Treks and the City – Details, episodes & analysis

We're considering the male form this week with two movies about masculinity. Representing the arthouse, it's Claire Denis's BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) and representing the mainstream, it's the breakout movie for Rob Schneider and Happy Madison Productions, DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (1999). Which movie will enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out! NEXT WEEK: eXistenZ vs Wild Wild West THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/breyyyattt https://letterboxd.com/joecilio FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The horror! The horror! Our 1999 series rolls on with the biggest arthouse horror movie of the year THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT vs the biggest popcorn horror movie of the year THE MUMMY! Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and disappear into the trash canon? Listen to find out!! NEXT WEEK: Beau Travail vs Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - ULTIMATE MOVIE LOVERS EXPERIENCE patreon.com/MoviesBabyyyyy Full livestream access! Ad-free audio/video episodes! Bonus episodes and interviews! Bonus shows by movie pros! Watchalong Wednesday! Merch discounts! Weekly movie trivia, scenes, lists, and more! THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/breyyyattt https://letterboxd.com/joecilio FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our 1999 series kicks off with two movies about effing! Representing the arthouse, it's Stanley Kubrick's final movie EYES WIDE SHUT. And representing the mainstream it's the movie that revived the teenage sex comedy AMERICAN PIE. Which will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out. NEXT WEEK: The Blair Witch Project vs The Mummy MOVIES BABYYYYY PATREON - ULTIMATE MOVIE LOVERS EXPERIENCE patreon.com/MoviesBabyyyyy Full livestream access! Ad-free audio/video episodes! Bonus episodes and interviews! Bonus shows by movie pros! Watchalong Wednesday! Merch discounts! Weekly movie trivia, scenes, lists, and more! THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/breyyyattt https://letterboxd.com/joecilio FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode of Weekend at Bergman's is the season one finale, baby, and it's a battle of the trash canon titans! The two best movies currently in the trash canon face off and only one can make it out! Representing the arthouse is Sight and Sound's "greatest film of all time," Chantal Akerman's 1975 Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; and representing the mainstream is Tim Burton's 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Will a three-hour movie about chores beat a zippy, 90-minute Hollywood classic? Or will Paul Reubens and his amazing bicycle take down the unrelenting Jeanne Dielman? Listen to find out, as the boys close out season one with the third co-founder of Forever Dog, Alex Ramsey! STAY TUNED FOR SEASON 2 UPDATES!   VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PATTON OSWALT JOINS US! Yes chef! Representing the arthouse, it’s Peter Greenaway’s 1989 Jacobean Thatcher-era ultra-repulsive ultra-beautiful satirical black comedy, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. And representing the mainstream, it’s Pixar’s 2007 smash hit Ratatouille, starring our guest Patton Oswalt! Which one will win and enter the canon? Which will lose and go in the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives??? Listen to find out!!! NEXT WEEK: Husbands vs The Hangover VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big City Balls vs Small Town Pageants! 1980s vs 1990s! Documentary vs Mockumentary! Guest co-hosts Big Dipper and Meatball (Sloppy Seconds) join Brett for a battle of the stars. Representing the arthouse, it’s Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary of the the Golden Age of New York City drag balls, Paris Is Burning. And representing the mainstream, it’s a mockumentary about small town pageants that initially bombed at the box office but has since achieved cult classic status, 1999’s Drop Dead Gorgeous starring Kirsten Dunst. Which will win and enter the canon? And which will lose and enter the trash canon and we can never watch it again for the rest of our lives? Listen to find out! NEXT WEEK: Ratatouille vs The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your hands off my bicycle! This week we're comparing two movies about bicycle theft and so much more. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1948 Italian Neorealist classic Bicycle Thieves directed by Vittorio de Sica. And representing the mainstream, it’s Tim Burton’s 1985 feature film debut Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure starring Paul Ruebens. Which one will enter the canon? And which one will be tossed in the trash canon? Listen to find out! Plus we play a round of the fun new movie game Theft or Homage! This week's pairing suggested by listener @Volkanus666 NEXT WEEK: Eraserhead vs Knocked Up VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The game is afoot! We're joined by the great Julie Klausner (Double Threat) to review two puzzling movies. Representing the arthouse, it’s the 1973 dark comedy whodunnit The Last of Sheila, written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins, and featuring a cavalcade of stars. And representing the mainstream, it’s David Fincher’s The Game (1997) starring Michael Douglas. Plus we ask Julie the movie questions we've always wanted to ask her - John Waters, Jackie Brown, James Urbaniak, TCM, Star Wars, and more! NEXT WEEK: Bicycle Thieves vs Pee Wee’s Big Adventure VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High fashion high stakes! Two films walk the runway this week but only one will make it into the Canon! Representing the arthouse, it's Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972). And representing the mainstream, it's the 2006 Meryl Streep-Anne Hathaway workplace comedy The Devil Wears Prada. Plus the Top 10 Fits from the Weekend at Bergman's film archive. NEXT WEEK: Nosferatu (1922) vs Blade (1998) VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES ON FOREVER DOG PLUS http://foreverdog.plus THE COMPLETE CANON & TRASH CANON ON LETTERBOXD: https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love this dirty podcast! This week we're joined by Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Double Threat) to examine two cinematic portraits of the ups and downs of the Big Apple. New York City, that is! Representing the arthouse it's the endlessly quotable and deeply cynical Sweet Smell of Success (1957), starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. And representing the mainstream, it’s the Reagan-era Michael J. Fox vehicle The Secret of My Success (1987). Which will enter the canon? And which will enter the trash canon? Plus Tom plays a round of the new hit game, "Penthouse Apartment or Dead in a Ditch?" NEXT WEEK: Gummo (1997) vs Home Alone (1990) VIDEO EPISODES & AD-FREE EPISODES & MORE ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/moviesbabyyyyy THE CANON & TRASH CANON (LETTERBOXD): https://letterboxd.com/weekendbergman/lists FOLLOW WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S https://twitter.com/weekendbergman https://www.instagram.com/weekendbergman https://www.tiktok.com/@weekendbergman BUY MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/user/weekend-at-bergmans WEEKEND AT BERGMAN'S IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/weekend-at-bergmans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices