Arts & Crass: The Highbrow Lowbrow Film Podcast
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTod (arthouse film-school rebel) and Cullen (cultured gorehound) subject each other to films they wouldn't watch otherwise.
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Ep. 19A - VFF 2017 Special Pt. 1
July 21, 2018 22:07Tod and Cullen make their triumphant return to podcasting with the first half of their 2017 Virginia Film Festival coverage! Part 1 includes general comments on the festival, plus discussion of the following screenings: Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967) Magnum Opus (Elliott, 2017) Lighthouse Studio Shorts Shadowman (Jacoby, 2017) Downsizing (Payne, 2017) Shelter (Riklis, 2017) Tonsler Park (Everson, 2017) Birth of a Movement (Gray & Cram, 2017) Word is Bond (Jenkins, 2017) Krystal (M...
Ep. 15 - All About My Mother and Alucarda
June 26, 2016 07:18It's ladies' night once again at Arts & Crass headquarters! In episode 15, Tod assigns Cullen All About My Mother (Almodóvar, 1999) and Cullen subjects Tod to Alucarda (Moctezuma, 1977). Tune in for chat about naughty nuns, whether a man can truly make a feminist film, and why Hollywood can't seem to get its shit together when it comes to trans characters. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.15AllAboutMyMotherAndAlucarda/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%201...
Ep. 14 - The Wave and The Forbidden Room
June 23, 2016 08:51Tod and Cullen round out their Virginia Film Festival coverage with in-depth discussion of two films from the fest: Cullen assigned Tod The Wave (Uthaug, 2015), and Tod assigned Cullen The Forbidden Room (Maddin & Johnson, 2015). The guys discuss the Scandinavian genre renaissance, the difference between disaster movies and horror movies, and what to do when you can't get a jumbo pizza. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.14TheWaveAndTheForb...
Ep. 13B - VFF 2015 Special Pt. 2
November 14, 2015 16:03Tod and Cullen are back with the second half of their coverage of this year's Virginia Film Festival! Part 2 includes the following films: Last Days in the Desert (García, 2015) Mully (Haze, 2015) Night of the Living Deb (Rankin, 2015) In the Basement (Seidl, 2014) Employees' Entrance (del Ruth, 1933) Cemetery of Splendour (Weerasethakul, 2015) Sembene! (Gadjigo & Silverman, 2015) Mekko (Harjo, 2015) Also best of fest, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, and a word about next...
Ep. 13A - VFF 2015 Special Pt. 1
November 13, 2015 05:21Tod and Cullen are fresh from this year's Virginia Film Festival and ready to give you the lowdown on every film they watched. Part 1 includes the following films: I Saw the Light (Abraham, 2015) They Look Like People (Blackshear, 2015) Projections of America (Miller, 2015) Buskin' Blues (Derham, 2015) H8RZ (Borte, 2015) Black Panthers: The Vanguard of the Revolution (Nelson, 2015) Krisha (Shults, 2015) Lucifer (Van Den Berghe, 2014) Eight more films in Part 2, coming soon! Subscr...
Ep. 12 - Trick 'r Treat and Down By Law
October 31, 2015 06:25Tod and Cullen return from their hiatus just in time for Halloween with Episode 12! (What happened to episodes 7 through 11? Find out inside!) Cullen honors the spirit of the season and shows Tod Trick 'r Treat (Dougherty, 2007), Tod's pick is Down By Law (Jarmusch, 1986), and the boys discuss comic books, artifice, and what made the '90s such a golden time for independent film. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! Happy Halloween! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.12Trick...
Ep. 6 - Ebola Syndrome and Stan Brakhage
August 21, 2015 03:09In Episode 6, Tod and Cullen discuss Hong Kong exploitation with The Ebola Syndrome (Yau, 1996), American avant-garde with the films of Stan Brakhage, the disease of colonialism, and personal grooming standards of the 1950s! Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.6EbolaSyndromeAndStanBrakhage/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%206%20-%20Ebola%20Syndrome%20and%20Stan%20Brakhage.mp3
Ep. 5: In My Skin and The Woman
July 22, 2015 20:39Two surprisingly similar films are on the docket in Episode 5! Tod and Cullen tackle In My Skin (de Van, 2002), The Woman (McKee, 2011), subtleties of genre, and what it will take to dismantle the patriarchy! Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.5InMySkinAndTheWoman/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%205%20-%20In%20My%20Skin%20and%20The%20Woman.mp3
Ep. 4: Brain Damage and The Son
July 13, 2015 12:39In Episode 4, Tod and Cullen talk about Brain Damage (Henenlotter, 1988), The Son (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2002), the horror host tradition, and the ethics of addressing juvenile delinquency. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.4BrainDamageAndTheSon/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%204%20-%20Brain%20Damage%20and%20The%20Son.mp3
Ep. 3: Cannibal Holocaust and The 400 Blows
July 12, 2015 07:24In Episode 3, Tod and Cullen discuss Cannibal Holocaust (Deodato, 1980), The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959), European fascism, and Truffaut's obsession with Hitchcock. Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! https://archive.org/download/ArtsCrassEp.2CannibalHolocaustAndThe400Blows/Arts&Crass%20Ep.%202%20-%20Cannibal%20Holocaust%20and%20The%20400%20Blows.mp3
Ep. 2: La Strada & Return of the Living Dead
July 07, 2015 08:42Tod and Cullen discuss La Strada (Fellini, 1954) and Return of the Living Dead (O'Bannon, 1985). Subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review! Listen here: https://archive.org/details/ArtsCrassEp.2LaStradaAndReturnOfTheLivingDead