Punk Vacation: An Unofficial Vinegar Syndrome Podcast

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Punk Vacation - An Unofficial Vinegar Syndrome Podcast  Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 46 - Canadian International Pictures w/Jonathan Doyle & David Marriott

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. In Episode 46, we're going up north and chatting with the co-founders of Canadian International Pictures, Jonathan Doyle and David Marriott! CIP has been a partner label for over 4 years and we talk about the company's formation, how they select titles, and the process of restoring and releasing them! We also highlight some of our favorite titles and discuss a very anticipated title for June, The Other French New Wave Volume 2! You can keep up with CIP's theatrical screenings and new release announcements on their IG and of course, can pick up their titles on the VS website (including a handful that are up to 70% off this month)! https://www.instagram.com/cipreleasing/ Then, Celeste and Eli cover the five February Melusine releases on 15 Minutes with You, including two new sublabel releases through VCX and a much anticipated partner label release through Wild Eye Releasing. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    2h 37m

  2. Jun 13

    Episode 45 - Saturn's Core Audio & Video w/Ross Snyder

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. On Episode 45, we're kicking off our first of a few partner label interviews for this month by welcoming back friend of the show Ross Snyder, co-founder of Saturn's Core Audio & Video! We talk about all things SOV, from preserving and restoring titles from tape masters, to highlighting some past releases and of course, discuss this month's release: Dead Hunt, the final film from regional director Don Dohler! You can follow SC on Instagram and pick up their titles - some of which are up to 70% off this month - on the VS website! https://www.instagram.com/saturnscoreaudiovideo/ After that we jump into a much overdue 15 Minutes with You! Celeste and Eli catch up on January titles (Resurrection of Eve, Maraschino Cherry, and Sato Volume 3) and each week with partner interviews this month, we'll be covering the February, March, and April titles as well! Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Saturn's Core Audio & Video https://saturnscoreaudiovideo.bigcartel.com/ Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    1h 53m

  3. Jun 2

    Episode 44 - The Mountain of April Releases and Partner Month Announcements

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. In Episode 44 we get our wings up, our scentific mondo clipboards out, pop on a classical piano nocturne and lock in on an epic journey through 7 VSL releases in April, 2 other sublabels, 2 mainline, and the OCN titles we could get to.  We begin by reviewing the partner label titles that we bought during the first day of the sale and quickly pivot to all of the April releases.  June is going to be a little different for Punk Vacation. We have multiple partner label interviews lined up and will pair each OCN focused episode with a bevy of Melusine titles from 2026. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    2h 38m

  4. May 22

    Episode 43 - HWtBF Surprise Announcements with VS Restoration Artist and Filmmaker Kurtis Spieler

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. In Episode 43 we sit down with Kurtis Spieler. Kurtis is a key member of the restoration team at Vinegar Syndrome, but also is involved in many parts of behind the scenes production and even finds time to be a filmmaker. We talk about the Halfway to Black Friday surprise announcements, including a few that Kurtis played a major role in getting them out and ready to ship.   As always, Kurtis is an amazing interview with tons of insight into the VS operations and a sincere love for his job and the work he's doing to preserve cinema. We even get to tease the Vampfriars and how it was directing Vinegar Syndrome's first fully in-house production. We will be back later in June in a different way during partner month. We will have a dedicated episode to cover the 500 movies that were released in April, and separately we're looking forward to highlighting some of the partner labels in a more focused way. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    1h 43m

  5. May 8

    Episode 42 - May Announcements with Casey and Gentry from the Sin Syndicate

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. Episode 42 is reviewing the May announcements that we know. In preparation for Halfway to Black Friday, VS has released a portion of their slate in addition to a new slate of OCN partner titles. We are joined by film historian Casey Scott and film and culture writer Gentry Austin who run the amazing Sin Syndicate podcast.  Casey is on record saying he has known Joe Rubin since he was 16 years old, and is a wealth of knowledge about VS and especially their golden age porno and sexploitation movies. Him and Gentry have many stories about the titles, the production of the discs, and overall this was a conversation Eli and I really loved. We had to try hard to keep it from going another 2 hours. They have already started showing up on commentaries and special features, including the Distribpix title this month, and it's easy to understand why.  We will be back later in May to cover the full Halfway to Black Friday slate and discuss the overflowing cornucopia of April releases.  Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! If you want to get a taste of the expertise Casey and Gentry bring to their film discussion you can follow them on Letterboxd:  Gentry is simply gentryaustin Casey is manofsteel26 Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    2h 46m

  6. Apr 24

    Episode 41 - The inimitable Scooter McCrae and March Releases

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. Episode 41 is Eli and I covering March titles in depth but most importantly it is sitting down with one of our heroes. Moviemaker, raconteur, philosopher, and now available on Shudder, Scooter McCrae joined Punk Vacation. Scooter is the actual best. Get this man into any discussion of the Mount Rushmore of moviemakers from history. He is takes the craft so seriously, and spends a lot of time in this conversation breaking down the small details he considers in order to out Dreyer Carl Theodor himself. He also speaks openly about his time as a behind camera creative in the NY porn scene, and shares some stories with us I had not heard before. But what jumps in every Scooter interview is how humble and kind the man is. He'll roll with any topic, is self-depricating if he has a chance to make a joke, clearly loves classic cinema. He speaks about cinematographers the way that the best drummers speak about their heroes from the past.  After Scooter dips out, Eli and Chris walk through the mountain of March titles and portend the impossible task of covering everything from April. Overall, this is an episode I'm very happy with and I hope you enjoy! We will be back in early May to discuss the months announcements as the month of reveals opens up with a few early sneak peeks and another cornucopia of partner releases. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Go watch Black Eyed Susan on Shudder! Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    3h 48m

  7. Apr 5

    Episode 40 - April Announcements with VS Subtitle Editor and Copywriter Dino Proserpio

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. Episode 40 is one of the most in-depth and interesting conversations Punk Vacation has had on the language of physical media. That is not meant metaphorically, literally the subtitling and the importance of language and copywriting. Dino Proserpio does most of the subtitling work for VS and a lot of the copywriting. He's a polyglot and film historian, and was a fantastic interview. Eli and Chris both spend 3 hours geeking out with Dino, and he will be coming back as a guest when he is ready for it. He casually covers topics like how Rad is responsible for the creation of sublabels at VS, the amount of work that goes into restoration and how there is a science behind subtitling. I learned a lot from hearing him speak and I hope you all do too. We will be back mid April to discuss the March titles in depth. If you want to watch along we will cover Office Killer, Massacre, Forgotten Gialli Vol 9, Badge 373, Cuddly Toys, Unmasked Part 25, Intensive Care, and Reviver 2. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    2h 55m

  8. Mar 20

    Episode 39 - VSP Director Kansas Bowling and February Releases

    Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. In Episode 39 Eli and I cover the Feburary announcements and determine if this Feb was better than last years. But before all of that, we are joined by one of the most exciting young filmmakers in the US, Kansas Bowling. I dare you to find anyone under 30 who loves film and loves talking about film as much as Kansas. She's obsessed, and her obsession naturally translates into a rich vocabulary of directors and movements and subgenres and microgenres. She is here to discuss her latest feature, Cuddly Toys, that recently got a VSP release. But, neither Eli or I knew we would be speaking with a true film historian and scholar.  Kansas was awesome. In addition to discussing her love of Altman, Orson Welles, and many other canonical directors, we also get into her love of St. Jesus Franco. She casually drops F For Fake as a major influence on Cuddly Toys, and gives us a glimpse into what's coming up for her next. Everyone support Cuddly Toys, either with the disc, in one of the upcoming theatrical screenings, or the eventual streaming option. We will be back around the first of April to discuss the months announcements and a surprise Macabre announcement that has promotions on top of promotions. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening! A few places to find Kansas online:  - https://kansas-bowling.com/ - Her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KansasBowling Someone's Favorite Productions  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/ Chris is on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/ IG at personalhistoryoffilm Celeste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra

    2h 50m
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