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Bill Ackerman
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Host Bill Ackerman talks to writers, bloggers, podcasters, fanzine publishers, programmers, preservationists and more about their creative endeavors and today's film culture.

  1. DEC 16

    Episode 72: Skip Elsheimer

    Bill speaks with archivist and A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer about his many creative endeavors, from publishing fanzines like Preparation X and performing with the Wifflefist musical collective  to preserving and sharing thousands of 16mm educational and ephemeral films. Topics include ZOOM, George Lucas, FELICIA, sponsored nutritional films, Rolf Forsberg, stock footage, CYPHER IN THE SNOW, how a lunchbox helped get Fassbinder movies into Best Buy and the unlikely thing that connects Adolph Hitler, sperm and Mahatma Gandhi. Visit the A/V Geeks website: https://avgeeks.com/ Subscribe to the A/V Geeks YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@avgeeks Visit 16mm Filmography: https://16mmfilmography.org/ Watch Felicia (1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDG4-uZ7d9c Watch Pride On Parade (1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijotrWPYR8&t=602s Watch Do You Smell Smoke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2jn5iSp5w Watch Stalked https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLINTAYM8E The Late Great Planet Earth https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCCD9FAA18C5794FE Watch Inside/Out: Bully (1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBwml5Mrdhk Watch AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 5-30-2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMVv_5prgU&t=1s Watch Cypher In The Snow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gilSEOteE Listen to "Cypher In The Snow" episode of Kier-La Janisse's The Song From The Heart Beats The Devil Every Time podcast: https://asongfromtheheart.podbean.com/e/episode-2-cipher-in-the-snow/

    2h 2m

  2. DEC 1

    Episode 71: Josh Hurtado

    Bill talks to film critic and Potentate Films founder Josh Hurtado about his many pursuits, from writing for Screen Anarchy and contributing Blu-Ray special features to consulting for film festivals and teaming up with Dylan Marchetti's Variance Films on a wildly successful theatrical re-release of S.S. Rajamouli's RRR. Topics include: Masala films, SANTA SANGRE, Indie Meme, Psychobilly, the distribution of Indian cinema in North America, the recent reemergence of key John Woo and Russ Meyer movies, skinheads, John Waters and vegan warnings on Letterboxd. Read Josh Hurtado at Screen Anarchy: https://screenanarchy.com/globalvoices/j-hurtado/ Read Simon Abrams' article "How the Indian Action Spectacular 'RRR' Became a Smash in America" for The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/movies/rrr-ss-rajamouli.html Follow Potentate Film on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potentatefilms Watch Josh introduce S.S. Rajamouli's EEGA at Weird Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCB83chhKLE Visit the Indie Meme site: https://www.indiememe.org/ Buy HUKKLE from Dekanalog: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hukkle Buy BLOODSTONE from Arrow Video: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/bloodstone-arrow-us-blu-ray/ Buy DOBERMAN from Fractured Visions: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/doberman-fractured-visions-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/ https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/dobermann-limited-edition-booklet-region-b Buy the Second Sight 4K/Blu-Ray (Region B) Limited Edition of RE-ANIMATOR: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/uk-le-re-animator-limited-second-sight-4k-uhd-all-region-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/ Listen to Josh talk about PURANA MANDIR on Unsung Horrors: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/purana-mandir-1984-w-josh-hurtado--57853238

    2h 33m

  3. NOV 24

    Episode 70: Willow Catelyn Maclay

    Bill speaks with film critic and author Willow Catelyn Maclay about her various endeavors in film culture, from writing freelance criticism and creating the Curtsies and Hand Grenades website to contributing to special features to Blu-Rays from labels like Mondo Macabro, Arrow Video and American Genre Film Archive and co-authoring the book CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TRANSNESS IN CINEMA with Caden Mark Gardner. Topics include: BLADE RUNNER, Simran Hans' Girls Gotta Eat fanzine, Letterboxd, BOYS DON'T CRY, Elizabeth Purchell, the "Body Talk" series, constructive feedback from editors, COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN and the Lou Reed/Metallica "Lulu" album. Read Curtsies and Hand Grenades: http://curtsiesandhandgrenades.com/ Buy CORPSES, FOOLS AND MONSTERS: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TRANSNESS IN CINEMA: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725695/corpses-fools-and-monsters-by-willow-maclay/ Buy the EVA MAN double feature - Limited Red Case Edition from Mondo Macabro: https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/eva-man-double-feature-limited-red-case-edition Read Willow Catelyn Maclay on the music videos of Kate Bush: https://musings.oscilloscope.net/post/174602794486/moving-on-the-cinema-of-kate-bush-by-willow Read Willow Catelyn Maclay and Caden Mark Gardner's Body Talk series: http://curtsiesandhandgrenades.blogspot.com/search/label/Body%20Talk Read Willow Catelyn Maclay's 2014 essay "Under the Skin's Transgender Allegory": http://curtsiesandhandgrenades.blogspot.com/2018/03/under-skins-transgender-allegory.html Read and follow Willow Catelyn Maclay on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/willowcatelynmaclay Watch Willow Catelyn Maclay on Turner Classic Movies: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRKhKh_Dm6s/ Read Caden Mark Gardner's essay "From the Margins: What the Archives Show Us About Trans Cinema and Audiences" for The Criterion Collection: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7254-from-the-margins-what-the-archives-show-us-about-trans-cinema-and-audiences

    2h 11m

  4. NOV 14

    Episode 69: Erica Shultz

    Bill talks to author and podcaster Erica Shultz about her endeavors in film culture, from creating shows like Unsung Horrors to writing and publishing her book THE SWEETEST TABOO and contributing special features to various Blu-Ray releases. Topics include Letterboxd, Horror Gives Back, Customers Also Watched, Emerald Video, DEEP IN THE HEART, lessons learned while publishing a book, Julia Smith's BIRTH OF THE ACID WESTERN, second-screen writing, THE LAST SHARK and forcing yourself to watch over a dozen movies about La Llorona. Sign up to watch Erica's online class for the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, ERASING THE LINES IN THE SAND: CHILD DEATH IN FILM AND THE TABOO THAT WON'T DIE: https://miskatonicinstitute.com/events/erasing-the-lines-in-the-sand-child-death-in-film-and-the-taboo-that-wont-die-online/ Buy DEEP IN THE HEART from Fun City Editions: https://www.funcityeditions.com/shop/p/deepintheheartbluray Buy RUN & KILL for error4444: https://error4444.bigcartel.com/product/run-kill-standard-edition-blu-ray Buy Shaw Scares: Volume 1 from Vinegar Syndrome: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/shaw-scares-volume-1?_pos=9&_sid=76283f00d&_ss=r Listen to Unsung Horrors: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/unsung-horrors-1474666 Watch Erica discuss VEHI-KILLS on The Disc-Connected: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBB7xfjhAgE&t=369s Hear Erica on Eros + Massacre: https://cinepunx.com/eros-massacre-episode-25-telephone-terror-with-erica-shultz/

    2h 24m
  5. Episode 68: Imogen Sara Smith

    08/29/2022

    Episode 68: Imogen Sara Smith

    Bill speaks to author and film historian Imogen Sara Smith about her various endeavors, from writing books like BUSTER KEATON: THE PERSISTENCE OF COMEDY and IN LONELY PLACES: FILM NOIR BEYOND THE CITY to contributing audio commentaries, booklet essays and on-camera interviews to home video releases from The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Eureka!, Imprint, Flicker Alley, Arrow and Indicator. Topics include: John Bengtson's SILENT ECHOES, Eddie Muller, writing techniques, The Criterion Channel, Courtney Stephens' TERRA FEMME,  her Phantom Light column for Film Comment, THE WELL, film lists/ranking and stumbling upon old W.C. Fields locations. Read Sinners' Holiday: An Ode to Pre-Code" https://brightlightsfilm.com/sinners-holiday-an-ode-to-pre-code/#.Ylfx8i2ZOqA Read Imogen Sara Smith on SWING TIME: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6424-swing-time-heaven-can-t-wait Read Ghost Town: Nights on Bunker Hill: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7734-ghost-town-nights-on-bunker-hill Buy the Kino Lorber 4K UHD for KILLER'S KISS: https://www.kinolorber.com/product/killers-kiss-4kuhd-blu-ray Read Imogen Sara Smith on the Criterion Current site: https://www.criterion.com/current/author/572-imogen-sara-smith Register for Imogen Sara Smith's online course, French Cinema: The Language of Light 1895-1960  https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/french-film-history-online/ Register for Imogen Sara Smith's online course, French Cinema: Breaking Rules & Boundaries 1960-2022 https://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/item/french-cinema-breaking-rules-boundaries-1960-2022-online/ Pre-order El vampiro negro (The Black Vampire): https://www.flickeralley.com/classic-movies-2/#!/El-vampiro-negro-The-Black-Vampire/p/478619443/category=0 Buy The Guilty / High Tide from Flicker Alley: https://www.flickeralley.com/classic-movies-2/#!/The-Guilty-High-Tide/p/442246038 Visit the Film Noir Foundation site: http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org

    1h 42m
  6. Bonus Episode - Travis Crawford

    08/28/2022

    Bonus Episode - Travis Crawford

    Bill remembers his friend, writer/film programmer Travis Crawford.

    9 min
  7. Episode 67: Katie Rife

    07/18/2022

    Episode 67: Katie Rife

    Bill talks to writer/editor/podcaster/programmer Katie Rife about her many endeavors, from co-founding Everything Is Terrible, inventing puns for Mr. Skin and presenting films at Facets Night School to writing/podcasting for The A.V. Club, programming for The Music Box Theatre and freelancing for outlets like Rolling Stone, Vulture and Roger Ebert.com. Topics include: Mike McPadden, Daily Grindhouse, gatekeepers, Odd Obsession Movies, her book IF YOU LIKE QUENTIN TARANTINO…, William Morris, Film Club, Fantastic Fest 2017, online harassment, Elizabeth Purchell, ironically working for Jerry Springer and getting judged for renting THE WIRE. Follow Katie Rife on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rifewithkatie Keep up with the latest articles by Katie Rife on Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/rifewithkatie/articles Read Katie Rife on GHOST WORLD: https://www.avclub.com/20-years-on-a-self-proclaimed-enid-looks-back-at-ghost-1848132541 Watch Everything Is Terrible: "Flirting With Magic" https://vimeo.com/34270515 Watch Everything Is Terrible: "Moms On The Net!"https://vimeo.com/34523789 Watch Everything Is Terrible: "Rock Music And The Occult" http://everythingisterrible.blogspot.com/2009/06/rock-music-and-occult.html Read Katie Rife on TAKE IT OUT IN TRADE's controversial screening at Fantastic Fest 2017: https://www.avclub.com/an-unseen-ed-wood-movie-ignites-a-firestorm-of-controve-1818767773 Read Katie Rife's 4-part series on CARMILLA: https://www.fangoria.com/what-girls-do-when-theyre-left-alone-150-years-of-carmilla/ Buy Katie Rife's book IF YOU LIKE QUENTIN TARANTINO… https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/KATHERINE-RIFE Watch Katie Rife talk about LADY SNOWBLOOD on The Brandon Peters Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQxBWuiG2a0&t=1400s Watch the Film Club Podcast with Katie Rife and A.A. Dowd: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLslxeOGneMPsb4FjarRN8DByJi_xxYYni Read Katie Rife on her time working for THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW: https://www.avclub.com/trash-class-and-free-cigarettes-my-life-with-the-jer-1828530477 Listen to Katie Rife on Drinks On Monday with The Strike Team: https://drinksonmonday.libsyn.com/whats-high-in-the-middle-and-round-on-both-ends Read Katie Rife on The A.V. Club: https://www.avclub.com/author/katierife

    1h 48m
  8. Episode 66: Elena Lazic

    07/05/2022

    Episode 66: Elena Lazic

    Bill speaks to Animus Magazine founder/editor and film critic Elena Lazic. Topics include: Stéphane Delorme, PETRA, having a responsibility to cinema, The Prince Charles Cinema, STRAW DOGS, filmmaker intentionality, Another Gaze, The Relentless Picnic, the Oscars, Cahiers du Cinéma, the solitary nature of writing, TITANE, Reverse Shot, Vincent D'Onofrio and developing critical faculties through disappointment with INSPECTOR GADGET. Read Animus Magazine: https://animusmagazine.com Subscribe/Read Animus on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animus_mag/posts Visit Elena Lazic's website: https://elenalazic.wordpress.com Read Elena Lazic's interview with Abel Ferrara: https://elenalazic.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/abel-ferrara-on-the-driller-killer/ Read Elena Lazic on WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED - A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR: https://animusmagazine.com/2021/08/23/a-man-who-would-come-here-of-his-own-free-will/ Read Elena Lazic on ONIBABA for The Criterion Collection: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7556-onibaba-masks-and-faces Hear Manuela and Elena Lazic discuss THE PARENT TRAP on Blank Check: https://soundcloud.com/griffin-and-david-present/the-parent-trap-with-elena-lazic-and-mani-lazic Hear Elena Lazic on The Evolution Of Horror: https://www.evolutionofhorror.com/elenalazic Watch Manuela and Elena Lazic discuss the films of Robert Pattinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu2STc_wQ7k Watch Manuela and Elena Lazic discuss iconic cinema serial killers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_ZnIt58bic&t=1009s Buy Indicator's limited edition Blu-Ray for Don Siegel's MADIGAN, with a new booklet essay by Elena Lazic: https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/madigan-le-indicator-uk-blu-ray-region-b/ Visit Another Gaze: https://www.anothergaze.com Read Daniel Bird on POSSESSION for Animus: https://animusmagazine.com/2021/12/31/everything-old-is-new-again-or-how-we-grew-to-stop-hating-and-love-possession/

    2h 46m
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