Guest Co-Host: Samm Deighan Czechtember continues with a look at Juraj Herz’s The Cremator (AKA Spalovac mrtvol). Released in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring, the film stars Rudolf Hrusínský as Karl (or Roman) Kopfrkingl, a man dedicated to the idea of liberating the soul from the body through the practice of cremation. Samm Deighan joins Mike to discuss collaborators and the madness that gripped the world in the 1930s and ’40s.
202: Hurricane Trump
On this weeks show, Chris, Aaron and Rich discuss: questionable hurricane coverage, PETA’s monkey “selfie” lawsuit, milk & white nationalism, the rights of animals, Bernie Sanders’ single payer health care plan, North Korea, Asian culture, & America’s need to be #1. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Special Report: Patty Farmer on ‘Starring the Plaza’
On this special episode, Mike talks with author Patty Farmer about her work including her latest books, Starring the Plaza and Playboy Laughs. Find out more at www.patty-farmer.com.
Episode 340: Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
Special Guest: Peter Hames Guest Co-Hosts: Kat Ellinger, Kevin Heffernan Czechtember continues with a look at Pavel Jurácek’s Case for a Rookie Hangman (AKA Prípad pro zacínajícího kata) from 1970. Very loosely based on the third part of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the film tells the tale of Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) in the land of Balnibarbi, a surrealistic landscape where Lemuel has a hard time finding his footing, literally. Kat Ellinger and Kevin Heffernan join Mike to discuss the malleability of Swift’s satire and The Key to Determining Dwarfs, or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver. Links: Buy Case for a Rookie Hangman on DVD Buy Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift Buy The Czechoslovak New Wave by Peter Hames Buy Avant-garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties by Jonathan Owen
Special Report: The Running Man (1987)
Special Guests: Steven E. de Souza, Kurt Fuller, George Linder, Rob Cohen Guest Co-Hosts: Andrew Nette, Aaron Peterson Set in the distant year of 2017, The Running Man (1987) is set in a dystopian world where reality television rules the airwaves and the most popular show pits criminals against muscle-bound, spandex-clad “stalkers”. Based loosely on a novella by “Richard Bachman” (AKA Stephen King), the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, a man framed as “The Butcher of Bakersfield” and thrown Running Man game, hosted by Killian (Richard Dawson), and featuring a cadre of killers including Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown, Professor Toru Tanaka, and more. Andrew Nette and Aaron Peterson join Mike to discuss the film, its odd production history, and the resonance to today’s world. We also discuss the work of Robert Sheckley and his influence on “people hunting people” films including The Million Game, The Price of Peril, The Tenth Victim and Freejack.
201: Bizarro Trump
On this weeks show, Chris, Aaron and Rich talk about: Bizarro Trump, the dreamers, the politicizing of the Hurricanes, the current state of the movie industry, industry disruption, terrestrial and satellite radio, musical nostalgia, South Park, the current climate on college campuses, people protesting Kid Rock opening the new arena in Detroit, not having enough time, unplugging, echo chambers, & the lost arts of debate & conversation. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Episode 339: Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Special Guests: Jiri Menzel, Peter Hames Guest Co-Hosts: Jonathan Owen, Samm Deighan We kick off the first annual “Czechtember” with a look at the most-easily accessible films of the Czech New Wave, the charmingly disarming 1966 film Closely Watched Trains (AKA Ostre Sledované Vlaky or Closely Observed Trains). Co-written and directed by Jirí Menzel and based upon Bohumil Hrabal’s novella, the film stars Václav Neckár as Milos Hrma, a young man from a family of eccentrics. Not wanting to work too hard, he gets a job at the local railway station where he’s mentored by the earthly Hubicka (Josef Somr) and Nazi-sympathizer Zednicek (Vlastimil Brodský). Samm Deighan and Jonathan Owen (author of Avant-garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties) join Mike to discuss Menzel’s subversive film and the way it plays with “sex comedy” themes against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Links: Buy Closely Watched Trains on DVD Buy Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil Hrabal Buy Closely Observed Trains (the script)
200: Episode 200!
On this weeks show, Chris, Aaron and Rich discuss: the pardoning of Joe Arpaio, raising the standards of law enforcement, the Trump administration, DACA, health care, religion, Antifa, human & artificial intelligence, true equality, service animals, & Bhad Bhabie (the Cash Me Outside girl). Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Episode 338: The Swimmer (1968)
Special Guests: Justin Bozung, Kate Buford, Preston Neal Jones Guest Co-Hosts: Rob St. Mary, Elric Kane The 1968 film by Frank and Eleanor Perry, The Swimmer (based on the John Cheever short story of the same name), stars Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill, a Connecticut executive who decides to head back home by swimming through the pools of his neighbors, a “river” which he names “Lucinda” after his wife. Along the way, Ned is met with drinks, laughs, reminders of his affairs that went sour, and maybe even reminders that what he pretends to be may be no more. Elric Kane and co-host emeritus Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the trouble production and ground-breaking ideas of The Swimmer. Links: Buy The Swimmer on Blu-Ray Read The Swimmer: A prophetic modernist fable set in a fading Eden by Michael Atkinson Read An Analysis of “The Swimmer” by John Cheever by Rebekah Nydam Watch Man Fed Up with Commute Swims to Work Read The Swimmer by John Cheever
199: Bye-bye Bannon
This week Aaron, Chris, & Rich talk about Steve Bannon departing the White House, Trump’s plan for Afghanistan, Trump’s latest campaign rally in Arizona, Juggalos vs. Nazis, Sears & KMart, Trump & Amazon, & Disney taking their content off Netflix. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
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