Dissolve's Forgotbusters: Movie Hits That Audiences Forgot

the only ppl i know who know anything about aloha, bobby and rose are like ppl who have two lane blacktop memorized.

That's...basically true. I have a bootleg DVD (a direct rip of Anchor Bay's blink and you'll miss it DVD release). It's like somebody made a film of a mid-'70s Springsteen song, with an absolutely insane Classic Rock soundtrack--loads of Elton John, ELP etc., which is probably why it hasn't been more available on disc. apparently that got all those songs for peanuts back in the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKo-gpcxbo4

did I spy Harry Dean Stanton for a second there?

I don't think so...this was like the one deep 70s LA atmosphere movie he wasn't in.

yeah I don't see him in the credits. maybe it was Eddie Olmos as "Chicano #1"

Apparently Paul LaMat makes his living these days by touring car shows with replicas of the Milner Coupe from American Graffiti and AB&R Camaro.

The cruising scenes (excerpted in the trailer) are a wonder--in addition to the Elton, Stones, and Ringo billboards there's a glimpse of one for Time Fades Away!

Apparently it's been reissued by Shout! Factory and you can get it on Amazon for under $10. Might toss it in the cart the next time I'm ordering a bunch of other stuff.

what do y'all got against nathan rabin? i think he's great.

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I thought it would never happen but I've finally got into this podcast thing, I listen to them at work when I've burned through my audible credit, and I'm desperately trying to root out the good ones. I actually googled "serious film podcast" in the vain hope of finding something other than the usual honking nerds trying to be funny (the lamentable "recap" thing discussed above especially) and the first link pointed me to the podcast of this website, which I only ever read once. It's really not good but this Rabin character is the fucking worst and his voice is such a bad time, I don't know how they let him go near a microphone

rabin's a bad, disorganized writer

re: non-awful movie podcasts - - - the defunct Bonnie and Maude was good, as is Loose Canon (which I discovered from their links). also in that category, people rave about You Must Remember This, which looks informed and informative, but I've always been too intimidated to listen.

oh - and this is in the "plugging my friends' stuff" category, but the movies-with-animals-themed Pet Cinematary has been a real hoot, recommended.

I am listening to you must remember this and absolutely love it, it's beguiling: easy chatty style but well researched and insightful. Some of the production choices are a bit baffling (corny sound effects and actors) but at least it is produced, as opposed to a couple of jerks in a room squawking about their initial impressions of Jurassic world

I will check out the others, thanks!

rabin's a bad, disorganized writer

― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson)

he writes shaggy dog stories. i like shaggy dog stories.

I've heard Script Notes & Filmspotting are good

for art-cinema stuff, i like the film comment podcast, and the cinephiliacs. For the latter, i'd recommend skipping his opening movie review to get right to the interview sections.

I read (poss in the same link that repped the awful dissolve) that the projection booth is good, I listened to some of the wake in fright one and it seemed promising but the other couple I tried I wasn't that into and they are longer than films! They have a batman returns show that is over four hours long

I like the film comment one too

the auteur museum was good too, but it stopped after 3 episodes

another defunct one i've heard good things about but not listened to myself is "they shot pictures"

oh, and one more, the film society of lincoln center one has some good interviews

Listened to casino's mates' podcast during my watering shift today, it's a fine example of the type of show that you can zone out and miss a few minutes of without feeling the need to rewind (I mean that in a good way). My BiL and I listen to how did this get made but I can only take so much of the shouty funny guy. Dr C are they always drunk when they do it? I swear I can hear noticeable slurring at times!

Thanks for the tips, y'all!

Hahah dunno about the drunkenness. Seems plausible. It's definitely in the "old film friends getting together" genre but thankfully not (imho) of the painful-nerds-trying-too-hard genre. The Super Buddies one gave me that vibe a bit, especially how they keep calling it "Space Buddies." I think my favorites so far have been the really weird-sounding movies (Roar, Max Mon Amour, and the Boon the Baboon films).

I've complained about How Did This Get Made on other threads (the MST3k one I think) - the whole thing is people trying to be the biggest shouty funny person! Combine that with my initial sense of betrayal upon realizing that they were not in fact going to reveal how anything got made, and it's a recipe for irritation. As far as that KIND of podcast goes, I can take Read It And Weep in doses while doing the dishes (though it would be better if shorter, with less recap and less shtick).

doc, a couple of my own recommendations if it's not too late

The Flophouse - like HDTGM without the shouting. and it's more, idk, friendly. hosts are elliott kalan, former daily show writer now mst3k reboot head writer & dan mccoy current daily show writer, and their friend stu who runs a bar in brooklyn.
it's very fun & silly & a nice time imo

Secret History Of Hollywood - like You Must Remember this but longer & more detailed. Beautifully produced & really, really great.
Old movies mainly - Hitchock, Universal Horror, Warner Brothers

This is turning into a very useful thread! Thanks VG. Yeah, I've enjoyed some Flophouse episodes. I have to be in the right move to groove along with them but a few bits have stuck with me. Secret History of Hollywood sounds great! Bookmarking.

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the new Hollywood podcast on headgum is more of a straight interview 'cast but usually directly related to movies and he gets good guests somehow

the host does def know his stuff, and in a nicely not authoritative or nerdy kind of way, tho hes a bit too self-deprecating sometimes