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This is our new NEW RELEASE review   podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. Synopsis: When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Travis Woods  (Host of INCREMENT VICE ) Travis Woods is a Contributing Editor at  Bright Wall/Dark Room,  as well as a writer for  The New Beverly Cinema  and  Cinephilia & Beyond. He lives and writes in Los Angeles. He...

When film critic and podcaster Katie Walsh finally saw the 1981 German sensation “Christiane F” in its 4K restoration reissue this week, she needed to talk about it — and we’re lucky enough that she joined us to do just that. It was also Mike and Jason’s first watch, so listen in as we pick our collective jaws up off the floor over this tough, unsentimental look at life on the fringes of ‘70s-era...

Nobody but nobody chronicles the making of classic movies as thoroughly and compellingly as Stephen Rebello, author of “Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!,” “A City Full of Hawks,” and the granddaddy of them all, “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.” He joins us to discuss his latest book “Criss Cross,” and the movie it’s about: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train.” Advertising Inquiries: https://re...

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and author William "Bill" Boyle discuss the impact of the neorealist melodrama fusion of CAIRO STATION on us watching and on Bill's latest novel, SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET . Cairo Station Youssef Chahine established his international reputation with this masterpiece, which, though initially a commercial failure in Egypt, would become one...

Hang onto your slipcases because  Blake Howard  (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary  Roxana Hadadi to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming  IMPRINT FILMS  physical media release of  HUD. In this episode, we discuss: Hud (1963) – Imprint Collection #432 Support:   JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTH Follow the hosts: Blake Howard -   Twitter  & ...

To celebrate the Australian release of WENT UP THE HILL, I talk with director Samuel Van Grinsven about 9 months of living with his second feature, what it taught him about the importance of casting for directing, and so much more. Synopsis:   Abandoned as a child, Jack travels to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother Elizabeth. There he meets her widow, Jill, who has qu...

To celebrate the Australian release of  THE TOXIC AVENGER,  I talk with director Macon Blair about the winding path to release, his excellent cast and recapturing that "7th grade making movies with your friends" feeling. Synopsis:   When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger . Now, Toxi...

The bestselling author, Pulitzer finalist, and independent bookseller Matt Zoller Seitz takes a break from his very busy schedule to discuss a movie that not many people talk about, right? I mean, when was the last time you heard anyone talk about Stanley Kubrick’s “2001”? Matt also shares some writing tips and talks to us about MZS.press, the online indie arts bookstore. Advertising Inquiries: ht...

Hang onto your slipcases because  Blake Howard  (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary  Bilge Ebiri  to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming  IMPRINT FILMS  physical media release of  NEW YORK, NEW YORK (for which he authored a new essay). In this episode, we discuss: New York, New York (1977) – Imprint Collection #420 Support:   JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE...

Edgar award-winning, New York Times-bestselling crime novelist and confirmed cinephile Megan Abbott joins us to chat about her latest hit, “El Dorado Drive,” and her long history with one of Brian De Palma’s most controversial (and metatextual) movies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and the prolific and wise critic Nadine Whitney  discuss the timeless quality of Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL, now in 4k. Brazil In the dystopian masterpiece  Brazil,  Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films...

To celebrate the Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival of  NEVER GET BUSTED! , the utterly compelling documentary about narco-officer turned activist Barry Cooper, I talked with co-director David Anthony Ngo  about this true American original, who subjects either "love, hate or have never met." Synopsis:   Written and directed by Australia’s David Anthony Ngo, di...

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and award-winning culture reporter and critic  Candice Frederick  ruminate on THE WIZ and how Sidney Lumet, Joel Schumacher, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor and Quincy Jones make it more than significant. The Wiz L. Frank Baum’s timeless story  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz  gets a funky reimagining in this lavish adaptation of a landmark Broa...

FOR THE LATEST EPISODE OF THIS 90S CELEBRATION PODCAST, WE (HOSTS CHRIS CANDY, ROB BELUSHI, AND BLAKE HOWARD) GO TO THE BOOKEND OF THE DECADE, AMERICAN PSYCHO. Thank you so much for the ongoing support! Join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month for exclusive weekly podcasts   + access to the OHM discord  here . One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE:  oneheatminute.com TWITTER:  @OneBlakeMinute  &...

To celebrate the release of  SHE RIDES SHOTGUN , a new crime thriller, I talked with the author and co-screenwriter Jordan Harper about the joy of watching his work remixed by director Nick Rowland, co-screenwriters Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski and stars Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger. Synopsis:   In the gritty, explosive action-thriller She Rides Shotgun, Taron Egerton stars as newly rel...

The co-host of two of our favorite movie pods, “Die Hard on a Blank” and “48 Hours of Buddy Movies,” joins us to discuss Miloš Forman’s final Czech picture, the sharp-as-a-shiv social satire “The Firemen’s Ball.” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hang onto your slipcases because  Blake Howard  (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary  Travis Woods to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming  IMPRINT FILMS  physical media release of  IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT  (for which he authored a new essay). In this episode, we discuss: In The Heat Of The Night (1967) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Hardbox – Imprint Collection #428 Tra...

For our first-ever two-guest double-feature show, we’re joined by film historians and “These Fists Break Bricks” authors Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali to discuss the two movies that broke kung fu big with American audiences. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hang onto your slipcases because  Blake Howard  (One Heat Minute Productions) teams up with the legendary Bilge Ebiri to unbox, unpack and unveil the upcoming  IMPRINT FILMS  physical media release of RAGING BULL (for which he authored a new essay - "No Man Can Endure This"). In this episode, we discuss: Raging Bull (1980) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray – Imprint Collection #419 Support:   JOIN THE...

Join host Blake Howard and a handpicked team of film experts as they ambush John Frankenheimer’s RONIN (1998). Over 12 episodes, they'll explore the mysteries of the briefcase MacGuffin, praise co-writer David Mamet’s tough, balletic dialogue, and break down the film’s iconic action and chase sequences. Tune in because, as Sam says, 'Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That&#39...

Freelance journalist Ilana Kaplan joins us to talk about the experience of writing her first book “Nora Ephron At the Movies,” as well as one of her favorite movies as an angsty teen: John Hughes’s directorial debut “Sixteen Candles.” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and the legendary host of INCREMENT VICE - Travis Woods - break the balls of the Criterion 4K release of what he argues is perhaps the greatest movie of the 1970s, and therefore one of the greatest movies ever, William Friedkin's SORCERER. Sorcerer A hallucinatory journey into the heart of darkness, William Friedkin’s pulse-pounding reimagining of...

Hang onto your slipcases because  Alexei Toliopoulos   ( Finding Drago, The Last Video Store) and  Blake Howard  (One Heat Minute Productions) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming  IMPRINT FILMS  physical media releases. In this episode, we discuss: Flesh and Fantasy (1943) / Dead Of Night (1945) – Imprint Collection #395 – 396 It Came From Outer Space (1953) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray + 3D Blu-ra...

Hang onto your slipcases, because Blake Howard and the legendary @RufusTSuperfly aka Tom Reagan’s Hat discuss the swashbuckling delights in the choreography and sound design of Criterion's new release, The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers: Two Films by Richard Lester. The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers: Two Films by Richard Lester Alexandre Dumas’s immortal tale of adventure and...

Film writer Max Evry spent several years of his life investigating a failure: David Lynch’s 1984 screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, “Dune.” But was it really a failure? If so, why? If not, why was (and is) it perceived as such? The resultant book, “A Masterpiece in Disarray,” is one of the best of the recent books on single films; he joins us to talk about the book and the film,...