Episode 396: Fat City (1972)

Special Guest: Stacy Keach
Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain, Jedidiah Ayres

Based on a book by and adapted by Leonard Gardner, Fat City (1972) was directed by John Huston and stars Stacy Keach as Tully, an over the hill fighter who says he wants to pick himself up and revive his career after he meets Ernie (Jeff Bridges), a kid who seems to have a lot of promise in the boxing world. We see their stories parallel and contrast one another as we watch Fat City unfold.

Jedidiah Ayres and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss this wonderfully downbeat film.

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Links:
Read Fat City: Fifty Years Later by David Lida
Read A Day On The Set Of Fat City, John Huston's Cult Classic by Grover Lewis
Read John Huston Part 3: Fat City (1972) by William Hare

Music:
"If" - Bread
"Unchained" - Van Halen
"Help Me Make It Through The Night" - Kris Kristofferson

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Episode 274: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Special Guest: Fax Bahr
Guest Co-Host: Paul Zimmerman, Rich Edwards

We get off the boat and go all the way on this episode about Francis Ford Coppola's landmark 1979 Vietnam film Apocalypse Now. Based on a script by John Milius, the making of the film is nearly as fascinating as the film itself. To that end, Fax Bahr, director of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse discusses the creation of the fascinating and illuminating documentary about Apocalypse Now.

Professor Rich Edwards and former Film Threat editor Paul Zimmerman join Mike to examine the film, the "Redux" version, the nearly five-hour assembly version, and many of the parodies that the film has inspired from Porklips Now to Apocalypse Pooh and more.

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Hearts of Darkness (Redux):

Listen to "Special Report: Hearts of Darkness (1991)" on Spreaker.

Links:
Buy Apocalypse Now: The Disclosure Edition on Blu-Ray
Watch Apocalypse Now: The Workprint
Buy Notes: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola
Buy The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie
Buy Apocalypse Now Scene-by-Scene by John David Ebert
Buy Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Buy Porklips Now on DVD
Buy Virgin Noir (Indie Legends of the 1990s Volume 1: Icons) by Paul Zimmerman
Read The Holy Grail of Workprints: The Five Hour Rough Version of Apocalypse Now on Cinephilia and Beyond
Read Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now Must Be the Key Lecture in Anyone's Filmmaking Education on Cinephilia and Beyond
Read Napalm in the Morning storyboards for the Ride of the Valkyries scene
Read The New Cinema: A Fascinating Documentary on the Restructuring of 1960x Hollywood on Cinephilia and Beyond
Keep up with Rich Edwards at Noircast.net

Music:
"Apocalypse Now" - Koto
"Charlie Don't Surf" - The Clash
"Holiday in Cambodia" - The Dead Kennedys

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Episode 113: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

Special Guest: Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop is a transcendental road film starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Laurie Bird and Warren Oates.

We spoke to director Monte Hellman about the film. We also talked to writer/director Floyd Mutrix about his history with the project.

Links:
Buy Two-Lane Blacktop on Blu-Ray
Buy the Two-Lane Blacktop screenplay
Buy Monte Hellman: His Life and Films by Brad Stevens
Buy Bumpy Road: The Making, Flop, and Revival of Two-Lane Blacktop by Sylvia Townsend

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Music:
"Once in a Lifetime" - Talking Heads
"Moonlight Drive" - The Doors
"2LB" - Roy Montgomery*
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Cat Power*
*Available on You Never Can Go Fast Enough compilation.

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Episode 14: Flight to Fury (1964)

Special Guest: Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman joins Mike & Mondo Justin this week in The Projection Booth to discuss his classic flick Flight to Fury along with his latest directorial effort, Road to Nowhere. They talk about low budget film making and the mystical healing power of Jack Nicholson.

Links:
Buy Flight to Fury on DVD
Read Monte Hellman: His Life and Films by Brad Stevens
Visit the official Road to Nowhere website.

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