Arts & Crass: The Highbrow Lowbrow Film Podcast

Ep. 19A - VFF 2017 Special Pt. 1

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:07:00 -0400

Tod and Cullen make their triumphant return to podcasting with the first half of their 2017 Virginia Film Festival coverage!

Part 1 includes general comments on the festival, plus discussion of the following screenings:
Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967)
Magnum Opus (Elliott, 2017)
Lighthouse Studio Shorts
Shadowman (Jacoby, 2017)
Downsizing (Payne, 2017)
Shelter (Riklis, 2017)
Tonsler Park (Everson, 2017)
Birth of a Movement (Gray & Cram, 2017)
Word is Bond (Jenkins, 2017)
Krystal (Macy, 2017)
Ismael's Ghosts (Desplechin, 2017)
The Lodger (Hitchcock, 1927)
Stay tuned for episode 19B, featuring discussion of the second half of the festival!

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Ep. 15 - All About My Mother and Alucarda

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 03:18:00 -0400

It's ladies' night once again at Arts & Crass headquarters! In episode 15, Tod assigns Cullen All About My Mother (Almodóvar, 1999) and Cullen subjects Tod to Alucarda (Moctezuma, 1977). Tune in for chat about naughty nuns, whether a man can truly make a feminist film, and why Hollywood can't seem to get its shit together when it comes to trans characters.

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Ep. 14 - The Wave and The Forbidden Room

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:51:00 -0400

Tod and Cullen round out their Virginia Film Festival coverage with in-depth discussion of two films from the fest: Cullen assigned Tod The Wave (Uthaug, 2015), and Tod assigned Cullen The Forbidden Room (Maddin & Johnson, 2015). The guys discuss the Scandinavian genre renaissance, the difference between disaster movies and horror movies, and what to do when you can't get a jumbo pizza.

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Ep. 13B - VFF 2015 Special Pt. 2

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 11:03:00 -0500

Tod and Cullen are back with the second half of their coverage of this year's Virginia Film Festival! Part 2 includes the following films:

Last Days in the Desert (García, 2015)
Mully (Haze, 2015)
Night of the Living Deb (Rankin, 2015)
In the Basement (Seidl, 2014)
Employees' Entrance (del Ruth, 1933)
Cemetery of Splendour (Weerasethakul, 2015)
Sembene! (Gadjigo & Silverman, 2015)
Mekko (Harjo, 2015)

Also best of fest, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, and a word about next time!

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Ep. 13A - VFF 2015 Special Pt. 1

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:21:00 -0500

Tod and Cullen are fresh from this year's Virginia Film Festival and ready to give you the lowdown on every film they watched. Part 1 includes the following films:

I Saw the Light (Abraham, 2015)
They Look Like People (Blackshear, 2015)
Projections of America (Miller, 2015)
Buskin' Blues (Derham, 2015)
H8RZ (Borte, 2015)
Black Panthers: The Vanguard of the Revolution (Nelson, 2015)
Krisha (Shults, 2015)
Lucifer (Van Den Berghe, 2014)

Eight more films in Part 2, coming soon!

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Ep. 12 - Trick 'r Treat and Down By Law

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 02:25:00 -0400

Tod and Cullen return from their hiatus just in time for Halloween with Episode 12! (What happened to episodes 7 through 11? Find out inside!)
Cullen honors the spirit of the season and shows Tod Trick 'r Treat (Dougherty, 2007), Tod's pick is Down By Law (Jarmusch, 1986), and the boys discuss comic books, artifice, and what made the '90s such a golden time for independent film.

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Happy Halloween!

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Ep. 6 - Ebola Syndrome and Stan Brakhage

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:09:00 -0400

In Episode 6, Tod and Cullen discuss Hong Kong exploitation with The Ebola Syndrome (Yau, 1996), American avant-garde with the films of Stan Brakhage, the disease of colonialism, and personal grooming standards of the 1950s!

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Ep. 5: In My Skin and The Woman

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:39:00 -0400

Two surprisingly similar films are on the docket in Episode 5! Tod and Cullen tackle In My Skin (de Van, 2002), The Woman (McKee, 2011), subtleties of genre, and what it will take to dismantle the patriarchy!

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Ep. 4: Brain Damage and The Son

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:39:00 -0400

In Episode 4, Tod and Cullen talk about Brain Damage (Henenlotter, 1988), The Son (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2002), the horror host tradition, and the ethics of addressing juvenile delinquency.

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Ep. 3: Cannibal Holocaust and The 400 Blows

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 03:24:00 -0400

In Episode 3, Tod and Cullen discuss Cannibal Holocaust (Deodato, 1980), The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959), European fascism, and Truffaut's obsession with Hitchcock.

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Ep. 2: La Strada & Return of the Living Dead

artscrasspodcast@gmail.com (Unknown) — Tue, 7 Jul 2015 04:42:00 -0400

Tod and Cullen discuss La Strada (Fellini, 1954) and Return of the Living Dead (O'Bannon, 1985).

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