Best Jake Eastwood Podcasts (2024)

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Schrader Ep. 8: Old Boyfriends (1979) with Marya E. Gates 2:38:19

8h ago2:38:19

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Hey listener, it's been a while. How have you been? Do you ever think about me? Just kidding it's a new episode on Joan Tewkesbury's sole feature film, OLD BOYFRIENDS, written by Paul and Leonard Schrader! Who better to join us on this exploration of women's experience in New Hollywood than writer, Online Film Culture Titan and the inventor of #AYe…

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Schrader Ep. 7: Hardcore (1979) with Manuela Lazić 1:52:29

7d ago1:52:29

1:52:29

"Oh my Pod, cast's my daughter!" - something Jake Van Dorn might say if he were alive today...to hear our episode on Paul Schrader's sophomore feature as director, the 1979 Calvinist-dad-goes-to-Pornville film HARDCORE! Joining us on our journey into smut-hell is writer, actress, and filmmaker Manuela Lazić! We get into Dad Stuff, Schrader's aesthe…

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Schrader Ep. 6: Blue Collar (1978) 2:49:14

14d ago2:49:14

2:49:14

Get your disguise on, listener! We got a big boy this week: Paul Schrader's directorial debut, the 1978 auto workers union heist film BLUE COLLAR! The fellas are going long on this one, talking UAW history, race and organized labor, Richard Pryor's performance, Harvey Keitel trying very hard to quit the movie, Yaphet Kotto's lifetime of UFO encount…

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Schrader Ep. 5: Rolling Thunder (1977) 1:41:12

22d ago1:41:12

1:41:12

Get your hand out of that garbage disposal and press play, listener! We're doing our best to do an episode on John Flynn's 1977 vetsploitation nasty ROLLING THUNDER, but mostly we end up talking about Paul Schrader's mucked-with script. It's a fascinating study in how a story can go from TAXI DRIVER damning to DEATH WITH reactionary with just a few…

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Schrader Ep. 4: Obsession (1976) with Aaron Casias 2:05:10

29d ago2:05:10

2:05:10

Pucker up, listeners - Daddy's here! That's right: accomplished Brian De Palmist and official Daddy of the show, Hit Factory co-host Aaron Casias, is back to help us unpack De Palma's Schrader-scripted 1976 VERTIGO riff OBSESSION! We kind of did a one-episode De Palma podcast, honestly, because there's a bit more BDP here than Paul Schrader. Join u…

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Schrader Ep. 3: Taxi Driver (1976) Pt. 2 1:43:36

1M ago1:43:36

1:43:36

We're back with the second part of our discussion of Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER. Join us for more on the film's engagement with race and gender, Jodie Foster's performance, Travis Bickle's cinematic children, and the John Hinckley, Jr. of it all. Further Reading: Taxi Driver: BFI Film Classics by Amy Taubin "Manhattan Transference: Ashley Clark …

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Schrader Ep. 2: Taxi Driver (1976) Pt. 1 1:28:38

1M ago1:28:38

1:28:38

Buckle up, listeners! We talked so much about Martin Scorsese's landmark 1976 neo-noir nightmare TAXI DRIVER, written by Paul Schrader, that it's gonna be a two-parter. Talk about morbid self-attention! What was the film's production process like? Whose beach house did Scorsese and Schrader hang out at? Why don't discussions of 1970s New York City …

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Schrader Ep. 1: The Yakuza (1975) 2:06:49

2M ago2:06:49

2:06:49

The time has come, listeners, to discuss the films of Paul Schrader. That's right: Pauld Casty For Me has arrived, and this is the first episode. Of a new series about Paul Schrader movies. Basically imagine how the Clint Eastwood episodes went, roughly, but just replace all the specifics with Paul Schrader stuff. It'll make sense once you start li…

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Ep. 56: Clintclusions 1:20:34

2M ago1:20:34

1:20:34

We've run out of Clint Eastwood movies that fit our weird criteria, and now we're gonna talk about what we've learned from this whole endeavor. Where we are on Clint, on the auteur theory, on thinking about film, on thinking about political art, on each other, on the prospect of ever doing anything - it's all here for your inspection, dear listener…

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Ep. 55: Cry Macho (2021) with Will Sloan 1:54:31

3M ago1:54:31

1:54:31

Here we are, folks - the end of Clint Eastwood's filmography to date. We've unlocked all the legendary weapons and retailer-exclusive armor sets and are ready to do battle with the final boss of Pod Casty For Me: writer and podcaster Will Sloan! Will joins us for a relaxed and agreeable discussion of Eastwood's relaxed and agreeable 2021 neo-Wester…

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Ep. 54: Richard Jewell (2019) with Hit Factory 2:27:47

3M ago2:27:47

2:27:47

You, dear listener, will know his name...and the truth. That's right, we're going long as hell on Clint's 2019 A.C.A.B. masterpiece RICHARD JEWELL with our biological parents, Aaron and Carlee from Hit Factory!! Join us for a thorough investigation of Eastwood's evolving relationship to images of masculinity, the film's treatment of the Kathy Scrug…

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Ep. 53: The Mule (2018) 2:19:02

3M ago2:19:02

2:19:02

Hop in the Lincoln Mark LT, listeners, we've got a duffel bag full of conversation about THE MULE! Join us for a long-haul chat about Clint's 2018 old-man-drug-trafficker drama about shitty fathers and late capitalism. Spoiler for what we thought of the movie: we both loved it! We talk drug war cinema, the film as a sort of GRAN TORINO REDUX, the f…

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Ep. 52: The 15:17 To Paris (2018) with John Semley 1:51:26

3M ago1:51:26

1:51:26

Life has been catapulting us toward this moment...the episode where we lose our minds singing the praises of THE 15:17 TO PARIS with returning guest, writer and Slow Learners Podcast host John Semley! Join us for several hours of exaltant analysis of Clint Eastwood's 2018 avant garde docudrama, starring the real guys who really tackled a heavily ar…

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Ep. 51: Sully (2016) with Nick Newman 1:27:54

4M ago1:27:54

1:27:54

Brace for impact, listeners! Returning guest Nick Newman of The Film Stage joins us for a white-knuckle journey through Clint Eastwood's 2016 chronicle of real-life heroism and not-so-real-life stifling bureaucracy, SULLY. We talk about the film's relationship to real events, the oddness of turning this particular story into a movie, and Nick unloc…

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Ep. 50: American Sniper (2014) 1:49:20

4M ago1:49:20

1:49:20

This is a big one, folks: for our 50th episode (arguably), we're taking aim at Clint Eastwood's monster hit military biopic AMERICAN SNIPER. Is this an anti-war film, as Clint claims? Is it a glorification of military power? Is it either? Why does Chris Kyle's hat say "Charlie" on it? What is Bradley Cooper's whole deal? For real, though, we get in…

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Holiday Bonus: The Chair Speech (2012) 1:59:35

4M ago1:59:35

1:59:35

Here's a little gift for you all this holiday season: we're going deep on Clint's infamous impromptu speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention where he talked to an invisible Barack Obama in a chair. Plus a bunch of our usual bullshit! Enjoy and see you in 2024! https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/pod…

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Ep. 49: Jersey Boys (2014) with Marie Bardi-Salinas 2:09:31

4M ago2:09:31

2:09:31

Oh, what an ep! We're singing in beautiful harmony about Clint's 2014 Broadway adaptation JERSEY BOYS with returning guest Marie Bardi-Salinas (now with extra last name)! Join us as we talk directly to the camera about jukebox musicals, New Jersey's cultural dominance in the 2000s, falsetto masculinity, and why exactly Clint was the one to make thi…

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Ep. 48: Trouble With The Curve (2012) with Chadd Harbold 1:46:36

4M ago1:46:36

1:46:36

Take me out to the freaking podcast! It's time for us to talk Clint Eastwood's final (to date) film acting for another director, Robert Lorenz's 2012 father-daughter baseball dramedy TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE. And who better to join us than producer-director, former aspiring pro baseballer, and returning guest Chadd Harbold? We discuss who exactly dir…

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Ep. 47: J. Edgar (2011) 2:04:11

5M ago2:04:11

2:04:11

Who better to cover a film about unrequited homoerotic lust so powerful it maybe destroyed US civil liberties forever than your two favorite co-hosts of Pod Casty For Me? That's right, it's just us guys this week covering J. EDGAR, Clint's 2011 biopic of FBI Director and anticommunist monster J. Edgar Hoover! We're going deep on this one, talking F…

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Ep. 46: Hereafter (2010) with Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori 1:59:03

5M ago1:59:03

1:59:03

Hold on to your hats, folks - we're talking Clint's 2010 near-death experience drama HEREAFTER with filmmakers and To The White Sea podcast hosts Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori! It's a wide-ranging chat about hyperlink cinema, visual effects, Matt Damon, and how we all fell for this sort of corny movie a lot more than we meant to. Plus, Jake has a big…

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Ep. 45: Invictus (2009) with Ian Green 1:45:43

5M ago1:45:43

1:45:43

I am the captain of my freaking PODCAST, more like! This week we're talking Clint Eastwood's 2009 true-story South African rugby drama INVICTUS, and Jake's other friend Ian - Ian Green - is joining the scrum! You might call this episode "IANVICTUS" if you weren't concerned about SEO or whatever!!! We're talking accents, sports movies, Nelson Mandel…

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Ep. 44: Gran Torino (2008) with Andrew Ti 2:03:52

5M ago2:03:52

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Fasten your seatbelts, listeners: we're taking Clint's 2008 hit GRAN TORINO for a spin with racism expert (and native Michigander) Andrew Ti! This is a loaded one, gang: we talk about the film's lingering effect on the Hmong diaspora community, if it could have been made about any ethnic minority, whether the many slurs are intended to be funny, fa…

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Ep. 43: Changeling (2008) with Bilge Ebiri 1:51:31

6M ago1:51:31

1:51:31

Get ready to sue the LAPD, everybody: this week we're examining Clint's 2008 child abduction docudrama CHANGELING with critic and writer Bilge Ebiri! From the metatextual depth of Angelina Jolie's performance to the film's status as Clint's first ACAB movie to ongoing moves by the state to use forced institutionalization against unhoused and other …

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Ep. 42: Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) with Comrade Yui 1:54:06

6M ago1:54:06

1:54:06

Take this down, listeners - we're talking the second half of Clint Eastwood's 2006 WWII diptych, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, and we're joined by writer and filmmaker Comrade Yui! We're talking Ken Watanabe, connections to FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, both films' perspectives on propaganda, and Jake and Yui pressure Ian to acknowledge Clint's GOAThood. Check it…

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Ep. 41: Flags of Our Fathers (2006) with Glenn Heath, Jr. 1:55:16

6M ago1:55:16

1:55:16

Say cheese, listeners: this week we're taking a look at FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, the first part of Clint's 2006 diptych about the Battle of Iwo Jima, and we're joined by writer, lecturer, and Pacific Arts Movement Managing Director Glenn Heath, Jr.! We talk WWII cinema, shout out our favorite little guys in the cast, publicity machines, look ahead to …

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Ep. 40: Million Dollar Baby (2004) with Jarrod Murray 1:47:15

6M ago1:47:15

1:47:15

Get in the ring, listeners! We're going toe-to-toe with MILLION DOLLAR BABY, Clint Eastwood's 2004 Best Picture winning boxing drama, and we're joined by producer and Hollywood big-wig Jarrod Murray! It's all here, baby: race and class in boxing and the boxing film, the response from voices for disability rights, Hilary Swank's career since her Osc…

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Ep. 39: Mystic River (2003) with Jamie Loftus 1:41:03

7M ago1:41:03

1:41:03

Climb aboard this relaxing cruise down the MYSTIC RIVER (2003) - jk this movie is actually a huge bummer but we have a wonderful time talking about it with New York Times bestselling author Jamie Loftus!!! We talk the mid-aughts trend of Boston crime downers, what this film has to say about the patriarchy, and we all weigh in on Sean Penn. Plus vam…

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Ep. 38: Blood Work (2002) with Molly Lambert 1:47:30

7M ago1:47:30

1:47:30

Let your heart guide you...to listen to this episode! We're joined by writer and podcaster Molly Lambert to talk Clint's final detective movie (to date), 2002's Michael Connelly adaptation BLOOD WORK. We cover it all, from Long Beach to the Valley, organ transplant injustice to boat guys, Jeff Daniels's weird personal politics to Paul Rodriguez's w…

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Ep. 37: Space Cowboys (2000) 1:56:32

7M ago1:56:32

1:56:32

If you wanna fly / come and take a ride / take a space ride with the Pod Casty boys, baby! Today we're launching into Eastwood's 2000 old-guys-rule astronaut film SPACE COWBOYS, and boy do we launch. We get into Donald Sutherland, James Garner, and every young boy's favorite adult man circa Y2K, Tommy Lee Jones, as well as the "Whitey on the Moon" …

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Ep. 36: True Crime (1999) with Jesse Hawken 1:54:07

7M ago1:54:07

1:54:07

For one week only: we're a TRUE CRIME podcast. We're going to make so much money as Jesse Hawken (writer/filmmaker/Junk Filter Podcast) joins us to cover Clint Eastwood's 1999 death row journalism thriller TRUE CRIME! We go deep on True Crime as a genre, capital punishment, and, of course, Speed Zoo. Give it a listen! Topics include: Clint's ageles…

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The Life Aquatic (with Nick Laskin) 1:07:49

7M ago1:07:49

1:07:49

There are only a handful of directors whose films feel like events. From the 90's class of directors, there's Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson. The latter Anderson's films have only grown in popularity and mainstream appeal. For better or worse, along with Tarantino, Wes Anderson has a built a brand around his name. In 2004,…

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Ep. 35: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) 1:50:04

8M ago1:50:04

1:50:04

Two tears in a bucket...time to podcast! We're interrogating Clint Eastwood's 1997 Savannah murder trial adaptation MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, and it's basically all context today, folks! The bestselling book of it all, the Kevin Spacey of it all, the Savannah of it all, and most importantly the Lady Chablis of it all - we're covering…

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The Beach (with Alex Kolpan) 55:43

8M ago55:43

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Danny Boyle and Leonardo DiCaprio head to Thailand to drink snake blood and cuck French guys in "The Beach." In 1996, Danny Boyle was riding the success of "Trainspotting" and American studios were lining up to give him a shot at the big leagues. In 1999, Boyle teamed with Fox and Leonardo DiCaprio for his first big post "Titanic" role to bring Ale…

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Ep. 34: Absolute Power (1997) with Nima Shirazi 1:44:03

8M ago1:44:03

1:44:03

Have a seat in your favorite concealed armchair, because it's time for our episode on Eastwood's 1997 not-quite-Clinton crime family thriller ABSOLUTE POWER! We're joined by Nima Shirazi, co-host of the Citations Needed podcast, to break down the film's parallels to the not-yet-broken Lewinsky scandal, the William Goldman of it all, and whether thi…

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We Own the Night & Triple 9 (with William Breen & Nick Laskin) 1:42:47

8M ago1:42:47

1:42:47

James Gray has quietly made a name for himself as one of the most underrated modern filmmakers of the 21st century. From his 2000 breakout "The Yards" to last years "Armageddon Time," Gray's films have often been festival and critical darlings, but rarely had crossover appeal. After a 7 year hiatus, Gray reunited with Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlb…

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Ep. 33: The Bridges of Madison County (1995) 1:53:09

8M ago1:53:09

1:53:09

Who better to talk about Clint Eastwood's 1995 study of brief passion than two guys who have been best friends for over a decade and still don't make a lot of eye contact? Nobody, that's who! Today we're exploring THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, talking the beginning of Clint's bestseller-adaptation run, Meryl Streep, war brides, and why the movie i…

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Summer of Sam (with Ryan Oliver) 1:09:18

8M ago1:09:18

1:09:18

Spike Lee tackles disco and serial killers in his 1999 flop “Summer of Sam.” 1999 was a landmark year for cinema with directors like Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese releasing new films. Often forgotten is Spike Lee’s kaleidoscopic vision of the Son of Sam’s 1977 summer…

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Ep. 32: Casper (1995) with Jack Sinclair 2:16:40

8M ago2:16:40

2:16:40

Clint's onscreen for a few seconds, which means it is our duty to discuss Brad Silberling's 1995 CGI ghost-boy comedy CASPER. Luckily we have the encyclopedic mind of Jack Sinclair (prolific tweeter, artist formerly known as William Friedkin Truths) to help us untangle what, if anything, this film is about. Why don't they make the whole podcast out…

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Mars Attacks & The Lost World: Jurassic Park (with Devon Hansen & Matthew Hayes) 1:47:30

8M ago1:47:30

1:47:30

In the mid-90s, Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg were two of the most beloved directors in Hollywood. Spielberg was coming off his first Oscar for "Schindler's List" while Burton was riding the hot streak of Batman movies, "Edward Scissorhands," "Beetlejuice" and the Oscar-winning "Ed Wood." Burton's luck ran out with his first critical and financia…

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Ep. 31: A Perfect World (1993) with Marie Bardi and Chadd Harbold 2:20:48

8M ago2:20:48

2:20:48

We're back to discuss what might be Clint Eastwood's finest work, 1993's surrogate father crime film A PERFECT WORLD, with best friends (and Blank Check social media maven and filmmaker, respectively) Chadd Harbold and Marie Bardi! Let us gently abduct you and take you on a journey of Kevin Costner hotness debate, Clint's regrets as a father, talk …

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Ep. 30: In The Line Of Fire (1993) with Jonah Jeng 1:56:41

9M ago1:56:41

1:56:41

You have a rendezvous with our 'cast, beloved listener! Today we're talking Wolfgang Petersen's 1993 Clint-starring Secret Service thriller IN THE LINE OF FIRE with writer Jonah Jeng! Join us for a potentially treasonous discussion of action cinema, official residences, disguises, John Malkovich, Clint-as-character-type, and more! Follow Jonah Jeng…

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Ep. 29: Unforgiven (1992) 2:30:54

9M ago2:30:54

2:30:54

Finally: our episode on Clint Eastwood's 1992 western, UNFORGIVEN. https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart…

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The Pelican Brief & Conspiracy Theory (with Morgan Phillips) 1:45:02

9M ago1:45:02

1:45:02

We're back in action with a pair of political thrillers starring heavyweight stars of the 90's! That's right, there was a time when Hollywood produced big budget thrillers for adults starring bonafide movie stars! First up, it's Alan J. Pakula's return to the paranoia thriller with 1993's "The Pelican Brief," starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washi…

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Ep. 28: The Rookie (1990) 1:56:38

9M ago1:56:38

1:56:38

Fasten your seatbelt, folks, it's time for THE ROOKIE, Clint Eastwood's 1990 attempt to do Dirty Harry in big, loud LETHAL WEAPON mode with strange CLOUD ATLAS-style colorblind casting. Did it work? You gotta listen to find out, pal. I can't answer every little question you have! I have a podcast description to write, for h**ven's sake. As I was tr…

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Clint Eastwood's "The Rookie" & John Woo's "Broken Arrow" (with Jake Ures) 1:36:41

9M ago1:36:41

1:36:41

Buckle your fucking seatbelts because it's time to go ballistic as Auteur Misfires enters the 90's. Kicking things off, it's Clint Eastwood's return to the podcast with one of his forgotten cop thrillers, "The Rookie" starring Eastwood, Charlie Sheen and Raul Julia. After that, we're headed into the Wooniverse with John Woo's second American featur…

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Coke Noir: 8 Million Ways to Die & 52 Pick-Up 1:10:37

9M ago1:10:37

1:10:37

We're kicking off month 3 of Auteur Misfires with a pair of 1986 coke-noirs from two of the most iconic directors of the 20th century. First up, it's Hal Ashby's unlikely swan song, "8 Million Ways to Die" starring Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette and a ponytailed Andy Garcia in Scarface mode. After that, it's John Frankenheimer's adaptation of Elmor…

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Ep. 27: White Hunter, Black Heart (1990) 1:51:51

10M ago1:51:51

1:51:51

It's the ugliest godd*mn podcast you've ever seen, back again for another episode. We are pleased as punch to be talking about Clint Eastwood's 1990 adaptation WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART, a thinly-disguised account of the production of John Huston's THE AFRICAN QUEEN. A very good movie about a just-OK movie, we both agree! Join us for a chat about t…

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Ep. 26: Pink Cadillac (1989) with Eric Markovits 2:03:26

10M ago2:03:26

2:03:26

Beep beep! What's that we've got stashed in our trunk? Look at that, it's a brand new episode on Buddy Van Horn's 1989 action comedy PINK CADILLAC, and with our friend Eric Markovits, no less! Hop on in for a discussion of Bernadette Peters, a whirlwind history of white supremacist groups in the 80s, MIDNIGHT RUN (again), Ian's exciting new segment…

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Alex Cox's Walker (with Olivia Willke) 51:06

10M ago51:06

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Just in time for the 4th of July, it's Alex Cox's radical, career-killing satire, "Walker." It's hard to imagine a more radical film being made in the studio system than Alex Cox's "Walker." Shot on location in Nicaragua with a predominately Nicaraguan crew, "Walker" was Cox's scathing satire on William Walker, the man who colonized and attempted t…

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Ep. 25: Bird (1988) with Jordannah Elizabeth 1:28:43

10M ago1:28:43

1:28:43

"Podcasts are the bebop of our time" - nobody has said this that I know of, but it could be true! Today we're talking Clint Eastwood's 1988 Charlie Parker biopic BIRD with writer, jazz critic, and lecturer Jordannah Elizabeth! We get into Forrest Whitaker's Cannes-winning performance, jazz on film, trying to be good little intersectional boys, what…

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