The B-Side
@tfsbside.bsky.social
For thefilmstage.com, we examine movies from movie stars - not the ones that made them famous or kept them famous. The other ones.
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It's a wonderful life on our latest 🎄 @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social joins to discuss cinema's finest squawker Jimmy Stewart! From early screwballs like VIVACIOUS LADY to Anthony Mann heaters like THE FAR COUNTRY, we celebrate all the lanky legend has to offer: bit.ly/3N0eIrT
It's a wonderful life on our latest 🎄 @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social joins to discuss cinema's finest squawker Jimmy Stewart! From early screwballs like VIVACIOUS LADY to Anthony Mann heaters like THE FAR COUNTRY, we celebrate all the lanky legend has to offer: bit.ly/3N0eIrT
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's a wonderful life on our latest 🎄 @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social joins to discuss cinema's finest squawker Jimmy Stewart! From early screwballs like VIVACIOUS LADY to Anthony Mann heaters like THE FAR COUNTRY, we celebrate all the lanky legend has to offer: bit.ly/3N0eIrT
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On a new episode of @tfsbside.bsky.social, we discuss the career of America’s everyman and one of its most indelible movie stars: James Stewart!
Listen to @djmecca.bsky.social, @codonnell.bsky.social and @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social explore his most underseen films:
Listen to @djmecca.bsky.social, @codonnell.bsky.social and @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social explore his most underseen films:
The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss America’s everyman and one of ...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On a new episode of @tfsbside.bsky.social, we discuss the career of America’s everyman and one of its most indelible movie stars: James Stewart!
Listen to @djmecca.bsky.social, @codonnell.bsky.social and @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social explore his most underseen films:
Listen to @djmecca.bsky.social, @codonnell.bsky.social and @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social explore his most underseen films:
With ELLA MCCAY in theaters, we discuss the directed and produced works of living legend James L. Brooks! We unpack the confounding Musical Cut of I'LL DO ANYTHING, the gem that is ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET, and of course, that sandwich from SPANGLISH: bit.ly/3MAD1fW
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With ELLA MCCAY in theaters, we discuss the directed and produced works of living legend James L. Brooks! We unpack the confounding Musical Cut of I'LL DO ANYTHING, the gem that is ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET, and of course, that sandwich from SPANGLISH: bit.ly/3MAD1fW
Benoit Blanc is back, and so is @shhhitsgavin.bsky.social! We discuss the B-Sides of Daniel Craig! From smaller fare (THE MOTHER) to movie star swings (COWBOYS & ALIENS), there's plenty to chew on over the long weekend! bit.ly/48ijLLd
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Benoit Blanc is back, and so is @shhhitsgavin.bsky.social! We discuss the B-Sides of Daniel Craig! From smaller fare (THE MOTHER) to movie star swings (COWBOYS & ALIENS), there's plenty to chew on over the long weekend! bit.ly/48ijLLd
In celebration of his TWO new films out now, we hang out with the B-Sides of Richard Linklater! From THE NEWTON BOYS, to Orson Welles, and child astronauts, we unpack the versatile career of an American treasure: bit.ly/4paJtZ4
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In celebration of his TWO new films out now, we hang out with the B-Sides of Richard Linklater! From THE NEWTON BOYS, to Orson Welles, and child astronauts, we unpack the versatile career of an American treasure: bit.ly/4paJtZ4
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We hope you have your costume ready and it includes headphones/earpods, because we have a bevy of Halloween episodes all about film history and horror just in time for the most frightening holiday of all! Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We hope you have your costume ready and it includes headphones/earpods, because we have a bevy of Halloween episodes all about film history and horror just in time for the most frightening holiday of all! Halloween!
This Halloween, we dive into the B-Sides of David Cronenberg! We discuss how he might be a literal genius, his aversion to the "body horror" moniker, and his revolving collaborations with actors who can match his freak. Long live the new flesh!: bit.ly/47exxiU
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This Halloween, we dive into the B-Sides of David Cronenberg! We discuss how he might be a literal genius, his aversion to the "body horror" moniker, and his revolving collaborations with actors who can match his freak. Long live the new flesh!: bit.ly/47exxiU
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Had SO MUCH fun celebrating B-Pax! #filmsky
Game over, man! On our latest, @billyraybrewton.bsky.social returns to discuss the career of Bill Paxton! From BRAIN DEAD to FRAILTY (and more) we talk about what made Paxton so captivating in roles of all sizes: bit.ly/46VMRko
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Had SO MUCH fun celebrating B-Pax! #filmsky
Game over, man! On our latest, @billyraybrewton.bsky.social returns to discuss the career of Bill Paxton! From BRAIN DEAD to FRAILTY (and more) we talk about what made Paxton so captivating in roles of all sizes: bit.ly/46VMRko
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Game over, man! On our latest, @billyraybrewton.bsky.social returns to discuss the career of Bill Paxton! From BRAIN DEAD to FRAILTY (and more) we talk about what made Paxton so captivating in roles of all sizes: bit.ly/46VMRko
We're back friends! In honor of PTA's latest, we discuss the career and B-Sides of his most frequent collaborator: the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman! bit.ly/3WhYifY
October 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We're back friends! In honor of PTA's latest, we discuss the career and B-Sides of his most frequent collaborator: the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman! bit.ly/3WhYifY
In a lovely surprise, our final Audience Choice 2025 poll ended in a TIE! With both David Cronenberg and Spike Lee joining the Class of '25!
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In a lovely surprise, our final Audience Choice 2025 poll ended in a TIE! With both David Cronenberg and Spike Lee joining the Class of '25!
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Dear lord this was really tough. Loooooove Cronenberg, Spike and Wes so much. In the end, went Cronenberg but would be happy if either Spike or Wes won too!
The window is closing on our final Audience Choice poll of 2025, with Spike Lee and David Cronenberg contending for the top spot! Vote here: thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dear lord this was really tough. Loooooove Cronenberg, Spike and Wes so much. In the end, went Cronenberg but would be happy if either Spike or Wes won too!
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From #TellurideFilmFestival, my review of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, a movie with great performances and some stale frames & pacing. thefilmstage.com/telluride-re...
Telluride Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Features Great Performances Inside Stagnant Frames
The line "you did the best you could" is spoken at a crucial moment in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. It's a platitude often used as a band-aid to cover up all manner of sins. But here, in writ...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
From #TellurideFilmFestival, my review of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, a movie with great performances and some stale frames & pacing. thefilmstage.com/telluride-re...
The window is closing on our final Audience Choice poll of 2025, with Spike Lee and David Cronenberg contending for the top spot! Vote here: thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The window is closing on our final Audience Choice poll of 2025, with Spike Lee and David Cronenberg contending for the top spot! Vote here: thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
It's our final week of Audience Choice '25! David. Jim. Spike. Wes. These master filmmakers all have new films out this year. Which auteur should we celebrate? Vote here! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's our final week of Audience Choice '25! David. Jim. Spike. Wes. These master filmmakers all have new films out this year. Which auteur should we celebrate? Vote here! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
Philip Seymour Hoffman enters the ranks of our Audience Choice '25 winners as the final week of polling begins!
August 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Philip Seymour Hoffman enters the ranks of our Audience Choice '25 winners as the final week of polling begins!
The window is closing on Week 3 of our Audience Choice polls! Which PTA collaborator should we cover? thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The window is closing on Week 3 of our Audience Choice polls! Which PTA collaborator should we cover? thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
Audience Choice Week 3 is live with a PTA Meeting! With a new Paul Thomas Anderson film on the horizon, four of his collaborators face off. Vote! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Audience Choice Week 3 is live with a PTA Meeting! With a new Paul Thomas Anderson film on the horizon, four of his collaborators face off. Vote! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
Steve Martin enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 🧠🧠 Our Week 3 poll opens shortly!
August 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Steve Martin enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 🧠🧠 Our Week 3 poll opens shortly!
There's still time to vote in the Comedy Legends round of our Audience Choice 2025 polls! Brooks, Lewis, Martin, or Pryor, the healing power of laughter is yours! Vote: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT
August 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There's still time to vote in the Comedy Legends round of our Audience Choice 2025 polls! Brooks, Lewis, Martin, or Pryor, the healing power of laughter is yours! Vote: t.co/dIIFv8ffXT
Audience Choice Week 2 is live! Which comedy legend will be the subject of a future episode? Vote in the link below! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Audience Choice Week 2 is live! Which comedy legend will be the subject of a future episode? Vote in the link below! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
Chow Yun-Fat enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 💥 Our Week 2 poll opens shortly!
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Chow Yun-Fat enters our Audience Choice Class of '25 💥 Our Week 2 poll opens shortly!