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Общество и культура

Общество и культура

06.06.2022
Истории для детей

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02.01.2021

Defund Batman

Is Batman the protector of poverty-stricken, crime-ridden Gotham City - or is he part of the problem? Is it possible to produce a progressive, humane version of Batman that is still compelling entertainment? *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

02.01.2021

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50 мин.
17.05.2021

UHF (1989) - Teaching Poodles How to Fly

If you are what you eat, are you not also what you watch? Weird Al’s 1989 cult classic UHF presents a vision of your brain on Hollywood. Why is it that you can remember a jingle from a random ad that hasn’t played on TV in 30 years, but you can’t remember where the spatula is? (Hint: It’s at Spatula City!) Phil and Tom plumb the pop culture repository that is the human psyche - this week on the Progressive Pop Podcast! UHF (released internationally as The Vidiot from UHF) is a 1989 American comedy film starring "Weird Al" Yankovic, David Bowe, Fran Drescher, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, and Michael Richards. Yankovic stars as George Newman, a shiftless dreamer who stumbles into managing a low-budget television station and, surprisingly, finds success with his eclectic programming choices, spearheaded by the antics of a janitor-turned-children's television host, Stanley Spadowski (Richards). He provokes the ire of a major network station that dislikes the competitive upstart. (via Wikipedia) *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

17.05.2021

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1 ч. 15 мин.
25.10.2021

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - Feminist Allegory or Patriarchal Fairy Tale?

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) is a movie with baggage - a Rorschach test of a film that is really hard to reckon with even fifty years after its release. In one light, it’s a genius body horror film that uses Satanism as a powerful metaphor to depict the nightmare that is women’s sexuality and reproductive health in the United States. On the other hand, it is the work of none other than Roman Polanski, a man who remains a fugitive from justice, fleeing charges of sexual assault against a minor. How do we reconcile the undeniably influential legacy of this film with the reprehensible actions of its creator? Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Angela Dorian, Clay Tanner, and, in his feature film debut, Charles Grodin. The film follows a young, pregnant wife in Manhattan who comes to suspect that her elderly neighbors are members of a Satanic cult, and are grooming her in order to use her baby for their rituals. (via Wikipedia.) *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

25.10.2021

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1 ч. 30 мин.
29.11.2021

Slacker (1990) - I may live badly, but at least I don't have to work to do it.

What is the rational response to a system that seems to make a virtue out of its expense and futility? Richard Linklater’s masterpiece Slacker begs the question - in the face of the unbending, unelectable absurdity of the world, who’s crazier? Those who participate or those who withdraw in disgust from the status quo? Slacker (1990) follows a single day in the life of an ensemble of mostly under-30 bohemians and misfits in Austin, Texas. The film follows various eccentric and misfit characters and scenes, never staying with one character or conversation for more than a few minutes before picking up someone else in the scene and following them. (via Wikipedia.) *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

29.11.2021

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1 ч. 14 мин.
16.05.2022

Harold and Maude, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Probably one of the greatest movies to be made. Harold and Maude is a shot of antibiotics in the bloodstream of American film. How does Harold and Maude do it? Our hosts, Phil and Tom, try to pull back the curtain and find out. Harold and Maude is a 1971 American coming-of-age black comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama. The plot follows the exploits of Harold Chasen (Bud Cort), a young man who is intrigued with death, and who rejects the life his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him. (via Wikipedia) *** Visit us at the Cosmic Blair website. (https://cosmicblair.com/) Become a Patreon member. (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair)

16.05.2022

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1 ч. 15 мин.
01.11.2021

Night of the Comet (1984) - B-Movie Women Kicking B-Movie Butt

One of the coolest things about the Halloween season is that it’s one of the best chances of the year for a B-movie to breakout into the mainstream, as otherwise less adventurous movie watchers take a chance on something a little weirder. The cult classic Night of the Comet is exactly the kind of the movie that deserves that kind of attention - produced on a low budget at the margins of the Hollywood system, its strong protagonists defy well-worn gender and racial tropes, giving us a different kind of spooky, goofy action movie. Night of the Comet is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. (via Wikipedia.) *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

01.11.2021

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1 ч. 10 мин.
25.01.2021

Ghostbusters - Who You Gonna Call? (If You Can Afford It)

In this episode, we examine the real conflict underlying the most 80s movie ever - the free market collides with government regulation in the great Ghostbusters (1984)! *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

25.01.2021

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50 мин.
30.03.2021

Demolition Man (1993) - I'm into Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Choice

When the pandemic hit in 2020, the Internet was suddenly alight with memes making the unlikely claim that the sci-fi shoot'-‘em-up Demolition Man (1993) had somehow managed to predict the future: We had entered a time of no touching, where police were called upon to be less violent, where it was rebellious act to party. In this episode, we take a look at these notions and others - and attempt to figure out the curious politics of Demolition Man. Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer, who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work. After a failed attempt to rescue hostages from evil crime lord Simon Phoenix (Snipes), they are both sentenced to be cryogenically frozen in 1996. Phoenix is thawed for a parole hearing in 2032, but escapes. Society has changed and all crime has seemingly been eliminated. Unable to deal with a criminal as dangerous as Phoenix, the authorities awaken Spartan to help capture him again. (via Wikipedia.) *** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Space

30.03.2021

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1 ч. 17 мин.
23.08.2021

Black Panther (2018) - The Wise Build Bridges…

Black Panther is the eighteen installment in the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only that, but it’s one of the most popular of the vast bunch. It is also deeply interested in the Black experience, in the persistence of racial injustice and imperialism - and what else a superhero might do to make the world a better place beyond punching guys in the face… Batman, I hope you’re taking notes… In Black Panther, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but he is challenged by Killmonger who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. The film was directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and it stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther alongside Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o. (via Wikipedia.) *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

23.08.2021

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1 ч. 41 мин.
20.12.2021

How the Grinch Stole a Charlie Brown Christmas! (1965-1966)

In this, our season one finale, we look at perennial holiday classics A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! These commercially-produced television specials date from the height the mid-century American boom, but they have a lot to say about the materialism and excess that had only begun to grip the Christmas season at that point… If only Schulz and Seuss could have lived to see Black Friday…! We’ll be back with a brand new season in due time - keep your eyes on this feed! *** Support the show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/join/cosmicblair) Visit us at Cosmic Blair Network for more podcasts like this! (https://cosmicblair.com)

20.12.2021

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1 ч. 7 мин.

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Defund Batman

UHF (1989) - Teaching Poodles How to Fly

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - Feminist Allegory or Patriarchal Fairy Tale?

Slacker (1990) - I may live badly, but at least I don't have to work to do it.

Harold and Maude, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Night of the Comet (1984) - B-Movie Women Kicking B-Movie Butt

Ghostbusters - Who You Gonna Call? (If You Can Afford It)

Demolition Man (1993) - I'm into Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Choice

Black Panther (2018) - The Wise Build Bridges…

How the Grinch Stole a Charlie Brown Christmas! (1965-1966)

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