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Ep. 120 Love Is Complicated
On this episode, we're joined by filmmaker Bill Teck to discuss some of his favorite moments of bittersweet love in the movies. Having made One Day Since Yesterday, a documentary about Peter Bogdanov…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 119 Swishbucklers
Here it is. Our massive exploration of one of the most disreputable genres imaginable: The Swishbuckler. A loose collection of movies created in the mid-70s through the mid-80s parodying the classic…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 118 Crime Story
In 1986, NBC debuted the series Crime Story, co-created by former Chicago cop Chuck Adamson and produced by hot-off-Miami Vice Michael Mann. The show adapted an unconventional serial format in order …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 117 Year In Review 2022
All episodes of The Pink Smoke podcast are made available to Patreon subscribers a week before their general release. Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg are joined by Martin Kessler to discus…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 116 Funny Farm
"Nobody enjoyed having pie in the sky turn into pie in the face." Keenly aware of the 1988 Chevy Chase vehicle Funny Farm (the last movie directed by George Roy Hill), hosts Christopher Funderburg an…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 115 Santa Doesnt Need Your Help
On this episode, hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs, we’re joined by our old friend filmmaker, comedian and author Kevin Maher. He’s here to promote his new Christmas book, the charming San…
Published on 3 years ago
Ep. 114 Too Much Val Lewton
We get high-vallewton* with Tim Quirk, longtime cinephile and frontman of one of The Pink Smoke's favorite bands, Too Much Joy. At the height of the pandemic, Quirk initiated a binge of great movies …
Published on 3 years ago
Ep. 113 The Indiana Jones Tetralogy
On our massive new episode, hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs are joined by longtime friends of the show John Arminio and Bill Teck to discuss one of the greatest film series in the histor…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 112 Audition & The Stepfather
“Only pain and suffering will make you realize who you are.” A Halloween double feature! Hosts John Cribbs and Christopher Funderburg look at a pair of re-marriage thrillers in which the new spouse t…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 111 Corpsepaint
“I’ve looked into his eyes and seen the blackness of the beyond, the great nothing that waits for our warmth.” The podcast gets as metal as it will ever get: we’re joined by Tenebrous Kate of the Bad…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago