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PREPARE YOUR SIX-GUNS AND YOUR BOLOGNESE AS WE DIG INTO THE TWO-FISTED ITALIAN COWBOY TALES OF THE BIGGEST YEAR IN SPAGHETTI WESTERN HISTORY! Welcome to another multi-part exploration of a single year in genre filmmaking. Join Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll as they follow up their series on the slasher films of 1981, the gialli of 1971, and the giant monster movies of 1957 with a look at the spaghetti westerns of 1968. Gabe, a superfan and massive nerd, narrowed down a list of seventy-seven (that's 77) films to the 15 he thinks best represent this jam-packed and particularly uneven year for the genre. In episode one of what will (probably) be three total episodes, we discuss Ferdinando Baldi's Django, Prepare a Coffin (Italian: Preparati la bara!), Giorgio Capitani's The Ruthless Four (Italian: Ognuno per sé), Lina Wertmüller & Piero Cristofani's The Belle Starr Story (Italian: Il mio corpo per un poker), Enzo G. Castellari's Johnny Hamlet (Italian: Quella sporca storia nel west), and Giorgio Stegani's Beyond the Law (Italian: Al di là della legge). Check out the complete list here: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/the-spaghetti-westerns-of-1968/ 00:00 – Intro: What is a spaghetti western? Why 1968?  14:13 – Django, Prepare a Coffin  35:37 – The Ruthless Four 56:00 – The Belle Starr Story 1:20:01 – Johnny Hamlet 1:36:24 – Beyond the Law 1:52:12 – Outro  

Starring Mickey Rooney. Yes, that Mickey Rooney. Five years ago, Kerry, Collin and guest Patrick Ripoll made a pact to talk about the "Silent Night, Deadly Night" films every year in October. The pact has been fulfilled with "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker," as of now, the final film in the series. It did not disappoint. Rooney stars as the titular Toy Maker named Joe Petto. He has a teenage son who might be an android named Pino. You see where this is going? Why are the toys Petto makes turning deadly? What about Ricky, the Santa-Claus-killer franchise mainstay? How should you watch all five films? Which ones are the best? You'll have to hear Kerry, Collin and Patrick's rankings to find out. What a journey it's been! From a crazed Santa Claus killer, to "Garbage day!" to Oedipal themes of longing, the SNDN films each delivered something truly unique. Also, Kerry talks about three films from "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die."  Book films covered: "Odd Man Out" (1947) "Le Trou" (1960) "Crumb" (1995)

TAKE ONE LAST TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR THE ULTIMATE GIANT INSECT MOVIE, THE ULTIMATE GIANT MAN IN A DIAPER MOVIE, AND THE ULTIMATE KILLER, UM, ROCK MOVIE… Welcome to the final part of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. This episode features the most eclectic collection of movies, including a shoestring ‘lost world' epic in Virgil W. Vogel's The Land Unknown, Edward Ludwig's absolutely incredible Black Scorpion, Bert I. Gordon's second giant bald guy movie of the year, The Amazing Colossal Man, John Sherwood's uniquely eerie The Monolith Monsters, and the only real kaiju movie released in 1957, Ishirō Honda's The Mysterians.   Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos, as well as part two, which covers Nathan H. Juran's The Deadly Mantis, Kenneth G. Crane's The Monster from Green Hell, Fred F. Sears' The Giant Claw, Arnold Laven's The Monster that Challenged the World, and Gordon's The Beginning of the End and The Cyclops.   This episode is taken from two recording sessions, so forgive us for overlap and minor changes in audio quality.   00:00 – Intro 5:32 – The Land Unknown 25:24 – Black Scorpion 43:16 – The Amazing Colossal Man 56:55 – The Monolith Monsters 1:17:43 – The Mysterians 1:56:24 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/  

Kerry and Collin are joined be frequest guest Patrick Ripoll (co-host of 96 Greers) to talk about one of the essential Judy Garland movies, the technicolor marvel "Meet Me In St. Louis," in which the song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" made its debut and would eventually become a standard. Vincente Minnelli's timeless classic would also make for a great Halloween movie. What were the original lyrics to the famous Christmas song before Garland suggested a rewrite? What is the proper way to build a snowman that is not the usual three boulders on top of one another? And what is the proper way to wreck them?  All this, plus a Blu-ray Gift Exchange that covers Albert Brooks, Mad Max, Elvis and a 90s teen comedy.  Blu-ray Gift Exchange movies covered: Warner Bros: "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (2024) Criterion: "Real Life" 4K (1979) "Mother" 4K (1996) Sony: "Can't Hardly Wait" 4K (1998) Warner Archive: "Harum Scarum" (1965) "Marie: A True Story" (1986)

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on! Patrick Ripoll (of 96 Greers) joins me once again, returning to discuss two horror films that left me a bit perplexed. About six years ago, I asked Patrick to come back on to review David Gordon Green's Halloween along with the Suspiria remake simply because I wanted to hear his thoughts. Upon walking out of both Longlegs and In a Violent Nature, I had that same feeling of needing Patrick to come over for a couple hours so we could hash out my thoughts (and neurosis) about these two new films, the horror genre in general, hot takes, being inundated with social media and compulsive Letterboxd likes.  Plus a lot more comes up along the way. In addition, be sure to listen to the intro for your chance to win an Amazon Gift Card as well as a cool new film-related book I was lucky enough to receive that I know you'll enjoy if you're a fan of this show. Thanks for listening and to my intelligent, passionate and very kind friend for coming back on! 00:00 - 17:06 - Introduction 17:07 - 55:49 - Longlegs Review 55:50 - 01:15:33 - In a Violent Nature Review 01:15:34 - 01:39:23 - More Thoughts / Outro Check out Patrick and Reg's podcast: https://ninetysixgreers.podbean.com Halloween (2018) & Suspiria Reviews: https://podbay.fm/p/directors-club/e/1541656800 Leave A Review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/directors-club/id414288912 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://5years.substack.com

FROM THE FROZEN WASTES OF THE ARCTIC TO THE DEPTHS OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLE, THE ARID DESERTS OF MEXICO, AND THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THEY CAME… Welcome to part two of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. We've got a lot of big bugs this time, including Nathan H. Juran's The Deadly Mantis, the wasps of Kenneth G. Crane's The Monster from Green Hell, ocean mollusks of Arnold Laven's The Monster that Challenged the World, and locusts of Bert I. Gordon's The Beginning of the End. For good measure, we also talk about the really big bird from the antimatter universe seen in Fred F. Sears' The Giant Claw and the mutated monster man of Gordon's The Cyclops.   Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos. We recorded this in two parts and I apologize for a change in audio quality that occurs at the beginning and middle of this middle part.    Here's the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/   00:00 – Intro and corrections 5:32 – The Deadly Mantis 25:24 – The Monster from Green Hell 43:16 – The Giant Claw 56:55 – The Monster that Challenged the World 1:17:43 – Beginning of the End 1:39:40 – The Cyclops 1:56:24 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/  

FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF SPACE AND THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE SEA CAME ALIENS, MUTATED CREATURES, AND OTHER LARGE, SCARY ALLEGORIES! Welcome to another patented Genre Grinder deep dive into a specific year where a specific genre peaked. This time, Patrick and Gabe are looking at 15 of 17 movies about gigantic monsters released in some capacity during the year 1957 (festival, roll-out, wide, et cetera). The other two are a lost film (Tokyo 1960) and one already covered on a different episode of Genre Grinder (Quatermass II). Not unexpectedly, the conversation carried on for some time, so the complete 15-movie discussion will be spread over three episodes.   In part one, following an intro to the genre and era, we're covering Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos.    Here's the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/   00:00 – Intro: Why were there so many Giant Monster movies in 1957? 13:21 – 20 Million Miles to Earth and the cinema of Ray Harryhausen 42:47 – Attack of the Crab Monsters and the cinema of Roger Corman 1:02:46 – The Incredible Shrinking Man and post-WWII gender politics 1:26:40 – Kronos  1:48:27 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/  

Once again, the format has changed a little for an experiment. Not quite a magic trick if you will, but Erik and I hope to "incept" you with our collaborative ranking of a director's filmography (not a draft, repeat not a draft). Last time Erik Childress was on to talk Christopher Nolan, it was way back in 2011 - the very first year of this podcast. Now the time has come for a sequel especially since my personal favorite Nolan film came out a few years after that first recording. My love for it transcends time and space.  You'll hear us talk about each Nolan film, some longer than others, but Erik and I were tasked to come to a consensus and at the very end, you'll hear how we compromised to come up with our own ranking of all 12 titles. Not to mention a cameo towards the end of the original co-host of this show, Patrick Ripoll (of 96 Greers!). Cinephiles are in for a treat. Thank you so much for listening! 00:00 - 11:11 - Introduction 11:12 - 01:09:26 - Ranking #12-7 01:09:27 - 02:24:55 - Ranking #6-1 02:24:56 - 02:37:37 - The final list / Patrick's list / Outro Erik's podcasts: https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/the-friendship-dilemma https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/moviemadness Christopher Nolan Part I (2011): https://directorsclubpodcast.libsyn.com/website/episode-19-christopher-nolan Elk Grove Cinema Screenings! https://www.classiccinemas.com/events/class-of-84/128?location=elk-grove

Two reasons this podcast exist: Film Junk and Patrick Ripoll. So I'm always grateful when Patrick returns since he's the OG co-host of this show. He's always doing killer work with Reg on 96 Greers that I highly recommend. But I vividly recall two moments of the past decade: his love of Clouds of Sils Maria and my love for Personal Shopper.  Made a mental note to put French filmmaker Olivier Assayas on the list of potential directors and the time has come to cover him. He will have a movie out later this year but there are plenty of past titles and new discoveries for both of us to discuss even if ultimately, he didn't become an all-time favorite for either of us. We cover the majority of his filmography and have plenty of laughs along the way! Thank you to Patrick for being a consistently smart, insightful guest with plenty to say. No new episode in April but you'll get two special ones in May featuring Bill Ackerman early in the month and then Mitchell Beaupre later in the month! Footnote: The opening comes courtesy of Assayas' Cold Water and a time when Patrick broke some glass recording the podcast. 00:00 - 07:36 - Introduction 07:37 - 27:57 - His early work  27:58 - 01:14:20 - Cold Water, Irma Vep 01:14:21 - 01:43:20 - Demonlover, Boarding Gate, Summer Hours 01:43:21 - 02:20:06 - Carlos, Something In The Air, Clouds of Sils Maria 02:20:07 - 02:43:50 - Personal Shopper, Non-Fiction 02:43:51 - 02:50:52 - Top 3 Assayas / Outro 96 Greers! https://ninetysixgreers.podbean.com/  

The title of this episode says it all. Over four hours of nerdy movie conversations and recommendations all about the year 2023. Two Director's Club mainstays return. Bill Ackerman (host of Supporting Characters and guest host of this show) along with Patrick Ripoll (co-host of 96 Greers) join me as well all share their favorite films of 2023. No categories this year (like Best Actor, etc.) but plenty of reflection, surprising disagreement and even a wild story about what happened when Patrick tried to see one of Jim's favorites. Thank you so much for the support this past year, listeners. And huge thanks to Patrick and Bill for joining me again. Opening Song: “Scaring The Hoes” - JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown Closing Song: “I Don't Like My Mind” - Mitski 00:00 - 23:14 - Introduction / Thoughts on 2023 23:15 - 01:23:34 -  #25-11 Favorites 01:23:35 - 01:28:59 - Chloe Waryan's Favorites 01:29:00 - 02:44:20 - #10-6 02:44:21 - 04:20:00 - #5-1 04:20:01 - 04:29:00 - Outro Follow Bill: https://letterboxd.com/billackerman https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingcharacters Follow Patrick: https://bsky.app/profile/uptownsongclub.bsky.social https://ninetysixgreers.podbean.com Follow Jim: https://linktr.ee/jimlaczkowski https://5years.beehiiv.com

Happy New Year! This is a podcast. The Director's Club Podcast. Maybe you should get a coffee first before listening. A coffee and a muffin might help. Gosh I'm so tired. But what a way to start the new year. Podcasting with a wonderful person like Sharon. Then editing it. Then writing these show notes. The thing that you're reading right now. Or maybe you're not reading this, you're listening to the podcast. Wouldn't it be weird if suddenly you were on the podcast? You the listener? Sometimes it all blurs and blends together. Anyway, you're probably wondering who this podcast episode is all about. I also cheated a little this time because the first three movies, he didn't even direct. I'm talking about my favorite writer, Charlie Kaufman who is responsible for my 2nd favorite movie Synecdoche New York among many other incredible screenplays most of us know and love. More importantly, joining me for this lively discussion is the creator of the Mental Filmness Film Festival, Sharon Gissy. She's also a huge fan of Charlie Kaufman and I knew she would bring a lot of insight, passion and joy to the podcast. If you're a fan of Synecdoche, hopefully you enjoy the final minute (in other stay til the very end). In about a week, the favorite films of 2023 episode will drop featuring Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman. What a way to start the year and I couldn't be happier getting to talk about the great Charlie Kaufman with Sharon. 00:00 - 10:20 - Introduction 10:21 - 32:21 - Being John Malkovich32:22 - 01:11:59 - Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine01:12:00 - 01:59:13 - Synecdoche New York, Anomalisa01:59:14 - 02:20:02 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things / Outro02:20:03 - 02:21:11 - Jim Directs You Via Earpiece Sharon's Film Festival: https://mentalfilmness.com Jim's Writing: https://5years.beehiiv.com Charlie Kaufman's Other Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvlzjSBbYNQ

TO AVOID FAINTING KEEP REPEATING IT'S ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST…ONLY A PODCAST!   This is it, everyone – the Top 20 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments of all time. Put on a sweater to avoid chills! Fasten your seatbelt to avoid thrills! Use a tea saucer to avoid spills! Join Gabe and Patrick for the 4th and Final part of this impossibly long look at scary movie moments they didn't already cover on the Bravo and Shudder Scariest Movie Moments specials. Will we pick YOUR favorite scary moment? No, probably not. We're sorry about that. Please ring in the end of the Spooky Season with us, anyway.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund): https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/   Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief   Hawaiʻi  People's Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund   Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui  

IT'S GETTING HELLA SCARY AND DANG UNNERVING IN HERE!   It's time for Part 3 of THE event of Spooky Season, covering picks 45 to 21. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Those previous Bravo and Shudder shows aren't the real deal. Actually, I have to admit that even WE lied during Parts 1 and 2, because those picks weren't nearly as scary. I still want you to listen to those episodes, because we put a lot of work into them, but, holy cow, they're already so outdated.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Islamic Relief USE (Emergency Gaza fund): https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/   Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief   Hawaiʻi  People's Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund   Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui  

The tradition continues! Patrick Ripoll joins Kerry and Collin once again to look beneath the early-'90s, direct-to-video sheen and plunge into the most disturbing of depths to dissect "Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation," quite possibly the most disgusting movie ever covered on this show (and yes, we did cover that Kirk Cameron movie). Is it wrong to bring stemware to a picnic? If Clint Howard isn't playing Ricky from the first three films, which Ricky is he playing? Can a male director make a "feminist parable" while his lead actress spends much of the movie gratuitously naked and covered in slime? So many questions, plus Kerry talks about three movies from the book "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die."  Book movies covered: "Frenzy" (1972) "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" (1978) "Nosferatu" (1922)

IT'S TWO TIMES THE TERROR AND DOUBLE THE DREAD!   We're back with part two of THE event of Spooky Season. Once again, this is the official 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. Don't be fooled by imitators, even if they are professional filmmakers and scholars paid by the deep pockets at Bravo and Shudder. Actually, watch those shows, too, then listen to Part 1 of our list, then come back here and check out Part 2 and prepare yourself for Parts 3 and 4.   Listen to Part 1 For a recap, check out the official Viewing Companion – Part 1   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Hawaiʻi  People's Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/  

STEP ASIDE PAID EXPERTS, IT'S TIME TO HEAR FROM THE REAL EXPERTS – TWO GUYS WITH A PODCAST!   Inspired by the classic Bravo TV countdown documentary and its improved Shudder-branded follow-up, Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and 96 Greers have compiled the official Genre Grinder list of the Top 101 ACTUAL Scariest Movie Moments. That title is a joke, of course, because those older specials already covered a load of classic titles, meaning that the challenge here was to explore 101 different movie moments. Hopefully, listeners are in for some pleasant surprises in this, Part 1 of a planned four-part series.   00:00 – Intro 09:37 – Numbers 101 - 81 1:32:27 – Soda break 1:33:44 – Numbers 80 - 71 2:24:06 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Hawaiʻi  People's Fund (Maui recovery): https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund Kākoʻo Maui Fund (Maui recovery): https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/  

Two years ago Bill Ackerman and Patrick Ripoll joined forces to do a deep dive into the filmography of Wong Kar-wai, an Asian filmmaker who found great acclaim with his quirky tales of loneliness and longing set among a world of urban alienation in contemporary Hong Kong. Now they return to do a deep dive into the filmography of Tsai Ming-Liang, an Asian filmmaker who found great acclaim with his quirky tales of loneliness and longing set among the world of urban alienation in contemporary Taipei.    Time is a wheel we all can't help but ride.   But any close examination will reveal Tsai Ming-Liang to be a peerless artist with a fascinating body of work totally unlike that of anyone in film history, a queer slow-cinema maverick whose fierce independence, devotion to his lead actor Lee Kang-Sheng, and intricately connected filmography rewards you more and more the closer you look. From his humble days in Taiwanese television to directing the first film ever commissioned by The Louvre, Patrick and Bill are here to guide you through the winding paths and enigmatic hidden treasures of one of Taiwan's greatest filmmakers, by charting a course through four of his most foundational works: REBELS OF THE NEON GOD (1992), WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? (2001), GOODBYE, DRAGON INN (2003) and STRAY DOGS (2013).   0:00 - 11:53 - Introduction 11:54 - 13:29 - Filmography through Rebels of the Neon God 13:30 - 58:38 - Rebels of the Neon God 58:39 - 1:01:15 - Filmography between Rebels of the Neon God and What Time Is It There? 1:01:16 - 1:38:34 - What Time Is It There? 1:38:35 - 2:13:06 - Goodbye, Dragon Inn 2:13:07 - 2:31:31 - Filmography between Goodbye, Dragon Inn and Stray Dogs 2:31:32 - 2:40:30 - The Walker series 2:40:31 - 3:03:50 - Stray Dogs 3:03:51 - 3:19:37 - Days & Outro

Every year I ask my friend Patrick to provide me with something special in the form of a podcast gift. His friendship of course is the real gift but his presence for this episode is also a present. Not only does it celebrate my 45th birthday (May the 4th be with me) but we also decided to celebrate this here podcast! I asked Patrick this time to revisit the first two films we actively disagreed on going all the way back to Episode 2. What happens 12 years later when both him and I decide to re-watch The Devil's Rejects (dir. Rob Zombie) and Somewhere (dir. Sofia Coppola). Do we feel the same now as we did back then? The only way to know is to listen and find out. If you want to celebrate my birthday, all you have to do is give this your time. Thank you to my dear friend and former co-host / guest co-host Patrick for another delightful talk. 00:00 - 08:27 - Intro 08:28 - 01:00:20 - The Devil's Rejects 01:00:21 - 01:46:36 - Somewhere 01:46:37 - 02:11:35 - Outro

For this episode I recruited two terrific and talented film writers and commentators especially since two of the movies we talk about happen to be all-time favorites for the both of them. Guest co-host and Supporting Characters host Bill Ackerman returns as well as Chicago film critic Marya Gates for a delightful discussion on the work of Joan Micklin Silver.  She's responsible for a number of excellent films including HESTER STREET, CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER, BETWEEN THE LINES, CROSSING DELANCEY and so much more! Thanks to this episode I have a new favorite romantic comedy to add to my list so I'm grateful for my guests for bringing their A-game to this conversation and please do follow their work as well as discover Joan Micklin Silver's films in any form possible! We also briefly preview the upcoming Chicago Critics Film Festival! Stay tuned next month for a lot to come featuring both Bill Ackerman and former co-host Patrick Ripoll. I'm taking a little time off for my birthday month but there will be a surprise episode as always to make the occasion :) 00:00 - 20:19 - Introduction / Catching Up / CCFF 20:20 - 01:31:44 - JMS' First Few Films (Hester Street, Between The Lines, Chilly Scenes Of Winter) 01:31:45 - 02:10:49 - Crossing Delancey, Loverboy, Big Girls Don't Cry 02:10:50 - 02:27:32 - Other Films 02:27:33 - 02:41:03 - Top 3 JMS Films / Outro The Chicago Critics Film Festival: https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ The Projection Booth Covers Chilly Scenes Of Winter w/JMS: https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2017/02/episode-310-chilly-scenes-of-winter-1979.html Read Marya's Work on JMS: https://www.moviefone.com/news/joan-micklin-silvers-daughter-marisa-on-the-4k-resortation-of-hester-street/ https://www.moviefone.com/news/how-joan-micklin-silver-paved-the-way-for-chloe-zhao-other-women-directors-today/ Watch JMS Films On Mubi: https://mubi.com/specials/joan-micklin-silver Follow / Subscribe To Marya: https://oldfilmsflicker.substack.com   Check Out Bill's Podcast, Supporting Characters: https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingcharacters

As if 2 hours plus for PTA Part II wasn't enough, you are about to get even more content all about my favorite filmmaker. This time I interview author/writer extraordinaire Ethan Warren about his recently released book, The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha that I highly recommend. We talked for 40 mins about what inspired him to write it, along with thoughts on PTA in general. Soon after that, you'll get to hear more conversation from my former co-host Patrick Ripoll. About a year ago for Patreon, we reviewed Licorice Pizza which Patrick felt strongly about whereas I thought that it wasn't one of his strongest films for reasons you heard me bring up with Nick & Steve. I decided it was best to conclude this double dose of PTA talk with the original hosts on a film that Patrick did love. Speaking of that, be sure to stick around for the intro monologue since I go into greater detail on how I feel about Inherent Vice since I didn't express it entirely last time. Coming soon is Bill Ackerman's next contribution and it'll be a doozy for sure! Thank you all for listening, and thanks to Ethan & Patrick! 00:00 - 18:00 - Intro / Inherent Vice Summation 18:01 - 52:06 - Interview With Ethan Warren 52:07 - 02:17:30 - Patrick Reviews Licorice Pizza Visit Ethan Warren's Site: http://ethanrawarren.com Buy His Book on PTA: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-cinema-of-paul-thomas-anderson/9780231204590 Follow Ethan On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Warren_ In Case You Missed PTA Part II: https://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/episodes/pta2 Check Out Patrick's Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/uptown https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net  

SHARPEN YOUR STRAIGHT RAZORS AND POLISH YOUR BLACK LEATHER, WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE WITH ITALIAN THRILLERS JUST YET!!   Welcome back to Genre Grinder's look back on the gialli of 1971. In part one, Gabe (the fan) and Patrick (the skeptic) covered Sergio Martino's The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italian: Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh), Dario Argento's Cat O' Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code), Lucio Fulci's Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna), Enzo G. Castellari's Cold Eyes of Fear (Italian: Gli occhi freddi della paura), and José María Forqué's Eye of the Hurricane (Spanish: El ojo del huracán).   Part two (of two) features even more giallo goodness, including Luigi Bazzoni's The Fifth Cord (Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete), Emilio Miraglia's The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (Italian: La notte che Evelyn usci' dalia tomba), Umberto Lenzi's Oasis of Fear (aka: An Ideal Place to Kill; Italian: Un posto ideale per uccidere), Mario Bava's A Bay of Blood (Italian: Ecologia del delitto; aka: Twitch of the Death Nerve), Duccio Tessari's The Bloodstained Butterfly (Italian: Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate), Paolo Cavara's The Black Belly of the Tarantula (Italian: La tarantola dal ventre nero), and Aldo Lado's Short Night of the Glass Dolls (Italian: La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro).   00:00 – Intro 01:37 – The Fifth Cord 22:29 – The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave  40:04 – Oasis of Fear 1:00:00 – A Bay of Blood 1:09:02 – The Bloodstained Butterfly 1:22:01 – Black Belly of the Tarantula 1:34:29 – Short Night of the Glass Dolls 1:55:11 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/ Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state

MAD KILLERS! ANXIOUS WOMEN! TWISTED CRIMINAL PLOTS! CHIC INTERIOR DECORATING! PSYCHEDELIC FLASHBACKS! NEEDLESSLY LONG TITLES!!   Giallo – plural gialli – so-named for the cover color of pulp crime novels in Italy is a stylish world of psychosis and murder that has existed in some capacity since the early 1960s, but it wasn't until Dario Argento's 1970 classic, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, became a worldwide hit that the giallo fad really took the country by storm. The following year, 1971, was arguably the biggest in the genre's history, with a total of more than 40 films, several of which would become classics. Join super-fan Gabe and relatively apathetic returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and Uptown Song Club as they explore a total of 12 titles in a two-part series.   Part one includes Sergio Martino's The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Italian: Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh), Dario Argento's Cat O' Nine Tails (Italian: Il gatto a nove code), Lucio Fulci's Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna), Enzo G. Castellari's Cold Eyes of Fear (Italian: Gli occhi freddi della paura), and José María Forqué's Eye of the Hurricane (Spanish: El ojo del huracán). The original plan was to do 6 per episode, but I have COVID-19 and ran out of energy. But stay tuned for a longer part two soon!   00:00 – Intro 09:45 – The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh 27:05 – Cat O' Nine Tails  44:26 – Lizard in a Woman's Skin 58:23 – Cold Eyes of Fear 1:11:24 – Eye of the Hurricane 1:28:07 – Outro   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/ Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state

The tradition continues! Patrick Ripoll joins Collin and Kerry once again to take a deep dive into the depths of what was once the most controversial idea for a horror film ever dreamed up. Speaking of dreams, the brain-domed killer, Ricky, has been randomly invading the dreams of a blind woman and she wants answers! So do we. What does Monte Hellman bring to the table for this sequel? Why do we get a 'Happy New Year' send-off at the end? How does this movie alter the course of independent cinema as we know it (serious question, btw)? We also have another round of Halloween-themed Book and Blu-ray segments where we talk about "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Night of the Living Dead." 

LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH! OUR BLOODSTREAMS ARE ANALOG DATA! OUR SKIN IS TEXTURED PLASTIC! OUR INTESTINES ARE RIBBONS OF MAGNETIC TAPE!! Welcome back to SOV hell! Your hosts Gabe and Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned and Uptown Song Club have nine more movies to talk about, seven of which at least one of them was able to see. This includes a homemade homage to Italian horror, a surprisingly sophisticated slasher shot in Gabe's hometown, two J.R. Bookwalter films (one good, one not so good), and one genuine transgressive horror classic. Don't worry, though, this isn't our “good-bye” to SOV Horror, it's “see you later.”   Part 2 includes: Paura il Diavolo (Darren Ward, 1992) † Evil Night (Todd Jason Cook, 1992) Humanoids from Atlantis (J.R. Bookwalter, 1992) ∆ Death Magic (Paul Clinco, 1992) †∆ Hellspawn (Mark & John Polonia, 1993) America's Deadliest Home Video (Jack Perez, 1993) ∆ Red Spirit Lake (Charles Pinion, 1993) †∆ Ozone (J.R. Bookwalter, 1994) †∆ Jungle Trap (James Bryan, 2016) ∆ † Seen by Gabe∆ Seen by Patrick If you want to catch up with the complete SOV Horror podcast collection, please check out Patrick and Gabe's original four-part podcast on SOV Horror, Patrick's SOV Horror Mixtape, and the first part of the Addendum wherever you listen to podcasts.   Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash:Donations 4 Abortions (state-by-state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state National Network of Abortion Funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/

YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DONE EXPLORING THE DEPTHS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF ANALOG HORROR? YOU FOOL!!Remember when Gabe and always special guest Patrick Ripoll spent almost eight hours talking about the weird, wonderful, and horrible world of Shot-on-Video (SOV) Horror? Well, there have been some developments since then. More of these movies have been dug up by boutique home video labels and maniacs on YouTube and now we have to make an addendum episode. Make that TWO addendum episodes, because there is still so much to discover. Or maybe not DISCover. Maybe we're TAPEscovering. Man, I'm funny.   Part 1 includes: Demon Queen (Donald Farmer, 1987) †∆ Sexandroide (Michel Ricaud, 1987) †∆ Conton (Japanese: Jûshin densetsu; Takuro Fukada, 1987) † Hollywood's New Blood (James Shyman, 1988) † Halloween Party (Dave Skowronski, 1989) ∆ Dream Stalker (Christopher Mills, 1991) †∆ The Butcher (Maik Ude, 1991) † Holy Moly (Lance Ozanix, 1991) †∆ Vampire Trailer Park (Steve Latshaw, 1991) Neighbor Hoodz (Lemy Hassan & James Adam Tucker, 1991) Way Bad Stone (Archie Waugh, 1991) Death by Love (Alan Grant, 1991) Hellroller (Gary J. Levinson, 1992) †∆   † Seen by Gabe∆ Seen by Patrick If you like what you're hearing and can't wait a couple of weeks for Part 2, please check out Patrick and Gabe's original four-part podcast on SOV Horror, as well as Patrick's SOV Horror Mixtape, wherever you listen to podcasts (Episode 18, Parts 1-4 and BONUS EPISODE: VCR Horrors).   Please consider donating to the following charities/fundraisers if you have any spare cash:Donations 4 Abortions (state-by-state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state   National Network of Abortion Funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds   Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://www.transgenderlegal.org/

Episode 200 is here (technically this is the 300th episode if you include bonus episodes). Of course, I had to invite my original co-host and dear friend Patrick Ripoll back to the show since it all began with him and I talking about Cameron Crowe in front of microphones back in January 2011. This serves as not only a celebration of the podcast but as an early birthday treat. So why not talk about two of my favorite directors over the course of two entire films they've made. I was never the biggest fan of David Cronenberg's CRASH but I'm slowly coming around. Patrick was never the biggest fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's PHANTOM THREAD either. Now he's also warming up to it a little more. We hash it out together, ask questions, talk about specific scenes that we adore and so much more throughout this eventful 4 hour conversation. You have the option of syncing up the two movies (we instruct how along the way) or simply listen to the two of us talking about both films and the directors that made them. This was pure joy and a great way to celebrate a podcast anniversary that I'm sure you'll enjoy especially if you've been with us since the very beginning. 00:00 - 11:11 - Introduction11:12 - 01:53:49 - Crash Commentary01:53:50 - 04:00:12 - Phantom Thread Commentary04:00:13 - 04:10:14 - Outro Check out Patrick's podcast:https://nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned Support The Show:https://www.patreon.com/directorsclub

Kerry and Collin are joined by returning guest Patrick Ripoll to discuss the all-singing, award-winning  masterpiece, Jacques Demy's "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964). How does it fit in with other films of the French New Wave? How does Christmas function in the film's final moments? How do the musical elements differ from the recently released "Annette"? All this, plus Oscar talk, the Book segment and a look at the latest releases in physical media on the "Blu-ray Gift Exchange."

FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRANSPHOBIC ATTACKS ON THE CHILDREN OF TEXAS: Resources For Transgender Youth in Texas: https://www.txtranskids.org/ Transgender Education Network of Texas: https://www.transtexas.org/services Equality Texas: https://www.equalitytexas.org/ ---------- Whether it's a complicated layered confession from the man who introduced blockbuster filmmaking into the water supply, turning his fellow New Hollywood icons into endangered species or just the best monster movie of the 90s, Jurassic Park (1993) is a beloved institution that will never go away, that children around the world will never stop enjoying, that will never stop influencing the world of populist popcorn cinema. So why does everyone seem to get it wrong? To dig into the minutae of what makes this highly sophisticated machine tick and also just reminisce about being kids in the 90's when this came out, Patrick Ripoll and Regina Linn hold onto their butts and ask the big questions like: Is this movie actually a good demonstration of chaos theory? How does Alan Grant know how to do a Brachiosaurus call? And just how many fucked up space drugs was ET using?  All that and more on the most recent episode of Tracks of the Damned! TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - 5:40  -  Intro 5:41 - 2:15:13  -  Commentary 2:15:14 - 2:21:12  -  Outro

Another year in cinema has come and gone. 2021 was certainly one of the more difficult and challenging years for me personally (we all needed lots of hugs) but it's ended on a high note particularly with the films discussed here. As always, I needed to invite special guests to celebrate the year in cinema, two familiar voices you know and love join me to discuss our favorite films of 2021. Returning to the show is my dear friend Patrick Ripoll, current host of Tracks of the Damned and former co-host of this here show. Another great returning champion and former co-host is Brad Strauss who was kind enough to take over hosting duties for a few years, doing stellar work with his compadre Al. Happy to have him join us too! This time you're in for a treat because you can actually win a couple of Blu-Rays by listening to the episode and following the instructions given (all entries/emails must be in by Jan 11th). After summarizing the year that was, we run down a list of categories/awards like we do every time as well as a list of honorable mentions before revealing our top ten favorite films of the year. Prepare yourself for a song later on to celebrate someone who is definitely there in spirit but couldn't join us this time, the one and only Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters. This was one heck of a year and now it's time to listen to us talk about it for five hours. Much gratitude to all of you for listening and for all the support. 11 years of doing this show and there's never a dull moment. Happy New Year and thanks to my great guests for their lists and wonderful insights as expected - Jim 00:00 - 20:54 - Introductions / Thoughts On 2021 20:55 - 01:01:37 - Ancillary Awards / Categories 01:01:38 - 01:23:04 - Honorable Mentions 01:23:05 - 02:55:02 - #10-#5 02:55:02 - 03:33:44 - #5-#3 03:33:44 - 04:10:39 - #3, #2 04:10:40 - 04:13:39 - Bill's 40 Favorite Films Song 04:13:40 - 04:58:36 - Favorite Film Of 2021 / Outro Bill Ackerman's 40 Favorite Films: https://auteuristtrap.blogspot.com/2021 Jim's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/2021-ranked Brad's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/brads/list/year-by-year-2021-ranked Check Out Patrick's Podcast: https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned The Chicago Film Critics Awards For 2021: https://chicagofilmcritics.org/blog/2021cfcawinners Send Me An Email By January 11th (details in the show): directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com  

RETURN TO THE GREATEST YEAR IN HORROR HISTORY FOR MORE IRONIC PUNISHMENTS, FIERY INFERNOS, CURSED TOWNS, BLOODTHIRSTY WITCHES, AND SEXY LIBRARIANS!   Happy Halloween hangover, everyone! Welcome back to 1960 and a deep dive into three more stone cold classics. Well, more like two classics and a movie that has an awful lot in common with some stone cold classics. Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned had already talked about Georges Franju's Eyes without a Face, Michael Powell's Peeping Tom, and Roger Corman's (Fall of the) House of Usher in part one and, this time, they're covering Nobuo Nakagawa's Jigoku, Mario Bava's Black Sunday, and John Llewellyn Moxey's City of the Dead.   00:00 – Jigoku 18:42 – Black Sunday 50:05 – Interlude (other 1960 horror movies) 54:09 – City of the Dead 1:21:07 – Outro   Here's the complete Letterboxd list that we were originally working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1960s-horror-movies/

A special Halloween treat: a unique performance of the classic HP Lovecraft short story by Patrick Ripoll and Regina Linn.

Patrick Ripoll (Tracks of the Damned, Director's Club) joins Collin and Kerry to talk about the sequel to the notorious 1984 slasher film, about 30 minutes of which is shown in Part 2! How do they get away with that? Is Eric Freeman's performance the stuff of bad-movie legend? When is garbage day? All this and more as they continue to explore this goofy series of holiday slasher films, plus Kerry's Book segment. 

PSYCHOPATHS! PEEPING TOMS! CRUMBLING HOUSES! EYELESS FACES! CITIES OF THE DEAD! LITERAL HELL!   Happy Halloween! It's time to settle some schoolyard arguments and decide once and for all the most incredible year in horror cinema history. Our world's greatest scientists, historians, and statisticians have compiled all the pertinent data and come to the following conclusion: 1960 was the best year for horror movies. Gabe and returning guest Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned parsed 32 of the year's genre releases and chose six to discuss at length – Georges Franju's Eyes without a Face, Michal Powell's Peeping Tom, Roger Corman's (Fall of the) House of Usher, Nobuo Nakagawa's Jigoku, Mario Bava's Black Sunday, and John Llewellyn Moxey's City of the Dead. Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho also comes up constantly, but not at length, because it's one of the most popular movies ever made.   This didn't end up being as long as some of Gabe & Patrick's other list episodes, but the discussion still went long, so the three-hour episode has been split into two Fun-Sized treats (instead of three or four, so don't worry).   00:00 – Intro: Why 1960? and a brief history of horror movie booms 17:40 – Eyes without a Face 44:46 – Peeping Tom 1:05:57 – (Fall of the) House of Usher   Here's the complete Letterboxd list that we were originally working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1960s-horror-movies/

The climax of the career of the greatest horror star of all time and also a miserable failure critically and commercially, The Devil Commands was the product of a hungry up and coming director, Edward Dmytryk, being paired with material best described as "Lovecraftian" decades before that word meant anything to anybody. In this episode of Tracks of the Damned, the horror film commentary track podcast, host Patrick Ripoll tackles the second horror boom of the 40s and asks the big questions like: is that matte painting haunted? Time-Stamps: 0:00 - 0:37  -  Apology Concerning My Thoughtless Words 0:38 - 2:47  -  Intro 2:48 - 1:10:05  -  Commentary 1:10:06 - 1:53:58  - Ten Must-See Karloff Performances 1:53:59 - 1:57:54  -  Outro

Great Scott! Patrick returns to host a different approach to an episode in which he and returning guest Andrew James run down an entire filmography. So no more what we watched segment or parody songs just three and a half hours focused on action director Tony Scott starting at the beginning of his career all the way to the end. Follow along with the filmography below as well as follow both Patrick and Andrew on Letterboxd. Stay tuned next month for Patrick's final stint as guest host alongside Bill Ackerman when they run down the filmography of Wong Kar-wai. Thanks as always for listening and stay tuned for some bonus content in the months to come! Tony Scott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Scott#Filmography Andrew James: https://letterboxd.com/andrew_james Patrick Ripoll: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll

I’ve done a lot of podcasts in my time but this one might be the craziest I’ve ever been a part of. Thanks to my dear friend Patrick Ripoll, this is one of those birthday gifts that I’ll cherish forever. What Patrick did was invent 43 movie and music-related games for my 43rd birthday and we turned them into 43 segments. Not to mention the 10 hours of editing Patrick did to put this  madness together. For about the first 90 minutes, the volume levels fluctuate a bit due to recording online but don’t fret. Then for the next 90 minutes, we got together in person for the first time in a long time so it sounds even better. There’s no need to list the games here we played in the show notes since half the fun is seeing what comes next. Needless to say, if you’re a fan of Popcorn Supper or old-school Director’s Club or the yearly tradition of doing something unconventional this time of year to celebrate the fact that I’m still here on this planet, you do not want to skip over this. Also stay tuned to Voices & Visions for an interview with an actress that is truly special in so many ways as well as Patrick’s next three stints hosting this here show while I take a brief summer hiatus. Thanks to Patrick for his hard work and to all of you for continuing to listen and supporting this weird, wild show - Jim Be sure to check out episodes of Patrick's podcast too: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END AS MUST ALL BAD THINGS AND ALL THINGS RECORDED ON OBSOLETE HOME VIDEO MEDIA!   Welcome to the home stretch! After dozens of movies and six hours of podcasting, we’ve come to the end of Genre Grinder’s shot-on-video horror retrospective. Gabe and returning extra-special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who, yet again, did most of the research) drag and claw their way through a final 16 SOV oddities; nine of which one or both of them were able to watch, including Mark Shepard’s Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990), Carl Denham’s Shreck (1990), and J.R. Bookwalter’s Kingdom of the Vampire (1991). The list is shorter this time, but we both had a lot to say about some of these movies, especially Carl J. Sukenick’s mind-bending Alien Beasts (1991), Olaf Ittenbach’s gut-wrenching The Burning Moon (1992), and Scooter McCrae’s genuinely great The Shatter Dead (1994). . Again, people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description, so here you go. All of the movies that at least one of us has seen are marked with a †, while the others are discussed based on available information/reviews: Bimbos B.C. (1990) Attack of the Hideopoid (1990) Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990) † Gorgasm (1990) Shreck (1990) † Crystal Force (1990) Attack of the Killer Refrigerator (1990) † Honeymoon Murders (1990) Kingdom of the Vampire (1991) † Zombie ‘90: Extreme Pestilence (1991) † Alien Beasts (1991) † The Burning Moon (1992) † Scary Tales (1993) † Savage Vengeance (1993) Vampires and Other Stereotypes (1994) Shatter Dead (1994) † If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

Welcome to an extra special BONUS EPISODE of Genre Grinder. What you are about to hear is a digital mixtape compiled and mixed by Tracks of the Damned creator Patrick Ripoll. It includes themes, complete songs, and various clips from the films we’ve been discussing throughout Genre Grinder’s shot-on-video horror series. Be aware that, in most cases, Patrick or myself had to rip the audio from the films themselves, so the sound quality will be uneven to say the least. Then again, that’s kind of the point isn’t. So, sit back, relax, and let the SOV horror vibes take you away.    Complete track listing: 1a. WREX Station Identification 1b. 20/20 Report: "VCR Horrors" 1c. Sledgehammer (1983) opening credits 2. Tales From the Quaddead Zone (1987) score 3. Shreck (1990) score 4. "Angel Fire" from Demon Queen (1987) 5a. Body Count (1986) trailer 5b. Heavy Metal Massacre (1989) opening credits 5c. "Carl Sukenick narration" from Alien Beasts (1991) 6. Spine (1986) score 7. "Animal/Cannibal" from Possibly in Michigan (1983) 8. Terror Eyes (1989) opening credits 9. The Ripper (1985) trailer 10. "Book of Love" from Brainblast (1987) 11. Video Violence (1987) opening credits 12. Witchdoctor of the Living Dead (1986) score 13. "Rock n Roll Music" from Blood Lake (1987) 14. Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984) opening credits 15. The Tower (1985) score 16. Attack of the Killer Refrigerator (1990) score 17. "Scream Dream" from Scream Dream (1989) 18. Blood Cult (1985) trailer 19. Hollow Gate (1988) end credits 20. "Beat My Meat" from Trashcans of Terror (1985) 21. "The Brainsucker" from The Brainsucker (1988) 22a. Attack scene from Black River Monster (1986) 22b. "Hearts" from Night Ripper! (1986) 23. Video Violence (1987) score 24. "Suffer Little Children" from Suffer Little Children (1983) 25a. Dip Monologue from Redneck Zombies (1989) 25b. Redneck Zombies (1989) End Credits 26. Revenge (1986) trailer 27. Night Feeder (1988) end credits 28. Scary Tales (1993) score 29. Dark Romances Vol. 1 (1990) score 30. "If" from Cannibal Campout (1988) 31. Sledgehammer (1983) end credits  

LISTEN IN TERROR AS WE CONTINUE TO BE STRANGLED BY THE GNARLED, RIPPLING TENTACLES OF DEAD ANALOG MEDIA!   Part three of our epic (seemingly never-ending) FOUR-PART look back on the insane world of shot-on-video horror movies from the pre-digital era. Gabe and returning extra-special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who, again, did most of the research) trudge through an additional 32 movies, 12 of which one or both of them were able to watch, including D3’s Death Row Diner (1988), Wally Koz’ 555 (1988), Herb Robins’ The Brainsucker (1988), Jim Whiteaker’s Night Feeder (1988), Dean Alioto’s The McPherson Tape (1989), and Eric Parkinson, Michael Rissi & Steve Sommers’ Terror Eyes (1989). Again, people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description, so here you go. All of the movies that at least one of us has seen are marked with a †, while the others are discussed based on available information/reviews: Death Row Diner (1988) † The Hackers (1988) Hollow Gate (1988) Hollywood’s New Blood (1988) Shadows of Blood (1988) Twisted Issues (1989) Woodchipper Massacre (1988) Mama’s Home (1988) Cannibal Campout (1988) † 555 (1988) † Phantom Brother (1988) † Almohadón de Plumas (1988) Night Feeder (1988) † Dinastía sangrienta (1988) Blind Faith (1989) Witchfinder (1989) Black Past (1989) † Fatal Images (1989) † Las Vegas Bloodbath (1989) Satan’s Storybook (1989) Scream Dream (1989) Sleepover Massacre (1989) The McPherson Tape (1989) † Violent Shit (1989) † Zombie Rampage (1989) Redneck Zombies (1989) † Pieces of Darkness (1989) Houseboat Horror (1989) The Nutzoids at Cannibal Cove (1989) Heavy Metal Massacre (1989) † Terror Eyes (1989) † If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund    

Episode 184 (technically episode 276 if you count bonus episodes) consists of something special - something we’ve never done before in the history of this show. A collaborative top ten list curated by the two individuals that started that show a decade ago. Normally, we fight and bicker but there’s just a little bit of that this time. Patrick Ripoll and I decided to happily piece together our very favorite films from the Obama Era which is essentially when we hosted this show together, on and off. These particular selections were released between 2009-2016 and a lot of familiar favorites do come up, but there are also surprises along the way. For the first four hours everything went smoothly, but as you’ll hear, there’s a bit of a change at the four mark as we concluded due to technical difficulties. No worries, you’ll get to hear most of our decisions, justifications and opinions on what the ten best films are from the years 2009-2016, back when things were a bit brighter in the world. We did this to cheer ourselves and it worked! No time tracks this time since it’s all about the master list and getting it down to ten titles. Happy 10th anniversary to this show and thank you all for listening to me and Patrick ramble on for over four hours about some of our favorite films.  The Master List:http://bit.ly/dcobama Follow Patrick: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll Listen to his show!http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned Check out the last anniversary special:http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/blog/50favoritefilms

ENJOY EVEN MORE TALES OF THE TAPE AS WE DELVE FURTHER INTO THE INSANE DEPTHS OF THE MOST NEOPHYTIC MOVIES EVER TO GRACE A VIDEO RENTAL STORE!   Bring on part two of three! Wait, of three? That can’t be right. Oh, yeah, this is a four-part epic now. Gabe and special co-host Patrick Ripoll (who did most of the research) break down 21 more shot-on video horror movies; nine of which one or both of them have been able to actually see, including ‘classics,’ like the Polonia Brothers’ Hallucinations (1986) & Splatter Farm (1987), Jeff Hathcock’s Night Ripper! (1986), Chester Novell Turner’s Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987), and Gary P. Cohen’s genuine cult classic, Video Violence (1987). Some people have asked for a list of the films covered in the description (which I failed to do last time), so here you go. All of the movies we were able to watch are now marked with a †, while the others are discussed, based on available information/reviews: Hallucinations (1986) † Night of Terror (1986) Spine (1986) † Splatter: Architects of Fear (1986) Black River Monster (1986) Night Ripper! (1986) † Blood Lake (1987) † Brainblast (1987) † Video Violence (1987) † Cannibal Hookers (1987) Channel 13 (1987) Cemetery Sisters (1987) Criminally Insane 2/Fat Ethel II (1987) Crowley (1987) Demon Queen (1987) Doctor Bloodbath (1987) † Death Nurse (1987) Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987) † The Newlydeads (1987) Venus Flytrap (1987) Splatter Farm (1987) †   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

For the first 10th anniversary special of Director’s Club, you get 6 hours and 45 minutes of me and Bill Ackerman talking about our 50 favorite films of all time. Granted, we did end up spending a little time before that revealing our favorites from 2020 as well, but for the most part you get to learn about what each of us think are all-timers when it comes to movies we love. Some have changed for me including my #1. Towards the end of the month, you’ll get a second anniversary special featuring Patrick Ripoll, original co-host for a surprise edition that should be quite different than anything we’ve done before. (Which means you’re likely to at least get a total of ten hours of content for January). My full of 100 favorites is available at Letterboxd but don’t spoil the fun, listen to the episode first to see what has changed these past five years since I last revised the list. Be sure to subscribe to Bill’s spectacular show, Supporting Characters. Catch up with all the episodes from the past and stay tuned for more in the future! Thank you so much for supporting Director’s Club this past decade and looking forward to at least another year’s worth of new episodes. See you in a couple of weeks for one more anniversary special - Jim 00:00 - 06:28 - Intro06:29 - 51:59 - Favorites From 202052:00 - 03:13:07 - Favorite Films #50-2603:13:08 - 05:21:24 - Favorite Films #25-1105:21:25 - 06:44:30 - Favorite Films #10-106:44:31 - 06:47:31 - Outro

TAKE A TRIP BACK TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF WTF DIY HOME VIDEO HORROR! I REALLY WISH I HADN’T USED UP MY ‘ADJUST YOUR TRACKING’ REFERENCE ON THE FOUND-FOOTAGE HORROR DESCRIPTION! Strap in for part one of a three-part look back at an era when three teenagers with a camcorder could shoot a horror movie without a script and sell it to video rental stores across the country. Gabe and special guest/co-host Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned do their best to parse the mind-melting world of shot-on-video (SOV) horror movies. Their total list came dangerously close to 100 titles and, while they were only able to watch around half of those between them, Patrick did enough research to at least describe some of the unobtainable obscurities we weren’t able to stream, buy, or even pirate. Part one includes 21 movies, 11 of which we cover in-depth. Part two will be available early next month and part three (hopefully) two weeks after that.   If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers:   Minnesota Freedom Fund   Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund   Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition   American Nurses Foundation’s Coronavirus Response Fund  

SOUTHLAND TALES arrives to confound and intrigue Cody, Robert, Nat, and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned. So, buckle yourself in as we tackle Richard Kelly's followup to DONNIE DARKO. Time Tracks: SOUTHLAND TALES: 0:00 to 1:28:21 NEXT FILM : 1:28:21 to End

Kerry and Collin are joined by Patrick Ripoll (of Directors Club and Tracks of the Damned) to talk about the controversial-at-the-time slasher classic, "Silent Night, Deadly Night." Did parent groups in Wisconsin have a right to be upset by it? More importantly, how's the soundtrack? We dive in and explore what makes this movie unique and unsettling. 

Every October, we try to go above and beyond the call of duty. For one of the most insane years in recent history, it only made sense to finally tackle another Italian horror master by the name of Lucio Fulci. I needed help with some very special returning guests by the names of Patrick Ripoll and Gabe Powers, both host their own shows on the Now Playing Network as well. It was difficult to narrow down our discussion to the main essentials but we do start out talking about his Giallo work with A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN followed by what most consider to be his masterwork, THE BEYOND. Lots of other titles are of course mentioned along the way due to his extensive filmography. We also cover a few titles during the what we watched segment including THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW, DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE, and WITCHTRAP. 00:00 - 06:19 - Introduction06:20 - 07:02 - What We Watched Song07:03 - 01:02:45 - What We Watched This Week01:02:46 - 01:04:01 - Director Song01:04:02 - 02:02:51 - A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin02:02:52 - 02:43:46 - The Beyond02:43:47 - 03:09:09 - Other Titles03:09:10 - 03:18:41 - Top 3 Fulci / Outro Patrick Bromley Ranks 21 Fulci Horror Films: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3550177/zombies-slashers-ghosts-extreme-gore-ranking-21-lucio-fulcis-horror-films/   Screen Drafts Picks The Top 7 Fulci Films:https://screendrafts.libsyn.com/lucio-fulci-with-elric-kane-rebekah-mckendry Supporting Characters Interviews Stephen Thrower:http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingcharacters/episode44 Genre Grinder Hosted By Gabe:https://www.genregrinder.com/ Tracks Of The Damned Hosted By Patrick:https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e12

Originally published in October of 2016, this Hallow’s Eve, the Film Jive tomb is re-opened with another creaking cacophony of murderous disharmony and echoes of the fantastique with the “Soundtrack of Terror Vol. II”. Film Jive contributors Simone Barros, Zach Betonte and Andrew Swope welcome fellow trick or treaters; Bill Ackerman, Regina Barry, Philip Brubaker, Rooney Elmi, Veronica Fitzpatrick, Kurtiss Hare, Lee Howard, Dr. Russ Hunter, Jim Laczkowski, Michelle Clifford, Alison Lang, Jasper Lee, C.J. Lines, Michael Mackenzie, Patrick Ripoll, Fanta Sylla, Tenebrous Kate, and Patrick K. Walsh to assemble a revolving playlist of blood-stained sounds that will leave your ears in a severed state. So audiophiles, sit back (but remain upright) and allow the most horrific sounds of cinema to disquiet your nerves. Happy Halloween!

Originally published in March of 2014, Zach Betonte and Andrew Swope are joined by Patrick Ripoll of Director’s Club and Tracks of the Damned to discuss the 1988 police training film, “Surviving Edged Weapons: How to Defeat Today's Fastest Growing Threat (Intended for Law Enforcement Only)”. Beware the blade...

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end, it's true, but when that other beginning's end was the high point of the series since the beginning's beginning what can you expect from the new beginning, particularly it's end? Why, one of the most controversial choices of the franchise, of course!   We've reached the love-it-or-hate-it section of the series, so we made sure to have both sides represented. On the love it side we have Gabe Powers, proprietor of GenreGrinder.com and host of the Genre Grinder podcast, whose delight in the film's drug-fueled sleaze is only matched by his interest in it's Eurocult vibes. On the hate it side, Patrick Ripoll, who wishes they did something, ANYTHING, with the premise of a halfway house slasher. Together they come together and ask the big questions like: What alternate reality 1990's does this exist in? What does director Danny Steinman have to say about Ronald Reagan's repeal of The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980? And just how much does he like boobs?   The answer to that last question will become abundantly clear. Check it out! And if you want to hear Gabe and Patrick talk about pop star movies like Rock n Roll High School, Head and House Party, be sure to check out Genre Grinder podcast episode 12.   0:00 - 5:40  -  Intro 5:41 - 1:43:04  -  Commentary

Okay, this one is a little hard to explain: Gabe and Patrick are looking at films featuring rock, hip-hop, R&B, and reggae artists. Not concert movies or movies where a pop star plays someone else, but movies in which they essentially appear either as themselves or a slightly fictionalized version of themselves. Obvious examples include The Beatles in Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night (1964) or Prince in Albert Magnoli’s Purple Rain (1984).   But we’re also not talking about those two very popular films – we’re talking about some slightly less popular titles with strong cult followings, including Bob Rafelson’s Head (1968), starring The Monkees, Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come (1972), starring Jimmy Cliff, Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n Roll High School (1979), starring The Ramones, and Reginald Hudlin’s House Party (1990), starring Kid ‘n Play. The fellas wrap things up with shorter discussions of Prince’s movies, Bob Spiers’ Spiceworld (1997), Tetsuro Takeuchi’s Wild Zero (1999), and a few others.   00:00 – Intro 07:07 – Head 31:21 – The Harder They Come 51:32 – Rock ‘n Roll High School 1:19:36 – House Party 1:45:09 – Wrap up

ARE WE STILL DOING THIS? WE ARE STILL DOING THIS!! THERE’S SO MUCH MORE CONTENT FOR THE MACHINE!!   Gabe and Tracks of the Damned’s Patrick Ripoll are back ...again and running down more of Patrick’s favorite horror movies of the previous ten years ...again. When they’re done, it’s up to Your Favorite Monsters’ Betsy Jorgensen to tell us what she thinks made the last decade in horror great. Then, when all is said and done, Gabe and Patrick talk about a few more of Gabe’s faves. I know I originally promised a complete list from myself, my girlfriend Kristine, and Tyler Foster, but Patrick, Jim, Luana, and Betsy gave me so much to work with that I’ve decided to cut my own list down to a few items and save Kristine and Tyler’s lists for the next time we record. If you’re curious, however, here is a letterboxd.com list of my top 50: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/the-50-best-horror-movies-of-the-2010s-wip/ 00:00 – Intro and more from Patrick’s list 51:05 – Betsy’s top 10 1:27:34 – A bit of Gabe’s list Hear Patrick’s complete commentary for Lake Mungo, which came out a little too early to make anyone’s lists: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e5 Hear Betsy’s latest episode of Your Favorite Monsters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-favorite-monsters-52-come-undone/id1294117203?i=1000455964503

THERE WAS TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF FOR ONE PODCAST! OR EVEN TWO!! THERE’S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE AFTER THIS ONE, GUYS!!! Gabe and Tracks of the Damned’s Patrick Ripoll are back and running down more of Patrick’s favorite horror movies of the previous ten years. Right smack-dab in the middle, Gabe is also joined by Monster Island Commentaries/Movie Lobby Commentaries’ own Luana Saitta (recorded separately) for a look at her top 10 horror picks – some of which may surprise you!  This is the second of THREE podcasts on the subject, so stay tuned in two weeks for more with Patrick and lists by Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters, my girlfriend Kristine Fisher, and maybe even Tyler Foster.   00:00 – Intro and more from Patrick’s list 25:25 – Luana’s top 10 1:26:28 – Even more with Patrick (plus a bit of Gabe’s list) Check out a preview clip of Luana and Monster Island co-host Travis Kirkland’s new series, Movie Lobby Commentaries, in which they discuss Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1992) right here: http://monstercommentaries.libsyn.com/movie-lobby-commentaries-terminator-2-judgment-day-preview-clip Hear Patrick’s complete commentary for Mike Flanagan’s Oculus (2013): http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e4

IT’S THE END OF AN ERA! JOIN US AS WE LOOK BACK ON THE BEST HORROR MOVIES OF THE 2010S WITH...20/20 VISION! BET YOU HADN’T HEARD THAT JOKE YET! It was a heck of a decade and Gabe has gathered all of his friends (and co-hosts) together to discuss the very best horror movies released between 2010 and 2019. In part one, he is joined by Tracks of the Damned’s Patrick Ripoll and Voices + Visions’ Jim Laczkowski (recorded separately) to decide what defined 2010s horror and what made each of these films so great. This is the first of THREE podcasts on the subject, so stay tuned in two weeks for more with Patrick and lists by Luana Saitta of Monster Island Commentaries, Betsy Jorgensen of Your Favorite Monsters, my girlfriend Kristine Fisher, and maybe even Tyler Foster. 00:00 – Intro: What characterized 2010 horror with Patrick 23:17 – Jim’s top 301:26:45 – Part 1 of Patrick’s top 25 Hear Patrick talk exclusively about Scream 4 on Tracks of the Damned: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e17

THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM THE FINAL CHAPTER... Gabe and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned are back and finishing what they started: an interminable look back at the slasher movies of 1981. The complete list includes 42 films that friends, colleagues, and random people on the internet consider to be slashers. The last episode is the shortest, including discussion of 13 movies – Hell Night (directed by Tom DeSimone), Don’t Go in the Woods (directed by James Bryan), Lady Stay Dead (directed by Terry Bourke), Absurd (aka: Rosso sangue, Monster Hunter, and Horrible, directed by Joe D’Amato), Just Before Dawn (directed by Jeff Lieberman), Strange Behavior (directed by Michael Laughlin), Hospital Massacre (directed by Boaz Davidson), Nightmares (directed by Romano Scavolini), Dark Night of the Scarecrow (directed by Frank De Felitta), Halloween II (directed by Rick Rosenthal), Saturday the 14th (directed by Howard R. Cohen), Madman (directed by Joe Giannone), and The Prowler (directed by Joseph Zito). Do note that after recording for 5 hours, the timing of our tracks and communications got a little off. The problem is mitigated to the best of Gabe’s editing ability, but there are still a few odd moments where reactions are off time. Listen to Part One here: https://www.genregrinder.com/podcast/episode/a8509064/episode-5-the-slasher-movies-of-1981-feat-patrick-ripoll-of-tracks-of-the-damned Listen to Part Two here: https://www.genregrinder.com/podcast/episode/e24daa65/episode-5-part-2-the-slasher-movies-of-1981-feat-patrick-ripoll-of-tracks-of-the-damned Listen to Patrick and Bill Ackerman talk about Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck’s Messiah of the Evil as part of the Tracks of the Damned podcast: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e6 Follow along with the complete list here: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1981-slasher-movies/

THE BODY COUNT CONTINUES... Gabe and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned are back and continuing their interminable look back at the slasher movies of 1981. The complete list includes 42 films that friends, colleagues, and random people on the internet consider slashers and this time we covered 14 – The Phantom Killer (Directed by Stanley Fung), Bloody Birthday (Directed by Ed Hunt), Friday the 13th Part 2 (Directed by Steve Miner), Graduation Day (Directed by Herb Freed), The Burning (Directed by Tony Maylam), Happy Birthday to Me (Directed by J. Lee Thompson), The Fan (Directed by Ed Bianchi), Final Exam (Directed by Jimmy Huston), Roadgames (Directed by Richard Franklin), Blow Out (Directed by Brian De Palma), Student Bodies (Directed by Mickey Rose), Deadly Blessing (Directed by Wes Craven), The House By the Cemetery (Italian Quella villa accanto al cimitero, Directed by Lucio Fulci), and Evilspeak (Directed by Eric Weston). Follow along and check out what’s coming up using this chronological Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1981-slasher-movies/   Listen to Patrick’s extended thoughts on the Wes Craven’s Scream by listening to this episode of Tracks of the Damned: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e14 Episode three should be live in about a month. Stay tuned for our H.P. Lovecraft themed episode with Betsy from Your Favorite Monsters at the beginning of September.

Strap in, because we’ve got a lot of ground to cover this month. Gabe and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned are looking into the peak year in slasher movie history: 1981. Originally assuming that this would shrink the number of movies to about 20, they learned that there were, in fact, 42 movies that people on the internet consider slashers released in the year 1981 – and they were foolish enough to think that was still a small enough number to discuss every single one of them in under two hours. “Perhaps this will be a two-parter,” Gabe wonders aloud at the top of the podcast. No. Absolutely not. This is now a three-parter. So, enjoy the first of three sweaty, panicked trips through slasher country, including (ahem): Scream (directed by Byron Quisenberry; aka: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker and The Outing), Ghostkeeper (directed by Jim Makichuk) Corpse Mania (directed by Kuei Chih-Hung), Home Sweet Home (directed by Nettie Peña; aka: Bloodparty and Slasher in the House), A Day of Judgement (directed by Christopher Reynolds), Srigala (directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra; aka: Wolf), Night School (directed by Ken Hughes; aka: Terror Eyes), The House Where Death Lives (directed by Alan Beattie; aka: Delusion), My Bloody Valentine (directed by George Mihalka), Eyes of a Stranger (directed by Ken Wiederhorn), Murder Obsession (directed by Ricardo Freda; aka: Murder Syndrome), Madhouse (directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis; aka: There Was a Little Girl), The Funhouse (directed by Tobe Hooper), Love Massacre (directed by Patrick Tam Kar-Ming), and Bloody Moon (directed by Jess Franco). Follow along and check out what’s coming up using this chronological Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1981-slasher-movies/ Listen to Patrick’s extended thoughts on The Funhouse by listening to this episode of Tracks of the Damned: https://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s2e2 Episode two should be live in about two weeks, followed by an H.P. Lovecraft themed episode with Betsy from Your Favorite Monsters at the beginning of September and episode three two weeks after that (also in September).

Gabe and Now Playing Network head honcho Jim Laczkowski – who you may remember from Director’s Club Podcast and Voices & Visions, among others – take a deep dive into the soul-crushing world of Nuclear Panic Movies. Again, this subject is too broad for a single podcast, so we’ve broken the discussion down to a series of movies released at the height of ‘80s Cold War paranoia between 1983 and 1988. Jim sets the stage by filling Gabe in on a couple ‘60s entries – Fredric Gadette’s This is Not a Test (1962) and Ray Milland Panic in Year Zero! (1962) – then they dig in, like atomic radiation tearing its way through flesh, bone, and marrow. Subject matter includes Nicholas Meyer’s The Day After (1983), Mick Jackson’s Threads (1984), Lynne Littman’s Testament (1983, #52FilmsByWomen), Edward Zwick’s Special Bulletin(1983), Fred Barzyk’s Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), Mori Masaki’s Barefoot Gen (1983; Gabe also quickly discusses the legacy of Hiroshima/Nagasaki-themed movies), Jimmy T. Murakami’s When the Wind Blows (1986), Steve De Jarnatt’s Miracle Mile (1988), and John Duigan’s One Night Stand (1984). Gabe closes things out with a quick mention of Konstantin Lopushansky’s Dead Man’s Letters (1986), which is otherwise dense enough to fill an entire podcast on its own. Follow along with this handy Letterboxd list (ranked by release date): https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/nuclear-panic-movies-of-the-80s/ Tune in next month when Gabe and Tracks of the Damned’s Patrick Ripoll cram every single slasher movie released in the year 1981. Do our homework along with us by watching all of the films on this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1981-slasher-movies/

Cross-posted with Director's Club It's appropriate that this is Episode 78, since I was born in 1978. And just like last year, my dear friend and fellow podcaster Patrick Ripoll returns for a very special episode of this show. Around the month of May, I ask Patrick to return to a microphone to talk a variety of topics. We play catch up on our lives, talk about our latest projects, and review two movies that we've assigned to one another. The two movies for this year were the Hong Kong late 80s action flick IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV as well as the gorgeous Anime coming-of-age tale, 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND. After the reviews, we launch into our other yearly tradition by playing a game show. If you want to hear last year's version of "Score Bits," it's included in the show notes below as a separate download. For this year, we took a cue from Film Junk's 700th episode and played a round of "Tonal Recall," which includes dialogue excerpts from favorite films of ours in addition to score / soundtrack samples. For our final segment, we program our own separate 12-hour film festivals in honor of the upcoming Chicago Critics Film Festival, which is also discussed here as well. All in all, it was a blast to talk with Patrick like we used to frequently back in the day, so I truly hope you enjoy this blast from the past as we look forward to the future! 00:00 - 29:19 - Introduction / Catching Up 29:20 - 01:20:11 - Movie Review Assignments 01:20:12 - 02:28:27 - Tonal Recall Movie Game 02:28:28 - 02:53:02 - CCFF + Our Film Festivals? 02:53:03 - 02:56:07 - Outro Follow Patrick on Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll Check out the Chicago Critics Film Festival: https://musicboxtheatre.com/events/chicago-critics-film-festival Last Year's Birthday Movie Game: http://www.mediafire.com/file/v51b8n5xlze6bs4/S_Bits.mp3

  Cross-posted with Voices + Visions Just like last year, my dear friend and fellow podcaster Patrick Ripoll returns for a very special episode of this show. Around the month of May, I ask Patrick to return to a microphone to talk a variety of topics. We play catch up on our lives, talk about our latest projects, and review two movies that we've assigned to one another. The two movies for this year were the Hong Kong late 80s action flick IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV as well as the gorgeous Anime coming-of-age tale, 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND. After the reviews, we launch into our other yearly tradition by playing a game show. If you want to hear last year's version of "Score Bits," it's included in the show notes below as a separate download. For this year, we took a cue from Film Junk's 700th episode and played a round of "Tonal Recall," which includes dialogue excerpts from favorite films of ours in addition to score / soundtrack samples. For our final segment, we program our own separate 12-hour film festivals in honor of the upcoming Chicago Critics Film Festival, which is also discussed here as well. All in all, it was a blast to talk with Patrick like we used to frequently back in the day, so I truly hope you enjoy this blast from the past as we look forward to the future! 00:00 - 29:19 - Introduction / Catching Up 29:20 - 01:20:11 - Movie Review Assignments 01:20:12 - 02:28:27 - Tonal Recall Movie Game 02:28:28 - 02:53:02 - CCFF + Our Film Festivals? 02:53:03 - 02:56:07 - Outro Follow Patrick on Letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll Check out the Chicago Critics Film Festival: https://musicboxtheatre.com/events/chicago-critics-film-festival Last Year's Birthday Movie Game: http://www.mediafire.com/file/v51b8n5xlze6bs4/S_Bits.mp3  

A few years back, I had the pleasure of talking with Alex Ross Perry for my then-titled Pop Culture Club podcast. We spoke about QUEEN OF EARTH and the greatness of Elisabeth Moss. For his 6th film, he recruits one of our very best actresses working today once again for HER SMELL. It’s the story of a rock star addict played by Elisabeth Moss, who is on the edge of self-destruction. This time a familiar story is beautifully filtered hrough the lens of a true original who continues to write emotionally powerful films. I’ve been of his work going all the way back to THE COLOR WHEEL, and his latest might be his most accomplished, assured work to date with a powerhouse of a performance at its center. We talked a lot about sound design, the power of certain moments throughout the film, and the experience of writing that can create a feeling of panic and ultimately, catharsis. Plus there’s a bit of an update on what’s going on with me along with a particular cover song at the end that you might enjoy especially after you see HER SMELL. 00:00 - 11:55 - Introduction / Update 11:56 - 36:38 - Interview With Alex Ross Perry 36:39 - 40:50 - ”Heaven (Bryan Adams)” Cover Check out Patrick Ripoll's new record: https://patrickripoll.bandcamp.com/album/now-more-than-ever Check out Genre Grinder: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/genregrinder/episode1

Enjoy a prototype podcast about a prototypical film genre as Gabe and special guest Patrick Ripoll talk about proto-slashers. Please excuse our dust as we run through several dozen stalk ‘n stab movies extending back to the very beginning of cinema. You can follow along with our list here: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/proto-slashers/

 The greatest emphasis is placed on three classics – John Brahm’s Hangover Square (1945), Robert Siodmak’s The Spiral Staircase (1946), and Charles B. Pierce’s The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) – as well as three...erm...less than classics – Kent Bateman’s Headless Eyes (1971), Marc B. Ray’s Scream Bloody Murder (1973), and Curtis Hanson’s Sweetkill (aka: The Arousers, 1972). There were a few recording errors made, so be aware of temporary (but reoccuring) audio distortion after the one-hour mark. I’m doing everything I can to gauge what listeners will want from future episodes, so please take a moment to leave feedback either on the official website, the official Facebook (www.facebook.com/genregrinder), the official Twitter (@GenreGrinder), or my Twitter (@GabeMPowers).

Five years in the making, only completed via Christmas miracle, Director's Club host emeritus Patrick Ripoll returns to fulfill an old debt. Tyler Foster joins him to discuss the work of Seijun Suzuki, from his inauspicious beginnings cranking out Nikkatsu programmers to his glory days of cranking out really strange Nikkatsu programmers.

Before an official new interview episode arrives next week, I wanted to treat my listeners to a Christmas treat. I love Christmas music and always love finding hidden treasures out there. Back in the days of the 365 Day Project presented by WFMU, I did my fair share of sharing the truly bizarre thrift store finds from various sources. Everything from weird commercials, cassette tape recordings, and anything that people uncovered that were considered lost then found. Well, there are definitely a few obvious picks from the Christmas catalog that the Internet has to offer included here, but a few that you've probably never heard before. This was inspired by what friend and podcaster Patrick Ripoll did with Halloween and the great Andy Cirzan. Some songs are presented in their entirety, while most are just random snippets. It was done rather spontaneously without cataloging each individual track included. It's meant to be listened to as a whole weird collage. You'll find the brief delights of "Honky The Christmas Goose" first, but then there are some deep dives included two songs created by a former student along with my own song "Christmas Is Ridiculous." Along the way there's a wide array, before concluding with an eels song that I enjoy hearing every year (or does it end there?). There's even a brief interlude courtesy of SCTV. If you want to have some laughs and discover some very strange diamonds in the rough, feast your ears on this mix and thank you for supporting the podcast and the network! Merry Christmas to all! http://voicesvisions.net http://nowplayingnetwork.net  

Cross-posted over at Voices + Visions too! Jim here! I've been in a horrible funk so I put out the call (or the "Pat" signal) to my dear old friend Patrick Ripoll to stop by for pizza, cannoli and some good old fashioned conversation. First we dealt with our dark thoughts surrounding jobs and then turned on the mics to do what we do best (or not): ramble on about movies. This time we focus on two recent horror releases in particular. David Gordon Green's 2018 sequel HALLOWEEN and Luca Guadagnino's remake of SUSPIRIA. Fair warning, we spoil both so hopefully you've seen them by now, and you probably should. Along the way, we dive further into the Halloween franchise, conflicted thoughts about Argento, other horror remakes we like, and a whole slew of bizarre digressions towards the end including the idea of all remakes putting podcasters into their updated takes. What horror remakes would we like to see or can expect? Is Hollywood already as doomed as planet Earth to the point of not expecting greatness anymore? Is 2018 a weak year for movies? Did Patrick actually capture the sense and sound of eating cannoli at the top of the show? You'll have to tune in and listen to find out. This was a blast and hopefully you think so too. 00:00 - 12:39 - Intro 12:40 - 47:02 - Halloween (2018) 47:03 - 01:30:27 - Suspiria (2018) 01:30:28 - 02:20:40 - Digressions, Remakes, The Future Of Cinema Be sure to check out Patrick's latest episode of Tracks of the Damned, which is a totally awesome mix of Halloween treats: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/halloweenmixtape2018  

Cross-posted over at Director's Club too! Jim here! I've been in a horrible funk so I put out the call (or the "Pat" signal) to my dear old friend Patrick Ripoll to stop by for pizza, cannoli and some good old fashioned conversation. First we dealt with our dark thoughts surrounding jobs and then turned on the mics to do what we do best - ramble on about movies. This time we focus on two recent horror releases in particular. David Gordon Green's 2018 sequel HALLOWEEN and Luca Guadagnino's remake of SUSPIRIA. Fair warning, we spoil both so hopefully you've seen them by now, and you probably should. Along the way, we dive further into the Halloween franchise, conflicted thoughts about Argento, other horror remakes we like, and a whole slew of bizarre digressions towards the end including the idea of all remakes putting podcasters into their updated takes. What horror remakes would we like to see or can expect? Is Hollywood already as doomed as planet Earth to the point of not expecting greatness anymore? Is 2018 a weak year for movies? Did Patrick actually capture the sense and sound of eating cannoli at the top of the show? You'll have to tune in and listen to find out. This was a blast and hopefully you think so too. 00:00 - 12:39 - Intro 12:40 - 47:02 - Halloween (2018) 47:03 - 01:30:27 - Suspiria (2018) 01:30:28 - 02:20:40 - Digressions, Remakes, The Future Of Cinema Be sure to check out Patrick's latest episode of Tracks of the Damned, which is a totally awesome mix of Halloween treats: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/halloweenmixtape2018

Fresh Perspective is a bi-weekly podcast where we talk about two films based on a movie related theme. One film that’s in the theatre and one film that’s streaming and/or out on DVD. Jeff Broitman, Rebecca Martin, and Christine Sellin host. Episode 43 we talk part 1 of our Racism in America movie theme, with "BlacKkKlansman" directed by Spike Lee, in theatres now. Guest hosts Emmanuel Noisette, Director of Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (Emans Movie Reviews and Eman’s Movie YouTube reviews and Patrick Ripoll, host of Tracks of the Damned podcast and on letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/ Next time, part 2 of our Racism in America movie theme, we discuss "Mudbound" directed by Dee Rees, came out in 2017, find streaming on Netflix. Guest host Marjorie Morgan, contributing writer to Cinema Femme digital magazine, and other top publications, playwright, and journalist. Read more about Marjorie here: http://www.marjoriemorgan.com/ Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4718FjJ4bCeaZNB1QtDibh Follow us on twitter: @FPPodcast312 "Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshPerspectivePodcast/  

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

Fresh Perspective is a bi-weekly podcast where we talk about two films based on a movie related theme. Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin co-host.   Episode 32 we talk part 2 of our Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson movie theme with Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread (2017). Jim Laczkowski was unable to join us, but in his place Patrick Ripoll (podcast host of Tracks of the Damned and previously Director's Club) guest hosts  Next time we talk about two films where women kick a** in very intense and horrific situations. We talk Alex Garland's "Annihilation" (2018) and Neil Marshall's "The Descent" (2005) Christopher Grace will return as guest host for "Annihilation" and newcomer Christine Sellin will guest host for "The Descent". Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4718FjJ4bCeaZNB1QtDibh Follow us on twitter: @FPPodcast312 

Patrick Ripoll (Popcorn Supper, Tracks of the Damned) and Regina Barry (Consistent Panda Bear Shape) are the best guests ever, and they return to CreepyPodsta: The Creepypasta Podcast to discuss the amazing and long story from a Search & Rescue Officer. Support the show on Patreon! $1 a month gets you two bonus episodes and one short story! Theme music […]

Patrick Ripoll (Popcorn Supper, Tracks of the Damned) and Regina Barry (Consistent Panda Bear Shape) come back to CreepyPodsta: The Creepypasta Podcast for a very long chat about Dionaea House. Support the show on Patreon! $1 a month gets you two bonus episodes and one short story! Theme music is by Matt Holt If you want to be prepped […]

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, so why does the past seem like such a nightmare? In the world of pre-Vatican Patterson, NJ the Catholic communities are trapped, shamed, guilty, frustrated, and unhappy. And that's before a maniac in a mask starts burying butcher knives into the tops of people's feet. Alice, Sweet Alice is one of the greatest slashers of all-time and unforgivably forgotten by too many people, but on this episode of Tracks of the Damned, the horror film commentary track podcast, two lapsed Catholics from New Jersey (host Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman of the Supporting Characters podcast) try to tackle what makes this film so deep, satisfying and scary. In addition to the commentary Bill Ackerman brings with him an exclusive interview he did with Alice, Sweet Alice director Alfred Sole, getting into his career, the joys and pains of low-budget film-making, and what the hold up is on Alice, Sweet Alice coming out on blu-ray. Even if you know the story of Alice, Sweet Alice, this is not one to miss! 0:00 - 8:12 - Intro 8:13 - 2:04:12 - Commentary 2:04:13 - 2:25:55 - Interview w/Alice, Sweet Alice director Alfred Sole 2:25:56 - 2:30:50 - Outro

Today's guest and I go way back, perhaps a whole decade at this point!  In fact, we did a bonus episode for Director's Club a couple years ago music that had a lot sound clips and digressions.  This time I decided to just focus on the conversation, bypassing the usual song and sound clips until the very end. One of my smartest and more talented friends joins me to focus mainly on songwriting, music, and the art of self-expression.  Patrick Ripoll performs and records under his own name and after hearing some of his more recent songs, I became instantly excited to have a conversation about the past, present, and future.  We do touch upon his solo podcasting endeavor, Tracks of the Damned, social media, hip-hop and how we differ in our approach to creating art.  Also, stay tuned until the very end where I put together a weird sound collage inspired by the latest episode of Twin Peaks (yes that episode where it used classical music in an unforgettable, 2001-esque manner).  Thanks so much for listening and be sure to support Patrick's endeavors linked below. Check out Patrick's music: https://patrick-ripoll.bandcamp.com/ Check out Patrick's podcast: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/ Check out a 2015 podcast episode where we talked music: http://podbay.fm/show/414288912/e/1424959667 The Now Playing Network / Voices & Visions Patreon. Please Support And Donate What You Can Here: https://www.patreon.com/nowplayingjim

Patrick Ripoll (Popcorn Supper, Tracks of the Damned) brings us a fresh tale by the name of Kill Screen. Regina Barry (Consistent Panda Bear Shape) also returns! This is CreepyPodsta: The Creepypasta Podcast. Support the show on Patreon! $1 a month gets you two bonus episodes and one short story! Theme music is by Matt Holt If you want to […]

Regina Barry (Consistent Panda Bear Shape) returns to CreepyPodsta: The Creepypasta Podcast once again, bringing along Patrick Ripoll (Popcorn Supper, Tracks of the Damned) to talk about SCP-2030! Support the show on Patreon! $1 a month gets you two bonus episodes and one short story! Theme music is by Matt Holt If you want to be prepped for future […]

"Fresh Perspective" is a bi-weekly podcast that discusses two films based on a film related theme.    Fresh Perspective co-host Rebecca Martin and guest hosts Chicago film lovers Becca Covey (follow instagram @beccaroams and blog  beccaroams.com) and Angela Shershin (podcast host of Film Punch https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cflx312/id1039201310?mt=2)  kick off 2017 talking "Grand Hotel" (1932), for part 1 of our Old Hollywood theme. Oscar winner of 1932 "Grand Hotel" is directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, and Joan Crawford.    Next episode for part 2 of our Old Hollywood theme, we discuss "King Kong" (1933) with guest hosts Patrick Ripoll (host of Now Playing Network podcast Tracks of the Damnedhttp://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned), Brad Strauss (Co-host of Now Playing Network podcast Director's Club, http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/), Collin Souter ((WGN radio, writer for http://RogerEbert.com, and Fillmmaker) , and Jen White (Chicago local stand-up comedian and film lover, follow Jenn on twitter @jentrificationw).   Fresh Perspective Co-host Jeff Broitman will be returning in March. when we'll be talking documentaries!   http://nowplayingnetwork.net/freshperspective   Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219   

It's the 6th day of awesome! I got to sit down and talk with Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned podcast and discuss our love of horror movies, Patrick's origins when it comes to both his love of film and starting a podcast, film making and much more! The post Everything is Awesome Episode 46 – The Itch appeared first on That's Entertainment.

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin talk 60s Horror Films films on episode 9. We start with 1960s horror with "Carnival of Souls" (1962) directed by Herk Harvey and then we talk Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) with guest hosts NPN "Tracks of the Dammed" podcast host Patrick Ripoll (http://nowplayingnetwork.com/tracksofthedamned) and Chicago film lover Angela Shershin, co-host of the podcast Film Punch (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/film-punch-podcast/id1039201310).   Next we talk about two films with interesting interlocking plot structures, Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" (1993) and Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" (1999). Guest hosts TBA. Stay tuned!   Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219   Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/freshperspectivepodcast  

Oh Jesus Christ, will the internet never leave Scream 2 alone? First there was a script leak before they even started filming. Then an extra brought a camcorder into the opening scene and filmed the whole thing. Then another script leak that made them change the ending. And now, the final indignity, some moron named Patrick Ripoll is gonna release a commentary track and jabber on over the whole thing?   Is there no justice in the world?   There is no justice, there's just us. And what we have for you this week is a dive into the most frenzied shoot of Wes Craven's career, a movie with a tortured production that nonetheless managed to win over crowds and critics alike. A movie that dared to ask: Can a sequel be better than the original?   The answer is: Yes, it's especially common in the horror genre, but not this time.   Still, while Scream 2 might, at times, feel more like Scream: The TV Show (before there was a tv show) there's still plenty of fun to be had and, at one point, Portia De Rossi talks about giving head "harmonica style".   Also, Patrick takes a query from a metal-head and examines the relationship between horror and heavy metal music. No, he hasn't seen Deathgasm yet, but he is a little interested in it.   0:00 - 6:40 - Intro 6:41 - 2:02:43 - Commentary 2:02:44 - 2:09:53 - Questions 2:09:54 - 2:11:25 - Outro

I tied my dear friend Patrick Ripoll to a fucking couch!  Former co-host and podcaster extraordinaire, is back for this special bonus episode. We are hoping that this bonus offering for October will encourage you to donate any amount to the network to help keep our shows running, but again, no obligation, just a request: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/donation/ Patrick is a movie commentary savant at this point, thanks to his terrific show Tracks of the Damned. So I invited him down to my place for an in-depth analysis on John Carpenter's THE THING. Many laughs were had, theories were discussed, and a blood test was administered. The big question is: Who is THE THING and when? And does the introduction of McCready tie into the way the film wraps up?  Also why did DMX show up for a few minutes?  All of these questions may or may not be answered. I should've given Patrick a bottle of whiskey at the end of this truly joyful commentary on one of my all-time top five favorite horror films.  Cue up your copy and get ready to experience this classic movie, Jim & Patrick style for this wonderful time of year. Happy Halloween and Happy October to all! Patrick's Horror Movie Commentary Podcast: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned Follow Patrick on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/

Bill speaks with Tracks Of The Damned podcast host Patrick Ripoll.  In addition to talking about both his current show and his years co-hosting the Director’s Club podcast, they discuss Woody Allen, the C.H.U.D.com forums, standup comedy, the “Loveline” radio call-in program, what makes Letterboxd less evil than other social media sites, Buster Keaton, midnight movies, building cinephile monasteries within oneself, preserving pan and scan VHS transfers for historical purposes, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, video store culture in 2016, Nicolas Winding Refn and the value of studying improv as it pertains both to podcasting and dating.   Hear Tracks Of The Damned: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned   Watch Herk Harvey’s CARNIVAL OF SOULS with Tracks Of The Damned commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70ytuJWG2LA   Hear Patrick’s Music: https://patrick-ripoll.bandcamp.com/   Hear Patrick on the Director’s Club podcast: http://www.directorsclubpodcast.com/   Read Patrick Ripoll on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/   Read Patrick’s favorite Letterboxd writers:   Nathaxn Walker https://letterboxd.com/unawarewolf/   Steve Carlson https://letterboxd.com/lcosgrove/   Matt Lynch https://letterboxd.com/colonelmortimer/   Joe https://letterboxd.com/zoltarak/   Laird https://letterboxd.com/pobrecito/   Jake Jake’s profile

"Fresh Perspective" co-hosts Jeff Broitman and Rebecca Martin talk Struggling Artist films part two episode 8 we talk Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" (2014) with guest host Now Playing Network's very own Jim Laczkowski who hosts the NPN podcast Director's Club (http://directorsclubpodcast.com) Next we talk 1960s horror with "Carnival of Souls" (1962) directed by Herk Harvey with guest host NPN "Tracks of the Dammed" podcast host Patrick Ripoll (http://nowplayingnetwork.com/tracksofthedamned) and then we'll be talking Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" (1968). Guest host TBA Subscribe to Fresh Perspective on ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-perspective/id1129025219 Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/freshperspectivepodcast  

Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Patrick Ripoll of Tracks of the Damned to deal with those damned kids. Not the kind of kids that won't stay off your lawn, but rather three films featuring specially powered creepy children that might be the future of the human race if they don't end it first. That's right, we're talking about 1960's VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED, its sequel CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, and Joseph Losey and Hammer Films' take on the idea, THESE ARE THE DAMNED aka THE DAMNED. Albeit, after Robert spoils a 175 year old story, so be warned.

One of my favorite people to talk movies with returns for the 2nd time this year! Film blogger, enthusiast, and friend Kate Blair is back to talk about a true pioneer of the Nouvelle Vague movement, Agnes Varda.  Her self-funded debut, the fiction-documentary hybrid 1956’s LA POINTE COURTE is often considered the unofficial first New Wave film; when she made it, she had no professional cinema training. Varda essentially evolved with each production in exciting and innovative ways that continue to dazzle viewers, including myself, who hadn't seen her work until just one month ago. I cannot say enough good things about her first few films, and as usual, we weren't able to cover everything due to time constraints and the fact that some titles aren't readily available.  But we'll definitely return to this fascinating filmmaker who really puts herself out there.  We focus on her debut, CLEO FROM 5 TO 7, HAPPINESS, VAGABOND, THE GLEANERS AND I, THE BEACHES OF AGNES, and a couple of short films too.  Hope you enjoy our discussion on a director that you definitely should know more about, so be sure to experience her work for yourself! 00:00 - 04:43 - Introduction 04:44 - 07:24 - Introduction with Kate 07:25 - 08:57 - Director Song (feat. Patrick Ripoll) 08:58 - 40:30 - LA POINTE COURTE, CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 40:31 - 01:13:13 - HAPPINESS, VAGABOND 01:13:14 - 01:53:44 - THE GLEANERS & I, THE BEACHES OF AGNES, (Short Films) 01:53:45 - 02:08:26 - Top 3 Films / Outro Towards the end of the month, two more episodes are on the docket. One will be on Alex Cox featuring Filip Önell, and shortly thereafter, an episode on James Cameron with Movie Madness host Erik Childress will arrive too!  Lots of good stuff to come throughout the summer, so stay tuned and visit DirectorsClubPodcast.com. Send an email to: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.  Leave a review on ITunes and check out the podcast network for a variety of great shows over at NowPlayingNetwork.net

Welcome to the very first episode of Tracks of the Damned, the horror film commentary track podcast! Your host Patrick Ripoll opens this venture somewhat inauspiciously with a track for the cult giant monster movie classic The Giant Claw (1957)! Hear as Patrick explains the giant monster movie craze! Witness what a couple hundred dollars and a Mexican puppet factory can accomplish! Marvel at director Fred F. Sears' saving Columbia Pictures thousands of dollars by blanketing a movie with narration instead of paying actors to speak! Also, Patrick answers some listener mail inquiring about his favorite slasher movie kills. You can send all questions, comments and corrections to TracksOfTheDamned@gmail.com!

Happy Memorial Day!  For the month of May this year, I have had the pleasure of talking about two of my favorite directors with two of my favorite guests.  One of the reasons that this show exist is due to the inclusion of my former co-host Patrick Ripoll.  He returns to talk about a controversial, innovative filmmaker by the name of Spike Lee, whom has in both of our eyes, made three masterpieces which we talk about at length along with the majority of his filmography. Some documentaries aren't included this time around and we had to skip over a couple of titles and rush through a couple towards the end but this is possibly one of the best conversations we've had to date.  Not only do we talk about Lee's remarkable talent, but important issues raised in a lot of his work and how they've affected us personally.  We also briefly talk about Patrick's upcoming podcast towards the end, and during the introduction, I touch upon previous guest Dan Solomon's achievement alongside Jessica Luther in the world of journalism.  This is a must-hear episode all-around! 00:00 - 08:19 - Introduction 08:20 - 11:34 - Introduction with Patrick 11:35 - 13:30 - Director Song 13:31 - 44:41 - First Experience, She's Gotta Have It, School Daze 44:42 - 01:15:44 - Do The Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever 01:15:45 - 01:57:16 - Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers 01:57:17 - 01:57:49 - "He Got Game" - Public Enemy (snippet) 01:57:50 - 02:12:40 - Get On The Bus, 4 Little Girls, He Got Game 02:12:41 - 02:51:39 - Summer Of Sam, Bamboozled, 25th Hour 02:51:40 - 03:24:39 - She Hate Me, Inside Man, Passing Strange, OldBoy, Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus, ChiRaq 03:24:40 - 03:30:11 - Top 5 Spike Lee Films / Outro For the rest of this month, there may one episode or two depending on coordinating schedules (but there will be a bonus episode coming soon too).  The next official episode records in two weeks with Supporting Characters' host Bill Ackerman as we take a look at the legendary Sam Peckinpah.  Until then, please send us an email at directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com and visit the podcast network over at NowPlayingNetwork.net as well as DirectorsClubPodcast.com Thank you so much as always for listening and hope you have a great start to the summer! Follow Patrick: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/ Dan Solomon & Jessica Luther's Award-Winning Expose: http://www.texasmonthly.com/article/silence-at-baylor/ Follow-Up Article About The Resulting Changes: http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/end-art-briles-era/

At last. He is not only my favorite talk show radio host, but one of the main reasons I became passionate about film in the first place.  WGN's own Nick Digilio, who has been reviewing movies since 1985, came into my life in December of 1989 alongside the legendary Roy Leonard.  I haven't stopped listening to Nick review movies on a weekly basis since then.  He's been incredibly supportive, so it was only a matter of time he comes on to the podcast since he's one of the smartest guys I know.  We chose to tackle the filmography of one of our greatest filmmakers of all time.  And inevitably, decided that we have to record a sequel episode in a few weeks. Martin Scorsese has made a myriad of incredible films, including masterpieces way early on that became hugely influential.  We started recording thinking we could cover it all under two hours, but alas, the discussion for Part One ends at GOODFELLAS, but everything before that is covered including MEAN STREETS, TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, AFTER HOURS and a whole lot more.  In about a month, Nick will come back for the second half in which we start out with Scorsese's only remake to date.  Recorded a few days after my birthday, this was one of the best gifts for me as a fan of Nick's show but as a fan of cinema.  Hopefully you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, and I look forward to continuing this examination & education in early June so stay tuned! 00:00 - 08:00 - Introduction To The Episode 08:01 - 13:40 - Introduction With Nick 13:41 - 15:04 - Director Parody Song 15:05 - 30:42 - First Experiences, Who's That Knocking, Boxcar Bertha 30:43 - 01:07:59 - Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here, Taxi Driver 01:08:00 - 01:34:00 - New York New York, Raging Bull, The King Of Comedy 01:34:01 - 01:54:35 - After Hours, Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas 01:54:36 - 01:57:30 - Top 5 Scorsese Films / Outro At the end of May around Memorial Day weekend, the great Patrick Ripoll returns to talk about the one and only Spike Lee, another NY legend with an expansive and fascinating filmography.  And then Nick will return for Martin Scorsese: Part Two!  Until next time, please send all your comments on Scorsese or any director to:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.  Visit DirectorsClubPodcast.com as well as NowPlayingNetwork.net for a slew of great content!  Thank you so very much for listening, subscribing, spreading the word, and to everyone that continues to support my love of film. Nick Digilio on Facebook: http://wgnradio.com/category/nick-digilio/ My Recent Appearance on the Cinereelists: http://cinereelists.com/shows/202-midnight-special-high-rise-w-jim-laczkowski/

I'm back!  This time I needed a lot of help (and defense) of a director I'm not that high up on.  I certainly don't consider myself an outright detractor, but this is a bit of a departure since most episodes this year so far have been glowingly positive.  I am joined by first-time guest Erix Antoine, a filmmaker and avid fan of genre films, to enlighten each other on the rather divisive M. Night Shyamalan. We cover it all from the good to the bad to the Happening.  00:00 - 07:45 - Introduction07:46 - 17:15 - Introduction With Erix17:16 - 19:04 - Director Song19:05 - 48:31 - First Experiences, Praying With Anger, Wide Awake48:32 - 01:34:19 - The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable01:34:20 - 01:34:39 - Signs Score Snippet01:34:40 - 02:32:18 - Signs, The Village02:32:19 - 03:28:24 - Lady In The Water, Happening, Last Airbender, The Visit03:28:25 - 03:33:29 - Top 3 Lists / Outro Erix's Film Production Company: http://pachamamafilms.com Next month, I will be joined by two very special guests.  For the month of May, I have recruited two individuals who mean a lot to me.  First up is Nick Digilio of WGN Radio, and we're gonna finally have an episode on the much-anticipated and highly celebrated Martin Scorsese.  Then, in late May, co-host and compadre Patrick Ripoll returns to talk about the one and only Spike Lee.  Two of NY's finest in one month!  Also stay tuned for a very special bonus episode in the days to come.  Until next time, send emails to directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com, and be sure to visit http://nowplayingnetwork.net for a variety of terrific pop-culture podcasts from top-notch hosts.  Thanks again so much for all your support!

After a few changes in format and roster, Director's Club has finally settled on a new format. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Aaron Sorkin is joining the network!  His first contribution is to Director's Club for all of you to hear today, and I could not be more excited about the changes he's made. Not only is Mr. Sorkin a part of the team, but he even asked former co-host Patrick Ripoll and a couple other previous guests, to come back for the first episode under our new format. We talk about director David Lean and so much more. More to say during the introduction but thank you to all for listening and for your support. It's going to be a much better show from here on out!

Part Three. It is accomplished!  No time tracks for this one since it's all one conversation that goes all over the place, but it is mainly a retrospective interview about myself, Patrick and the history of Director's Club.  This interview may be expanded upon separately when Bill begins hosting his own show later this year!Episode 100. Best Of 2015. We went so long, it had to be divided into three, yes, three parts.  Part One is a general conversation about 2015, including our awards, honorable mentions and more!  Part Two is our Top Ten Films Of 2015.  Part Three is a retrospective interview / conversation about the past five years.  It means the world to me.  Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed discussing the year 2015 with two wonderful friends, Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman.

This is it. Episode 100. Best Of 2015. We went so long, it had to be divided into three, yes, three parts.  Part One is a general conversation about 2015, including our awards, honorable mentions and more!  Part Two is our Top Ten Films Of 2015.  Part Three is an intimate retrospective interview / conversation about the past five years.  The first eight minutes is me rambling about how much I love and appreciate you for continuing to listen and support Director's Club. It means the world to me.  Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed discussing the year 2015 with two wonderful friends, Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman.00:00 - 01:20 - "100 Shows (Five Years & Fighting)" - Jim01:21 - 08:31 -   Gratitude & Thanks08:32 - 09:23 -  "Pacifier" - Young Thug (Patrick's Favorite Song Of The Year)09:24 - 48:31 -   Introduction / 2015 Overview / Favorite First-Time Watches48:32 - 49:00 -   "I Remember" - Bully  (Jim's Favorite Song Of The Year)49:01 - 01:38:41 -  Ancillary Awards / Director's Club "Oscars"01:38:42 - 02:14:12 -  Runners-Up (#25-11)

Part Two of Three.  So this is it. Episode 100. Best Of 2015. We went so long, it had to be divided into three, yes, three parts.  Part One is a general conversation about 2015, including our awards, honorable mentions and more!  Part Two is our Top Ten Films Of 2015.  Part Three is a retrospective interview / conversation about the past five years.  The first eight minutes is me rambling about how much I love and appreciate you for continuing to listen and support Director's Club. It means the world to me.  Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed discussing the year 2015 with two wonderful friends, Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman.  PART 3: THE INTERVIEW will be posted sometime over the weekend.Part Two: Top Ten Favorite Films Of 201500:00 - 01:20 -  The Duke Of Burgundy Score01:21 - 01:20:27 -   Top Ten Favorite Films (10 - 6)01:20:28 - 01:20:55 - Sicario Score Snippet01:20:56 - 02:38:26 - Top Ten Favorite Films (6 - 2)02:38:27 -  03:02:12 - Surprise Guest Email / Our Favorite Film Of 2015

No bah hum-buggin around Director's Club this time of year.  I managed to enlist two of my favorite people to listen to -- of course, former co-host and podcast emeritus Patrick Ripoll is back not only for Episode 99, but for Episode 100 in January!  Also recruited this time is the great Sergio Mims of WHPK, who always comes on this time of year to talk about a classic director.  This time, we're focusing on the anti-auteur Michael Curtiz.  Yes, he did CASABLANCA, one of the greatest films ever made, but we touch on a myriad of other titles including THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH & ESSEX, THE SEA HAWK, THE BREAKING POINT, FLAMINGO ROAD, DODGE CITY and so much more! There's a brief mention of STAR WARS at the very end as well as a welcome (?) digression Jim and Patrick style as they attempt to wrap things up.  The big news is that Episode 100 is finally arriving in two weeks.  It will be a combination Best of 2015 episode of course, but joining us is friend and favorite Bill Ackerman, who will be asking us questions about what it's like hosting Director's Club.  Submit all feedback and 2015 favorites to directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.  You must get your emails in by Sunday, January 3rd at midnight!00:00 - 01:46 - Introduction01:47 - 02:47 - Director's Song By Patrick & Regina02:48 - 43:59 - THE EGYPTIAN, THE PRIVATE LIVES ELIZABETH & ESSEX, THE BREAKING POINT, FLAMINGO ROAD, BRIGHT LEAF, etc.44:00 - 01:15:54 - ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, DODGE CITY, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, THE SEA HAWK, etc.01:15:55 - 01:40:25 -  WHITE CHRISTMAS, CASABLANCA01:40:26 - 01:56:42 -  Top 3 Curtiz / Sergio's Outro01:56:43 - 02:07:55 -  Patrick & Jim Ramble / Outro Thank you so much for listening and stay tuned for what will most likely be our longest and most long-winded episode to date come the first week of January!  Remember:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.  January 3rd is your deadline.

It's been awhile since I've podcasted but there's a slew of episodes coming your way for the next month or so.  First up, I welcome to the show, live in-studio, music enthusiast and vinyl expert Jim Hanke, who will soon become a part of The Now Playing Network family next month!   I asked him to stop on by so we could talk music for 2 hours, including his podcast plans, our Nick Digilio connection, and other pop culture tidbits.  The bulk of the conversation revolves around our favorite records of 2015, starting with some honorable mentions, then at about the 46 minute mark, we reveal our Top 5 favorites. Our lists will be available in blog form, in a couple of days over at Pop Culture Club in case you missed a title.  Can't thank you enough for listening as always, and mad props to Jim for his expertise and enthusiasm.  00:00 - 01:30 -  Intro / Nick Digilio Mention 01:31 - 46:05 -  Jim Hanke Introduction / 2015 Records (Honorable Mentions)46:06 - 1:06:59 - Top 5 Records of 2015  (Numbers 5 & 4)1:07:00 - 1:07:28 -  "Bury Our Friends" - Sleater-Kinney1:07:29 - 1:44:30 - Top 5 Records of 2015 (Numbers 3, 2, 1)1:44:31 - 1:54:14 -  My Other Favorites / Outro1:54:15 - 1:55:00 - "Mind On Fire" - Dan DeaconIMPORTANT FYI: This will also be the last Pop Culture Club episode that will cross-pollinate (sortaspeak) in the Director's Club feed.  So as of next year, you're going to want to subscribe to a separate Pop Culture Club ITunes feed if you wanna hear me interview various guests and nerd out about things other than filmmakers.  I'll include that link soon enough as well once it's available.  In a few days, I will be joined by Patrick Ripoll and Sergio Mims to talk about the incredibly profilic Michael Curtiz, and then in January, our Episode 100 extravaganza / year-end best-of show will commence!  Until next time, send me an email at:  directorsclubpodcast@gmail.comhttp://popcultureclub.nethttp://directorsclubpodcast.comJim Laczkowski's Favorite Records of 20151. Bully - Feels Like2. Torres - Sprinter3. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes, etc.4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly5. Algiers - Algiers6. Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass7. Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful8. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell9. Hop Along - Painted Shut10. Destroyer - Poison SeasonHonorable MentionDeafheaven - New BurmudaSleater-Kinney - No Cities To LoveDonnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment – SurfWilco - Star Wars Julia Holter - Have You In My WildernessLana Del Rey - HoneymoonChurches - With Every Open EyeThe Mountain Goats – Beat The ChampJim Hanke's Favorite Records of 2015Father John Misty - I Love You, HoneybearJason Isbell - Something More Than FreeMaritime - Magnetic Bodies/Maps of BonesSeth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott SmithDavid Bazan - Bazan Monthly, Vol. 2Honorable Mention...Adele - 25Chvrches - Every Open EyeDrake - If You're Reading This, It's Too LateGlen Hansard - It Was Triumph We Once Proposed EPThe Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness