Al Podcino

Lara Peters and Madeline Pritchard
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Maddy loves Al Pacino. Lara is a little unsure what all the fuss is about. They both love movies – and together, they work through the large and extremely varied filmography of one small man considered one of the greats, to try to learn something about acting, about cinema, and about why we love the movie stars we love.

  1. 09/10/2021

    The Local Stigmatic

    Lara gets to utilise her English degree and her South London upbringing this week as we dig into The Local Stigmatic, Al's pet project during his on-screen hiatus. Terrible accents abound, bets are placed at the dawg track, and we explore the best site on the internet. Digressions include Friends, David Thewlis, Basic Instinct 2, Withnail & I, Top Gun, Thief, NT Live, Yentl, Shakespeare, Martin McDonagh, Breakfast Wine, No Time to Die, Billy Magnussen, and Pulp Fiction. Al Pacino by Bette Gordon & Betsy Sussler in BOMB Magazine Patrick Willems: What Does CINEMATIC Really Mean? Find us on Twitter | Instagram | friendsofthepodcino@gmail.com

  2. 25/09/2021

    Sea of Love

    We're exploring middle-aged sexuality in the dying breaths of the erotic thriller this week as we discuss Sea of Love, Al's cinematic comeback after spending four years on Diane Keaton's sofa. New York is a character, John Goodman is a star, and Ellen Barkin is a top. Digressions include Basic Instinct, Minnie and Moskowitz, Crimes of Passion, Body Heat, Michael Mann, Christopher Nolan, Monsters, Inc., Cars, and Paul Newman. A "Sea of Love" Among Men by Nickolas Pappas Find us on Twitter | Instagram | friendsofthepodcino@gmail.com

  3. 21/08/2021

    Revolution

    Al’s flop era reaches its climax with the American Revolutionary War epic that, fittingly, nearly destroys the British film industry. He’ll never work in this town again, and this town is Norfolk: this week, Maddy and Lara discuss Hugh Hudson’s Revolution. Congress is coming! Digressions include The Mission, First Cow, There Will Be Blood, Assassin’s Creed, Silence, Klaus Kinski, Tom Cruise, Winona Ryder, and Al’s long history of hat and scarf wearing. Maddy describes Chariots Of Fire as being about ‘vibes’, and Lara describes multiple things as ‘fertile’. Follow us on Twitter | Instagram | friendsofthepodcino@gmail.com

  4. 07/08/2021

    Scarface with Ciaran McQueen

    Say hello to my little podcast! Friend of the show Ciaran joins Maddy and Lara to talk about the immense cultural impact and deluge of Hawaiian shirts in Brian De Palma’s gangster odyssey Scarface. He also pitches us on Isabelle Huppodcast, which we encourage all our listeners to support. Digressions include Ghostbusters, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Any Given Sunday, Married to the Mob, the Kardashian-West family, Timothee Chalamet, The Lonely Island’s ‘Jack Sparrow’, and assorted titles from the filmography of Domhnall Gleeson. Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan by Robin Wood You can find Ciaran on Twitter and Letterboxd. Get in touch with us via Twitter / Instagram / Email

  5. 24/07/2021

    Author! Author! with Aleisha Murphy

    Al invokes Lara's wrath this week as we discuss his first true comedic turn (and his entry into DILF canon) in Arthur Hiller's Author! Author! with dear friend Aleisha Murphy. Digressions include Marriage Story, Shakespeare, An Unmarried Woman, Kramer Vs Kramer, All That Jazz, The Muppets, Mrs Doubtfire, Something's Gotta Give, Robert De Niro's late-period comedies, Shark Tale, the Jack Black oeuvre, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, and Dead Poets Society. Follow Aleisha on Letterboxd Get in touch with us via Twitter / Instagram / Email

  6. 10/07/2021

    Cruising with Frances Harvey

    On this week's episode we're joined by dear friend Frances Harvey to discuss gaze, gays, and various forms of penetration in William Friedkin's unfairly maligned S&M thriller Cruising. Digressions include Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Rope, Robert Mapplethorpe, Tom of Finland, Blow Out, Zodiac, Fifty Shades of Grey, Possession, Poison, and In the Cut. The Mineshaft by Jack Fritscher The Cruising Controversy by Edward Guthmann Cruising: Some Afterthoughts/Views from an Outsider by Warren Sonbert Cruising by D. A. Miller Rawhide by Melissa Anderson Rex Cruising the Dead River Follow Frances on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Get in touch with us via Twitter / Instagram / Email

  7. 26/06/2021

    ...And Justice for All

    This week, Maddy and Lara discuss Norman Jewison's tonally bizarre (but still pretty good) 1979 legal dramedy And Justice for All. Digressions include Moonstruck, eighties cinema, The Verdict, Nashville, Born on the Fourth of July, Dustin Hoffman, Daniel Day-Lewis, My Cousin Vinny, Mikey and Nicky, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Warren Beatty Get in touch via Twitter / Instagram / Email

  8. 12/06/2021

    Bobby Deerfield

    This week, Maddy and Lara are entering Al's flop era with Bobby Deerfield, a deeply ambient movie but one that represents a fascinating moment in Al's career. Digressions include racing pictures past, Tom Cruise, All That Jazz, John Green, Robert Pattinson, Robert De Niro, The Last Tycoon, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Meryl Streep, Jeremy Strong, The Farewell Waltz, The Wind Rises, and Nancy Meyers. The Year of the Death Wish (Fran Hoepfner on Tom Cruise and Free Solo) Get in touch via Twitter / Instagram / Email

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Maddy loves Al Pacino. Lara is a little unsure what all the fuss is about. They both love movies – and together, they work through the large and extremely varied filmography of one small man considered one of the greats, to try to learn something about acting, about cinema, and about why we love the movie stars we love.

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  • Creator
    Lara Peters and Madeline Pritchard
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lara Peters and Madeline Pritchard
  • Show Website
    Al Podcino