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The entire month of May we cover True Crime documentaries in our MAYHEM series. This week we celebrate the life and work of Jonathan Demme, director of films like Married to the Mob, Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia and Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Plus Paco gives his review of Casting JonBenet, we talk about the career of Steven Soderbergh and we hear some stuff cut out of last week's episode with Allison Mick! Our true crime MAYHEM series continues! Next week we'll be doing Thin Blue Line with Vince Mancini, and we also announce Tower with Craig Staggs and Steph Swope of animation team Minnow Mountain. Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/supdocpodcast Sign Up for a chance to get a FREE month of docs to watch from GuideDoc! https://guidedoc.tv/supdoc/
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For our 2 year anniversary, we'll be covering true crime documentaries all throughout May for our MAYHEM series. Trigger Warning! Extremely graphic violence described. Paco and George delve into Interview With A Serial Killer with our guest comedian Allison Mick. Allison Mick is an Oakland-based comedian and writer originally from Rochester, NY. She draws from her upbringing and personal experiences to address topics like race, gender, and serial killers. She’s performed at SF Sketchfest, the Boston Women in Comedy Festival, and the Hudson Valley Comedy Festival. Interview With A Serial Killer is a British 2006 production featuring Christopher Martin’s prison interview with “The Genesee River Killer” Arthur Shawcross. Found guilty of killing two children and 11 prostitutes, Shawcross’ tales of cannibalism and mutilation have made him one of America’s most notorious serial killers. That he killed 13 people by asphyxiation is certain. But exactly what he did to his victims and why is not at all clear. His story has changed many, many times over the years. Margaret Deming discovered that Shawcross was her father in 2000, but she has embraced their relationship and even allows him to play grandfather to her seven kids. Interview with a Serial Killer interviews Shawcross as well as Margaret in an effort to find out the truth. There's also LaCroix tasting, blinkiness, working for prosecutor Charles Siragusa, JonBenét Ramsey theories, LA's Museum Of Death, and Burzum. http://www.acakebakesinbrooklyn.com/2012/07/when-murder-and-pastry-collide.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/serial-killer-jailhouse-artist-article-1.1762308
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The entire month of May we cover True Crime documentaries in our MAYHEM series. We kick it off with Interview with a Serial Killer and comedian Allison Mick. We also get into our upcoming interview with Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave, D-Tour), George's kidney stone, the doc Sins of My Father, nice press from Boing Boing and Comedy Cake about Ep 55 Crumb with Wayne Federman, GuideDoc, Patreon and our 2 year anniversary!
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Paco and George are thrilled to have the comedy legend Wayne Federman over to talk about his favorite documentary CRUMB. Crumb is Terry Zwigoff's (Ghost World) first documentary about godfather of underground comics Robert Crumb. This 1994 doc soon expands its scope to the Crumb Brothers (Maxon and Charles) and ends up going many unexpected directions. Zwigoff and Crumb played in the Cheap Suit Serenaders. Wayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, comedy writer, and musician. He is noted for numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; a biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, Legally Blonde, 50 First Dates, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Step Brothers. He was the head monologue writer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in its first season. Crumb is about the experiences and characters of Robert Crumb and his family, particularly his brothers, as well as Robert’s wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb and his children. Jeffery M. Anderson (later critic for the San Francisco Examiner) called Crumb “the greatest documentary ever made.” The movie chronicles Crumb’s career, highlighting his creations “Keep On Truckin’” and Fritz the Cat, and his pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Interviews with his family members and ex-girlfriends (such as Kathy Goodell), and commentary from critics like Robert Hughes and Trina Robbins, as well as selections from Crumb’s vast artist output, shed light on Crumb’s psychology and darkly cynical perspective on life. Closing song - "True Blue Lou" performed by R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders.
Bonus Patreon talk with Wayne - https://www.patreon.com/posts/8931644 - we talk about Reagan, John Carpenter, soda tasting, Kurt Russell, Tickled, physical media, and much more!
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Paco, George, and Will discuss next week's episode with Wayne Federman on CRUMB, our upcoming interview with Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave, D-Tour), ongoing Laura Albert drama, G.L.O.W., City of Gold, The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Also our May MAYHEM True Crime series is announced! http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc https://www.guidedoc.tv/documentary/skateistan-four-wheels-and-a-board-in-kabul/ AUTHOR: The JT LeRoy Story our interview with Marjorie Sturm, director of The Cult Of JT LeRoy GLOW http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559038/ clipping. nominated for a Hugo
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George visits the home of the filmmaker Matt Ornstein in Silver Lake. Matt made one of 2016’s most fascinating, complex portraits, ACCIDENTAL COURTESY: Daryl Davis, Race and America. Daryl Davis is an African-American musician who ends up confronting and sometimes befriending members of the KKK and other white nationalist groups. What could go wrong? George wanted to know more about Matt's background, his feelings about the late Frank Ancona, and some pivotal scenes in the documentary. Accidental Courtesy is now available on Netflix. We conducted this interview in early March before the death of Chuck Berry. Musician Daryl Davis has played all over the world with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but it’s what he does in his free time that sets him apart. Daryl likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan– something few black men can say. In his travels, he’s collected robes and other artifacts from friends who have left the klan, building a collection piece by piece, story by story, person by person in hopes of eventually opening a “Museum of the Klan”. In Accidental Courtesy, Daryl’s journey takes him to across the country, from DC to California, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Alabama, from old friends who have left the klan, to friends still active in the organization, including a current Imperial Wizard of the KKK. In an age of digital disconnection, Daryl’s method is rooted in personal interaction and we as viewers reap the rewards. Matt Ornstein founded Sound & Vision Productions in 2006. Since then, Sound and Vision has produced and developed music videos, commercials, and short and feature length films. Sound & Vision produced the Matt Ornstein directed Atlantis in 2012 staring Jason Ritter and the space shuttle Atlantis. It appeared in film festivals including Austin, Orlando, London, Cannes, Santa Barbara, Taiwan and 15 others. Matt is the Creative Director of Sound and Vision, and has directed music videos for artists including Radiohead, Daft Punk, Penguin Prison, Cobra Starship, Ashtar Command, and Harmar Superstar.
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What’s Sup are quick episodes where hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with their producer Will Scovill to talk about what’s happening in the world on documentaries, follow up’s, what’s going on in their lives and what’s coming up next on Sup Doc! On this episode of What’s Sup we talk about next week’s interview with Matt Ornstein, director of the Daryl Davis documentary Accidental Courtesy. Also follow up on Tickled’s David D’Amato, Adam Curtis, documentary recommendations from Paco and our producer Will: Beware The Slenderman, Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis…… Plus shout-outs to our new sponsor GuideDoc! http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc |
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The very funny and informative Ryan Singer joined us to talk about Sirius, one of the most successful crowdfunded documentaries in history. The film explores an ongoing grassroots movement to get the U.S. government to reveal what it reportedly knows about UFOs, extraterrestrials and the availability of advanced alternative energy technologies that could greatly benefit everyone on Earth. Learn more about Dr. Steven Greer, "oiling genitals," and what that tiny humanoid might be made out of. Ryan Singer is the rarest of breeds: A comic’s comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. LaughSpin says, “With his high-energy delivery and unpretentious leanings, there’s not a lot to dislike about comedian Ryan Singer. And it’s not just us saying it: In the last few years, he’s won over audiences headlining the nation’s finer comedy clubs and was hailed by Marc Maron in Rolling Stone as a comedian “Who Should Be Big.” Ryan released his 3rd full-length album IMMORTAL FOR NOW after his debut album HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS and sophomore release COMEDY WONDER TOWN were selected as Top 10 Comedy CDs of the year (2010 & 2012). He is the creator and host of one of the top Science & Medicine podcasts on iTunes, Me & Paranormal You, the twice-weekly mindcast (podcast) in which he has in-depth interviews with people who possess paranormal abilities or have had extraordinary experiences. He was selected by LA Weekly as one of “10 LA Comics to Watch” for 2014, was mentioned in NY Magazine as a “Comic to Watch,” was one of 4 finalists in the original CMT’s Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, and his joke “United Snacks of America” has over 7.5 million listens on Pandora. | Catch Ryan headlining Doc's Lab in San Francisco on March 22nd. http://www.docslabsf.com | We have exclusive interview excerpts for our Patreon patrons http://patreon.com/supdocpodcast | Take our podcast & documentary survey - https://goo.gl/forms/sIIE8Vb9dIRgR48z1
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We're trying out a new format in addition to letting you know about next week's episode (Episode 53 SIRIUS with Ryan Singer). Will joins Paco and George as we discuss Adam Curtis, Jemaine Clement, The Tickle King, Tarkovsky's Stalker, Gimme Danger, Serena Williams, Bright Lights, 68 million views on Netflix, and our new sponsor GuideDoc (http://guidedoc.tv/supdoc) | YACHT's Triforium project - http://triforium.la/ | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/movies/netflix-casts-a-wider-net-for-original-documentaries.html | Adam Curtis in person at Cinefamily http://www.cinefamily.org/films/into-the-zone-adam-curtis/ | Take our anonymous survey - http://supdocpodcast.com/listener-survey/
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Today Paco and George talk with Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt from the band YACHT about one of 2016’s craziest documentaries, TICKLED! We also talk about feminist histories of the Internet, Halt and Catch Fire, cats, being prudes, sibling vs uncle torture, and George's Midnight Oil impression. New Zealand journalists David Farrier and Dylan Reeve descend down a rabbit hole of an internet mystery that keeps adding stranger and stranger twists, and the drama has only heightened since the film’s release. Jona and Claire were excited to talk about Tickling, internet subculture and their many, many other projects.
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