Vintage Annals Archive Podcast

A HUMOROUS SPORTS STORY ABOUT A BAD NEWS BEARS TYPE TEAM AT JEWISH SUMMER CAMP SOMETIME IN THE LATE 1980'S SLIGHT TRIGGER WARNING WEIGHT ISSUES *BY TODAY'S STANDARDS THIS STORY IS PROBLEMATIC. BUT IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE IT TOLD IN THE SPIRIT OF MAKING FUN OF ANYONE. IT'S REALLY ABOUT NON-CONFORMING IN A SENSE. IT DEALS WITH WEIGHT AND MIGHT TRIGGER SOME FOLKS About Galaxy Brain AUDIO MEMOIR IN STORY...

Ep. 220: Donna Kerness (Kuchar Brothers featured actress, dancer, filmmaker, and visual artist) About Donna Kerness I have been producing art of various kinds over the years. Much of my inspirations have emerged from my past as a Modern Dancer at the Henry Street Playhouse with Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis, as a Poet, and an Underground Cinema Star in Movies of the Kuchar Brothers during the Si...

Ep. 219: Marcia Bricker Halperin (Photographer) Marcia Bricker Halperin is a New York-based photographer who has spent over 50 years documenting the ever-changing city streets. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College and developed her eye under the tutelage of former Photo League photographers, including Walter Rosenblum and Lisette Model. They inspired her to document the ci...

Bruce Hackney, US manager of Weinberger estate and co-author of the Weinberger monograph Rebel Youth.  Karlheinz Weinberger was a Swiss photographer, whose work mainly dealt with people on the margins of society, with outsiders and outlaws. Between 1943 and 1967, under the pseudonym JIM, he published photographs of men from the working class, athletes and motorcyclists in the internationally known...

* I highly recommend you watch the film before listening to this episode. Links to rent and buy below! WILDWOOD, NJ Ruth Leitman & Carol Weaks Cassidy, USA, 1994, AGFA, Docs Everyone needs more WILDWOOD, NJ in their lives. Shot on dreamy Super 8 film by directors Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy with an all-women crew, this documentary shines a light on the lives of women from Wildwood, New Je...

Holly Huff is one of New Jersey’s fastest rising comedians. She is a member of the legendary High Note Humor comedy group based out of Haddonfield, NJ and can be found performing all over the East Coast. https://www.instagram.com/hollyhuffcomedy Credits Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor https://www.stephenbluhm.fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rich Wexler Producer/Interviewer ⁠⁠⁠http://www.vintageannal...

TRAYCE GIGI FIELD COSTUME DESIGNER Costume Designer Trayce Gigi Field is known for her vibrant tastes in color and her quirky yet fun choices in style and texture. With over 40 credits to her name, her multicultural background helps her see the world from a broad perspective. Currently, Trayce is costume designing Spaceballs 2 directed by Josh Greenbaum for AMAZON MGM. In addition to Spider Noir s...

Ep. 215: Chris Crofton (Comedian/Musician - Nashville Famous Documentary) "Comedian, musician, and self-described “Alcohol Stuntman” Chris Crofton is a one-of-a-kind underground performer. From playing coffee shops in 1990s New York City to selling out indie clubs in Nashville, Tennessee, Chris has spent decades dragging his singular mix of music, comedy, and chaos across America through a career...

About The Film (on digital everywhere june 16th) Stolen Kingdom is a documentary that delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World, ultimately leading to the theft of an animatronic valued at nearly half a million dollars. The film features key figures from the park’s underground exploration community, each sharing their unique stories. As the narrative unfolds, ear...

About Dito Van Reigersberg/Martha Graham Cracker Dito van Reigersberg was the co-founder of Pig Iron Theatre Company and has performed in almost all of Pig Iron’s productions since 1995, including the OBIE-winners Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain. He was a featured soloist in Heather Christian’s acclaimed Oratorio for Living Things with Ars Nova. He is truly thrilled about Pig Iron...

Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightni...

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caug...

Weekend at the End of the World Part Two About Gille Klabin (Director) Gille Klabin With stop-motion toy films in his past, Gille graduated from Westminster University"s Film School and worked as a production assistant and location scout, while directing music videos for unsigned bands. Gille’s colourful, energetic work eventually got him directing videos for several major record labels and workin...

Weekend at the End of the World Part Two About Cameron Fife Cameron Fife works as a producer, director, writer, and actor. After starting in commercials and music videos, he now works primarily on independent films and stand-up comedy specials. Cameron produced the feature films "A True Story" and "Definition Please," the first of which was acquired by Freestyle Releasing and after a short theatri...

Weekend at the End of the World Part Two Clay Elliott Clay Elliott is an actor and writer from Menlo Park, CA, and a graduate of USC’s BFA Acting program. A fixture in the LA comedy scene, he has performed stand-up and improv with Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings. He hosts the podcast Yellow Pod Sessions and has earned awards for his sketch work with Arguable Funny on YouTube. He recen...

Ep. 207: Steve Zuckerman (Sesame Street "I in the Sky," "Lowercase n," & "Imagination Rain.") Steve Zuckerman is a composer for television and movies, a songwriter, and a singer who wrote songs for at least three animated Sesame Street inserts: "I in the Sky," "Lowercase n," and "Imagination Rain." Steve Zuckerman Biography I was legally deaf until a series of operations restored my hearing. I...

Weekend At The End of The World is an independent Horror/Comedy which I describe as The Hangover meets Army of Darkness. It’s Streaming now on all platforms! The Interview is with Gille Klabin (director), Clay Elliott (Actor/co-script writer), and Cameron Fife (Actor/producer). Part two of this podcast will include individual interviews with Gill, Clay, and Cameron. Coming Soon! When Karl's girlfr...

Ep. 205: Nichole Sakura (Micro Budget/Superstore) About Nichole Sakura Nichole Sakura originally hails from the San Francisco Bay area where she was born to a Japanese mother and an Irish Catholic father. Her love of movies and stories about outsiders drew her to pursue acting and comedy, where she has gone on to become most recognized for her role as ‘Cheyenne’ on NBC's SUPERSTORE. Her other work...

Ep. 204: Mike Kuchar (Kuchar Brothers) filmmaker/painter/comic artist/cinematographer I’ve been a fan of The Kuchar Brothers for almost twenty years and they are among my top 5 directors. They are known as heroes to filmmaker John Waters and were part of the underground film scene in New York City in the late 1950’s and 1960’s as championed by film curator Jonas Mekas. This was one of my favorite...

About Carla Jimenez She has had roles in series such as Lincoln Heights, My Name Is Earl and Little Britain USA, and has appeared in films including Miss March(2009) and Phat Girlz (2006). Jimenez has appeared in Nacho Libre, Lady in the Water, and Accepted. In 2003, Jimenez appeared as a character named Virginia, in the independent cult film My Life with Morrisseyby Andrew Overtoom. She was a rec...

I had a great chat with Morgan Evans and Patrick Noth who were the team behind the smart and hilarious comedy “ Micro Budget ” now out on VOD ! We had a fun chat about independent filmmaking, improvisation, and stories from their early days at UCB. THE STORY When Terry (Patrick Noth) discovers he's about to be a father, he does what any other sane person would do. He moves himself and his nine-mon...

About Bonnie “Prince” Billy The man who sings and composes under the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy and acts under the name Will Oldham has, over the past three-plus decades, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema. About “We Are Together Again” Out Now! In 2019 we started in to exploring a process of making Louisville, KY record...

Ep. 200: Guy Maddin (Filmmaker) Guy Maddin has directed thirteen feature-length movies, most recently Rumours (2024), starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander; as well as The Forbidden Room (2015), My Winnipeg (2007), and The Saddest Music in the World (2003). He has also mounted over seventy performances of his films around the world featuring live elements – orchestra, sound effects, singing...

ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER A “how-to” series unlike any other.  Bob Ross on LSD meets The Evil Dead… in Space. Premiering on YouTube and Substack on Friday, February 13 with new episodes weekly from Friday, March 6. TUNE IN! YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@EtchFilm SUBSCRIBE: etchstudio.substack.com ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER follows the misadventures of a doomed PBS-style television se...

I’m in need of doing the podcast for now on in an independent manner and going to be working on that over the next 3-6 months. All prior episodes will stay up! There is no such thing as a free podcast, album, film, and most of these platforms keep 95% of the profits. It’s just not a system I can ethically support any longer. I don’t mind spending $4000-5000 a year to do this but I’m sick of not be...