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Ian and Armond return with a look at Steven Spielberg's first (and wildly underappreciated) theatrical film, The Sugarland Express!Based on a true story, the movie follows Clovis and Lou Jean Poplin (William Atherton and Goldie Hawn), a couple of married Texas convicts whose young son has been taken away by the court. Their kidnapping of a highway patrolman named Maxwell Slide (Michael Sacks) sparks a state-wide police chase--and more wrecked cop cars than The Blues Brothers!In this spoilerific retrospective, the guys look at this unique bright spot in the careers of both Spielberg and Atherton (who would become known primarily for playing smarmy villains in classics like Ghostbusters and Die Hard), and how The Sugarland Express fits in with the storied history of the American "road picture"!Plus: Get a sneak peek of their next review!Subscribe, like, and comment on Kicking the Seat here on YouTube, and check us out at:kickseat.comXLetterboxdBlueSkyInstagramFacebookShow LinksWatch the Sugarland Express (1974) trailer.Bonus! For a preview of our next episode with Armond, read his January writeup on Day of the Locust in the National Review.Can't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.
With the reigning governments in both Canada and the United States spurting their last few dribbles, we're in a bit of a political limbo period... so what better time to watch a bad direct-to-video '80s action movie? We discuss something called NASTY HERO (1987). PLUS: Obama and Trump, the Canadian Liberal Party leadership race, Armond White, and a few words on the passing of David Lynch. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus Yes, you can watch NASTY HERO on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ry-QtlOEU&t=2113s&ab_channel=HiroyukiTerada%2FDayOffChannel "The Revolution Will Not Be Curated" by Thomas Frank - https://thebaffler.com/salvos/revolution-not-curated-frank
Susanna Styron is a writer and director for film and television, and a documentary filmmaker. Her latest documentary short, MY FATHER'S NAME, won Best Documentary in the NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival and is on the 2024-25 festival circuit. Susanna's documentary feature, OUT OF MY HEAD, premiered in MoMA's Doc Fortnight and went on to win Best International Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film festival. Her other documentary credits as writer/director include 9/12: FROM CHAOS TO COMMUNITY; IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS; and SUSPENDED SENTENCE. She began her documentary career as an Associate Producer for ABC-TV's documentary division, Close-Up. Susanna's debut feature, Sony Pictures' SHADRACH, starring Harvey Keitel and Andie MacDowell, which she directed and co-wrote, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was one of New York Press critic Armond White's top ten films of the year. She wrote and directed for Sidney Lumet's TV series 100 CENTRE STREET, and wrote for Tom Fontana's BORGIA. Susanna co-authored several TV movies for Hallmark Hall of Fame and Lifetime, including an adaptation of Ann Tyler's BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWN-UPS, with Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda and Faye Dunaway; and the award-winning TAKING BACK OUR TOWN, with Ruby Dee. Her dramatic short, HOUSE OF TEETH, which she wrote and directed, won numerous awards on the festival circuit, aired on Shorts TV, and is available on Amazon. She directed several episodes of Brooke Adams and Lynne Adams' web series ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. Susanna's personal essays have appeared in The Yale Revue, SPIN Magazine, The New York Times and Real Simple magazine. She serves on the Special Projects Committee of the Directors Guild of America, and the Executive Committee of the Writers Guild Initiative, where she conducts writing workshops with underserved communities such as caregivers of wounded veterans, undocumented immigrant youth and LGBTQ asylum seekers, among others. She currently has projects in development with The Levinson/Fontana Company, Cinetic Media, and EP/Showrunner Carol Barbee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ian and Armond close out their months-long coverage of Zack Snyder's Netflix saga, Rebel Moon!The guys covered the "theatrical" versions of Parts One and Two earlier this year, and now they're back with a look at the recently released "Director's Cuts" of both--which, according to the director, offer a completely new experience of his off-brand space fantasy.At nearly double the run-time, the question is, does "more" equal "better"? Or has Snyder torpedoed his would-be epic by over-stuffing it?In this spoilerific review, Ian and Armond get downright scrappy, as one critic's opinion takes a drastic turn from only a few months ago--while the other's appreciation of Rebel Moon increased unexpectedly!Plus: The guys talk about possible strategies for reviewing Part Three (should it ever materialize), and find themselves in fundamental disagreement about the nature of art and criticism!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksRead Armond's reviews of the Rebel Moon Director's Cuts at The National Review:Part OnePart TwoWatch Ian and Armond's reviews of the Rebel Moon "Theatrical Cuts":Part OnePart TwoCan't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.
This was supposed to be a review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver.But as you'll soon see, Ian and Armond won't be able to talk about the movie until the end of summer (even though it was allegedly released on Netflix a couple weeks ago). Herein is a fiery look at the creative gray area of "The Director's Cut", where art, commerce, and technology form an uneasy (possibly unholy) alliance against which the movies have little defense. PLUS: A take on Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy you won't find anywhere else!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver trailer.Read Armond's Rebel Moon Part 2 editorial at The National Review (the inspiration for this discussion).Read Armond's Rebel Moon Part 1 review at The National Review.Watch Ian and Armond's Rebel Moon Part 1 review.Watch writer/director Zack Snyder's recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience (which inspired the article that inspired this episode!).Read Armond's latest piece for the National Review, regarding Oliver Stone's Salvador (mentioned in the show).Can't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.
If all of our current class hierarchies were eliminated, what would replace them? This question is at the core of TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022), the art-house hit that show the limits of being an "equal-opportunity offender." PLUS: campus protests, keffiyeh bans, and the state of the publishing industry. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "No One Buys Books" by Elle Griffin - https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books "The Delusional Triangle of Sadness" by Armond White - https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/the-delusional-triangle-of-sadness/ "Triangle of Sadness" review by Richard Brody - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/triangle-of-sadness-reviewed-were-on-a-yacht-and-were-puking "Triangle of Sadness" review by Gabe Klinger - https://letterboxd.com/gabeklinger/film/triangle-of-sadness/
As teased at the end of their Color Purple remake review, Ian and Armond White also talked about Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 1 - A Child of Fire!In this brief review (more to come later this year, once Part 2 comes out), Armond explains why the Watchmen director's take on the Star Wars mythos is one of his favorite films of 2023--and why he's never held George Lucas' pop-defining franchise in high esteem!The guys also touch on DC, Marvel, and the lack of true "cinema" in the blockbuster marketplace. Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Rebel Moon (2023) trailer.Watch Ian and Armond's review of the recent Color Purple remake (which directly preceded this conversation)!Read Armond's latest pieces for The National Review (discussed in the show):The Color Purple (2023)Rebel Moon (2023)The 2023 "Better Than" ListPlus: Read John Demetry's thorough defense of Rebel Moon Part 1 on Letterboxd.Also read Armond's review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon (mentioned in the show).Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.As mentioned in the show, you should skip the new Color Purple and pick up Spielberg's 1985 classic instead--now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray from WB Home Video!
It's the Fruitless Christmas special. Chris Barker and Alien (aka Stewie Griffin DJ) join Josiah to discuss Children of Men (2006), the incredible craft behind the film, and the politics of hope and futurity. Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work here: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter & Bluesky @josiahwsuttonReferencesChildren of Men (2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark FisherThe Possibility of Hope, an archival documentary about Children of Men on the Arrow Blu-Ray release.There Is No Future, video appreciation about Children of Men by Philip Kemp on the Arrow Blu-Ray release."Count-Down to Dystopia," Armond White https://www.nypress.com/news/count-down-to-dystopia-DGNP1020080109301099976.O-Bi O-Ba, The End of Civilization (1985). I (Josiah) kind of mischaracterized the ending of this movie. It's a lot more ambiguous than that, and I kind of projected a hopeful ending on a dreamy, weird final scene. Watch it for yourself and decide what the ending means: http://exmilitai.re/film.html."Why Children of Men haunts the present," Gavin Jacobson, https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2020/07/children-of-men-alfonso-cuaron-2006-apocalypse-coronavirus.No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive by Lee EdelmanOut of the Red Closet, https://files.libcom.org/files/out-of-the-red-closet-kasama-pamphlet_0_0.pdf.Music & Audio creditsChildren of Men (2006)Interviews with James Lovelock, Slavoj Zizek, and Naomi Klein from The Possibility of Hope, an archival documentary about Children of Men on the Arrow Blu-Ray release.O Come, O Come Emmanuel, played by Kaleb Brasee, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnlhpXV5IM.Yesterday – bloom.In My Dreams – bloom.
After more than a year, Armond White returns to Kicking the Seat for a look at Cord Jefferson's American Fiction!Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a teacher and frustrated author who writes a fake biography of a career criminal and becomes an overnight sensation. The book, meant to be a parody of the kind of Black pathology reveled in by White culture, is adopted by readers everywhere who see it as a gripping and authentic read. This horrifies the author and adds to a heap of problems, including sibling rivalry, a mother with dementia, and a tentative beach house romance.In this spoilerific episode, Ian and Armond cut through the politics, the pandering, and the pissed-away potential of a film that could have been the next Hollywood Shuffle--opting instead to be a gutless Hollywood virtue signal. Also, stick around 'til the end to find out what movie the guys will talk about next! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the American Fiction trailer.Read Armond's review of American Fiction in The National Review.Also read Armond's review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon (mentioned in the show).In preparation for the guys' upcoming review of the Color Purple remake, watch their joint discussion of Steven Spielberg's 1986 original and D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm.Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.
THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93631193On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Josiah catches up with Alien aka Stevie Griffin DJ. Discussion topics include sports, Matt Johnson, Italian exploitation movies, Max Landis, Armond White, early silent film, Béla Tarr, Wang Bing, cop shows, movies being too long, animated kids movies, Harmony Korine, Dogma 95, Charlie Kaufman, and Next (2007).Music by SHADE08
things that are back: The Bengals, Morrissey, the NBA, and The Art and Sports Podcast. 00:00 - 6:44 - Intro/NBA Week 1 6:44 - 50:24 - Morrissey w/ Ethan Vestby 50:24 - 1:12:54- Bengals w/ Will Sennett Week 1 of the NBA was chaotic per usual, so I try to bring some calm to the storm by going through a moment of each day, with a few bonus accolades. Then, I bring on film programmer and critic Ethan Vestby ( @ethanves ) to talk about Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate. we talk about our own Moz origin stories and general feelings about the album before going track by track through the 1988 classic. Family Guy and Armond White also come up, naturally. Finally, Will Sennett ( @senn_spud ) hops in the zoom to talk about his beloved Cincinnati Bengals looking like a real team again with a great win against the 49ers. see you next week. Ethan's Bleeding Edge screenings - https://www.instagram.com/bleeding.edge.movies/ Will's famous videos - https://www.instagram.com/will_sennett/ A Closer Look w/ Will and Nate Fisher - https://soundcloud.com/a-closer-look-podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/extended-clip6/support
Grab your blonde wig, sunglasses and straight razor because we're kicking off a month of erotic thrillers with the grandaddy of them all: Brian De Palma's 1980 masterpiece Dressed to Kill! Joining us for the conversation is Austin-based queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell! Join us as we trace the film's journey from the mind of De Palma to a protested and picketed controversy among feminists and members of the queer community. It's a film that's all style and some substance, but we'd be remiss if we didn't tackle the film's more divisive aspects. Plus: "beaver shots," plenty of gay porn discussions, racist stereotypes, and the film's connections to Cruising. References: > Jessica Crets. “The Unintentional Empathy of Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill.” Crooked Marquee > Armond White. "The Fine Art of Cruising." Out Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Elizabeth: Twitter / Website Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our most controversial episode yet, we take a look at the only black led movie ever made, the film that ended racism in America and dislodged the cheeto from the throat of its government: Black Panther (no relation). In this exciting episode you'll find: Stan Lee is a wily bastard, Jack Kirby talks like an old man, Afrofuturism as laser-shooting spears, bad cgi doubles, the limits of the liberal imagination, Africa as a fantasy projection for Americans, the lamest civil war since the last marvel movie, great casting, the meaning of diversity in film, conservative contrarian film critic Armond White, and much more! Thank you for listening! Please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to our Patreon where you can enjoy special bonus content, exclusive Discord community events, and have your name added to our Credits Page. Production by Miguel Tanhi. Art by Zoe Woolley. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates.
Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving', Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-69-keep-moving The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009
Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving', Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/episode-69-keep-moving The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009
Jim Colvill is an editor based in New York City. He is also the publisher who along with Jake Perlin established Film Desk Books, a NYC based small press and online bookseller dedicated to books on cinema. He also edited The Press Gang, a collection of work from New York Press, with critics Godfrey Cheshire, Matt Zoller Seitz and Armond White. Here's a link to the site of Film Desk. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/80445971 For years, the conservative film critic Armond White has been the scourge of Rotten Tomatoes readers with his contrarian taste and awkward prose. We compare some of his recent writings for the National Review to some of his '90s-era criticism to find out what has happened to his prose. PLUS: We discuss the culture criticism of another National Review correspondent, Dan "The Baseball Crank" McLaughlin.
On tonight's edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Frank kicks the show off by discussing whether or not the death penalty should be given to people who are mentally ill and comit murder and then spins the wheel of topics. After, Armond White, film and music critic for National Review and the author of the new book “Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles” joins the show to talk about has Hollywood become dominated by politics, an Oscars recap, and movie reviews. Then, Frank counts his chips with Dennis Levinson, County Executive for Atlantic County in New Jersey for the AC Report. Later, Frank talks about the lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings over if their buffalo wings are actually wings and then Brian Kilmeade, New York Times best-selling author, co-host of Fox and Friends on Fox News and a radio talk show host heard every morning from 10am-Noon on 77WABC about the news of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frank Morano interviews Armond White, film and music critic for National Review and the author of the new book “Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles” and has Hollywood become dominated by politics, an Oscars recap, and movie reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ian welcomes back author Benjamin Beard to look at one of cinema's most misunderstood films, Gone with the Wind!Last week, Ian and his wife ventured out to the historic Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, Illinois, to see Victor Fleming's landmark motion picture on a gigantic silver screen. When the theatre (also the site of the couple's wedding nearly 20 years ago) recently announced that it was set to close, the management decided to bookend the venue's history with a showing of the first film it had ever run. This was a first-time viewing for both, but not for Ben Beard, who wrote about the movie in his 2020 book, The South Never Plays Itself.In this revelatory episode, the guys walk through Ian's utter astonishment at what he witnessed over those utterly transportive four hours--and how the film's reputation, as perpetuated by both vehement detractors to ardent supporters, is likely the result of so few modern audiences having actually watched it.Ian and Ben also discuss the history of Margaret Mitchell's novel; its translation to the big screen (by a director who also helmed The Wizard of Oz, which came out the same year!); and the myopic hypocrisy with which some regard the movie today--not to mention a sneak peak of Ben's newest project and much, much more!Show Links:Watch the Gone with the Wind trailer.Follow all of Ben's goings-on at his website.Order Ben's book (which planted the seeds of this episode), The South Never Plays Itself.Watch actress Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscars acceptance speech.Watch Ian and Ben's conversation about The South Never Plays Itself.Learn more about Chicagoland's historic Pickwick Theatre.And check out Ian's conversation with National Review critic Armond White about the equally controversial films of D.W. Griffith, The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance (mentioned in the show).Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
For episode 120, I'm joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This episode focuses on the end of Oscar voting and what the Academy Award nominations might look like. There's also questions, Myles finally understanding why I warned him about Skinamarink (reviewed here), as well as the return of an Armond White segment. Obviously, I also address the loss of my mother, but it's not the focus of the episode. So, if that's a trigger, just know it's there, but I'm still trying my best to give you what you're used to. As always my friends and faithful listeners/readers, I do hope you all enjoy the latest episode of the Awards Radar Podcast, our 120th one to date (here's to at least 100 more). Of course, feel free to revisit the previous installments by clicking the Podcast tab (here) on the top of the page. Plus, listen to us on Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Spotify, and other platforms. More to come each and every single week, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you for listening!
IndieSeen 2023 gets off to a contentious start as Ian and Sujewa engage in an unexpected debate about race in film criticism!Also, they squeeze in a review of Jean-Luc Godard's absurd, challenging, and low-key-brilliant drama, Contempt!Timestamps:Intro: 0:00 - 0:48What's New with Sujewa? 0:49 - 2:05"Sidebar" (Race in Film Criticism): 2:06 - 47:56Contempt Review: 47:57 - 1:11:39Outro (What's Next?): 1:11:40 - 1:15:47Show Links:Watch the Contempt trailer.Listen to an early conversation between Ian and former New York Film Critics Circle Chair, Armond White.Rent Sujewa's new movie, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Find clips, making-of videos, and other cool info about Sujewa's upcoming film, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Follow the production of Sujewa's Slow Romance sequel, Cosmic Disco Rene.Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.Follow Sujewa on Twitter.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Hey, we did an episode about our editor! Just kidding...sort of. On this episode, we are talking about the Oscar-nominated, anti-romcom, The Worst Person in the World. Did John and Sammie survive? What does sock puppet Joseph think? Was there an Armond White review? These answers and more are all here. Check it out! (Also, we didn't use any soundclips from the movie in the episode because 99.98% of this movie is in Norwegian and unless you actually speak Norwegian, it will do nothing for you.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The fifth and penultimate episode in our ALIEN Franchise series. Joined once again by Bill, we discuss Ridley Scott's return with Prometheus (2012), starring Noomi Rapace (pronounce as you will), Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, and that guy from UPGRADE (a really good sci-fi action movie). We spend a lot of this episode making fun of this movie instead of properly analyzing it. You can blame Matt for that. We even skip over most of its imagination of reproduction—which we will address in the next episode! What we do talk about is puffy humanoid aliens who might be related to Jesus, the way corporations express love, TED Talks, vulgar Nietzscheanism, Frankenstein, Lawrence of Arabia, the Tower of Babel, intelligent design, and Armond White. Thanks for listening! Email us at maroonedonmarspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @podcastonmars Leave us a voicemail on the Anchor.fm app Rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Music by Spirit of Space --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marooned-on-mars/message
Editors' Picks:Rich: Ed Ring's piece on DamsCharlie: Rich's piece “What's Wrong with Illegal Immigrants?”Jim: Phil's piece "Liz Cheney Is Wrong about Kevin McCarthy"Jack: Richard Reinsch's piece "What the Constitution Can Give Us," and Armond White's upcoming piece on The Woman KingLight Items:Rich: His Constitution Center debateCharlie: The JagsJim: The JetsJack: Pizza on the beach
That's right folks, it's coming, or is it here? Now that the snowflake Oscars have done the unthinkable, how can a modern man like Armond White fight against the scourge of guys in bike hats and gals with stick-and-poke tattoos eating all of his wealthy buddies at the National Review? Well once we run down some news headlines and deal with audio issues, we will dive headfirst with scuba gear into this vexing issue
Can Dan Trachtenberg's new Predator prequel, Prey (2022), live up to or exceed the other installments in the franchise? We know about bone tomahawks, but is there a Patent Pending on a boomerang tomahawk? Can Dr. Shock hold his bladder long enough to review one movie? Did the lovely Comanche ladies of the 18th century wear Maybelline before hunting animals? Can Mackula live with the production company's branding on the film's title card? And will Jay of the Dead become the Armond White of his own podcast? You can find out by listening to this raucous Episode 014 of Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies, The Berserk Baboon of Horror Podcasting. During this episode we bring you a quick overview of our thoughts on the “Predator” franchise. We bring you a Feature Review of Prey (2022). (Unless you're extremely committed to knowing as little about a film as possible, you can listen freely because we do not reveal major plot spoilers. However, we do speak about situations in the film, without revealing major story beats or outcomes.) Then we wrap up this episode with an extended Specialty Segment of Gillman Joel's Horror Lagoon, where Joel discusses the charm of Nightmare in Blood (1977)! Join us! Be sure to subscribe to Jay of the Dead's new Horror movie podcast on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Deezer Stitcher You are welcome to email our show at HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com, or call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 899-9798. You can also follow Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies on Twitter: @HorrorAvengers Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies is an audio podcast with seven experienced Horror hosts who review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis and Mackula!
first part in our possibly never ending dive into the writings of the controversial critic Armond White, the enfant terrible of modern Film journalism. We start by catching up with Armond's latest article calling out rolling stone for criticizing his choice for the greatest film of this century, Zack snyders' Justice league
Jake and Phil are joined by culture critic Armond White to discuss Make Spielberg Great Again and Roxy Music's 1979 album Manifesto The Manifesto: Make Spielberg Great Again (specifically focusing on the chapters "The Wailing Wall" and "Steven Spielberg's Obama"), Armond White https://www.amazon.com/Make-Spielberg-Great-Again-Chronicles/dp/0984215913 The Art: Roxy Music, Manifesto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjkVYOArUQM
Ian welcomes back National Review film critic Armond White for a look at Steven Spielberg's paranoid sci-fi masterpiece, Minority Report! Based on the Philip K. Dick novella, this 2002 summer blockbuster stars Tom Cruise as John Anderton, a federal "PreCrime" cop who works with an elite team to prevent murders before they happen. When he's accused of murdering a stranger, his life becomes an unrelenting search for the truth.Armond White wrote glowingly about the film in his 2002 essay, "Spielberg Goes to Alphaville", which appears in his book, Make Spielberg Great Again. He and Ian talk about Minority Report's unsettling prescience; its status as one of the last big-budget popcorn epics with both brains and a conscience; and why it may feature Tom Cruise's finest performance.Note: Despite their best efforts, the guys still found themselves dealing with A/V issues. Not to worry: One of these days you'll be able to enjoy their conversations in stunning HD!Show Links:Watch the Minority Report (2002) trailer.Read Armond's review of Top Gun Maverick (referenced in the show) in The National Review: Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Ratings and reviews, who needs them? In this episode we discuss critics, from the late and great Roger Ebert, to the infamous Armond White. Plus we look at what reviews mean to us, and whether it changes our decision to watch a movie. Finally, Parker gets very upset about the difference between Rotten Tomatoes and […]
It's time for blushing and battling, praise and persecution!Yes, at long last, Ian is back to read your comments and defend his snarky, misinformed positions on West Side Story, Armond White, film critic bona fides, and Slow Romance!Sprinkle some cognac in your coffee, 'cause this is a long'un and a doozy!Show Links:Check out the shows that inspired all this lucid/ludicrous feedback!Darker Hughes: Career Opportunities Movie and Blu-ray Review with Erik ChildressHammerland: Dracula: Prince of DarknessSon of Hammerland: The Mummy (1951)Characters, Classics, and The Devil You Know: An Interview with Writer / Director CHARLES MURRAYMorbius (2022) - Round Table ReviewWest Side Story (2021) w/ Armond WhiteArmond White: Make Criticism Great Again (The Kicking the Seat Interview) There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: Summer of '42IndieSeen: Henry Fool at 25 w/ THOMAS JAY RYANThere's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: La Dolce Vita (1960)Son of Hammerland: Scream of Fear (1961)Accademia Giallo: The New York Ripper Review [SPOILERS]The Secret Society for Slow Romance (2022) - Written ReviewAccademia Giallo: Trauma (1993)Mind Over Mullet: An Interview with Being Patrick Swayze Author NEAL E. FISCHERWednesday Knight Live: SE01 / EP05Verhoeven a Good Time (Robocop and Basic Instinct Reviews) w/ Mike CrowleyJohn Wayne/John Ford "Cavalry Trilogy" - ReviewAlso Referenced in the Video:Check out the 9th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 13-19th at the Music Box Theatre!Watch Ian and Sujewa's interview with Onur Tukel, who directed Thomas in Scenes from an Empty Church.Catch up with all our past IndieSeen episodes.Find clips, making-of videos, and other cool info about Sujewa's upcoming film, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.Follow Sujewa on Twitter.Get tickets and more info about the Music Box Theatre's David Lynch retrospective, happening April 7-14th in Chicago!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Ian welcomes back National Review film critic Armond White for a look at Steven Spielberg's West Side Story!This remake of Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' 1961 Oscar winner remains a period musical, but Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner have updated the Jets and Sharks' New York turf war with decidedly new-millennium politics.While it's too early to tell whether or not the abysmal $10 million opening bodes ill for the film's long-term prospects, chances are this movie will wind up a footnote in the press surrounding this weekend's Spider-Man: Far From Home opening.But it didn't have to be this way.From bizarre dialogue to checkbox casting to a puzzling refusal to subtitle the film's numerous Spanish-language scenes, Armond and Ian look at the ways in which West Side Story's agenda undercuts genuinely dazzling artistry presented by a fully engaged yet deeply conflicted Spielberg.Show Links:Watch the West Side Story (2021) trailer.Read Armond's review of West Side Story in The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Listen to Ian's (sorta) podcast about the 1961 West Side Story from 2013!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Rocky Pajarito returns for the fifth/sixth time :) We love the Rock :) Send us an email: everybodywants2getonthelist@gmail.com It's on the Links: https://linktr.ee/itsonthelist Mason's Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user90269853 Mason's Merch: mason-merchguire.creator-spring.com Making Loss, Grief, and the Mystic More Familiar With Dan Deacon by Rocky Pajarito: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/making-loss-grief-and-the-mystic-more-familiar-with-dan-deacon/ Armond White's Review of Gentlemen Broncos: https://letterboxd.com/notarmondwhite/film/gentlemen-broncos/ Music: “DIVER” by Lala Lala
Conversé con Java Pez, creador de Todas Las Críticas, sobre el estado de la crítica de cine, RottenTomatoes, Metacritic, Roger Ebert, Armond White, y The Last Of Us: Part II (la nota que mencionamos en la charla la pueden leer en https://www.gitgud.com.ar/the-last-of-us-part-ii-crisis-en-la-critica).
In Episode #142 sprechen Filmwissenschaftler Jan Erik Thomberg und Lucas Barwenczik über den umstrittenen amerikanischen Film- und Musik-Kritiker Armond White. Was treibt ihn an, nach welchen Kriterien bewertet er Filme, und was können wir von ihm lernen? Um seine Karriere abzubilden, geht es dabei um drei Filme und drei Texte: 1. "Purple Rain" von Albert Magnoli / "Places in the Art" von 1984, erschienen in "The Resistance: Ten Years of Pop Culture That Shook the World": https://archive.org/details/resistancetenyea00whit 2. "Die Passion Christi" von Mel Gibson / "The Year the Culture Broke"" von 2014, erschienen bei "National Review": https://www.nationalreview.com/2014/08/year-culture-broke-armond-white/ 3. "Dragged Across Concrete" von S. Craig Zahler / "Dragged Across Concrete: A Conservative Action Movie with Spiritual Depth" von 2019, erschienen bei "National Review" https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/dragged-across-concrete-conservative-action-movie/ Wir freuen uns sehr über jegliches Feedback via Mail, Kommentarfunktion oder Facebook und Twitter (@longtakede) und auch über jegliche andersartige Unterstützung, vielen Dank fürs Zuhören! An den Mikrofonen: Lucas B. (@Kinomensch) Jan Erik Thomberg Lucas Letterboxd-Profil: letterboxd.com/Kinomensch/ Jan Eriks Letterboxd-Profil: letterboxd.com/Jeth112/
Armond White returns with an episode he not only named but also suggested: A look at two films featuring The Talking Heads front-man, Davide Byrne!Byrne's directorial debut, True Stories, turns 35 this year, and finds the aloof musician wandering the streets of fictitious Virgil, Texas on the eve of its sesquicentennial celebration. More than three decades later, Byrne emerged with 2020's American Utopia, the film version of his hit Broadway show, directed by Spike Lee.Ian and Armond examine the sociopolitical themes in both films and offer a counter to some of the ideas they find unsettling. From Byrne's apparently elitist view of middle America; to an embarrassing self-flagellation in service of bumper-sticker activism, the guys track the bizarre twists and turns of an artist they'd once greatly admired.NOTE: Due to some technical issues (possibly a bum internet connection), the audio and video aren't as solid as they could be. We're working on a fix for next time.Show Links:Watch the True Stories trailer.Watch the David Byrne's American Utopia trailer.Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Listen to Ian's earlier True Stories conversation with RogerEbert.com's Nick Allen on the Kicking the Seat Podcast #393.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Armond White returns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence!It's been exactly two decades since Ian saw the film on opening day, and re-watching it for the show was quite an eye-opening experience. Armond hadn't seen it in years, either, and in the next hour, you'll see two critics giving an under-appreciated sci-fi masterpiece its due.From the ahead-of-its-time technological and political allegories; to its multi-layered examination of the Pinnochio story; and unapologetically spiritual exploration of what it means to be human, A.I. offers a lot for Ian and Armond to chew on.They also speculate on the late Stanley Kubrick's influence in his collaboration with Spielberg, and talk through Armond's one major story critique.Show Links:Watch A.I. Artificial Intelligence trailer.Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
On this episode we take a look at Chloé Zhao's Nomadland (2020) and also the oddly negative reviews from some Leftist film critics as well as Armond White. Follow us at: Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook
Titus & Armond White talk Zack Snyder--the artist of the year, with Justice League & Army Of The Dead giving us a beautiful & a dark vision of the American future. We talk about the power of his imagery, the way he's taken up Spielberg's mantle as America's leading cinematic humanist, & how he stands up for the part of America that's now silenced--faith, heroism, patriotism...
Armond White, a Film and Music Critic who writes for National Review and Out & Author of the book "Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles" speaks on Oscar season and how the best films of the year are not up for nomination because they were ignored for Hollywood's leftist propaganda.
The Color Purple had such a profound impact on film critic Armond White (and, to his mind, the pop landscape of 1985) that he marked it as an era in his latest book, Make Spielberg Great Again.Today, Ian and Armond look at Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated drama, and the movie that both inspired and mirrored it, D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm. Despite having been released more than a half-century apart, and despite focusing on two distinctly separate worlds (the Jim Crow South and Revolution-era France, respectively) both stories center on young sisters ripped apart by oppressive cultural forces--eventually reunited by a love that transcends geography, violence, and treachery.This spoilerific discussion includes thoughts on the changing attitudes about race and representation in film; how Spielberg, in adapting Alice Walker's novel for the big screen, channeled a grand narrative legacy that includes Griffith, Ford, and Dickens; and Armond's eye-popping pick for the heir to the Spielberg/Griffith throne!Show Links:Watch The Color Purple trailer.Watch Orphans of the Storm free on Amazon Prime (no trailer available). Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
Ian welcomes back National Review film critic Armond White for a look at two movies whose influence on the art form is as undeniable as it is controversial.D.W. Griffith's 1915 silent epic The Birth of a Nation is a Klan origin fable bursting with racism and historical inaccuracies--but it's also a gripping human drama that boasts ahead-of-its-time storytelling techniques. Griffith followed this up the next year with Intolerance, an even grander project that interweaves four centuries-spanning morality tales, all connected by a theme that essentially undermines The Birth of a Nation's...intolerance.In this wide-ranging (and by no means definitive) conversation, Ian and Armond talk about the balance between appreciating art and endorsing it; Griffith's puzzlingly inconsistent use of blackface; and what makes Intolerance, in Mr. White's opinion, the "greatest movie ever made."Show Links:Watch the Birth of a Nation (1915) trailer.Watch the Intolerance (1916) trailer.Read Armond's The Birth of a Nation (1915) review. Read Armond's Intolerance (1916) review.Order the book that inspired this conversation, Armond White's Make Spielberg Great Again. Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
In this episode, Seth sat down and talked to Armond White about the state of film criticism and his new book, Make Spielberg Great Again. Enjoy!
Kiwi filmmaker Guy Pigden discusses his romantic comedy, "Older", currently available on Amazon Prime. And the culture critic Armond White returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book, a collection of his criticism over the years on his favorite American filmmaker, Steven Spielberg, called "Make Spielberg Great Again" (Resistance Works, WDC, 2020).
In this episode, Seth and Cal talk to one another about the films they watched, what books they read, and what they hope to achieve on the podcast next year. Enjoy Shownotes: Tenet A Thin Red Line The Gentlemen Books: The Press Gang by Armond White, Godfrey Cheshire and Matthew Zoller Seitz A Time to Build by Yuval LevinC.S Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law by Justin Dyer and Micah WatsonLost in Thought by Zena HitzModern Philosophy: An Introduction & Survey by Roger Scruton
Controversial film critic Armond White returns to the Kicking the Seat Podcast to discuss his latest book, Make Spielberg Great Again! In this bold collection of essays, reviews, and commentary, White lays out his career-long fascination with the iconic creator of E.T. and Close Encounters, and makes a case for the writer/director's evolution as an artist of supreme social consciousness--the trajectory of which, White argues, has ultimately led Spielberg astray in the early 21st Century.In addition to exploring the book's themes, Ian and White talk about its origins; the trouble with critics; the hazard of political labels; and why everyone may be wrong about the Internet's most reviled movie reviewer. Show Links:Buy Make Spielberg Great Again at Amazon.Buy The Press Gang at Seven Stories Press. Follow Armond's writings at The National Review.Listen to Ian's interview with Armond White, Matt Zoller-Seitz, and Godfrey Cheshire about The Press Gang.Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
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Titus & Armond White discuss Spielberg, America's preeminent pop artist, the most important Hollywood director of the last half-century, & Armond's new collection of essays & reviews on Spielberg.
A dialogue about cinema and criticism with three of the best. Armond White makes his first appearance on the podcast while both Godfrey Cheshire and Matt Zoller Seitz return. Together they contributed to some of the most important long-form film criticism ever written, much of which is collected in the new book "The Press Gang" available from Seven Stories Press.
Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast celebrates 575 episodes with its most critical round table yet! This week, Seven Stories Press released The Press Gang, a massive collection of film criticism, essays, and interviews from the pages of The New York Press. Between 1991 and 2011, critics Godfrey Cheshire, Matt Zoller Seitz, and Armond White provided bold, thought-provoking, and often irreverent commentary on blockbusters, indies, and the current state of cinema itself.In this no holds barred discussion, Ian and “the gang” look back on two magical decades of fearless film journalism and tackle controversies within the profession, such as the existence of “troll” critics; the struggles of making a living as a critic in the Internet age; the future of movies, and much, much more.Episode 575 has some definite opinions!Show Guide:Film Critic Advocacy: 0:00 - 2:13Intro Music: 2:13 - 2:29Intro: 2:29 - 9:00Transition Music: 9:00 - 9:39The Press Gang Interview: 9:39 - 1:19:07Outro Music: 1:19:07 - 1:19:23Keep up with the latest seat-kicking goodness by following, liking, rating, and subscribing to us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, iTunes, Stitcher!
Titus & Armond White & Matt Zoller Seitz & Godfrey Cheshire talk about their new book of film criticism, covering the 1991-2011 period, & the 90s in cinema--the new works by the masters of the 70s, the new indie cinema, & the new possibilities of film criticism at that time, just before print collapsed & everything was reduced to content...
Brice, Eytan, and Sophia discuss Tik Tok Zoomer Couples, the Brass Rail COVID outbreak, and WAP. We also try to talk about Kamala Harris but instead discuss the concept of testicle phrenology. We then go through Derek Sloan’s Conservative Party platform, the midtown homeless shelters in Toronto, and Armond White’s Antifa Film Syllabus. We end this big ass episode by reading yelp reviews of the Brass Rail. “Fuck John Steinbeck, Read Percy Jackson.” - a bi-sexual woman with a history of mental health issues
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Titus & Jody Bottum & Armond White discuss novels & cinema, adaptations, when & how the movies improve on literature, as well as the difficulties facing the translation of narration into performance.
Kelly Reichardt and A24's latest frontier drama centres on two friends who take a risk stealing from the wealthiest man in Oregon Territory to start a business and experience some hardship along the way. It's a critical darling that we have some good and bad things to say about, its use of genre and film-making techniques, and its thematic exploration of capitalism, masculinity, and the frontier. And of course Armond White has his say, and by the end we reveal a new character to the show: Antiracist Baby. ReComradationsLaura: [1] Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1975) [2] Crash, dir. David Cronenberg (1996)Abdul: Diaspora Boy: Comics and Crisis in America and Israel by Eli Valley Evan: [1] Manhunter, dir. Michael Mann (1986) [2] Harbinger Wars by Joshua Dysart and Duane Swierczynski Join the Kino Lefter DiscordAccess our premium weekly show Primo Lefter for just $3/month on our Patreon
On this justifiably awesome episode of Oeuvre Busters, Liam and George discuss 2017’s Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Jason Momoa. Topics discussed: mother boxes; Armond White: to troll or not to troll?; brown cinematic sludge; manly men. And the worse people in the world got what they wanted! Topics not discussed? C.L.R James’s revolutionary reappraisal of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins. A must read, especially now! Read him!Please consider donating to one of the following funds or signing petitions to help those who are trying to change the world for the better:https://blacklivesmatter.com/https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloydhttps://www.lgbtqfund.org/https://justiceforbreonna.orghttps://www.change.org/p/justice-for-tony-mcdadeBlack Lives Matter. You can find more OB content at www.oeuvrebusters.com. Also, please feel free to drop us a line, either via email or voicemail, at Oeuvrebusters@gmail.com. We are always looking to incorporate feedback from our listeners for the show, so leave us some thoughts and we might share them on the podcast. Please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review whenever and wherever you can. We appreciate all the love and support."Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We recorded this episode before the demonstrations in response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police began. We've donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund (which now has a pause on donations), so we ask you to consider giving to some of these great causes:Justice for RegisPrairie Province Prisoner Support FundOfficial George Floyd Memorial Fund70+ US Community Bail Funds via ActBlueWill Menaker from Chapo Trap House joins Team Kino this week to explore Josh Trank's Capone: a film where Tom Hardy waddles around in a diaper chomping a carrot and squawking like Danny DeVito's Penguin. It's an odyssey of fake friends, shitting your pants while being interviewed by the FBI, and yes, we get into the Armond White review. ReComradations:Will: State of Siege, dir. Costa-Gavras (1971) and Z, dir. Costa-Gavras (1969)Abdul: Rebels of the Neon God, dir. Tsai Ming-liang (1992)Evan: Abt dropped by Audi over imposter controversy | Sam Smith, The RaceLaura: The Raid, dir. Gareth Evans (2011)Join the Kino Lefter DiscordAccess our premium weekly show Primo Lefter for just $3/month on our Patreon
Myself and Francis Nguyen interview film critic Armond White of National Review for a film criticism assignement. Enjoy!
You asked for it, we did it. We personally buried Armond White under Giants Stadium. Kino Lefter has a discord now, and this link will never expire: https://discord.gg/9YhvznY Hop in and have a blast with other cineastes.Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.Become a $3 monthly subscriber to access Primo Lefter, our weekly premium show.
Joan Cusack isn't in the first Toy Story. So this is on the Toy Story films that feature Jessie. The best cowpoke since the "The Outlaw Josey Wales" We are joined by celebrity guest Jayson from Blood Good Horor, host of the Behold An Electric Terror Podcast (info here: https://twitter.com/Electricterrors ), and panelist on the Thor's spin-off podcast Milkshakes & Mimosas (info here: https://twitter.com/MpodcastM ) Thor becomes the first person on earth to agree with Armond White. We do touch on the first Toy Story, in terms of comparing it the sequels
Ah, Paris, and SUMMER VILLA (2016), and time to ask: How's the writing going? ... THEME ... Who's a medical model, by the way ... Expecting swill, getting a delightful soufflé ... Moments of silence ... The Expositional Challenge ... He's a thicc lad ... Plot wrap-up ... Jean-Luc and The Butcher ... Bill DeBlasio, Child of the Corn ... The Democratic Candidate Night Club ... Beto's eternal relaunch ... It worked! ... Hilarie Burton is bae ... BREAK ... Spot the Angel: No ... Wallace Shawn, Bruce Vilanch ... Eat Your Heart Out: Raspberry glaze; hotel-restaurant presentation; pine-nut baguette sandwich; "swordfish is butt, to me"; anodized pans; Hallmark-ass food fight; turned by the sandwich; raw egg slide, wrecked kitchen; milk pig ... BREAK ... Deproblematizing the discourse ... Oafish but not malicious ... Hallmark Expanded Universe: Quebec, not Provence; Carrie Bradshaw; writer in-house in a Hallmark writer's workshop; Corbin Bernsen with a Bluetooth ... Overdetermined: No Hallmark-grade contrivances; music at all NY events; I'm shopping here music; especially nasty blind date; classic ad hom; the Za Za Zu; immediate apology; is Matthew Everston a men's-rights activist; Gord Willis, the Canadian Prince of Darkness; the lovely and quiet hot chocolate scene ... BREAK ... The Hallmark Bechdel Test: It basically qualifies but nah; Abby as a non-adolescent teen; your passion never goes away ... Partner Chat: Why can't the 15-year-old have wine?; Mormons, marshmallows, bowls; The Vice of the Most Wholesome; nasty marshmallows and Doctor Chocolate; mug of sex juice; isn't he sort of a jerk?; Pinterest chalkboard; fake muntins; awful front-door package ... "McMansion Hell" Kate Wagner Appreciation Station ... BREAK ... Emorphia Margaritis and Great Moments in Moppetry Rating: 1 ... Not enough credits, great-as-heck name ... Movie Rating: 4 ... Hearts of Spring callback ... Only a one-gear plot with some clunky early aggressiveness ... Letters to Santa: Nicest feedback ever; vomiting in 2012's Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade; what's the vomit like; something happened to Hallmark movies; the 11th 9/11 anniversary; "Heart of Glass"; Case Keenum; Christmas at Old Town Road; 7th grade forever ... BREAK ... The Leftovers: Hilarie Burton voice-acting goofiness in a tearful, normal phone call ... A smart person who's sad ... Carrie Lee Wilson and Emi Mochizuki Appreciation Station ... Iron Chef? ... Peter Piper's Pickled Professional Portfolio ... Learning to ride a bike! ... DeBlasio callback ... We're just asking bike questions ... Sword swallowing ... Jean-Luc: Decent, observant, needlessly owned ... Male capri pants ... THE Joan Wilder? ... Clamdiggers ... The Armond White of food critics ... Norbit ... Merry Christmas ... • MUSIC: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather • "New French Girlfriend," by The Auteurs • "Demain Tu Peux Changer," by Dusty Springfield • "Val Venis Theme," by Jim Johnston • "Baby Love," by Annie Philippe • "C'est Ma Chanson," by Petula Clark • "Où Est Ma Tête," by Pink Martini • "Marie Douceur, Marie Colère," by Marie Laforêt • "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, with Rick Murnane
Dianne Feinstein is confronted by disrespectful and brainwashed students demanding she vote for the Green New Deal, Byron York stops by to explain the dilemma for NeverTrumpers in 2020, and Chris Redlitz explains his successful non-profit that helps convicts have a future. Plus, an Oscar recap with film critic Armond White.
Titus & Armond White discuss the great movies of 1968, especially the Godard pictures then first brought to America, Les Carabiniers ('63), Weekend, & La Chinoise ('67), which form a sort of trilogy of the past, present, & future of Europe--from war to revolution. (We also talk about his latest, The Image Book.) We focus on Godard's ironic documentary style & prophecies about modern society, his criticism of left-wing terrorism & right-wing consumerism--both versions of materialism. We also point to one of his signs of the alternative: Goethe.
A couple of weeks ago, filmmaker/music-video filmmaker Joseph Kahn came to Houston to talk to press about his new movie, Bodied, which hits theaters today. (It'll be on YouTube Premium at the end of the month.) He also brought along stars Jackie Long (Real Husbands of Hollywood) and Calum Worthy (American Vandal). I got a few minutes with them to talk about the movie, Kahn's experiences directing videos for rappers, whether or not white people can actually rap and -- for all the Film Twitter nerds out there -- Kahn's opinion of Armond White's glowing review for his first, critically-panned movie, Torque. The Sour Hour airs Wednesday nights, 9/8c, on KPFT HD2. You can listen live at http://kpft.org/listen.
The guys talk about a bunch of stuff they've been watching and dip into the Armond White Zone. Find us here: Facebook: Nerd Soup Twitter: @nerdsouppodcast E-mail: nerdsouppodcast@gmail.com PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW US ON YOUR STREAMING SERVICE OF CHOICE! IT REALLY HELPS!!!!!
The World's most controversial film critic, Armond White, talks about nihilism, Pauline Kael, race, political correctness, De Palma, French New Wave and Zack Snyder. Interviewed by Mike Retter for Meat Bone Express Podcast. Produced by Port Film Co-op.
En el segundo episodio de Trincheras de la Cultura Pop, Elisa McCausland y Diego Salgado analizan el sentido mismo de la cultura mainstream a fecha de hoy, a la luz de fenómenos artísticos y mediáticos y de manifestaciones varias de creadores. ¿Continúa siendo la cultura una expresión entre el consumo y la necesidad de expresarnos? ¿Pretendemos aún que nos descubra el tejido de la realidad?¿O se ha convertido en una mezcla de apostolado y autoficción a la medida de nuestras aspiraciones? Bibliografía: Entrevista de febrero de 2017 en The Guardian con Emil Ferris, autora de la novela gráfica Lo que más me gusta son los monstruos: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/20/emil-ferris-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-graphic-novel. Fragmento de la serie de Paolo Sorrentino El joven Papa (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5srLKYRfX9U. Reseña de El entusiasmo, de Remedios Zafra, por Elisa McCausland, para el número 171 de la revista Profesiones: https://issuu.com/unionprofesional/docs/profesiones_n171/47. Entrevista radiofónica en Melodia FM con Alberto Santamaría, autor de En los límites de lo posible: Política, cultura y capitalismo afectivo: https://www.akal.com/media/akal/files/book-attachment-1118.mp3. Perro muerto en tintorería: Los fuertes (2007), texto teatral de Angelica Liddell (pdf, 71 pp.): http://artesescenicas.uclm.es/archivos_subidos/textos/241/Angelica%20Liddell%20-%20Perro%20muerto%20en%20tintoreria.pdf. Crítica de la producción cinematográfica Disney Una arruga en el tiempo por Armond White: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/movie-review-a-wrinkle-in-time-selling-oprah-cult/.
Noah and Mike take a look at Mute and give some picks in the Armond White Zone! You can contact us here: Facebook: Nerd Soup Twitter: @nerdsouppodcast E-mail: nerdsouppocast@gmail.com Send in any questions you have for the guys and they'll respond to them on the show!
Jenna and Chris are back, and they're ready to talk about 'Black Panther', the latest MCU movie, and arguably the most significant one yet. In the process, we uncover a major flaw about Rotten Tomatoes' lack of diversity, dissect a lot of white lady nonsense, and unintentionally predict Joss Whedon getting fired from 'Batgirl'. (No, seriously, we finished recording about ten minutes before the news broke.)In what ways does this movie set a new gold standard for the superhero movies of the future? Is Killmonger really the most interesting MCU antagonist yet? And have some of these negative reviewers even /looked/ at a comic book before? Listen to find out.Reviews/articles we reference:The Arts Desk: Black Panther review - more meh than marvellous by Saskia Baron:http://www.theartsdesk.com/film/black-panther-review-more-meh-marvellousNational Review: Black Panther's Circle of Hype by Armond White:https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/black-panther-overhyped-race-fantasy/The Mary Sue: Black Panther Shows the World What a Superhero and Superpower Should Look Like by Princess Weekes:https://www.themarysue.com/black-panther-movie-review/Nerdist: Black Panther gets so much right, and one crucial thing wrong by Marc Bernardinhttps://nerdist.com/black-panther-review/Black Panther's Right Thing by Film Crit Hulk:https://filmcrithulk.blog/2018/02/17/black-panthers-right-thing/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomatotomatopod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomatotomatopod/Email: tomatotomatopod@gmail.comChris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChrisVittoeJenna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyitsjennalynnJenna's articles on ComicBook.com: http://comicbook.com/author/heyitsjennalynnMusic: https://www.bensound.com/
Almost every living member of the original Frotcast family is back for this double episode extravaganza, starring Laremy Legel, Matt Lieb, Joey Avery, Brendan, and Vince Mancini. This week, we’re talking everything from Armond White believing in crisis actors and his Black Panther review, to Game Night, a comedy that actually features crisis actors. We … Continue reading 361: The Oscar For Best Crisis Actor, with Laremy →
Jenna and Chris are back, and they're ready to talk about 'Black Panther', the latest MCU movie, and arguably the most significant one yet. In the process, we uncover a major flaw about Rotten Tomatoes' lack of diversity, dissect a lot of white lady nonsense, and unintentionally predict Joss Whedon getting fired from 'Batgirl'. (No, seriously, we finished recording about ten minutes before the news broke.)In what ways does this movie set a new gold standard for the superhero movies of the future? Is Killmonger really the most interesting MCU antagonist yet? And have some of these negative reviewers even /looked/ at a comic book before? Listen to find out.Reviews/articles we reference:The Arts Desk: Black Panther review - more meh than marvellous by Saskia Baron:http://www.theartsdesk.com/film/black-panther-review-more-meh-marvellousNational Review: Black Panther's Circle of Hype by Armond White:https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/black-panther-overhyped-race-fantasy/The Mary Sue: Black Panther Shows the World What a Superhero and Superpower Should Look Like by Princess Weekes:https://www.themarysue.com/black-panther-movie-review/Nerdist: Black Panther gets so much right, and one crucial thing wrong by Marc Bernardinhttps://nerdist.com/black-panther-review/Black Panther's Right Thing by Film Crit Hulk:https://filmcrithulk.blog/2018/02/17/black-panthers-right-thing/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomatotomatopod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomatotomatopod/Email: tomatotomatopod@gmail.comChris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChrisVittoeJenna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyitsjennalynnJenna's articles on ComicBook.com: http://comicbook.com/author/heyitsjennalynnMusic: https://www.bensound.com/
Titus & Armond White discuss the Better Than list summarizing 2017 in movies, in counter-cultural terms. We talk about Lady Bird & A quiet passion (the Emily Dickinson biopic), Valerian (the Luc Besson galactic blockbuster), & finally about Theo & Hugo & Call me by your name. The Better Than list is the only counter-cultural idea for awards season! Listen & share!
We ring in the new year with a bumper episode packed to the rafters with thumbs-down reviews. Danny did not care for James Franco's The Disaster Artist, a vanity project about the making of another vanity project (cult "worst film ever" The Room), and Sam was unimpressed by Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut Molly's Game, the drabbest showcase yet for Sorkin's unchanging repertoire of grating dialogue tics. Nor were we much endeared to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in which an admittedly barnstorming Frances McDormand performance gets sunk by dated, offensive humour and misjudged racial politics.We also discuss the awards season and find that it has been an absolute crock, we marvel at the gumption of greedy-guts Mark Wahlberg*, and we check in with everyone's favourite contrarian film critic Armond White. Plus we say "up your bum" a lot.We're doing a quiz next week, and you should come!!! It's on Tuesday, January 23, at the Social Bar in London. Here is the link with all the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/515393308840218/permalink/515609948818554/*At the time of recording he hadn't yet donated his massive fee for the All the Money in the World reshoots to Time's Up so he gets no credit for that from us. Should've done it earlier Wahlberg!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Titus & Armond White talk about the collapse of criticism & cultural journalism. The triumph of a shallow liberal ideology in several, maybe most, mass media has made both art & ideology invisible in ways that cause them to deteriorate.
Steven Peros is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and television writer. He is the author of both the stage play and screenplay for The Cat's Meow, which was made into the 2002 Lionsgate film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Carey Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, and Joanna Lumley. Additional Film Writing credits include his directorial debut, Footprints (2011), which was hailed as "One of the Ten Best Films So Far This Year" by Armond White, Chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle and was similarly praised by critics Kevin Thomas, F.X. Feeney, Mick LaSalle,and White during the film's initial release. He followed this with The Undying (2011), which he directed and co-wrote, and which starred Robin Weigert, Wes Studi, Jay O. Sanders, and Sybil Temtchine. As a playwright, The Cat's Meow had its world premiere in Los Angeles in 1997 and is published by Samuel French, Inc. It has been performed in four countries as of 2013. His earlier play, Karlaboy (1994) also premiered in Los Angeles where it received a Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing. It is also published by Samuel French. The film takes place aboard publisher William Randolph Hearst's yacht on a weekend cruise celebrating Ince's 44th birthday on November 16, 1924. Among those in attendance are Hearst's longtime companion and film actress Marion Davies, fellow actor Charlie Chaplin, writer Elinor Glyn, columnist Louella Parsons, and actress Margaret Livingston. The celebration is cut short by an unusual death that would go on to become the subject of legendary Hollywood folklore. Steven Peros Website: StevenPeros.com Twitter: @StevenGPeros BIO: After working as a produced writer for Film and Stage, Steven recently forayed successfully into Television, selling his first two original one-hour pilots: Dorian Gray to NBC/Universal, and a second to MTV with Relativity TV and Andrew Panay producing. His original teleplay for 2013’s A Country Christmas Story, starring Dolly Parton, broke Holiday Season rating records for Lifetime Television. Steven is also a noted film historian whose writing on film has been published in MovieMaker Magazine, The Huffington Post, New York's Newsday, Village Voice, and Scr(i)pt. He has contributed BluRay commentary tracks for many classic films. His first book on movies, A Year in the Life of a Film Fanatic: What I Watched. Why I Watched It. comes out in 2018 from BearManor Media. He is a graduate of New York University's Film School and is a member of the Writers Guild of America Thank You for checking out Hollywood Breakthrough Show | Follow us on Twitter @TheBreakThur This podcast main purpose is to serve up positive information. Join us at Hollywood Breakthrough Show, as we interview some of the most talented people in the business, which names you may, or may not know! But you have seen their work! Whether they're well- established veterans of the business, or current up and comers, these are the people who are making a living in Hollywood. Screenwriters, directors, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspective on writing, filmmaking, breaking into Hollywood and navigating SHOW BUSINESS, along with stories of their journey to success! HELP SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE! SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS, AUTHORS, we would love to help spread the word about your Film, Book, Crowdfunding, etc., Contact us! (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) See Videos of all interviews at Hollywood Breakthrough Show Please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! Follow us on Social Media Sites | Twitter @TheBreakThur| Facebook: facebook.com/HollywoodBreakthroughPodcast Subscribe! Or, Please contact us for Interviews or Sponsorship of an episode! Hollywood Breakthrough Show Website (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) View Apps Sponsor: Press and hold links to visit the page links below: Hollywood Hero Agent Fenix Hill Pro Scottie The Baby Dino
This week on the Frotcast, Justin Halpern, recently of Powerless, joins to talk about his cancelled show being Adam West’s final screen credit, accuse Vince of being the new Armond White, and tell apocryphal stories about Lord and Miller on the set of Method Man shows. We talk about the critical hive mind, what Lord … Continue reading 337: Justin Halpern, On Critical Consensus And Creative Differences →
John's back! The original Nerd Soup duo celebrates John's wrap of Gags by talking about some nonsense for an hour! In The Armond White Zone, Mike and John discuss movies that they feel deserve some love, and in Pull List, they take a look at some comics that you need to check out! So many recommendations! If you have some for the guys, hit us up on Facebook (Nerd Soup), @nerdsouppodcast on Twitter and nerdsouppodcast@gmail.com. AND, if you can hop over to your streaming service of choice and give us a 5 star rating, that'd be just the best! Thanks in advance!
It's the horror movie everyone is talking about. Jordan Peele's directorial debut Get Out obtained the coveted 100% on Rotten Tomatoes before attention-seeking ass-hat "critic" Armond White had to ruin things. Find out what all the buzz is about! It's Reel Spoilers 260: #GetOut w/ Tom O'Keefe, Dan Graney, Joey Butts and guest host Orlandez Lewis. You've been warned. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nerd Soup celebrates its sweet 16! The guys take a look at a couple of movies that might be worth your time in The Armond White Zone. Would you believe Mike ACTUALLY likes a Nicolas Cage movie!?! And it's not even The Rock! And, in returning segment Pop Quiz, Hotshot!, the guys quiz each other on poster taglines. You'd be surprised at how difficult some of them are to get, play along at home and see if you can get the answers before Mike and John (it shouldn't be that hard). We really enjoy making this show, so thank you very much for listening and keeping us going. If you have any suggestions for topics for the show, or you just want to ask us questions, feel free to e-mail us at nerdsouppodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @nerdsouppodcast. Happy Monday!
This week on the Frotcast, we’re discussing the classic 1986 blackface comedy, Soul Man, starring C. Thomas Howell. Did this film “predict Obama’s rise,” as Armond White believes? Comedians Matt Lieb and Allison Mick join Brendan and me (Vince Mancini) in the studio. Soul Man’s assertion that the 80s were “the Cosby decade” also lead … Continue reading Frotcast 312: Soul Man (With Matt Lieb & Allison Mick) →
Abstract: This thirteenth episode is a celebration of Michael Jackson's 58th birthday. Karin and Elizabeth's conversation explores Michael Jackson and Afrocentricity, the predominantly American study of the history of black Africa. They discuss the many ways in which Michael Jackson was aware of, knowledgeable about, and proud of his African-American heritage, and how throughout his career, he gave a strong message in his work about black history in a variety of ways. They also discuss the following eight songs: Bad, Liberian Girl, Remember the Time, Jam, Black or White, Keep the Faith, They Don't Care About Us, History. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 13 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson 58th Birthday: MJ & Afrocentricity." Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 3, no. 1 (2016). Published electronically 29/08/16. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/episode-13/. The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 13 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson 58th Birthday: MJ & Afrocentricity By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Michael is descended from the people of the Ivory Coast. He is King Sanwi. - Elizabeth Amisu All Our References and Where to Easily Find Them 1) Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story 2) Elizabeth Amisu, "‘Bad (1987)'."The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 2 (2014). Published electronically 22/7/14. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/bad-1987-2/. 3) Martin Scorsese, film director. 4) Elizabeth Amisu, "‘Crack Music': Michael Jackson's ‘Invincible'." The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 2 (2015). http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/elizabeth-amisu-crack-music-michael-jacksons-invincible/. 5) Toni Morrison, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Harvard University Press 1992). 6) Harriet Manning, Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask (Ashgate, 1st edition 2016). 7) Margo Jefferson, On Michael Jackson (Vintage Books 2007). 8) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 4 (1/3/16): Michael Jackson and Monochromatic Cinematography 9) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 10 (25/6/16): MJAS Exclusive: 7 Albums, 7 Songs, 7 Years (With Dr. Joe Vogel). 10) Spike Lee, Bad 25 Documentary (2012). 11) Harvey Young, Theatre and Race (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). 12) Esias van Hulzen 'Ballet Tanz der Nationen' 13) BBC World Service, Michael Jackson - The Thrill Of Thriller (2012). 14) Susan Fast, Dangerous (Bloomsbury 2014). 15) Elizabeth Amisu, Certified Dangerous Online Video Course (2016). 16) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 1 (29/6/15): Was Michael Jackson an Artist?. 17) Hazel Bryan and Elizabeth Eckford, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957.© Photograph by Will Counts/Indiana University Archives. 18) Information about the Black Panther Party. 19) Elizabeth Amisu, Certified Beyoncé in Culture Online Video Course (2016). 20) Armond White, 'How Deep is Your Afrocentricity? Ask Michael and Iman', Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles, (Resistance Works, 2009), chapter 5, p.34. 21) Ibid. 22) Information about Ben Jonson. 23) Armond White, Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles, p.36. 24) Information about Song of the Goat Theatre & Songs of Lear. 25) Smooth Criminal played by 2Cellos. 26) Prison version of Michael Jackson's They Don't Care About Us. 27) Mass Incarceration, Visualized, Video by The Atlantic, Sep 11, 2015.
Chariaspilates Moth Mothra Mothra (film) Columbia Pictures Film Lists of films Category:Lists of films by genre List of romantic comedy films Pretty Woman Richard Gere The Mothman Prophecies (film) Rotten Tomatoes Armond White Opening Theme: Knockin’ a Jug by Louis Armstrong Episode Music: Sweet Little Papa; I’m A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas); Got No […]
In which we discuss fine Ethiopian coffee, our official opinions on contrarian critic Armond White, and the kookie symmetrical world of Wes Anderson.
TJ is back to give you the news from the past week. First up, the winner at the Golden Globes is ‘12 Years a Slave'. Then there's ‘Star Wars' Rumors galore. And they haven't even started filming this thing. It's going to be a long wait until the release of this film! ‘Catching Fire' toppled ‘Iron Man 3' as the biggest earner for 2013. Pretty big deal. Armond White was kicked out of the New York Film Critics Circle, and good riddance to him. TJ also focused his time and attention this week on ‘Saving Mr. Banks' by writing a review, and releasing two podcasts about it. ‘Gravity' is returning to theaters so you should check that out if you failed to see it the first time. A man in Florida was shot in the theater for texting. That's really not good at all! And TJ has the list of Oscar nominees for you! Of course find out what to see this weekend as well.
Rod and Karen are joined by the ladies of Whiskey Wine and Moonshine podcast to discuss New Years Eve plans, people taking your head off in public, Kanye, Juicy J, Armond White, black teenage unemployment act, thug toddler, biting off ear over cigarette, stabbed over chicken sandwich, hanging a dog, cheerleader mother and sword ratchetness. Twitter: @rodimusprime @SayDatAgain @TBGWT @WhiskeyWineMoon Email: theblackguywhotips@gmail.com Blog: www.theblackguywhotips.com Voice Mail: 704-557-0186 Guest Website: http://whiskeywineandmoonshine.com/ Sponsor: www.adamandeve.com And they're on Twitter: @adamandeve Code: TBGWT
In which our heroes meet Mr. Belvedere, explain the movie Dune, and welcome Armond White for a celebration of what a kind and caring person he is. (Note: Approximately none of these things happen in this episode.) Music Credits When You’re Older – Jenny Mayhem Trinity (Titoli) – Annibale e i Cantori Moderni Hold Tight – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch Cello Wars – The Piano Guys 99 Red Balloons – Goldfinger Where Is My Mind? – Vitamin String Quartet
So I conned a group of friends to get together and discuss the rise of amateur film criticism and the fall of Armond White from the New York Film Critics Circle. Please visit them at their respective websites: Beth Accommando:…Read more →
This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast the guys discuss Amazon ebook restrictions, Vizio's 2014 TV line-up, brain plasticity drug, stun gun iPhone case, Marvel's plan for the Ultimate Universe, Armond White, more Man of Steel 2 rumors, and more.
Here's the deal with today's Crizzlecast. Last fall, I interviewed Matt Zoller Seitz, film critic, TV critic, video essayist, blog founder -- whatever you wanna call him. Anyway, we discussed the differences between reviewing movies and reviewing TV, his experiences reviewing movies along with Godfrey Cheshire and Armond White, his love for Spielberg, how hectic it is writing about television these days, the death of 35mm film, seeing 48 Hours with his daughter, that time I stayed at his place during the New York Film Festival -- the whole schmeer. Here's the problem: I had so many other things I wanted to talk with him about, but he had to cut it short because he had to go back to work. At the end of this episode, we agreed to do a second Crizzlecast. To make a long story long, it's April and that still hasn't happened. So, here is what I'm gonna do: I'll post this episode today, and if you want to hear more, please badger and harass Matt about doing a part two with me. I'd appreciate it.
For our final Dan Week guest on the Crizzlecast, I speak with Danny Baldwin -- no, not the actor. Baldwin is a San Diego film critic, best known for his work in Bucket Reviews and, now, Critic Speak. We actually begin talking about other critics, specifically Armond White and previous Crizzlecast guest Victor J. Morton. Eventually, we get into Baldwin's life as a film critic as well as how much of a pain it is watching a decently-projected movie in San Diego. We eventually talk about Daniel Baldwin, and how people get disappointed when they find out Danny's not him. Yeah, I don't understand it either!
We cover everything related to Reacher, how to do a Daniel Day-Lewis impersonation, Armond White, and science meets magic. Among other things...
For today's Crizzlecast, I speak to Odie Henderson, fellow African-American film scribe and all-around super genius. (As you listen to the podcast, you'll find out that I'm SO not kidding about that.) It seems quite a few people have expressed interest in hearing me and Henderson rap a taste. Considering this would be our first time speaking, I was wondering how we'd hit it off. As you'll hear in this episode, he's practically my brother from another mother. We talk about it all: movies, growing up as black nerds, Republicans, racism, why black folks can't seem to get it together, Armond White, Here Comes the Boom, etc. It's another episode that was truly enjoyable for me. Hope you enjoy it too.
And here it is, the inaugural episode of “You’re All Wrong,” my first venture into podcasting. This is just Episode 0, announcing my intention to make a lot of people angry. I will be doing future episodes but first I need guests. And this is a call for guests. I got the idea for this podcast after my little guest stint on Television Zombies, where I was asked to come on the show and defend Alcatraz. I did my job but, in doing so, realized that I like a lot of things that a lot of people seem to dislike and dislike a lot of things that a lot of people seem to like. “You’re All Wrong” will be a short podcast where I debate the merits of something with someone who believes I’m crazy and that the masses are 100% correct. So what are possible candidates for the somethings? If the show keeps going I’ll drop new lists every so often, but here’s the first list: Things I like that a lot of people seem to dislike: Speed Racer the movie, Terra Nova, TGI Fridays, Red Lobster, Event Horizon, Lionel Richie, New Kids on the Block, 808s and Heartbreaks, A Night at the Roxbury, Drake, Radio Shack, Armond White, and American Horror Story. Things that I dislike that a lot of people seem to like: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, piracy, all British Television shows except for Monty Python, True Blood, Drive, X-Men: First Class, 2-Pac, The Doors, Christopher Hitchens, Twilight, 100 Bullets, Louie, Sage Francis, Inception, Bridesmaids, Funny People, Lady Gaga, the Yankees, and Mountain Dew. Also! If there’s something you love (or hate) that a lot of people hate (or love), let me know and maybe we can do a show on that. I’m speaking specifically to my friend Chris, who loves Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Strikes Again despite the fact that he is completely wrong. I really hope he accepts this public throwing-down of the gauntlet. It is time he commits his opinion to the permanent record. If anything I just mentioned just made your blood boil then you can be my guest on a show! And who can be a guest? Anyone!…provided you meet the following criteria: 1) You have an argument for or against the topic being discussed. Your reason for liking or disliking something can’t just be, “Because,” 2) You have Skype, 3) You can spare 10-20 minutes to talk about the subject, 4) You can talk, 5) And bonus points for being a debate champion, owning a decent microphone, or being involved in some way with the thing being discussed! I’ve been reaching out to some folks on my own already but if you want in on this, send an email to jrodinator@gmail.com and let me know! Seriously – I don’t even have to know who you are…although there may be a little pre-screening. And, of course, you can subscribe to the feed via iTunes or whatever you want right here. And, that’s it for now! More in the weeks to come…
Here we go again with Sidney Lumet, Armond White, Professor Brian Cox, Tron and Tron Legacy. Enjoy.
00:00 – Intro04:25 – Top 508:46 – Main Review – Pirates 4 (2011), dir: Rob Marshall32:37 – WMD(How Do You Know, The 400 Blows, The Experiment, Badlands, The Killing, The Fifth Element)58:32 – E-mails and Outro(Favorite Apocalypse Movie, Opinions on Armond White)Pirates 4Colin:Maggie:Laura: