The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres - Michael Moore (Canadian Bacon & Bowling for Columbine)

Michael Moore (Canadian Bacon & Bowling for Columbine)

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08/05/22 • 79 min

The Uncut Network - Directors, Actors and Genres

We’ve had our summer holiday, and now we are back for season 2 and back to episodes coming out every two weeks. None of that weekly nonsense again, and all the episodes are brand new – no more second-hand, hand-me-downs.

Joined by Graham (POP SCREEN) & Andy (ROAD TO KNOWHERE). For this first episode, it needed to be a big-name director – I just didn’t expect it would be Michael Moore: such is the nature of the randomizer. So, for the first time I have to make this statement – this week’s episode CONTAINS POLITICS. The first movie we look at is 1995’s Canadian Bacon, Moore’s sole fiction, scripted production, and the last film John Candy was involved with. The second movie is Bowling for Columbine – a documentary that needs very little in the way of introduction.

Then, we talk about some of the movies we’ve been watching, which include the unbearable weight of Talent, Titane, Chungking Express, and Sophie Haagen. Wait, she ain’t no movie...

Theme – A1 Rogue by Podington Bear

Then, we talk about some of the movies we’ve been watching, which include the unbearable weight of Talent, Titane, Chungking Express, and Sophie Haagen. Wait, she ain’t no movie...

Theme – A1 Rogue by Podington Bear

Previous Episode

Alexander Mackendrick (The Man with a White Suit & Sweet Smell of Success) - Series 1 Finale

Season Finale Baby!

This week, I am joined by Graham (POP SCREEN) and Aidan (LB) to talk about Ealing man turned award-winning educator, Alexander MacKendrick. A man whose teachings have been turned into one of the definitive filmmaking books, “on Filmmaking” it’s called, funnily enough. As for his films, we look at one of his Ealing Classics, 1951’s The Man with a White Suit and 1957’s furious New York satire, the Sweet Smell of Success.

Then at the back of the show, I am rejoined by Aidan, as well as Oliver (TWITTER) and Bel (FISHNETS AND PHILOSOPHY) to talk about Coffin Joe, Soho pride, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.

Bel’s Soho Horror Pride Film Festival LB List / Theme – A1 Rogue by Podington Bear. PATREON for One Shot and Done, OOP & Lost Articles and Listomania Early Access.

Until August with Season 2, this is Directors Uncut!

Next Episode

Satoshi Miki (Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers & Adrift in Tokyo)

Just when you think Directors Uncut is becoming fairly predictable it throws the biggest surprise of its run, to date – a director I had no clue about, Satoshi Miki.

Rob is joined by Ben (Cymreig Samurai) to talk about this obscure director of Japanese comedies. Word to the warning, this is completely and utter, 100%, a Third Window Films love-in. The first title we look at is a movie whose name speaks for itself, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers. I mean, I guess, I’ve never thought about it. Then, we follow it up with what is regarded by many as his masterpiece – Adrift in Tokyo. I can neither confirm nor deny that one, you’ll have to listen to find out.

Another word to the warning, there are issues with the audio on this one. I’ve done everything I can to fix this (the show itself is a 2nd stab at recording), but there’s only so much an editor can do.

As ever, we close the show out by talking about some other movies and things we’ve been watching. One of the two new movies we talked about was Icelandic coming of age, body horror – Hatching. The other has already got enough air time. Beyond that, we talked about some older films, like Repo Man, Battle Royale, and the Korean political thriller, Inside Man. A fun show all in all, and I think Ben was excellent, especially for a first-time podcaster.

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