
Host Bill Ackerman talks to writers, bloggers, podcasters, fanzine publishers, programmers, preservationists and more about their creative endeavors and today's film culture.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 71 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArtsTV & Film | |||

Bill speaks with film critic and author Willow Catelyn Maclay about her various endeavors in film culture, from writing freelance criticism and creating the Curtsies and Hand Grenades website to contributing to special features to Blu-Rays from label... more
Bill talks to author and podcaster Erica Shultz about her endeavors in film culture, from creating shows like Unsung Horrors to writing and publishing her book THE SWEETEST TABOO and contributing special features to various Blu-Ray releases. Topics i... more
Bill speaks to author and film historian Imogen Sara Smith about her various endeavors, from writing books like BUSTER KEATON: THE PERSISTENCE OF COMEDY and IN LONELY PLACES: FILM NOIR BEYOND THE CITY to contributing audio commentaries, booklet essay... more
Bill remembers his friend, writer/film programmer Travis Crawford.
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I could only wish to tackle the details he does. Love all these!
Great podcast! Great guests and thoughtful questions. Lengthy interviews too which I love.
An absolute diamond off a podcast floating in a sea of junk. Each episode traces the life of an individual cinephile through the interview format. The host, Bill, is simply top tier as an interviewer, having researched meticulously beforehand, yet never failing to follow up on an intriguing answer which then takes the conversation down the occasional unanticipated alleyway. I love this podcast. It has meant a lot to me over the years. I even appreciate the long gap between seasons, because it ju... more
More please. I discovered through the now playing network array and was thrilled to hear a different take on the podcast interview, catering to cinephiles of all kinds as stated in the description. Bill has a unique quality in style and delivery in which he’s clearly done his research and cares about the guest but magically doesn’t make it all about him either. He lets the guest shine in the brightest of ways.
I’ve heard many podcast hosts that suddenly shift into a long story about their pers... more
Every guest on this show is someone whose work I follow, so of course this is one of my favorite podcasts
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