

SFUltra
Sean McTiernan
Brainwashing myself into loving science fiction, one book at a time.
Episodes
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Aug 17, 2017 • 45min
Calling All Units - Depressing Media, Keeping Up, Depicting Fists Connecting
I answer some questions about depressing media, watching habits and ways to watch before discussing the technology that is the fight scenes in Destruction Babies. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com

Aug 10, 2017 • 41min
#6 - Work: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers
The Nickle Ride - 1974 - Robert Mulligan The Bad Sleep Well - 1960 - Akira Kurosawa Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com

Aug 3, 2017 • 37min
Calling All Units - Focus, Hidden City, What Archives Are For
I cover a couple of loose units: Focus and Hidden City. Both provide different angles on surveillance and recording equipment on Dossier 51's take on surveillance. Then I answer some questions and admit to using a fidget spinner.

Jul 26, 2017 • 39min
#5 - Work: Technology
"A microphone which responds unevenly or to less than the full range will alter the sound of the instrument, though this effect may be desirable in some cases" - Microphone Techniques For Music, Sound Reinforcement 711 Ocean Drive - 1950 - Joseph M Newman Dossier 51 - 1978 - Michel Deville Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com

Jul 20, 2017 • 41min
Calling All Units - Romero, The Word "Influence", Pacing/Duration
I briefly eulogize genuine legend George Romero before talking about how the word "influence" and the way talking about film can be engineered to be inaccessible. Then I answer a listener question about thrillers and pacing.

Jul 13, 2017 • 41min
#4 - Work: Work/Life Balance
"In the end, they may submit to the strongest and most brutal individuals, simply because they cannot organize and plan their actions by themselves" - Max Horkheimer, Critical Theory Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com

Jul 6, 2017 • 39min
Calling All Units - Top Of The Heap, "Post Horror"
I do a deep dive on Top Of The Heap, a Loose Unit that encapsulates a lot of what we've covered in the Work series so far. Then I shout about lazy trend pieces for ten minutes.

Jun 29, 2017 • 42min
#3 - Work: Office Politics
"that which is neurotic in the individual is, in capitalism, normal and socially desirable for functioning society" - Harry Braverman, Labour and Monopoly Capital Election - 2005 - Johnnie To Election 2 - 2006 - Johnnie To Human Factor - 1979 - Otto Preminger https://www.facebook.com/ComeInAllUnits/ https://twitter.com/comeinallunits allunitspodcast@gmail.com Sponser: subnormality.ca

Jun 22, 2017 • 44min
Calling All Units - The Atomic Theory, The Zodiac, The Watching Of Movies
I briefly discuss the interchange of molecules between a policeman and a cyclist before failing to distinguish between horror and thrillers. Then I settle into that familiar, beautiful space that is telling you how good Zodiac is.

Jun 15, 2017 • 38min
#2 - Work: Uniform
"From this point of view, the key element in the evolution of machinery is not its size, complexity, or speed of operation, but the manner in which its operations are controlled" - Harry Braverman, Labor and Monopoly Capital A Man in Uniform - 1993 - David Wellington Fires On The Plain - 1959 - Kon Ichikawa https://www.facebook.com/ComeInAllUnits/ https://twitter.com/comeinallunits allunitspodcast@gmail.com Sponser: subnormality.ca


