Episode 107: The Last Temptation of Christ

Special Guests: Michael Ballhaus
& Darren J. N. Middleton

Just in time for Easter, we're looking at Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. Initially slated for release in 1984, the film was derailed for years. We examine the history, the controversy, and the film.

Links:
Buy Scandalizing Jesus? by Darren J. N. Middleton
Buy Film, Faith, and Cultural Conflict: The Case of Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ by Thomas Robin Riley
Buy Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars by Thomas R Lindlof
Buy The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
Buy The Last Temptation of Christ on Blu-Ray
Buy Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ by Peter Gabriel
Check out the works of Bart D. Ehrman

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Music Mix:
Jesus Was Way Cool - King Missile
Too Much Heaven On Their Minds - Carl Anderson
Ten Wheels For Jesus - Elvis Hitler
Jesus Built My Hot Rod - Ministry
Jesus Christ Pose - Sound Garden
Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits
Plastic Jesus - Jello Biafra
Always Look on The Bright Side of Life - Harry Nilsson
Man Up - Book of Mormon Soundtrack
Jesus Is Back In Black
American Jesus - Dean Gray
Too Much Heaven on Their Minds
Jesus Christ Superstar - Laibach



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Episode 80: The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

Special Guest: Craig Bierko

Josef Rusnak's The Thirteenth Floor , a sci-fi flick from 1999, was mistaken for a "Matrix rip-off" upon release. The film was based on the 1964 Daniel F. Galouye novel Simulacron-3 (aka Counterfeit World) and was also the basis for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire.

Links:
Read Frederik Pohl's Tunnel Under the World
Buy Daniel F. Galouye's Simulacron-3
Read Daniel F. Galouye's Spillthrough
Buy World on a Wire on DVD
Buy The Thirteenth Floor on DVD
Watch Craig Bierko in Illeana Douglas's Easy to Assemble

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Bonus Interview with Craig Bierko


Bonus Interview with Michael Ballhaus


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This is the alternate ending to The Thirteenth Floor.