Peak Movies: 1985
Peak Movies: 1985
Podcast Description
Once there was a time when movies ruled the Earth and your local cinema reigned supreme as the beating heart of popular culture. During this same era of cinematic dominance, circumstance and creativity would occasionally collide to create a string of films so classic and so memorable that we had to give them a name (and a podcast): PEAK MOVIES. Join hosts Scott Rognlien and Eric Normington, and a cavalcade of special guests, for our inaugural season as we curate and celebrate an entire year of unforgettable feature films — IN ORDER and AS THEY HAPPENED — so listeners both young and old might learn to properly appreciate the peak that was PEAK MOVIES: 1985.
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Focused on landmark films from 1985, with episodes showcasing titles such as 'Blood Simple' and 'Fandango,' while also discussing related cultural events like the '84 Oscars, providing an in-depth look at movie history and the impact of these films on popular culture.
Once there was a time when movies ruled the Earth and your local cinema reigned supreme as the beating heart of popular culture. During this same era of cinematic dominance, circumstance and creativity would occasionally collide to create a string of films so classic and so memorable that we had to give them a name (and a podcast): PEAK MOVIES.
Join hosts Scott Rognlien and Eric Normington, and a cavalcade of special guests, for our inaugural season as we curate and celebrate an entire year of unforgettable feature films — IN ORDER and AS THEY HAPPENED — so listeners both young and old might learn to properly appreciate the peak that was PEAK MOVIES: 1985.
Two fantasy films, one unpleasant elephant in the room. Special guest Craig Kuehne (filmmaker, author, VFX whiz kid) joins Eric and Scott as they do everything they can to tiptoe around a pair of films from Richard Donner and Woody Allen, for two very different reasons. For those keeping score, Donner’s medieval fantasy released on April 12th while Allen’s love letter to cinema went wide on April 19th, 1985.
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