Season 2 Preview: We've Only Just Begun... (To Live)
Following a hiatus, we at Spotify* are delighted to welcome Ciara and Conor back for season 2 of Friday Film Showcased. In this excellent episode, they set out their plans for the upcoming season. Is this the first episode of the season they discuss? Is this the trailer/preview for said season? Though shorter than usual, we at Spotify* lean towards the former. Highly recommended. Five Stars. Song title: Autumn Mvt 1 Allegro (Tony Vivaldi) / Artist: JohnHarrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players / Source: Free Music Archive / License: CC BY-SA*Full disclosure, the "we at Spotify" in this instance are Spotify for Creators contributors Ciara Moloney and Conor Hogan
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Episode 5: Giallo – Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
NOTE: We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect.The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music. The licence for using this specific download was identified on Musopen.com as Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal.That this is the only recording we have used, yet has been flagged as six separate recordings within the nine published versions of the podcast, with both Universal Music and Euphoria Ltd set as rights holders. This should demonstrate the difficulty with regard to copyright enforcement for performances of classical music, and differentiating between public domain recordings and copyrighted recordings.This podcast has no ads, or any paid subscription or other mechanism for making any money whatsoever, a fact we hope will allow the descendants of Antonin Vivaldi to rest soundly in their beds.https://musopen.org/music/?query=Violin+Concerto+in+G+minor%2C+RV+315+%27Summer%27&length__gte=10Summary and links: In the quintus episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor continue their discussion of the giallo genre with a deep dive on Lucio Fulci's 1972 masterpiece, Don't Torture a Duckling. Spoilers abound!The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/Ciara's Fangoria article about Don't Torture a Duckling: https://www.fangoria.com/lucio-fulci-so-much-more-than-the-godfather-of-gore-dont-torture-a-duckling-at-50/
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Screamless Bunny Edition – Episode 4: Giallo – Deep Red, Bay of Blood, Dressed to Kill, What Have You Done to Solange and More
NOTE: We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect.The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music. The licence for using this specific download was identified on Musopen.com as Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal.That this is the only recording we have used, yet has been flagged as six separate recordings within the nine published versions of the podcast, with both Universal Music and Euphoria Ltd set as rights holders. This should demonstrate the difficulty with regard to copyright enforcement for performances of classical music, and differentiating between public domain recordings and copyrighted recordings.This podcast has no ads, or any paid subscription or other mechanism for making any money whatsoever, a fact we hope will allow the descendants of Antonin Vivaldi to rest soundly in their beds.https://musopen.org/music/?query=Violin+Concerto+in+G+minor%2C+RV+315+%27Summer%27&length__gte=10Summary and Links: The same show you know and love, but now with screams, chainsaws and eyeball popping replaced with the soothing sound of bunny rabbits! In the Quatro episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the genre of giallo, including the films in the title of this episode and Stagefright Aquarius, Blood and Black Lace, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Bird With the Crystal Plumage.Will we ever find out happened to Solange?Giallo list on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/giallo-season/Giallo in Casa Muppet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_AikJ8F5oYCiara’s article on Pieces: https://crookedmarquee.com/pieces-isnt-exactly-what-you-think-it-is/The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/YELLOW in ITALIANO Coldplay cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PtHYQoC20De Palma (2015) documentary, dir. Noah Baumbach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zlxmwz55TkJ.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us (discussion of transphobia in cinema including Psycho and Silence of the Lambs from 50:00)02:11-intro03:11-what is giallo?11:06-giallo tropes13:13-Is it Giallo?: A Game Show!24:33-Deep Red32:07-Stagefright Aquarius36:09-Bay of Blood40:41-Blood and Black Lace44:04-The Bird With the Crystal Plumage46:58-Dressed to Kill50:54-to avoid spoilers, when Conor says "insert minute" skip to next chapter53:16-Pieces01:00:18-Lizard in a Woman's Skin01:08:35-What Have You Done to Solange?
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Episode 4: Giallo – Deep Red, Bay of Blood, Dressed to Kill, What Have You Done to Solange and More
NOTE: We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect.The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music. The licence for using this specific download was identified on Musopen.com as Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal.That this is the only recording we have used, yet has been flagged as six separate recordings within the nine published versions of the podcast, with both Universal Music and Euphoria Ltd set as rights holders. This should demonstrate the difficulty with regard to copyright enforcement for performances of classical music, and differentiating between public domain recordings and copyrighted recordings.This podcast has no ads, or any paid subscription or other mechanism for making any money whatsoever, a fact we hope will allow the descendants of Antonin Vivaldi to rest soundly in their beds.https://musopen.org/music/?query=Violin+Concerto+in+G+minor%2C+RV+315+%27Summer%27&length__gte=10Summary and Links: In the Quatro episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the genre of giallo, including the films in the title of this episode and Stagefright Aquarius, Blood and Black Lace, Pieces, Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Bird With the Crystal Plumage.Will we ever find out happened to Solange?Giallo list on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hoganassasin/list/giallo-season/Giallo in Casa Muppet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_AikJ8F5oYCiara’s article on Pieces: https://crookedmarquee.com/pieces-isnt-exactly-what-you-think-it-is/The Giallo Files: https://giallofiles.blogspot.com/YELLOW in ITALIANO Coldplay cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PtHYQoC20De Palma (2015) documentary, dir. Noah Baumbach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zlxmwz55TkJ.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us (discussion of transphobia in cinema including Psycho and Silence of the Lambs from 50:00)01:13-intro02:13-what is giallo?10:08-giallo tropes12:15-Is it Giallo?: A Game Show!23:10-Warning: clips of screaming contained in this episode23:35-Deep Red31:10-Stagefright Aquarius35:11-Bay of Blood39:43-Blood and Black Lace43:06-The Bird With the Crystal Plumage46:00-Dressed to Kill49:56-to avoid spoilers, when Conor says insert minute skip to next chapter52:18-Pieces59:20-Lizard in a Woman's Skin01:07:37-What Have You Done to Solange?
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Desert Wind Edition – Episode 3: Jack Nicholson – The Fortune (1975) | Five Easy Pieces (1970), About Schmidt (2002) & more
NOTE: We received a message from Spotify for Creators stating that it had identified copyrighted third-party content in our podcast. This is incorrect.The theme music for our podcast is Antonin Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV315 ‘Summer’. The particular recording used was downloaded from Musopen.com, a non-profit which produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music. The licence for using this specific download was identified on Musopen.com as Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal.That this is the only recording we have used, yet has been flagged as six separate recordings within the nine published versions of the podcast, with both Universal Music and Euphoria Ltd set as rights holders. This should demonstrate the difficulty with regard to copyright enforcement for performances of classical music, and differentiating between public domain recordings and copyrighted recordings.This podcast has no ads, or any paid subscription or other mechanism for making any money whatsoever, a fact we hope will allow the descendants of Antonin Vivaldi to rest soundly in their beds.https://musopen.org/music/?query=Violin+Concerto+in+G+minor%2C+RV+315+%27Summer%27&length__gte=10In this episode, Porpoise Song – Single Version by the Monkees was also flagged. This song was included in the form of a clip from the movie Head (1968). The content constitutes Fair Use, as it was included for the purposes of criticism and review.Great Song though. Big Monkees fans. Summary and Links: The same show you know and love, but now with the soothing sounds of desert wind!In the tertian episode of FFS, Ciara and Conor discuss the life and films of Jack Nicholson, and Showcase one film in particular.Spoiler: It’s The Fortune (1975). But they also talk a lot about Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, About Schmidt, the Shooting (and the Roger Corman days), Head (and the Monkees), Something's Gotta Give, Tommy and Broadcast News. How do you know? Because you listened to the podcast.Darren Aronofsky doesn’t know who Mario Bava is: https://youtu.be/B6LeXVCiOOM?si=emomg909-7HfoK16Matt Damon on Jack Nicholson changing the script in The Departed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/teK_CFdc7gMKlingons do not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxIs-Z15jkJack Nicholson interview with the BFI: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/jack-nicholson-interview-1974-antonioni-passenger-easy-riderJack Nicholson: The Ultimate Viewing Guide in Empire magazine: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-classic-jack-nicholson/Monte Hellman interview in 2011 at The Flashback Files: https://www.flashbackfiles.com/monte-hellman-interviewVincent Canby’s review of The Fortune in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/21/archives/nicholss-fortune-is-oldtime-farce.htmlBen Mankiewicz introducing The Fortune on TCM:1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3vtaKemG4Ciara’s film diary on Head for In The Mood magazine: https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-2/film-diaries00:00-intro06:00-Jack Nicholson's early career with Roger Corman and breakthrough with Easy Rider11:25-Five Easy Pieces16:45-Something's Gotta Give18:22-Head (and The Monkees)24:34-Nicholson the screenwriter26:35-How Do You Know29:31-The Last Detail33:30-The Shooting37:52-About Schmidt42:39-Tommy45:32-Broadcast News50:10-The Fortune01:13:25-The Mann Act game01:20:26-what about giallo?! next time on Friday Film Showcased
For many years, with regard to their film-watching, Ciara and Conor have been theming their months. For instance:
*Elaine May May (sic) - films starring, written by, or directed by Elaine May.
*Darling works (?) of May - William Shakespeare Films.
*Cartoon June - you know, animated.
*Soviet (J)Un(e)(ion) - Films from countries that were once in the USSR.
Sometimes the titles of these months are puns, sometimes alliterative. Sometimes, it is awful strained altogether (see above). But it has always been fun. Or at least I hope so. They've been doing it long enough!
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