Following a hiatus, we at Spotify* are delighted to welcome Ciara and Conor back for season 2 of Friday Film Showcased. In this excellent episode, they set out their plans for the upcoming season.
Is this the first episode of the season they discuss? Is this the trailer/preview for said season? Though shorter than usual, we at Spotify* lean towards the former. Highly recommended. Five Stars.
Song title: Autumn Mvt 1 Allegro (Tony Vivaldi) / Artist: JohnHarrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players / Source: Free Music Archive / License: CC BY-SA
*Full disclosure, the "we at Spotify" in this instance are Spotify for Creators contributors Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan
In the quintus episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor continue their discussion of the giallo genre with a deep dive on Lucio Fulci's 1972 masterpiece, Don't Torture a Duckling. Spoilers abound!
The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/ Ciara's Fangoria article about Don't Torture a Duckling: https://www.fangoria.com/lucio-fulci-so-much-more-than-the-godfather-of-gore-dont-torture-a-duckling-at-50/
The same show you know and love, but now with screams, chainsaws and eyeball popping replaced with the soothing sound of bunny rabbits!
In the Quatro episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the genre of giallo, including the films in the title of this episode and Stagefright Aquarius, Blood and Black Lace, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Bird With the Crystal Plumage.
Will we ever find out happened to Solange?
Giallo list on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/giallo-season/
Giallo in Casa Muppet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_AikJ8F5oY
Ciara’s article on Pieces: https://crookedmarquee.com/pieces-isnt-exactly-what-you-think-it-is/
The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/
YELLOW in ITALIANO Coldplay cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PtHYQoC20
De Palma (2015) documentary, dir. Noah Baumbach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zlxmwz55Tk
J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us (discussion of transphobia in cinema including Psycho and Silence of the Lambs from 50:00)
02:11-intro
03:11-what is giallo?
11:06-giallo tropes
13:13-Is it Giallo?: A Game Show!
24:33-Deep Red
32:07-Stagefright Aquarius
36:09-Bay of Blood
40:41-Blood and Black Lace
44:04-The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
46:58-Dressed to Kill
50:54-to avoid spoilers, when Conor says "insert minute" skip to next chapter
53:16-Pieces
01:00:18-Lizard in a Woman's Skin
01:08:35-What Have You Done to Solange?
In the Quatro episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the genre of giallo, including the films in the title of this episode and Stagefright Aquarius, Blood and Black Lace, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Bird With the Crystal Plumage.
Will we ever find out happened to Solange?
Giallo list on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/giallo-season/
Giallo in Casa Muppet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_AikJ8F5oY
Ciara’s article on Pieces: https://crookedmarquee.com/pieces-isnt-exactly-what-you-think-it-is/
The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/
YELLOW in ITALIANO Coldplay cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PtHYQoC20
De Palma (2015) documentary, dir. Noah Baumbach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zlxmwz55Tk
J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us (discussion of transphobia in cinema including Psycho and Silence of the Lambs from 50:00)
01:13-intro
02:13-what is giallo?
10:08-giallo tropes
12:15-Is it Giallo?: A Game Show!
23:10-Warning: clips of screaming contained in this episode
23:35-Deep Red
31:10-Stagefright Aquarius
35:11-Bay of Blood
39:43-Blood and Black Lace
43:06-The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
46:00-Dressed to Kill
49:56-to avoid spoilers, when Conor says insert minute skip to next chapter
52:18-Pieces
59:20-Lizard in a Woman's Skin
01:07:37-What Have You Done to Solange?
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of desert wind! In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.
Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.
Darren Aronofsky doesn’t know who Mario Bava is: https://youtu.be/B6LeXVCiOOM?si=emomg909-7HfoK16
Matt Damon on Jack Nicholson changing the script in The Departed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/teK_CFdc7gM
Klingons do not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxIs-Z15jk
Jack Nicholson interview with the BFI: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/jack-nicholson-interview-1974-antonioni-passenger-easy-rider
Jack Nicholson: The Ultimate Viewing Guide in Empire magazine: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-classic-jack-nicholson/
Monte Hellman interview in 2011 at The Flashback Files: https://www.flashbackfiles.com/monte-hellman-interview
Vincent Canby’s review of The Fortune in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/21/archives/nicholss-fortune-is-oldtime-farce.html
Ben Mankiewicz introducing The Fortune on TCM:1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3vtaKemG4
Ciara’s film diary on Head for In The Mood magazine: https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-2/film-diaries
00:00-intro
06:00-Jack Nicholson's early career with Roger Corman and breakthrough with Easy Rider
11:25-Five Easy Pieces
16:45-Something's Gotta Give
18:22-Head (and The Monkees)
24:34-Nicholson the screenwriter
26:35-How Do You Know
29:31-The Last Detail
33:30-The Shooting
37:52-About Schmidt
42:39-Tommy
45:32-Broadcast News
50:10-The Fortune
01:13:25-The Mann Act game
01:20:26-what about giallo?! next time on Friday Film Showcased
In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.
Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.
Darren Aronofsky doesn’t know who Mario Bava is: https://youtu.be/B6LeXVCiOOM?si=emomg909-7HfoK16
Matt Damon on Jack Nicholson changing the script in The Departed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/teK_CFdc7gM
Klingons do not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxIs-Z15jk
Jack Nicholson interview with the BFI: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/jack-nicholson-interview-1974-antonioni-passenger-easy-rider
Jack Nicholson: The Ultimate Viewing Guide in Empire magazine: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-classic-jack-nicholson/
Monte Hellman interview in 2011 at The Flashback Files: https://www.flashbackfiles.com/monte-hellman-interview
Vincent Canby’s review of The Fortune in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/21/archives/nicholss-fortune-is-oldtime-farce.html
Ben Mankiewicz introducing The Fortune on TCM:1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3vtaKemG4
Ciara’s film diary on Head for In The Mood magazine: https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-2/film-diaries
00:00-intro
06:00-Jack Nicholson's early career with Roger Corman and breakthrough with Easy Rider
11:25-Five Easy Pieces
16:45-Something's Gotta Give
18:22-Head (and The Monkees)
24:34-Nicholson the screenwriter
26:35-How Do You Know
29:31-The Last Detail
33:30-The Shooting
37:52-About Schmidt
42:39-Tommy
45:32-Broadcast News
50:10-The Fortune
01:13:25-The Mann Act game
01:20:26-what about giallo?! next time on Friday Film Showcased
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of a rainstorm!
In the bi-augural (that means second?) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their June film seasons (Cartoon June and Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion)), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It’s the two films in the title of this episode.
00:00-intro
04:46-Cartoon June
22:47-Watership Down
42:59-Soviet June-ion
58:32-The Diamond Arm
01:13:21-round-up
01:15:02-next time on Friday Film Showcased
In the bi-augural (that means second?) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their June film seasons (Cartoon June and Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion)), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It’s the two films in the title of this episode.
00:00-intro
04:46-Cartoon June
22:47-Watership Down
42:59-Soviet June-ion
58:32-The Diamond Arm
01:13:21-round-up
01:15:02-next time on Friday Film Showcased
The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of a fireplace crackling!
In the inaugural (that means first) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their May film seasons (Elaine May and William Shakespeare), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It's the two films in the title of this episode. Watchlist:
Elaine May: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/
William Shakespeare: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/
00:00-intro
01:54-monthly film seasons
10:30-Elaine May May (sic)
23:02-The Heartbreak Kid
41:59-Shakespeare and his darling works (of May)
59:22-Love’s Labour’s Lost
01:16:03-round-up
01:17:55-next time on Friday Film Showcased
See also:
https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-damehttps://charlierose.com/videos/19196
https://thesundae.net/2019/10/28/you-should-watch-ishtar/
In the inaugural (that means first) episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss their May film seasons (Elaine May and William Shakespeare), and Showcase two in particular.
Spoiler: It's the two films in the title of this episode. Watchlist:
Elaine May: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/elaine-may-may-sic/
William Shakespeare: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/darling-works-of-may-shakespeare-watched/
00:00-intro
01:54-monthly film seasons
10:30-Elaine May May (sic)
23:02-The Heartbreak Kid
41:59-Shakespeare and his darling works (of May)
59:22-Love’s Labour’s Lost
01:16:03-round-up
01:17:55-next time on Friday Film Showcased
See also:
https://religionnews.com/2021/05/20/charles-grodin/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3404-tootsie-one-great-dame https://charlierose.com/videos/19196
