Up Against It

This was the one that nearly killed us.

Somewhere between Episodes 2 & 3, our heads swelled and our minds effortlessly filled with creative flights of fancy as we felt our one true calling was to create a show of heretofore unheard of epic proportions…

It clocked in at 3 hours, 59 minutes and 12 seconds–no, no, technically, it’s not quite four hours (though we will admit it was over an hour and fifteen minutes longer than the previous episode). And we weren’t exactly teaching people to speak foreign languages. Had we no shame? Well, we did. Plenty of it and it nearly brought us to our knees. This episode would separate devoted fans (more…)

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That’s the very dishy French film director, Francois Ozon.

I’m a huge admirer of his good looks, subtle charm and some of his films including his classic short, A Summer Dress. Francois Ozon In Conversation was a last minute addition to The 49th Times bfi London Film Festival and I was very pleased to get a ticket.

I remember doing my best to relate to you–my listeners–the fullness of the experience but, as you can see, it’s really more of a visual thing.

Check out his fantastic site here for a full filmography, bio, media clips and latest news on the gorgeous and talented, Francois. Yum.

Even though we only had one episode under our belt, we got a lot more ambitious with this, the second episode. Clocking in at, oh, 2 hours, 42 minutes (and 11 seconds, a whopping 55 minutes longer than the first episode), we really thought we had the hang of this podcasting thing. We brought you reports on (more…)

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This is where it all started. First recorded on a very autumnal Sunday morning…that stretched well into the late afternoon, the first show clocked in at 01:47:27. We thought that was just beginner’s nerves. Surely, they couldn’t all be this long…?

At the time we wrote:

In his first podcast, Sean O’Neil shares a cultural view of London including a Mae West retrospective, Hair at The Gate, John Cassavetes’ film, Husbands, and David Cronenberg’s latest plus surprises. Non-stop, fast-talking personal view of the arts.

Here are some time codes to help you wade through the babble (good babble though it is):

And as we’re fond of saying - Enjoy!

Music clips:

• A Foggy Day, Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall
• Manchester England, Hair, Original Cast Recording
• The Flesh Failures, (Let The Sun Shine In), Hair, Original Cast Recording
• Love Generation, Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Pine, Pete Tong Essential Selection

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