GoodTrash GenreCast

You are in for a wonderful treat this week as we sit down to watch Pokemon the Movie. We took the show to the people this week with a live recording at the Parish in the Plaza District of OKC. That's right, the GoodTrash GenreCast went out on the town. We had a great time with everyone that showed up. If you were in attendance, thank you. If you're listening to this podcast, thank you as well.

On this entry in the Keithan Smith sponsored Anime Marathon, we dug deep to take on Mewtwo and his clones. Arthur does a comparison between Pokemon the Movie and Frankenstein. He looks at societal conditions of the 90s and the impact that they had on the film. Dalton takes a look the ethics of fighting Pokemon, and the mixed ideology and confusing questions raised within the film. Next, he highlights how the film cuts its message off at the knees. Alex is next and she raises questions about the ethics of cloning and eugenics. She works with the questions that Dalton raised to try and find some deeper understanding of the presentation.

Caleb looks at Pokemon the Movie as the catalyst of the Japanimation Invasion. He talks about the influence of the internet on the supply and demand of programming. Dustin then rounds everything out as he discusses the Church of Pokemon. He discusses how the games and materials facilitate community and connection with others. 

Thank you again everyone who came out to the show! We greatly appreciate your involvement and are so happy to be able to do these sorts of things with you. And for those of you who weren't there, get ready for an awesome show... After we battle our Pokemon! 

Our game this week consists of us talking about Desired Live Action Cartoon movies. We have a good time as we make our way down nostalgia street. We want you to participate as well, so keep your eyes on Twitter for our weekly game poll and participate in the conversation. After the game, we get down to business. We throw Speed Racer on the table to open it up a bit. Surprisingly, we mine quite a bit of analysis.

Spurred by a recent Twitter discussion with Daniel Aaron Austin, Caleb gets things going with a look at adaptation. He asks the question that Daniel posed, "Is Hollywood out of ideas?" Dalton goes next and he highlights the battle of art and commerce. He questions whether this is the Wachowskis' exploration of their own relationship with studio filmmaking. From there, we move into a brief discussion of the commerce of film. Alexandra then takes the mic and looks at the vision of the future presented in the movie. She references George Orwell and Aldous Huxley and draws comparisons of their work to what we're seeing from the Wachowskis. Finally, Arthur brings the conversation home with a look at the grammar of film. He cites Christian Metz and Ferdinand de Saussure and discusses how Speed Racer toys with the language of film.

00:45 - Welcome, Announcements and Introductions

Dear Listener, it happened again... Thanks to Patreon Supporter Keithan Smith, we have been saddled with yet another Anime marathon. We kick it off with Paprika (2006). Also, we make an announcement of our Live Recording on September 16th at the Parish in OKC at 7:00PM! This week, something amazing happens on the GoodTrash GenreCast as Dalton Stuart has a surprising response to Paprika. Everyone at the table was in shock. Keithan got to pick a movie and a marathon thanks to his Patreon status. He pledged just enough to do some programming for us. Now, we no longer offer the marathon as a reward, but you can still pick a movie for us to watch!

This week, the game gets silly. After some inspiration in the kitchen, Arthur assigns the hosts a series of spices that are to be used to pitch movie loglines. These Spicy Loglines are extremely silly, yet surprisingly creative. We want you to chime in on this conversation by pitching your own seasoning-based movie ideas over on Twitter and Facebook. We then get down to business with our analysis of Paprika.

Caleb gets the ball rolling by discussing the film's commentary on how dreams and reality must marry for a person to find success in the world. He highlights how a person can't live too far in one or the other but that a balance is needed for success. Dalton discusses compelling villains and how the status quo is prime fuel to drive an interesting villain. Alexandra then lays a solid foundation for Dustin as they work together to define and discuss surrealism and surrealist film.

Alright Dear Listener, this isn't a dream. It's the real thing. Again, we are so happy that you tuned in to this week's show. Also, check out LootCrate; they offer some cool stuff. Remember, if you use code GoodTrash at checkout, you will get $3 off your first box!

00:45 - Welcome and Intros

Its more than meets the eye this week Dear Listener, as the

This week we create a controversial conversation as we talk

We then get down to business to dissect this film. Dustin

Dear Listener, it’s a challenge this week. But you give us

00:47 – Welcome and Introductions

Welcome back dear listener! This week we get fast and we get furious as we take a look at Justin Lin’s Fast Five. It is mostly received with great joy, but Dustin has no heart. This episode has a bunch of absurd dialogue and some crazy set pieces. Sorry you can’t see Dalton’s death-defying stunts on this one. He don’t need no stuntman.

Things kick off this week as the game has us revisiting Film Franchise MVPs. The hosts highlight franchise entries that are surprisingly fun or good. We then move into analysis with Caleb’s look at how the Fast Franchise has opened up a multi-ethnic blockbuster franchise. Dalton counters that as he highlights the colonial Americans invading Rio and destroying their country.Dustin takes the conversation home with a discussion of montage and Sergei Eisenstein and what attracts us to these big blockbusters.

Alright, gas up dear listeners. We’ve got a long ways to go and a short time to get there. Time for you to buckle up and hit play.

We hope your noses are twitching, because we’re back with Alexandra Bohannon’s host pick, the 2005 rom-com, Bewitched. A divided table sounds off to tackle this trip down nostalgia lane. Trust us, it is a divided table.

We try to get the game started as we talk classic TV shows that should be made into movies. Dalton doesn’t want to play. After some magic,we get to work on analysis. Alex brings the heat as she talks about the films conversation with The Patriarchy. Dalton has a rebirth after hearing the analysis. Dustin then presents some psychoanalysis and Jacques Lacan. He highlights the emphasis of the Nomme de Pere, or the name of the father. These analyses kick off a roundtable.Caleb looks at Hollywood’s fixation on nostalgia.

Alright dear listener, get your brooms ready. We’ve got our cauldrons with us and we’re about to cast some magic.Go ahead, tune in, and give in to our spell.  

Oklahoma may not be the first place that comes to mind when talking about Hollywood productions, but more recently, there's been a change in the Okie air with the most recent run of Hollywood productions including Hellraiser Judgement, the most recent rendition of Children of the Corn, and now a high school drama titled Wicked Love. Wicked Love isn't just a high school drama, but is also serves as an adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, MacBeth. 

The film is set and shot in Oklahoma and takes place from perspective of Lady MacBeth's analogue in the story Missy as she's swept off her feet by one of the town's star football players, Mac. It ditches the Shakespearian dialog in favor of a more Oklahoman high schooler vernacular in a the similar vein as 10 Things I Hate About You's adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. 

Dustin and Caleb had the opportunity to sit down with the film's writer/director Conor Allyn and Director of Photography Adrian Peng Correia to learn more about the project, the benefits of filming in Oklahoma, and what it takes to get a crack at pursuing a career as a filmmaker. 

Welcome listeners to a special GoodTrash Genrecast interview with the Executive Producer of To the New Girl Hunter Drago.  To the New Girl is a project that is fully written, directed, and produced by women. The team is so passionate about showcasing women working in the entertainment industry, they've even built a crew fully staffed by ladies. To the New Girl is an adaptation of a play featuring ten monologues by women directly addressing their exes' new wives and lovers. Each of the ten stories will feature a different director, each with their own unique style and vision. 

It's a project very near to the heart of GoodTrash Media's support of women working in the industry and it needs your help to make it happen!  To The New Girl is raising money via Kickstarter until August 10 which means we've got nine days to help Hunter and the rest of the team hit their goal. 

In my talk with Hunter, we discuss the shocking  underrepresentation of women on both sides of the camera before talking more about the project's conception as a play. If you're looking for ways to further progress representation in the film industry, this project is one you won't want to pass up.

If you're interested, make sure to give our talk with Hunter a listen and checking their Kickstarter page for more information!