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Oooh! We got a grimy one for ya today. We dive right into the dirt with famed auteur Sam Peckinpah's minor (but still fascinating) work: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Warren Oates leads a quirky cast populated by Mexican sex workers and suspiciously corporate hitmen in this tale of sexual jealousy, work, and morality and we just have a ball talking about it! Topics include: the hosts views on violent cinema, the strange life of “the world's most interesting man” and Peckinpah's friendship with Pauline Kael.
This week, thanks to a Ko-Fi donation from one our listeners, we're talking about Sam Peckinpah's 1978 film CONVOY! Starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine, and more, it was one of Peckinpah's last films and his biggest box office hit - but does it hold up?
El episodio de esta semana tiene un claro protagonista, el director Sam Peckinpah. Este 21 de febrero se ha celebrado el centenario de esterealizador de filmografía no muy larga pero que ha influido decisivamente en muchos cineastas, desde Martin Scorsese a Quentin Tarantino, pasando por John Woo. Además, Jack Bourbon ha elegido analizar esta semana en su sección dedicada al cine del Oeste la que muchos consideran la mejor película de Peckinpah: “Grupo salvaje” un film extremadamente violento y profundamente poético. Del lado nacional tenemos al compositor cinematográfico Arturo Cardelús con el que ha charlado esta semana Elio Castro y también un o de los grandes clásicos del cine español de los años 50: “Marcelino, pan y vino” de cuyo estreno se cumplen 70 años.
Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Sam Peckinpah and David Lynch, two of the most recognized directors of their day, were each in their mid-30's when they embarked on their third feature film: an epic studio movie to be shot in Mexico (headquartered at Estudio Churubusco). In both cases, the resulting film was a commercial disappointment and a critical disaster. What went wrong? Who's fault was it? Do these maligned movies deserve reappraisal?In tribute to the legendary Sam Peckinpah's 100th birthday and the recent passing of the great David Lynch, the Pink Smoke has recruited artist David Lambert and filmmaker Martin Kessler to revisit these two films. Lambert takes us through the history of Peckinpah's 1965 debacle Major Dundee, including how star Charlton Heston almost murdered his hellfire director, while Kessler walks us through the production of 1984's infamously derided adaptation of Dune. Exclusive "Major Dune-dee" art by David Lambert. Hey! Look! It's our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on X: x.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on X: x.com/thelastmachine David Lambert on X: x.com/DavidLambertArt Martin Kessler on X: x.com/MovieKessler
durée : 01:30:02 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Philippe Garbit - Dans "La horde sauvage", Sam Peckinpah actualise et repense les codes du western. Ce film d'action est marqué par sa personnalité, et ses choix de prise de vue et de montage qui intellectualisent la violence, en résonance avec l'époque troublée de sa sortie en 1969. Ciné-club revient sur ce film. - réalisation : Virginie Mourthé - invités : Gérard Camy Professeur et historien du cinéma; Philippe Rouyer Critique et historien de cinéma à la revue Positif; François Causse Co-directeur de la filmothèque du Quartier Latin; Denis Mellier
On this episode of Drive-In Double Feature Podcast, Nathan and Ryan dive into the 1978 action-packed road classic, Convoy! Directed by Sam Peckinpah and inspired by C.W. McCall's hit country song, this cult film rolls out a story of truckers fighting against corrupt law enforcement in a wild convoy across the Southwest. They discuss the cultural impact of the CB radio craze, the rebellious spirit of '70s cinema, and Peckinpah's unique take on the trucker lifestyle. Join us as we explore why Convoy became a quintessential American road movie, its memorable action sequences, and its enduring legacy among fans of both trucking and B-movie action.
A (relatively) in-depth analysis of the 1973 album 'Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid' by Bob Dylan in (just under) fifteen minutes. In this episode I am in discussion with Dr. Andrew Webber.Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is the twelfth studio album and first soundtrack album by Dylan, released by Columbia Records for the Sam Peckinpah film of the same name. Dylan himself appeared in the film as the character 'Alias'. The soundtrack consists mainly of instrumental music and was inspired by the movie itself. It also includes 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door', which became a trans-Atlantic Top 20 hit. The song was also covered by Eric Clapton and Guns N' Roses. After Peckinpah completed his own cut of the movie, MGM re-cut the film without his input, removing several significant scenes and re-shuffling most of Dylan's music in the process. Peckinpah's film was released to mixed reviews. Years later, critical re-evaluation of Peckinpah's film would lead many to regard it as one of his major works, a revisionist view aided by the restoration of Peckinpah's original cut in 1984.As with Peckinpah's movie upon release, Dylan's album was received unfavourably by most at the time. It has also since undergone critical re-evaluation. I hope you enjoy the podcast and do leave feedback if you like what you have heard.Mathew Woodall
On this trailblazing episode, reporter and historian Robert Nott drops by to discuss Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country. Robert is the author of several acclaimed books on Western film history, including The Films of Randolph Scott, Last of the Cowboy Heroes, The Films of Budd Boetticher, and Goin' Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends. His latest book is titled Ride the High Country, and it's the first book to focus exclusively on Peckinpah's poignant 1962 classic. Robert Nott's book, Ride the High Country, is published by the University of New Mexico Press, and is part of the Reel West series, edited by Andrew Patrick Nelson.
The guys kick off another round of retro reviews with one of Joe's favorites, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, a 1970s neo-western from Sam Peckinpah. The discussion evolves into an exploration of Peckinpah's entire oeuvre. Michael also talks about an older beloved western, Joe checks out an unseen Paul Schrader movie, and Jared recommends a recent indie film.
Roger Corman, It Should Happen To You, Peckinpah, The New Bob Dylan, and of course, Deadpool and Wolverine
Sam Peckinpah's 1971 lust-fueled siege thriller, STRAW DOGS, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the infamous scene at the heart of the film, Peckinpah's troubles with women & other shortcomings, Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, and much more! We also pick our top 7 MOVIES SET IN ENGLAND in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video form days/weeks early.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) synopsis: “A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.”Starring: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, and Slim PickensDirector: Sam PeckinpahThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review The Ballad of Cable Hogue starring Jason Robards! A very interesting western movie that unfortunately bombed in the theater and derailed Peckinpah's career a little bit. Which is a shame because The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a damn good movie with a fantastic cast and unique script!A huge THANK YOU to Paulette for selecting The Ballad of Cable Hogue for us to review via our Patreon page! If you would like us to breakdown one of your favorite films, consider signing up to our highest tier!— SUPPORT THE INDIE HORROR MOVIE, BAMPIRE —WEBSITE / INDIEGOGOINSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network
Wicked, Travis, Fae, and Dread discuss Troma's Class of Nuke 'Em High! Something Mancini. Chh Chh Chh News! Class of 84 from 82 in 86. Wet N' Dry Farts. Rich Toxic Waste Schools. He Had A Boobies! Electro and more! Bloops: Something Funny. Who's Dreadly Serious?! Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/GORE13 Check out our website created by Baumbie GOREpodcast.com Follow the show on Twitter @GOREpodcast Email the show at GOREpodcast13@gmail.com
For episode 122, Austin discusses the Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971) with Christopher Lloyd from The Film Yap. Is it Peckinpah's best? Worst? Listen and find out. All that and more on Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast. Enjoy!0:00 - Intro2:40 - Straw Dogs (1971)1:02:20 - OutroPlease subscribe to Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! Also, follow us on social media to get updates on all of the exciting things we have coming up!Instagram: MediumCoolPodLetterboxd: www.letterboxd.com/AustinGliddenEmail: MediumCoolPod@gmail.com
It;'s a Scene Missing Word Balloon where Gabriel Hardman and Ian Brill join me to talk about probably Peckinpah's worst film All about The CB radio craze Convoy,. Then we talk about the short lived TV Series Sam created in 1960. The Westerner with Brian Keith.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a 1974 Mexican-American neo-Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, co-written by Peckinpah and Gordon Dawson from a story by Peckinpah and Frank Kowalski, and starring Warren Oates and Isela Vega, with Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Emilio Fernández and Kris Kristofferson in supporting roles.
In Sam Peckinpah's film, standard Western tropes – outlaws, heroes, beautiful landscape – are used to interrogate an exhausted genre. He knows spectacular gunfights are problematic but did the cut version shown in Ireland convey Peckinpah's intent?The Wild Bunch, dir Sam Peckinpah, starring William Holden, Ernest BorgnineSupport us and Merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's physical media show has a little of everything and a lot of heartbreak. Nancy Savoca provides the latter as the “Savocaissance” continues on Blu-ray this year but there is also early James L. Brooks with Burt Reynolds missing out in a stacked year of Oscar nominees. We have an Anthony Mann western and a Roman Polanski thriller; a double-up of Mean Girls and a remake of a Peckinpah film. Plus a breakdown of Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's films now all available on 4K. 0:00 - Intro 1:41 – Criterion (Dogfight) 8:45 - Kino (True Love, Bluebeard, Starting Over) 22:57 - Music Box (Signature Move) 25:38 – Arrow (The Tin Star, Basket Case) 37:48 – Shout Factory (Death and the Maiden, The Getaway) 47:09 – Warner Bros. (Oceans Trilogy 4K) 56:25 - Paramount (Mean Girls 2004 4K, Mean Girls 2024) 1:05:05 – New TV & Theatrical Titles on Blu-ray 1:12:05 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:15:05 - Outro
Welcome to a riveting episode of Citizen Frame, where we explore the gritty masterpiece of British film 'Dead Man's Shoes'. Enlightening discussions illuminate the brilliant craftsmanship of the legendary director Shane Meadows, known for his popular series 'This is England'. We dive deep into the neo-realistic elements of the 60s and the blatant violence of the 70s that this 2004 public favorite film embraces and evolves. Join us as we dissect the riveting plot, engaging character dynamics, and distinctive features of the movie. Focusing on the film's impressively immersive world, potent writing, and overlapped dialogues, we analyze Meadows' seamless blend of a revenge-driven storyline and drama, reminiscent of Scorsese's signature style. This in-depth exploration of 'Dead Man's Shoes' reveals the movie's potency, the brilliance of its writing, and the effectiveness of its unique flashback backgrounds. Reflect on Meadows' compelling depiction of real-world settings, a rare find that answers the curiosities of film enthusiasts eager to understand the critical elements of celebrated British cinema. Step into the world of 'Dead Man's Shoes' as we shed light on darker moments, comedic scenes, and the gut-wrenching realities of the film. Listen as we serve an enthralling analysis of Shane Meadows' work, drawing comparisons with legendary filmmakers like Scorsese and Peckinpah. We peace out with a hint about our next light-hearted episode, The Full Monty. Join us in our exploration and vibrant discussions, perfect for aspiring filmmakers and cinema buffs! Enjoy! #ShaneMeadows #DeadMansShoes #PaddyConsidine #TobyKebbell
A double feature with a Peckinpah western set in Cornwall and a Daily Mail article come to life, we're talking Straw Dogs and Eden Lake. Come for the masculinities and working class aesthetics discourse, stay to find out just what we think of Eden Lake... Follow us on social media for I guess future Cornish content now that we've moved on from Sheffield: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of taking a vacation to Earth's most Normal island at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." Originally released on September 2, 2021, Brandon and Thomas discuss one of the classic films of the Southern genre, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Listen as they talk about Harper Lee's original novel, the film's meticulous production design, and why the film's critical reception was lukewarm upon its release. Be sure to check out our other episodes on the Southern Film genre from September 2021. Intro to the Southern Genre (00:04:19) Intro to To Kill a Mockingbird (00:15:48) How To Kill a Mockingbird Got to Production (00:23:54) Favorite Scenes (00:33:27) On Set Life - (00:45:59) Aftermath: Release and Legacy (00:51:07) What Worked and What Didn't (00:59:00) Alternate Universe Cast (01:06:29) Film Facts (01:07:15) Story Questions (01:10:57) Awards (01:15:56) Final Questions (01:19:48) Preview for Next Episode (01:27:09) Join our Patreon for More Content: https://www.patreon.com/cinenation Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter/X: @CineNationPod TikTok: @cinenation Letterboxd: CineNation Podcast E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com
Peckinpah documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle
196 - Junior Bonner Movie Discussion with Ansel Faraj Part 1 of the Sam Peckinpah Retrospective Series Steven and Ansel discuss the movie Junior Bonner on the episode. The Peckinpah series will take place over the next few years. Ansel Faraj is an awarding winning filmmaker. His movies, such as Loon Lake, Todd Tarantula, Will & Liz, and many others are available on Blu-Ray at Amazon. Please send feedback to DieCastMoviePodcast@gmail.com or leave us message on our Facebook page. Thanks for listening!
"Because there was once a god who walked the Earth named Warren Oates." - Richard Linklater Friendly, feisty, fresh, and so-very funny, Bright Wall/Dark Room staff writer & contributing editor Travis Woods is as passionate about film as he is endearingly supportive of all who love it. The host & creator of producer Blake Howard's podcast Increment Vice (which took a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's INHERENT VICE one scene at a time), Travis has also contributed physical media commentary tracks &/or video essays for a few of his favorite films of all time, including the recent Imprint Films release of BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA starring his favorite actor (& raison d'être), Mr. Warren Oates. Joining me to preach the gospel of Oates in his thoughtful, sometimes philosophical, & always entertaining laid-back style, my Pandemic Movie Club buddy & I go deep on the films TWO-LANE BLACKTOP, THE HIRED HAND, DILLINGER, COCKFIGHTER, & BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA. Likely just the first installment on Oates since we stuck with the first half of the '70s, fans of the actor will undoubtedly flip for this feature-length conversation on one of both serious cinephiles' & great filmmakers from Peckinpah to Malick's most beloved screen presences. Originally Posted on Patreon (10/14/23) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90966824 Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive Shop Watch With Jen logo merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless Shop
The writer Brian Abrams, author of the new book "You Talkin' to Me?”: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes, joins me from New York City to discuss Sam Peckinpah and his underrated 1972 rodeo drama Junior Bonner starring Steve McQueen and Joe Don Baker. Right after Peckinpah wrapped on his controversial Straw Dogs in England, he jumped into production on Junior Bonner, a small-stakes character study about an aging rodeo rider (McQueen) who returns to his hometown of Prescott, Arizona to compete for one more victory and to reconnect with his family, including his oafish brother, local real estate developer Curly (Baker) and his estranged parents (Robert Preston and Ida Lupino). It's also the story of the landscape of the American West giving way to the suburban sprawl and exploitation of the modern world, literally being bulldozed all around the Bonner family. As Junior's rodeo star father Ace asks: “If this world's all about winners, what's for the losers?” Dismissed in its day, and somewhat of an outlier in Peckinpah's run of action films in the 1970s, time has been kind to Junior Bonner, which can be appreciated now as a Hangout Movie, three days in the life of an aging rodeo star and a fading way of life, vividly brought to life by Peckinpah and his cast. Plus we discuss Brian's new book, which looks into the origins of hundreds of classic movie lines across American film history, how some lines have entered the lexicon and live on in the culture, and the movie quotes we each have rolling around in our heads. Become a patron of the podcast to access to exclusive episodes every month, including our continuing Miami Vice sidebar series. Over 30% of Junk Filter episodes are exclusively available to patrons. To support this show directly please subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Brian Abrams on Twitter. Brian's book "You Talkin' to Me?”: The Definitive Guide to Iconic Movie Quotes is now available. Trailer for Junior Bonner (Sam Peckinpah, 1972) Music video for “Too Late For Goodbyes”, Julian Lennon (directed by Sam Peckinpah, 1984)
This thrilling episode, Sam Peckinpah's 1970 forgotten classic, The Ballad of Cable Hogue. Starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, and David Warner, this was a change of pace for Peckinpah. Find out all about it by listening!
A double feature with a Peckinpah western set in Cornwall and a Daily Mail article come to life, we're talking Straw Dogs and Eden Lake. Come for the masculinities and working class aesthetics discourse, stay to find out just what we think of Eden Lake... Follow us on social media for I guess future Cornish content now that we've moved on from Sheffield: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of taking a vacation to Earth's most Normal island at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
Episode 355: The Crew's terrified of all these violent children while watching Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Peckinpah has lots to say about violence and it's effects in his 1969 Western. The film editing is revolutionary, mixing shots with different frame rates to help visualize the horrific chaos of a gunfight. The Crew discusses… If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon. Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube. Contact: moviecrewpod@gmail.com
Content warning: Depictions of domestic violence and suicide. THE GETAWAY follows a pretty conventional structure. Depending on how you look at it, that might flatten it a little bit or it might make its jagged edges a little more interesting! Either way, it's worth examining as Sam Peckinpah's most commercially successful movie – and another weird example of his incisive take on toxic masculinity as told through the conceit of a high-stakes heist. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "Love Theme" by Quincy Jones from the THE GETAWAY soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 228: THE GETAWAY (1972) 3:25 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 6:42 - THE GETAWAY and Peckinpah's career-long obsessions 14:05 - The intro sequence 22:47 - A movie told in implied chapters 27:45 - The Cuckening of Harold Clinton 52:06 - Casting and WWII veteran tropes 57:33 - The Junk Drawer 1:06:48 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF! 1:12:25 - Cody's Noteys: Trylove to Get Away for a Little While (getaway trivia)
This week's fanfic is “My Brother's Keeper by David E. Peckinpah, first published in 2003 in Farscape Magazine.We're on Twitter, Facebook, and SoFarscape.com. Our theme music is by Leigh Collier of Give Them L.Send us your synopses, support us on Patreon or suggest a fanfic story for us to read!
Content warning: Discussions of attempted sexual assault. Reprehensible and unrepentant, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA trades in the same extensive violence and fragility-masked-by-corruption that became a trademark of director Sam Peckinpah. Running a seedy bar in Mexico City, small-time lowlife Bennie sees a chance to elevate himself above his station when the titular job lands in his lap. His white-collar employers give him just enough rope to hang himself – and his partner, Elita – as they travel the Mexican countryside to deliver the head of a dead man to the crime boss he crossed. In this episode, we discuss seeing ALFREDO GARCIA at the Trylon after so long; Bennie's tenuous, poisonous drive to assert himself over the people and land around him; and the movie's bizarre, humorous, rage-addled final act. Watch BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA for free on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/bring.-me.the.-head.of.-alfredo.-garcia.-1974.-remastered.-1080p.-blu-ray.-h-264.-aac-rarbg “Scent, Sense, and Senselessness in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” by Sophie Durbin at Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/04/28/scent-sense-and-senselessness-in-bring-me-the-head-of-alfredo-garcia/ “A Head's Tale: The Emotional Journey of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” by Lucas Hardwick at Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/04/28/a-heads-tale-the-emotional-journey-of-bring-me-the-head-of-alfredo-garcia/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "El Jefe" by Jerry Fielding from the BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 226: BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974) 2:46 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 5:01 - “Unfortunately, it's a masterpiece” 13:31 - A third-act shift 23:57 - A cuck fear movie 38:13 - Commenting on the nihilism of ‘70s cinema 45:37 - Set design, privilege, and perfect ridiculous symbolism 54:37 - The Junk Drawer 1:02:58 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF! 1:07:19 - Trylibs: Presented by Peckinpah
For this episode, we're talking about Sam Peckinpah's notorious classic psychological thriller Straw Dogs! Dustin Hoffman and Susan George star as a couple terrorized in Cornwall after they find out the locals are just as prone to violence as Americans. We talk about the themes, that r* scene that got the film an X rating, what Peckinpah means by the film's conclusion, and a lot more. We're also drinking the Fidens x Vitamin Sea collaboration Ducks & Axes! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-21:00 Beer talk 21:00-end Straw Dogs Next up: The Lighthouse! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support
Sometimes, a man is forced to defend his honor; Quentin and Roger defend theirs in their discussion of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 Straw Dogs. Based on the book “The Siege Of Trencher's Farm,” your hosts take a look at Peckinpah's intentions and where this sits in his filmography. Then, they'll discuss the film itself, covering Dustin Hoffman and Susan George's performances, the ugly nature of this movie, and whether Straw Dogs can be considered a Revengeamatic. Plus, our very first Magnetic Home Video box and an examination of IB Technicolor. Learn more about this week's films, get Video Archives merch and more at videoarchivespodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @videoarchives, and on Instagram @videoarchivespod. You can also write us a question by sending a letter to The Video Archives Podcast, c/o Earwolf Media, PO Box 66, 5551 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90028.
The review of 2022 film is in full swing, but first there is the annual look back at the movies seen last year that were NOT FROM last year. Its the Not 2022 Top Ten, where we highlight films worthy of a second discussion because they just impacted us so much. Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in Friend of the Show, streaming live from the booming metropolis somewhere in Bainbridge, Wyoming, that is one Jacob "Roth from Wyoming." Together, the foursome discuss their top ten faves of the year from all over the place, as far back as 1931 all the way through the 60s and 70s and in the 00s -- O Russell talk... Mamet chatter... Pierce Brosnan's singing voice... classic Christmas movies set in Budapest... Tarantino's faves... assassination conspiracies... Peckinpah and the violence of the west... John Wayne and the hilarity of the west... d$ and Roth fawn over Paulette Goddard... The Seventh Seal does NOT feature Demi Moore... And much more in this good time of an episode... Andrei Rublev (1966) - for rental Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) - Netflix; Amazon Prime Before During After (2020) - Amazon Prime Chun King Express (1996) - HBO Max The Devil's Backbone (2001) - Amazon Prime Dracula (1931) - for rental Dr. No (1962) - for rental The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh (1979) - for rental Flirting with Disaster (1996) - for rental Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - Hulu; Peacock Premium Hit the Road (2021) - Showtime The Ides of March (2011) - for rental In Bruges (2008) - for rental It Happened One Night (1934) - TubiTV JFK (1991) - HBO Max Joint Security Area (2000) - TubiTV Killing Zoe (1993) - for rental Krampus (2015) - for rental Let the Right One In (2008) - Amazon Prime; Showtime; Hulu Love & Monsters (2020) - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; MGM+ Mamma Mia (2008) - Hulu McLintock! (1963) - Amazon Prime Modern Times (1936) - HBO Max The Parallax View (1974) - for rental Sawdust and Tinsel (1956) - HBO Max The Seventh Seal (1957) - HBO Max Silence (2017) - Paramount+ The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - for rental Solaris (1972) - HBO Max Souvenir (2019) - Showtime The Sting (1973) - Netflix Trick 'r Treat (2007) - for rental VFW (2019) - Shudder Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008) - Amazon Prime; TubiTV War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - FXNow; for rental Whiplash (2014) - for rental The Wild Bunch (1969) - HBO Max The Year of the Scab (2017) - Disney+ Yo Jimbo (1961) - HBO Max
Keith joins Jason and they have an awesome, spirited conversation as always, this time discussing three dead-on classics about the Old West by the movie master, Ride the High Country, The Ballad of Cable Hogue and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. The guys agree: all three films are great, deeply flawed and fascining as hell as depictions of Peckinpah's inner life, the decine of the Old West, and the ways the perception of heroism evolves and changes over time. We think it's a great listen; hope you agree. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-sacks/message
POP ART, WHERE WE FIND THE POP CULTURE IN ART AND THE ART IN POP CULTURE. GO WESTERN, YOUNG MAN: Join me and film producer Colin Vaines (Gangs of New York, Young Victoria, My Week with Marilyn, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool) as we talk The Wild Bunch/Once Upon a Time in America. First, a mea culpa caveat. There were some technical issues, so at the end, some things were cut short, mainly in how I listed my suggested films, and then I left out what's coming up for me and the podcast. But other than that, it was a great recording venture. “When you side with a man, you stay with him!” Oh, the good old days of the west where it was easy to tell the good buys from the bad guys. The bad guys wore black hats; robbed and killed innocent people; and hated Indians; the good guys wore white hats, brought law and order to the community, and hated Indians …Sounds like it's time for Episode 89 of Pop Art, where we find the pop culture in art and the art in pop culture. It's the podcast where my guest chooses a movie from popular culture, and I'll select a film from the more art/classic/indie side of cinema with a connection to it. For this episode, I am happy to welcome as my guest, producer and filmmaker Colin Vaines, who has chosen as his film the existentialist revisionist western, Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, while I have chosen the more postmodern revisionist western, Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, both films not just about the changing West, but about the change in Westerns. And in this episode we answer such questions as: Why did the two filmmakers make so few films? What is the connection between the Mexican warlord Mapache and the Oscar statuette? Who dubbed Claudia Cardinale's voice and what is she most famous for? What movie did Lee Marvin turn down The Wild Bunch to do? Dario Argento and Bernardo Bertolucci…together? What did John Wayne say about The Wild Bunch? Why did a French movie projectionist hate Once Upon a Time…? What did Peckinpah do after Robert Ryan wouldn't stop complaining about not getting top billing? What fashion influence did Once Upon a Time… have and what did it have to do with escalators? Check out Colin's Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Vainesand his films which can be found on various platforms as well as coming to a theater near you. Check out my blog at https://howardcasner.wordpress.com/ My books, More Rantings and Ravings of a Screenplay Reader, The Starving Artists and Other Stories and The Five Corporations and One True Religion can be found at https://www.amazon.com/s?k=howard+casner&ref=nb_sb_noss --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howard-casner/support
Steven Goldman, Craig Calcaterra & Mike Ferrin talk about The Soundtrack to "Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid" and the Sam Peckinpah movie that Dylan appeared in. It's more film review than music review, but, how did Dylan color inside the lines for this assignment?
Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast encore edition, we are talking to James Coburn, son of, well James Coburn. We spoke with James during the Covid crisis and James was the perfect antidote. We learned about an array fascinating things the younger Coburn shared with us such as: being on the set of Peckinpah film, Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid in Mexico and In Like Flint in Jamaica, his dads love of cars (very fast cars), his good friend Bruce Lee, the Z Channel, a 4 year odyssey in Africa, the Muppets and much much more. Come to think of it, we need to get back with James to talk about the biography he and his wife were working on about his father when we recorded this episode. Maybe it's time for part two if our interview. But for now, take a listen to this interview recorded during the time Covid. Oh so long and not very long ago. You are listening to the Rarified Heir Podcast.
Heads Up! Oatestober kicks off as Brian is joined by film editor and festival programmer Luke Mullen to discuss arguably Peckinpah's grittiest film: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.
Our first Peckinpah...and this one is a doozy - "Straw Dogs". (Ian & Adam rec “Senna”)
VHS EPISODE: BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA **TRIGGER WARNING** THIS FILM HAS A SCENE OF ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT WHICH IS ADDRESSED ON THE EPISODEVHS, in its heyday, was the best way to watch movies. They opened up a generation to movies previously impossible to see if they weren't circulating in movie theaters years and decades after release. You could argue our current nerd culture, where everybody has seen everything, was kickstarted by GEN X getting their hands on previously obscure movies (they definitely gave us Tarantino, anyway; a lot to answer for!) But the technology, compared to our current 8K restored and improved versions was not the best (BETA also kicked its ass). A lot of transfers of older movies to VHS were crappy. Too dark, pan-and-scanned, compressed, color resolution sometimes bordering monochromatic. But in 2022 it IS a visual aesthetic filmmakers try to recreate to give their films a grimy, unwashed and somehow dangerous feel. BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974) was Sam Peckinpah at his most exhausted. Fresh off the disappointing studio theft of PAT GARETT AND BILLY THE KID, always drunk, high or hungover, he decamped to Mexico to make the one movie he would later say was the only one the studios didn't butcher. It was the movie he set out to make. Old comrade Warren Oates plays what is known to be a clear impersonation of Peckinpah himself, down to even wearing Peckinpah's own dark-as-a-black-hole sunglasses. Sounds great, right?Garcia stands as one of the grimiest, nihilistic movies of the 1970s, itself a decade filled with grimy nihilistic films borne of social unrest, disgust at our institutions and a studio system that had no idea what movies people wanted to see. One of the miracle movies of the decade. Desperate people desperately trying to escape their desperate situations. Jack had never see it before and Ken's memories of the film are so entwined with the look of the 1988 VHS version, it makes for a hopping episode. Garcia may be a film of extreme moral exhaustion and of clear-eyed cynicism of human nature but there is sweetness buried under the muck. We think? Jack and Ken discuss the making of the film, its legacy, and, most importantly, how the primitive technology of VHS might improve the effect this movie has!Sam Peckinpah is who opens every episode now on our theme song so we had to get one of his movies on here at some point. THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I. (ft. Sam Peckinpah)Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegoodthepoda1YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gBuzzsprout: https://thegoodthepodandtheugly.buzzsprout.com/Letterboxd (follow us!):Ken: Ken KoralJack: jackk1096
For our 95th episode, Austin brings screenwriter Jake Bottiglieri back to the show to talk about Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) in order to celebrate it's 48th anniversary. Why 48th? Because they had planned on talking about it for Peckinpah's birthday but it fell through. SO IT'S AN EXCUSE, ALRIGHT?! All that and more on Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast. Enjoy!0:00 - Intro3:35 - Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GArcia (1974)1:18:20 - Outro Please subscribe to Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! Also, follow us on social media to get updates on all of the exciting things we have coming up!Facebook: www.Facebook.com/mediumcoolpodInstagram: MediumCoolPodTwitter: @MediumCoolPod / Host's Twitter: @AustinGliddenLetterboxd: www.letterboxd.com/AustinGliddenYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCloDyC7c094vxCxUDlc0-XQEmail: MediumCoolPod@gmail.com
Prince and the Revolution [00:51] "Kiss" Parade Paisley Park 9 25395-1 1986 Everyday someone is born who has never heard Prince's "Kiss" (or seen the video (https://youtu.be/H9tEvfIsDyo)). If that person is you, enjoy! Nadja [04:27] "Dark Circles" Paradox Incubate 15.09.14 Consouling Sounds SOULXXXXIV 2014 Live ambient doom by my favorite duo recorded (https://nadja.bandcamp.com/music) live at Incubate Festival in Amsterdam circa 2014. Blondie [14:34] "Hanging on the Telephone" Parallel Lines Chrysalis CHR 1192 1978 Check out the original Nerves version if you ever have the chance. Witch [16:56] "1000 MPH" Paralyzed Tee Pee Records TPE-085-1 2008 Taking off in a silver machine on this track from the band's follow up album. Black Sabbath [20:18] "Children of the Grave" We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll Warner Bros. Records 2BS 2923 1976 What the...?! This isn't Paranoid. This isn't even Masters of Reality! Why no, someone slipped the second disc of We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll into their Paranoid jacked. Ah well. Always check the contents of those dollar bin records, kids. KC and the Sunshine Band [25:31] "I'm You Boogie Man" Part 3 T.K. Records 605 1976 Can't deny the classics. Number one on the Hot 100 way back in 1977. The B-52's [31:15] "Private Idaho" Party Mix! Warner Bros. Records MINI 3596 1981 The band's debut single remixed for your own private party. You can tell it's a party remix because of the stereo-panned-n-flanged roto-toms. Joe King Carrasco & the Crowns [35:19] "Party Weekend" Party Weekend MCA Records MCA-5404 1983 For all you early MTV fans out there, yes this is what became "Party Christmas". Party party! Grass Widow [38:22] "11 of Diamonds" Past Time Kill Rock Stars KRS533 2010 Some Bay Area goodness from Hannah Lew, Raven Mahon, and Lillian Maring. Bob Dylan [41:16] "Billy 4" Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Columbia KC 32460 1973 I have a particular soft spot for this Dylan album. The film and soundtrack came into my life at a time when I was becoming increasingly interested in film and aspect ratios like Cinemascope. And also at a time when I was making art that was making art exploring the myth of the American West and native American folklore, especially Old Man Coyote the trickster. In this film and soundtrack we get both the myth of the American West (Billy the Kid) and the trickster (Dylan is nothing if not a trickster). The film itself is a bit of a Peckinpah shaggy dog, but worth the early 70s antihero hubris. I prefer Newman's confused teen Left Handed Gun (https://youtu.be/9BhhGqb6k4I) (another aspect of the myth Billy the kid itself: the infamous daguerrotype in question has reality preserved in reverse) to Kristofferson's avenger (https://youtu.be/a-e47wAkg9g). But with Peckinpah's film you get bonus James Coburn, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton, and even Rita Coolidge. Bobbie Gentry [47:55] "Billy the Kid" Patchwork Capitol Records ST-494 1971 Speaking of coincidences. From Bobbie's final studio album. Definitely environmental circumstances. The Modern Jazz Quartet [49:57] "A Social Call" Patterns United Artists Records UAL 4072 1960 And now for something completely different from Billy the Kid. Music derived from film cues. Falls of Rauros [54:25] "New Inertia" Patterns in Mythology Gilead Media relic119 2019 Some melodic black metal from this Tolkien-esque band from Portland ME. Music behind the DJ: "Spinning Wheel" by Terry Baxter and his Orchestra
A Decade Light and Dark: Defining the 60s On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I continue our dive into the films that define their respective decades. This week we look at the 1960s . . . Racial Unrest, Vietnam, The Hippie Culture, Revolution and Class Uprisings, Male-Female Relations . . . The 1960s were a tumultuous decade that would test the country and the world. The usual names make their appearances (Kurosawa, Anger, Peckinpah, Wilder, etc.), but they are accompanied by new names and a handful of films that may surprise you. Take a listen and let us know what you think. Questions, Comments, Complaints, & Suggestions can be directed to gondoramos@yahoo.com. Our Continued Love and Thanks.
New Jersey native Bill Mesce, Jr. is an author of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. He talks with Mark Spina about the differences in approach when writing for the stage versus the screen. Bill's first novel, The Advocate, won in the novel-writing category of the America's Best competition, and was followed by two equally-acclaimed sequels, Officer of the Court and The Defender, as well as the non-fiction works Peckinpah's Women: A Reappraisal of the Portrayal of Women in the Period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah and Artists on the Art of Survival: Observations on Frustration, Perspiration, and Inspiration for the Young Artist. His screenwriting credits include Road Ends, starring Dennis Hopper and Mariel Hemingway, and uncredited work on Brian DePalma's political thriller Blow Out. His plays include A Jersey Cantata, which was named one of the best new plays to debut in New Jersey in the 97-98 season, and will be revived this summer by The Theater Project in Maplewood. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Neil Simon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_SimonPaddy Chayefsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_ChayefskyAaron Sorkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_SorkinA Few Good Men https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film)The Odd Couple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(film)Glengarry Glen Ross https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/Mike Nichols https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0The Hospital https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067217/Network https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Sidney Lumet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_LumetNed Beatty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_BeattyPeter Finch, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_FinchOwen Roizman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_RoizmanIron Man https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/Cary Grant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_GrantKatharine Hepburn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnBringing Up Baby https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/What's Up, Doc? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069495/The Hangover https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/Irma Vep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma_Veptik toks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTokThe Godfather https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/All The President's Men https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Spotlight https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/The Advocate https://www.amazon.com/Advocate-Bill-Mesce-Jr/dp/1530943043HBO https://www.hbo.com/The director's company https://www.directorscompany.org/
Jackie and Greg swoop in like vultures to pick the meat off "Bloody Sam" Peckinpah's revisionist western from 1969. Topics of conversation include Peckinpah's personal life, Old Hollywood vs. New Hollywood, the film's staginess, the magic of Warren Oates, and why Peckinpah's face deserves to be blasted down off the Mount Rushmore of "Great American Filmmakers". You've never heard them this vicious.#84 on Sight & Sound's "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-timeCheck us out at our official website: https://www.sceneandheardpod.comJoin our weekly film club: https://www.instagram.com/arroyofilmclubJP Instagram/Twitter: jacpostajGK Instagram: gkleinschmidtPhotography: Matt AraquistainMusic: Andrew Cox
Sit right here and have another beer in Mexico...it very well may be your last! Our latest look at crime cinema has us trudging through the muck of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, director Sam Peckinpah's unforgiving neo-western from 1974. But before we descend into oblivion, we load up a Blue Plate Special where we discuss Kathryn Bigelow's appropriately titled Strange Days, parse the latest David Cronenberg release Crimes of the future, and celebrate the dearly departed character acting legend Phillip Baker Hall. Upon eventually taking the off-ramp to Hell, we consider the game changing filmography of Peckinpah, the beauty of Warren Oates, and weigh what exactly today's film in question adds to the genre complexion of New Hollywood's cynicism. Feel free to skip to 2:12:05 for the beginning of our audio commentary. As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on all of our channels, which include Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! Contact us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and requests.
"It ain't like it used to be, but it'll do." For Episode 217, Thomas and Brandon discuss Sam Peckinpah's classic revisionist Western, The Wild Bunch. Listen as they talk about how Peckinpah was able to create a film that helped end the traditional Western genre. Contact Us: Facebook: @cinenation Instagram: @cinenationpodcast Twitter: @CineNationPod Medium: CineNation E-mail: cinenationpodcast@gmail.com
Imprint Companion is the only podcast on the Australian Internet about "DVD Culture."Hang onto your slipcases because Alexei Toliopoulos (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) and Blake Howard (One Heat Minute) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming releases from Australia's brand new boutique Blu-Ray label Imprint Films. The second episode for the March Batch episode features an in-depth review of The Osterman Weekend.The Osterman Weekend (Imprint Collection #109)IT WILL BE A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER… IF THEY SURVIVE IT!The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum, this political thriller features an all-star cast including Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Chris Sarandon and Craig T. Nelson.Sam Peckinpah's final film was initially taken away from his control and released broadly in a re-edited (shortened) version. This new special edition release presents brand new 2k scans from newly sourced 35mm prints of Sam Peckinpah's personal directors cut negative, along with the Theatrical Cut.This stunning new release will give finally the film a well overdue opportunity for reappraisal.THEATRICAL CUTSpecial Features and Technical Specs:1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut in 1.78:1 aspect ratioAlternative unrestored presentation of the film in 1.66:1 aspect ratio scanned from a 35mm German printAudio commentary by film historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, David Weddle, and Nick RedmanAlpha to Omega: Exposing “The Osterman Weekend” – feature documentaryS. Theatrical TrailerAudio English LPCM 2.0 StereoOptional Subtitles: EnglishDIRECTOR'S CUTSpecial Features and Technical Specs:1080p high-definition, unrestored 2k scan newly sourced from Sam Peckinpah's personal 35mm directors cut negativeNEW Audio commentary by Peckinpah expert Mike SiegelNEW Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut – documentary by Peckinpah expert Mike SiegelNEW The Two Cuts – comparison video by Peckinpah expert Mike SiegelNEW 3 Animated Galleries: Filming “The Osterman Weekend”, “The Osterman Weekend” in Pictures, Promoting “The Osterman Weekend”Aspect Ratio 1.60:1Audio English LPCM MonoOptional Subtitles: EnglishBlake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & Total RebootVisit imprintfilms.com.au Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It wasn't nepotism that got him to the top of the studio...it was his dad! On this episode of "How's LA", Jake and Alan talk with executive producer and former garbageman Syd Diddley (@rosstaylornyc). Topics include the acting career of noted Chicago writer Studs Terkel, having Sam Peckinpah as a father figure, buying too tall of a house from a former NBA player and more!Theme song by Danny KelleherArtwork by Sean McGuireAd segment by Lucas PrizantProduced by Ben HertelThis podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram (@audiomintchi) or on Facebook. If you want to support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website.