One F*cking Hour

Robert Aldrich’s ALL THE MARBLES (1981)

Episode 33: Special guest Lars Nilsen of the Austin Film Society joins us to deep dive on ...ALL THE MARBLES (1981), which is old Hollywood maverick Robert Aldrich’s fond farewell to show-business – represented here at its molecular level in the story of a female tag team called the California Dolls and their irascible but idealistic manager, played by the great Peter Falk – as they troll the shittiest rust belt arenas for greasy $100 bills.

AFS' "Jewels In The Wasteland" series –

Series 1: https://letterboxd.com/larsn/list/richard-linklaters-austin-film-society-jewels/

Series 2: https://letterboxd.com/larsn/list/richard-linklaters-jewels-in-the-wasteland-1/

Oliver Stone’s THE DOORS (1991)

Episode 32: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Oliver Stone's THE DOORS, the brazenly inaccurate account of the highly influential rock group and the infamous antics of lead singer Jim Morrison.

Self-serious to point of unintentional parody, this attempt at capturing the '60s by way of the '90s would set the framework approach for studio produced, cringe-worthy rock music biopics for decades to come.

THE UNAUTHORIZED TRUTH ABOUT OLIVER STONE'S THE DOORS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrIEPQ-gAZ0

Cronenberg’s THE BROOD (1979)

Episode 31: Tom, Evan and special guest Rémy Bennett – three children of divorce – get heavy and personal going one fucking hour on David Cronenberg's 1979 body horror/divorce allegory. 

PERSONAL BEST (1982)

Episode 30: Tom, Evan and special guest Rémy Bennett go one fucking hour on PERSONAL BEST (1982), the athletic drama directed by infamous New Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne, which follows an aspiring young track and field star (Mariel Hemingway) on her journey to becoming an Olympian in the late 70s.

Albert Brooks’ MODERN ROMANCE (1981)

Episode 29: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Albert Brooks' masterful "comedy" MODERN ROMANCE (1981), an equally funny and disturbing portrait of male jealousy, narcissism & neuroses.

The sobering history of OG STAR WARS (1977)

Episode 28: For Marcus' birthday episode, we go one fucking hour on his childhood favorite – the most tread upon road there is – George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977). But we're doing it our way with a deep dive on the hidden history of its production, Aunt Beru & Uncle Owen's charred corpses, and the crushed dreams of a young hopeful auteur.

Tom & Marcus "Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars" feature length found footage film: https://vimeo.com/246703779

Evan's "My Life in Monsters" doc on Phil Tippett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTGQ_K0DBPo

THE SWIMMER (1968)

Episode 27: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on "The Swimmer" (1968), a haunting, allegorical dream-state drama from husband & wife team Frank & Eleanor Perry starring Burt Lancaster.

STREETWISE (1984)

Episode 26: Tom, Evan, Marcus and special guest Rémy Bennett go one fucking hour on Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark, & Cheryl McCaul's landmark documentary "Streetwise" (1984), which follows runaway street kids in Seattle with heartbreaking intimacy and rawness.

LISTEN to Tom's "BOOMBOX '83" playlist as mention in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPk5IUbdH0&list=PLBVBSIxZ9wRdSqKkuhqXzhajtRuUZtRmm

REMEMBER MY NAME (1978)

Episode 25: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on Alan Rudolph's 'neurotic noir' "Remember My Name" (1978), an unsettling emotional revenge film with brilliant lead performances by Geraldine Chaplin and Anthony Perkins.

THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)

Episode 24: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on the endlessly hilarious and wholly authentic satire "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), which is virtually indistinguishable from the real trials and tribulations of dwindling heavy rock acts of the era. 

NOTE:  This is NOT an episode on Zach Braff's "Garden State" (2004), that was an April fool's joke we took too far. Apologies to anyone who pre-watched it, but hey, an hour-long dive into Spinal Tap