Arts & Entertainment with Chris & Randall

Chris and Randall discuss a classic episode from Star Trek the original series, "Mirror, Mirror".

"What if Quentin Tarantino just did a mirror universe Star Trek that took place in the mirror universe? I think that would be like the greatest Star Trek of all time." — Randall

recorded June 1, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the art of Robin Williams.

Topics discussed include: Mork & Mindy (series) childhood education John Houseman Christopher Reeve Popeye (1980) Shelly Duvall Good Will Hunting (1997) Dead Poets Society (1989) Aladdin (1992) The Birdcage (1996) The Fisher King (1991) Awakenings (1990) Patch Adams (1998) The World According to Garp (1982) Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Moscow on the Hudson (1984) World's Greatest Dad (2009) Cadillac Man (1990) Death to Smoochy (2002) One Hour Photo (2002) improv

recorded June 1, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the nearly forgotten 1983 animated epic Rock & Rule.

A good version: https://archive.org/details/RockRuleBDCollection/Rock+%26+Rule+-+American+Theatrical+Cut+HD.mkv

On Youtube: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/you-can-now-watch-nelvanas-cult-sci-fi-musical-rock-rule-for-free-on-youtube-184042.html

Topics discussed include:

Toronto, Canada rotoscoping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Fleischer Betty Boop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Bakshi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney Andy Serkis Fire and Ice (1983) the 1970s The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) VHS era Bojack Horseman (series) history of Nelvana Nelvana's contribution to the Star Wars Universe Did Nelvana create Boba Fett? Boba Fett's introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNwP_1kTZQ

recorded May 26, 2021

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Chris and Randall continue their discussion, this time focusing on television comedy.

Topics discussed include:

situation comedy television comedy laffers Big Bang Theory vs. Young Sheldon Chuck Lorre multicamera vs. single camera I Love Lucy (series) The Honeymooners (series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Douglass laugh tracks Vaudeville Louie (series) Schitt's Creek (series) Mr. Mayor (series) Glued to the Set (book) Curb Your Enthusiasm (series) The Office (series, US)

recorded April 14, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the changes or progress in TV and movie comedy since 2000.

Topics discussed include:

critically acclaimed vs. popular comedies Knives Out (2019) Parasite (2019) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Jojo Rabbit (2019) The Farewell (2019) Thor Ragnarok (2017) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Deadpool (2016) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Action genre What gets greenlit in Hollywood? Is there a lack of conedic talent? Where does new talent come from? Did the Chinese market kill comedy? family comedies What is comedy? the role of the jester the politics of modern comedy

recorded March 30, 2021

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Chris and Randall compare Richard Jewell (2019) to Manhunt Season 2: Deadly Games.

Topics discussed include:

the genre of docudramas AMERICAN NIGHTMARE: The Ballad of RICHARD JEWELL https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/1fd2d7ae-10d8-474b-9bf1-d1558af697be 60 Minutes interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbx50Gsi9g0 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Richard Jewell Case Study — Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/itc/journalism/j6075/edit/readings/jewell.html Top 10 Things Richard Jewell Got Factually Right and Wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElcezbvEAE&t=530s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infotainment

recorded March 10, 2021

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ep54: Appropriation, collage, deconstruction, remix culture

Chris and Randall discuss appropriation, collage, deconstruction, remix culture.

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal." —Picasso

Topics discussed include:

The Bear Went Over the Mountain vs. For He's A Jolly Good Fellow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriation_(art) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix_culture Generation Remix copyright vs. copyleft Milton Berle's Private Joke File: Over 10,000 of His Best Gags, Anecdotes, and One-Liners https://www.hisour.com/appropriation-12787/ Marcel Duchamp Cubism Guerrilla Girls René Magritte Cindy Sherman Yasumasa Morimura Pageant of the Masters — Laguna Beach Erased de Kooning Drawing (1953) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1976 doctrine of fair use Andy Warhol Andy Warhol vs. Patricia Caulfield https://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/blog/andy-warhol-flowers-patricia-caulfield-hibiscus-blossoms/ Andy Warhol vs. Campbell's Soup "My Sweet Lord" vs. "He's So Fine" "Mary Jane's Last Dance" vs. "Dani California" "I Won't Back Down" vs. "Stay With Me" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" vs. Bach "Bad Romance" vs. Bach Pachelbel's Canon "Russians" vs. Prokofiev Jean-Michel Basquiat The Grey Album Robert Crumb Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (play) Travesties (play) What's Up, Tiger Lily (1966) Play It Again, Sam (1972) Son of Rambow (2007) WALL·E (2008) Marriage Story (2019) Company (2011) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Breaking Away (1979) The Four Seasons (1981)

recorded Feb 3, 2021

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Chris and Randall interview Writers Guild of America screenwriter Bill Gucwa.

Topics discussed include:

Midnight Cowboy (1969) The Ten Commandments (1956) Charlton Heston Planet of the Apes being a Universal Studios tour guide Michael Apted Tyrone Power what celebrities owe to the public Sean Penn being a background actor or extra writing movie trailers Storm Catcher (1999) No Code of Conduct (1998) life of a screenwriter being in the Writers Guild of America 2021 Academy Awards

recorded April 28, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the art of podcasting.

Topics discussed include:

https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial/ Spotify origins of podcasts RSS iPods MP3 format WTF with Marc Maron NPR talk radio The Joe Rogan Experience Terry Gross TV news Pod Save America Real Time with Bill Maher Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Malcolm Gladwell Hidden Brain audio books BBC Allen v. Farrow Talking Dead true crime podcasts Dirty John Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard SmartLess With Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett Anna Faris Is Unqualified Office Ladies podcast with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Scriptnotes podcast Radiolab This American Life Freakonomics Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out New York Times Wall Street Journal Story Worthy Story Smash

recorded April 21, 2021

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Chris and Randall discuss the art of Production (Art) Design and its impact on 1970s movies.

Topics discussed include:

Gone with the Wind (1939) Keystone Cops studio backlot sound stage theater vs. photography Stanley Kubrick Italian Neo Realism Bicycle Thieves (1948) Cahiers du Cinéma (magazine, 1951) French New Wave The 400 Blows (1959) Breathless (1960) Bonnie and Clyde (1967) squibs White Heat (1949) The Public Enemy (1931) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Easy Rider (1969) Midnight Cowboy (1969) The French Connection (1971) Bullitt (1968) The Wire (series) Law and Order (series) Taxi Driver (1976) Chinatown (1974) Double Indemnity (1944) Sunset Boulevard (1950) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Jaws (1978) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) The Deer Hunter (1978) Apocaplyse Now (1979) Animal House (1978) The Bad News Bears (1976) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Game of Thrones (series) Blazing Saddles (1974) Jabberwocky (1977) Stalker (1979) Andrei Rublev (1966) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) Logan's Run (1976) Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Dune (miniseries, 2000) Alien (1979) Breaking Away (1979)

recorded January 20, 2021

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