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Ep. 23 The Golden Gizmo
Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg discuss Jim Thompson's haltingly bizarre crime novel THE GOLDEN GIZMO, originally published in 1954 as part of a flood of work by Thompson following the suc…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 104 Total Recall
“You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.” Martin Kessler returns to take a trip down memory lane, joining John Cribbs in conversation about Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 103 To Live & Die in L.A.
In 1985, William "Hurricane Billy" Friedkin was back on the streets with the savage and illusive policier To Live and Die in L.A. Filmed with gritty precision, photographed in painterly textures by t…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 102 Dersu Uzala
“You just like children. Have eyes but don't see. You try live in taiga, soon dead.” We’re joined by illustrator and poster designer Tony Stella to discuss what might be Akira Kurosawa’s most neglect…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 101 The Lady Eve
On this episode, The Pink Smoke welcomes back podcaster and physical media maven Brian Saur to bite into the succulent apple that is The Lady Eve. The gleaming center of an unparalleled four-year, 7-…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 100 Captain Blood
“It came to Mr. Blood, as he trudged forward under the laden appletrees on that fragrant, delicious July morning, that man - as he had long suspected - was the vilest work of God, and that only a foo…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 29 Deep Is The Pit
We're joined by Steven Sheil, co-curator of the Mayhem Film Festival, to discuss this fantastic 50's crime novel written by H. Vernor Dixon, a truly obscure author who deserves more attention. Sheil …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 99 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
“Jim, you don't ask the Almighty for his I.D.” It’s something you didn’t dream was possible, the unlikeliest scenario in all the universe: four people sitting down together in praise of Star Trek V: …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 31 The Religion
Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg discuss the "voodoo" thriller that was adapted for the screen into John Schlesinger's The Believers as well as the real-life criminal enterprises inspired b…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 98 The Doomed City
“The Experiment is The Experiment.” We’re joined by critic & filmmaker Martin Kessler to discuss the Strugatsky Brothers’ magnum opus, The Doomed City. Long self-suppressed by the brothers due to fea…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago