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Episode 458: L'Amour Fou (1969)
Our look at 1969 continues with a discussion of Jacques Rivette’s L’Amour Fou. The story of a director, Sebastien, and an actress, Claire. We watch t…
6 years, 4 months ago
Special Report: Ego Fest IX (2020)
Heather Drain joins Mike to take listener questions, rail against the Rondos, and give a peek behind the podcast curtain as we celebrate nine years o…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)
Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at The Big Dig. Also known as The Blaumilch Canal, the film was written and directed by Ephraim Kishon…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 456: Fuego (1969)
Our exploration of 1969 continues this week as we head from Europe to Argentina to check out Armando Bo’s FUEGO. It’s the story of Laura who’s played…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 455: Seed of Man (1969)
It's less than two minutes to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Our Eastern Neighbors are being quarantined from the corona virus. And here we are talk…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 454: The Laughing Woman (1969)
Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at Piero Schivazappa’s Femina Ridens / The Laughing Woman. Also sometimes known as The Frightened Woma…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 453: Blind Beast (1969)
Our appreciation of 1969 continues with our second look at an adaptation of Edowaga Rampo’s work, Blind Beast. Directed by Yasuzo Masumura, the film …
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 452: Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at Teruo Ishii’s Horrors of Malformed Men. Based on the writings of Edogawa Ranpo, the movie tells the…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 451: Venus in Furs (1969)
Taking its title from the notorious book by Leopold von Sacher-Mascoch, Jess Franco's Venus in Furs (1969) stars James Darren as Jimmy Logan, a music…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 450: Porcile (1969)
Our examination of 1969 continues with a look at Pier Paolo Pasolini's Porcile. Based on a play Pasolini wrote, the film cross-cuts between an Italia…
6 years, 6 months ago