BRINK FILM CLUB

We kick off Season 2 with award-winning soundtrack composer Christopher Caliendo as he reflects on his time working alongside Henry Mancini, the evolution of stock music, and the art of cinematic sound. Then we have a conversation with Francisco Landin about the upcoming Nogales Film Festival, Southern Arizona’s growing independent film scene, and the work of the Southern Arizona Film Society. Hos...

This episode, hosts David Pike and Miss Baltimore Bombshell dance along the edges of dreams and reality alongside Punk Rock Lottery (2025) Director, Jacob Miguel. Inspired by the rebellious filmmaking of Kenneth Anger, Jacob recounts what it was like going behind the scenes of Austin’s vibrant punk scene for its annual Punk Rock Lottery and revisits early inspiration found in this week's film club...

In this week's episode its kill or be killed with Tokyo Drifter. Then we crawl through the rebellious filth and debauchery of Pink Flamingos alongside Miss Baltimore Bombshell. We're joined by Margie Schnibbe, Director of the underground hit, Pornstar Pets. We discuss the porn business, movie theaters and what it was like to work on films like the indie turned cult classic, “But I’m A Cheerleader”...

This week on BRINK Film Club, we set out across the strange and shifting plains of cinema, crossing paths with Quantum Cowboys, wandering into the ghostly frontier of Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man, and uncovering the offbeat rhythms of small-town Texas in David Byrne’s True Stories. Joining us in the cinematic borderlands is award-winning writer, director, animator, and actor Geoff Marslett.   Opening (...

Industrial waste, a venomous vigilante, and Kafkaesque paranoia—this episode we explore FRESH KILL, BLACK SCORPION, and KAFKA with Filmmaker, Creative Director, and Multi-media Artist Producer Jazzy Benson, breaking down what makes these indie cult films unforgettable.   Opening (00:00:00-00:00:39) Introductions (00:00:40-00:01:13) Guest Discussion (00:01:14-00:06:50) “Fresh Kill” (00:06:51-00:13:...

In episode 6 David Pike talks to filmmakers who screened their films at the 2024 Arizona Underground Film Festival. First is an interview with Chris Peters, the director of the found footage experimental film, THE PLACE BETWEEN about influential films. Next David talks to director Ara Ball about punk rock and his punk rock film HURRICANE F.Y.T. Then he talks to Jane Clark about her supernatural fi...

In episode 5 of BRINK Film Club we experienced the last night of a closing bar with BLOODY NOSE EMPTY POCKETS, then we decide to get a much needed makeover to monstrous results in REJUVENATOR, and lastly we play a very deadly game, or maybe we’re betting on it with 13 TZAMETI. With guest Josh Belhumeur, CEO of BRINK   Opening (00:00:00-00:00:40)   Introductions (00:00:41-00:02:49)   Guest Discussi...

In this episode we get abducted by a UFO with FIRE IN THE SKY, then we sit in a theater as we get attacked by DEMONS, and lastly we turn into snack burgers for an intergalactic fast food chain with Peter Jackson’s BAD TASTE.   Opening (00:00:00-00:00:40)   Introductions (00:00:41-00:01:08)   Guest Discussion (00:01:09-00:14:22)   “Fire in the Sky” (00:14:23-00:23:11)   “Demons” (00:23:12-00:35:23)...

We discuss the Japanese panty wearing superhero film HK: FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO, afterwards things get a little unclear in the air with THE MIST, and lastly we enter the New York underground punk scene with SMITHEREENS.   Opening (00:00:00-00:00:40)   Introductions (00:00:41-00:02:00)   Guest Discussion (00:02:01-00:12:36)   "HK: Forbidden SuperHero" (00:12:37-00:25:51)   "The Mist" (00:25:52-00:43:...

We discuss the unique experimental energy that is DRIB, then we get all creepy and so campy happy with DIE! DIE! MY DARLING! aka FANATIC Last, we ride the very hot flames of rock n roll with WILD ZERO!   Opening (00:00:00-00:00:40)   Introductions (00:00:41-00:01:43)   Guest Discussion (00:01:44-00:16:29)   “Drib” (00:16:30-00:29:45)   “Die! Die! Darling!” aka "Fanatic" (00:29:46-00:55:20)   “Wild...

In the first episode of Brink Film Club we discuss Brian De Palma's Rock N Roll cult classic masterpiece PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE. Then we hop into the invisible plane and discuss the very first 1974 pilot episode of WONDER WOMAN. Lastly, we shift gears and take a scenic ride through Godard's anarchistic masterpiece WEEKEND.  Opening (00:00:00-00:00:38) Introductions (00:00:39-00:02:06) Guest Discu...

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