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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Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/34U4Nt4
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/34WCsSR
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
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!
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!
It's Audience Choice month once again! Head to the link and cast your vote each week for future episodes of The B-Side! First up: Action Stars! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
August 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's Audience Choice month once again! Head to the link and cast your vote each week for future episodes of The B-Side! First up: Action Stars! thefilmstage.com/vote-in-the-...
Our dear @oneblakeminute.bsky.social returns to mine the B-Sides of the legendary John Frankenheimer! We talk PROPHECY, 52 PICK-UP, DEAD-BANG, AGAINST THE WALL and more. Charting Frankenheimer's pivot back to TV in the '90s and why he's one of the best to ever do it: bit.ly/44YPCR1
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our dear @oneblakeminute.bsky.social returns to mine the B-Sides of the legendary John Frankenheimer! We talk PROPHECY, 52 PICK-UP, DEAD-BANG, AGAINST THE WALL and more. Charting Frankenheimer's pivot back to TV in the '90s and why he's one of the best to ever do it: bit.ly/44YPCR1
Our final episode of the summer (before our annual Audience Choice polls begin!) drops TOMORROW:
August 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Our final episode of the summer (before our annual Audience Choice polls begin!) drops TOMORROW:
On our latest we chat with the wonderful Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (In theaters now, and expanding this weekend!), and a few B-Sides including Robert Altman's THE GINGERBREAD MAN and more! bit.ly/3Iuwx05
July 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On our latest we chat with the wonderful Embeth Davidtz about her directorial debut DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (In theaters now, and expanding this weekend!), and a few B-Sides including Robert Altman's THE GINGERBREAD MAN and more! bit.ly/3Iuwx05
In honor of Tom Cruise's birthday, we celebrate the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise! We took inspiration from each film to cover EIGHT adjacent B-Sides. There's THE AVENGERS ('98), John Woo's PAYCHECK, a Michael Mann, a Miyazaki, and more! bit.ly/3IsfSKr
July 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In honor of Tom Cruise's birthday, we celebrate the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise! We took inspiration from each film to cover EIGHT adjacent B-Sides. There's THE AVENGERS ('98), John Woo's PAYCHECK, a Michael Mann, a Miyazaki, and more! bit.ly/3IsfSKr
On our latest, @bwestcineaste.bsky.social joins us to discuss one of our greatest living filmmakers, Mike Leigh! Covering CAREER GIRLS, PETERLOO and more, we discuss Leigh's intensive process, his radical empathy, and more! bit.ly/4ll0jlV
June 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On our latest, @bwestcineaste.bsky.social joins us to discuss one of our greatest living filmmakers, Mike Leigh! Covering CAREER GIRLS, PETERLOO and more, we discuss Leigh's intensive process, his radical empathy, and more! bit.ly/4ll0jlV
We return to the baby goose! In our latest episode, we unpack the back half of Ryan Gosling's career, including THE IDES OF MARCH, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, and whatever is happening to his voice in GANGSTER SQUAD: bit.ly/43Zhm6i
June 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We return to the baby goose! In our latest episode, we unpack the back half of Ryan Gosling's career, including THE IDES OF MARCH, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, and whatever is happening to his voice in GANGSTER SQUAD: bit.ly/43Zhm6i
Make our day and check out our latest on the directorial B-Sides of Clint Eastwood! @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social returns to chat about BREEZY, THE MULE, and more as we discuss Clint the filmmaker's self-interrogation of Clint the movie star: bit.ly/4mBhQba
May 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Make our day and check out our latest on the directorial B-Sides of Clint Eastwood! @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social returns to chat about BREEZY, THE MULE, and more as we discuss Clint the filmmaker's self-interrogation of Clint the movie star: bit.ly/4mBhQba
We'll never be as cool as Maggie Cheung! On our latest we cover LOST ROMANCE (a.k.a. THE STORY OF ROSE), GREEN SNAKE and more, examining how Cheung's dense, iconic career was only bolstered by her retirement, solidifying her as a living legend: bit.ly/3GQ1xXI
May 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We'll never be as cool as Maggie Cheung! On our latest we cover LOST ROMANCE (a.k.a. THE STORY OF ROSE), GREEN SNAKE and more, examining how Cheung's dense, iconic career was only bolstered by her retirement, solidifying her as a living legend: bit.ly/3GQ1xXI