Sit Down & Shut Up

A relatively quick review on the recent Russian submission to the Best Foreign Film category at the 2018 Oscars.  A very interesting look at modern-day societal trends, set to the backdrop of a missing-persons mystery.  Be sure to listen and let me know if you have any takes on it!

Ethan and I chat about the recent Knicks-76ers game while driving home from it!  It was both of our first NBA game, so we talk a little bit about what the experience was like, in addition to the game itself and a little bit about the section that surrounded us.

The usual brief sports update, followed by a conversation with film student Jacque Rabie in which we navigate the creative process, the affects of film school, and a lot of general film conversation.  Great conversation from someone who very clearly knows what he's talking about and loves being involved in it.

After a heartbreaking New York Rangers loss, I play a conversation between my good pal Dan that we recorded directly after watching the recent Netflix-distributed film "Veronica."  Listen as we go horribly off-topic and loosely try to stay on course in our original conversation topic.

A quick recap of the NY Jets recent draft-trade which put them up to the 3rd overall pick.  Following that, I have a conversation with filmmaker and film production specialist, Tyler Grutsch.  If anything Tyler talked about interested you, or if you should ever find yourself in Montana, his can be reached through his website: http://wisefoleyentertainment.com/

After a little recap of what's going on with the teams I follow, guest Noah Nathanson and I move through several topics of interest for both of us, including baseball, movies, and music.

Peter comes back on the show after a bit to talk some sports topics, with a decent chunk of it revolving around our local New York Football Giants.  I also mention that our friends Laura Marchoff and Alex Canellas have been releasing tracks on YouTube, please give them a listen! They can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk3QfjpZAIw-nax7n0-MKxg

Or by searching for portalschannel on Twitter!

The all foreign film episode! I start (belatedly) working my way through the Best Foreign Film category with the winner of the cateory as well as the Hungarian competitor.  Very high-minded and intense films, I thoroughly enjoyed working my way through the concepts and ideas thrown out in each of these films.

I sat down and actually watched all 900 minutes of Hollywood high-fiving themselves and have carefully sculpted my reaction to the awards ceremony, but more importantly, a brief reaction to the days winners and losers.

I have director Laura Marchoff and musician Alex Canellas (who also goes by the name Portals), who together make up the NYC-based artist collective, RM-R Media.  We spent some time together talking about their collaborative efforts, specifically in regards to a music video that they made, as well as other various parts of each of their individual crafts.