Joe watches too many movies. He grew up in central Washington, earned his B.A. in Education and Fine Art, an M.A. in Theology and currently works in the printing industry. During school, he fit in a few film classes. He is interested in writing, theology and hopes to one day compose the ultimate Joe Versus the Volcano commentary track.
Melissa has a B.A. in History and an M.A. in English with an emphasis on Film Studies. She has taken classes on everything from silent to romance to post-colonial films and much in between. Her research and interests lie mainly in feminist film theory, women in film, Hitchcock and the studio era. At the end of the day, however, she just loves films; from Notorious to Die Hard!
Wed, 30 January 2008  Roger Ebert, in his review of The Seven Samurai, sneaks in a little comment with a lot of power: "this greatest of filmmakers." The "this" in that comment is none other than Akira Kurosawa, the subject of this episode's Ten Quiz. Join us as we talk about one of film's most vital and influential directors, breaking down such impossible questions, like, "How do you choose a worst film?"Comments[245] |
Tue, 15 January 2008  Category: Coming Soon -- posted at: 2:53 PM Comments[254] |
Tue, 8 January 2008  Ol' Jack Burton will tell you, this is the episode you need to listen to. In the hour that follows, we'll look at Jack, Snake, the Shape and other icons you would never have heard of without the peculiar mind and work of John Carpenter. Looking through twenty years of one of our most distinct and independent filmmakers we find a few gems and a few disasters. We start with an homage to Rio Bravo, hints of George Romero, references to Howard Hawks and Don Siegel - all blended with a premiere USC education and a lot of synthesizer work to create a true American institution.
(Next WTD: Akira Kurosawa 1948-58, Jan.29)  Tokyo Police Club "Nature Of The Experiment" (mp3) from "A Lesson In Crime" (Paper Bag Records)  More On This AlbumComments[99] |
Tue, 8 January 2008  It's all about Kurt Russel... or is it? On our John Carpenter Ten Quiz edition, we break down the film, style, music and technique of Mr. Carpenter while trying to find something nice to say about Village of the Damned. Plus, on this very special edition, we are joined by Chris and Kathy Vander Kaay from the film podcast "The Studio Upstairs." (Note: this is longer than our usual Ten Quiz show - but that's just extra value.)Comments[207] |
