Welcome back ladies and gentlemen to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast!
Before we get into this month’s adjacent title, we’ve got quite a bit of podcast business to get through.
Today is pretty much the final episode of what we’d call the second era of the show, well, aside from next month where we will be discussing the latest Woody Allen book - that will TRULY be the final part of the second era of the show.
The first era was the early years with Simon, when we were still figuring out the format, the editing, using the very ugly Microsoft paint looking artwork and, quite frankly, we were still figuring out what the podcast even actually was doing long term.
This second era has been the James Daniel Walsh years, where the show found a new rhythm and started the Woody Adjacent Project.
...and now we’re getting ready for the third and final act of the podcast.
From October we begin the Woody Allen RE-retrospective, where we’ll be going back through every single Allen film or off cut odd special release ala non woody directed movie etc
We will be hitting you with fresh conversations, improved production and everything we’ve learned from doing this podcast for so many years.
Then, when that final retrospective is complete, that will bring this podcast itself to a fitting end.
The podcast feed will still be active but myself and james will likely be starting a new podcast about film and television (to be decided later)
We really want to make this last run of the show the best version the podcast it possibly can be.
As part of the new final era, we’ve got brand-new podcast artwork, a dedicated YouTube channel, a new email address and a number of other updates coming as we freshen everything up for the road ahead.
Today, we also explain why August is going to work a little differently moving forward.
August is always a hectic month for me personally, with family birthdays, holidays and a lot of podcast admin happening behind the scenes, so moving forward, August will essentially become our annual pre-recorded month.
There will still be an episode in August, but it may be a solo recording by me Don, something James and I have cobbled in advance, or a different type of episode that gives us the space to work on anything else woody related - at the very least it will be a Q&A episode / AMA type episode.. we’ll figure it out later
Putting all that aside.. we also make a small request to our listeners.
James has been using the same microphone for around ten years, going all the way back to outside work he was doing on his manic expression animated movie,
Before we begin the final retrospective go around I would really love to upgrade his audio gear.
The microphone I’ve picked out for him is the Elgato Wave 3, which should give him a substantial improvement in sound quality and help us make this final run through on Woody’s filmography sound as professional as possible.
This request is not aimed at our existing Patreon supporters, who already do a great deal for the podcast and have our genuine thanks. This is simply an opportunity for anyone else who enjoys the show and has ever wanted to support us directly help out.
Whether that means making a small one-off contribution, becoming a new Patreon or even donating suitable equipment to us directly, every bit of support would help us get James the updated microphone he deserves.
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James also shares some very exciting news of his own.
He has already begun an ambitious fifteen-month rollout of new creative work, with fresh material being released every single week and, at times, several releases within the same week.
By the time this episode reaches you, his stories Bloodshot, The Last Spike and Faded should all be available through Amazon, alongside his original song Constellation, which can be watched for free on the Manic Expression YouTube channel.
other links to James’s work, the microphone fund and the various ways to contact or support us will be included below.
SUPPORT JAMES HERE >>>>>>>>>>> https://linktr.ee/manicexpression1980
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That all said, we now return to the Woody Allen Adjacent Project with a listener-requested film that we’ve wanted to discuss for quite some time :)
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is the 2022 comedy-drama directed by Sophie Hyde, written by Katy Brand and starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack.
The film follows Nancy Stokes, a retired teacher and widow who decides that there are certain experiences she has missed during her life and may finally be ready to pursue.
What follows is an intimate, largely two-person film built around a series of meetings between Nancy and Leo Grande
In this sex dramadey we consider the strengths of contained, dialogue-driven films, the natural chemistry between the two leads, and the question at the heart of every episode in this series: What exactly makes thisWoody Allen adjacent?
Thank you, as always, for reading, listening, supporting the show and joining us as we prepare to enter the third and final era of the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast.
That was one hell of a long read aye :P - we really do hope you have a great rest of your summer!
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For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:
📌 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Luck_to_You,_Leo_Grande
📌 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13352968/
📌 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_luck_to_you_leo_grande
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