CONGRATULATIONS TO UP-AND-COMING FILMMAKER MARTIN SCORSESE FOR WINNING BLANK CHECK’S 2026 MARCH MADNESS COMPETITION!
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BY A MERE FIVE VOTES... TONY SCOTT MOVES ON TO THE FINAL
Martin Scorsese continues his dominant run, becoming the first filmmaker to advance to tomorrow’s final.
Today’s semifinal matchup is explosive - Bottle Rocket vs Man on Fire. Twee vs whatever the opposite of Twee is. Wes Anderson (1) vs Tony Scott (1). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Looks like everyone listened to Griffin and dialed 1-800-COME-ON-NOW The dream of Columbus is dead. Long live Tony Scott.
We’ve made it to the Final Four! Our first semifinal matchup is between two filmmakers who each made films about the history of New York City, films set in mental hospitals, and films with Jack Nicholson. It’s Martin Scorsese (1) vs Milos Forman (3). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
In our final matchup of the Elite Eight, we’ve got Beverly Hills Cop II going up against The Christmas Chronicles 2…The Fan vs Bicentennial Man… It’s Tony Scott (1) vs Chris Columbus (7). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
This Milos guy is really Taking Off! He will face Martin Scorsese in the final four.
Today in BC March Madness, we have a battle between suprelatives. You can support either The Royal Tenenbaums or The Great McGinty. It's Wes Anderson (1) vs Preston Sturges (7). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Marty becomes our first filmmaker to make it to the Final Four! Quelle surprise…
Today in March Madness, it’s Wayne and Garth versus Mozart and Salieri. It’s Penelope Spheeris (4) vs Milos Forman (3). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
It was a close one, but Chris Columbus pushed past Gus Van Sant to be our final contender making it to the Elite Eight
We’ve reached the Elite Eight of our 2026 Blank Check March Madness competition! Our first face-off has “You talkin to me?” going up against JUMANJI. It’s Martin Scorsese (1) vs Joe Johnston (6). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
I feel like every time Tony Scott wins a March Madness round, I have to reference UNSTOPPABLE. I know it's lazy, I'm sorry. But he's kind of unstoppable, no??
Today in March Madness, it's between "You're a hiker, Gerry!" and "Yer a wizard, Harry!" It's Gus Van Sant (6) vs Chris Columbus (7). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Another very tight victory for Preston Sturges!
Today in March Madness, you must choose between Domino Harvey and JENNIFER'S BODY. It's Tony Scott (1) vs Karyn Kusama (5). Vote: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Wes Anderson is flying through this competition like the Darjeeling Limited!
Today in March Madness, it's a battle between Kim Basinger as a Veronica Lake lookalike sex worker in L.A. CONFIDENTIAL and the actual Veronica Lake! It's Curtis Hanson (6) vs Preston Sturges (7). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Judd Apatow is a real Salieri. Milos Forman moves on to the Elite Eight!
Today in BC March Madness, it's between THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME and the Irish Hunger Strike...between widowed Jason Schwartzman in ASTEROID CITY and widowed Viola Davis in WIDOWS... It's WES ANDERSON (1) vs STEVE MCQUEEN (4). Vote: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Is this the beginning of the Penelope Spheeris Cinderella run???
Up today in our March Madness competition, we've got Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman going up against Adam Sandler as "George Simmons" It's MILOS FORMAN (3) vs JUDD APATOW (7). Vote: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Hal Ashby is no longer Bound for Glory. Joe Johnston moves on to the Elite Eight.
Today in BC March Madness, it's between the peak of Western Civilization (Senator Jay Bulworth's reelection campaign) and THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. It's WARREN BEATTY (1) vs PENELOPE SPHEERIS (4). Vote: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Marty reigns supreme, at least in our March Madness polling.
Up today in BC March Madness, we've got a showdown between The First Avenger and THE LAST DETAIL. It's Joe Johnston (6) vs Hal Ashby (7). Vote here: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
Oliver Stone should join the Wet Bandits the way he just got trashed by Chris Columbus
We've made it to the Sweet Sixteen of Blank Check March Madness! Up today, our greatest living Italian American filmmaker goes up against the filmmaker who remade THE ITALIAN JOB. It's MARTIN SCORSESE (1) vs F. GARY GRAY (4). Vote: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness
