Podcast appearances and mentions of al kwiatkowski

Episode Notes Please rate, review, and/or subscribe on Apple Podcasts to help promote this show... You can explore both public and patron episodes of this podcast here: https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/twin-peaks-cinema.html OTHER LINKS My discussion of The Sweet Hereafter continues with a coda on the book on Patreon (at 1:31:42) https://www.patreon.com/posts/62611428 Today's "Fire Walk With Me Mysteries" episode of the Lost in Twin Peaks podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fire-walk-with-me-mysteries-why-was-laura-palmer-killed/id1588350903?i=1000562195742 BOOK VS MOVIE: The Sweet Hereafter by MovieNut14 (Defiant Success) https://movienut14.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-vs-movie-sweet-hereafter.html The Men You Meet Making Movies by Sarah Polley (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/harvey-weinstein-sarah-polley.html The Sweet Hereafter by Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times) https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-sweet-hereafter-1997 PODCAST: The Director's Club Episode 105: Atom Egoyan (feat. Al Kwiatkowski & Bill Ackerman) https://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/archives/atomegoyan 'The Sweet Hereafter': Looking back at one of Canada's most celebrated film, 20 years later by Adam Cook (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/arts/thefilmmakers/the-sweet-hereafter-looking-back-at-one-of-canada-s-most-celebrated-films-20-years-later-1.4216043 My review of Affliction (another Russell Banks adaptation set in a small town and released in 1997) https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2008/07/affliction-1998-was-good-year-for_31.html For recommendations of other podcasts on The Sweet Hereafter, visit this episode's home page on https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2022/05/the-sweet-hereafter-as-twin-peaks.html after Thursday, May 19 at 8am MY OTHER WORK ON TWIN PEAKS https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/twin-peaks.html MY RECENT PODCASTS Lost in Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me (ongoing) including The Missing Pieces https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2022/05/the-complete-lost-in-twin-peaks-31-fire.html Lost in the Movies - The Prestige https://www.lostinthemovies.com/2022/05/the-prestige-lost-in-movies-podcast-41.htm Browse my other podcasts: Lost in the Movies https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/patreon-podcast.html Lost in Twin Peaks https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/lost-in-twin-peaks.html This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” is over, but before the podcast wraps, we're talking to people with a connection to the beloved series. This week, your wonky yet affable host welcomes the upstanding ladies and gentlemen of Chicago-based riffing troupe Down in Front (Michael Marquis Albright, Cindy Marquis Albright, Al Kwiatkowski, Fard Muhammad, and Katie Reynolds)! We'll talk about disrespecting Laura Linney, the awesomeness of "Dirty Dancing", adapting the riffing process for quarantine, catching Conan O'Brien's attention with signature laughter, and so much more!  This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Adventures of Mark Twain" (1985)https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles/id1431611476 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles?refid=stpr https://open.spotify.com/show/0sONU9Bdsq35PwO8mE3jVT http://www.buzzsprout.com/200242Twitter: @coolnesspodryan, Instagram: @thecoolnesschronicles, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)

Fresh Perspective is a bi-weekly podcast where we talk about two films based on a movie related theme. One film that’s in the theatre and one film that’s streaming and/or out on DVD. Jeff Broitman, Rebecca Martin, and Christine Sellin host.   Episode 41 we discuss Paul Schrader films with "First Reformed" for part one, starring Ethan Hawke.Guest host Patrick Ripoll, podcast host of Now Playing Network's "Tracks of the Damned" and previous co-host of the "Director's Club Podcast"  with NPN founder Jim Laczkowski. Follow and check out Patrick’s movie reviews here: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/   Next we discuss Paul Schrader films part two with the 1985 classic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters". Guest host Brad Strauss current co-host of "Director's Club Podcast" with Al Kwiatkowski.

"Fresh Perspective" is a bi-weekly podcast that discusses two films based on a film related theme. Fresh Perspective Jeff Broitman is back as co-host with Rebecca Martin. The theme is documentaries and for part 1 we talk Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" (2005). With guest host Al Kwiatkowski, Co-host of the Director's Club (http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/), and Co-Organizer of the Chicago Film Discussion Group (https://www.meetup.com/movies-616/). Next time, for part 2 of our docs theme we talk the Maysles brothers' "Grey Gardens" (1975) with returning guest host Brian Thompson, film critic (https://southernfilmcritic.wordpress.com/) and film lover. Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219 Follow us on twitter: @FPPodcast312

Subscribe on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2 Film Punchers Rebecca Martin (podcast co-host of Fresh Perspective, http://nowplayingnetwork.net/freshperspective) and Al Kwiatkowski (podcast co-host of Director's Club, http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/) film punch Oscar nominated Live Action Shorts for this year. We discuss in this order: Sing (Mindenki) HUNGARY/25MINS/2016 Silent Nights DENMARK/30MINS/2016 Timecode SPAIN/15MINS/2016 Ennemis Intérieurs FRANCE/28MINS/2016 La Femme et le TGV SWITZERLAND/30MINS/2016 Find details for shorts and trailers here: http://shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/trailers/live-action Check out Collin Souter from RogerEbert.com reviews of the nominees, including the animated and documentary short films, which we did not cover: http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/short-films-in-focus-the-2017-oscar-nominated-short-films Follow what's coming up for the meetup for Film Punch on twitter: @FilmPunchMeetup

Two very good friends and former guests join me for a live roundtable discussion on New Zealand director Peter Jackson.  Both Collin Souter and Al Kwiatkowski have contributed to the show many times before, and they're among my favorite people to talk films with.  As most of you know, Peter Jackson wasn't always the award-winning mastermind behind LORD OF THE RINGS, he started out in horror/comedy, long before there was SHAUN OF THE DEAD.  We begin with his debut splatterfest that took him about 3 years to complete. BAD TASTE is what got his foot into the door but I would consider his breakout film to also be the first film of his that I rented at a videostore as a teenager and that would DEAD-ALIVE.  We also touch upon HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS, KING KONG and THE LOVELY BONES.  In the midst of the conversation you'll find some acclaim and insight about that abovementioned franchise he's mostly known for.  I decided to skip the usual director song parody, simply to take a break from recording one. It will return next time and plus, the conversation here was so lively and engaging with my excellent guests, I wanted to present it seamlessly as is.  Stay tuned for a bonus episode coming very soon featuring a familiar voice, and the content is very appropriate as we get closer to Halloween! 0:00 - 05:54 -  Introduction 05:55 - 44:29 - BAD TASTE, MEET THE FEEBLES, DEAD-ALIVE 44:30 - 01:16:41 - HEAVENLY CREATURES, FRIGHTENERS, FORGOTTEN SILVER 01:16:42 - 01:37:06 - (brief) LORD OF THE RINGS, KING KONG 01:37:07 - 02:08:37 - THE LOVELY BONES, His next film? 02:08:38 - 02:13:00 - Top 3 Films / Outro In about three weeks, you'll hear another spooky episode when more friends and former guests return. Robert Reineke and Nat Almirall joins me for an episode on a dear friend of Val Lewton's by the name of Jacques Tourneur (eventually I will pronounce the last name correctly).  He's not explicitly a horror filmmaker, but an interesting one worth mentioning this time of year. Then in November, Supporting Characters' host Bill Ackerman returns to talk all about the great Peter Bogdanovich!  Until next time, send me an email at: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com, Visit: http://directorsclubpodcast.com and http://nowplayingnetwork.net Collin's Review of HOUSE OF STRAW: http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/short-films-in-focus-house-of-straw  

Before we begin, let me remind you that you can vote on which director will be covered in late November. Since the beginning of that month, I’ll be covering Peter Bogdanovich, and then in early December, I’m covering William Wyler, I thought it would be a good idea to create a poll of directors with smaller filmographies that we’ve yet to cover on this show. And you can be the deciding factor.  Right now, we have 314 votes, but it would be wonderful to get some more. I’ve decided to extend this poll until the end of the month so you have until Friday, September 30th to cast your vote. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/dcpoll11 You can choose between the following directors: Edgar Wright, Rian Johnson, Jonathan Glazer, Andrea Arnold, Andrew Dominik, Richard Kelly, and Asghar Farhadi… all names that I’m excited to talk about in the future, but you can decide who gets picked first come November.  As far this episode, you are in for another treat as we go back to another classic filmmaker and producer that changed the way films are made forever.  On board this time is another great returning guest by the name of Chris Olson of The Pop Culture Lens podcast. It was an immense pleasure to have a fantastic discussion on the true pioneer of independent filmmaking, Mr. Roger Corman. Obviously, it’s hard to see every movie he’s ever been involved with but we do our best to cover such notable titles like A BUCKET OF BLOOD, MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE PREMATURE BURIAL, THE INTRUDER, FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND and many many more.  We accidentally skipped over a Ray Milland title that is mentioned briefly towards the end, that Chris considers a favorite as well.  Undoubtedly, there will be a sequel episode on this particular legend at some point in the future. 00:00 – 06:32 – Introduction 06:33 – 18:14 -  Introduction with Chris 18:15 – 19:39 - Director Song 19:40 – 49:12 - IT CONQUERED THE EARTH, BUCKET OF BLOOD, LITTLE SHOP 49:13 – 01:20:57 - THE INTRUDER, Poe Adaptations 01:20:58 – 01:57:41 - THE TRIP, FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND, Films he’s produced 01:57:42 – 02:05:36 - Top 3 Corman Films / Outro In about two weeks, we return with guests Collin Souter and Al Kwiatkowski for a horror-centric dissection on the great Peter Jackson. We won’t be discussing his epic fantasy triologies due to the October Halloween-themed season, but don’t fret. At some point we’ll revisit those for a sequel episode. Then in late October, closer to Halloween, returning guests Nat Almirall and Robert Reinecke take on the work of Jacques Tournier!  So stay tuned, stay subscribed, tell your friends about the show and visit NowPlayinNetwork.net, DirectorsClubPodcast.com, and send me an email at DirectorsClubPodcast@gmail.com!  Lots of great content to come over at PopCultureClub.net too!  Thanks as always for listening!

Listen to #FilmPunchPodcast latest on #AlexGarland's #ExMachina(2015), with your hosts Rebecca Martin, Al Kwiatkowski, Dave Clingerman, Neil Clingerman, Ian Mason, Helen M, Andrew McGough, Angela Shershin, and Mike Pfaff. Film Punch Podcast is a group of Chicago Film Lovers who watch a film together and then immediately discuss it afterwards. Subscribe on ITunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2

Introducing Film Punch, a spinoff podcast of Fresh Perspective. Film Punch is a group of film lovers, who get together, watch a film, and talk about it immediately afterwards. For this first episode we talk Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Your hosts are Dave Clingerman, Al Kwiatkowski, Rebecca Martin, and Angela Shershin.

Hey guys!  Jim here.  Well, I'm nowhere to be found in this episode other than the ad and parody song. I had to take a couple weeks off, so I enlisted the help of two of my favorite previous guests to take the helm for an epic examination of a favorite Canadian filmmaker of theirs.  Bill Ackerman and Al Kwiatkowski took it upon themselves to discuss the entire filmography of one Atom Egoyan, whose two films EXOTICA and THE SWEET HEREAFTER were highly acclaimed in the late 90s and well worth your time.  But what about the films prior to those two as well as his latter work?  Listen in on an incredibly enlightening discussion on a filmmaker you should definitely become more familiar with, if you're not already!   Much gratitude to Bill and Al for their hard work and for their terrific conversation that you won't want to miss.  Once again, this episode is sponsored by Freshbooks, please support the show with a 30-day free trial:  http://gofreshbooks.com/directorsclub*in case you're one of the earlier downloaders of this episode, you'll notice there was a little gap right around the discussion around Felicia's Journey. thankfully that has since been edited out. apologies for missing it before!00:00 - 03:02 - Introduction03:03 - 04:36 - Director Song04:37 - 01:16:51 - Next Of Kin, Family Viewing, Speaking Parts, Adjuster, Calendar01:16:52 - 01:39:53 - Exotica01:39:54 - 01:40:33 - The Sweet Hereafter Score01:40:34 - 02:16:02 - The Sweet Hereafter, Felicia's Journey, Ararat02:16:03 - 02:58:33 - Where The Truth Lies, Adoration, Chloe02:58:34 - 03:17:15 - Devil's Knot, The Captive, Remember03:17:16 - 03:23:04 - Top 3 Lists / OutroI will be returning in two weeks to talk M. Night Shyamalan with a brand new guest.  We'll definitely be covering as much as we can, and then in May, two very big episodes indeed will be coming your way.  Please visit http://nowplayingnetwork.net subscribe to all of the great shows on the network.  Keep those emails coming:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com

Another classic director that we've been meaning to feature on the show for quite some time is finally covered. I also decided it's been way too long since we got a different perspective, other than one of the male variety.  Kate Blair, holds a Master's in Cinema, writes reviews for Tiny Mix Tapes, has a blog titled Selective Viewing and turns out to be one of the more insightful guests I've had on the show.  We cover a whole lotta Hitchcock in just under three hours, and yet, there is still so much more to see for round two in the not-so-distant future.  Which titles would you like us to review for Part 2?  Send an email and let us know!  For this first outing, we talk about THE 39 STEPS, THE LADY VANISHES, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, NOTORIOUS, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, REAR WINDOW, THE WRONG MAN, VERTIGO, PSYCHO and THE BIRDS.  But that's the tip of the iceberg.  We briefly mention a couple more we've seen and enjoyed as well as touch upon how Kate fell in love with movies.  Expect return visits from this guest in the future, and hope you enjoy our discussion on the master of suspense! 00:00 - 06:18 - Introduction**06:19 - 17:11 - Introduction With Kate17:12 - 18:32 - Hitchcock Song*18:33 - 1:03:28 - Experiences, 39 STEPS, LADY VANISHES, SHADOW OF A DOUBT01:03:29 - 01:03:59 - Intermission / Spellbound Score Excerpt01:04:00 - 01:35:42 - NOTORIOUS, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, REAR WINDOW01:35:43 - 02:44:26 - THE WRONG MAN, VERTIGO, PSYCHO, THE BIRDS02:44:27 - 02:55:12 - Top 5 Hitchcock Films / Outro I'm taking a short spring break and have asked two of my favorite cinephiles to talk about a director without my presence!  The next episode will be on Atom Egoyan and will feature the return of Bill Ackerman and Al Kwiatkowski as they deconstruct EXOTICA, THE SWEET HEREAFTER and a whole lot more.  I will return in mid-April for another episode TBD, and eventually in early May, an episode featuring WGN's Nick Digilio and myself talking about Martin Scorsese will finally happen!  Until then, I encourage all of you to leave a review on ITUNES, send me an email at:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com, and of course, subscribe to all the great shows over at NowPlayingNetwork.net!  Thank you so much for listening.  Don't forget:  What titles would you like us to review for Hitch Part 2?  Send an email and let us know!  This episode has been brought to you by Freshbooks!  Here's the link to where you can try this terrific software free for 30 days: http://gofreshbooks.com/directorsclub *credit goes to Jen Schmidt for the inspiration **Also I don't know why I said David Blair when referring to Bill Ackerman's first guest on Supporting Characters. CORRECTION: The name of Bill's guest is Daniel Bird.

For a career as incredible and expansive as Sidney Lumet's, I needed the help of two guests.  Managing Editor Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com, as well as returning guest fresh from the Kubrick episode, Al Kwiatkowski, join me live to dissect the classics starting with 12 ANGRY MEN and modestly jumping around his filmography to focus on the more well-known gems from his career.  Some of the outliers and underrated choices will be saved for a Lumet sequel episode possibly due as early as next year.  For this round, we mainly touch upon SERPICO, PRINCE OF THE CITY, NETWORK, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, Q&A, THE VERDICT, RUNNING ON EMPTY, and BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD.  Cannot thank my guests enough for joining me and hope you enjoy the 2-hour talk, despite leaving out a film or two from his catalog you may personally wish we had brought up.  Don't worry, since it very well may come up for round two!  Finally, this episode was brought to you by Freshbooks!  Please visit http://www.GoFreshBooks.com/DirectorsClub to support the show and to try out an amazing program for small businesses to help you organize, create invoices and so much more!00:00 - 7:56 - Introduction7:57 - 9:57 - "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead" Score / Intro With Brian & Al9:58 - 11:00 -  Director Song11:01 - 51:31 - First experiences, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon51:32 - 1:20:51 - Network, Prince Of The City, The Verdict1:20:52 - 1:47:53 - Running On Empty, Q&A, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead1:47:54 - 1:54:30 - Top 3 Lumet Films / Outro / "Prince of the City" ScoreIn about two weeks, my friend Kate Blair and I will FINALLY be tackling the career of Alfred Hitchcock for what will definitely be the first in a series of episodes on the legendary director.  Then I will be taking the rest of March off for my own personal spring break and to focus on getting more interviews lined up for both podcasts!  Please send any feedback to directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com, Visit: nowplayingnetwork.net to support this show as well as the other wonderful shows on the network like Movie Madness and Vinyl Emergency.

For Episode 101, I figured it was time to finally tackle another big-name director that's been highly requested and anticipated.  The legendary and very influential Stanley Kubrick is discussed in epic proportions with a wonderful new addition to the Director's Club guest list.  Al Kwiatkowski joins me as we attempt to dissect nearly all of Kubrick's work, realizing that he had to skip over a couple of his films in the interest of time and for the inevitable sequel episode in a year or so.  Keep in mind that about five minutes into the 2001 discussion, something truly bizarre happened to the sound file that cannot be explained.  I left a snippet of it in there for you to hear for yourselves followed by the re-recorded conversation that happened a couple days later.  So without further ado, here is a truly special conversation for your listening pleasure.  00:00 - 04:36 - Introduction04:37 - 07:51 - Introduction With Al07:52 - 08:52 - Stanley Kubrick Song08:53 - 01:06:38 - 1st experience, Fear Desire, Killer's Kiss, Killing, Paths Of Glory01:06:39 -01:39:13 -  Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. StrangeLove01:39:14 - 01:39:47 - Eyes Wide Shut Score Snippet01:39:48 - 02:46:22 - 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange02:46:23 - 03:29:23 - (Very Briefly) Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut03:29:24 - 03:36:26 -  Our Top 3 Stanley Kubrick Films, OutroIn two weeks, the one and only George Miller, recently knighted by critics as one of the greatest action directors of all time, will be up for discussion alongside friend and film critic Collin Souter.  Until then, please please do send your emails and feedback to:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.  Leave a review on ITunes, tell your friends about the show.  Lots of great directors and episodes for 2016 to come!ITUNES:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/directors-club/id414288912LETTERBOXD:http://letterboxd.com/instantjim/http://letterboxd.com/cinemal/WEBSITES:http://directorsclubpodcast.comhttp://nowplayingnetwork.net