Phi Phenomenon

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Phi Phenomenon

The Phi Phenomenon is an interview podcast hosted by film editor Shane Hazen with filmmakers, writers, artists, craftsman, critics, and -- essentially -- film lovers, about the movies they've loved and how it shaped their lives.

  1. 17/09/2023

    Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner's 'Heat 2'

    Discussion about the novel, 'Heat 2,' written by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner, which is a sequel to the 1995 film

    1h 30m

  2. 08/09/2023

    'To Be or Not to Be' & Ernest Lubitsch

    interview with Nicholas Meyer about the "Lubitsch touch"

    1h 1m

  3. 28/08/2023

    Robert Bresson's 'Notes on the Cinematographer'

    Robert Bresson's book on filmmaking, with guest Keith Fraase, editor of 'Past Lives'

    1h 34m

  4. 18/08/2023

    'Convergence Culture' w/ Author Henry Jenkins

    "Convergence Culture" by Henry Jenkins

    1h 45m

  5. 08/08/2023

    'Down With Love'

    The only features Peyton Reed has directed for the past decade have been Ant-Man films for Marvel. Before that, for a brief period in the late aughts, he was the studios go-to for adult romantic comedies. Before that, his finest (two) hour(s) — all due respect to Bring It On — was the Rock Hudson/Doris Day riff, Down With Love, a period parody filled with a digitally ’60s Manhattan and pre-sexual revolution, pre-Mad Men glee. On this episode, guest Lani Gonzalez and I discuss: - Pillow Talk, the most specific parody subject for Down With Love;- the Oscar-winning lineage of Hudson/Day series;- why Lani, lover of Bring It On, disagrees about it being Reed’s finest (two) hour(s). Also: - Peyton Reed’s pre-MCU work, from Mr. Show to the Back to the Future Saturday morning cartoon;- how Reed turned a pitch for a pre-MCU ’60s-period Fantastic Four into most of Down With Love’s New York “locations”;- and his post-Love period of adult romantic comedies. Lani Gonzalez writes about film for both Book and Film Globe and, alongside her husband (and former guest-host) AJ, their blog Cinema Then and Now. Both Down With Love and Pillow Talk is available to buy and rent digitally and, also, on physical media.

    1h 14m
  6. Interlude in Self-Promotion Minor

    14/06/2023

    Interlude in Self-Promotion Minor

    Why have there been so few episodes this year? Because I’ve been directing a low-budget feature film since February! And Monday, we launched a crowdfunding campaign alongside a promo for the film! This episode contains a brief description of the film of influence for the feature. But also, check out the promo on YouTube

  7. 15/02/2023

    The Annual Richard Lester Year-End Dinner: 2022

    It’s been a year-end tradition that me, Aaron Smith, and Ted Haycraft usually meet sometime after Christmas but before New Years at an IHOP or Denny’s, recap the year among friends, and eventually get into an argument as to whether Richard Lester is the father of the music video. It happens. Every year. For the third podcasting year, we’ve continued away from in-person dining to the podcast episode, where the three of us talk: - why Ted after three years of doing this, forgot to make a list this year;- if Jordan Peele’s Nope overrated of this generation’s Jaws;- and the difference between a normal top ten list and spectacle experiences in-person at the theater. Also: - the mutual love of The Northmen from different directions;- our mutual best surprise of the year coming from late summer;- and my surprise and enthusiastic pick for #2, which barely appeared on other critics’ top ten lists. Aaron Smith is the lead manager at Showplace Cinemas Newburgh in Evansville, IN. Ted Haycraft is film critic for WFIE-14 and co-hosts Cinema Chat on its Midday show. He can also be found on Cinema Chat’s Facebook page.

    2h 12m

  8. 23/12/2022

    The 'Is "Die Hard" a Christmas Movie?' Debate

    Roughly since 2007, the assertion that Die Hard -- a movie that takes place at Christmas -- is a Christmas movie has been met with either strong support or opposition. On this episode, along with Ted Haycraft and writer/director Tyler Savage, we discuss the history of the heated debate, while also debating ourselves: - has this debate ever happened IRL, off of Twitter?;- if so, were the debaters online journalists or bots?;- have any of these IRL debates lasted any longer than three minutes?- and did the debate’s resolution involve anything other than the participants realizing it all comes down to one’s own definition of a “Christmas movie”? Also: - the careers of Steven E. de Souza and John McTiernan;- their assertions in the debate, along with Bruce Willis’s and his mom’s;- Die Hard’s origin as a sequel to a novel that was adapted into The Detective, starring Frank Sinatra;- and the film as a progression in action filmmmaking. Tyler Savage’s latest film, Stalker, is currently streaming on Hulu, while his first feature, Inheritance, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. His latest short, “Oddities,” starring Adrienne Barbeau, Logan Miller, and Ariela Barer, is currently making its festival run for 2023.

    1h 11m
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The Phi Phenomenon is an interview podcast hosted by film editor Shane Hazen with filmmakers, writers, artists, craftsman, critics, and -- essentially -- film lovers, about the movies they've loved and how it shaped their lives.

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  • Creator
    Phi Phenomenon
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Shane Hazen
  • Show Website
    Phi Phenomenon

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