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Episode 32: Ashley West Dec 18, 2017

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Bill speaks to The Rialto Report's Ashley West. West explains how his ongoing documentary project detailing the birth of the adult film industry in New York put him on the path to recording audio commentaries with figures like Radley Metzger, consulting on the HBO series THE DEUCE and co-founding The Rialto Report, a collection of podcasts, articles and photographs chronicling the history of the golden age of adult film. Other topics covered include: fanzines, the field recordings of Alan Lomax, the adult film work of Wes Craven, BOOGIE NIGHTS, the Golden Age Appreciation Fund, Video Nasties, Jamie Gillis, BARBARA BROADCAST and how an eBay bidding war can lead you to a PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO moment. (Pretty much all NSFW) Links: Visit The Rialto Report: http://www.therialtoreport.com/ Learn about the annual Golden Age Appreciation Fund: http://tgaafund.blogspot.com/ Read Ashley West (writing as Benson Hurst) and Mark Kernes of AVN on the life and career of actor Jamie Gillis: https://distribpixblog.com/2010/02/25/the-life-of-jamie-gillis/ Hear the Rialto Report podcast: 'More, More, More': The Search for Andrea True, and the Creation of a Disco Sensation http://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/05/21/more-more-more/ Hear the Rialto Report podcast: 'Deep Sleep' (1972): Deep, Deep Trouble http://www.therialtoreport.com/2015/07/25/deep-sleep/ See C.J. Laing in BARBARA BROADCAST, featuring audio commentary by Ashley West and Radley Metzger: http://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/barbara-broadcast-radley-metzger-blu-ray-dvd-all-region/ See locations from Russ Meyer's FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! as they appear today: http://www.therialtoreport.com/2017/11/19/faster-pussycat-kill-kill/

Episode 31: Molly Haskell Dec 12, 2017

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Bill talks to author and film critic Molly Haskell about some of the many contributions she's made to film culture, from writing film criticism for publications like The Village Voice and Vogue to developing books like her landmark FROM REVERENCE TO RAPE: THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN THE MOVIES and the recent STEVEN SPIELBERG: A LIFE IN FILMS. Other topics covered include: Feminism, Andrew Sarris, Leo McCarey, DIABOLIQUE, the Sarasota French Film Festival, Twitter, Pauline Kael, women's films of the 1970s, film theory, Agnes Varda, the origins of the National Society Of Film Critics and New York film culture in the 1960s. Visit Molly Haskell's official site: http://www.mollyhaskell.com/ Hear a podcast containing the 2008 talk given by Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris at the Museum Of The Moving Image: http://www.movingimagesource.us/dialogues/view/311 Read the joint review Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris wrote for Robert Altman's NASHVILLE: https://www.villagevoice.com/2006/11/21/a-critics-duet-on-nashville/ Hear Molly Haskell on the Film Comment Podcast: https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-women-new-hollywood/ https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-steven-spielberg/ Read Molly Haskell at Film Comment: https://www.filmcomment.com/author/molly-haskell/ Read Molly Haskell's essay on CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA for the Criterion Collection: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4120-iclouds-of-sils-maria

Episode 30: Heather Buckley Nov 27, 2017

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Bill talks to film journalist, special effects supervisor, podcaster and award-winning home video supplements producer Heather Buckley. They discuss her path from writing for Dread Central to co-producing the forthcoming feature film THE RANGER. Other topics include: J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum's book MIDNIGHT MOVIES, punk rock, Martin Scorsese, applying a DIY ethic to working in corporate advertising, social media, the abuse of power in film culture, UNFORGIVEN, Michael Felsher and how hanging a poster of a character from Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED can inadvertently result in one's own exorcism. Read about Heather Buckley's film and supplementary feature credits on her Internet Movie Database page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6286333/ Read Heather Buckley in Fangoria: http://www.fangoria.com/new/author/heather-buckley/ Read Heather Buckley in Diabolique: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/author/heatherbuckley/ Read Heather Buckley in Dread Central, Vulture and Chemistry World: https://muckrack.com/heather-buckley/articles Listen to the Mass Hypnosis podcast: http://masshypnosisnow.com/ Listen to the Bonus Material podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bonus-material-podcast Watch Heather Buckley's interview with Tobe Hooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6DYEhl5Wy8&t=85s Listen to Heather Buckley discuss LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III on Scream Addicts: http://www.screamaddicts.com/leatherface-tcm-iii-with-film-journalistproducer-heather-buckley/ Follow Heather Buckley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_heatherbuckley

Episode 29: Jonathan Rosenbaum Nov 13, 2017

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Bill talks to author and film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about some of his many endeavors in film culture, including books like MOVING PLACES and MOVIE WARS, his tenure as principal film reviewer at the Chicago Reader, and his involvement in multiple Orson Welles-related projects, ranging from THIS IS ORSON WELLES to THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND. Other topics include: Critical interactivity, identity politics in film criticism, André Téchiné, film culture in New York and Paris in the late '60s, confusing Art with Class, audio commentaries, TWIN PEAKS, hate mail, film festivals and how plagiarism can be a positive thing if your ideas are important. Visit Jonathan Rosenbaum's official website: https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/ Hear Jonathan Rosenbaum on The Projection Booth: http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/2016/06/episode-277-celine-and-julie-go-boating.html Jonathan Rosenbaum on THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT and GERTRUD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1lfa-Xr9zI Jonathan Rosenbaum on SATANTANGO https://vimeo.com/56355775 Jonathan Rosenbaum's 1000 Essential Films: https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2004/03/1000-favorites-a-personal-canon/ https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2004/03/1000-favorites-a-personal-canon-part-two/ 1000 Favorites (A Personal Canon), part three | Jonathan Rosenbaum

Episode 28: Kat Ellinger Aug 14, 2017

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Bill talks to writer, editor and podcaster Kat Ellinger about the various film culture projects she's been involved in, from creating her first blog to co-hosting the Daughters Of Darkness podcast and serving as the Editor-In-Chief at Diabolique Magazine. Other topics covered include accents, Video Nasties, sexism in film culture, Heather Drain, Parental Advisory stickers, the importance of editors, audio commentaries, New Age travellers, the Japan Cuts film festival, Kat's forthcoming book on Harry Kümel's DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, work/life balance and the proper use of newspapers to ward of vampires. Buy the new issue of Diabolique Magazine: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/product/diabolique-magazine-no-27-summer-2017/ Read Kat Ellinger at Diabolique Magazine: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/author/kellinger/ Listen to the Daughters Of Darkness Podcast: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/category/podcasts/daughters-of-darkness-podcast/ Hear Kat Ellinger on The Projection Booth: http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/2016/10/special-report-killer-party-1986.html Read Kat Ellinger and Lee Gambin's site This Film Is Better Than You…Deal With It: https://thisfilmisbetterthanyou.wordpress.com/ See Kat Ellinger in the 1993 BBC documentary – Heart Of The Matter – Roaming Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEqEBat26mk&t=350s Read Kat Ellinger at Senses Of Cinema: http://sensesofcinema.com/author/kat-ellinger/

Episode 27: Tim Lucas Jul 30, 2017

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Bill talks to writer and film historian Tim Lucas about some of his many contributions to film culture, from early mimeographed fanzines and articles like "The Shape Of Rage" and "The Butchering of Dario Argento" to award-winning efforts like Video Watchdog magazine and the book MARIO BAVA: ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK. Other topics covered include David Cronenberg and the filming of VIDEODROME, audio commentaries, Kim Newman, George A. Romero, Craig Ledbetter, Quentin Tarantino, penning profane subtitles for RABID DOGS, The Jefferson Airplane, Video WatchBlog, the "post-horror" label and how reviewing Ken Russell's THE DEVILS for your high school newspaper doesn't seem so strange when you're a teenager. Read Video WatchBlog here: http://videowatchdog.blogspot.com/ Visit the official Video Watchdog site: http://www.videowatchdog.com/home/home.html Hear Tim Lucas on Nashycast: http://naschycast.blogspot.com/2016/06/ Hear Tim Lucas discuss Mario Bava on Movie Geeks United: MGU: The Films of Mario Bava

Episode 26: Joseph A. Ziemba Jul 10, 2017

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Bill speaks with Joseph A. Ziemba, creator of the website Bleeding Skull, director of genre programming and promotions at Alamo Drafthouse, and a lead archivist for American Genre Film Archive (AGFA). They discuss the origins of his various projects, as well as formative cinematic experiences, the aesthetic of BOARDINGHOUSE, work/life balance, the evolution of AGFA, and why preserving films like BAT PUSSY won't necessarily get you disinvited from future family get-togethers these days. Visit the site Bleeding Skull: http://bleedingskull.com/ Visit the official site for American Genre Film Archive: http://americangenrefilm.com/ Visit the official site for Bleeding Skull Video: http://www.bleedingskullvideo.com/ Catch a Terror Tuesday screening at Alamo Drafthouse in Austin: https://drafthouse.com/austin/series/terror-tuesday Hear Joseph A. Ziemba's band Taken By Savages: https://takenbysavages.bandcamp.com/ Watch The 40oz Dreamz Halloween Special: The 40oz Dreamz Halloween Special w/ Joe Ziemba!

Episode 25: Abbey Bender Jun 26, 2017

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Bill speaks with film critic Abbey Bender. They discuss her experiences in film culture, from childhood repertory screenings to writing for publications like Film Comment, The Village Voice, Playboy and Rolling Stone. Other topics include: "women's interest" writing assignments, fashion as it relates both to Rainer Werner Fassbinder and "The Brady Bunch", New York film culture, politics and contrarian auteur favorites on Twitter, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS and forging short-lived friendships in order to have someone to see Jean-Luc Godard movies with. Links: Visit Abbey Bender's official site: https://abbeybender.wordpress.com/ Read Abbey Bender on Jayne Mansfield in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT http://lwlies.com/articles/jayne-mansfield-performance-in-the-girl-cant-help-it/ Read "Where Have All The Erotic Thrillers Gone?" https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/where-have-all-the-erotic-thrillers-gone/2017/05/11/0c65f2e2-34eb-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html?utm_term=.2f7925db9c3d#comments Read Abbey Bender's "Costume Party" series for Brooklyn: http://www.bkmag.com/tag/costume-party/ Hear Abbey Bender discuss fashion in film on the Smug Film Podcast: http://smugfilm.com/ep21/

Episode 24: Lee Gambin Jun 11, 2017

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Bill speaks with author and film historian Lee Gambin. They talk about his wide array of artistic pursuits, from directing confrontational stage plays and selling fanzines for beer money to writing for Fangoria and lecturing at film festivals and universities. Topics include: FROGS, the origins of Lee's various books (including the new NOPE, NOTHING WRONG HERE: THE MAKING OF CUJO), tailoring one's writing style for specific publishers, Melbourne film culture, and how researching movies like THE PACK can improve your relationship with your own dog. Buy WE CAN BE WHO WE ARE and preorder NOPE, NOTHING WRONG HERE: THE MAKING OF CUJO: http://www.bearmanormedia.com/index.php?route=common/home Visit the official site for the Cinemaniacs Film Collective: http://www.cinemaniacs.net/ Read Kier-La Janisse's interview with Lee Gambin: http://www.spectacularoptical.ca/2016/02/interview-lee-gambin-on-we-can-be-who-we-are/ Buy MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE: Massacred by Mother Nature: Exploring the Natural Horror Film

Episode 23: Ashley Clark May 22, 2017

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Bill speaks with writer and film programmer Ashley Clark about his pursuits, from his early blog Permanent Plastic Helmet and programming screenings at the movie theatre where he worked to writing for publications like The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Reverse Shot and Vice and programming for the BFI and MOMA. Other topics covered include: THE HATEFUL EIGHT, Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s CHAMELEON STREET and the emotional side of curation, his book "Facing Blackness – Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee's BAMBOOZLED", TAXI DRIVER, the importance of editors, organizing the Black Star series at London's BFI Southbank, Ed Guerrero's Framing Blackness, and having a smaller trailer than Billy Zane as a child actor. Visit Ashley Clark's official site: http://www.ashleyclark.net/ Read Wendell B. Harris' essay "Who Killed CHAMELEON STREET?" http://metrograph.com/edition/article/28/who-killed-chameleon-street Buy Ashley Clark's book "Facing Blackness – Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee's BAMBOOZLED": https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Blackness-Media-Minstrelsy-Bamboozled/dp/1941629210/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1495317164&sr=8-8 Buy the BFI DVD/Blu-Ray TWO FILMS BY LINO BROCKA, featuring liner notes by Cathy Landicho Clark. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N941RHA/ref=pd_sim_74_16?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=94GZDT8NATVG8FFCVYHZ Buy Ed Guerrero's book Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film https://www.amazon.com/Framing-Blackness-African-American-Culture/dp/1566391261/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495415133 Watch Ashley Clark discuss BAMBOOZLED with Spike Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jxa83KgAy4&t=9s Hear Ashley Clark on The Film Comment podcast: https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-identity/

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