Podcast appearances and mentions of scout tafoya

Fan-favorite guest Scout Tafoya, author, film critic, filmmaker, returns to try and dissuade Brett and Jesse from cautiously recommending the latest film from horror phenom Scott Derrickson THE GORGE, on Apple TV+ now, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor Joy. Before we get into the movie, plenty of horror news of the week, and details about new streaming dates for recent genre films.

Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) and special guest Scout Tafoya (author of The Black Book: An Anthony Mann Reader) collaborate to dissect CRITERION COLLECTION physical media releases.Winchester '73Noirish shadows spread across the frontier in this landmark western, the first of the celebrated collaborations between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart that redefined the genre with their moral and psychological intensity. Beginning his midcareer transition into increasingly edgy roles, Stewart portrays an avenging sharpshooter whose stolen rifle becomes a harbinger of death as it is passed from one doomed hand to the next. Featuring a stellar cast that includes a touching Shelley Winters, a sensationally sleazy Dan Duryea, and a pre-stardom Rock Hudson, this elemental tale of violence begetting violence broke new ground with its evocation of the West as a no-man's-land of antiheroes and villains.4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, undertaken by Universal Pictures in collaboration with The Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackOne 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresAudio commentary featuring actor James Stewart and film historian Paul LindenschmidtNew interview with film programmer Adam Piron on the portrayal of Native Americans in the western genreForces of Nature: Anthony Mann at Universal, a program on a key chapter in the director's careerLux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1951TrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPlus: An essay by critic Imogen Sara SmithNew cover by Gregory ManchessScout Tafoya - Buy THE BLACK BOOK hereScout Tafoya is a film critic, video essayist, filmmaker, and author of Cinemaphagy: On The Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper, the first book-length critical study of the director of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." Originally from Doylestown, PA, he is the creator of RogerEbert.com's The Unloved, the longest-running video essay series on the web, about movies in need of a second look. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Film Comment, Nylon Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Film Stage, among others. He is the director of over 25 feature films, including "Eyam," "House of Little Deaths," and "Beata Virgo Viscera," which debuted on RogerEbert.com. His features and his extensive video essay work can be found at Patreon.com/honorszombie.Support: JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTHFollow the hosts:Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & The Last Video StoreSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scout Tafoya and Tuckerson are back again for one of the most infamous blockbuster failures of the 2010s with Gore Verbinski's The alone Ranger! Together we get into the careers of the leads (yuck!), western influence, who remembers the disasters how, train robberies and pointless criticisms

Do you believe in Black Christmas miracles? We sure do!! This episode was a twisted, mangled mess akin to a dirty phone call involving Billy and Agnes - but the Grinch who encoded our audio incorrectly grew an enlarged heart (he should get that checked out), and our blood-drenched holidays were saved! With no further ado, we present our in-depth conversation about the seminal photo-slasher classic, BLACK CHRISTMAS, for its 50th anniversary with our guest, author, and video essayist, Scout Tafoya!! What else does Santa have in his magic bag? Synthesizer psychos, Bravo network horror activators, Steve Martin: Slasher Fan, and we dig into why a half-century-old film can still be so ahead of its time!! All this, plus which character in the film is a Drinkenstein, Patrick defends Porky's 2 for some reason, Gena defines the “It's Miller Time” ending, and we give you the gift of Choose Your Own Deathventure!!  Preorder Reanimator from Ignite Films herę! Watch Scout's video essay work here! Order Corpses, Fools and Monsters by Will Maclay & Caden Garden here!! Part of the BLEAV Network.Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Our linker.ee Click here to visit our TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out Gena's Substack called Gena Watches Things!! Check out the films we've covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd!

Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) and special guests Lindsey Romain (Nerdist, Bright Wall / Dark Room, Vulture) and Sean Burns (WBUR, Crooked Marquee) team up to unbox, unpack and unveil upcoming IMPRINT FILMS physical media releases.In this episode, we discuss: Directed By… Roman Polanski (1992 – 1999) – Imprint Collection #362 – 364Infamous director Roman Polanski directed these three thrilling films of seduction, betrayal and revenge: Bitter Moon (1992), Death and the Maiden (1994), and The Ninth Gate (1999), packaged together in this 5-Disc Limited Edition Hardbox.Includes a bonus disc with 2008 feature-length documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, plus an exclusive booklet with essays from film critic Sean Burns on Bitter Moon, Lindsey Romain (Nerdist, Bright Wall / Dark Room, Vulture) on The Death and the Maiden, and filmmaker Scout Tafoya on The Ninth Gate. Support: JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTHFollow the hosts:Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website Alexei Toliopoulos - Twitter & The Last Video StoreSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Friend of the Show JT the Talking Head (@jt_pettry & @mastersofmatinee on TikTok) on TikTok, Masters of Matinee podcast) has brought us one of the most gonzo horror sequels of all time: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). Director Tobe Hooper finally returned to his iconic characters 12 years after the original, and he made it into a classic all on its own, while taking a dramatic tonal swerve right into comedy, hijinks, and even more political and social commentary. This movie rules.   Next week: The Craft (1996)   Time stamps: 00:04:27 — Our personal histories with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise 00:16:40 — History segment: The history of Texas; brief career overview of director Tobe Hooper 00:31:51 — In-depth movie discussion 01:42:09 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper by Scout Tafoya (2021) - https://amzn.to/4dKBYlu  “America's Future Is Texas” by Lawrence Wright | The New Yorker (2017) - https://bit.ly/4f8oS2m   Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter: @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9

It's Die Hard on a prison plane!(you can watch this week's episode on YouTube!)This week, Phil ‘Philly Bedlam' Gawthorne and Liam ‘The Coliseum' Billingham take a high-security flight on CON AIR with special guest Scout Tafoya, aka ‘The Massachusetts Mangler'!After serving a long and harsh sentence for a self-defense killing, parolee and ex-Army Ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) travels on a prisoner transport plane nicknamed ‘Con Air', to meet with his wife and daughter. But when said plane is taken over by vicious criminal mastermind Cyrus ‘The Virus' Grissom (John Malkovich) and his bloodthirsty cohorts, Poe finds himself unable to abandon his friend Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson) and vulnerable female Prison Guard Sally Bishop (Rachel Ticotin), and decides to fight back against the vicious convicts, with the help of unconventional US Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack), who assists his efforts from the ground.As CON AIR is one of the best and most iconic ‘DIE HARD ON A [BLANK]' films ever made, this is one of our biggest, and most substantive, episodes yet. The guys start out by discussing the origins of these kind of cinematic stories, going all the way back to movies such as STAGECOACH, before digging in on the film's plentiful ‘Die Hard DNA'. They go deep on the film's themes, meanings, and aspirations, and discuss how its politics and portrayals have aged, for better or worse, in the intervening decades since its summer 1997 release. They talk in detail about the three principle stars – Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich – as well as the rest of the stellar supporting cast, along with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Simon West, and writer Scott Rosenberg. Events culminate with a highly contested edition of the ‘Die Hard Oscars', and a criminally tough ‘Double Jeopardy' trivia quiz! Trust us, this is one flight you don't want to miss! CON AIR trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olvpk5BXWCIAt the time of release, CON AIR is streaming on Hulu, TNT, TBS and TruTV in the US and is available to rent or buy on YouTube, Apple/iTunes, Fandango, and all the usual platforms! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In space, no one can hear you deepfake a dead actor into your movie! We're joined by Scout Tafoya to talk Alien: Romulus. We discuss the film's thematic resonances with the Alien franchise, immigration, the fear of undifferentiation, psychoanalytic readings of the alien, human/android relationships, orphans in space, and go on many long rants about the state of movies and artificial intelligence. Join us! Follow us on Twitter! Buy a cows shirt on Threadless!

On this week's podcast, Brett has left the New Flesh headquarters to go on an all-too-rare vacation, which means THE CROW episodes that have been stranded in Patreon purgatory can finally fly! As promised, here is THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS aka THE CROW 2 episode with fan-favorite guest Scout Tafoya. Check out his writing and films at https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie No news in this episode. It's all crow, baby.

On this week's New Flesh podcast, a much-anticipated return to the franchise deep-dive format with Alex Proyas' iconic THE CROW starring Brandon Lee. Brett & Jesse welcome first-time guest Matt Singer, film critic, author, expert-taster-of-tie-in-movie-food, as they venture back to the mid-'90s to dissect the goth movement and THE CROW and which came first, a classic chicken-or-egg situation. Next week, we're back to the regular format for a new release episode on M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP. We'll get back to THE CROW soon with THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS featuring Scout Tafoya. The news of the week Brett soliloquy is summarized below: IN A VIOLENT NATURE 2 is coming, among other things. That's the headline, I'd say. Buy Matt's Siskel & Ebert book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/710246/opposable-thumbs-by-matt-singer/

Hang onto your slipcases because Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions) joins film critic Sean Burns and filmmaker/video essayist Scout Tafoya for a very special preview of the upcoming IMPRINT FILMS - Film Focus: Harvey Keitel (1992 – 1999). Support: JOIN THE ONE HEAT MINUTE PATREON FOR AS LITTLE AS $1 A MONTHFollow the host + guests:Blake Howard - Twitter & One Heat Minute Website Sean Burns is a film critic for WBUR's Arts & Culture and a contributing writer at North Shore Movies and Crooked Marquee. He was Philadelphia Weekly's lead film critic from 1999 through 2013, and worked as a contributing editor at The Improper Bostonian from 2006 until 2014. His reviews, interviews and essays have also appeared in Metro, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, The Boston Herald, Nashville Scene, Time Out New York, Philadelphia City Paper and RogerEbert.com.A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Burns was a recurring guest on the late David Brudnoy's WBZ 1030 AM radio show, and in 2002 received an award for Excellence in Criticism from the Greater Philadelphia Society of Professional Journalists. Currently a member of the Online Film Critics Society and the Critics Choice Association, he's also “the most annoyingest person ever,” according to his niece.WEBSITE: splicedpersonality.comTWITTER: @SeanMBurnsScout Tafoya is a film critic, video essayist, filmmaker, and author of Cinemaphagy: On The Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper, the first book-length critical study of the director of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." Originally from from Doylestown, PA, he is the creator of RogerEbert.com's The Unloved, the longest running video essay series on the web, about movies in need of a second look. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Film Comment, Nylon Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Film Stage among others. He is the director of over 25 feature films including "Eyam," "House of Little Deaths," and "Beata Virgo Viscera," which debuted on RogerEbert.com. His features and his extensive video essay work can be found at Patreon.com/honorszombie. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Filmmaker, critic, video essayist and author Scout Tafoya joins the show to discuss the work of undersung journeyman Bruce Beresford and his brilliant 1991 film 'Black Robe', a story of faith, the frontier, and the church as a pernicious vestige of the European colonial project. Set amidst the 17th Century French conquests of North America in modern-day Quebec, the film follows the titular Black Robe, Father Laforgue, a Jesuit Missionary tasked with bringing Christianity to the indigenous populations of the region. As he ventures deep into Huron territory with his company of Algonquin guides, the limits of his faith and reason are tested, as it becomes clear that his beliefs and the promises they supposedly carry can find no purchase with a people who have no need for them. Greenlit in the wake of the success of 'Dances With Wolves' and cashing in on an exceptional amount of goodwill Beresford had accrued after directing the Academy Award-winning 'Driving Miss Daisy', the film is a brilliant study of self-deception, and the profoundly human impulses of one's perceptions of the divine. We discuss Beresford as filmmaker, his history as a contemporary of Australian greats Peter Weir and George Miller, and why his work deserves an immediate and vast reappraisal. Then, we discuss 'Black Robe', its exacting observations of faith and imperialism, and its unusually sensitive and well-researched portrayals of indigenous American tribes. Finally, we talk about other films in the canon of great portrayals of faith and the frontier, including Michael Mann's gorgeous 'The Last of the Mohicans' and Martin Scorsese's late-period masterpiece 'Silence'. Follow Scout Tafoya on Twitter. Support Scout's video essay work and criticism on Patreon.Buy Scout's book 'But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century".Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Filmmaker Daniel Kremer and critic Scout Tafoya 

Scout Tafoya and Tucker Johnson (End of History video essay series) return to the pod for the forgotten but brilliant Sherlock Holmes sequel and its importance on getting blockbuster action. Together, we discuss RDJ's and Jude Law's careers, the relation Guy Ritchie has to Tony and Ridley Scott, lack of this era of London in cinema, and why we saw a third film made despite the first two film's success  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

In this very special episode, critic, filmmaker and author of But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century -  Scout Tafoya and I discuss John Ford and THE SEARCHERS. THE GUEST: SCOUT TAFOYAScout Tafoya is a film critic, video essayist, filmmaker, and author of Cinemaphagy: On The Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper, the first book-length critical study of the director of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." Originally from from Doylestown, PA, he is the creator of RogerEbert.com's The Unloved, the longest running video essay series on the web, about movies in need of a second look. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Film Comment, Nylon Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Film Stage among others. He is the director of over 25 feature films including "Eyam," "House of Little Deaths," and "Beata Virgo Viscera," which debuted on RogerEbert.com. His features and his extensive video essay work can be found at Patreon.com/honorszombie. Click here to order your copy of Scout Tafoya's But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century.Thank you so much for the ongoing support!One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's New Flesh podcast, the boys are back in town as past guests Scout Tafoya and Hoff Matthews return to take on the all-too-rare tenth installment in the SAW franchise. It's Brett and Jesse's most anticipated horror release of the year! Before that, horror-related news, including a Halloween franchise rights update, more Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder, It's A Wonderful Knife Christmas horror comedy, and more. Subscribe to the New Flesh Patreon for weekly bonus content and more www.patreon.com/newfleshpodcast The New Flesh podcast is the best horror podcast about horror movies, scary movies, and all things tangentially related to horror, horror franchises and the horror lifestyle. Scary movies, new horror releases, and all the horror news and movie industry news that's fit to print! Check out 'Roger & Me,' where Brett reviews all new release movies every Friday with film critic Mark Dujsik. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, or watch the video feed on YouTube. Apple: apple.co/3PvqgA0 Spotify: spoti.fi/3Pyv1Zl YouTube: bit.ly/3ZFdVhR Stitcher: bit.ly/3J5rS0L

Scout Tafoya is a filmmaker and critic from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, currently living in Astoria, New York. He's the director of films such as House of Little Deaths and Diana, the creator of RogerEbert.com's “The Unloved,” the longest-running video essay series on the web, and a regular contributor at MUBI Notebook, Kinoscope, and other outlets. His work, both fiction and nonfiction, is most frequently posted at his patreon page (https://patreon.com/honorszombie).  The Relic is a 1997 American monster-horror film directed by Peter Hyams and based on the best-selling 1995 novel Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The film stars Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, and James Whitmore. In the film, a detective and a biologist try to defeat a South American lizard-like monster which is on a killing spree in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: https://thathorrorcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/horrorpod666 Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov can be found on his site: https://www.dmitrysamarov.com Mallory Smart's writing and random publishing projects can be checked out here: https://mallorysmart.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thathorrorshow/support

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show!  Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Scout Tafoya to discuss Christian Petzold's Afire, now in theaters. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated streaming service showcasing exceptional films from around the globe. Every day, MUBI premieres a new film. Whether it's a timeless classic, a cult favorite, or an acclaimed masterpiece — it's guaranteed to be either a movie you've been dying to see or one you've never heard of before and there will always be something new to discover. Try it for free for 30 days at mubi.com/filmstage.

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scout Tafoya is a prolific director, author, and critic from Doylestown, PA. He's directed 30 feature films, published two books about filmmaking and his work has been featured in The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Film Comment, and Nylon Magazine among other publications. Check out Scout's work: https://www.withanxbooks.com/but-god-made-him-a-poet https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie letterboxd.com/honorszombie Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844 Follow us on Twitter: @PodHealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by God'Aryan

Become a Patron of Textual Healing: https://www.patreon.com/textualhealing Scout Tafoya is a prolific director, author, and critic from Doylestown, PA. He's directed 30 feature films, published two books about filmmaking and his work has been featured in The Village Voice, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Film Comment, and Nylon Magazine among other publications.  Check out Scout's work: https://www.withanxbooks.com/but-god-made-him-a-poet https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie letterboxd.com/honorszombie Check out past episodes of Textual Healing on our website: https://textualpodcast.com/ Rate us on Apple Podcasts: ** https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/textual-healing-with-mallory-smart/id1531379844** Follow us on Twitter: @PodHealing Take a look at Mallory's other work on her website: https://mallorysmart.com/ beats by  God'Aryan

Scout Tafoya is a filmmaker and critic from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, currently living in Astoria, New York. He's the director of films such as House of Little Deaths and Diana, the creator of RogerEbert.com's “The Unloved,” the longest-running video essay series on the web, and a regular contributor at MUBI Notebook, Kinoscope, and other outlets. His work, both fiction and nonfiction, is most frequently posted at his patreon page (https://patreon.com/honorszombie).  The Blood Spattered Bride: Newlyweds in a haunted mansion discover that their strange visitor is a 200-year-old reincarnated killer. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie:  A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders. Unbeknown to him, the real culprits are the living dead. To check out more information about That Horrorcast, take a look at our website: https://thathorrorcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/horrorpod666 Art and other work done by host, Dmitry Samarov can be found on his site: https://www.dmitrysamarov.com Mallory Smart's writing and random publishing projects can be checked out here: https://mallorysmart.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thathorrorshow/support

The writer and filmmaker Scout Tafoya, author of the new book But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century, joins the show to discuss one of Ford's greatest films, the 1962 western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin. Made in the twilight of Ford's career, the downbeat Liberty Valance is an example of what we would now call a filmmaker's Late Style: a veteran director taking stock of their own legacy in their final works. Liberty Valance is a preview of the conclusion of the classic era of the Western genre in the tumult of the sixties, the end of the Old West as represented by Wayne, the cowboy archetype finally replaced by constitutional order and modern progress as embodied by Stewart, as a young eastern lawyer who travels west to the town of Shinbone, intending to introduce education and order to a lawless place approaching statehood, and is soon targeted for death by feared local outlaw Liberty Valance (Marvin). Scout has seen every one of John Ford's surviving films; we discuss Liberty Valance in the context of Ford's career and worldview, grapple with the ongoing question in our age of assessing the art of the problematic artist, and consider what this film has to say about the consequences of violence and the media's role in reinforcing the official version of historical facts. Become a patron of the podcast to access to exclusive episodes every month, including this summer's entire Miami Vice sidebar series. Sign up at ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Scout Tafoya on Twitter and support his work on Patreon. Scout's book, But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century is available now. Trailer for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)

Unwatchables welcomes Scout Tafoya— critic, video essayist, and author of But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century— to discuss the film branded for decades as the quintessential big-budget disaster. Michael Cimino's HEAVEN'S GATE gets blamed for a lot of things: for bankrupting its studio, for animal cruelty, and for singlehandedly ending the auteur-driver New Hollywood era. Scout helps us separate the myths from the facts, and figure out whether the film is in fact four hours of bloated self-indulgence or a neglected masterpiece. You can find Scout's latest book on John Ford, But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century, at https://www.withanxbooks.com/store/p/but-god-made-him-a-poet-watching-john-ford-in-the-21st-century. You can follow Scout on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie. Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, produced by Tony Scarpitti, featuring artwork by Micah Kraus. You can support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/unwatchables⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to exclusive bonus content and weigh in on what we watch next. Find us online at www.unwatchablespod.com or shoot us an email at unwatchablespodcast@gmail.com. We're on Instagram and Twitter under @unwatchablespod. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unwatchablespod/message

John and Craig welcome comedian, actor, writer and Jeopardy! champion Patton Oswalt to discuss joke structure and building standup specials. Patton pulls back the curtain on his writing process, how he develops a comedic premise, and earning an audience's trust. We also dissect M.O.D.O.K., punching up other people's scripts, and the art of adaptation. We then answer a listener's question about writing films that include standup comedy. In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss characters who keep secrets for no reas– there's no time to explain! Links: Patton Oswalt on IMDb, Twitter and Instagram “Wackity Schmackity Doo!” from Patton Oswalt's Werewolves and Lollipops Animation of Patton's “Christmas Shoes” joke “The Ham Incident” from Patton Oswalt's Finest Hour M.O.D.O.K. on Hulu Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity by the American Academy of Pediatrics Dracula: The Evidence by Beehive Books Melanie Lynskey answers questions for Dear Prudence Murderers' Row – Melanie Lynskey by Scout Tafoya The Unloved by Scout Tafoya for RogerEbert.com Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Instagram John August on Twitter John on Instagram John on Mastodon Outro by Timothy Lenko (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.

With most major awards associations having distributed nominations or awards at this point, it's time to hear from the experts on performances...or the folks who were available when we needed them: CLAY KELLER (Screen Drafts podcast), DANE MCDONALD (Chasing Chalamet), and SCOUT TAFOYA (RogerEbert.com). Which films will make the cut, and which ones will end the year languishing in obscurity? In three hours, you'll know the answers.

The Boys are joined by the great Scout Tafoya to talk DTV action as one of the last places a director can be free, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Lost Bullet 2

There is no ice cream in your future but there is our episode on THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005)! Scout Tafoya returns to talk about this divisive mid-2000s horror film and other American horror films from 2005. Twitter: @AlmostMajor Kevin: @kevbonesy on Twitter/Letterboxd Bryden: @BrydenDoyle on Twitter + @JDoyle on Letterboxd Charlie: @ctnash91 on Twitter/Letterboxd Our guest, Scout Tafoya: @Honors_Zombie on Twitter + @honorszombie on Letterboxd

Slam in the back of our new episode on HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)! Scout Tafoya joins us to talk Rob Zombie's first film and our relationship with him (it's complicated). Twitter: @AlmostMajor Kevin: @kevbonesy on Twitter/Letterboxd Bryden: @BrydenDoyle on Twitter + @JDoyle on Letterboxd Charlie: @ctnash91 on Twitter/Letterboxd Our guest, Scout Tafoya: @Honors_Zombie on Twitter + @honorszombie on Letterboxd

Scout Tafoya (author of Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper) and Tucker Johnson return for Steven Spielberg's quiet historical drama in 2012's Lincoln. Together we'll go over the sprawling ensemble (aside from JGL), Tony Kushner's winning screenplay and overlooked aspects of Spilberg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exitingthroughthe2010s/message

Today's show is part two of the podcast's third anniversary celebration. Will shares clips from episodes eleven through twenty of The Video Essay Podcast. Topics include: [02:17] - Ariel Avissar on curating the Sight & Sound Poll [03:56] - Liz Greene on sound and the "audiovisual" essay [06:15] - Scout Tafoya on labor and The Unloved [10:02] - Leigh Singer on discovery and audience [11:52] - Shannon Strucci on YouTube thumbnails [14:33] - Adam Woodward on publishing via YouTube [16:56] - Jason Mittell on building community [20:32] - Cydnii Wilde Harris on creating while a student [25:03] - Professor Flowers on talking about race on YouTube [27:17] - Nelson Carvajal on collecting images Be on the lookout for part three and watch part one here. This episode was created as part of Will's preparation for an upcoming talk he is giving at "Theory & Practice of the Video-Essay: An International Conference on Videographic Criticism" later this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Will DiGravio. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive.

Are we witnessing the end of American mainstream cinema? Diving deep into this topic, Hugo invites filmmaker, film critic and video essay connoisseur Scout Tafoya. In collaboration with Tucker Johnson, Scout explores this very question with a compelling 10-part video-essay series through the lens of Ridley & Tony Scott as the forefathers of the American blockbuster. Why has Hollywood become so stale? Together, Hugo & Scout discuss the End of History, the end of American cinema as we know it, but what comes next? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lab111/message

I talk with Scout Tafoya about our mutual loathing of "elavated horror", the new film "Men", and then get into his book on the films of Tobe Hooper ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Poltergeist", "Lifeforce".) Scout Tafoya is a film critic, video essayist, filmmaker, and author of Cinemaphagy: On The Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper, the first book-length critical study of the director of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." Originally from from Doylestown, PA, he is the creator of RogerEbert.com's The Unloved, the longest running video essay series on the web, about movies in need of a second look. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Film Comment, Nylon Magazine, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Film Stage among others. His features and his extensive video essay work can be found at Patreon.com/honorszombie. 

Let's dive into the massive career of Ridley Scott with his two prequels returning back into the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Scout Tafoya (author of Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper) and Tucker Johnson join us to talk about 2012 blockbusters, why these movies were misunderstood at the time, movies to display on Best Buy TVs, and if Covenant is the last of the franchise --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/exitingthroughthe2010s/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exitingthroughthe2010s/support

Jeff and Lucas break their moratorium on guests to chop it up with semi-professional critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya about everything from reexamining universally loathed movies, Rob Zombie, the dystopia of Disney/Marvel, Jodorowsky's legacy, Troma giving chances to filmmakers who wouldn't otherwise get noticed, and a whole lot more. Check out Scout on Vimeo or Patreon.

The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is.. they're DEAD! On this episode of YOU DON'T KNOW DICK we're joined by filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya (author of Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper) to discuss Fred Dekker's beloved horror-comedy NIGHT OF THE CREEPS from 1986. Along the way we chat about Tobe Hooper, horror movie "secret handshakes", The Monster Squad and, of course, all things Dick Miller. Check it out!

Ian talks with filmmaker, film essayist, and author Scout Tafoya about his new book, Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper!Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, and other wildly influential horror films--but his legacy hasn't been nearly as heralded as many genre fans believe it should be.In his thorough analysis, Tafoya explores the themes, technique, and relevance of Hooper's filmography--from the household name classics to obscure experimental films, music videos, and more than a dozen episodes of genre television.In this pinballing conversation, the guys look at Scout's career in dissecting cinema; his affinity for Hooper; film critic blindspots, and that lingering controversy about the true director of POLTERGEIST! As a bonus, the guys look back on 35 years of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2! Time Stamps:Intro / Scout's Story (Origin of "The Unloved"): 0:00 - 7:39Cinemaphagy Discussion: 7:40 - 34:25Texas Chainsaw 2 Chat: 34:26 - 57:55Dark Web and The High Seas: 57:56 - 1:01:01The Spielberg Controversy: 1:01:02 - 1:07:01Outro: 1:07:02 - 1:09:37Show Links:Watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 trailer.Scout Tafoya's Cinemaphagy is available at booksellers everywhere, but you can order a signed copy exclusively from the MZS World Store.Catch up with Scout's long-running video essay series, "The Unloved", at RogerEbert.com.Explore more of Scout's films and essays on Vimeo.Follow Scout on Twitter.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Scout Tafoya is a film critic & connoisseur whom recently released his first book, "Cinemaphagy: On the Psychedelic Classical Form of Tobe Hooper." We talk all things Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the understated genius of Tobe Hooper, and the insanity of the film industry in general. https://www.amazon.com/Cinemaphagy-Psychedelic-Classical-Form-Hooper/dp/1939282462 Scout is a remarkably witty & passionate dude which made this podcast one of the most fun we've done. DIG IT UP, FREAKS! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/death-comes-lifting/support

13:40 SPIRAL chat begins. SPOILERS!

This week we travel back to the late 19th/early 20th century with Tesla! Join us for a discussion of ice cream, karaoke, the electric chair, Anne Morgan, and more! Sources: William Kemmler: "Sources on William Kemmler," Murderpedia, available at https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kemmler-william.htm Michael S. Rosenwald, "Great God, He is Alive! First Man Executed by Electric Chair Died Slower Than Thomas Edison Expected," Washington Post, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/26/thomas-edison-the-electric-chair-and-a-botched-execution-a-death-penalty-primer/ Film Background: Rivka Galchen, Interview with Michael Almereyda, LitHub. Available at https://lithub.com/michael-almereyda-on-capturing-the-unknowable-nikola-tesla/ Tesla, Wikipedia. Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_(2020_film) Scout Tafoya, Limits Don't Exist: Michael Almereyda on Tesla," Rogerebert.com, available at https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/michael-almereyda-interview-tesla Anne Morgan: SCETV Presents Anne Morgan's War (PBS) "Anne Morgan: advocate for women and workers" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/triangle-fire-anne-morgan/ Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Anne Tracy Morgan." Encyclopedia Britannica, January 25, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Tracy-Morgan . Ice Cream Cones: https://www.idfa.org/the-history-of-the-ice-cream-cone Merrill Fabry, "The Murky History of the Ice Cream Cone," Time (12 April 2016) https://time.com/4288576/ice-cream-cone-history/ Frascati etching, https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-2009-291 "The Ice Cream Cone," Today in History, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-23 Sarah Bernhardt: Glenn C. Altschuler, "Sarah Bernhardt's Dramatic Life, Onstage and Off," NPR, Available at https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129879698 Victoria Duckett, "Sarah Bernhardt," Women Film Pioneers Project, available at https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/sarah-bernhardt/ Elana Shapira, "Sarah Bernhardt," Jewish Women's Archive, available at https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/bernhardt-sarah Ashley Chervinski, "How Closely do the Characters in Tesla Resemble the Real People?" Refinery29, available at https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9978762/tesla-cast-characters-real-people#slide-5      

For Episode #15 of the Cine-Cast, some members of the C-F gang (Associate Editors Ben and Kathleen Sachs, contributors John Dickson and Megan Fariello) have a long talk with New York-based critic Scout Tafoya, author of a new critical study of horror director Tobe Hooper (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, POLTERGEIST, LIFEFORCE). The conversation touches on nearly every phase of Hooper's storied career, with a focus on the artistry that directors can smuggle into disreputable cinematic material. But before the group talks Hooper, we round up some notable recent arthouse releases (Sky Hopinka's MAŁNI, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese's THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT'S A RESURRECTION) and delve into the current blockbuster GODZILLA VS. KONG. Don't forget to read the Cinefile Cinelist every week at www.cinefile.info The introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: www.benvanv.com

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Today we travel back to 1819 Manchester with Peterloo! Join us as we get really fired up and talk about casualties of the Peterloo Massacre, women in the reform movement, and more! Sources: Peterloo Casualties: "Lists of the killed and wounded from the Peterloo Massacre" https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/lists-of-the-killed-and-wounded-from-the-peterloo-massacre "Ian Hernon, Riot! Civil Insurrection from Peterloo to the Present Day (Pluto Press, 2006). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt18fs8hm.6 and https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt18fs8hm.7 and https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt18fs8hm.8 and https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt18fs8hm.9 " Katrina Navickas, "Peterloo and the changing definition of seditious assembly," Protest and the politics of space and place, 1789-1848 (Manchester University Press, 2016), 82-105. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1b3h98h.11 Robert Poole, "'By the Law or the Sword': Peterloo Revisited," History 91:2 (April 2006): 254-276. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24427836 "Historian tracks down living descendants from rare Peterloo veterans photograph," Manchester Metropolitan University (15 August 2019). https://www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/story/?id=10817 National Archives, HO 42/198 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1905817 Protestors and Symbolism: Murray Pittock, "Henry Hunt's White Hat: The Long Tradition of Mute Sedition," Commemorating Peterloo: Violence, Resilience and Claim-making during the Romantic Era eds. Michael Demson and Regina Hewitt, 84-99 (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019). https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctvnjbgpx.9 Katrina Navickas, ""That sash will hang you": Political Clothing and Adornment in England, 1780-1840," Journal of British Studies 49:3 (July 2010): 540-65. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23265378 Peter Linebaugh, "The Red Cap of Liberty," Red Round Globe Hot Burning: A Tale at the Crossroads of Commons and Closure, of Love and Terror, of Race and Class, and of Kate and Ned Despard (University of California Press, 2019), 384-95. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvd1c81c.39 Paul A. Pickering, "Class without Words: Symbolic Communication in the Chartist Movement," Past & Present 112 (August 1986): 144-62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/651001 J. David Harden, "Liberty Caps and Liberty Trees," Past & Present 146 (February 1995): 66-102. https://www.jstor.org/stable/651152 James Epstein, "Understanding the Cap of Liberty: Symbolic Practice and Social Conflict in Early Nineteenth-Century England," Past & Present 122 (February 1989): 75-118. https://www.jstor.org/stable/650952 Surviving banner: http://rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/127936/only-surviving-protest-banner-from-1819-peterloo-massacre-unveiled-at-touchstones Film Background: Indie Film Hustle, "Mike Leigh: Writing a Screenplay with Improvisation and Actors," available at https://indiefilmhustle.com/mike-leigh/ Daniel Schindel, "Mike Leigh on Why His New Film on an 1819 Massacre Feels Eerily Relevant Today," Observer, available at https://observer.com/2019/04/mike-leigh-on-why-his-new-film-about-an-1819-massacre-feels-eerily-relevant-today/ Glenn Kenny, Review on Rogerebert.com, available at https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peterloo-2019 Scout Tafoya, The Unloved, Part 69: Peterloo, available at https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unloved-part-69-peterloo Mary Fildes: Reenactment of Mary Fildes' Petition, available at Remembering Peterloo, https://thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2019/07/18/remembering-peterloo-protest-satire-and-reform/ EP Thompson, Making of the English Working Class, 1963. EP Thompson, Customs in Common. The New Press, 1980. Ashley J. Cross, "What a World We Make the Oppressor and the Oppressed: George Cruikshank, Percy Shelley, and the Gendering of Revolution in 1819." ELH 71, 1 (2004) Iain McCalman, "Females, Feminism, and Free Love in an Early Nineteenth Century Radical Movement," Labour History 38 (1980) Christina Parolin, "The She-Champion of Impiety: Female Radicalism and Political Culture in Early-Nineteenth Century England," in Radical Spaces: Venues of Popular Politics in London 1790-1845. ANU Press. James Epstein, "Understanding the Cap of Liberty: Symbolic Practice and Social Conflict in Early-Nineteenth-Century England," Past and Present 122 (1989) John Tyas and Journalism: News UK Archives, Peterloo Massacre (Includes scanned copy of Tyas's article). Available at https://medium.com/@NewsUKArchives/peterloo-massacre-f7ad4d156130 News UK Archives, Times Editor Before a Cabinet Council (Scanned Letter to the Editor). Available at https://medium.com/@NewsUKArchives/times-editor-before-a-cabinet-council-4a43e4d8da02 Stephen Bates, "The Bloody Clash That Changed Britain," Guardian, available at https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/04/peterloo-massacre-bloody-clash-that-changed-britain Margaret Holborn, "How Peterloo Led to the Founding of the Manchester Guardian," Guardian, available at https://www.theguardian.com/gnmeducationcentre/2019/aug/15/how-peterloo-led-to-the-founding-of-the-manchester-guardian

This week at the Silver Screen Video we are happy to have director/actor/producer/critic Scout Tafoya. You can currently find Scout at https://vimeo.com/honorszombiefilms. In this episode we talk a lot about modern cinema and Scout's career. Please be sure to check out Scout's Patreon and his Unloved Series. Hope you guys enjoy this episode. Don't forget to check out our new Patreon to get access to The Silver Screen Video After Dark. Link is below for all our social media. https://linktr.ee/silverscreenvideo Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to email at silverscreenvideopodcast@gmail.com with any comments or thoughts. Also be sure to follow us on Instagram @silverscreenvideopodcast or Twitter @SilverVideo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/silverscreenvideo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/silverscreenvideo/support

It's a new release round-up with Scout Tafoya! Tons of news movies and some news.

Today's show is (in part) dedicated to the 2020 Sight & Sound poll of the year's best video essays. Will is joined by the co-curators of the poll, Cydnii Wilde Harris, Grace Lee, and Ariel Avissar to discuss what it was like putting the poll together in the year of quarantine. The episode also features commentary from Oswald Iten, Kevin B. Lee, Shannon Strucci, Thomas Flight, and Scout Tafoya, who provide short audio reflections that expand upon their own selections in the year's poll. Finally, Will talks with Kevin B. Lee about an innovate new master's program he is starting at Merz Akademie in Stuttgart, Germany. Kevin talks about his plans for the program and the future of video essays. Music: Transition Time by Rowan Jane is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. | Brain Power by Mela is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. | Accessed via Free Music Archive.

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Because our mascot is a turkey, and because we generally frown upon genocide, Paul and Arlo are spending Thanksgiving weekend discussing films with ties to Native American culture. For this Geek Challenge, Paul urges Arlo to watch Michael Apted's 1992 conspiracy thriller Thunderheart, starring Val Kilmer as an FBI agent who grows to embrace his Sioux heritage. In turn, Arlo makes Paul watch Jim Jarmusch's 1995 psychedelic Western Dead Man, wherein Johnny Depp's iteration of William Blake takes an offbeat journey to the next life. The boys address the major caveat of both films starring white men, as well as their own lily whiteness; determine that Graham Greene and Gary Farmer walk away with their respective movies; and discuss how both films explore spiritual death and rebirth. With a bonus discussion of Apted's documentary Incident at Oglala!   NEXT: Arlo's having a baby. We're going on hiatus with hopes of returning in mid-to-late January. We wish everyone a happy and, more importantly, safe holiday season. We love you.     BREAKDOWN 00:01:00  -  Intro / Guest 00:07:15  -  Thunderheart 01:08:16  -  Dead Man 02:09:36  -  Outro / Next     LINKS   “The Best of Both Worlds: Otherness, Appropriation, and Identity in Thunderheart” by Sam Pack “FILM VIEW: One Director, Two Routes to American Indian Travail” by Caryn James, New York Times “Dead Man: Blake in America” by Amy Taubin, Criterion “Unveiling the spiritual nature of Dead Man” by Briana Berg, Cinescapade “The Untamed Territory of Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man” by Scout Tafoya, The Spool “For Native Peoples, Thanksgiving Isn’t a Celebration. It’s a National Day of Mourning” by Tonya Mosley and Allison Hagan, wbur.org     MUSIC “Grafitti Man” by John Trudell, A.K.A. Grafitti Man (1986) “NDN Kars” by Keith Secola, Circle (1992)     GOBBLEDYCARES Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Scout Tafoya to discuss Terrence Malick's 1978 masterpiece Days of Heaven, which is now available on Amazon Prime. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated streaming service showcasing exceptional films from around the globe. Every day, MUBI premieres a new film. Whether it's a timeless classic, a cult favorite, or an acclaimed masterpiece — it's guaranteed to be either a movie you've been dying to see or one you've never heard of before and there will always be something new to discover. Try it for free for 30 days at mubi.com/filmstage.

All the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 86, I join writer, critic, filmmaker and source of much Twitter joy, Danny Bowes. Danny and I discuss the desiccated ideal of American journalism, unguarded moments, and Pakula and Redford take film seriously as an art form. ----------------- About Danny Bowes ----------------- "New York-based Danny Bowes makes film and theatre pieces when he isn't writing criticism of many kinds. A constant (and constantly humourous) presence on Twitter, Bowes is deeply connected to the continuing saga of film and film criticism, bringing wit and enthusiasm to the stories behind classic films as well as the state of modern TV and movies. He started writing for Premiere, which led to many other gigs, many of them online, including dedicated himself to reviewing Bollywood films for Rogerebert.com, giving them the attention they aren't often afforded elsewhere. He communicates a love for his favourite auteurs that extends to their making project choices that play to their strengths. He lets his personal obsessions and loves drift into his writing because the success of the medium is personal to him. His writing on the state of criticism and his words in tribute of Roger Ebert aren't just relevant; they're deeply touching. He knows better than most that one must have a love for the medium to keep writing criticism because it isn't always a rewarding profession. He has an infectious conversational style, illuminating every aspect of a production with such glee that you can practically see his eyes lighting up as he discusses everything right with Kiss Me Deadly and Buckaroo Banzai. He's willing to go to bat not merely for films or artists he admires, but for the idea of a rational, civil critical conversation, an endangered species in 2014, making him a most vital voice." - Scout Tafoya, The Encyclopedia of Film Criticism ( http://www.punkeinfilm.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-encyclopedia-of-film-criticism.html ) , 2014 *Twitter:* @bybowes ( https://twitter.com/bybowes ) *Outlets:* Rogerebert.com, Premiere Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

What happens when Nic Cage does a favor for his first-time filmmaker brother Chris Coppola, but derails it with a performance so bizarre it makes Vampire’s Kiss look like Leaving Las Vegas? Well, this week on the podcast, Nathan and Clint find out with the help of guest and friend of the show Scout Tafoya (RogerEbert.com), as we talk about Deadfall and Look Who’s Talking Now! Two films at widely disparate ends of the Travolta/Cage spectrum, Deadfall and Look Who’s Talking Now feel like adventures at different points in the same gonzo dimension. In Deadfall, we follow a con man (a bland Michael Biehn) roped into grifts within grifts thanks to his unscrupulous uncle (James Coburn) and Cage’s Eddie King, a figure of cosmic weirdness and inconcievable line deliveries. And then there’s Look Who’s Talking Now, the execrable final entry in the Look Who’s Talking series, where the focus shifts off the kids (who are too old to have Bruce Willis and Roseanne in their brains) and onto a pair of dogs (Danny DeVito and Diane Keaton) living out the Lady and the Tramp dream while Travolta and Kirstie Alley’s marriage collapses in real time. It’s cuckoo bananas in an entirely disparate orbit from Deadfall, and yet we gab about it all the same. Take a listen! Pledge to our Patreon at patreon.com/travoltacage Follow us on Twitter @travoltacage Email us questions at travoltacagepod@gmail.com Podcast theme by Jon Biegen Podcast logo by Felipe Sobreiro

We watched the rap musical. We attempt to answer the question of "why" it is rap, and "what" are the weirder implications of giving the founding fathers this treatment. Filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya (@honors_zombie) joins us to try and figure it out. And Anthony had a baby! So we get to celebrate that before we spend a lot of time well...not celebrating the musical. Some of the best tracks weve ever featured as well, available below: https://youtu.be/UNa4RdfFjuI https://youtu.be/pKUrQMYMv04 We also forego our normal formula and just talk. So enjoy!

We watched the rap musical. We attempt to answer the question of "why" it is rap, and "what" are the weirder implications of giving the founding fathers this treatment. Filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya (@honors_zombie) joins us to try and figure it out. And Anthony had a baby! So we get to celebrate that before we spend a lot of time well...not celebrating the musical. Some of the best tracks weve ever featured as well, available below: https://youtu.be/UNa4RdfFjuI https://youtu.be/pKUrQMYMv04 We also forego our normal formula and just talk. So enjoy!

Since we've been stuck inside for so long, I've longed for the open plains of the Western. Luckily, Kino Lorber's got our back; this year marks the twentieth anniversary of Nancy Kelly's sumptuous film Thousand Pieces of Gold, which they're celebrating with a remarkable 4K restoration, courtesy of IndieCollect, which you can find on their virtual screening service Kino Marquee. Critically acclaimed at the time but eventually lost to the annals of history, there's no better time to revisit it. Based on the novel of the same name by Ruthanne Lum McCunn, Kelly's Western tells the story of Lalu, played by Rosalind Chao long before she'd make waves with films like The Joy Luck Club and her extended stint on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. She's a young Chinese woman in the 19th-century who finds herself sold to a Chinese man who runs a brothel in a small Idaho mining town. Far from accepting her fate as a prostitute, though, Lalu finds ways to assert agency and free will in a world that is especially hostile to women, Chinese women especially. It's wild to watch this in 2020, in a world more openly aware of the misdeeds perpetrated against women, and especially women of color, and see the ways Kelly's sensitive lens handles the deep, theatrical nuances of Lalu's story. It's an especially wonderful early star turn for Chao, demonstrating remarkable strength and vulnerability as a woman forced to make something of herself. I've been a fan of Chao for years, and when it came time to cover Kino Lorber's restoration of this film, I leapt at the chance to talk to her. Now, for those who don't know, I co-host a Twitch livestream series for Consequence of Sound called COVID-EODROME, which you can find on COS's Twitch channel. A week or two back, my colleague Scout Tafoya and I were lucky enough to talk to the cast and crew of Thousand Pieces of Gold -- in addition to Chao, we spoke to her co-star Chris Cooper, director Nancy Kelly and editor/producer partner Kenji Yamamoto.  But on top of that, I got the chance to speak to the lovely Rosalind Chao one-on-one for this show. Together we discuss her work on this film, the immense struggles she had as a young actress early in her career, and the ways her work has blossomed since then. And yes, we spare a little time to talk about Star Trek, too. Take a listen.  (More of a Comment, Really… is a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop. Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode!)

We are finally back! On today's show, Will sits down with Scout Tafoya, aka Honors Zombie. Scout is a prolific video essayist and critic, who regularly contributes to RogerEbert.com among other publications. We dive deep into his essay film Beata Virgo Viscera and “Deep Focus: Mike Figgis' STORMY MONDAY, as reviewed by Roger Ebert,” a video essay edited by Matt Zoller Seitz, narrated by Kim Morgan, and based on a review by Ebert.

Only two episodes in and we're already deviating from our movie of choice! This week, Kayleigh is joined by critic and film-maker Scout Tafoya to discuss that other Guy Ritchie movie that inspires cult devotion on Twitter: Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. Join us for a deep-dive into why we love this film so much, from the action scenes to the banter to the endless Jared Harris. You can find Scout on Twitter at @Honors_Zombie and check out his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie. Follow the podcast at @CowboyPerilPod.

We did it! Critic and Filmmaker Scout Tafoya (@honors_zombie) returns to the show to talk about ANACONDA, a 90 minute classic starring Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. There are too many dick jokes, just enough Jon Voigt impressions, Anthony losing the will to live, a covert CATS podcast (at 55 minutes in) and a TRULY horrid musical drop. You have been warned. Movie part ends and rap part begins at 1:18 Scout's ANACONDA video essay - https://vimeo.com/363922629 Scout's Patreon - Patreon.com/honorszombie

We did it! Critic and Filmmaker Scout Tafoya (@honors_zombie) returns to the show to talk about ANACONDA, a 90 minute classic starring Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube. There are too many dick jokes, just enough Jon Voigt impressions, Anthony losing the will to live, a covert CATS podcast (at 55 minutes in) and a TRULY horrid musical drop. You have been warned. Movie part ends and rap part begins at 1:18 Scout's ANACONDA video essay - https://vimeo.com/363922629 Scout's Patreon - Patreon.com/honorszombie

Sadly, we have reached the end of Kusama month. On this episode, we take a look at her most recent film, DESTROYER, starring Nicole Kidman. Will this dirty, neo-noir, Bigelow inspired flick make its way onto the top of our lists?Speaking of those, at the end of this episode, we pick our favorites, bests, and masterpieces of Kusama. Is it the indie classic, GIRLFIGHT? The terrifying social anxiety of THE INVITATION? Or something else entirely? Find out!Our expert this month is critic and filmmaker, Scout Tafoya!Check them out on Twitter and Patreon!Follow us on TwitterLook at the pretty pictures on InstagramDonate to the show and get rewards on Patreon!Email us and tell us we're wrong at directedbypod@gmail.com

Back for more Kusama with one of her most critically respected films, THE INVITATION! Will Dave do a 180 on this now that he has seen more of her movies? Would you ever invite either of us to a dinner party? Listen in and make your choice!Our expert this month is critic and filmmaker, Scout Tafoya!Check them out on Twitter and Patreon!Follow us on TwitterLook at the pretty pictures on InstagramDonate to the show and get rewards on Patreon!Email us and tell us we're wrong at directedbypod@gmail.com

We are back for a misunderstood movie that has finally been reappraised, JENNIFER'S BODY! One of our hosts, all of a sudden, becomes anti-gay? Weird. But tune in to find out if it's better on rewatch or if you've never seen it! Horror? Satire? Just a couple pretty faces? Again, listen!Our expert this month is critic and filmmaker, Scout Tafoya!Check them out on Twitter and Patreon!Follow us on TwitterLook at the pretty pictures on InstagramDonate to the show and get rewards on Patreon!Email us and tell us we're wrong at directedbypod@gmail.com

Ok, we are back for more! Maybe the biggest challenge in Kusama's filmography, AEON FLUX. How can you talk about a movie that was taken away from a director on a director's podcast? Well, we give it our best shot. Weirdly, we also talk about The Matrix a bunch, so tune in to find out why!Our expert this month is critic and filmmaker, Scout Tafoya!Check them out on Twitter and Patreon!Follow us on TwitterLook at the pretty pictures on InstagramDonate to the show and get rewards on Patreon!Email us and tell us we're wrong at directedbypod@gmail.com

We're back for a new month! We are back to Mike's choice, and you know what that means? A directors with a small filmography!That's right, we are taking a look at Karyn Kusama. We talk about our (lack of) experience with Kusama's work and then dive into her debut film, GIRLFIGHT! We also talk a lot about Lost, for some reason, but we eventually to the important stuff and talk about the movie.Our expert this month is critic and filmmaker, Scout Tafoya!Check them out on Twitter and Patreon!Follow us on TwitterLook at the pretty pictures on InstagramDonate to the show and get rewards on Patreon!Email us and tell us we're wrong at directedbypod@gmail.com

Will is joined by his fellow co-editors of the 2019 Sight & Sound magazine poll of the best video essays of the year, Grace Lee (What's So Great About That?) and Ariel Avissar. They discuss what it was like editing the poll, what changed about the poll this year, how they'd like to see the poll evolve in the future, and how they made their own selections. The second half of the show features commentary from nine contributors to this year's poll: Chloé Galibert-Laîné, Scout Tafoya, Jason Mittell, Philip Brubaker, Andrea Moran (on behalf of FILMADRID), Shannon Strucci, Ian Garwood, Oswald Iten, and Johannes Binotto.

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Scout Tafoya to talk about Color Out of Space, the new H.P. Lovecraft adaptation from director Richard Stanley. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day, MUBI hand-picks a new gem and you have one month to watch it. Try it for free at mubi.com/filmstage.

Inspired by Ghosteen, the new album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Emily and Ed discuss the artists they love who changed drastically over the course of their careers, as well as artists who tried to change but wound up falling back on old habits. They also talk about Martin Scorsese, the trailer for Dolittle, and the death of Robert Forster. Here is Harry Brewis's talk from XOXO about his Donkey Kong 64 charity livestream, and here is Scout Tafoya's video essay on grief and Russian Doll (CW: discussion of suicide) as mentioned by Emily in Recommendations. 00:00:00 - 00:28:46 - Intro & News 00:28:47 - 00:56:24 - Emily & Ed discuss artists who changed over the course of their career 00:56:25 - 01:01:25 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Bob and Dan welcome back filmmaker and critic Scout Tafoya (creator of "The Unloved" video essays) to discuss The Brain from Planet Arous (1957). The film follows a scientist whose body is taken over by an ethereal brain from another planet. Chaos ensues. Follow us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Follow Dan on Twitter.

In this special episode Scout Tafoya (@Honors_Zombie) stops by to talk about Alien 3, The Predator, and his video essay series The Unloved, amongst other tangents. Check out Scout's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/honorszombie

Time to (BLACK) wake and bake with your favorite Eric Roberts-related podcast! This time we're joined by writer, director and video essayist Scout Tafoya to discuss the found-footage Lovecraftian vanity project BLACK WAKE, featuring HOT CORPSES, space goo, and endless, nigh-incomprehensible monologues delivered directly to the screen! We also chat about CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, guns, Halloween, and all things ERIC ROBERTS! Time to listen!  The post Episode 87: Black Wake (/w Scout Tafoya) appeared first on Eric Roberts is the Man.

Time to (BLACK) wake and bake with your favorite Eric Roberts-related podcast! This time we're joined by writer, director and video essayist Scout Tafoya to discuss the found-footage Lovecraftian vanity project BLACK WAKE, featuring HOT CORPSES, space goo, and endless, nigh-incomprehensible monologues delivered directly to the screen! We also chat about CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, guns, Halloween, and all things ERIC ROBERTS! Time to listen!  The post Episode 87: Black Wake (/w Scout Tafoya) appeared first on Eric Roberts is the Man.

Bob and Dan celebrate Halloween by discussing one of George Romero's best zombie horror films, Land of the Dead (2005). Joining the conversation is critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya. Topics include: every good horror that's ever been made, gore, social commentary, camp, and hating Nazis. You know, the usual! Follow us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Follow Dan on Twitter.

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Scout Tafoya take on 70s British folk horror with a double feature of THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971) and CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER (1974). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on MS.45 (1981) and STREET TRASH (1987), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-09:04 THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW // 09:04-39:13 CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER // 39:13-1:15:16 Outro // 1:15:16-1:19:46 Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/thejoshl/ Jamie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jamiemiller/

Support the New Flesh Podcast https://www.patreon.com/newfleshpodcast Scout Tafoya (@Honors_Zombie) returns. We go long. *takes a deep breath* 14:16 Bits & Pieces 15:25 Hammer Horror! 38:40 Cannes 2018 Horror Announcements 1:08:55 Predator trailer 1:12:34 In the Tall Grass from Stephen King/Joe Hill 1:14:10 Moviepass update 1:19:05 Pet Sematary 1:19:28 What We Do in the Shadows 1:20:25 The Academy 1:22:33 James Wan's Swamp Thing 1:26:18 Hulu's Into The Dark 1:28:30 Alexandre Aja & Sam Raimi's Crawl 1:30:15 Fox Cancels Everything (Exorcist, Lucifer), Hires Zack Morris 1:32:30 Tarantino casting news 1:34:40 Justin Chadwick's new horror movie 1:35:20 Shudder acquisitions 1:37:00 New Kevin Williamson fairy tale anthology show 1:38:00 Infidel 1:38:45 Purge TV premise 1:40:35 Queensbury Pictures 1:42:24 Changeling remake 1:42:50 Jordan Peele follow up 1:44:12 A24's Hereditary follow up 1:44:50 Hulu Light as a Feather 1:45:28 Amblin's new horror movie 1:46:17 Number 37 1:47:08 Scout on AMC's The Terror 1:56:00 Brett WDYW 2:01:17 Revenge!

Directed by Frank Perry, the film was written by David Zelag Goodman and based on the book Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark, Man On A Swing (1974) stars Cliff Robertson as detective Lee Tucker who investigates the mysterious murder of a young woman. When things are at a stalemate with the case, he's approached by Franklin Willis, played by Joel Grey, an alleged psychic with uncanny insights into the case.Justin Bozung returns to The Projection Booth to discuss Frank Perry and the production of Man On A Swing while writer Dennis Tafoya and film scholar Scout Tafoya talk with Mike about this unusual film.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Directed by Frank Perry, the film was written by David Zelag Goodman and based on the book Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark, Man On A Swing (1974) stars Cliff Robertson as detective Lee Tucker who investigates the mysterious murder of a young woman. When things are at a stalemate with the case, he’s approached by Franklin Willis, played by Joel Grey, an alleged psychic with uncanny insights into the case.Justin Bozung returns to The Projection Booth to discuss Frank Perry and the production of Man On A Swing while writer Dennis Tafoya and film scholar Scout Tafoya talk with Mike about this unusual film.

On this week's New Flesh podcast, very special guest host Scout Tafoya (RogerEbert.com! Vimeo!)fills in for California-bound Joe! Timestamps 43:43 Dirty Money (Netflix doc about Trump) 52:50 Wesley Snipes in BLADE 59:40 Quentin Tarantino/Uma Thurman 1:18:40 Devin Faraci 1:26:00 Spieirg Bros/Winchester

In this episode, critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya came through to discuss a REAL DOOZIE of a film: Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans, starring Xzibit and someone called Nicolas Cage. Scout made an excellent video essay about Alien 3 for Rogerebert.com, hence the whole first couple minutes.

In this episode, critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya came through to discuss a REAL DOOZIE of a film: Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans, starring Xzibit and someone called Nicolas Cage. Scout made an excellent video essay about Alien 3 for Rogerebert.com, hence the whole first couple minutes.

This week, it's Christmas in August as Grant of Chip & Ironicus (and the new history podcast History Honeys) joins us once again to talk about another anime - Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers! This hard-to-find holiday masterpiece follows a trio of charismatic hobos who stumble across a baby in the garbage, and the antics that ensue as they figure out what to do with it. The result is a fantastic blend of Kon's wry, dark humor and stunning animation, with a great big beating heart in the middle. Get in the holiday spirit a little early this year as we give you our custom cocktail and drinking rules! Related Links: Tickets to I Am No Bird, directed by Scout Tafoya, at 8pm on 8/20 at Chicago Filmmakers (Thanks to our sponsor Iron Galaxy as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)