Joel and Spencer’s 4th season (Previous seasons on Akira Kurosawa, Spike Lee, and the French New Wave) is dedicated to the Spanish Cinematic Icon Pedro Almodovar! They will cover his work and things that complement, inspired, or in any way loosely connected to the work Almodovar.
Episodes
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
The boys go back to school with the Laurent Cantet Cannes Palme d'Or winner, Entre les murs aka The Class. It's an interesting concept but does not necessarily make a great film. They forgot to compare it to Miracle at St. Anna but there is nothing similar between the 2 films. If you're curious about the Class, give it a shot. It's good.
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Music - James Fell
Logo - Josh Hollis
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
It's the year 2008 - The Dark Knight is out and Slum Dog Millionaire will win Best Picture. Also Spike's WW2 epic, Miracle at St. Anna, comes out to not much fanfare. Joel, Spencer, and Justin Harrison try to understand why it doesn't fully work.
Justin Harrison - https://birthmoviesdeath.com/author/justin.harrison
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Logo - Josh Hollis
Music - James Fell
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Blood, sex, race, class, and so much more combine to make arguably one of the greatest vampire movies ever made - Ganja & Hess. Melanie Daniels (@plasticwerewolf on twitter and the Cinema Parlor podcast) joins Joel and Spencer to breakdown the mysteriously beautiful and poetic film by Bill Gunn.
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Email - highandlowpod@gmail.com
Twitter - @wecutheadspod
Music - James Fell
Logo - Josh Hollis
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Midway through the Ganja and Hess pairing Joel and Spencer take a detour to focus on Kasi Lemmons and her debut film, Eve's Bayou. Beau North (author, podcaster, and Eve's Bayou Superfan) joins them to talk about everything from the incredible cast to Southern Gothics to Trey Parker's Orgazmo.
Beau North - http://beaunorthwrites.com/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Gena's Article referenced in the episode - https://thespool.net/movies/2019/04/love-lust-memory-in-eves-bayou/
Logo - Josh Hollis
Theme - James Fell
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
Saturday Aug 10, 2019
The boys with guest, Marcus Pinn, talk about Spike's Ganja and Hess remake...Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Unlike the majority, they like it. Da Sweet Blood isn't the same thing as Ganja and Hess. It's messier, more violent, crueler, colder, and just a different animal. If you haven't seen it, give it a shot. We spoil it but it doesn't matter. It's not nearly bad as people make it seem.
Quick Note: The audio changes towards the end. I hope it doesn't ruin the episode. It was a necessary fix.
Pinnland Empire - http://www.pinnlandempire.com/?m=1
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/ #ChibaCheckUp Vol. 2 has since ended
Josh Hollis - Cover Art
Music - James Fell
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Do you know anyone selling waffles on the sides? If so, you need to report it. This and other issues are imperative to the Dardenne Brothers' 1999 Cannes winner, Rosetta.
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Email - highandlowpod@gmail.com
Twitter - @WeCutHeadsPod
Logo - Josh Hollis
Music - James Fell
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
The boys survive the Summer of Sam with help from Gena Radcliffe (Kill by Kill podcast and The Spool) and Ben Sunday from the Ran episode in Kurosawa season. Spike's period piece explores the psyche of a pair of common New Yorkers during the summer of 1977. It's vulgar, sexual, brutal, and looks great (shot by Bamboozled and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's DP Ellen Kuras!). There is a lot to get through with this film but it's still Spike, so it's not dull.
Gena's piece on Midsommar - https://genaradcliffe.com/home/2019/7/8/grabbing-the-broom-of-anger?fbclid=IwAR0XphodzQCtCWt3tXDLozhcpV2jh32KTV1zlurcZOi38m8vx5wN5hq8Rto
Gena's Batman for the Spool (where she's also an editor and writer) - https://thespool.net/movies/2019/06/batman-at-30/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Kill by Kill Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kill-by-kill/id1124379551?mt=2
Twitter - @WeCutHeadsPod
Email - highandlowpod@gmail.com
Music - James Fell
Logo - Josh Hollis
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Chris Funderberg of the Pink Smoke joins the boys in the Chester Himes adaptation by the legendary Ossie Davis - Cotton Comes To Harlem. The episode covers Chester Himes career, American history, detective fiction, Blaxploitation, adapting books to film, and Melvin Van Peebles. If you haven't seen this, go out and do. Godfrey Cambridge and Redd Foxx are reason enough to see it.
The Pink Smoke - http://thepinksmoke.com/
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Email - highandlowpod@gmail.com
Logo - Josh Hollis
Music - James Fell
Saturday Jul 06, 2019
Saturday Jul 06, 2019
Joel and Spencer are joined by filmmaker, Mtume Gant, for Kathleen Collins' sole feature film. Losing Ground was completed in 1982 but never had a real release. Kathleen died 6 years later. Luckily, it has been restored and it's great. The film also stars Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, and Maritza Rivera. Soemtimes it's streaming in places but there is a DVD out there.
You can find Mtume Gant on Twitter - @SirCoreGant, and watch his short films on Vimeo.
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Email - highandlowpod@gmail.com
Logo - Josh Hollis
Twitter - @WeCutHeadsPod
Theme Music - James Fell
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Instead of talking about the Oscar winner, Joel and Spencer talk about the Cannes Winner! Pelle the Conqueror is the tale of an immigrant boy from Sweden and his dad's life in 1850s Denmark. Max von Sydow is great but he's always great. At some point, the boys talk about Boondock Saints for some reason.
Jailhouse 701: Japanese Cult Cinema - https://jailhouse701.blogspot.com/
Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space - https://pdsmiospod.podbean.com/
Logo - Josh Hollis
Music - James Fell