Dru and Dave are joined this week by Harvey Pekar scholar Ian Dawe fer a discussion of American Splendor, th' comics and th' 2003 flick. Harvey might have a misanthropic public persona, but you can count on 24 Panels t' find th' bright sida life. As we always say, ordinary podcasting can be pretty complex stuff!
Episode breakdown: 0:00 - 13:49: Intro banter (Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut coming soon - again - on Blu-ray; the return of Dr. Who) 13:49 - 14:26: American Splendor trailer 14:26 - 49:22: Main discussion: American Splendor (with Ian Dawe) 49:22 - 1:01:22: Closing remarks (Netflix and motion-smoothing)
After a long two month hiatus, Dru and Dave are back with a new series on indie comics turned indie films, beginning with Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World. The cynical buddies are joined by an older record collector, David Emery, who threatens to tear their friendship apart. Will it be Dave or Dru who ends the episode by taking the bus out of town? Tune into this episode to find out!
Episode breakdown:
0:00 - 13:30: Intro banter (Videodrome and The Rocketeer remakes, Dru's trip abroad) 13:30 - 15:43: Ghost World trailer 15:43 - 1:26:19: Main discussion: Ghost World (with guest David Emery) 1:29:19 - 1:32:34: Closing remarks (and a word from our sponsor)
Follow our guest on Twitter @joelcrary. Read his film criticism at www.joelcrary.com and download his albums - for free! - at www.wireandlight.ca. His latest album, Riot, includes the song "Enid," which we used for our theme music this week. You can find the video for the song above.
We are sponsored this week by Beneath, a horror film by Mike McMurran. You can help make an independent film happen by donating to their Indiegogo page. Please support them!
