Warped Celluloid

Jack & Chandler kick off February 2021 in another swingin' place and time with Walter Hill's rock-n'-roll fable STREETS OF FIRE. Topics of discussion include amazing soundtracks, neon, action screenwriting, comic books, and the continually evolving recontextualizations of pop iconography. LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO US ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY AND OTHER PODCASTING PLATFORMS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/retronerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/ Oh and here's the link to that Beach Boys video Jack mentioned off-hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DoFMALzWZI

Jack and Chandler cap off January with a discussion of John Carpenter's seminal horror classic as well as the equally seminal commentary track. They also talk about practical effects, good location filming and the finer details of physical media. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY AND WHEREVER ELSE FINER PODCASTS ARE HEARD! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/retronerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/

Happy new year, everyone! To kick off 2021, Jack and Chandler talk about Gore Verbinksi's Gothic horror opus A CURE FOR WELLNESS! Fun times abound...and eels. SO MANY EELS! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY, AND WHEREVER YOU GOT YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/

Joined by friend of the show Will Fritz, Jack and Chandler venture out into the futuristic cosmos to discuss one of the most notorious sci-fi epics of all time. Topics of discussion include troubled productions, how adventurous modern audiences are in some respects and the long arduous process of how movies like this develop cult followings. Saddle up your sandworms and shoot up some spice! Things are about to get strange!

In this week's episode, Jack and Chandler discuss not one, but two moviefilms in one go! Can't go wrong with a deal like that. Both the Andrei Tarkovsky and Steven Soderbergh versions of the sci-fi classic SOLARIS. Topics of discussion include the way themes are expressed in genre, space, DVD commentaries and how the same material can yield different results in the hands of different artists.

This week, Jack & Chandler find themselves at a loss for words with with the breathtaking MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS. Topics include the career of Paul Schrader, how notable filmmakers use their clout, and the strange history of biopics. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY, OR WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/retronerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/

Jack and Chandler get transported back to the early-70s with Rene Laloux's FANTASTIC PLANET. Topics of discussion include alternative animation, allegorical storytelling, prog rock and the music of The Flaming Lips.

We are the video word made flesh! Happy Halloween everyone! Chandler and Jack talk go all the way back to '83 to talk about David Cronenberg's seminal sci-fi horror parable VIDEODROME. Topics of discussion include the pervasiveness of media within culture, analog tech, practical effects work, social commentary, and horror as speculative fiction. Also, Jack goes on many a detour about how cool John Carpenter is and the symbolism in post-punk music. Stay tuned! This is a good one, folks. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON ITUNES AND SPOTIFY! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/ The Wisecrack video Chandler mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUscjOnW97U The 80s All Over episode Jack kept referring to (skip to 1:02:00): https://www.80sallover.com/podcast/2018/3/18/february-1983

Our Halloween spate continues with the psychotropic horror revenge odyssey MANDY. This time Jack and Chandler, discuss storytelling through technical acumen, defying genre categorization, nostalgia as aesthetic and the unfairly maligned acting merits of Nicolas Cage. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON ITUNES, SPOTIFY OR WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/ Mandy film grain video: https://youtu.be/4PcpGxihPac

October has come around once again which means it's time for Warped Celluloid's first annual batch of Halloween episodes. Jack and Chandler kick things off in an appropriately moody fashion with the 1968 arthouse horror classic HOUR OF THE WOLF. Topics of discussion include Ingmar Bergman, intimacy/maturity in technical filmmaking terms, and other things. Hang tight! Things are about to get spooky! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON ITUNES, SPOTIFY AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/

This week, Jack and Chandler go out for a most unusual night on the town with Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS. Topics of discussion include dark comedy, Griffin Dunne, the art of editing, NYC history (on screen and in real life) and the underpraised range offered by one of cinema's great masters.  RATE US AND SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/

Joined by good friend of the show Adeline Little, Jack and Chandler are enraptured by the insane roller disco odyssey that is XANADU. Topics of discussion include musicals, the death of disco, guilty pleasures, nostalgia and endlessly riffing on phony acting. You have to see it to believe it...or hear it, rather. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ON SPOTIFY, iTUNES, AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS!

Jack and Chandler venture far out West for Jim Jarmusch's eclectic mid-90s Acid Western DEAD MAN. Topics of discussion include the merits of black-and-white imagery, the precarious history of the Western genre, arthouse cinema and a whole lot of Neil Young worship...and yeah we have a brief tangent about Christopher Nolan near the end of the show. What else would you expect now that TENET has finally been released into the wild? SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ON SPOTIFY, iTUNES, AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/ Listen to Jack and Chandler's appearance on LOST IN THE VAULT here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6PdqiqyL9Ta0ngZhkI7rAd?si=yT3IZbcWRFSBuL2dE2D0YQ Kyle Kallgren's Dead Man analysis: https://youtu.be/gQUYd4OcD6A

A crossover for the ages...or at least one to pass the time when you've got nothing else to do. Things get raunchy on this episode when Jack and Chandler are joined by none other than Dallin Agatone and Amanda Dutkiewicz from Lost In The Vault to chat over the 1981 cult classic HEAVY METAL. Topics of discussion include the current state of animation, MTV, comic books, van art and the simple joys of collecting vinyl records. Did we mention there are tangents involving weirdly curated VHS trailers, the constant stream of nostalgia and our esteemed guests trying in vain to dissuade our foolhardy host from returning to his local cinema in the midst of a global pandemic? No wonder this is the first episode who's runtime eclipses that of the movie being talked about! Crank up the dial and subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify and wherever else you get your podcasts! Listen to Dallin and Amanda's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZWMWVnsaZVac6NaJfYdVE Follow us on Twitter: @WarpedCelluloid

Jack and Chandler go back to '63 to talk about the B-movie thrills of SHOCK CORRIDOR. Topics of discussion include the badass career of Samuel Fuller, balancing tones, social commentary in film and mental illness. Trust us. It's more entertaining than it sounds. SUBSCRIBE TO US ON iTUNES, SPOTIFY AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid

Beware the golden fang. Joined by the hard-boiled and charming Garrett Brodey, Jack & Chandler wander off into the mystic southern Californian haze of INHERENT VICE. Topics of discussion include the filmography of Paul Thomas Anderson, film noir tropes, what makes a great ensemble piece and the end of an era. Does it all make sense? Who knows? But, there is a small digression devoted entirely to geeking out over Radiohead if you're into that sort of thing. Subscribe to us on iTunes, Spotify and wherever else you find your podcasts. Follow Us on Twitter: @WarpedCelluloid

Alongside the always delightful Martin Fisher (author of TALES UNDER THE BLOOD MOON), Jack and Chandler dive deep into the dark psychosis of the 1986 thriller MANHUNTER. Topics of discussion include the ever-changing face of Hannibal Lecktor on film, differences in adaptations, 80s film music, the cross-genre-pollination of horror, the evolution of Michael Mann's badass cinematic style and the peaks and valleys of deleted scenes. Also, we end up talking about VANILLA SKY for longer than previously anticipated. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN TO US ON SPOTIFY AND ITUNES. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid ORDER JACK & MARTIN'S BOOK HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Under-Blood-Moon-Illustrated/dp/B089HHZ2D1/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3LDN27E83XR2N&dchild=1&keywords=tales+under+the+blood+moon&qid=1594591317&sprefix=tales+under%2Caps%2C1836&sr=8-2

Jack and Chandler discuss the unduly overlooked 2009 comedy, THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS. Topics of discussion include George Clooney, how film has portrayed the War on Terror in numerous ways, and finding your inner zen...well, kind of. You'll have to listen to find out. CONTACT US AT warpedcelluloidpodcast@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @WarpedCelluloid

Jack and Chandler talk about the cinematic equivalent to Radiohead's OK Computer, VANILLA SKY. Topics include our general thoughts on Tom Cruise/Cameron Crowe, how popular music is used in film and how badass James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD will probably be. Oh and there's a tangent about SOUTHLAND TALES...the movie we were originally going to cover but didn't...because it sucks. But, VANILLA SKY doesn't. You gotta listen to find out why. Find the podcast on Twitter: @WarpedCelluloid Contact us at warpedcelluloidpodcast@gmail.com Order Jack's book TALES UNDER THE BLOOD MOON on Amazon.

AKA the episode with a million tangents..more so than usual. This week, Jack and Chandler discuss the recent cult comedy GREENER GRASS as well as other films that have been on their radar as of late. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @WarpedCelluloid Jack's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/RetroNerd/ Chandler's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/c__handler/