Altmania

Bonjour à tous! Joining us this week, in the strange and alienating city that is Alan Rudolph's montreal, is our friend, a filmmaker, co-host of To the White Sea - Jordan Fish! We have a lengthy discussion on Alan Rudolph's 1997 film AFTERGLOW, its characters estranged from their roots, People Magazine's 1992 Sexiest Man Alive Nick Nolte and his gruff handsomeness, Julie Christie, love triangles,...

Joining us at our big, round podcast table for Alan Rudolph's dive into historical drama - from Pacino Pod, it's Jane Altoids! We talk about Rudolph reuniting with Robert Altman, the Algonquin roundtable, how Bob got two different studios to bankroll this, the copius research and method that went into creating this whole thing, and how that's maybe the least interesting part of what makes this a g...

I'm seeing double... FOUR Matthew Modines! You've already guessed it, it's a movie we've been anticipating in this series based on it's bizarre premise alone - that doesn't actually turn out to be as weird as you'd think. Joined by our new pal Etan Weisfogel, a writer, occasional critic, and certified Rudolph Enjoyer. He helps us break down EQUINOX - a film about twin Matthew Modines seperated at...

In 1991, Alan Rudolph receives a call from Demi Moore ONE day before they're about to shoot this little movie she's producing, MORTAL THOUGHTS. The original director's been fired, the production company is gonna pull back the money unless they can get someone in under the wire, what are they gonna do?? Well, get yourself a gun, and let's head on over to Jersey town to tune into this week's episode...

Live at Largo, it's LOVE AT LARGE. The Alan Rudolph movie that feels vaguely like Trouble in Mind, transplanted to a 1990s Portland, with an added hitchcock-ian "wrong man" story, that is also a screwball comedy, and Tom Berenger talks like Beetlejuice, and there's a cameo even more insane than Divine in TiM. So what did we think of it? Well, perhaps one of us was more into it than the other, but...

From all the times we say "postmodern" on the show, we finally get to POST Moderns, Alan Rudolph's THE MODERNS, from 1988. The Altmania boys are together at last, recording in the same room, and now have to make eye contact with each other. Scary stuff. We manage to get through it as we talk about Este's trip up to Seattle, Scarecrow video, eating Doritos, watching this movie together + the docume...

From podcast to GODcast! That’s right, folks, today we’re covering the 2003 Tom Shadyac film BRUCE ALMIGHTY. And this week's guest is a match made in heaven for this show, it's our research comrade and friend-in-Rudolph, Jason Miller! He checks in with us as we cross the halfway mark on our Alan Rudolph series. We see how good of a job we're doing, key players we should keep an eye out for, and we...

We knew this guy was trouble when he walked in, it's Aaron from the Hit Factory Podcast returning to discuss Alan Rudolph's 1985 neo-noir set-in-the-past-but-also-in-the-future, shot right there in beautiful Seattle, it's TROUBLE IN MIND. We get into some overall Rudolph discussion and share some big PTA news, before we jump right in with Keith Carradine in cool suits and funky hair, Divine, the R...

Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be podcasters. It's another edition of Altmania: Friends of Bob, continuing right along in our Alan Rudolph series. This time we're joined again by a returning champion, our pal from Podside Picnic, Chris Woodward. We get into this interesting leap in budget for ol' Rudolph, working alongside Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson in a fun little film about wha...

Choose me!! That's what this episode is telling you in your feed right now, press play, press the little button and listen to me!! We're back from a short break, joined by our friend Esmé Holden, a wonderful film writer and cool person all around to discuss Alan Rudolph's biggest independent film CHOOSE ME. We get into the film's many playful depictions genre, artifice, and mood; its many wonderfu...

We're taking a short break for some personal stuff, but for now, enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed . If you like what you hear, consider subscribing for just $5/month, and receive 2 monthly bonus episodes ---------------------------------------- It's our final Lion's Gate production this episode (Remember My Name is this week so that's the other one we're doing lol). This time it's...

Don't have a cow, man - it's another episode of Altmania right on schedule. We're joined by a returning favorite, a writer we both admire, Peter Raleigh! He steps into the pen with us to check out Alan Rudolph's second film with Zalman King (happy Zalmanuary to those that celebrate). It's the horror sci-fi eco-thriller ENDANGERED SPECIES - we get into X-Files talk, Twin Peaks, 1982 horror, cattle...

It's time to kick out the mother-loafing jams because we're getting into 2025 with ROADIE. A movie where Meat Loaf plays a redneck macgyver that goes around fixing other band's equipment. Oh and Art Carney eats a bunch of ribs with sauce all over his face. There's other stuff in here too, we talk about late '70s rock, Meat Loaf's music, his abilities as a leading man, and what Alan Rudolph was doi...

We were lucky enough to sit down for an interview with the composer of Nashville, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Welcome to LA, RICHARD BASKIN - who shared stories with us from throughout his career; starting out as a singer-songwriter in LA, meeting Altman and working on all of the music of Nashville, his experiences with Keith Carradine, Ronee Blakely, Gwen Welles, Henry Gibson. This leads up to...

It's our final episode of 2024 (special bonus episode next week) and we're ending it on Rudolph's second film under his renewed directorial vision. Joining us this time is Altmania third timer Valerie, who helps us examine this film following Geraldine Chaplin as an ex-con putting her life and image back together, while secretly tormenting Anthony Perkins’ suburban life - perhaps theres more at pl...

This is like our third intro episode in the Rudolph series, but this time we're really getting started. It's his first big swing, setting the precedent for a unique vision of his own, it's WELCOME TO LA. We go over some stuff on Nashville, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, this time focusing on Rudolph's hand in those productions. We talk about Lion's Gate, Rudolph influencing Altman, the responses th...

Terror Circus, I didn't know we were watching C-SPAN this episode! We're joined by our resident Alan Rudolph scholar and a wonderful mind in this world we know - it's Jason Miller. We spend maybe 33% of this episode discussing Terror Circus, and 66% on what we'll be looking forward to once we begin Rudolph's legit filmography. We talk about the overly formal trends of modern films, the eschewing o...

We're BACK, it's only been one week but we're BACK. This time we're introducing our new guy, Alan Rudolph. We read about his dad's career in Hollywood, life growing up in LA, majoring as an accountant at UCLA, joining the DGA program and becoming an assistant director, his story of meeting Bob, and then we get into his very first film, PREMONITION. It's a weird hippie horror film about evil red fl...

Well folks, it’s time to close the old book on Paul - or at least until he puts out a new movie. We take a final look back over this little series, read some cool PTA news, talk a little bit of The Master, read some Punch-Drunk Love rotten tomatoes reviews, pay a tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman, and read some finely curated critic reviews. Then we bring back something all the fans have been want...

Well, we've already reached the end of our PTA mini-series! This week we're joined by Ryan's partner and Altmania social media manager Lydia, as we discuss PTA's most recent film. We recorded this episode once already and the audio got messed up, so you all get to hear the second try in all of its glory. It turned out to be a much looser and more fun episode as we discuss burnt pizzas, being aimle...

We must never begin a day with conflict, and today we began with a beautiful discussion. This time it's 2017's PHANTOM THREAD, joined by our wonderful friend Brie! We get into luxury estates in the Cotswolds, PTA goes to London, smoking the camera, Dr. Steve Brule, Daniel Day Lewis' final film (for now), the amazing Vicky Krieps, modern PTA, Reynolds Woodcock's relatability, and a ton more. It's a...

Beware the golden fang!! Joined by our buddy CJ, catching up on his debt from California Split way back. He shares his experiences with PTA's movies, why this one is his favorite - then we dive right into the discussion. We talk a lot of Pynchon, thinking of what led him to return to this era, the stoner noir genre, there's also conspiracy stuff, we couldn’t resist. Love you all, thank you!!    Fo...

We're taking this week off to get back on schedule, but we'll return next week with Inherent Vice! For now, enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed. If you like what you hear, consider joining us , where for just $5/month you'll receive 2 monthly bonus episodes! ---------------------------------------- Halfway into our PTA series, we take a step back to look at leftover notes and ideas....

Joined by our pals Jake Serwin and Ian Rhine from Pod (Pauld) Casty for Me, we chatted about PTA's big, shot on 70mm epic. Our guests share a story of visiting the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum, we talked sand women, John Huston's war dept. documentary Let There Be Light. There's Thomas Pynchon stuff, cameras and lens stuff for the nerds, and a lot of us getting off topic into various ra...

DRAINAGE! Writer and friend Peter Raleigh comes by to discuss PTA's western oil-slicked nightmare THERE WILL BE BLOOD. We get into Upton Sinclair's Oil!, some movie title talk, I Drink Your Milkshake memes, Daniel-Day Lewis' misrepresentations in the media, we do the Daniel Plainview voice, talk God and capitalism, Paul Dano, unearthing cosmic terrors from beneath the earth, the film's patriarchal...