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Jen and Mike discuss the clean-cut beat of ABBA: The Movie, starring the enduringly popular Swedes and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Note: this is the second film we’ve discussed that stars a convicted child molester. Hmm.
Sure, you could watch Lasse Hallstrom’s polite middlebrow films, or you could enjoy all the videos he made with ABBA over on their official YouTube channel! We suggest the latter!
For more musical confusion, listen to our episode on Under the Cherry Moon!
Jen and guest Sean Morris revive the Warren Beatty-directed Bulworth just in time for Election Day! Yes, it’s the movie where Warren Beatty raps.
For more Sean, listen to our episode on the unloved Michael J. Fox drama, Bright Lights, Big City!
Jen is joined by Mike Rosen to discuss Vile Pervert: The Musical. This slice of pure internet was made by Jonathan King, a music impresario and TV presenter turned convicted sex criminal. If you’ve been looking for the perfect mix of mobile phone video, Oscar Wilde, and sheer unfettered egotism, this will have to do. The entire movie is available for free on YouTube, if you’re a masochist or love demented music as much as Mike does.
Our other episodes about the, uh, work of Jonathan King may be heard here and here.
Jen welcomes special guest Darren to discuss the art deco black-and-white flop, Under the Cherry Moon! What better tribute to Prince for a movie podcast than to watch the man’s directorial debut? Also discussed is the Dionysian, the epicene, and how much The English Patient sucks.
For the curious, here’s the art for The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak that caught our fancy:
What’s left to say about Ishtar? Even the title is a synonym for Hollywood failure. But is it fair to brand it a one-star fiasco? For the inaugural episode of Have You Seen This?, Jen and Tim dare to travel to Ishtar.
Drawing from New Hollywood chronicler Peter Biskind, Jen and Tim discuss Elaine May’s directing style (and missteps), the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty, and whether or not Ishtar is actually, you know, funny.
Read Peter Biskind’s post mortem of Ishtar, excerpted from his biography of Warren Beatty.