Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live at Refocus Film Festival (#1042)

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Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Back in October, Michael Phillips joined Adam at Iowa City’s Refocus Film Festival for a live recording of the Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers. The town is home to the University of Iowa’s famed Writers’ Workshop, so picks were not confined to "Field of Dreams" and "The Music Man" (but those get shout-outs, too). This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:03:59) Top 5 Iowa Writer Adaptations (04:00-00:35:37) Next Week / Notes (00:35:38-00:38:45) Top 5, continued (00:38:46-01:02:46) Credits / New Releases (01:02:47-01:05:34) Links: -Poll: ‘25 Scene Stealers https://poll.fm/16310945 -London Meetup w/Josh on Dec. 11 https://forms.gle/rUcgUKicTddzwFBs5 Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.6	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:52.6	You're not interested in art?
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0:55.5	We're going to have a conversation. From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year. I'm Adam Kempanar. And I'm Josh Larson. Iowa has a lot to be proud of to have turned out two major Broadway musicals as settings, as far as I know, and they're both worth talking about and rewatching.
1:12.8	That's Michael Phillips pandering to the crowd. turned out two major Broadway musicals as settings as far as I know, and they're both worth
1:11.4	talking about and rewatching. That's Michael Phillips pandering to the crowd during the live show he
1:16.3	and I recorded recently as part of Iowa City's refocus film festival. One of those musicals
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