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| 87 - Hamlet | 05 Jul 2019 | 00:36:08 | |
We're finally here, at the end (or is it?) - tackling a biggie: HAMLET, THE PRINCE OF DENMARK.
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| 86 - Arsenic and Old Lace | 21 Jun 2019 | 00:29:39 | |
This week, the Tiemstra Bros discuss another overlooked Frank Capra film: Arsenic and Old Lace! Did we really enjoy this goofy dark comedy, or did we find its shenanigans too hard to swallow? That's the tease, just watch the episode! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Next episode, for our series finale, something is rotten in this state of Denmark... | |||
| 78 - Killer Joe | 08 Feb 2019 | 00:44:30 | |
Trigger Warning: References to brutal violence, including a sexual violation. Join us next time for our Oscar Special Episode A STAR IS BORN Tickets to see Rob's short film at the Mindfield Film Festival - https://filmfreeway.com/MindfieldFilmFestivalLosAngeles/tickets
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| 77 - 12 Angry Men | 25 Jan 2019 | 00:43:08 | |
It's another Sidney Lumet day here at Bros Before Shows! Listen as we discuss Lumet's first film, 12 Angry Men (or "Twelve Assholes in a Room Trying to figure out What to Do", as Matt calls it). CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) NEXT TIME: KILLER JOE! | |||
| 76 - Peter Pan | 11 Jan 2019 | 00:38:31 | |
Armed with Rob's firmly-cemented research and experience in the subject and Matt's presence, the Tiemstra Bros. dive into one of the most adapted and beloved children's plays of all time, sorting all possible versions, including but not limited to: Which is the best adaptation? Which is the most racist? Which hand did Hook lose? Find out on this deep-dive of an episode. Co-hosted and produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| Special # 6 - Anna and the Apocalypse | 28 Dec 2018 | 00:37:36 | |
"I would love to go to the picnic, but we're in zombies right now." Today, we're discussing the zombie musical Christmas movie Anna and the Apocalypse! It's a wild ride through Glasgow. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next time, we're going to the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning! | |||
| 75 - White Christmas | 14 Dec 2018 | 00:39:34 | |
This week, we're talking about the perennial holiday classic, and the stage musical of the same name! Listen as Rob's mind gets blown with this film's crazy trip from the screen to the stage. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next time: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE! | |||
| 74 - The Ruling Class | 30 Nov 2018 | 00:35:29 | |
We're in the same physical space this time, talking about the The Ruling Class, and its film adaptation starring Peter O'Toole! There's a bit of an echo on Matt's side, but we kept it in because it felt like being in the Houses of Parliament or something. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next week: We're dreaming of a white Christmas. But not, like, in a racial way. More in a climate change kinda way. | |||
| 73 - My Fair Lady | 16 Nov 2018 | 00:43:33 | |
Guess what time it is? IT'S CLASSISM TIME! Welcome to the nearly three-hour Lerner and Lowe musical based on a play by George Bernard Shaw, that may or may not have aged well or poorly depending on whether you agree with Matt or Rob. | |||
| 72 - King Lear (2018) | 02 Nov 2018 | 00:36:08 | |
You know there was a King Lear movie this year starring Anthony Hopkins? Well, we just found that out! LET'S TALK MORE SHAKESPEARE, BABY! Contact the show: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@Clockworkplay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Join us next week for My Fair Lady! | |||
| 71 - Carrie the Musical | 19 Oct 2018 | 00:40:56 | |
HAPPY HALLOWEEN...EPISODE... | |||
| 70 - The Odd Couple | 05 Oct 2018 | 00:40:13 | |
In honor of the late great Neil Simon, we're discussing his most famous play, and the film inspired by it: The Odd Couple! We also talk a bit about how it spun off into a massive franchise of its own, with 2 movies, 2 TV series, and an additional play! Yeah, it was really popular. Next week, we're getting a little Carrie-d away for our first Halloween Episode... CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| 85 - A Dolls House | 31 May 2019 | 00:31:30 | |
Spoiler alert for Hereditary (2018). Yes, that does make sense in context. | |||
| 69 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | 21 Sep 2018 | 00:39:36 | |
The 1960s, an era where strong alpha men held power in the office, and scrappy young lads fought each other to climb the ladder to the top, all the while curbing their sexual deviancies! | |||
| 68 - Amadeus | 12 Sep 2018 | 00:39:46 | |
After some technical difficulties, we're going to talk extensively about Peter Shaffer's Amadeus and the film adaptation directed by Milos Forman! So if you wanted to hear us geek out about Opera, this is the place to be. Our next episode will be Friday September 21, with How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| Intermission - Technical Difficulties | 31 Aug 2018 | 00:02:52 | |
Due to technical errors, our Amadeus episode will be postponed. Watch our twitter spaces for more as this story develops! Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com
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| 67 - Macbeth (2006) | 17 Aug 2018 | 00:36:28 | |
This episode, we're diving into a Shakespearean tale from a land down under! This is a 2006 Independent Australian version of MacBeth (starring Sam Worthington of Avatar fame). Don't worry, we keep the awful Australian accents to a minimum. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@clockworkplay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Next week, we're diving into the history (and drama) of Wolfgang AMADEUS Mozart! Stay Tuned! | |||
| 66 - A Little Night Music | 03 Aug 2018 | 00:44:35 | |
WHAT TIME IS IT? Matt and Rob talk all three in this episode, as they attempt to sort out which is the best version of the story, how have the sexual politics evolved from '55 to '72 to '77, and why on earth did the party guests drink that wine??? | |||
| 65 - Mamma Mia | 20 Jul 2018 | 00:37:53 | |
Our second Jukebox Musical with a pretentious exclamation point at the end of the title. Unlike Moulin Rouge, this movie isn't quite as camp as the material wants to be... But listen to this episode to find out more of our opinions! We go in depth discussing the flipper dance. Listen to the very end to hear our wild predictions for Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Next Week: SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT/A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC | |||
| 64 - The Lion in Winter | 06 Jul 2018 | 00:41:29 | |
In the heat of summer, we take you to the dead of Winter in this second part in the Angevin Empire Extended Universe (AEEU). If none of that made sense, it's Beckett 2 - this time with extra Peter O'Toole, with the addition of the unbeatable Katherine Hepburn! If you think reality stars are petty, wait 'till you see the reality stars of 1183!
Co-hosted and edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| 63 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 22 Jun 2018 | 00:35:39 | |
Today we're talking about the gender-bending genre-defying Broadway-challenging barrier-breaking musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch!! (with special emphasis on its 2001 Film Version). NEXT EPISODE: A Lion in Winter (1968) CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| 666 - The Phantom of the Opera | 08 Jun 2018 | 00:49:03 | |
CW: Opinions about Phantom of the Opera that aren't all negative, and references to Batman and Robin | |||
| 61 - You Cant Take it With You | 25 May 2018 | 00:35:29 | |
This week, the Tiemstra Bros are talking about one of the most produced High School plays of all time, and its Oscar-Winning film adaptation! Next episode, things are going to get a bit... Operatic. And... Phantomish. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| 84 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | 17 May 2019 | 00:34:43 | |
Tennessee Williams strikes again! This time with a film version he hated! In this episode, The Tiemstra Bros. discuss how the film preserves so many surface level parts of the source material... while not quite understanding why Williams hated it so much. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| 60 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 11 May 2018 | 00:36:56 | |
It's an adaptation with something for EVERYONE... well, by 1966 standards. | |||
| Special # 4 - Moulin Rouge! | 04 May 2018 | 00:41:48 | |
So exciting the audience is close to tears... so delighting it will run for 50 years! Well, so far it has been running for 17 years, and it's quite the film. Yes, this week is Moulin Rouge week on Bros Before Shows! Listen as Matt & Rob parse their mixed feelings on this delightful mess of a movie! Next week: We're going to Rome. Something funny might happen on the way there... CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| 59 - Cabaret | 27 Apr 2018 | 00:41:57 | |
Wilkomen, Bienvenue, Welkom, to Bros. Before Shows! This week we dive into one of the most successful and dramatically adapted film musicals of all time! It's a twisted, sexy, lurid, tale told in the heart of 30s Germany... I do nazi what could go wrong! Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Tickets for Twisted: Twistednyc.com | |||
| Episode 58 - Shakespeare in Love | 20 Apr 2018 | 00:41:02 | |
Today the Tiemstra Brothers discuss their favorite fictionalized version of Shakespeare in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE! How many different ways can we imply we simply want to be Joseph Fiennes' version of Will Shakespeare? Listen to the episode and find out! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next week, we're going to visit a Cabaret somewhere... | |||
| 57 - Casablanca | 13 Apr 2018 | 00:39:56 | |
Play it, Marilyn. Play "Bros Before Shows". Round up the usual suspects, for it's classic hollywood time! In this episode, we'll always have (to) par(i)se out our opinions on one of the greatest movies ever made? Or is it? You'll see- this could be a start of a beautiful viewership. Here's listening to you, kid. Credit taken by Jack Warner (@wbpictures) | |||
| Episode 56 - Camelot | 06 Apr 2018 | 00:43:06 | |
This week, the Tiemstra Brothers dive into some Arthurian Legend with Camelot, the corniest 1967 musical film you may or may not have heard of! This episode features a lot of digressions about when its okay for actors to be dubbed in musicals. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| Episode 55 - Godspell | 30 Mar 2018 | 00:32:57 | |
HAPPY EASTER! Here's the drugged-up version of 70s Sunday School you (maybe) wish you (maybe) never had! Is this as interesting as its contemporary Superstar? Or is it something completely different? Edited and co-hosted by (Not Saint) Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Produced and co-hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| 54 - The Laramie Project | 23 Mar 2018 | 00:35:37 | |
CW: Talk of and reference to a very specific hate crime. Email the show at Brosbeforeshows@aol.com
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| Episode 53 - Glengarry Glen Ross | 16 Mar 2018 | 00:32:19 | |
Content Warning: Extensive Swearing and Kevin Spacey. This week, the Tiemstra Brothers discuss a play that could well be known as SALESMEN BANTER: THE MOTION PICTURE. Spoiler alert: We never quite figure out what the title means. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Matthewe Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) and Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| Episode 52 - The Producers | 09 Mar 2018 | 00:40:10 | |
Welcome to 21st Century Broadway! Here it's all glitz and glamour and... Hitler?! The Tiemstra Bros. talk Mel Brooks savage and oddly controversial take on fascism, as well as the subsequent musical adaptation and its film xerox copy. Of these three classics, which will come out on top as the *definitive* version of this screwball story? Co-hosted and Produced by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| 83 - The Music Man | 03 May 2019 | 00:41:19 | |
Meredith Wilson's 1957 classic won the hearts of America, but will its 1962 adaptation pull a fast one 57 years later? Join the Tiemstra Bros. as they delve into what might be a timeless classic, or might be a 2 and a half hour re-staging of the original piece with the barest hint of a change. Or...BOTH?!?! | |||
| Episode 51 - Moonlight | 02 Mar 2018 | 00:39:17 | |
OSCAR SPECIAL TIME!! | |||
| Episode 50 - For Colored Girls | 23 Feb 2018 | 00:33:01 | |
This week, Matt & Rob watch and discuss their first Tyler Perry movie! Will it be a faithful adaptation of the Iconic Choreopoem, or a melodramatic mess that doesn't do its source material justice! Listen to find out! And then maybe listen to some people of color discuss this film, because we are nowhere near qualified... CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| Episode 49 - Driving Miss Daisy | 16 Feb 2018 | 00:34:55 | |
For part 3 of our Black History Month series, we're covering a film that Spike [Lee] hates: The controversial in hindsight Driving Miss Daisy! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| Episode 48 - A Raisin in the Sun | 09 Feb 2018 | 00:31:29 | |
Continuing Black History Month, the Tiemstra Bros. (in a surprisingly spoiler-free episode) delve into Lorraine Hansberry's 1958 Classic adapted for a 1961 screen! Is Sydney Poitier able to do justice to the character he got a Tony nod for? Is the play really about his character, or is it about Claudia McNeil? And PIGLET?!?!
Co-hosted and not edited by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)
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| Episode 47 - The Wiz | 02 Feb 2018 | 00:40:48 | |
We're starting Black History Month with one of the most successful black musicals of all time - The Wiz! As you'll learn in this episode, our hosts were in this musical in high school, playing a variety of roles. Next week, we're gonna leave some fruit outside. Namely, a Raisin in the Sun. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| Episode 46 - Victor/Victoria | 26 Jan 2018 | 00:39:54 | |
It's cross-dressin' time! Well, it always is, but this time it is in 1934 Paris! Join the Tiemstra Bros. as we visit this '82 exploration of Homosexuality, cross-dressing, and gender politics in a world that doesn't quite understand any of it. Does it hold up, or is it a cringefest? Edited by Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Co-hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) | |||
| Episode 45 - Loves Labours Lost | 19 Jan 2018 | 00:37:30 | |
There was only so many Shakespeare Adaptations we could cover before we got to Kenneth Branagh, the Northern Irish actor and filmmaker who made some of the most iconic Shakespeare film adaptations! But for our first foray into his filmography, we're talking about one of his less popular efforts: Love's Labour's Lost! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| Special #2: The Greatest Showman | 12 Jan 2018 | 00:42:15 | |
"This movie should be called 'the Greatest Conman'" - Matt, minutes after finishing recording. This new year, we're starting with a special episode analyzing the new musical film 'The Greatest Showman' a film that's a musical based on the real life of P.T. Barnum, in that the main character is named P.T. Barnum... and basically nothing else. Contact the show at BrosBeforeShows@aol.com
Co-hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar)
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| Episode 44 - Les Miserables | 29 Dec 2017 | 00:40:47 | |
It's our last episode of 2017, and we're taking on the White Whale of Movie musicals: Tom Hooper's 2012 adaptation of Les Miserables! A film that a lot of musical theater fans hate with a passion that both of us actually liked when it came out. Stay tuned for how our opinions have changed. CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Edited by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) Hosted by Robert and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| 43 - Fiddler on the Roof | 22 Dec 2017 | 00:39:30 | |
For our post-Hanukkah pre-Christmas episode, the Tiemstra Bros. review the musical epic Fiddler on the Roof! Does this adaptation deserve its length (that of a small miniseries or a regular-sized David Lean film)? Is this indeed the definitive cinematic version of the '60s classic? Find out in this unusually spoiler-safe episode! | |||
| 82 - Henry V | 19 Apr 2019 | 00:41:43 | |
We thought it was high time to cover a good Kenneth Branagh film after that strange mess that was Love's Labours Lost. So this week, we discuss the film that introduced us to that delightful slab of Northern Irish Ham: Henry V! Next Episode, we're going for a march with 76 trombones in The Music Man! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) | |||
| 42 - My Night With Reg | 15 Dec 2017 | 00:37:09 | |
It's the holiday season and subtext is in the air as the Tiemstra Brothers review the 1994 British comedic chamber piece My Night With Reg and its 1997 BBC adaptation! Who says a straight-to-TV adaptation of a play in the 90s can't be good? Well, we might, but you can find out now! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com | |||
| Episode 41 - Six Degrees of Separation | 08 Dec 2017 | 00:34:31 | |
Once again, we're talking about a play one of us was actually IN, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, a play about abstract art, con artists, and cameos from future Star Wars directors! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next week: My Night with Reg! | |||
| 40 - Martin McDonagh | 01 Dec 2017 | 00:34:29 | |
For the beginning of our second season(ish), we're doing something completely different: Profiling one of our favorite playwrights-turned-filmmakers, Martin McDonagh! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Next week: Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare! | |||
| Episode # 39 - August Osage County | 17 Nov 2017 | 00:31:54 | |
CONTENT WARNING: Mention of Assault, the fate of Misty Upham. It's a really good play, but does that guarantee an iconic film? The Tiemstra brothers tackle the 2013 Meryl Streep Vehicle based on the Pulitzer Prize winning family dramedy. Just in time for Thanksgiving! CONTACT THE SHOW: BrosBeforeShows@AOL.com Hosted by Robert Tiemstra (@The_Timestar) and Matthew Tiemstra (@ClockworkPlay) Two weeks from now, we're beginning our second season with a profile of Playwright turned Filmmaker Martin McDonagh! | |||