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Anne Carlisle - the star and co-writer of LIQUID SKY - joins me and James St. James for an in-depth exploration of this pioneering film. One of the first films to explicitly depict & discuss pansexuality, androgyny & gender fluidity in any substantial way - it also serves as an essay on toxic masculinity, ingrained homophobia and the ingrained misogyny of both overground & underground culture. LIQUID SKY's hyper-stylized neon soaked aesthetic & aggressively bizarre, completely electronic score has continued to influence fashion, music and pop-culture in general since initial release in 1983. It's also a science fiction picture. AND the male and female leads are played by the same person. PLUS... this film features the second and final role for mysterious cult actress Paula Sheppard (ALICE, SWEET ALICE). We find out what Paula was like, where she likely went and how she feels about her acting career now. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends Snatch up ad-free & early versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes AND get in early on Movie Clubs. Add your questions, comments (and maybe be directed to certain places where certain films might be) while supporting the show Buy the film on BluRay from Vinegar Syndrome https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/liquid-sky From Amazon https://tinyurl.com/LIQUID-SKY-BLURAY More Anne Carlisle https://annecarlislegallery.com/ James St. James https://www.instagram.com/jamesstjames1 James St. James fabulous podcast NIGHT FEVER https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-fever/id1584126843
I'm joined by guest co-host Deven Green and welcome the legendary James St. James to talk Michelle Visage, the influence and loss of Stephen Saban, showing gratitude with pizza-pies, ketamine predicaments, friend families, Transformations With James St. James, working at World Of Wonder, chasing bumps, Disco Bloodbath, drag queen retirement homes, Andy Warhol, the Club Kid era, Michael Alig, the Studio 54 of Saginaw, Hott Hospital, the writing process, the glory of Pia Zadora and more. Participate in future Movie Clubs, support this show and make your life complete https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends Sign up now! Ad-free & early versions of these episodes, bonus episodes, Transatlantic Breakfasts, participation in Movie Club tapings via questions and comments submissions and MORE! fabulousClubland History. For more Deven: https://www.devengreen.com/
In 1967 a 15 year old in a drug induced psychosis killed his whole family and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He entered a mental hospital and was released in 1974 after being declared sane. And over 40 years later, he has been a psychology professor, beloved by all of students, even after his murderous past came to light. Do you believe in redemption? Tonight we discuss the interesting true crime case of Dr. James St James. 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsored by Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.
TRANSCRIPT HERE WOW WELCOME TO EPISODE 50! So completely chuffed that we achieved this milestone! *FANFARE AND STREAMERS* The fabulously articulate (it's his job) Clinton McQueen joins us to unpack in great detail the legacy of Americas Next Top Model, specifically Cycle 11. We discuss how the series perpetuated beauty and body standards, and tackled issues of race, gender, sexuality, mental illness and disability. We also unpack how they portrayed the inclusion of first transgender model on the series (Isis King) and what it meant for the world. Because as you should know, trans women are women, and trans lives matter. To rewatch the ANTM season (if you so choose) click here! Please note we recorded this episode before the abhorrent Anti-trans and Nazi attended March occurred in Melbourne and only make note of the anti-trans movements occurring overseas. I very much wish I didn't have to make this note. CONTENT WARNING: body image and fat phobia, transphobia, homophobia, and sex work stigma, ableist language. Clinton and Steph do get a few pronouns and terms wrong despite attempts to do so (we refer to James St James as ‘he' however he identifies with all pronouns). Follow Clinton @boyblinkquick on insta and find out if he ups his selfie game! Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok! or join our Facebook Group! Email us at psychocinematicpodcast@gmail.com. Join our PATREON to support us and get sikkkk benefits and bonus content! And check out our NEW WEBSITE!!! REFERENCES: Ask the Director: Marjorie Conrad talks about life after “Top Model” and her debut “Chemical Cut” | Read | The Take (the-take.com) 'America's Next Top Model' alum Lisa D'Amato accused Tyra Banks of using her 'childhood trauma' against her Did America's Next Top Model Girls Have Eating Disorders? | OptimistMinds Did ANTM Cross The Line By Ignoring A Model's Disability? | by Whitney Foster | Medium America's Next Top Model star Isis King reveals show's 'hurtful' comments made her stronger | HELLO! (hellomagazine.com) Isis King Discusses Going from Homeless Transgender to Top Model | Teen Vogue Meet America's Next Top Model's first ever deaf contestant Nyle DiMarco (dailymail.co.uk) How ‘America's Next Top Model' Gaslighted the Models and Violated Their Boundaries | by Luna Laz | Write Like a Girl | Medium 'America's Next Top Model' House Had No Bathroom Doors (businessinsider.com) NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!
Walt Cassidy is an artist, jeweller and curator based in New York. Formerly known as Waltpaper, Walt was a central figure in the city's Club Kids phenomenon.We discuss “Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin, The Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance, and KISS.You can learn more about Walt's work here, follow him on Instagram here, as well as the New York Anti-Violence Project here.Tracks of Our Queers is produced, presented and edited by Andy Gott, with the support of Forbes Street Studios, Sydney. A big thank you to Anthony Garvin.You can listen to our Spotify playlist, Selections from Tracks of Our Queers, and find Aural Fixation in your favourite podcast provider. Support the showHelp keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.
I first met James back in 2010 when I performed in Hollywood and he showed up with a damn camera crew to interview me for World Of Wonder (dream come true!) Then, he came to Vancouver for a special screening of Party Monster where we partied all night long. In this ep we reminisce, and talk about his amazing podcast Night Fever, fame obsession, and the future of creativity and art. Follow me: @peterbreezeSubscribe on SubstackThe Superficial Spirit is a podcast that explores how pop culture affects our spiritual experiences and seeks to uncover unconventional ways people experience the divine… Every episode explores a different area of spirituality including tarot, crystals, psychics, manifesting, plant medicine and modern new-age trends. In the podcast, we ask questions like is modern spirituality a cult? Is Ayahuasca really that profound? Are psychics and tarot even real? What about fame, money, sex and social media? How do they affect our spirituality? Can the superficial really be profound? Ultimately, we believe in one thing: spirituality is real but the tools we use to define it may not be magical at all.The Superficial Spirit is hosted by Peter Breeze, a former club kid and underground pop star who found success in queer clubs across Canada and America. He believes that his time as a fame-obsessed, hard-partying club-kid was a conduit for his spirituality and is passionate to connect with people who've also had unconventional or scandalous experiences exploring their own spirituality. Peter shamelessly explores the spiritual power of celebrities like Britney Spears, Courtney Love, Paris Hilton and The Real Housewives.Guests include RuPaul's Drag Race Superstars, Reality TV stars, Scientists, witches, psychics, tarot readers, naturopathic doctors and regular people who've been affected by modern Spirituality.Every episode includes a segment with @jessica.daily, Peter's Spiritual correspondent and a former reiki master and intuitive who's become passionate about sharing her own journey becoming disillusioned from the new age community. Jessica shares personal horror stories and hot takes about popular new age topics like tarot, psychics, mediums, ayahuasca retreats, crystals, ufo's and aliens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit superficialspirit.substack.com
Our hero St. James St. James gets sentenced to jail where he kills a Mexican, continues to have sex with multiple women and possibly one dude. When he finally gets out, he realizes he is completely broke and must do something quick... because he'd rather die than be poor again.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Connie Fleming joins James St James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to talk about her early days at Boy Bar, walking for Mugler, working the door at New York's hottest clubs, and her journey with breast cancer.
Nikki Haskell joins James St James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to chat about clubbing in the ‘60s and ‘70s, her pioneering cable tv show, and her close friendships with the likes of Imelda Marcos, and Donald and Ivana Trump.
Two of the original influencers, Kenneth Hash (partygay turned tinsel town costumer) & James St James (the first celebutante turned author turned producer) join Rebecca & Lauren to discuss the Original Club Kids as they pertain to the theme of belonging and the courage to be fully who you are. The audacity to spread joy during the AIDS crisis, finding your tribe, a land before cell phones, and when the party truly does not start until you walk in. James is the author of Disco Bloodbath, the book from which the film Party Monster starring MaCauley Culkin is based. Lauren discovered both book and movie as an angsty teen & the pure relief of knowing that somewhere, there was a place she would belong. More on this era of Lauren's adolescence on ($5/month for personal video episodes on each episode, access to our instagram close friends list, yoga, and more on) Patreon! Instas: @jamesstjames1 @kennethhash @brutalvulnerability Please review the pod if you've a moment & enjoyed listening! XOXO
JAMES ST. JAMES! James (@jsjdarling) and I talk about craziness of the Club Kid movement in New York City, grappling with the death of Michael Alig, a generation of gay men lost to AIDS, AND SO MUCH MORE!
In this episode! listen to our Special guest explain how he gets his man parts split by lifting a car battery with his prince albert. Our special guest, Vlad the Rad he also explains about his involvement with the FSU gang and tells what they were really about. Then we speak of Side Shows and how his main event that lands him in the hospital due to splitting his man parts in half. Then he talks about The Club kids from his point of view. Vlad talks about what it was like hanging out with Michael Alig and James St James and the murder of Angel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dont-blame-us/support
Episode two is a rollicking talk with iconic New York nightlife journalist Michael Musto, who has had a raaaaaather tumultuous relationship with James St James. Topics include a wild party on a sinking barge in the Hudson River... his memories of Studio 54 and being mentored by Warhol Superstar Sylvia Miles... meeting a very young, very ambitious RuPaul... and of course the tragic death of Angel Melendez at the hands of club kid king Michael Alig.
Join hosts James St James, Fenton Bailey, and Randy Barbato as they talk to the leading New York nightlife figures of the 1970s, '80s, '90s, and beyond. In this introduction episode, the guys break down their new podcast and share some of the upcoming featured guests. Available Mondays on the WOW Podcast Network with the video exclusively available on World of Wonder's official streaming platform, WOW Presents Plus.
To celebrate our 100th year broadcasting, Terry is talking with some of the voices of WHAS past including James St. James.James talks about what he is up to now, hybrid movie releases, conference realignment and NIL rights in college sports, and living in L.A. during the pandemic...
To celebrate our 100th year broadcasting, Terry is talking with some of the voices of WHAS past including James St. James.James talks about what he is up to now, hybrid movie releases, conference realignment and NIL rights in college sports, and living in L.A. during the pandemic...
Hello from Iceland! Our very special guest this week is none other than celebutante-turned-celebrated author James St. James! He is bringing us real life behind-the-scenes story time about the New York Club Kids scene of the late 1980's-1990's. We find out all about the inspiration behind some of his fascinating looks including Leigh Bowery, Divine, John Sex, Diane Brill, John Waters, Billy Beyond, Sister Dimension, to name a few. As it turns out, James St. James is the originator of the indelible lunch box as an accessory….so thank you James. We ask him all about his book Disco Bloodbath, which became the movie Party Monster (2003) starring Macaulay Culkin as Club Kid King Michael Alig… and Seth Green portraying James St. James. The book and film are all about James' relationship with Michael, and the culmination of Michael's undoing resulting in the death of his roommate and drug supplier, Angel Melendez. Listen in to find out all about Culkin and Green's process in the making of Party Monster (2003) and get a master class from James St. James on authoring your own great works! We love James St. James!
TW: Police Brutality, Violence, ED The dirtbags are back! Ready to share their thoughts on the Taurus Archetype, Taurus in the chart, and even more opinions about the Taurus Energy. We discuss Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Nancy Pelosi, Police Brutality, and Abolition. The dolls are also once again asked by the cosmos to talk about Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, Kim and Kanye, and Demi Lovato. The girls also talk about Thriftcon and the gentrification of thrifting. Featuring talks about New York City, MTA, Rudy Giuliani, Club Kids, Party Monster, James St James, Melancholia, and just two friends talking about life. Featuring this weeks' Taurus celebrity theme songs: Believe (Dj Delo & Mikypalma Remix) - Cher The Fear - Lily Allen
We're talking about the “fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland,” Disco Bloodbath. Later re-printed as Party Monster, this non-linear, Ketamine-infused true crime novel paints an abstract picture of the Club Kids and details the horrific murder of Andre “Angel” Melendez by scene leader, Michael Alig. This book has absolutely everything you could want from a queer text... and also some things you might not want want. We talk about how we as queer people can integrate the fabulousness with the grotesque and how we can maintain our bonds without the trauma. Also we talk about Ketamine. Additional Reading: Michael Alig NYC Club Kids on Geraldo April 17, 1990 Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood Peeew! #565: RIP Michael Alig Party Monster (2003) Dir. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato (We're talking about this one next week!) Extra Credit: Follow us at @wedidthereading Read more of Clementine's words at @clementinevonradics See more of Pia's drawings at @pia_marchetti
A Special Presentation from Hot Dog Club to YOU for the Holiday Season AKA David Bowie December! James St. James, Jake Shears & Crystal join me to talk the magic of LABYRINTH, the majesty of David Bowie, the genius of Jim Henson, the right drugs for The Muppets, handling balls, “Magic Dance”, Pia Zadora, Joey Arias, and The Videodrome Discothèque David Bowie Christmas we’re having on 12.25.20 at 2pm PST / 10pm UK time. (Note: The full video version of this Movie Club episode is available on Patreon) This episode is brought to you by https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends Sign up for hours and hours of exclusive content, Bonus Episodes, Movie Clubs, weekly Zoom meetups, and much more! And by doing so, you support this show! https://www.instagram.com/craigandfriendspod https://twitter.com/craigandfriends For ways to help fight the fascists and support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co
In 1967, James Wolcott murdered his entire family, and was sentenced to 6 years in a mental institution. After his release, James Wolcott disappeared. He reinvented himself as a college professor. This is his story. Any opinions are our own, and are in no way assumed as factual.
In 1967, James Wolcott murdered his entire family, and was sentenced to 6 years in a mental institution. After his release, James Wolcott disappeared. He reinvented himself as a college professor. This is his story. Any opinions are our own, and are in no way assumed as factual.
Welcome! In this episode Star talks about the tragic and horrific death of Andre "Angel" Melendez, a 90's club kid/drug dealer. Star also covers where all the other players in the movie are now. Except for DJ.Keoki not because she chose too leave him out, but becasue she just plain forgot! Therefor Star will be doing a seperate episode covering all things DJ. Keoki in the future. Please note this covers a detailed account of an actual murder **we do not own the rights to the Chloe Sevigny clip added at the end of the episode. We just wanted to share cuz it's MOTHER FUCKING CHLOE SEVIGNY! Listener Discrection is Advised.
Gabriel Rotello (born Feb. 9, 1963) is an American writer, producer and director. He was raised in Danbury, CT, attended Knox College in Galesburg, IL, Carlton College in Northfield MN, and was an exchange student at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal.After graduating from college he moved to New York City where he became a keyboard player, musical director and producer, working with many prominent rock and R&B artists.In 1989 at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Rotello founded OutWeek Magazine in New York and became its editor-in-chief. OutWeek quickly became a focus of gay and AIDS activism, sparking many controversies and breaking important national stories. During his tenure at OutWeek, Rotello hired many young lesbian and gay writers who went on to become well-known authors and editors, including Sarah Pettit, Jim Provenzano, Michelangelo Signorile, Victoria Starr, David Kirby, Dale Peck, James St James and Karl Soehnlein. In 1992 Rotello became the first openly gay op-ed columnist for a major American newspaper, New York Newsday, for which he received the GLADD Award in 1995 as Outstanding Journalist. He was also a long-time columnist for The Advocate and has contributed to many publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, The Nation, The New Scientist, and the Huffington Post.In 1997 Dutton published Rotello's seminal study of AIDS epidemiology and prevention, "Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men." He also co-authored Mel Cheren's memoir of the disco era, "My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep On Dancin'".Since 1999 Rotello has written, produced and/or directed dozens of documentaries and television programs, often working with the award-winning World of Wonder Productions (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and more recently Flight 33 Productions (Life After People). His work has appears on networks such as HBO, Showtime, The History Channel, The Learning Channel, Cinemax, AMC, Bravo, Oxygen, VH1 and Comedy Central. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/House-of-Mystery-True-Crime-History. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
James St. James talks about his book "Freak Show" which is now a movie on Amazon Prime.
This week on Good Judy, we are excited to catch up with Miami’s powerhouse Drag King performer, Andro Gin! Andro Gin has been making waves in the drag community for the last couple of years, showcasing a unique makeup style on Transformations with James St James, traveling the world, and showcasing unique looks on social media. Andro recently came out as non-binary in the latest print issue of WUSSY Mag, and we were honored to chat with him about performing, following your intuition, thriving in quarantine, and more. On this episode, Brigitte and Ella/Saurus/Rex discuss a wide array of hot topics and political scandals -- Start Talking, Stop HIV campaign, Queer Appalachia drama, Trumpisha’s Axios interview, auditioning for Drag Race, POSE, and kids going back to school! Good Judy is a podcast about queer art, news and pop culture hosted by two Atlanta queens, Ellasaurus Rex (@queen_ellarex) and Brigitte Bidet (@brigittebidet). Tune in every Tuesday with Brigitte and Ella as they discuss the latest news, chat with very special guests, and crown a Good Judy and Bad Judy of the week. Good Judy is part of the WUSSY Podcast Network, hosted by WUSSY Mag (@wussymag) Produced by Jon Dean @jondeanphoto Podcast Art created by Nick Sheridan @glass.knuckles Podcast Music by DJ Helix @1djhelix Follow Andro Gin on Instagram http://instagram.com/androginking Night Owl ATL -- Adult Products, Affordable Prices, Delivered! http://nightowlatl.com/ Buy a cute shirt from Gagged Clothing!https://gagged-clothing.myshopify.com/ Donate to our Patreon Page! http://www.patreon.com/goodjudypod Follow Good Judy Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goodjudypod/ Follow Good Judy Podcast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/goodjudypod/
Dr. James St James is a well-respected psychology professor in downstate Illinois. A man who murdered his parents and sister in 1967 when he was just 15 years old. Also people may or may not read this part but we want to pay some respects to two amazing humans the pints family lost this week. Andrew and Heather you guys will always be loved and remembered for the beautiful people you are. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pintsoftheroundtable/message
Club Kid turned bestselling author James St. James joins judgey Judy and podcast producer extraordinaire JBC to chat gender fuckery, the fabulous judges on Canada's Drag Race, and Canada's Drag Race Episode 4 - Single Use Queens!
Meet Billy Bloom, a new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag queen extraordinaire. Actually, ?drag queen? does not begin to describe Billy and his fabulousness. Any way you slice it, Billy is not a typical seventeen-year-old, and the Bible Belles, Aberzombies, and Football Heroes at the academy have never seen anyone quite like him before. But thanks to the help and support of one good friend, Billy?s able to take a stand for outcasts and underdogs everywhere in his own outrageous, over-the-top, sad, funny, brilliant, and unique way.See Less
In this episode I'm joined by James St. James. We discuss becoming the queer representation we yearned for as kids, the legendary era of the 90's New York City club kid scene, becoming the image of our imaginations, and finding true depth in fame and success. Tune into our frequency. JAMES ST.JAMES IG @jamesstjames1 TWITTER @JSJdarling INSTAGRAM @jeffreybchapman @conversationswithothers TWITTER @jeffreybchapman @CWOpodcast CONTACT conversationswithotherspodcast@gmail.com www.conversationswithothers.com OUTRO MUSIC "LOOKING FOR ANOTHER" BY BRITTANY ALLEN In This Episode We Discuss: Jodie Dallas on SOAP WOW PRESENTS PLUS The Fabulous Pop Tarts RuPaul: Supermodel (You Better Work) RuPaul: Black To My Roots Party Monster: Shockumentary Party Monster by James St. James Andy Warhol and James St. James 1985 Club Kids on Phil Donahue 1993 Club Kids on Joan Rivers
Craig & special guest co-host Deven Green welcome the lagendary James St. James to talk Michelle Visage, the influence and loss of Stephen Saban, showing gratitude with pizza-pies, ketamine predicaments, friend families, “Transformations With James St. James”, working at World Of Wonder, chasing bumps, what happens when a loved one does a horrible thing, the importance of reinvention, “Disco Bloodbath”, Andy Warhol, the Club Kid era, unconditional love, a drag queen names Puddin’, speedy scribbles, the Studio 54 of Saginaw, Hott Hospital, drag queen retirement homes, the writing process, and the glory of Pia Zadora. Sign up at https://patreon.com/katyaandcraig to hear hours and hours of exclusive content, including our recent Movie Club episodes with Trixie Mattel and Laganja Estranja! And soon, Deven Green! You’ll also get full-length Hot Dog Club Bonus Episodes (where Thunderbunz was birthed from) as well as Listener Questions episodes featuring Alaska, Courtney Act, Willam, Miss Jasmine Masters, and MORE! Get more James St. James! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesstjames1 Twitter: @JSJdarling We’re doing our first LIVE podcast at LA Drag Con!! Tickets: https://rupaulsdragcon.com/# Snatch up our Hott “Are You Gay?” merch exclusively at https://www.dragqueenmerch.com/collections/whimsically-volatile https://twitter.com/katya_zamo https://twitter.com/videodromedisco https://twitter.com/katyaandcraig https://twitter.com/wigsbyvanityhttps://www.instagram.com/katya_zamo https://www.instagram.com/katyaandcraig https://www.instagram.com/videodromedisco
Jarett Kobek published his first novel, I Hate the Internet, last year with a small indie publisher and it immediately took on cult status. Kobek received a rave review from Dwight Garner in The New York Times, who described the novel “as a glimpse at a lively mind at full boil.” Jonathan Lethem declared Kobek “as riotous as Houellebecq,” and Bret Easton Ellis was photographed reading it in bed. Viking is thrilled to be publishing Kobek’s brilliant and epic follow-up novel, The Future Won't Be Long, a provocative, ecstatic story of friendship, sex, art, and ambition in the twilight days of New York City’s East Village (1986-1996). The Future Won't Be Long centers on Adeline—featured years later in I Hate the Internet—a wealthy art student in New York City who chances upon a young man from the Midwest known only as Baby in a shady East Village squat. The two begin a fiery friendship which propels them through a decade of New York life punctuated by the deaths of Warhol, Basquiat, Wojnarowicz, by the Tompkins Square Park riots, and by the rise of club kid culture. Adeline is fiercely protective of Baby, but he soon takes over his own education. Once just a kid off the bus from Wisconsin, Baby soon finds himself at the center of the club kid social scene, cavorting with Michael Alig and James St. James at The Tunnel, Limelight, and Alig’s infamous “Outlaw Party” at a midtown McDonald’s. As Adeline and Baby both develop into the artists they never expected to become, Kobek pays tribute to the last gasps of the gritty, drug-fueled scene of the East Village as gentrifiers begin to trickle in. Kobek, himself a graduate of NYU, writes with a native’s sensitivity to New York, especially about those who come here with hope and those who come to escape their pasts. Riotously funny and wise, The Future Won't Be Long is a euphoric, propulsive novel coursing with a rare vitality, an elegy to New York and to the relationships that have the power to change—and save—our lives. Jarett Kobek is a Turkish American writer living in California. He is the author of the novel I Hate the Internet (2016) and the novella Atta (2011) James St. James who was once dubbed a "celebutante" by Newsweek magazine, now leads a quiet, sedate existence in Los Angeles, far from the madness that he writes about. Event date: Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 7:30pm
This week on the podcast we take on one of the most insane and ridiculous movies of all time, the 2011 Ross Patterson film Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury. We previously covered Ross’s other movie, FDR: American Badass, early on in the history of the podcast. This movie within a movie within a movie is about the never before seen fictional film Poolboy 2: Drowning Out The Fury. We get the behind the scenes with director St. James St James, who directed it when he was only 10 years old, and most of the actual “movie” itself. It stars Kevin Sorbo as Jan Van Hammer as The Poolboy and is so mind blowingly funny you will lose your mind. This movie is intentionally bad and hits the nail on the head. Its the ultimate culmination of late 80s/early 90s action movies with the crazy behind the scenes antics of a movie deemed to racially insensitive for public viewing. We highly recommend you go on Netflix and watch this movie before listening, but maybe our discussion will inspire you to do so. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bmoviebreakdown/support