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Burn It All Down
Q+A from Bowling Green

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 20:30


This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience at Bowling Green State University on March 27, 2025.We're back...for a single live show. If you have not heard the show itself, you can find it on your feed now. This is the Q+A with the live audience that followed. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point, but we do have another live show scheduled at the end of May in Gatineau, Canada (more on that to come). If you are interested in bringing BIAD to your location for a live show, please contact us through our website: ⁠https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/⁠EPISODE NOTES: We want to thank Dr. Vikki Krane, the Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Amy J. Kolk, and everyone else at BGSU for bringing us back together for a live show. A special shout out to Phil Beskid for recording all of our audio. This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: ⁠http://www.burnitalldownpod.com⁠NOTE: We will have a transcript for this episode available on our site as soon as we can, though not as quickly as we used to. We are not the well-oiled machine we used to be; things take more time these days.For BIAD merchandise: ⁠https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down⁠Find us on Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/burnitalldownpod.com⁠; Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/⁠; and Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/

Burn It All Down
Ep 268: Live from Bowling Green State University

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 88:44


This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience at Bowling Green State University on March 27, 2025.We're back...for a single live show. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point, but we do have another live show scheduled at the end of May in Gatineau, Canada (more on that to come). If you are interested in bringing BIAD to your location for a live show, please contact us through our website: https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/EPISODE SUMMARY:This week, Shireen, Lindsay, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica talk about sports at, what feels like, the end of the world. They discuss the dissonance and relationship between all the good that is happening within sports and the brutal societal attack on trans people's civil rights, especially on trans girls and women in sports, the rollback of diversity/equity/inclusion on college campuses as athletes begin to secure more labor rights, and the United States' horrific isolationist and nationalist movements as the US, Mexico, and Canada get ready to host some of the world's biggest international sporting events.And, as always, you'll hear the Burn Pile and Torchbearers, starring, well, us.EPISODE NOTES: We want to thank Dr. Vikki Krane, the Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Amy J. Kolk, and everyone else at BGSU for bringing us back together for a live show. A special shout out to Phil Beskid for recording all of our audio. This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.comNOTE: We will have a transcript for this episode available on our site as soon as we can, though not as quickly as we used to. We are not the well-oiled machine we used to be; things take more time these days.For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-downFind us on Blueskey: https://bsky.app/profile/burnitalldownpod.com; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 152 Major Dune-dee

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 135:06


Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Sam Peckinpah and David Lynch, two of the most recognized directors of their day, were each in their mid-30's when they embarked on their third feature film: an epic studio movie to be shot in Mexico (headquartered at Estudio Churubusco). In both cases, the resulting film was a commercial disappointment and a critical disaster. What went wrong? Who's fault was it? Do these maligned movies deserve reappraisal?In tribute to the legendary Sam Peckinpah's 100th birthday and the recent passing of the great David Lynch, the Pink Smoke has recruited artist David Lambert and filmmaker Martin Kessler to revisit these two films. Lambert takes us through the history of Peckinpah's 1965 debacle Major Dundee, including how star Charlton Heston almost murdered his hellfire director, while Kessler walks us through the production of 1984's infamously derided adaptation of Dune.  Exclusive "Major Dune-dee" art by David Lambert. Hey! Look! It's our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on X: x.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on X: x.com/thelastmachine David Lambert on X: x.com/DavidLambertArt Martin Kessler on X: x.com/MovieKessler

Pleine Présence
Episode 42 - Rencontre avec Florence Martin kessler

Pleine Présence

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 53:40


Dans ce nouvel épisode, Lili Barbery reçoit Florence Martin-Kessler, fondatrice et PDG du journal vivant « Live Magazine ». Diplômée de Sciences Po, Florence démarre sa vie professionnelle dans la finance en tant que contrôleuse de gestion. Elle change de trajectoire, part s'installer à l'étranger et se met à réaliser ses premiers documentaires qui lui permettent d'attirer l'attention du Nieman Lab à l'Université Harvard. En intégrant ce programme unique au monde, elle fait la rencontre de personnalités incroyables, toutes intéressées par le journalisme du futur. Parmi elles, Douglas McGray, le fondateur de Pop-Up Magazine, la version américaine de Live Magazine. Elle décide alors de lancer ce spectacle hybride en France et en Europe. Au programme de ces soirées, des journalistes, des photoreporters, des enquêteurs viennent raconter les coulisses d'un de leurs articles, sans caméra ni captation, devant un public allant de l'adolescence à la retraite bien entamée. Les récits poignants sont ponctués d'anecdotes ahurissantes, de témoignages hilarants ainsi que de plages musicales orchestrées par un groupe live. Un magazine vivant et métamorphique qui se crée, le temps d'une soirée, sous les yeux des spectateurs. De quoi redonner le goût de s'informer, de lire et de se documenter. Une discussion passionnante précédée d'une courte méditation pour s'apaiser fissa. Pour en savoir plus sur Lili Barbery, rendez-vous sur https://lilibarbery.com/Pour la suivre sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lilibarbery/Pour découvrir sa plateforme de cours en ligne : https://lilibarbery.tv/Pour suivre la programmation de Live Magazine : https://www.livemagazine.com/Pour suivre leurs actus sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/live_magazine_/Pour suivre Florence Martin-Kessler sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/florencemartinkessler/Pour en savoir plus sur la bourse Nieman à l'Université de Harvard : https://nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/ Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

The Film 89 Podcast
Episode 122: Episode 122 - Alien (1979).

The Film 89 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 107:35


On Episode 122 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined once again by filmmaker, podcast host and producer, Martin Kessler, as the show continues its in-depth coverage of some of the greatest films ever made. And this episode it's the turn of director Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece, Alien, a film our trio have been eager to discuss since the podcast began. They discuss the film's inception, it's production and the incredible creative talents that would craft one of the most visually astounding films ever made with a level of set design and an overall aesthetic like no film before it. At the forefront of this was the incredible work of Swiss surrealist, H.R. Giger, whose creature designs would birth a new type of nightmare fodder that would terrify audiences the world over. They discuss composer Jerry Goldsmith's majestic score, the incredible practical effects and a cast of just seven actors that surely ranks as one of the greatest ever assembled. So suit up, strap in and enjoy Film ‘89's celebration of the 45th anniversary of a motion picture that's widely regarded as one of the most influential, genre defining, and arguably, most perfect films ever made. 

The Film 89 Podcast
Episode 121: Episode 121 - Alien: Romulus (2024).

The Film 89 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 81:39


On Episode 121 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Skye is joined by returning guest host, filmmaker Martin Kessler, to give you their in-depth and spoiler-filled review of director Fede Alvarez's new film, Alien: Romulus, the seventh film in the saga that began 45 years ago with Ridley Scott's seminal Alien. Following Scott's two most recent films in the franchise, pseudo-prequel Prometheus (2012) and it's follow up, Alien: Covenant (2017), Alvarez's film is set 20 years after Alien but 37 years before James Cameron's Aliens to tell an isolated story of a crew of young Weyland Yutani mining colony workers who end up going head to head with the deadly creatures on an abandoned space station. Will Alvarez's film breathe new life into a franchise that some feel was choked by Scott's previous two films' over-intellectualisation of the series, or will it just give fans a force-fed meal of Alien related best-of moments? 

Medical Spa Insider
Body Tech: How 3D Imaging Can Boost Your Weight Loss Program

Medical Spa Insider

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 33:57


Can imaging tech empower your patients? This week, AmSpa CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Martin Kessler, Co-founder and COO of Shape, Inc., the makers of ShapeScale. They discuss the imaging technology behind their revolutionary 3D body scanning solution and how the invention is elevating medical weight loss clinics. Their conversation includes: The challenge of accurately tracking fitness progress; The development of ShapeScale's body scanning solution; Creating photorealistic 3D avatars using precise measurements; How ShapeScale's optical light imaging technology and AI work; Improving program adherence with recorded progress over time; Using this tech in med spas and medical weight loss clinics; How this service can enhance your consultations; And more! Music by Ghost Score

Climate Tech 360
Project finance for carbon removals

Climate Tech 360

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 46:38


In this conversation, Martin Kessler, Chief Business Officer at Flowcarbon, discusses the company's role in securing asset-level financing for carbon removal projects. He explains that Flowcarbon is a vertically integrated carbon finance company focused on arranging project finance for carbon removal projects, assisting project developers with carbon credit issuance, and helping buyers procure carbon credits for their net zero goals. Martin emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the carbon markets and the importance of building a strong ecosystem of partners. He also provides insights into the project finance process and highlights the key factors Flowcarbon considers when evaluating projects, such as feedstock availability, revenue streams, and commercial viability. The company aims to demonstrate the viability of carbon removal projects to the private market community. Private credit investors typically get involved in the financing process once the project is at a stage where it is financeable. Flowcarbon helps developers develop financial models, create data rooms of financeable contracts, and secure necessary insurance. They also explore new market opportunities, such as environmental commodities markets and tax credits. TakeawaysFlowcarbon is a vertically integrated carbon finance company that focuses on project finance for carbon removals, carbon credit issuance, and carbon credit sales.The company works with project developers to arrange financing for carbon removal projects and helps them navigate the carbon credit issuance process.Flowcarbon also assists buyers in procuring carbon credits for their net zero goals, primarily targeting corporate clients.The carbon markets require an interdisciplinary approach, and Flow Carbon leverages its network and partnerships to provide comprehensive solutions.The project finance process can take anywhere from six to 18 months, depending on the project's readiness and complexity.Key factors considered when evaluating projects include revenue streams and commercial viability. They work with developers to structure financeable contracts and secure asset-level financing.Private credit investors typically get involved in the financing process once the project is at a stage where it is financeable.Flowcarbon helps developers develop financial models, create data rooms of financeable contracts, and secure necessary insurance.They also explore new market opportunities, such as environmental commodities markets and tax credits. Contact UsGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kessler-99518828/Email us: info@climatetech360.comHost: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiaq/

26 MOVIES FROM HELL
IN A VIOLENT NATURE

26 MOVIES FROM HELL

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 99:32


For this Special MFH Bonus Episode, Dan and Bradley are joined by their good friends Martin Kessler and Marcus Pinn to discuss the new film from Canadian Special Effects Artist and Director Chris Nash, IN A VIOLENT NATURE. MARCUS TWITTER MARTIN TWITTER PINNLAND EMPIRE WEBSITE THE PINK SMOKE WEBSITE MFH TWITTER BRADLEY TWITTER DAN TWITTER MFH WEBSITE MFH PATREON

Wellness Biz Secrets
Shape Scale - Martin Kessler

Wellness Biz Secrets

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 11:58


Shape Scale founder Martin Kessler discusses full 3d scanning for body transformation and it's impact on a clinics bottom line. Follow Me Here: https://www.instagram.com/justin.lesh/

The Pink Smoke podcast
Summer Movie Preview 2024

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 169:48


A Pink Smoke tradition resurrected: our once annual Summer Movie Blockbuster Preview Extravaganza returns from the dead as we train a beady and judgmental eye on all that Hollywood has to offer over an increasingly marginalized and marginal summer blockbuster season. Even if audiences no longer flock (in droves!) to big budget star-studded special effects spectaculars the way they used to, it's still worth considering what the immediate future holds for le cinema du multiplex. Hosts John Cribbs, Martin Kessler and Christopher Funderburg are joined by Pink Smoke copache Marcus Pinn to discuss Fall Guys, Deadpools, Borderlandies, the ways in which Howard Stern resembles Brandon Lee, under what circumstances you might be willing to watch Daddio, how much of a benefit of the doubt George Miller has earned and betraying the true essence of Garfield. It is essential listening for All True Cinephiles. As essential as A Quiet Place: Day One or Despicable Me 4. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on X: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Marcus Pinn on Twitter: twitter.com/PINNLAND_EMPIRE Movie Kessler on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 141 The Beast

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 59:33


In this episode, host Martin Kessler welcomes John Arminio of the Popcorn Eschaton! podcast to discuss Kevin Reynolds' underappreciated 1988 war film The Beast. Set during the second year of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, it follows a Soviet T-55 tank unit who lose their way in the mountains following a savage attack on a Pashtun village and the vengeful mujahideen soldiers tracking them, committed to destroying "the Beast."  Kessler and Arminio dig into this "holy grail of tank movies" and how it smartly deals with themes of revenge and mercy, the Islam faith, Pashtunwali, overcoming language barriers and humanizing both sides of a "rotten war." Popcorn Eschaton!: https://soundcloud.com/zebras-in-america/popcorn-eschaton-1 Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

SEEING FACES IN MOVIES
The Landlord (D.O.P. Gordon Willis 1970) w/ Martin Kessler (Filmmaker)

SEEING FACES IN MOVIES

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 63:27


Felicia is joined once again by Martin Kessler (listen to our episode on Cassavetes' Opening Night) to discuss Gordon Willis' photography that would shape the rest of 1970s American cinema, in Hal Ashby's The Landlord (1970). We chat about Gordon Willis' ability to light both darker and lighter skin tones within the same frame and ensure everyone is visible to the audience. Along with his portrayal of 1970s New York and how it shaped the way the decade would look on film. Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite Hal Ashby film? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Martin here: Twitter: @MovieKessler Website: The Pink Smoke Sources: Hal Ashby's The Landlord: the classic film evicted from cinema history | Drama films | The Guardian The Landlord: Whose Dream Is It, Anyway? - Slant Magazine The Landlord movie review & film summary (1970) | Roger Ebert “It was a genius director and it was a genius actress and a genius script… It was a blessing” • Cinephilia & Beyond (cinephiliabeyond.org) TCM Comments on The Landlord (1970) (youtube.com) OUTRO SONG: Brand New Day by Al Kooper FILMS MENTIONED: Opening Night (JohnCassavettes 1977) Louie Bluie (Terry Zwigoff 1985) Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff 2001) Crumb (Terry Zwigoff 1994) Lethal Weapon 2 (Richard Donner 1989) Black Mask (Daniel Lee 1996) Fist of Legend (Gordon Chan 1994) Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby 1971) Being There (Hal Ashby 1979) The Last Detail (Hal Ashby 1973) Coming Home (Hal Ashby 1978) Ganja and Hess (Bill Gunn 1973) Personal Problems (Bill Gunn 1980) Losing Grounds (Kathleen Collins 1982) Annie Hall (Woody Allen 1977) Klute (Alan J. Pakula 1971) Space Jam (Joe Pytka 1996) An Officer and a Gentleman (Taylor Hackford 1982) Iron Eagle (Sidney J. Furie 1986) Story of a Three Day Pass (Melvin Van Peebles 1967) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Stanley Kramer 1967) Green Book (Peter Farrelly 2018) Resident Evil (Paul W.S. Anderson 2002) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Edgar Wright 2010) 8 Million Ways to Die (Hal Ashby 1986) Bound for Glory (Hal Ashby 1976) Shampoo (Hal Ashby 1975) A Raisin in the Sun (Daniel Petrie 1961) Claudine (John Berry 1974) Sugar Hill (Leon Ichaso 1994) The Paper Chase (James Bridges 1973) Malice (Harold Becker 1993) Presumed Innocent (Alan J. Pakula 1990) Manhattan (Woody Allen 1979) Stardust Memories (Woody Allen 1980) Watermelon Man (Melvin Van Peebles 1970) My Geisha (Jack Cardiff 1962) Diary of a Mad Housewife (Frank Perry 1970) Love with the Proper Stranger (Robert Mulligan 1963) The Other (Robert Mulligan 1972) Same Time Next Year (Robert Mulligan 1978) Inside Daisy Clover (Robert Mulligan 1965) The Swimmer (Frank Perry 1968) David and Lisa (Frank Perry 1962) Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry 1978)

26 MOVIES FROM HELL
THE LYNCHIAN MYTH

26 MOVIES FROM HELL

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 98:43


Recorded July 27th, 2023 Listen to Bradley J Kornish talk to Marcus Pinn and Martin Kessler about all things Lynch and the questionable usage of the term LYNCHIAN. A word that is overused and, in most cases, inaccurately applied. It's a conversation that includes lots of discussion about other filmmakers, especially those that have been influenced by and those that have influenced the film director DAVID LYNCH. Links MARCUS TWITTER MARTIN TWITTER PINNLAND EMPIRE WEBSITE THE PINK SMOKE WEBSITE MFH TWITTER BRADLEY TWITTER DAN TWITTER MFH WEBSITE MFH PATREON  

PODCAST: Hexapodia LV: The Forthcoming Successful Development of the Asia Circle, & Dehyperglobalization

"Hexapodia" Is the Key Insight: by Noah Smith & Brad DeLong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 59:08


Key Insights:* Finally, at long last, over the next two generations the tide is likely to be flowing strongly toward near-universal global development...* The fear was that dehyperglobalization would rob poorer countries of their ability to develop the export comparative advantages to support the manufacturing engineering clusters they need for learning by doing, establishing a good educational system, and converging to global North standards of living...* This fear appears to have been very overblown...* Optimism about future income growth and globalization is warranted because India has more people in it than Africa: the Asia Circle from Japan to Pakistan and down to Indonesia and up to Mongolia is and always has been half the human race. And South Asia and Southeast Asia are now in gear...* As long as dealing with global warming does not absorb too many of the resources that could otherwise be devoted to income growth...* This is true even though the great wave of increasing international trade intensity and integration that began in 1945 came to an end in 2008...* Even so, since 2008 there has still been increasing global integration in the flow of ideas and the growing interdependence of value chains...* A substantial part of the post-2008 reversal of globalization was partially due to China onshoring its supply chains—the pre-2008 situation in which China's manufacturing knowledge was vastly behind its manufacturing intensity was highly unstable...* This, however, hinges sufficient state capacity—which is not just the ability to do infrastructure and reorganize your economy, but also have people's stuff not get stolen from them either by local thieves or by government functionaries...* Distributional issues are another potential key blockage—the benefits of technological change flow to the global north, or to a small predatory internal élite, or the market economy's distribution goes spontaneously awry...* But there is the question of how much distribution matters in a rich world where few are starving—matters for social power, yes, and for whatever happinesses flow from that, but does distribution matter otherwise?* Countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America may be stubborn development problems for generations, however...* That beside, the basic mission of industrialization to uplift the human world out of poverty is likely to be complete by 2050 if we are lucky, by 2100 if we are not...* There is good reason to think that the next generation will be for the world better and more impressive than the last generation. And the last generation was, on a world scale, you know, better and more impressive than was the post-WWII Thirty Glorious Years in the North Atlantic...* Future guests, possibly?: Dietz Vollrath, Arvind Subramanian, Charlie Stross...References:* Fourastié, Jean. 1979. Les Trente Glorieuses, ou la révolution invisible de 1946 à 1975. Paris: Fayard. .* Subramanian, Arvind, Martin Kessler, & Emanuele Properzi. 2023. "Trade Hyperglobalization is Dead. Long Live...?" Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper, No. 23-11. .* Stross, Charles. 2005. Accelerando. New York: Ace Books. * Vollrath, Dietrich. 2020. Fully Grown: Why a Stagnant Economy Is a Sign of Success. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. .+, of course:* Vinge, Vernor. 1992. A Fire Upon the Deep. New York: TOR. . Get full access to Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality at braddelong.substack.com/subscribe

SEEING FACES IN MOVIES
Opening Night (John Cassavetes 1977) w/ Martin Kessler (Filmmaker)

SEEING FACES IN MOVIES

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 69:09


Felicia is joined by Martin Kessler to discuss John Cassavetes take on an actress battling her inner demons in, Opening Night (1977). We chat about Cassavetes interest in actors both on and off screen, and how his relationship with repertoire of actors adds another layer of realism to the story. We discuss the elements of the supernatural and whether Myrtle is truly being haunted by the ghost of the dead fan or did she never exist to begin with. Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you think this film could be interpreted as a ghost story? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Follow Martin here: Twitter: @MovieKessler Website: The Pink Smoke Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079672/ https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/332-barry-levinsons-top-10 https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/341-opening-night-the-plays-the-thing https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5876-john-cassavetes-underrated-surrealist https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/true-to-life-an-interview-with-gena-rowlands https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/opening-night-1991 https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jan/19/the-stage-on-screen-opening-night-john-cassavetes-gena-rowlands https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a23693608/opening-night-movie-review/ https://unimelbfilmsoc.org/2022/12/07/a-retrospective-review-opening-night-1977/ https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2007/cteq/opening-night/ OUTRO SONG: Movies by Weyes Blood FILMS MENTIONED: THX-1138 (George Lucas 1971) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes 1976) A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes 1974) Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971) Barbie (Greta Gerwig 2023) France Ha (Noah Baumbach 2013) Peter Pan & Wendy (David Lowery 2023) Pete the Dragon (David Lowery 2016) Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn 2011) Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn 2013) The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski 2021) The Exorcist (William Friedkin 1973) The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty 1990) Guilty By Suspicion ( Irwin Winkler 1991) Dangerous Game (Abel Ferrara 1993) Bad Lieutenant (Abel Ferrara 1992) Mulholland Drive (David Lynch 2001) Fight Club (David Fincher 1999) Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski 1968) The Fury (Brian De Palma 1978) Tempest (Paul Mazursky 1982) Images (Robert Altman 1972) Gloria (John Cassavetes 1980) Dodes'ka-den (Akira Kurosawa 1970) Dersu Uzala (Akira Kurosawa 1975) Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa 1980) Ran (Akira Kurosawa 1985) Dreams (Akira Kursosawa 1990) Topsy Turvy (Mike Leigh 1999) The Mighty (Peter Chelsom 1998) Beware of a Holy Whore (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1971) Real Life (Albert Brooks 1979) Living In Oblivion (Tom DiCillo 1995)

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 135 Quest For Fire

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 128:55


Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Hosts Christopher Funderburg, John Cribbs & Martin Kessler are joined by legendary poster artist Tony Stella to discuss Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1981 masterpiece Quest for Fire. A personal favorite of both Kessler and Stella, this is one of the most enthusiastic & passionate conversations ever recorded for the podcast. Set 80,000 in the past, Annaud's film, despite being positioned as high-class awards bait in Europe, plays like a rollicking and funny adventure film with more in common with The Vikings or a classic Hollywood swashbuckler than a dour and serious look at humanity's beginning. But while the film is an expression of pure cinematic joy, it's also a serious and thoughtful look at the origins of civilization in terms of science, language, morality, humor & emotion. An exciting conversation about a knockout film! The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Tony Stella on X: twitter.com/studiotstella Movie Kessler on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 136 The Marvels & The End Of The Superhero Era

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 115:47


In this emergency bonus episode, hosts Martin Kessler and Christopher Funderburg sit down to discuss Marvel's The Marvels of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With an all-time low box office debut for an MCU film, the hosts use the film's various artistic, conceptual and financial failures as a jumping off point to discuss the seeming impending end of the superhero era of blockbuster cinema. From the passive performances to shoddy special effects to audience fatigue, the Kessler and Funderburg look at the failures of the film not as a celebratory “ding dong the witch is dead” moment that so many Serious Cinephiles are receiving its flop as representing, but by placing the film in the context of the larger history of popular cinema and what it means when those popular eras come to a close. It's a diagnosis of what went wrong with the film that gives full respect to what has gone right with the superhero genre for the past 20 years. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Flick Lab
#181 - The Ear (Ucho) Film Analysis with Martin Kessler

The Flick Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 67:02


In this episode of the podcast, filmmaker and podcaster Martin Kessler joins the show to discuss the film The Ear, also known as Ucho. This Czechoslovakian classic, directed by Karel Kachyňa, unravels a Czech couple (Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jirina Bohdalová) consumed by fear and paranoia, vividly depicting the psychological toll of living in a communist surveillance state, "the all-hearing ear". Throughout the night, the couple confronts their deepest fears, and the underlying fractures in their turbulent marriage come to the surface. Completed in 1970, the film was banned in the aftermath of the Prague Spring, receiving its release nearly two decades later following the fall of the communist regime in 1989. You can find Martin Kessler on X (Twitter): @MovieKessler Films covered in this episode: The Ear (1970) Hosted by Karri Ojala and Henrik Telkki. Guest Martin Kessler. Edited by Karri Ojala. The Flick Lab theme tune written and performed by Nick Grivell.

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 131 Doc Savage: The Fortress of Solitude & The Devil Genghis

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 123:57


All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers one week before their general release. www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke dives headfirst into the world of American pulp magazines of the 30's & 40's with two tales of derring-do featuring adventurer/scientist/detective/explorer and superhero prototype Doc Savage. Known as the Bronze Man, Savage trots the globe with his fabulous five-man brain trust facing off against all manner of ostentatious villains and colorful henchmen. Doc was the hero of 213 stories from 1933 to 1949, popularized for a new generation when revived as paperbacks between 1964 and 1990. Hosts Christopher Funderburg, Martin Kessler and John Cribbs chose two of them to read and discuss: The Fortress of Solitude and The Devil Genghis, both written by Lester Dent under the by-line "Kenneth Robeson" and published in 1938. Featuring death rays, giant amazon women and one of the most diabolical supervillains ever created who'll stop at nothing short of total world domination, the stories were so filled with action and intrigue it made each host emit a low, mellow growl subconsciously, something like the trilling of a strange bird from the jungle. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on X: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 128 Fassbinder's BRD Trilogy

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 159:31


Christopher Funderburg is joined by Martin Kessler to discuss Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Bundesrepublik Deutschland trilogy: Lola, The Marriage of Maria Braun and The Longing of Veronika Voss. Collectively one of the most incisive looks at post-war West Germany and the re-birth of a nation shattered by Nazism, Fassbinder's uncompromising and tender BRD films represent, for many, the highpoint of his legendarily prolific career. All Pink Smoke Podcast episodes are made available a week early to our Patreon subscribers, the most sophisticated, urbane & hoity/toity of all audiences. Support our Patreon:
 www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site:
 www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on X:
 twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X: 
twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X:
 twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” 
Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 127 The Infernal Desire Machines Of Doctor Hoffman

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 99:11


All Pink Smoke Podcast episodes are made available one week before their general release to Patreon subscribers. Subscribe to get early access & so much more: https://www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Reality is under attack! Chaos reigns in an unnamed capital city where unwholesome apparitions exist among the besieged citizens, projected by apparatuses invented by magician/mad scientist Dr. Hoffman which modify the nature of reality itself. The city's last hope is to send a Ministry of Determination clerk on a picaresque journey to assassinate the doctor and destroy his device, a mission that will involve river cannibals, Sadeian pilgrims, religious centaurs and anatomical acrobats. This is the world of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, written by the inimitable Angela Carter. Joining hosts Martin Kessler and John Cribbs to travel Carter's mythological landscape of desire is Melanie Daniels, producer and co-host of the Cinema Parlor Podcast. Together they attempt to traverse this almost indefinable, orgiastic blend of romanticism, horror, fantasy, surrealism, magical realism, philosophy, science fiction, Gulliver, Kafka and Conrad from one of the most unique voices in English literature. Melanie Daniels on Twitter: twittter.com/plasticwerewolf Cinema Parlor Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/cinemaparlor The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Film 89 Podcast
Episode 102: Episode 102 - 90 Years of King Kong (1933).

The Film 89 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 80:53


On Episode 102 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Steve and Skye are joined by returning guest host and writer for Film ‘89, filmmaker Martin Kessler, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of a monumental classic of cinema, 1933's King Kong. This beloved monster movie from the filmmaking team of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack employed then revolutionary stop-motion animation to bring not just the film's titular character to life, but a whole host of dinosaurs and other inhabitants of Skull Island. Featuring the original scream-queen, Fay Wray, as novice actress Ann Darrow, Robert Armstrong as desperate filmmaker Carl Denham and Bruce Cabot as daring sailor, Jack Driscoll, King Kong is arguably the most influential creature feature ever made and is discussed here along with the King Kong's legacy which has spawned a long-running series of films that's still going strong today. 

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 126 Man With A Movie Camera

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 79:11


What more can possibly be said about Dziga Vertov & Mikhail Kaufman's Man With a Movie Camera, one of the most studied, discussed and written-about films ever made? Is everybody sick of hearing how amazing it is? Perhaps it speaks to the film's timeless artistic energy and bold experimentation that there's always something to say about the camera techniques, radical editing and unique blending of avant-garde and documentary styles which come together using "no titles, no scenario, no actors, no sets" to create an "absolute language of cinema." To help get the best possible insight into this giant artwork, hosts Martin Kessler and John Cribbs welcome Jeremy Workman, a filmmaker who's taken inspiration from Vertov in everything from his award-winning film Lily Topples the World to his latest short documentary Deciding Vote. How has Workman trained his Kino-Eye to the subjects in front of his own movie camera? Is a one hour-long, nearly-100 year old Russian movie's impact so far-reaching that it continues to inspire modern art and filmmaking around the world? Jeremy Workman's website: www.jeremyworkman.com The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Projection Booth Podcast
Episode 627: The Last Supper (1995)

The Projection Booth Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 117:36


We continue talking about comedic films this month with a look at Stacy Title's The Last Supper. Released in 1995, the film is a dark comedy where a handful of liberals decide to try and make the world a better place by poisoning scuzzball right-wingers and planting them in their garden.Martin Kessler and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the movie while producer and star Jonathan Penner and writer Dan Rosen talk about the making of the film.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-projection-booth-podcast_2/support.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

The Projection Booth Podcast
Episode 627: The Last Supper (1995)

The Projection Booth Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 117:36


We continue talking about comedic films this month with a look at Stacy Title's The Last Supper. Released in 1995, the film is a dark comedy where a handful of liberals decide to try and make the world a better place by poisoning scuzzball right-wingers and planting them in their garden.Martin Kessler and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the movie while producer and star Jonathan Penner and writer Dan Rosen talk about the making of the film.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Wrong Reel
WR648 - The Vivacious Films of Josephine Baker

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 99:40


Martin Kessler is back to celebrate the career of one of the true icons of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties, Josephine Baker. #Sponsored Sign Up for Free Trial of Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/wrongreel Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 121 Art vs. Trash

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 130:31


Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by Martin Kessler to finally settle the debate of "what is art?" and "what is trash?" in cinema! Using the similarities between a Tales from the Crypt episode and a Patricia Highsmith short story as a jumping off point, the duo digs into the differences between artists and artisans, art and entertainment, high and low, product and artwork - not as a value judgement distinction but as a way of exploring the meaning of the categories into which films and literature are shifted. Superhero movies, John Carpenter, Thomas Mann, Robocop, Jaws, and Godard - what does it mean to differentiate between Art and Trash? Who's to say if Tarkovsky is better than William Castle? And why would you react negatively to drawing (or not drawing) a distinction between them? Join us for this open-minded, good-natured discussion of a highly fraught subject! Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke All Pink Smoke Podcast episodes are made available a week early to our Patreon subscribers, the most open-minded and good-natured of all audiences. The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Wrong Reel
WR630 - Max Ophüls - Part I

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 103:41


Martin Kessler is back for part I in our coverage of the best films directed by the legendary Max Ophüls. #Sponsored Use Promo Code WRONGREEL at manscaped.com Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

26 MOVIES FROM HELL
INLAND EMPIRE

26 MOVIES FROM HELL

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 118:16


MFH finally gets to David Lynch's 2006 film INLAND EMPIRE. For this episode Dan and Bradley are joined by the movie geniuses Marcus Pinn and Martin Kessler to discuss this much maligned film. Links MARCUS TWITTER MARTIN TWITTER PINNLAND EMPIRE WEBSITE THE PINK SMOKE WEBSITE MFH TWITTER BRADLEY TWITTER DAN TWITTER MFH WEBSITE MFH PATREON

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 117 Year In Review 2022

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 184:40


All episodes of The Pink Smoke podcast are made available to Patreon subscribers a week before their general release. Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg are joined by Martin Kessler to discuss the year in movies. The conversation naturally digs into their favorite films of the year, everything from an animated French adaptation of a Japanese short story collection to the travels of Mrs. Harris to the big guns everyone is talking about by filmmakers like Mr. Play Mountain and Park Chan-wook. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Wrong Reel
WR620 - Flesh+Blood+Paul Verhoeven = A Classic

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 109:02


Martin Kessler is back in action making the case for one of his personal favorites in Paul Verhoeven's one-of-a-kind filmography, 'Flesh+Blood' (1985). #Sponsored Use Promo Code WRONGREEL at manscaped.com Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

Please Don't Send Me into Outer Space
THX 1138 w/Martin Kessler - PDSMiOS 170

Please Don't Send Me into Outer Space

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 89:51


You know that guy George Lucas? He made other things besides Star Wars. Actually, that is a terrible way to introduce this episode. The kind of hardcore sci-fi fans that subscribe to this podcast no doubt are aware of the movie THX-1138, they probably have strong opinions about said film! Well QUIET DOWN. It's our turn to talk about this particular science fiction PICTURE. Joel here. I had not seen this movie before I recorded this episode. Along with special guest MAYA NON GRATA The Pink Smoke DOUBLE PORTRAiT & SEASCAPE The Pink Smoke iN ALEKSEi GERMAN'S ORBiT

The Pink Smoke podcast
The Trial: Unfinished Masterpieces

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 137:28


For this episode in our Patreon-exclusive series on Franz Kafka's The Trial, we're joined by Martin Kessler to discuss unfinished masterpieces, over-finished masterpieces, post-humous puzzles, re-edits, rejiggerings, and all manner of ways in which the “completeness” of a masterpiece can remain unresolved. Naturally, Kafka's work leads the way in the discussion, but quickly turns to artworks ranging from the various film versions of Don Quixote to Bizet's Carmen to Blade Runner, The Confessions of Felix Krull, Zulawski's On the Silver Globe, German's It's Hard to be a God, Billy Budd and The Good Soldier Schweik. Support our Patreon:
 www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site:
 www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on Twitter: 
twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter:
 twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on Twitter: 
twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
 Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
106.75 First Person: Wastebasket Taxon

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 126:07


Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by critic & author Martin Kessler for the second of four episodes covering Errol Morris' stunningly brilliant documentary television show, First Person. Filmed on Morris' notorious documentary-interrogation device, The Interrotron, and touching on all his favorite obsessions, First Person brought Morris' ground-breaking documentary style to the small screen. This podcast episode, titled “Wastebasket Taxon,” focuses on the episodes of First Person that looked at one of his favorite subjects: weird science. This episodes covers “Eyeball to Eyeball,” “I Dismember Mama,” “Harvesting Me,” and “Smiling in a Jar.” Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Wrong Reel
WR610 - Five Fantasy Freaks Slain By 'Dragonslayer' (1981)

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 97:39


In lieu of their Monday night game of Dungeons & Dragons, five fantasy freaks get together to sing the praises of one of the best fantasy films ever made, 'Dragonslayer' (1981). Guests include Moose Matson, Victor Rodriguez, Martin Kessler and Dan Pullen. #Sponsored Use Promo Code WRONGREEL at manscaped.com Follow Moose Matson: https://twitter.com/moosematson Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow Dan Pullen: https://twitter.com/danpullenbooks Follow Victor Rodriguez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimestorecaesar Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 106.5 First Person: Likely Heroes

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 120:39


Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by critic & author Martin Kessler for the second of four episodes covering Errol Morris' stunningly brilliant documentary television show, First Person. Filmed on Morris' notorious documentary-interrogation device, The Interrotron, and touching on all his favorite obsessions, First Person brought Morris' ground-breaking documentary style to the small screen. This podcast episode, titled “Likely Heroes,” focuses on the episodes of First Person that looked the rarest of all subjects in Morris' oeuvre: heroes. Possibly. Maybe. Arguably heroes. This episodes covers “The Little Gray Man,” “Leaving the Earth,” “You're Soaking in It!,” and “Mr. Debt.” Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Film 89 Podcast
Episode 84: Episode 84 - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 1 (2022).

The Film 89 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 66:33


On Episode 84 of The Film '89 Podcast we return to the bridge of the USS Enterprise as Martin Kessler and John Arminio give their in-depth and spoiler-filled analysis of Season 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spinning off from Star Trek: Discovery, Strange New Worlds follows the further adventures of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and his crew on a show that makes a welcome return to the more episodic storytelling format of classic Trek shows. Martin and John are veritable Treksperts and bring their usual expertise and passion to their overview of what has been an extremely well received first season of the latest entry in the vast Star Trek universe.   

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 106.25 First Person: Crime (Adjacent) Stories

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 133:42


Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by critic & author Martin Kessler for the second of four episodes covering Errol Morris' stunningly brilliant documentary television show, First Person. Filmed on Morris' notorious documentary-interrogation device, The Interrotron, and touching on all his favorite obsessions, First Person brought Morris' ground-breaking documentary style to the small screen. This podcast episode, titled “Crime (Adjacent) Stories,” focuses on the episodes of First Person that looked at people embroiled in crime without being criminals themselves. This episodes covers “The Killer Inside Me,” “In The Kingdom of the Unabomber,” “The Only Truth,” “The Stalker,” and “The Parrot.” Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Film 89 Podcast
Episode 83: Episode 83 - Prey (2022).

The Film 89 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 55:06


On Episode 83 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, filmmaker, podcaster and master cinephile, Martin Kessler returns to discuss the latest entry in the long running Predator series, Prey, a prequel set in 1719 America as a young Comanche woman faces off against a more primitive, but still deadly version of the alien hunter seen in previous films. Martin is a huge fan of the original 1987 film and its 1990 sequel having discussed the entire series on a previous episode of Film ‘89. So join Skye and Martin as they give their spoiler filled verdict on Prey, available now on Hulu & Disney+. 

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 106.0 First Person: The Best And The Brightest

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 102:17


Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by critic & author Martin Kessler for the first of four episodes covering Errol Morris' stunningly brilliant documentary television show, First Person. Filmed on Morris' notorious documentary-interrogation device, The Interrotron, and touching on all his favorite obsessions, First Person brought Morris' ground-breaking documentary style to the small screen. This podcast episode, titled "The Best and the Brightest," focuses on the episodes of First Person that explored the inscrutable nature of human intelligence. This episode covers “Stairway to Heaven,” “The Smartest Man in the World,” “One in a Million Trillion,” and “Mr.Personality.” Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Movie Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 104 Total Recall

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 85:42


“You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.” Martin Kessler returns to take a trip down memory lane, joining John Cribbs in conversation about Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall. Since its release in 1990, Verhoeven's consciousness-expanding roller coaster ride has remained a mind-blowing anomaly, a fusion of high-minded philosophical science fiction and pulse-pounding big Hollywood action that thrilled audiences even as it explored the dangers of sinking too far into escapist fantasy. Kessler and Cribbs discuss the wonders of Verhoeven's epic achievement, its source material (the Philip K. Dick head trip "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale") and the decade-long aborted attempts to bring it to the screen. Grab a Johnnycab and join our hosts as they dive into the ultimate vacation reverie/nightmare - open your mind and get your ass to Mars! Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Martin Kessler on Twitter:
 twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter:
 twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
 Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Wrong Reel
WR600 - An Epic Film for an Epic Episode: 'Ilya Muromets' (1956)

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 89:11


For our 600th episode, we unite the mad geniuses Martin Kessler and Tony Stella to discuss the fantasy epic 'Ilya Muromets' (1956) coming to VOD platforms on June 28th. Follow Tony Stella: https://twitter.com/studiotstella Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler #Sponsored Use Promo Code WRONGREEL at manscaped.com Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

Wrong Reel
WR594 - Exploring Ero Guro with Hiroshi Harada's 'Midori' (1992)

Wrong Reel

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 87:10


Martin Kessler returns to discuss one of the most controversial animated films ever made ‘Midori' (1992), Hiroshi Harada's adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's classic manga, 'Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show'. #Sponsored Use Promo Code WRONGREEL at manscaped.com Follow Martin Kessler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieKessler Follow James Hancock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongReel Wrong Reel Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/wrong-reel

The Pink Smoke podcast
Ep. 98 The Doomed City

The Pink Smoke podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 132:34


“The Experiment is The Experiment.” We're joined by critic & filmmaker Martin Kessler to discuss the Strugatsky Brothers' magnum opus, The Doomed City. Long self-suppressed by the brothers due to fears of retribution by Soviet government under which it was written, the book has a potency and imagination that rivals their best work like Hard to Be a God (adapted into the legendary film by Alexei German) and Roadside Picnic (adapted by Andrei Tarkovsky into the all-time classic Stalker.) The story concerns a bizarre city operating unstuck from time under the incomprehensible parameters of an opaque social-metaphysical project known only as The Experiment. Theological novel, pointed political allegory, mind-bending sci-fi story; like the land of The Experiment itself, The Doomed City is an ever-changing landscape with mysteries apt to be interpreted wildly differently depending on who is doing the interpreting. We go deep on this challenging but wildly engaging masterpiece from some of the most important science-fiction writers ever to exist. Support our Patreon: 
www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: 
www.thepinksmoke.com Martin Kessler on Twitter:
 https://twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on Twitter:
 twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: 
twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: 
twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
 Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Burn It All Down
Ep. 191: The Covid Super Bowl

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 63:37


This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is a member of the Blue Wire podcast network. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burn It All Down
Ep. 190: Cheating, Lying, Stealing: Corruption in Sports

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 61:54


This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is a member of the Blue Wire podcast network. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burn It All Down
Ep. 189: Talking All About Drafts

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 59:39


This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is a member of the Blue Wire podcast network. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burn It All Down
Ep. 188: The Dream, The WNBA, And The Election Of Rev. Raphael Warnock

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 63:16


This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is a member of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burn It All Down
Ep. 186: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2020, Part 1

Burn It All Down

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 64:30


This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is a member of the Blue Wire podcast network. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices