Tuesday, September 30, 2008

HND@Grassroots: Season 2, Episode 3 (21), "Ar Ar Ar—The New York Film Festival"

By John Lichman, Vadim Rizov, Keith Uhlich, Glenn Kenny, and Andrew O'Hehir

[Editor's Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the commenters, and do not necessarily reflect the official policies, positions, or opinions of The House Next Door.]

INTRODUCTION

Hello, and welcome back you crazy kids.

Episode 3 marks the first time we've started recording under our new name, and just in time! Andrew O'Hehir (Salon's Beyond the Multiplex) and Glenn Kenny (Some Came Running, That Other Film Magazine That Used To Be Good) return to Grassroots to give us their thoughts on what should be a surprise at this year's New York Film Festival (which began this past Friday evening).

We go over the hit-making process, Glenn's recent delve into the newly released Godfather collection (the first two films are now playing at Film Forum) and O'Hehir defends his loving takedowns of Burn After Reading and Towelhead.

So listen on, and join us next time as Keith Uhlich, Steven Boone and Lauren Wissot take our place at the bar while Vadim goes across the country in search of himself and I look for work in Manhattan.

As always, thanks to our guests, and if you see Vadim or me at the bar, buy us a drink and employ us. (JL)

Podcast is embedded below. Any problems, it can also be found here as a downloadable mp3 file. (TRT: 01 hour, 07 minutes, 02 seconds)

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PODCAST



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John Lichman is a freelance writer who contributes to The Reeler, Primetime A&E [print only] and anyone with cash. He works odd jobs to afford his vices, sleeps on couches and can drink Vadim Rizov under a table.

Vadim Rizov is a New York-based freelance writer. His work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Onion AV Club and Paste Magazine, among others.

Keith Uhlich is editor of The House Next Door.

Glenn Kenny is the man, the myth, the legend.

Andrew O'Hehir is former mentor of the Andy Kaufman of journalism (three guesses).

2 comments:

Ryland Walker Knight said...

_In the City of Sylvia_ is one of the great things. I wish I could see it in a theatre as often as possible. Hoberman was right in his introduction to the SFIFF screening I saw: pure pleasure. And, you know, thoughtful, smart. Wish I was going to be in NYC that week...

Also, I forget at this late hour, but, did you guys mention _Mary_? Have any of you seen it? Sounds damn interesting.

Vadim said...

I haven't seen Mary, but Anthology is bringing it back for a week-long run soon, so I hope to catch up. God bless 'em.