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Telling the history of film year by year starting in 1924. We curate and dissect 2 emblematic films every other week - with unwieldy mini episodes in between.

  1. Minisode 18: Ken Russell

    02/15/2024

    Minisode 18: Ken Russell

    This week we are breaking down a LEGEND. Ken Russell gave us so much... musical, debauchery, camp, skewering of the status quo. We chose three very different films to dissect: The Boy Friend (1971), The Devils (1971) and Whore (1991). These films were tough to find for some years but now loads of Ken Russell are streaming on Criterion. Get into them. ... Instagram: ⁠@release_pod⁠ Website: ⁠release.pictures⁠ Music by ⁠⁠René j Núñez⁠

    1h 15m
  2. Minisode 17: Gregg Araki Teenage Apocalypse

    06/29/2023

    Minisode 17: Gregg Araki Teenage Apocalypse

    This week we are ruminating about teen angst and catastrophe as seen thru the thoughtful lens of Gregg Araki. Take a treacherous walk thru his Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy with us: Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), Nowhere (1997). It's gonna be lonely. But it'll look cool. ... Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by ⁠René j Núñez⁠

    1h 10m
  3. 1935

    03/16/2023

    1935

    We hit on what was happening in cinema in 1935. We have 2 epic films this week. First, we get into the final collaboration between one of the greatest muse/auteur duos in film history. Second, we chat about a real neorealist revelation. THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN released 03.15.1935 in the United States directed by Josef von Sternberg starring Marlene Dietrich TONI released 02.22.1935 in France directed by Jean Renoir See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René j Núñez

    1h 57m
  4. Minisode 16: Mamie Van Doren & 1950s Teen Flicks

    02/23/2023

    Minisode 16: Mamie Van Doren & 1950s Teen Flicks

    This week we are getting into the filmography of one of the so-called Three M’s of the 1950s (along with Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield). Mamie ended up firmly in the teen delinquent lane, playing rock n roll rebel babes (to great effect). We had a lot of fun watching Untamed Youth (1957), High School Confidential (1958), Guns, Girls, and Gangsters and Girls Town (1959). And of course we get into all that factored into the teen exploitation film explosion of the 1950s. You can watch all the Mamie movies we watched on YouTube for free. Check out our playlist here. - Music by René j Núñez Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures

    1h 2m
  5. Minisode 15: Night Flight

    01/19/2023

    Minisode 15: Night Flight

    This week we are together on Paul’s couch talking about Night Flight! Specifically we are talking over the epic Night Flight episode “’Take Off’ To Women In Rock II”. Tina Turner, Sheila E., The Pointer Sisters, Madonna, Wendy O. Williams… it rules. And we are big fans of Night Flight in general. Subscribe to Night Flight and watch this episode and tons of other amazing content here. - Music by René j Núñez Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures

    1h 8m
  6. Minisode 14: Haunted House

    10/27/2022

    Minisode 14: Haunted House

    Happy Halloween! We talk about many horror movies that we watched and recommend (both of us on a real binge for eerie season). But really dig into Suspiria (1977), House (1977) and the The Funhouse (1981). See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René j Núñez

    1h 14m
  7. Minisode 13: David Fincher Music Videos

    10/06/2022

    Minisode 13: David Fincher Music Videos

    Before directing big-time feature films like ALIEN³ (1992), Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010) and Mank (2020), David Fincher was a music video director, working with mega-watt stars like Madonna, George Michael, Jody Watley and Paula Abdul.  Paul curated a list of his favorite Fincher vids that you can watch here. And we talk over them a la Mystery Science Theater 3000 because we were together IRL in Tucson, Arizona this week. At the end of the episode we talk about what we are watching, including Niagara (1953), The Misfits (1961), Cabaret (1972), 3 Women (1977) and Minari (2020). Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René j Núñez

    56 min
  8. Minisode 12: Scarfaces

    08/25/2022

    Minisode 12: Scarfaces

    We had to sneak a pre-code American gangster film in here at the mid-season break for the 1930s. So we did the classic 1932 SCARFACE, directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes. And we compare it to the 1983 iconic remake by Brian De Palma with Al Pacino. We are into this format. We hope you like it too. Later we talk Across 110th Street (1972) and The Last Movie Stars (2022). Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René j Núñez

    1h 21m
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Telling the history of film year by year starting in 1924. We curate and dissect 2 emblematic films every other week - with unwieldy mini episodes in between.

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  • Creator
    RELEASE
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
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