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Special Report: Joshua Grannell on All About Evil (2010)
Season 1
On this special episode Mike talks with Joshua Grannell about his 2010 film All About Evil. The film stars Natasha Lyonne as Deborah Tennis, a movie theater manager who becomes a filmmaker, speciali…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Trebecxploitation
Season 1
Jonathan Penner discusses his career and his work programming three exploitation classics -- Tenement, Ms. 45, and Basket Case -- for the 2022 Tribeca film festival. Find out more at https://tribeca…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 575: Popeye (1980)
Season 1
We’re looking at the 1980 film from director Robert Altman and writer Jules Feifer, Popeye. Based on the King Syndicate comic by E.C. Segar, it’s the story of a mariner (Robin Williams) who comes to…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: The Butthole Surfers Movie
Season 1
Mike speaks with producer Noa Durban and director Tom Stern about their upcoming feature documentary, The Butthole Surfers Movie. The film looks at the groundbreaking alternative art band The Butthol…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Dan Mirvish on 18 1/2 (2022)
Season 1
On this special episode, Mike talks to Dan Mirvish the director and co-writer of 18 1/2 (2022). It's a comedy thriller about the missing minutes from Nixon tapes starring Willa Fitzgerald and John Ma…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Stuart Pankin on Deep in the Forest (2022)
Season 1
On this special episode Mike talks with Stuart Pankin a bit about his illustrious career including his work on Not Necessarily the News, Fatal Attraction, and his latest film, Deep in the Forest.
Beco…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 574: Brief Encounters (1967) and The Long Farewell (1971)
Season 1
We conclude our month of discussions about Soviet Cinema with a double feature from Kira Muratova, Brief Encounters from 1967 and The Long Farewell from 1971. Brief Encounters got a very limited rel…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Doug Mand & Dan Gregor on Chip 'N Dale
Season 1
Upright Citizens Brigade members Doug Mand and Dan Gregor discuss their career from their early days, shorts, How I Met Your Mother, Most Likely to Murder, and their latest work, Chip 'N Dale Rescue …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Special Report: Ceci Cleary on To Leslie (2022)
Season 1
On this special episode Mike talks to Ceci Cleary who's had quite a career. She started off as a wind-surfer before moving into stunt and location work. These days she's a producer of feature films…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 573: Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street (1968)
Season 1
We continue our month of discussing Soviet Cinema with a look at Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street. It’s the story of Nyura, a country woman who comes to the big city of Moscow to see her sister i…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago