This week's "Film in Focus" was a patron recommendation from my friend Max with whom (coincidentally) I first saw this movie on its American release in 2006. Army of Shadows is a magnificent study of the French Resistance, and in this discussion I cover its tangled history (it was a failure in France at the time for a variety of political and aesthetic reasons), its striking ethos (less ideological than existential), its look, and its unusual story structure, among other topics. I also use my "Twin Peaks Reflections" this week to discuss Mark Frost's first episode for Hill Street Blues, which has some significant crossover with his later work on Twin Peaks.
Podcast #3: Army of Shadows (+ Hill Street Blues/Mark Frost & more)
Line-up for Episode 3
Intro
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WEEKLY UPDATE/works in progress: Mad Men viewing diary, illustrating Twin Peaks characters, upcoming Voyage into the Movies podcast on No Ship Network, Fire Walk With Me as a horror film, Fellini montage video
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FILM IN FOCUS: Army of Shadows
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TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Mark Frost's first episode for Hill Street Blues
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OTHER TOPICS: Film vs. TV critics on Twin Peaks: The Return, Hill Street Blues & old TV dead ends
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LISTENER FEEDBACK: on Mulholland Drive/Twin Peaks
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OPENING THE ARCHIVE: "Typing Up Loose Ends" (November - December 2008), this week's highlight: The Way We Weren't - Art Under Bush
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