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Episode 10: Short Cuts

"Fresh Perspective" co-host Rebecca Martin with guest host film critic Brian Thompson (http://southernfilmcritic.wordpress.com) discuss part 1 of our interlocking plot structures theme with Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" (1993).

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Episode 9: 60s Horror Films "Carnival of Souls" (1962) and "Rosemary's Baby" (1968)

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin talk 60s Horror Films films on episode 9. We start with 1960s horror with "Carnival of Souls" (1962) directed by Herk Harvey and then we talk Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) with guest hosts NPN "Tracks of the Dammed" podcast host Patrick Ripoll and Chicago film lover Angela Shershin, co-host of the podcast Film Punch.

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Episode 8: Whiplash

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin talk Struggling Artist films part two episode 8 we talk Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" (2014) with guest host Now Playing Network's very own Jim Laczkowski who hosts the NPN podcast Director's Club.

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Episode 7: Black Swan

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin talk Struggling Artist films for our two part theme, for episode 7, part one we talk Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" (2010) with guest host film lover and Brazilian native Ana Souza.

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Episode 6: Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin discuss part 2 of our parody/satire films with Jake Kasdan's "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (2007). Next time Fresh Perspective talks Struggling Artists films with Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" (2010) with guest host film lover Ana Souza and then will discuss Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" (2014) with guest host Now Playing Network's very own Jim Laczkowski! Stay tuned!

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Episode 5: Young Frankenstein

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman, Rebecca Martin, and guest host Brad Strauss (Film Lover and Co-Organizer of the meetup Chicago Film Discussion Group https://www.meetup.com/movies-616/) talk Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" (1974), part one of our two part series of Parody/Satire films.

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Episode 4: Broadcast News

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman, Rebecca Martin, and guest host Jenn White (Chicago local stand-up comedian and film lover, follow Jenn on twitter @jentrificationw) talk James L. Brooks' "Broadcast News" (1987), part two of our two part series of Broadcast TV News Films, part one was Sidney Lumet's "Network" (1976). 

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Episode 3: Network

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman, Rebecca Martin, and guest host Brian Thompson (Writer of the blog southernfilmcritic.wordpress.com and a freelance writer on various websites) talk Sidney Lumet's "Network" (1976), part one of our two part series of Broadcast TV News Films, next we discuss James Brooks' "Broadcast News" (1987).

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