation! 
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    Michele Eggen: @micheleeggen

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Snowbound: THE GREY and FARGO

    Snowbound: THE GREY and FARGO

    It's cold out there! And since it is that winter time of year for many people, we at Movies for Life are bringing you some snowbound movies to talk about. We have a couple of truly great ones this week, starting with Michele's pick of the 2011 survival drama THE GREY. Though it was marketed as just being Liam Neeson vs wolves in the snow, we get into why this movie is really so much more than that and therefore should be talked about a lot more! Then we tackle a true cinematic classic with Brian's choice - the Coen brothers' masterpiece FARGO. There is definitely a lot of imitating of the Minnesota accent, but there's also talk about why Marge is the best character ever, and really just some of our absolute favorite scenes, shots, and lines from this iconic film. So bundle up and enjoy the show!
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    Brian Keiper: @Brianwaves42
    Michele Eggen: @micheleeggen

    • 2 hr 25 min
    Favorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 2

    Favorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 2

    We're back counting down our top five favorite discoveries of 2023. The picks are yet again very eclectic and we hope you hear about something that piques your interest. We start this episode with a few documentaries we loved and end with a whole lot of movies that we really liked that didn't quite make the list.
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    Brian Keiper: @Brianwaves42 on all platforms
    Michele Eggen: @micheleeggen on Instagram
     
     

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Favorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 1

    Favorite Discoveries of 2023: Part 1

    In this episode we count down numbers 10 to 6 of our favorite movies we saw for the first time in 2023 and they run the gamut from Hollywood classics to recent hidden gems. It's been a great year for discovery and we hope you'll find some recommendations for your future movie watching!
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    Brian Keiper: @Brianwaves42 on all platforms
    Michele Eggen: @micheleeggen on Instagram

    • 55 min
    Favorites of 2023

    Favorites of 2023

    We each pick or favorites of the year just past with one of our favorite episodes to do each year. We each count down our ten favorites of 2023 and offer a few others that didn't quite make the cut but are still worth checking out.
     
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    Michele Eggen @micheleeggen on Instagram

    • 1 hr 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
52 Ratings

52 Ratings

baloo1971 ,

Such and enjoyable listen

Michelle and Brian and great fun hosts and really love the movies that they cover without talking down to the audience that are listening.

alexandru2020 ,

I love this podcast

This is an amazing podcast series and I love every single one especially the New Nightmare one. The conversation is so fluid and they know so many cool facts!

CatchingCinema ,

Fantastic, Detailed Podcast with Lovely Hosts

An exceptional film analysis podcast.
In addition to being very thorough and detailed in their discussions, Brian and Michele's warmth and rapport on the mic manage to lend the show a pleasant hang out vibe.
Far from merely an exhibition of 2 film buffs reciting factoids they read on Wikipedia, each and every episode comes across as an effortless and passionate conversation between friends about the films they love.
Highly recommended.

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