Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall

Chris and Randall discuss their favorite Turkeys — or artistic failures — in honor of Thanksgiving.

Topics discussed include:

Hackers (1995) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn2cf_wJ4f4

Death Race 2000 (1975)

"Fire By Night — Family First" https://youtu.be/YeCbBbPT0wY

Andy Kaufman I'm from Hollywood (1989)

Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWw7FE9tTo

David Hasselhoff – The Passenger [Official Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKdKU6p78TQ

William Shatner singing Rocket Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH06aNXWb8U

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho

Airplane! (1980)

recorded November 19, 2021

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Randall talks to Chris about one of his favorite fine artists, Marcel Duchamp.

Topics discussed include:

photography's influcence on painting traditional European oil painting, pre-photography Johannes Vermeer Impressionism early life Cubism Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 Armory Show of 1913 Eadweard Muybridge Futurism Picasso Dadism or Dada Readymade Fountain Andy Warhol Pop art L.H.O.O.Q. The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even mobile (sculpture) Erratum Musical Chess Robert Rauschenberg Jasper Johns His Twine Twelve Hundred Coal Bags Suspended from the Ceiling over a Stove Given: The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas (Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau / 2° le gaz d'éclairage)

recorded November 17, 2021

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Chris and Randall cover the Pros and Cons of different ways to get trained in professional creative writing: novels, sketches, screenplays, stage plays, and TV scripts.

recorded November 3, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss their favorite horror comedies — spoiler free!

IMDB list of good horror comedies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls508197149/

Chris' top 5:

Young Frankenstein (1974) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) An American Werewolf in London (1981) What We Do In the Shadows (2014) Werewolves Within (2021)

honorable mention:

The Witches (1990) The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Attack the Block (2011) Scream 2 (1992) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Adams Family Values (1993)

Randall's top 5:

Evil Dead II (1987) Zombieland (2009) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) They Live (1988) Trollhunter (2010)

honorable mention:

One Cut of the Dead (2017) A Bucket of Blood (1959) Eating Raoul (1982) Society (1989) This is the End (2013)

Topics discussed include:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow black comedy vs parody vs spoof comedy vs horror

recorded October 20, 2021

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Randall talks to Chris about how Squid Game is ideologically aligned with Marxist thought.

Topics discussed include:

Saturday Night Live sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWdHPMhy270 Other shows that tackle class conflict: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls550916663/ A Christmas Carol https://labornotes.org/blogs/2021/10/real-life-auto-strike-behind-runaway-netflix-hit-squid-game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre the relationship between capitalism and gambling https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/ How voluntary is participation in the capitalist system? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice Marxist view of criminality the Marble Game 212 Mi-nyeo -- the seductress the guards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consciousness the Front Man the VIPs "All for ourselves and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind." —Adam Smith https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/

recorded October 20, 2021

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Chris and Randall explore the problem of representation when casting Jewish actors in Jewish roles.

Sarah Silverman on Jewface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6Ob4369vI https://omny.fm/shows/the-sarah-silverman-podcast/jew-face-iron-dome-mr-mom

Topics discussed include:

Transparent (series) https://time.com/6101055/jewish-women-not-cast-in-jewish-roles/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silverman-jewface_n_615c2c20e4b0487c85637d71 Kathryn Hahn as Joan Rivers https://forward.com/schmooze/416935/all-the-celebrities-you-really-really-thought-were-jewish-but-arent/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-uk-comedians-message-that-jews-dont-count-rings-true-across-the-pond/ Everybody Loves Raymond (series) Shine (1996) Jews in Hollywood Schindler's List (1993) Rachel Weisz Selma Diamond Uncut Gems (2019) Mad About You (series) Chapter Two (1979) Playing Shylock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwRj8B1dXfk Starsky & Hutch (series) Fiddler on the Roof (1971) America Crime Story (series) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) American Crime Story S02: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018)

recorded October 13, 2021

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Chris & Randall ask Bill Gucwa about his days making trailers for major studios.

Trailers mentioned include:

Frequency (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdACpDDpIUs

The Majestic (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZldxzY1h0

Alien (1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ2Jx_EaZOo

Independence Day (1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwyqXHV3SaI

Where the Wild things Are (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBPzqxBnRU

Tonight, Tonight (music video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3eus4ZSo

House of Gucci (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGi3Bgn7U5U

No Time To Die (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_gD9-Oa0fg

Dune (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzUlXEyvJeA

Dune (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g18jFHCLXk

Dune (2021, China) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQLHDyDRWUQ

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urRkGvhXc8w

Psycho (1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJQfFQ40lI

Operation Mincemeat (2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naactPCbIgQ

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) https://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-devil-wears-prada/23758/video/R5oAU1Yi/

Jaws (1975) https://prod-admin.tcm.com/video/178878/jaws-original-trailer

recorded October 6, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss movie and TV adaptations of works from other mediums. When do they work? When do they fail? How and why does this happen?

Topics discussed include:

Dear Evan Hansen (2021) fanboy-ism screen vs stage Rent (2005) Chicago (2002) Grease (1978) My Fair Lady (1964) Betrayal (1983) Doubt (2008) Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Starship Troopers (1997) Dune (1984) This is Where I Leave You (2014) The Great Gatsby (1949, 1974, 2013) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Apt Pupil (1998) Stand by Me (1986) comic book adaptations Watchmen (2009) Dick Tracy (1990) Sin City (2005) 300 (2006) Ironman Wolverine Spider-Man Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Batman Returns (1992) The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) The Princess Bride (1987)

recorded September 29, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss parasocial relationships in pop culture.

https://www.vox.com/22663143/john-mulaney-olivia-munn-pregnant-parasocial-relationships-kylie-jenner

recorded September 22, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the arts & entertainment of amusement parks.

Relevant links: https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-imagineering-story/6ryoXv1e1rWW https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVo63lbKHjC04KqYhwSZ_Pg

Topics discussed include:

history of amusement parks pleasure gardens Tivoli Gardens Lake Compounce World's Fair of 1851 Crystal Palace World's Columbian Exposition Blackpool Pleasure Beach Santa Claus Land Santa's Workship Clifton's Cafeteria Crossroads of the World Tam O'Shanter Knott's Berry Farm Calico Disneyland Six Flags Disney World Epcot Center Coney Island Playland Park Six Flags Great Adventure It's a Small World After All Sea World San Diego The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

recorded September 15, 2021

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