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. Aug 3

    Episode 51 - April Announcements & Iconoscope w/Brandon Upson & Amanda Reyes

    It's August, which means there's a new slate of releases and we were so excited to see Iconoscope return with TWO new titles, so we had to bring back Iconoscope founder and lead scanning tech at VS, Brandon Upson and we're thrilled to welcome a first time guest on the show: film and tv historian - and Iconoscope co-producer(!) - Amanda Reyes!!  Amanda does incredible archival work in the film world, especially when it comes to made-for-TV movies, we talk with about the history and cultural impact of TV movies, the various projects she's worked on, and finally talking about the new titles: Death of a Cheerleader and Disappearance. Brandon then sticks around to chat with Chris and Eli about the August new releases, which include a Frank Sinatra neo-noir/slasher hybrid, some much needed restorations on the mainline making their 4K debut, and a couple of terrific surprises on the Melusine side. You can follow Amanda on IG and purchase her incredible book, Are You in the House Alone? on the VS site: https://www.instagram.com/madefortvmayhem/ https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/are-you-in-the-house-alone-a-tv-movie-compendium-1964-1999-paperback-book?_pos=2&_psq=are+you+in&_psid=d80717ac9&_ss=e You can also keep up with Iconoscope on IG and of course, pick up the new releases on VinSyn's site: https://www.instagram.com/iconoscope_label/ https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/iconoscope 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

  2. Jul 26

    Episode 50 - Director of Theatrical & Special Events Theresa Mercado

    This week, We're stoked to bring you a first time guest on the show, director of theatrical and special events for Vinegar Syndrome, Theresa Mercado! She's been with the company from their west coast beginnings in Brighton, Colorado and we get to spotlight the hard work that goes on behind the scenes at the warehouse, the opening of The Archive (now Vinegar Syndrome Denver) and the various events they throw at all their locations, and finally taking a deep dive into Vinegar Syndrome's ever-growing theatrical exhibitions with VSP titles! Afterwards, Chris and Eli took the Hurculean task of watching all of the May Halfway to Black Friday titles, along with some partner release for May and June, to talk about them and if you've been listening to prior episodes, you already know one of the year's best discoveries is among this watchpile and there's a new favorite among the sublabels too! We'll back in a little overweek with a special guest to discuss the August announcements! You can follow Theresa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/scream.screen/?hl=en You can also check out VinSyn's events calendar for screenings, events, and VS pop-ups: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/pages/sales-events-calendar 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

  3. Jul 8

    Episode 49 - Summer Subscriber Week w/Oscar Becher

    Summer subscriber week just wrapped up with a terrific mainline slate and some exciting sublabel announcements, including one of our new favorites, Reviver. So, who better to have on than friend of the show and VinSyn's lead archivist, Oscar Becher. After multiple delays, The Lady in White is finally here and we talk with Oscar about the painstaking work of restoring three different version of the film (it really did take a village)! We also discuss the rest of the VS lineup, which includes two exciting VSAs in 4K, and of course, Reviver 3! In keeping with the Reviver tradition we won't say anything else about the convo, you'll just have to listen to find out more! You can follow Oscar's Reviver page on IG and of course, by picking up Reviver (and the other titles we discussed) directly through Vinegar Syndrome's site: https://www.instagram.com/reviverarchival/ https://vinegarsyndrome.com 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

  4. Jul 2

    Episode 48 - Kani Releasing w/Ariel Esteban Cayer

    While Vinegar Syndrome's Halfway Subscriber Week has officially kicked off, we'll be talking about that in full next week with a special guest, so in the meantime we thought we'd spotlight one more OCN partner label with another one of our favorites, Kani Releasing! Co-founder Ariel Esteban Cayer joins Chris and Eli to talk about Kani's incredibly diverse catalogue, highlighting some the best in underseen Asian cinema, and how they've grown from their start as a blu-ray label to theatrical exhibition. We also get to chat about some of the early releases, highlight a few new ones, and going deep into the Shaw Studios catalogue for some real discoveries, including this month's release: The House of 72 Tenants. After that, Celeste and Eli are back with another 15 Minutes With You, covering half of the very stacked April release slate. They'll be back with the second half later this month!  You can keep up with all things Kani and see if any of their titles are playing at a theater near you by following their IG page and of course, supporting them by picking up their awesome releases on the VS OCN Partner Label page: https://www.instagram.com/kani.releasing https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/kani 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

  5. Jun 26

    Episode 47 - Muscle Distribution w/Liz Purchell

    It's Episode 47 and we're continuing are focus on partner labels with another one of our favorites and a newcomer to OCN, Muscle Distribution, with founder Elizabeth Purchell! We talk with Liz about her work in film preservation, distribution, and a Kickstarter Muscle Distribution has launched to preserve and restore 4 films that have been long out of circulation! We highly encourage you to check out the details on the Kickstarter page and donate if you can and sign up for Muscle's newsletter that alerts you to any upcoming screenings in your town. And of course, check out Muscle's partner pages on the VS main site and Melusine! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ muscledistribution/help-muscle-restore-and-rerelease-four-underseen-indie-films Muscle Distribution: https://www.muscle-distribution.com Liz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schlockvalue/ Then, Celeste and Eli almost make good on the name 15 minutes with You, going over the three Melusine releases for March, including another VCX release, a Peekarama double, and another Jess Franco title from Delirium! 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

  6. Jun 19

    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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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