Arts Union Science Tyler D. R. Vance

"Now I am become death - the destroyer of worlds."



As promised, the fall out of our AUS Grant Panel is reaching its second phase, as we continue discussing the 10 films that are up for both an Academy Award for Best Picture and an AUS Grant. Join your co-hosts Tyler D. R. Vance and Jennie S. Orton as they dissect the last 5 of the 10 films, focusing on the quality of their filmmaking, their relevance to the year 2023, and the excitement they garner for future endeavors from the filmmaking team. Along the way, they'll tremble before the might of the all-might Bomb, be silenced by a room of white people, listen to a 1950s version of a true crime podcast, stare into the wrong eye for hours, and trundle on down the steps into hell itself.



Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a SPOILER SECTION.



"I think I have the requisite experience and insight to aver that you are and always have been penis cancer in human form."



TIME STAMPS: Conversations for specific movies start at

Oppenheimer ==========5m 55s

American Fiction========36m 18s

Killers of the Flower Moon=54m 43s

The Holdovers==========1h 16m 24s

Zone of Interest=========1h 35m 20s



SPOILER SECTION:

Past Lives==============1h 52m 30s

Zone of Interest=========1h 58m 20s

Killers of the Flower Moon=2h 7m 50s

Anatomy of a Fall========2h 14m 9s

"Oh my God! You've never seen 'The Godfather'? This movie is a rich blend of genius and a triumph that Robert Evans..."



We have returned! After a few months hiatus to attend to the little larval human that I recently became custodian to, the Arts Union Science podcast has returned to once again tackle the ten films up for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. And wouldn't you know it, these same films are also contending for the equally coveted AUS Grants that we give out each year.



Join your co-hosts Tyler D. R. Vance and Jennie S. Orton as they rattle on about 5 of the 10 best picture nominees, focusing on the quality of their filmmaking, their relevance to the year 2023, and the excitement they garner for future works from the intrepid artists that made them. Along the way, they'll spend time in Barbie Land, the Alps, New York during the fledgling years of the Internet, Yorgo Lanthimos's weird-ass head, and the splash zone of a bird full of shit.



"Any questions?"



TIME STAMPS:

Conversations for specific movies start at ...

Barbie ========== 6m 35s

Poor Things ====== 37m 20s

Anatomy of a Fall == 59m 40s

Maestro ========= 1h 17m 25s

Past Lives ======== 1h 36m 29s

"I'm vengeance!"

Welcome back to particularly dark episode of the Arts Union Science Volume 8. Join your corresponding author (Tyler D. R. Vance) and - back by popular demand - this week's first author (Sean W. Phippen) as they travel back to Gotham to look at the cape crusader's most recent outing: The Batman. Along the way, they'll stop to smell the warm tones, wonder who "won the scene", and rank all the other Batman movies ('cause that's what you do these days).

If you'd like to review our findings, feel free to leave us a message at artsunionscience@gmail.com. You can accept our findings, accept them with revisions, or outright reject them. Check out the rest of our episodes on Google Podcast, Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc. Also, feel free to learn more about the podcast at www.artsunionscience.ca.

"Fear is a tool. When that light hits the sky, it's not just a call. It's a warning."

"I'm scared."



Welcome to the third unsealing of the Future Me Archive! Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they continue their journey through the movies they've always meant to watch but never got a chance to, until now. In this episode, the terrible twins take on a Stanley Kubrick classic that was NOT made in the '90s, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (#2 on Steven's List), and a blast from Italy's past, "Deep Red" (#16 on Tyler's List). Along the way, they'll wonder at the ingenuity of old-timey filmmakers, make some blasphemous remarks that are sure to both at least a few film bros out there, and wax poetic about the nature of homage and inspiration in film.



If you'd like to tell us what's on your Future Me Archive, feel free to email us at artsunionscience@gmail.com, or message us on one of them new fangled social media platforms. For more on The Future Me Archive and all things AUS, check out our website at artsunionscience.ca.



"Really, that's good. Very good. Maybe a bit too good ... Too clean. Yes, too precise. Too ... formal. It should be more trashy. See what I mean?"

“Oh Greatest of Kings, indulge me in this friendly Christmas game.” 



Perhaps it is fitting that we begin the long awaited first episode in Volume 8 with The Green Knight – a tale of repeated failure in the face of unrealistic expectations (many of them self imposed). Join your corresponding author (Tyler D. R. Vance) and a returning first author / Viking-hater (David Brown) as the two take a look at the chivalric code and how quickly it succumbs to inherent human vices. Along the way, they’ll get into a spirited debate / blood bath about Robert Eggers’ The Northman, marvel at the deepness of Ralph Ineson’s voice, and gush about the bestest little CGI fox in the whole kingdom.

 

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Join us for more episodes of the Arts Union Science Volume 8, releasing every two weeks (or so) on Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, and more.

 

“Why greatness? Why is goodness not enough?”

"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?"



Welcome to the second unsealing of the Future Me Archive! Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they continue their journey through the movies they've always meant to watch but never got a chance to, until now. In this episode, the pair take on the strange duo of the Coen Brothers' Oscar-Winning NOT Spaghetti Western, "No Country For Old Men" (#15 on Steven's List), and the low-fi sci-fi never-heard-of-it classic, "Coherence" (#17 on Tyler's List). Along the way, they'll figure out who John Hamm is and who John Hamm is not, refuse to learn about Oscar history, and tumble down the levels of a spoiler staircase.



If you'd like to tell us what's on your Future Me Archive, feel free to email us at artsunionscience@gmail.com, or message us on Instagram or Facebook. For more on The Future Me Archive and all associated AUS series, check out our website at artsunionscience.ca.



"No, we're not splitting up. We're just going to go in two separate groups."