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New Episode! Guest: Composer Mike Dubue

My guest this week is my former boss at the Mayfair Theatre where I work here in Ottawa. Mike Dubue is a multi-talented musician who is the lead singer of The Hilotrons, a great band whose music is...

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Guest: Andre Gagne

New episode features a chat with a friend of mine, fellow film fan Andre Gagne, a local photographer here in Ottawa, who works for Kevin Smith's Smodco podcasts providing news stories for Jason Mewes'...

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Episode 7: Stephen Kieswetter and I discuss our mutual obsession

Happy Monday y'all. This week's show features a conversation with my friend and fellow film fanatic Stephen Kieswetter, whose DVD/Blu-ray collection probably outweighs mine. We spoke for over 90...

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Episode 1: The Pilot!

Hey folks, Welcome to LIVING IN LETTERBOX, a podcast featuring two dudes who own too many DVDs, know way too much about movies and have a lot to say about em'... Your hosts Andrew Lapointe (myself) and...

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Episode 2: The Sequel

We survived our pilot episode and despite our difficulties with recording Skype (anyone have any tips?) we prevail with an MP3 Skype recorder! This week, Stephen and I review some cool movies (SIDE BY...

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Episode 3: Back In Training

Hey folks, Andrew here. On our third episode, we pay our respects to Michael Clarke Duncan, a gentle giant of a character actor, who passed away this week at the age of 54. We also try to analyze the...

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Episode 4: If there's no R rating on the VHS box, it's not R rated

This week, Steve reviews a book that outlines the marriage of video games and movies and I explain how renting R rated movies (some with Charles Bronson) as a child has made me a better movie geek....

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Episode 5: Assignment Miami Beach

This week I review a couple of Toronto Film Fest entries: the tawdry Harmony Korine film SPRING BREAKERS and the ballsy southern fried thriller THE PAPERBOY. Plus, Stephen reviews THE HUNTER starring...

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Episode 6: Killers, Grabbers and Masters

After a one week absence, Steve and I return with a hefty helping of new movies to talk about including William Friedkin's savage and shocking KILLER JOE, Paul Thomas Anderson's elusive and fascinating...

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Episode 7: Time is of the essence

This week, we discuss LOOPER in more detail plus reviews of DEATH WATCH, a sci-fi drama about reality TV starring Harvey Keitel, THE VISITORS directed by Elia Kazan and the film debut of James Woods...

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Episode 8: The Long Goodbye - Films That Shocked Us

Steve and I compiled a list of films that are truly disturbing or have at least one shocking moment. We tried to make our selections unpredictable and not obvious. One of Steve's picks nearly cost him...

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Episode 9: Clinical Sexual Terminology

If you really think about it, nudity seems to be lacking in today's Hollywood movies, at least for erotic purposes. Steve and I analyze that plus we discuss a select number of memorable sexual moments...

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Episode 10: The Selling of the Force

George Lucas retired and sold his stuff to Disney and a new Star Wars epic has been promised! So many questions, so many possibilities. Steve and I discuss all this but not for too long because this...

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Episode 11: A different kind of Darwinism

This week I review a very unique and original documentary called DARWIN which is about a soon-to-be ghost town in Death Valley occupied by 35 eccentric characters. Steve reviews Seth McFarlane's TED,...

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Episode 12: Sweaty Fever Dreams

If you wake up hungover in a dusty and humid shack and some dirty bloke forcefully puts a beer in your hand, you're probably in the movie WAKE IN FRIGHT, a lost and found 1971 Australian film that...

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Episode 13: Bonus show! A conversation with stuntman/actor/filmmaker Gary Kent

Hey folks! I mentioned via Twitter that I'd post two episodes this week but Steve is sick so instead of a regular show, I thought I'd reach back into my personal archives and present an interview I...

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Episode 14: A Visit From The Drunken Master

Steve is busy with baby duties so he is out of commission this week. But at the last minute I snagged my good friend, nicknamed The Drunken Master, to be my substitute co-host. We do a radio show...

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Episode 15: What's So Funny? A Look At Modern Comedies

It seems Steve and I have much different tastes when it comes to comedies. In the past decade, we've experienced a rising popularity in ribald rated R comedies like THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, BORAT, THE...

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Episode 16: One for Bond, One for the West

This week, Steve talks about his enthusiastic first ever viewing of GOLDFINGER on Blu ray, as he goes through his 007 boxset. And I prime myself for DJANGO UNCHAINED's Christmas Day release by...

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Episode 17: The Christmas Show - Parental Guidance from bad santas,...

We all have our favourite Christmas movies: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, A CHRISTMAS STORY, etc. But there are many holiday films that don't get the attention that those titles do....

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