Cinephoria!

Also available on Youtube. The recent passing of Terence Davies leads into a talk about Strange Way of Life, the new short film from Pedro Almodovar and his work as a filmmaker. Cowboys in the West is a perfect segway into discussion of the book, If They Move, Kill 'Em and the legacy and work of Sam Peckinpah.

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Also available on Youtube. Discussing a myriad topics from the work of controversial documentaries to Peter Sotos and Jamie Gillis to the 2022 film, Spoiler Alert. All with a dry throat!

Also available on Youtube. Discussing all things Deep Throat and Linda Lovelace from Eric Danville's, The Complete Linda Lovelace.

Also available on Youtube. Finally keeping up with the talk that I planed previously. Discussion includes some of the upcoming films coming out of the Venice Film Festival. As well as that, the work of Ramin Bahrani including Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo and 99 Homes.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two ridiculous but strangely charming films from the late 60s and early 70s. Stay Away Joe from 1968 and Blue Summer from 1973.

Also available on Youtube. A little disorganized here but we get on through! Discussions of random films, film memories, all while trying to not get distracted.

Also available on Youtube. The US and UK Blu Ray and 4K releases for September 2023.

Also available on Youtube. So much to discuss, so little time. Brief talk on snuff books, Fat Man and Little Boy's comparison to Oppenheimer, a talk on Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, talk of John Sayles & Vittorio De Sica and ending with some talk on Dying Room Only.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two contemporary films. Passages from Ira Sachs and Love & Saucers from Brad Abrahams.

Also available on Youtube. We say goodbye to the great William Friedkin with a brief overlook at some of his films. In the conversation of great filmmakers, a brief look at some films listed in the book on the making of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Topping it off with great filmmakers once again, a brief talk on Christopher Nolan's latest, Oppenheimer.

Also available on Youtube. It all connects. Some talk on 90s Tim Burton / Johnny Depp collaborations before dedicating the rest of the episode to the book, Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece) and his farewell film, Eyes Wide Shut.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing a handful of Criterion discs in the mail from filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and Michelangelo Antonioni. Then, for a complete 180, talking about The Abomination from 1986.

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Also available on Youtube. A real range of discussion this episode. Beginning with talks of "extreme" and "disturbing" cinema and giving recommendations to particular films before jumping into a brief talk of Christopher Nolan's new epic, Oppenheimer. At the end, we go right back to transgressive cinema with the particular and unique 1945 cautionary tale, Mom and Dad.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the recent documentary Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy as well as the classic film itself.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two almost opposite types of films. Beginning with discussion of recommended Mumblecore films from the work of filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry, Andrew Bujalski and Aaron Katz. On the other end, a talk of the underappreciated but incredible big budget Christopher Nolan epic, Tenet.

Also available on Youtube. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro / Rules 2:56 #10 10:35 #9 16:26 #8 24:55 #7 32:41 #6 38:30 #5 46:49 #4 54:21 #3 1:01:37 #2 1:07:05 #1 1:15:16 Complete Year Recap 1:17:55 Next Top 10 Year Reveal

Also available on Youtube. Happy Fourth of July weekend. Discussing the new and thoroughly enjoyable film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as well as some favorites released theatrically this year so far. Along with that, some talk about the films of Brian DePalma before concluding with Norman Mailer's divisive 1987 film, Tough Guys Don't Dance.

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Also available on Youtube. The rain falls on the outside while the conversation continues on the inside. Talk of the upcoming documentary on John Schlesinger's, Midnight Cowboy along with the work of Michelangelo Antonioni and My Own Private Idaho before concluding with Jim Jarmusch's, Paterson and his work as a filmmaker.

Also available on Youtube. With the 1934 watches taking up my time, now seems like a good time for some catch up on some recent films to mention. At first, a talk of Variety (1983) and the long-gone era of Times Square before an attempted talked of LA Without a Map being taken off track with talk of the work of Vincent Gallo (Buffalo 66, The Brown Bunny, Tetro) and other assorted talk.

Also available on Youtube. The Documentary discussion continues! Talking about the brilliant, profound, upsetting, unforgettable documentary trilogy, Life of Crime from Jon Alpert before going into a talk for the distinctive and surreal, Weekend (1967) directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Also available on Youtube. Discussing my disinterest in contemporary Hollywood blockbusters before entering a talk and recommendation of Jimmy T. Murakami's, When the Wind Blows, Lynne Littman's, Testament and Mick Jackson's, Threads. Mathias Random Stuff's review of Blackberry. https://youtu.be/4yuqdr_1iRg

Also available on Youtube. The Blu Ray and 4K releases for June 2023.