Hosts Jonah and Journey dive into the complete bodies of work for some of New Hollywood’s most unique filmmakers. By contextualizing them with their peers and the industry they worked in and tracking their highs and lows beyond the heyday of the American New Wave, we hope to better frame the influence of these directors and understand the complexities of their careers. Currently exploring the filmography of Peter Bogdanovich.
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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) w/ Josephine Allegretti
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Wait, this is a Peter Bogdanovich movie? Kinda! Another assignment by Roger Corman, this time Peter Bogdanovich was tasked with putting 10 minutes of beautiful blonde mermaids into a dubbed Russian sci-fi film, and that's how we ended up with director “Derek Thomas” and his film(?) Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women! And even if ol’ Bog hims…
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Finally, a real Peter Bogdanovich picture! This episode covers Bogdanovich’s directorial debut, Targets. Roger Corman gave his former assistant about $120k, along with directions to use 20 minutes of footage from The Terror, make 20 new minutes with Boris Karloff, and make 40 new minutes without Karloff. Taking inspiration from a variety of sources…
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The Terror is a 1963 Roger Corman film. And a Francis Ford Coppola film. And a Monte Hellman film. And a Dennis Jakob film. And a Jack Hill film. And maybe a Jack Nicholson film. There’s a lot going on in this one. Why are we discussing The Terror? Well this grab-bag Poe riff is important to Bogdanovich because it directly leads to his directorial …
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In our first full episode, we discuss a totally normal film: The Wild Angels, a 1966 Roger Corman motorcycle exploitation flick starring Henry Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, and Diane Ladd. The Wild Angels follows a fictionalized version of the Hell’s Angels biker gang in Southern California as they grapple with loss, external and internal confl…
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There are plenty of movie podcasts, but a stunning lack of movie podcasts hosted by two people with J names, we’re assuming. Either way, Jonah and Journey have answered the call. In this introduction to our show, we discuss what this podcast is all about – diving into the complete bodies of work for some of New Hollywood’s most unique filmmakers. W…
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