A two-part extravaganza featuring Radio Misfits’ podcaster Nick Digilio (formerly of WGN which is where this was recorded). Nick and I disagree a couple of times, particularly on the last film he has put out as of 2016 but we cover it all here. Truly hope you enjoy these memorable conversations, because as always, talking with Nick on my own show is something that remains very special to me indeed.

One of the best guests you can have on any movie podcast would be Supporting Characters host Bill Ackerman, who returns for a yearly visit, this time to talk about the down & dirty gritty auteur Abel Ferrara. Usually for October, we try our best to talk about a horror director and though Ferrara isn't classified as one, you can certainly look at his films as being disturbing with some horrific scenes and well, THE ADDICTION does have vampires after all. Bill saw probably three times as much as I did though I managed to comment on about ten titles throughout the conversation. The ones everyone has likely seen are what we talk about at length including MS. 45, KING OF NEW YORK, BAD LIEUTENANT, TOMMASO and more! In addition, for the what we watched segment, Bill reviews WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY and I bring up I bring up Mia Hansen-Love’s BERGMAN ISLAND.

Nearly ten years ago, Jim and Patrick tried doing an episode on this beloved Hong Kong filmmaker but technology wasn't entirely cooperative back then. It was still released, but incomplete. Now many episodes later, Patrick returns sans Jim to try again with some great help as always from reliable, returning guest and podcaster extraordinare Bill Ackerman (Supporting Characters). This time, they each go through the entire filmography of Wong Kar-wai starting from the very beginning. Five hours later, they reach the end! So grateful to both Bill and Patrick for their incredible hard work and stamina for what's yet another enjoyable conversation about a masterful director whose In The Mood For Love is considered one of the all-time greatest films. Thank you to Patrick for filling in these past three months as well.

For the first 10th anniversary special of Director’s Club, you get 6 hours and 45 minutes of me and Bill Ackerman talking about our 50 favorite films of all time. Granted, we did end up spending a little time before that revealing our favorites from 2020 as well, but for the most part you get to learn about what each of us think are all-timers when it comes to movies we love. Some have changed for me including my #1.

Returning guest Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters joins me to discuss the fascinating career of Bob Clark, best known for his work on two very different Christmas classics. However, we went a different route focusing mainly on his Vietnam horror gem, Deathdream as well as the film that kick-started an entire genre of sex comedies. No, not Loose Cannons, it’s the original Porky’s.

Once in a while a director comes along with such an original and distinctive vision that you can return to his work again and again and continue to discover new depths. Robert Altman is such a director and has inspired us to release our first Director's Club Redux episode. In Part 1, we cover the maverick director's breakout blockbuster M*A*S*H, all the way to his not so blockbuster take on Popeye. In between, we look at his deconstructions of Westerns (McCabe & Mrs. Miller), noirs (The Long Goodbye) and musicals (Nashville), all the way to such uncategorizable gems as 3 Women. We are pleased to welcome back Bill Ackerman, host of the Now Playing Network's Supporting Characters + From The Neighborhood as our guest for this episode.

Al took over as host but Bill and Jim both return to talk about Zulawski based on mutual love of POSSESSION and they learn a lot about this audacious director along the way.

I enlisted the help of two great friends of mine to contribute their thoughts on the year that was, as well as sharing their favorite films of 2016. Supporting Characters’ very own Bill Ackerman as well as Film Jive co-host Zach Betonte expand with me in great detail about memorable moments in film from the year that was! We also continue the tradition of sub-categories, listener & past guest contributions, 2016 favorites from the fans, and so much more!

Bill joins me today to discuss the life and films of a fascinating figure by the name of Peter Bogdanovich. We talk about his most renowned work such as THE LAST PICTURE SHOW & PAPER MOON, but we also touch upon overlooked gems like TARGETS, THEY ALL LAUGHED & SAINT JACK. There's a review for all of his films overall. Please listen to the entire episode this time around, it would be greatly appreciated. And I can't thank Bill enough once again for another wonderful conversation and education about one of cinema's greats! For some reason, we forgot to give our top three lists!

No solo intro from yours truly since there is a whole lotta ground to cover. Supporting Characters host Bill Ackerman returns once again to talk about a controversial, almost mythological figure in film history, the one and only Sam Peckinpah. We cover nearly his entire filmography from beginning to end touching on classics such as RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY, THE WILD BUNCH, PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, but we do have very strong feelings about STRAW DOGS, BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, and so much more! Feel free to send me an email with your thoughts on Peckinpah and what you consider to be your favorites as well!

Hey guys! Jim here. Well, I'm nowhere to be found in this episode other than the ad and parody song. I had to take a couple weeks off, so I enlisted the help of two of my favorite previous guests to take the helm for an epic examination of a favorite Canadian filmmaker of theirs. Bill Ackerman and Al Kwiatkowski took it upon themselves to discuss the entire filmography of one Atom Egoyan, whose two films EXOTICA and THE SWEET HEREAFTER were highly acclaimed in the late 90s and well worth your time. But what about the films prior to those two as well as his latter work? Listen in on an incredibly enlightening discussion on a filmmaker you should definitely become more familiar with, if you're not already!

Episode 100. Best Of 2015. We went so long, it had to be divided into three, yes, three parts. Part One is a general conversation about 2015, including our awards, honorable mentions and more! Part Two is our Top Ten Films Of 2015. Part Three is a retrospective interview / conversation about the past five years. It means the world to me. Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed discussing the year 2015 with two wonderful friends, Patrick Ripoll and Bill Ackerman.

The great Bill Ackerman is back once again for another wonderful conversation on one of my favorite directors, Krzysztof Kieślowski. He had to endure a very difficult upbringing in his native country, but he eventually went to a renowned and highly acclaimed film school where he honed his craft alongside greats like Polanski. We try to cover nearly everything but there was no way we could discuss each individual chapter of THE DECALOGUE, but we touch upon that as well as the majority of his films including CAMERA BUFF, BLIND CHANCE, and THREE COLORS as well. Thank you so very much for listening!

Bill Ackerman returns to talk about the underrated Paul Schrader who most folks cite as the screenwriter of such films as TAXI DRIVER & RAGING BULL. Maybe one day down the road, we'll do a writer's club episode on him, but for now, we're focusing on several of his overlooked films as a director starting with the brilliant BLUE COLLAR and ending with the debacle DYING OF THE LIGHT. Throughout the conversation, a defense of Lindsay Lohan comes up as well as lots of love for DaFoe and Schrader's incredibly interesting filmography.

Friend to the show Bill Ackerman and I are both huge fans of David Cronenberg, and as much as I enjoyed our first episode on DC, I knew a sequel / reboot was due so we could discuss some more of his recent films and a couple others we skipped over the first time. It's more of a general discussion but there is definitely a heated debate surrounding CRASH and a newfound respect for both SPIDER and A DANGEROUS METHOD. Also, Bill talks about DER SAMURAI while I review Rodney Ascher's documentary THE NIGHTMARE.

Looking to get logey? Can't wait for the turkey's tryptophan to kick in? Why not dip into the work of the greatest slow-paced Russian director of all time, Andrei Tarkovsky with Patrick and Auteurist Trap's Bill Ackerman? In addition to touching upon all seven of his masterpieces, they talk about Interstellar, Whiplash, Inherent Vice, Outer Space, and more.

A departure for us -- as edited by Patrick this time 'round -- in which the great Bill Ackerman and Patrick talk about controversial British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg. They delve into the majority of his filmography, bypassing the "What we watched" segment, but nevertheless, this is an episode you won't want to miss and won't soon forget!