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PODCAST

Random Acts of Cinema

Mike Noyes and Charles Peterson

Each week friends Mike and Charlie have Randy (the random number generator) select a film for them to watch from the Criterion Collection. Then they discuss and review it for your listening pleasure. It"s a podcast about the love of film, expanding horizons, painstakingly cataloging the duration of every long take, and friendship.

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01:31:29

167 - The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (1968)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/06/19

D. A. Pennebaker and his documentary crew capture the scene of the century, as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who, the Mamas and the Papas and a host of other rockers take the spotlight during and serve as backdrop to the summer of love. Oh, and we also take a look at the full sets of Hendrix and Otis Redding just to earn the “complete” on the spine. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store.

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01:29:55

382 - La Haine (1995)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/06/12

A young Vincent Cassel burns with a raw intensity in Mathieu Kassovitz‘s day-in-the-life account of three young men bristling against the cycle of poverty and violence that society has both trapped them in and assaults them with at every moment of their daily experiences. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for

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01:18:40

40 - Armageddon (1998)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/06/05

But is it a Criterion film? We drill deep into Michael Bay’s blockbuster to end all blockbusters. And you won’t want to miss a thing. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine (1995).

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01:07:38

586 - Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/05/29

Sci-fi/horror. Bikini lady. Pre-code. A story that has been remade for every generation since the dawn of cinema. Starring Quasimodo and Dracula. Kind of. Don’t pretend that you’re not interested. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Michael

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01:26:03

LD75 - Ghostbusters (1984)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/05/22

Today we celebrate Mike’s birthday with the rebirth of Gozer (you know: the Gozerian?) Yep, we’re watching Ivan Reitman’s all-time action-comedy classic: Ghostbusters. But can we disassociated the powerful weight of nostalgia and truly consider the legitimacy of this film as a valid entry in the Criterion Collection? Uh… no. But that’s ok, because it’s Ghostbusters. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at

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01:34:14

778 - A Special Day (1977)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/05/15

Sophia Loren and Marcelo Mastroinanni heat up the screen again in Ettore Scola’s period piece set on the day in 1938 when Hitler visited Mussolini in Rome. Or at least, that’s what the first 20 minutes or so of the film would lead you to believe. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be

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01:30:47

636 - Heaven’s Gate (1980)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/05/08

Michael Cimino’s sprawling anti-western is, quite famously, one of those films that questions the very legitimacy of auteur filmmaking. We’re joined by recurring guest and friend of the podcast Max Rieger to wrestle with this very question. And not all of us agree with one another. Unless we’re talking about the casting of Isabelle Huppert; we all think she’s perfect in the film. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a

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01:36:19

1124 - Chan is Missing (1982)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/05/01

Joe and Steve hit the pavement of San Francisco’s Chinatown and beyond, searching through a tapestry of Asian-American identities for a business partner who has run off with their money… or has he? Wayne Wang’s stripped-bare noir is less of an homage and more of an exploration of what it means to be an immigrant in a society that demands assimilation and refuses to accept. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random

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02:27:26

814 - Lone Wolf and Cub (1972)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/04/24

Content Warning: The films covered in this episode depict various scenes of sexual assault. Listeners who would not like to engage with this kind of material are encouraged to skip this one 200 eps! So we’re doing 200 movies to celebrate! Actually, just 6 movies. But there’s enough good stuff in these 6 for 200 normal films. Get ready for…Kenji Misumi’s Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972), Kenji Misumi’s Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972), Kenji Misumi’s Lone Wolf and

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01:19:29

094 - I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/04/17

Powell and Pressberger are at it again with another war-time charmer, this time set in rural Scotland! Local characters, local legends, local color, and local love sidetrack a focused young woman determined to get where she’s going! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing

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01:33:59

812 - The Player (1992)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/04/10

One of the hosts is almost positive that Robert Altman’s cutting satire of the Hollywood studio system has already been covered on the podcast. But that might just be due to the fact that he watches The Player too often. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing

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01:24:03

1175 - Dune (1984)

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2023/04/03

Dune. Arrakis. Podcast episode. We’re not the first to reassess David Lynch’s legendarily-disowned adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic novel, but we’re definitely the most recent (at time of this recording). Get into the Random Acts of Cinema Discord! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing

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01:04:53

735 - Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/03/27

This 1966 Jack Nicholson-penned and Jack Nicholson-starring micro-western has all of the earmarks of a shaggy Head-era wannabe freak-out. But wait… Who’s that over there? Is that… Harry Dean Stanton wearing an eyepatch? Maybe, just maybe… If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing David Lynch’s Dune (1984). Get into the Random Acts of Cinema Discord! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store.

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01:13:01

447 Le Doulos (1962)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/03/20

The podcast FINALLY gets to discuss the master of French noir, Jean-Pierre Melville himself. Fedoras and trench coats? A jazzy score? Twists that you see coming and twists that you don’t? A lesson in hard-won and even harder-boiled loyalties? Mais bien sur! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be watching Monte Hellman’s Ride in the

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01:26:15

LD19 - Blade Runner (1982)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/03/13

We’ve podcasted things you people wouldn’t believe. Like the international theatrical release version of Ridley Scott’s tech noir stunner starring Harrison Ford doing his uh… best?… voice-over narration. Mike picks this for Charlie’s annual incept-date show! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Jean-Pierre

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01:11:46

791 - Lady Snowblood Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

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2023/03/06

Is the solution to having not enough Lady Snowblood, just making more Lady Snowblood? The very concept of “the sequel” is methodically hunted down and eviscerated in this follow-up episode on a director Toshiya Fujita’s own follow-up to one of the best action movies of all time. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and

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01:14:28

790 - Lady Snowblood (1973)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/02/27

Mike likes the sword hidden in a parasol. Charlie likes that it takes place during the Meiji era. But who are we kidding? The best part is that Toshiya Fujita’s visually dynamic action/revenge film really lives up to the title. Lady. Snow. Blood. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Toshiya Fujita’s Lady

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01:22:31

783 - Pather Panchali (1955)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/02/20

Satyajit Ray's first installment of the Apu Trilogy, reigns as one of the greatest depictions of humanity ever recorded on film. But does it live up to all of the hype? Yes. It does. What a stupid question. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Toshiya Fujita's Lady Snowblood (1973).

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01:11:25

362 - Border Radio (1987)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/02/13

“Punk rock died when the last kid said, ‘Punk’s not dead… punk’s not dead.’” Or maybe it died when Los Angeles punk frontman Jeff Bailey had to duck over the border into Mexico after stealing $1,000 and a handful of quaaludes from a club owner’s safe. Directors Allison Anders, Dean Lent, and Kurt Voss question all this and more in this classic independent film tracing the struggles of the band members, hangers on, and wife and child who are left behind. Good music too. *Come support the podcast

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01:17:12

83 - The Harder They Come (1973)

Random Acts of Cinema ·

2023/02/06

You know those movies that are about a young person full of promise, who comes to the big city in search of fortune and fame, but inescapable poverty and exploitative gatekeepers drive them to crime, oh and these movies also have a really good soundtrack? Well, this is one of those. And it’s probably the best version of all them, thanks to Jimmy Cliff. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If

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