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Bill speaks to Peter Biskind about his various endeavors in film culture, from editing for publications like American Film and Premiere to writing books like THE SKY IS FALLING, DOWN AND DIRTY PICTURES and EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS: HOW THE SEX-DRUGS-AND-ROCK-'N'_ROLL GENERATION SAVED HOLLYWOOD. Topics discussed include: Biskind's work as a documentarian, Brandon Films, getting reprimanded by Francis Coppola, the development and reception of EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS, comic book movies and extremism in popular entertainment, Harvey Weinstein and having to axe a piece by Christopher Hitchens because of his insufficient notes.

Buy The Sky Is Falling - How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism

https://thenewpress.com/books/sky-falling

Visit Simon & Schuster's author page for Peter Biskind:

http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Peter-Biskind/1327513

Visit the official site for FilmColumbia 2018 film festival:

https://crandelltheatre.org/filmcolumbia/

Listen to the Movie Geeks United interview with Peter Biskind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuDtq22AvsY&t=5s

Watch Peter Biskind discuss film and technology with Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater at SXSW 2001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEzlQCIqkhk

Read Thunder on the Left: The Making of Reds -

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/03/reds200603

Bill speaks to author and film critic Adrian Martin about how a childhood interest in science fiction fanzines lead him towards a rich and varied life in film culture, from teaching film at age 19 and working as a freelance film/arts critic to writing books, co-editing online journals like Rouge and collaborating with fellow critic Cristina Álvarez López on audiovisual essays. Topics include: writing techniques and outfoxing subeditors, progressive rock, specializing in certain films/filmmakers, audio commentaries, Bill Krohn, discussing troublesome directors, early 1980s Melbourne film culture, Josef Von Sternberg and experiencing premonitions in dreams concerning PLANET OF THE APES.

Visit Adrian Martin's official site, Film Critic: Adrian Martin:

Film Critic: Adrian Martin

Support Adrian Martin's site via Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/adrianmartin

Watch an interview with Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin on their audio-visual essays:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYVywxnfMwI

Watch a discussion led by Peter Mares, critics Adrian Martin, Mel Campbell and Fenella Kernebone and filmmaker Gillian Armstrong about the place of the film critic in our cultural landscape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZurWD9cMk

Watch THEN HE KISSED ME, a Cristina Álvarez López/Adrian Martin audiovisual essay on TWIN PEAKS - THE RETURN:

https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/video-essay-twin-peaks-the-return-then-he-kissed-me

Watch STRANGULATION BLUES, a Cristina Álvarez López/Adrian Martin audiovisual essay on BAD TIMING:

https://filmschoolrejects.com/great-sounds-bad-timing/

Watch WOMAN IN A LANDSCAPE, , a Cristina Álvarez López/Adrian Martin audiovisual essay on Barbara Loden's WANDA

https://vimeo.com/161556412

Visit Adrian Martin's Mubi author page:

https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/author/254

Read Adrian Martin on PURPLE RAIN:

http://www.filmcritic.com.au/reviews/p/purple_rain.html

Visit Senses Of Cinema:

http://sensesofcinema.com/

Visit Rouge:

http://www.rouge.com.au/

Visit Lola Journal:

http://www.lolajournal.com/

Visit Screening The Past:

http://www.screeningthepast.com/

Read essays by Bill Krohn:

http://sensesofcinema.com/author/bill-krohn/

Bill speaks to writer Rachael Nisbet about her creative endeavors, from developing the website Hypnotic Crescendos to writing booklet essays for Dario Argento and Sergio Martino home video releases. Topics discussed include: Umberto Lenzi, Edinburgh film culture, research practices, erotic thrillers, Kat Ellinger, DON'T LOOK NOW, Scalarama and how to apply the aesthetic of an Italian giallo to one's wedding reception.

Visit Rachael Nisbet's website, Hypnotic Crecendos:

http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/

Read Rachael Nisbet's essay about the building that the New York apartment in Dario Argento's INFERNO was modeled after: http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2018/03/rose-elliots-apartment-building-in.html

Read the essay "Fashion & Italian Horror: Tenebrae (1982)"

http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2015/08/fashion-italian-horror-tenebrae-1982.html

Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Screaming Queenz Horror Podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/screamingqueenzpodcast/giallo-a-venezia-ft-rachael-nisbet

Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Cinema Junkie podcast:

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kpbsorgincoming/cinema-junkie/e/51733606?autoplay=true

Follow Rachael Nisbet on Twitter:

Rachael Nisbet (@rachael_nisbet) | Twitter

Bill speaks to film critic Ela Bittencourt about her many pursuits, from past programming efforts like the Neither/Nor Polish retrospective at True/False Film Fest and the LGBTQ Brazil series at the Museum Of The Moving Image, to writing for publications like Slant and Film Comment and creating the website Lyssaria to call attention to the work of young filmmakers. Other topics include: Polish Cinema in the 1990s, hybrid documentaries, Andrzej Zulawski, the importance of good editors and the childhood experience of playing an extra in an Andrzej Wajda movie. Visit Ela Bittencourt's website, Lyssaria:

www.lyssaria.com

Read Ela Bittencourt in Reverse Shot:

http://reverseshot.org/people/76/ela-bittencourt

Read Ela Bittencourt on Mubi.com:

https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/author/516

Read about the LGBTQ Brazil series:

http://www.movingimage.us/programs/2018/07/28/detail/lgbtq-brazil/

Read about Ela Bittencourt's upcoming screening at UnionDocs:

https://uniondocs.org/event/a_opcao_ou_as_rosas_da_estrada/

Read Ela Bittencourt on COSMOS:

http://www.bkmag.com/2016/02/18/say-goodbye-to-andrzej-zulawski-the-eternal-outsider-of-polish-cinema-at-film-comment-selects/

Watch a panel discussion with Ela Bittencourt, Nick Pinkerton and Adam Nayman at the 2014 True/False Film Fest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJu4RgIuyKY

Read Ela Bittencourt in Artforum:

https://www.artforum.com/contributor/ela-bittencourt

Visit the True/False website, where you can download Ela Bittencourt's 2015 monograph on chimeric Polish Cinema of the '70s, '80s and '90s: https://truefalse.org/program/neither-nor

Bill speaks to writer and film programmer Eric Allen Hatch about his many endeavors, from writing criticism for Baltimore's City Paper to his years serving as director of programming for the Maryland Film Festival. Topics discussed include the Filmmaker Magazine piece "Why I Am Hopeful", The Red Room Collective, Video Americain, Skizz Cyzyk and MicroCineFest, Beyond Video, Baltimore Museum Of Art's Free First Thursdays film series, memes and social media, POSSESSION, Metrograph, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the need for community engagement as a programmer.

Read "Why I Am Hopeful", Eric Allen Hatch's Filmmaker Magazine piece on the future of arthouse programming:

https://filmmakermagazine.com/105446-why-i-am-hopeful/#.WykDaBJKjwe

Read Eric Allen Hatch's 2015 piece on Baltimore movie theaters of the past:

http://www.citypaper.com/news/features/bcp-082615-feature-eric-hatch-old-movie-theatres-20150826-story.html

Hear Eric Allen Hatch discuss POSSESSION on The Cinephiliacs:

http://www.thecinephiliacs.net/2016/04/episode-78-eric-allen-hatch-possession.html

Visit Beyond The Boonmemes, Eric Allen Hatch's new Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/ericallenhatch/

Read "Cinema Without Safety Goggles", Eric Allen Hatch's new essay for Metrograph:

http://metrograph.com/edition/article/62/cinema-without-safety-goggles

Learn about Beyond Video, the Baltimore Video Collective's not-for-profit video rental store:

https://beyondvideo.org/

Bill speaks with filmmaker and Blue Underground CEO Bill Lustig about his many experiences in film, from his childhood experiences on 42nd Street regular to directing cult favorites like MANIAC and VIGILANTE and working in home video with companies like Anchor Bay Entertainment. Topics discussed include Netflix, ALICE SWEET ALICE, filming car chases with Randy Jurgensen, character actors, the differences between East and West Coast adult films of the 1970s, Duke Mitchell, TRUE ROMANCE and the economic realities of the home video business. Visit the official site of Blue Underground: Blue Underground - DVD and Blu-ray Cult Classics Hear Bill Lustig in conversation with Elvis Mitchell on The Treatment: William Lustig: Maniac and Vigilante Hear Bill Lustig talk about his uncle, Jake LaMotta, on Movie Geeks United: 35th Anniversary: RAGING BULL Read Bill Lustig's interview with Daily Grindhouse: http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/william-lustig-the-dg-interview/

Bill speaks with critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas about her many pursuits, from co-founding Fiend Magazine and writing books like RAPE-REVENGE FILMS and FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR FILMS to editing for Senses Of Cinema and co-curating the Pioneering Women program on Australian women filmmakers of the 1980's and 1990's. Topics covered include: Carol Clover, Plato's Cave, date movies, masks, MEGAN IS MISSING, writing and editing tips, Hal Hartley, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, Graveyard Shift Sisters and the predatory behavior of Pepé Le Pew. Visit Alexandra Heller-Nicholas's official site: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Visit Alexandra Heller-Nicholas's site Generation Starstruck, focusing on Australian women's filmmaking made between 1980-1999: https://generationstarstruck.tumblr.com/ Visit Alexandra Heller-Nicholas's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Alexandra-Heller-Nicholas/e/B0050PI6V0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1520336609&sr=8-1 Watch this panel on cinephilia, featuring Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Jonathan Rosenbaum, David Jenkins, Conor Bateman and Cerise Howard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCOFM66Ns8 Visit the online film journal Senses Of Cinema: http://sensesofcinema.com/

Hear Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on The Cinephiliacs: http://www.thecinephiliacs.net/2017/03/episode-90-alexandra-heller-nicholas-ms.html

Buy the Region B Arrow Video edition of Brian De Palm's CARRIE, featuring audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Lee Gambin: https://www.arrowfilms.com/product-detail/carrie-blu-ray/FCD1686

Read Daphne du Maurier's THE BLUE LENSES: http://moellerlit.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/2/4/10248653/shorts_--_the_blue_lenses_dumaurier.pdf

Read a roundtable discussion conducted by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on LOST GIRLS: https://fourthreefilm.com/2017/05/lost-girls-a-jean-rollin-roundtable/

Read Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Andrzej Zulawski: https://overland.org.au/2016/02/andrzej-zulawski-and-the-powerlessness-of-language/

Read Alexandra Heller-Nicholas' celebrated essay on MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: https://overland.org.au/2015/05/furious-and-furiosa/

Hear Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the Plato's Cave radio program: https://www.rrr.org.au/program/plato-s-cave/

Visit the official site of Graveyard Shift Sisters: http://www.graveyardshiftsisters.com

Bill speaks with film writer and DVD/Blu-Ray producer Michael Brooke about his various endeavors, from his years at Hampstead's Everyman Cinema and the BFI to producing Blu-Ray releases for labels like Arrow Video and Indicator. Topics covered include: London repertory cinemas of the 1980s, Béla Bartók, revisionist video transfers, Ken Russell, video label economics and limited editions, Mehelli Modi and Second Run DVD, Jan Švankmajer, Channel 4's adventurous 1980s programming, audio commentaries, The Quay Brothers and how testing pasta shells for your children can lead you to reconsider appearing on camera.

Read Michael Brooke's BFI author page:

http://www.bfi.org.uk/people/michael-brooke

Read an overview of Michael Brooke's contributions to Sight & Sound:

https://michaelbrooke.wordpress.com/sight-sound-index/

Read Michael Brooke's essay for Criterion on FANTASTIC PLANET:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4112-fantastic-planet-gambous-amalga

Read Neil Snowdon's interview with Michael Brooke:

https://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/78294/arrow-films-special-an-interview-with-michael-brooke/

Visit BFI Screenonline:

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/

Visit Powerhouse Films:

http://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/

Visit Second Run DVD:

http://www.secondrundvd.com/

Bill speaks with author, critic and publisher Maitland McDonagh about her creative pursuits, from the origins of books like THE 50 MOST EROTIC FILMS OF ALL TIME and the landmark BROKEN MIRRORS/BROKEN MINDS: THE DARK DREAMS OF DARIO ARGENTO to blogging for TV Guide and founding 120 Days Books. Topics covered include: ballet, COLUMBIA FILM REVIEW, Times Square grindhouse culture, Dennis Gifford's A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF HORROR MOVIES, writing for TV Guide, contemporary horror films, film theory, DARKER THAN AMBER, cat counselors and Abel Ferrara's approach to ensuring a quiet setting for an interview. Visit the official site of 120 Days Books: http://120daysbooks.blogspot.com/ Visit Maitland McDonagh's blog Miss Flick Chick: http://missflickchick.blogspot.com/ Visit Maitland McDonagh's author page at Film Comment: https://www.filmcomment.com/author/maitland-mcdonagh/ Visit Maitland McDonagh's author page at Culture Sonar: http://www.culturesonar.com/author/maitland-mcdonagh/ Visit Maitland McDonagh's author page at Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Maitland-McDonagh/e/B000APOOYI Read about Maitland McDonagh's first screening of DEEP RED: http://www.terrortrap.com/specialfeatures/reflectionsonfear/deepred.php Hear Maitland McDonagh on the Film Comment Podcast: https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-summer-77/ Hear Maitland McDonagh on DECOY: http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/2016/11/episode-297-decoy-1946.html Hear Maitland McDonagh on NIGHT OF THE CREEPS with Heather Drain: http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/2016/10/episode-291-night-of-creeps-1986.html Hear Maitland McDonagh on STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR with Samm Deighan: http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/2016/11/episode-298-stranger-on-third-floor-1940.html Hear Maitland McDonagh on THE RED SHOES with Daniel Bird: Episode 319: The Red Shoes (1948)

Bill speaks with film journalist, critic and film festival programmer Alan Jones about some of his many endeavors, from writing childhood film diaries to co-directing the UK's largest International genre film festival. Topics covered include: Dario Argento, The Portobello Hotel, punk rock, auditioning for Russ Meyer, CARRIE, The BFI, Guillermo del Toro, disco and Jones' forthcoming book DISCO MANIA for Nicolas Winding Refn, Asia Argento, visiting film locations, and how following the writing advice of Jackie Collins can allow you to accept the pleasures of alliteration. Visit the official FrightFest Site: http://www.frightfest.co.uk/ Visit Alan Jones' Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Jones/e/B001K8R7H0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1515352519&sr=8-1 Watch Nicolas Winding Refn and Alan Jones discuss their book THE ACT OF SEEING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOsbpre3LRY&index=5&list=PLuWhwGlijliy5i8JOxd3l-bfj8694C6Mu Watch Alan Jones in conversation with George A. Romero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRCMW5S3jvU&list=PLuWhwGlijliy5i8JOxd3l-bfj8694C6Mu Hear Alan Jones discuss giallo thrillers on the Evolution of Horror podcast: https://player.fm/series/the-evolution-of-horror/slashers-pt-3-a-bay-of-blood-1971-feat-alan-jones