Have You Seen This?

Jen and guests Darren and Yfke discuss Paul Verhoeven’s first American film, Flesh + Blood. This being a Verhoeven film, we have no choice but to talk about rape A LOT with this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Yfke talk to Dutch filmmaker Ate de Jong, who brought us the cult classics Highway to Hell and Drop Dead Fred. de Jong discusses the production of Highway to Hell and shares some wisdom he’s accumulated during his long and still ongoing film career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen and Tim discuss a classic and sadly overlooked gem of British horror television, Dead of Night. The series dates from 1972 and thus, emerging as it did during a less enlightened time when it came to archiving, only three of the original seven episodes still exist. The Paranormal Activity parody written and directed by Tim and starring your hosts (!) may be found on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDSKT9Pc64 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen is joined by Bitter Karella to discuss Vile Pervert: The Musical. This slice of pure internet was made by Jonathan King, a music impresario and TV presenter turned convicted sex criminal. If you’ve been looking for the perfect mix of mobile phone video, Oscar Wilde, and sheer unfettered egotism, this will have to do. The entire movie is freely available on YouTube, if you’re either a masochist or just love demented music as much as Karella does. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen is once again joined by Bitter Karella to suffer through Dan Aykroyd’s sole directorial credit, Nothing But Trouble! We have nothing else to say except that if you Google the Demi Moore picture we allude to, don’t do it at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen invites author, artist, and asshole Bitter Karella on the show to discuss Jerry Lewis’s unfinished Holocaust, um, comedy The Day the Clown Cried. Thanks to Flemish TV and Australo-German filmmaker Eric Friedler, enough footage from the notorious project has surfaced for us to discuss it. Shoutout to Friedler and the Library of Congress curator who were too important to talk to us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen welcomes filmmaker and burger expert <a href=“http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2455854/“>Yfke van Berckelaer</a> (@burgerists on Twitter and Instagram) to discuss one of about three Dutch horror films, The Johnsons! Yfke provides an excellent survey of the Dutch film industry (it’s not just Paul Verhoeven!) and gives some background on the making of the film, which is a bit of an undiscovered horror classic. And when in Los Angeles, be sure to visit Cinefile Video! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jen welcomes special guest Paul Jay (@pauljaycomic) for today’s episode, in which we discuss The Wizard of Speed and Time! We’re a little hard on filmmaker Mike Jittlov, perhaps unfairly— WoSaT producer Richard Kaye allegedly absconded with the film’s completion money, and Jittlov himself considers the project to be only 75% done.Jittlov started as a math and language major at UCLA back in the 60s, but an animation elective awakened him to his true calling. His breathtaking, award-winning short films led to work at Disney, where he clashed with execs over his desire to be credited for his work. After The Wizard of Speed and Time’’s drawn-out production period, Jittlov worked on some major film projects (including Ghost, in which he was responsible for animating the dark spirits that drag Tony Goldwyn to hell). Later, he spent the 90s making the rounds of conventions and screening his only feature for his devoted fans. He still lives in the LA area, and if anyone knows what he’s up to lately, please drop us a

What better tribute to Prince for a movie podcast than to watch the man's directorial debut? Jen and Darren also discuss the Dionysian, the epicene, and how much The English Patient sucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode, HYST welcomes its first guest! Darren Herczeg, CEO of DarrenCorp, is a filmmaker, performance artist, and gentleman of leisure. Watch his film Barbariana: Queen of the Savages here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DarrenCorp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Tim and Jen are unexpectedly charmed and delighted by sci-fi/horror/thriller/schlock/something-or-other Split Second! We discuss the wrong-headed marketing for the film and the delights of mini-guns and cigars shared by two dear male friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s left to say about Ishtar? Even the title of the film has become synonymous with Hollywood failure. But is it fair to brand it a one-star fiasco? For the inaugural episode of Have You Seen This?, Jen and Tim dare to travel to Ishtar.Jumping off from Peter Biskind’s recounting of the production, Jen and Tim discuss Elaine May’s directing style (and missteps), the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty, and whether or not Ishtar is actually funny.Read Peter Biskind’s post mortem of Ishtar, excerpted from his biography of Warren Beatty: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/02/ishtar-excerpt-201002 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.