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The Curator of Schlock #183: Meet Him and Die
The Curator of Schlock #183 by Jeff Shuster Meet Him and Die How about I don’t meet him? Who comes up with these titles? Seriously, when I think of meeting someone for the first time, my imminent death isn’t what springs to mind. Then again, I wasn’t living in Italy during the 1970s. Maybe a… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #55: Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight (1965)
55. Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight [Henry IV Parts 1 & 2] (1965) One restraint of most Shakespeare film productions happens to be, alas and fuck, the budget. Often, actors, including the best actors, will willingly work for scale in service of the bard, but the cost of film and catering and the crew and… Continue reading
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Episode 263: Missy Barnes, Lena Barker, and Nicholas D’Allesandro!
Episode 263 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I talk to Missy Barnes, Lena Barker, and Nicholas D’Allesandro about their production of Urinetown, plus Sasha Graybosch shares some thoughts about Denis Johnson. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Follow the Annie Russel theatre… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #182: Killer Cop
The Curator of Schlock #182 by Jeff Shuster Killer Cop La polizia ha le mani legate. Poliziotteschi is an Italian film genre revolving around crime. This particular film genre is new to me. That’s a good thing. The great thing about movies is that one can always uncover forgotten gems from decades past. Not only can… Continue reading
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Episode 262: David James Poissant’s Keynote from Litlando 2017!
Episode 262 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, David James Poissant reads his keynote at Litlando, from February 25th, 2017. TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode 262 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #181: The Vengeance of She
The Curator of Schlock #181 by Jeff Shuster The Vengeance of She Yes, revenge is a good thing. One thing you may notice on this blog is how few comments are left by my massive readership. I know it’s due to the fact that my brilliant commentary intimidates them. Still, Kurt Stefan left a comment… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #7: This House is Haunted
Pensive Prowler #7 by Dmetri Kakmi This House is Haunted I have lived in this house for twenty-three years. It’s the longest I’ve lived anywhere. After all this time, the very fibre of my being is imprinted in the walls. I can walk around in the dark and know exactly where I am, without bumping… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #54: The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
54. Sam Taylor’s The Taming of the Shrew (1929) Thirty-eight years before Hollywood power-couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton captivated audiences as Katherine and Petruchio, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford did something similar. Apparently, this is the first Shakespeare film with sound, and the performances of Fairbanks and Pickford are not especially good. When their… Continue reading
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Episode 261: Sarah Gerard!
Episode 261 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On Episode 261, I interview the prose writer Sarah Gerard! TEXTS MENTIONED NOTES In Animal: a Beast of a Literary Magazine, here is my essay about the alligator incident at Walt Disney World. Episode… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #180: She
The Curator of Schlock #180 by Jeff Shuster She Simple. Beautiful. Classic. Ever get invited to a friend’s birthday party and you don’t know any of the guests? It’s awkward. You don’t get the in jokes. You don’t want to hog your friend because he has other guests to attend so you strike up a… Continue reading
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