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Dana Schwartz (Entertainment Weekly) joins the podcast to discuss Stuart Little, a movie that proves it’s not the size of the mouse that counts, it’s the size of his heart, which is also minuscule, because Stuart is a mouse.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean O’Connor (Late Late Show) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss Risa Bramon Garcia’s New Year’s Eve flick “200 Cigarettes” starring Paul Rudd, Nicole Ari Parker, Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Krist Novaselic, Dave Chappelle, David LaChapelle, Martha Plimpton, Martha Plimpton’s friend, A Scottish Guy, Jay Mohr, Would Have Preferred Jay Less If You Know What I Mean, Kate Hudson, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, the Aflac Duck, Gabby Hoffman, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Guillermo Diaz, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, You’re Cool, Angela Featherstone, Paula Poundstone, Jeanine Garofalo (duh), Elvis Costello’s Glasses and Seamus McNally as “Crazed Driver” (uncredited). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anupam Nigam (Station 19, Psych) joins Kenny and Phil to discuss “Blue Streak,” Martin Lawrence’s 1999 remake of the beloved British Heist Film “The Big Job.” “Blue Streak” is one of the few remakes we cover in 1999 and, frankly, the most superfluous. Of what use is Martin Lawrence’s portrayal of diamond-thief-cum-imposter-police-officer when compared to Sid James’ legendary work in the original? For whom is the easy chemistry between Lawrence and co-star Luke Wilson, when anybody could type “The Big Job” into any steaming service and relive the timeless, oft-quoted repartee between Mr. James and Dick Emery? And which constituency was crying out to have the masterful scene where Mr. James disguises himself as a Italian food courier - replete with those classic wonky British dentures - reenacted by Mr. Lawrence? “Blue Streak” is, on own merits, a perfectly cromulent caper. But it is rendered obsolete in a society like ours, for, as everyone knows, “The Big Job” is cultural touchstone for families the world over. In remaking a timeless classic like “The Big Job,” moviegoers in 1999 likely wondered if Hollywood had simply run out of new ideas. Fortunately, it did not portend a permanent problem for the film industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Anderson (Awards Watch) join Phil and Kenny to break down and examine the 1999 Oscars, which got pretty much everything wrong.   Fortunately for movie lovers, the Academy has pretty much figured it out in the last 20 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Anderson (Awards Watch) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss the multiple Oscar-winning film "The Cider House Rules" and the 1999 Oscars.    But first, much like a certain Cider House, this podcast has rules.   The Podcast Like It's 1999 Rules:   1. Please do not talk about The Cider House Rules as if it was a worthy Best Picture nominee over Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, Eyes Wide Shut or The Talented Mr. Ripley. Or Toy Story 2. Or Notting Hill. Or The Mummy. Or EdTV. Or Anywhere but Here. Or Deuce Bigelow.  2. Please do not mention Michael Caine's Best Supporting Actor performance without also including that Tom Cruise was robbed.  3. Please do not speak positively about John Irving's Best Adapted Screenplay win without noting the category also included Election, The Talented Mr. Ripley, the Insider and The Green Mile* (*Mentioning the Green Mile is optional). 4. Please do not give this film "bonus points" for tackling abortion or the exploitation of marginalized workers without also noting the issues are shown exclusively from the point of view of white men. 5. Please do not drink or smoke on the roof.   If you follow those rules, we should have a great podcast, you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for Podcast Like it’s 1999 Back with Part 2 today Podcast Like it’s 1999 Come on, it’s time to hit play! There’s Phil, the proud Canadian Kenny, he’s often hoarse Ernie, the quiet producer And Griffin, the man himself, of course It’s time for Podcast Like it’s 1999 Excluding Blank Check, it’s the very best! It’s the rootin-est, tootin-est Podcast That has an episode on “Wild, Wild West!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Podcast Like It's 1999, Phil and Kenny have the unique pleasure of talking with America's greatest living podcaster, Griffin Newman (Black Check with Griffin and David, he also stars on The Tick), about one of his favorite movies, Toy Story 2.    Join us for this in-depth conversation about Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Pixar, John Lassetter, Sarah McLaughlin, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Partysaurus, Babe: Pig in the City, Detective Pikachu, Frasier Crane, Prince's Super Bowl Halftime Show and the meaning of life.    And come back next week for Part 2 of our discussion with Griffin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When there’s something strange, in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? GHOST DOG! When there’s mobsters trying, to contract a hit, who they gonna call? GHOST DOG! When you’re doing a pod, with two writers from Step Up: High Water, what movie you gonna do? GHOST DOG! When you’re watching Jim Jarmusch, and it don’t make sense, what movie are you watching? GHOST DOG (or any of his other movies)! GHOST DOG GHOST DOG GHOST DOG (I ain’t afraid of no birds) GHOST DOG GHOST DOG GHOST DOG (Forrest Whitaker’s really great in this) GHOST DOG! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Erin La Rosa (Netflix social media) came back to the podcast for her second Brendan Fraser-Hugh Wilson film. She thought she was just there to talk Fraser, but she never could have anticipated what awaited her. When people talk about the best twists of 1999, they’ll mention The Sixth Sense or The Matrix. Perhaps the more artsy of us will ride for eXistenZ. And maybe those who don’t understand twists will stan for, I don’t know, The Bone Collector? But the biggest twist of all is that this movie about a simple Canadian Mountie and his flatulent horse named Horse based on a little-loved cartoon is not only good, it’s great! Listen to this episode to find out if this write up was itself a twist as well and it’s really as bad as you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.