The Village People in Can't Stop the Music

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts122/v4/c0/7f/8b/c07f8be9-8b1e-2191-75cf-43265fde9b24/mza_14002626650882494114.png/600x600bb.jpg

Pop Screen

The Geek Show

155 episodes

3 days ago

Pop Screen is The Geek Show's new podcast tackling movies starring, about or by pop stars - and that's all genres, from rock to hip-hop, jazz to disco. Each week Graham and one of his stable of trusty co-hosts picks a pop movie and examines its history, its film-making and its music in-depth. It's an irreverent ride through an oft-misunderstood strain of cinema, from era-defining masterpieces to kitsch atrocities.

Film Reviews

TV & Film

RSS

All content for Pop Screen is the property of The Geek Show and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Film Reviews

TV & Film

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/33759715/33759715-1749028086016-eafb1a9953447.jpg

The Village People in Can't Stop the Music - Pop Screen 141

Pop Screen

59 minutes 48 seconds

5 months ago

The Village People in Can't Stop the Music - Pop Screen 141

You can't stop the music, although a lot of people wanted to when The Village People's 1980 movie musical came out. Released in the wake of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" in which rock fans burned disco albums, its appeal to its natural constituency was blunted by its strange tone. A film that is extremely squeamish around sexuality yet far freer with the drugs and nudity than a PG-certificate film ought to be, it's as mismatched as the band's famously eclectic stage outfits, though much less successful.

Join Graham and Film Stories's Mark Harrison as they explore Can't Stop the Music's part in the creation of the Golden Raspberry awards, the surprisingly heavily contested origin of the 'YMCA' dance, Caitlyn Jenner's acting abilities and the Village People's post-fame afterlife from bar mitzvahs to - oh yes - Presidential Inaugurations. Plus, find out which controversial film was shooting at the same time as this, and why Mark's tangents need to have a Burial soundtrack.

If you'd like to help us help Steve Guttenberg make it in the music biz, you can donate to our Patreon, where we're publishing regular reviews of The Twilight Zone and The X-Files, plus Outside the Blue Box, our series about what Doctor Who's cast and crew do in their time off. All this and a monthly bonus podcast! Find out more by following us on Instagram and Facebook.