Episode 60 - Human Frailty and Divine Intervention

Episode 60 - Human Frailty and Divine Intervention

Episode 60 - Human Frailty and Divine Intervention

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With the U.S, political landscape becoming increasingly partisan and religiously based, we thought it a good time to reflect on some recent docs that have highlighted religion's place in society - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's provocative Jesus Camp, Amy Berg's Deliver Us From Evil, and Lucy Walker's Amish teen documentary Devil's Playground. Will they all pass muster before the Naked Lunch's deities of judgment? As with Episode 59, it'll be Simon and guests, with Ricky D taking a well-deserved break.

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Episode 59 - Raising the Coens

Episode 59 - Raising the Coens

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This week sees the release of the Coen brothers' new comedy-thriller Burn After Reading, so we thought it an appropriate time to dig up some of the Coens' first comedies - namely, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink and The Hudsucker Proxy. Some of these films have attained the status of cult classics, while some (okay, just Hudsucker) have earned a less prestigious claim. We're going to take a look back at these 90's films, but not without also passing judgment on Burn After Reading. A caveat: Ricky D will be taking a much-needed vacation, so this week's shows will be hosted by Simon and a special guest or two. Will civilization (aka the show) collapse in Ricky's absence? Tune in and find out!

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Episode 58 - Blood Radical pt. 4

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Things get extreme on this show as we bring you the 4th edition to our on going series entitled``Bloody Radical``. A series where we have collected wholly distinctive and proudly risk-taking genre films. Bear witness to the ongoing continuation of the bold new chapter on Naked Lunch Radio.

In this edition we finally have the chance to take full advantage of attending the world premiere of James Isaac`s new film Pighunt. Also our review of The Burrowers which just had it’s world premier at the Toronto Film Festival and to top it all off is the seriously supercharged and wildly entertaining, X-CROSS. Listener feedback, top ten lists and more.

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Intro

Movieland add

The Burrowers trailer

The Burrowers review

Band of Horses - Monster

Pighunt trailer

Pighunt review

Pighunt sound clip

Primus - Tommy the Cat

listener feedback

X-Cross trailer

X-cross review

Countdown to the Watchmen part 2

Alan Moore interview clip

outro

Episode 57 - Brass Balls (David Mamet pt. 1)

Episode 57 - Brass Balls (David Mamet pt. 1)

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The most recognized element of Mamet's style is his sparse, clipped dialogue. Mamet's dialogue is so unique that it has become known as "Mametspeak". His language is not so much "naturalistic" as it is a poetic impression of streetwise jargon.

Noted for his strong male characters, Mamet's plays often deal with the decline of morality in a world which has become an emotional and spiritual wasteland. In 1984, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross which recreated the atmosphere of a gritty Chicago real estate office in which Levine, an aging salesman, is about to be sacked.

In 1981, Mamet turned his attention to screenwriting and made an impressive debut with his first screenplay, The Postman Always Rings Twice, which he adapted from the novel by James Cain. He has since turned out a number of critically acclaimed screenplays including The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Wag the Dog (1998) and is now considered to be among the industry's finest craftsmen.

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Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

intro

David Mamet bio

Redbelt trailer

Redbelt review

music break

Glengarry Glen Ross trailer

Glengarry Glen Ross sound review

Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

Glengarry Glen Ross review

Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

music break

House of Games trailer

House of Games review

House of Games sound clip

House of Games review

Joe Mantegna interview clip

Jack Lemmon interview clip

outro

Episode 56 - Six soldiers. Full moon. No chance. (Director Niel Marshall special)

Neil Marshall: Field Marshal of Schlock

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With a resume only three movies deep, Briton Neil Marshall's filmography is already amusingly contradictory. His first proper feature was the low-budget werewolf flick Dog Soldiers, which was light enough to have almost featured Simon Pegg in its cast. He followed it up with The Decent, one of the most revered horror films of the '00s, replete with doom-filled imagery and claustrophobic chills. Most recently, however, he unleashed his very own tribute to John Carpenter and Roger Miller, the divisive Doomsday. Is Marshall a new horror auteur or just another grunt in the genre's overcrowded trenches?

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Intro

Countdown to The Watchmen pt. 1

Watchmen talk

Niel Marshall bio

Dog Soldiers trailer

Dog Soldiers review

Patrick Wolf - Lyncantrophy

listener feedback

The Marcels - Blue Moon

The Descent trailer

The Descent review

Niel Marshall interview clip

The Descent wrap up

Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave

Movieland add

Doomsday trailer

Doomsday review

Niel Marshall interview clip

show wrap up

Adam & the Ants - Dog Eat Dog

Outro

Episode 57 - Brass Balls (David Mamet pt. 1)

Episode 57 - Brass Balls (David Mamet pt. 1)

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The most recognized element of Mamet's style is his sparse, clipped dialogue. Mamet's dialogue is so unique that it has become known as "Mametspeak". His language is not so much "naturalistic" as it is a poetic impression of streetwise jargon.

Noted for his strong male characters, Mamet's plays often deal with the decline of morality in a world which has become an emotional and spiritual wasteland. In 1984, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross which recreated the atmosphere of a gritty Chicago real estate office in which Levine, an aging salesman, is about to be sacked.

In 1981, Mamet turned his attention to screenwriting and made an impressive debut with his first screenplay, The Postman Always Rings Twice, which he adapted from the novel by James Cain. He has since turned out a number of critically acclaimed screenplays including The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Wag the Dog (1998) and is now considered to be among the industry's finest craftsmen.

play list

Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

intro

David Mamet bio

Redbelt trailer

Redbelt review

music break

Glengarry Glen Ross trailer

Glengarry Glen Ross sound review

Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

Glengarry Glen Ross review

Glengarry Glen Ross sound clip

music break

House of Games trailer

House of Games review

House of Games sound clip

House of Games review

Joe Mantegna interview clip

Jack Lemmon interview clip

outro

Episode 55 - Return to the Arthouse (Gus Van Sant pt.1)

Episode 55 - Return to the Arthouse (Gus Van Sant pt.1)

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So you really liked Casey Affleck in Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James. How would you like to watch him fumble around the desert with Matt Damon for 100 minutes, at an average of one minute per shot? That's a brief but accurate description of Gerry, the first film in Gus Van Sant's professed "trilogy" of films about death, along with the school shooting drama (and Palme D'Or winner) Elephant and the grungy lament Last Days. We'll be discussing all three films, as well as his most recent outing Paranoid Park, which may as well be the fourth installment.

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Intro

Gus Van Sant Bio

Paranoid PArk trailer

Paranoid Park review

Elliot Smith - Angelis

Last Days review

Nirvana - All Apologies

Listener feedback

Elephant trailer

Elephant review

Sonic Youth - Bull In The Heather

Gerry review

Courtney Love - Kurt Cobain`s suicide note

Nirvana - About A Girl

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Episode 54 - Canada vs. America

Episode 54 - Canada vs. America

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This week's programming is all about controversy. On the polite side of that coin, we have Nanette Burstein's new documentary feature American Teen, which has been assailed by many critics as being an MTV-style pseudo-documentary, complete with careful editing choices and subject coaching. Meanwhile, Canada's own Guy Maddin continues to work in his own strange little realm, releasing the strongly autobiographical art film My Winnipeg, which has been kicking around in festivals for quite some time but has only recently seen theatrical release in some places. When reality and artifice collide, which films will survive?

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Intro
American Teen trailer
American Teen review
Nannete Burnstein Sundance clip
American Teen review
The Unicorns - Sea Ghost
Closing comments
MGMT - Kids
My Winnipeg trailer
My Winnipeg review
The Weakerthans - I Hate Winnipeg
closing coments
Breafast Club sound clip
The New Pornographers - Adventures in Solitude
Breakfast Club sound clip
outro