a podcast about film and filmmaking - one director at a time
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Do you remember when Bill Ackerman and I revealed our 50 favorite movies episode for the 10-year anniversary of this show? Little did you know, when I briefly had a Patreon, we did a sequel that was exclusive for subscribers. I no longer have Patreon so not only do you get Part Two (50 More Favorites) but also the newly recorded Part Three (Another 50 Favorites), both available the same day as a birthday bonus treat. All in all, not only do you get 150 favorite films from the two of us, but that adds up to a total of 21 hours of podcasting about which movies that we love that you should see.
Two reasons this podcast exist: Film Junk and Patrick Ripoll. So I'm always grateful when Patrick returns since he's the OG co-host of this show. He's always doing killer work with Reg on 96 Greers that I highly recommend. But I vividly recall two moments of the past decade: his love of Clouds of Sils Maria and my love for Personal Shopper. Made a mental note to put French filmmaker Olivier Assayas on the list of potential directors and the time has come to cover him.
Latest Archives Updates
Over at my old RSS feed for a now-defunct podcast I hosted called Voices & Visions, I would recruit friend and Austin-based journalist Dan Solomon to go back 20 years to talk about a year in music. We would curate a new list of ten favorite records from that year, playing snippets of certain songs and discussing our feelings about music in general. As of 2021, I decided to include my dear friend Jason Simpson, also a writer, to join us in this endeavor. Though V&V no longer exists, I’ve archived all of the episodes here for your listening pleasure.
I’ve had the pleasure of talking with writer/director/actor Keith Gordon (CHRISTINE, DRESSED TO KILL) a half dozen times now. First it started out talking about his directorial career (WAKING THE DEAD, A MIDNIGHT CLEAR), then we began a yearly tradition of discussing underrated films from each decade. He’s a true blue cinephile, a one of a kind talent and an all-around super cool artist that I’m grateful to have corresponded with over these past few years. Here’s to many more!
Not only is Mr. Sorkin a part of the team, but he even asked former co-host Patrick Ripoll and a couple other previous guests, to come back for the first episode under our new format. We talk about director David Lean and so much more. More to say during the introduction but thank you to all for listening and for your support. It's going to be a much better show from here on out!
Do you remember when Bill Ackerman and I revealed our 50 favorite movies episode for the 10-year anniversary of this show? Little did you know, when I briefly had a Patreon, we did a sequel that was exclusive for subscribers. I no longer have Patreon so not only do you get Part Two (50 More Favorites) but also the newly recorded Part Three (Another 50 Favorites), both available the same day as a birthday bonus treat. All in all, not only do you get 150 favorite films from the two of us, but that adds up to a total of 21 hours of podcasting about which movies that we love that you should see.