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The Academy Academy
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Donald Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion discover the absolute, undeniable, and scientifically proven greatest performance in your favorite actor's esteemed career via a direct-elimination bracket, usually with a kind lil' guest.
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Our Feature Presentation: More Dalliances with De Palma (Greetings, and Hi, Mom!)
Dec 1601:16:22Tap to summarizeDon & Pat discuss Brian De Palma's earliest works on this week's The Academy Academy! Is Greetings a counter-cultural barn burner? Is Ladybugs Rodney Dangerfield's best film? Should Post Malone have made a theme song for Eddington? Does Hi, Mom! still shock and push boundaries? Tune in and find out! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Sisters)
Nov 2801:10:52Tap to summarizeDon & Pat continue to plumb the depths of Cinema Speculation as they discuss Sisters on this week's The Academy Academy. Discover what makes Bernard Herrmann furious! Find out which heavy metal musician is most comparable to Brian De Palma! Determine what family friendly feature was felled by The Untouchables at the box office and more! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Hollywood in the Seventies Part 4: Five Easy Pieces and Shampoo)
Nov 2101:20:14Tap to summarizeIs having the middle name "Eroica" a telltale sign your parents are emotionally closed-off intellectuals? Does Bill Maher think he's Warren Beatty when he's really Jack Warden? Do men love getting into jams? Are jams the juice?! All this and more is discussed on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Hollywood in the Seventies Part 3: Little Murders and Carnal Knowledge
Nov 1401:14:21Tap to summarizeIt's a Feiffer Double Feature, folks! Should Hollywood let Karl Ove Knausgård direct a feature film? Are shorts for quitters? Is there an intern feeding New York Times opinion columnists cold Campbell's Soup as they lie dormant? All this and more will be answered on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (New Hollywood in the Seventies Part 2: Mickey One and The Rain People)
Nov 701:17:16Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a seemingly strait-laced Esquire Magazine Columnist-type guy smokes exactly one joint and watches a Fellini movie? Is America the original Megalopolis? And where did you get that Francis Ford Coppola's Jack Challenge Coin?! Don & Pat discuss Arthur Penn's Mickey One and Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Catching Up: 5 Things We've Watched
Oct 3101:40:40Tap to summarizeWe're actually finally back for real this time, folks! Don & Pat catch up and list some films they've watched during the pod's absence. Japanese cinema, David Simon joints, blockbusters- all genres are covered on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →We're Back! A Belated Birthday Eric Roberts Ep: The Pope of Greenwich Village and The Coca Cola Kid
Aug 601:16:03Tap to summarizeThis is an episode, ostensibly a Patrick's birthday episode, that was recorded way way back in April. Apologies for the hiatus. Please enjoy a pod filled with soda intrigue, Eric Roberts fantasy casting, and thumb shenanigans. If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (New Hollywood in the Seventies: Easy Rider and M*A*S*H)
Apr 11, 202502:13:00Tap to summarizeIt's the antiestablishment post-sixties auteurs vs the cinema brats! Cauldrons of creativity! Laps of luxury! Was Dennis Hopper the next Orson Welles? Which famous director was beaten up by members of the Hell's Angels MC? Did you get to be Vinnie Barbarino when you played Welcome Back, Kotter on the playground? All this and more will be assessed and addressed as Don and Pat discuss Easy Rider and M*A*S*H on this week's The Academy Academy! If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message Don on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Second-String Samurai Part 3: Death Race 2000 and Hollywood Boulevard)
Mar 13, 202501:12:20Tap to summarizeIt's our final episode of Don and Pat's miniseries within a miniseries delving into he exploitation world of Kevin Thomas! Does Tubi have the best commercials? Does a person make a hole in the earth shaped like themselves when they fall from an incredibly high distance? Is there any any figure in Hollywood more likeable than Paul Bartel? Probably not! The fundraising campaign for Don's Short Film Long Time, No See is still underway! To support the campaign: https://seedandspark.com/fund/long-time-no-see To follow our progress on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longtimenoseemovie/ Follow Don on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
Transcribe →Our Feature Presentation: A Cinema Speculation Podcast (Second-String Samurai Part 2: Supervixens and Alligator)
Mar 6, 202501:35:36Tap to summarizeLusty Austrian Wives! Giant Sewer Gators! Shari Eubank! Robert Forster! These movies have everything!! Don & Patrick assess Kevin Thomas' assessment of Supervixens and Alligator on this week's The Academy Academy! The fundraising campaign for Don's Short Film Long Time, No See is still underway! To support the campaign: https://seedandspark.com/fund/long-time-no-see To follow our progress on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longtimenoseemovie/ Follow Don on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/donsaunderson.bsky.social If you are a fan of the pod and/or need a place to send your unfiltered takes on Hong-sang Soo and Jingle All the Way, send us an email at theacademyacademypodcast@gmail.com or message us on Twitter at @TheAcadAcad.
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