Acting Out with Ryan and Mitchell

There is only one guarantee. None of us on this podcast will see heaven. This week, we’re joined by Conor O’Donnell (The B-Side) to break down Sam Mendes’ elegiac gangster father-son road trip drama Road to Perdition. We discuss perhaps the darkest role of Tom Hanks’ career, the high and low filmography of Sam Mendes, the incredible supporting performances of Paul Newman, Daniel Craig and Jude Law, and plenty more. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77 and Mitchell at @itismitchell. Follow Conor on Twitter at @scruffyl00kin and The B-Side at @TFSBSide. Listen to The B-Side here.

This week we are joined by friend of the show Jay Ledbetter (Extra Film podcast), who’s known Ryan longer but is better friends with Mitchell, we swear. Jay rides hard for all things Finch as we center the episode on Tom Hanks’ reteaming with his Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis for 2000’s Cast Away (not Castaway). We discuss the film’s fascinating, daring production schedule, how Hanks was the one who came up with this idea and kicked it into high gear, and how it may just be the most committed and passionate performance of his career (and maybe his best). We also for some reason spend a lot of time talking about the awards prospects of the Chris Pine thriller The Contractor. If you’re liking the show, don’t be shy: rate, review, and subscribe! Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @ActingOutPod, and email any comments or suggestions you have to us at [email protected]. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77 and Mitchell at @itismitchell. Jay can be found on Twitter at @MrJayLedbetter and you can hear him and Ryan on the Extra Film podcast by subscribing to InSession Film.

This week we are joined by podcast extraordinaire Slim (The Letterboxd Show, 70mm) to discuss Steven Spielberg’s 1998 World War II drama Saving Private Ryan. We hear about Slim’s early love of The Money Pit, along with plenty of talk on the phenomenal lineup of very ’90s dudes who appear alongside Hanks in the film, the massive appreciation the veteran community had for it upon release, and where it slots into Hanks’ run of guys who are just good at their jobs. If you’re liking the show, don’t be shy: rate, review, and subscribe! Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @ActingOutPod, and email any comments or suggestions you have to us at [email protected]. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77 and Mitchell at @itismitchell. Slim can be found on Twitter at @slim and you can also subscribe to The Letterboxd Show and 70mm

You’ve got some friends in us! In this week’s episode of Acting Out, we’re doing things a little differently. Rather than focusing on one film per usual, we’re tackling the entire Toy Story franchise, assessing how the series develops over its 25 year run and what Tom Hanks brings to the iconic role of Woody. We also get several camp stories from Ryan, a shift in Mitchell’s Toy Story rankings, and maybe even a visit from Randy Newman. If you’re liking the show, don’t be shy: rate, review, and subscribe! Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @ActingOutPod, and email any comments or suggestions you have to us at [email protected]. You can follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77 and Mitchell at @itismitchell.