BONUS INTERVIEW: Don Dupree, director of Siskel & Ebert

05/09/22 • 46 min

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Downlowd: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News

What was it like to be on set for Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and witness the fights between the legendary film critics that didn't make it to the airwaves? In this special archive interview, Joe Scott shares the full conversation he had with TV director Don Dupree, who made more than 200 episodes of Siskel & Ebert. Topics include getting Harry Knowles ready for TV, the lack of a comprehensive archive of old Siskel and Ebert episodes, as well as one of the most underrated comedies of the 90s. We also give shoutouts to everyone who supported the Comics For Kids fundraiser, which ended successfully on May 6th.

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BONUS INTERVIEW: David Poland

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Film critic and journalist David Poland has a lot of WAR STORIES. But that’s what happens when you’ve worked in his industry for as many years and in as many outlets as he has. We talk about ‘throwing Jeffrey Wells out of a moving car,’ old arguments with Drew McWeeny and Ain’t It Cool News, and the importance of recording the erasable history of online journalism.

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BONUS INTERVIEW: Outlaw Vern

UPDATE: The narrative episodes of Downlow.d will return on June 2, 2022.
On this special bonus interview of Downlow.d, we talk with alleged criminal and ex-con Outlaw Vern about his film criticism that he wrote for AICN as well as his life of crime (or lack thereof). We also discuss Vern’s fantastic book “Seagology: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal” and what it was like to work the Direct to Video action movie beat for Ain’t It Cool News.
Vern’s Website:
https://www.outlawvern.com/