On this weeks show, Chris, Aaron and Rich get together to talk about: Ann Coulter and Berkley, Trump’s “VOICE” hotline, cultural appropriation, & Religion and Science. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Special Report: Tami Stronach
Special Guest: Tami Stronach Mike talks with actress Tami Stronach from her early days and starring as The Childlike Empress in The Neverending Story (1984) to her dance and theater career as the co-founder of The Paper Canoe Company. Links: Follow Tami on Twitter Learn more about Beanstalk Jack Get the Beanstalk Jack album on Bandcamp
Episode 320: eXistenZ (1999)
Special Guest: Ernest Mathijs Guest Co-Hosts: Jessica Kramer, Dustin Kramer eXistenZ, the 1999 film from writer/director David Cronenberg stars Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller, a game designer who has been marked for death by a faction known as the “Realists”. After an assassination attempt she escapes with her ineffectual bodyguard, a PR nerd named Ted Pikull played by Jude Law. The pair eventually test out Allegra’s new game, eXistenZ, in order to make sure her biomass game pod is still functional. From there the film traverses many layers of game play, making viewers question what’s real and what’s part of play. Dustin & Jessica Kramer of the Popcorn Poops podcast join Mike to discuss existentialism, Freud, Philip K. Dick, The Matrix, and more. Buy eXistenZ on DVD Buy the eXistenZ novelization by “John Luther Novak” (AKA Christopher Priest) Buy the eXistenZ soundtrack by Howard Shore Buy The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero Buy The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich by Philip K. Dick Buy The Days of Perky Pat by Philip K. Dick Listen to the Popcorn Poops podcast
Special Report: Faran Tahir
Mike speaks with actor Faran Tahir about his early days and more recent roles in Iron Man, Star Trek, Escape Plan, Once Upon a Time, and more. Follow Faran Tahir on Twitter at https://twitter.com/farantahir123
181: Hi-Tech, Low-Maturity
On this weeks show, Chris, Rich and Aaron talk about recent events like the protests at Berkley, recent shootings and their exposure on social media, Trump as a bumbling world leader, and competition in a supposedly free market. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Episode 319: The Red Shoes (1948)
Guest Co-Hosts: Daniel Bird, Maitland McDonagh Daniel Bird and Maitland McDonagh join Mike to discuss the 1948 film from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, The Red Shoes. The film centers on the tumultuous world of dance, namely ballet. We follow Julian Craster (Marius Goring) and Vicky Page (Moira Shearer) through triumphs and misfortunes. A favorite of Martin Scorsese, the film is a triumph of melodrama and includes several breathtaking dance sequences, most notably an adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Red Shoes. Buy The Red Shoes on DVD Buy A Life in Movies by Michael Powell Buy Michael Powell: International Perspectives on an English Film-maker by Ian Christie (Editor) Buy the books of Maitland McDonagh Buy Tenebrae on Blu-Ray Read an interview with Daniel Bird by Samm Deighan
Episode 318: La Grande Illusion (1937)
Special Guest: Nick Macdonald Guest Co-Hosts: Tom Jennings, Ken Stanley Set during World War One, Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion (1937) stars Jean Gabin as Lt. Marechal, an airman who, along with Captain Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), are shot down by Captain Rauffenstein, who’s played by Erich von Stroheim. The two Frenchmen then spend most of the rest of the film in POW camps, primarily Hallbach and Wintersborn where they meet an array of fellow prisoners. Tom Jennings and Ken Stanley join Mike to discuss this seminal humanist film. Links: Buy La Grande Illusion on Blu-Ray Buy In Search of La Grande Illusion: A Critical Appreciation of Jean Renoir’s Elusive Masterpiece by Nicholas Macdonald Read Anarchist films of Nick Macdonald from ’70s to get first Chicago showings by Michael Phillips Listen to Masters of Cinema Cast Listen to 24 Frames Cast Listen to Ken’s Loud Band
180: Trumpsplaining
On this weeks show, Chris, Rich and Aaron talk about: Remembering Charlie Murphy, Bill O’Reilly scandal, Trump’s shift on foreign policy, North Korea, & the United Airline scandal. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
Special Report: The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes
Special Guests: Nancy Andrews On this special episode, Mike talks with Nancy Andrews the director of The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes (2015), a short film cum feature cum web series. Watch the series at thestrangeeyesofdrmyes.com
179: We’ll Do It Live
On this weeks show, Chris, Aaron and Rich talk about: Don Rickles, the “Nuclear Option”, Bill O’reilly, Steve Bannon, David Brooks, Harry Shearer, The Walking Dead. Thank you for listening on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, & ChristopherMedia.net!
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