Wine and...Movies - Speed Racer (2008) with Justin Decloux

05/22/24 • 78 min

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1st episode! Canadian filmmaker and podcaster extraordinaire, Justin Decloux (Impossible Horror, Teddy Bomb), joins us for an epic chat about the 2008 feature film SPEED RACER, directed by The Wachowski Sisters.
We cover the sisters' history leading up to the production of the film, plus our respective personal histories with the movie and the legacy it left in its wake.
We then each pair a wine with the movie (or non-wine - Justin is living the sober life due to health concerns, poor thing) and explain our reasoning for each.
Follow all of Justin's endeavors at:
https://linktr.ee/justindecloux
We especially recommend Justin's podcasts The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, No Such Thing as a Bad Movie, and The Important Cinema Club.
THE WINES! (and non-wines)
Grassini Winery, 2017 Equipo Red Blend, Santa Barbara
("Equipo" means "team", a blend selected by the vineyard workers every year.)
TECH SHEET (PDF)
2018 Leirana Albariño, Rias Baixas
Remedy Raspberry Lemonade Kombucha
All of the history regarding the Wachowskis and Speed Racer came from the following articles/resources:
https://www.cbr.com/ectokid-wachowskis-forgotten-marvel-hero
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/18/comment.features
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/assassins-wachowski-movie
https://collider.com/how-the-wachowskis-made-speed-racer-david-leitch-chad-stahelski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgxjR7PQO1c
https://collider.com/andy-wachowski-lana-wachowski-cloud-atlas-speed-racer-interview
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scalzi-on-film-speed-racers-long-road
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-the-matrix-cloud-atlas

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Wine and...Music: Ege Bamyasi by CAN (1972)

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Dallas picked our first music album to discuss, the 1972 album by the hugely influential and batshit crazy German prog-adjacent/experimental band, CAN.
We discuss the recording of the album, CAN as a whole, then go track-by-track through the album. At the end, we each pair it with a wine as best we CAN (sorry not sorry.)
THE WINES!
Bodegas Los Bermejos Listan Negro Rosado, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
("Rosado" is what the Spanish and the Italians call their rosé, which are often distinct in flavor from other rosés because they're made with rare indigenous varieties.)Wine SearcherVivinoK&L WinesNibiru "Grundstein" Gruner Veltliner, Austria
Sourced from two prestigious terraced vineyards, both around 25-30 years old, this wine is made exclusively from whole clusters, 50% skin-fermented for five days in stainless steel with native yeasts.
Our bottle purchased via Pharmacie du Vin in Los Angeles Vivino