Documenteers: The Documentary Podcast

Documenteers: The Documentary Podcast

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  • Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
    We’re ending the first week of our April theme known as “AWKWARD LAUGHTER 2: THE FLOP” with a selection that is a fond memory from our youth. Apparently, not enough people can say that they watched “KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY” in the theaters when it came out in 1996 but our two hosts actually did pay to see this movie. Or they at least borrowed money from their parents to go see it. The Canadien skit comedy troupe garnered a loyal audience in North America after spending years on basic cable and are absolutely influential to modern comedy. (The good stuff, anyway) It seemed exciting when Paramount opted to release a Kids in the Hall movie but, unfortunately, not much more than the hardcore Kids in the Hall fans went to see it. We were huge fans but were also children who were, admittedly, watching something more adult than our parents intended. It’s amazing what they didn’t pay attention to right under their noses. Decades later we reevaluate a personal cult favorite. A film project that brings about mixed feelings upon reflection for the talented players involved those being the director Kelly Makin and the cast. Shit, we might as well list them: Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald & Mark McKinney. There you go. Does this smart character-driven satire of corporations and cynical marketing still hold up? Does it deserve more? How would this movie fare amongst people who didn’t know anything about The Kids in the Hall? Hear us out and watch the movie at this link (that worked as of this posting) right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc4ND4Javf4 Pretty sure direct media for this has been out of print for a while so click away.
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    34 min
  • Europa (2016)
    We just wrapped up a month chock full of post-war noir movies but let’s hang on to the genre for just a little bit longer because this is a year we’re calling THE YEAR OF VON TRIER because it’s pretty much guaranteed to be a shit year so why not increase our existential dread? We’re wrapping up Lars von Trier’s Europa trilogy with his hypnotic post-war train noir from 1991 called “EUROPA” ( or “ZENTROPA” if you’re nasty ) starring Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa and more. An AWOL American steps onto German soil just after the Second World War ends and is granted a job on a train by his cantankerous Uncle. The horrors of Germany linger in the new era as Nationalists seek to conspire against the international occupiers and guilt hangs over the perpetrators who are protected by mutual international interests. Leopold Kessler, the American, seems like the perfect blank slate in a political struggle amidst broken Germany but will love save him or will it destroy him? Are we being hypnotized? Will we ever be free of Europa?
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    Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249
    Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers
    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought
    35 min
  • The Third Man (1949)
    We’re nearing the end of our Classic Noir themed month we’re calling THE LEFT HAND ENDEAVOR and it’s just banger after banger each week and our last week is no different. Today’s classic noir is one that might show up on several “Best Movie” top 20 lists. One of the few classic noir that seem to shine beyond it’s genre. Chock full of stunning, shadowy, shots seared into the annals of film history and appreciation. A western writer by the name of “Holly” strolls into Vienna not long past the end of WWII to meet an old friend who he discovers is dead. The case seems to be officially closed but Holly finds conflicting information outside of the official narrative of Harry Lime’s death. Meanwhile, Lime’s girlfriend is fraught with her own issues but is bonding with Holly over their mutual connection with Harry. The interaction has Holly smitten with his dead friend’s gal but is she down? Of course, we’re talking about Carol Reed’s 1949 classic “THE THIRD MAN” starring Joseph Cotton, Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles as the ultimate irredeemable charmer that appears in the movie for, maybe, 7 minutes. Half of that because he didn’t want to do the sewer scenes. You better believe we got a link for it. Hope it still works: https://archive.org/details/the-third-man-1949
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    Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249
    Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers
    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought
    36 min
  • Lady In The Lake (1947)
    We’re into the last stretch of THE LEFT HAND ENDEAVOR and we have five more classic noir to go and today we bid farewell to Chandler’s iconic detective in our last MARLOWE MONDAY feature. Robert Montgomery definitely isn’t our favorite Marlowe this month. Probably the worst one, actually, but this 1947 adaptation of “The Lady in the Lake” that he directed is pretty damn experimental. A first of its kind as far as we know. You see, Robert Montgomery is Philip Marlowe but also YOU are Philip Marlowe….kinda. This movie is shot from a first person perspective. Marlowe’s perspective to be exact. There’s no cutting within scenes. Just characters looking right at the camera all throughout the movie. Some parts look cool but the concept pigeonholes the execution. That said, Audrey Totter deserves credit for all the heavy lifting. It’s probably more her movie than anybody else’s, truly. It’s the gimmicky “LADY IN THE LAKE” and we will leave you a link right here: https://archive.org/details/lady-in-the-lake-robert-montgomery-audrey-totter-leon-ames-tom-tully-lloyd-nolan-1947 , So long Marlowe. See you soon.
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    Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7
    Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249
    Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers
    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought
    32 min

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Bob Sham and Angela (former Documenteers hosts)have expanded their film discussion into broader waters with MOVIEHUMPERS. This feed is the one stop shop for our classic and current shows.