The Pink Smoke podcast

On this episode, hosts Christopher Funderburg & John Cribbs are joined by Lisi Russell to discuss her husband Ken Russell’s BBC biopic of Richard Strauss, The Dance of the Seven Veils. The controversial film, suppressed since its premiere in 1970, recently screened for the public for the first time in five decades. Russell’s angry and uncompromising film mixes a Monty Python-esque sense of satire with a harsh critique of cultural institutions across the spectrum for a depiction of Strauss that absolutely refuses to forgive the influential composer for his strained and tense collaboration with the ruling Nazi party. The conversation explores whether this is a fair portrayal of Strauss (who lost family in the holocaust), how the film may serve as an auto-critique of Russell himself, the slippery nature of campy comedy, and the ways in which an artist may take a intransigent position in their artwork as a way of exploring the most difficult aspects of an ambiguous situation. The Pink Smoke site:
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 twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: 
twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro & outro music by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

In this episode, we take a look at a double-bill of classic Florida pulp fiction: John D. MacDonald’s Darker Than Amber (the seventh novel in his Travis McGee series) and Charles Willeford’s Miami Blues (the first novel in his Hoke Moseley series). We’re joined by director and "Mr. Miami" Bill Teck to discuss the novels, the sense his Cuban heritage gives him of the the state’s history, the changes in crime between the 1967 publication of Amber and Blues in 1984 as well as the nuances of Floridalia ranging from Miami Dade Community College to Granny Feelgood’s to depressing top-sider bars in Fort Lauderdale. The Pink Smoke site:
 www.thepinksmoke.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter :
twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter:
 twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro & outro music by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

From crossbow bolt-ruined dives to detective-dispatching poison-tipped butterflies, the final run of Roger Moore as Commander James Bond was infused with the thrilling drive of 1980's action cinema. We welcome back John Arminio to tackle this transitional era of the 007 franchise: Moore's last three movies (For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy and A View to a Kill) as well as the rival Bond film Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery and released by Warner Brothers to go head-to-head with Eon's long-running franchise. In this episode of our film-by-film examination of the entire Bond series, you'll learn the identity of Arminio's favorite henchman, the nickname of Patick Macnee's jockey father, why Kevin McClory's cash-grab of a competing Bond movie was a blessing in disguise and much more! This is Part One of "James Bond in the 80's." Part Two will deal with the Timothy Dalton-starring films that wrapped up the decade. The Pink Smoke site:
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Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg welcome Flixwise: Cananda host Martin Kessler to the program to discuss the hardships of being a god, psychedelic science-fiction, translations of Faust done by pseudo-arachnids & whether the spider spinning its web in the bottom of a mug it can't escape experiences a sense of hopelessness. The only possible contexts for these subjects: Philip K. Dick. In this episode they look at one of Dick's more overlooked novels, Galactic Pot-Healer, the story of a depressed craftsman offered the chance to redeem his life by a mysterious creature known as "the Glimmung" - or "Dwight L. Glimmung" when it calls into radio shows. The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Martin Kessler on Twitter: twitter.com/MovieKessler John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro & outro music by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its publication, hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg dig into Johhston McCulley's THE CURSE OF CAPISTRANO, the serialized swashbuckling tale that spawned one of the genre's immortal heros - Zorro! Strap in for an episode that covers the swashbuckling genre on the whole, from Douglas Fairbanks leaving his mark on Zorro to the Swishbuckler parodies of the late 70's/early 80's to the classic Dumas vs. Sabatini debate. The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro & outro music by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

In this episode hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg are joined by Zebras in America's Marcus Pinn to discuss the trio's most anticipated films of the year, Zama & Let the Sunshine In! Zebras in America: https://soundcloud.com/zebras-in-america The Pink Smoke: http://thepinksmoke.com/ PSP theme-song by the same damn guy, Marcus Pinn!

Just in time for Halloween, hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg are joined by board-certified Cryptologist Stephanie Crawford (of The Screamcast & Dread Central) to count down their Top 5 favorite Tales from the Crypt episodes! The discussion covers everything you would expect: Morton Downey Jr., Bruce Boxleitner's hair replacement system, Dick Donner and Vanity's two best films. Follow us on Twitter: Stephanie Crawford: https://twitter.com/scrawfish John Cribbs: https://twitter.com/TheLastMachine The Pink Smoke: https://twitter.com/thepinksmoke And read some articles on our website while you're at it: http://thepinksmoke.com/

This month's episode looks at documentary filmmaker Errol Morris' new book, THE ASHTRAY. The book looks at the philosophical schism between Morris and Thomas Kuhn which caused Morris' then-professor Kuhn to throw an ashtray at the legendary documentary filmmaker's head. Support our Patreon:
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Episode 2 welcomes Brian Saur of the "Rupert Pupkin Speaks" blog and Pure Cinema Podcast to discuss Joe Dante's use of character actors! An enthusiastic look at what these performers bring to classic films like Gremlins, The 'Burbs and Innerspace. From Dick Miller to Robert Picardo to Rance Howard and everyone in between, it's a look at the some of the most beloved cult favorites in the history of le cinema. It's an episode celebrating the new partnership between Pure Cinema Podcast and The Pink Smoke by digging into a shared obsession! The Pink Smoke site: http://www.thepinksmoke.com/ The Pink Smoke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepinksmoke Pure Cinema Podcast: http://thepinksmoke.com/purecinemapodcast.html Rupert Pupkin Speaks: http://www.rupertpupkinspeaks.com/ Just the Discs podcast: https://justthediscs.libsyn.com/ Theme music, as always, by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

For Halloween. Just in time for Halloween. A Halloween treat. The first episode of The Pink Smoke podcast to focus on pulp fiction, John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg explore the Frankenstein continuation novels written by none other than the greatest screenwriter of all-time, Jean-Claude Carrière! Carrière is best known as the writer of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Tin Drum, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Valmont, Belle de Jour & The Return of Martin Guerre - but Frankenstein's Tower points more towards his work for Jess Franco. Join us for a conversation about a deeply weird & sloppy book from a deeply talented & precise writer. Additional Infotainment: The Pink Smoke podcast will now feature TWO episodes a month, one focused on new cinema & the other looking at pulp novels - both episodes will initially be only available to our Patreon subscribers!