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Films at First Sight

Joe Ferry & Graham James

Joe and Graham celebrate and explore cinema, new and old, through the lens of the first time viewer. Such a wide angle includes the underserved medium of short films as well as the glancing into the future through film festivals and upcoming releases!

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Episode 46: Daisies

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2024/06/07

This episode we are joined by Rachel and Ariel from The More Deadly Podcast to chat about Věra Chytilová's Daisies, a movie near and dear to Joe's chaotic heart. For maximum chaos, subjects include food fights, blacklists, feminsim in film, taking mushrooms and talking to the police, and surprise appearance from Ariel's cat! Check it out!!

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The 7th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival...

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2024/06/04

Join us in the cozy little mountain town of Jim Torpe for The Seventh Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival as we regale the sights and sounds of one of Pennsylvania's BEST Film Festivals. We talk creepy Irish tales, locally shot tearjerkers, and finally find something tense enough that it forced Graham to flee the theater. JTIFF really does have something for everyone!

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01:30:35

Firsts of the Month: March 2024

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2024/05/09

Instead of our socials with images of what we watched, we're sitting down to chat about some of our favorite (and least favorite) films that we watched in March of 2024. And of course we get wildly distracted along the way. So join us for our inaugural episode of Firsts of the Month!

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01:24:02

Off the Shelf: La Gammick aka The Mob

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2024/04/06

Welcome to Off the Shelf, where we dive into the world of physical media. In our first episode, Joe and Graham look at Canadian International Pictures' release of The Mob (La gammick) (1975), a crime driven character study which is accompanied with the animated short film Hunger (1974) and a wonderfully Canadian mixtape of Quebec crime film trailers.

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Exposure Time: Ennio

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2024/03/25

On this episode of Exposure Time, we preview the documentary, Ennio, a retrospective look at the work of master film composer, Ennio Morricone.......... sorry I got lost thinking of the sweeping beauty that is the theme to One Upon a Time in the West. Well, at this point, might as well save all of the gushing, flowery language, and superlatives for the episode. It's a good one.

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01:40:31

Episode 45: Human Lanterns (1982)

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2024/03/08

Joe and Graham welcome their friend and FFS alumnus Caitlin Grant, host of Plug It Up podcast, on a deep dive into a sincere and heartwarming drama about the people who shine brightest in our lives and how they inspire us to our greatest potential... jk, it is straight-up about a dude who makes lanterns out of human flesh. What?

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Episode 44: The Last American Virgin (1982)

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2024/02/16

In which Joe and Graham cleanse their palate from their recent exposure to Salo by way of the 1982 sex comedy The Last American Virgin. Was it the light-hearted nostalgia blanket the guys needed? Listen to find out. You know it'll bother you if you don't.

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Exposure Time: Dario Argento Panico

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2024/02/05

Join us as we unveil a new spinoff series, Exposure Time, where we review new and upcoming films. Our first in this series has us diving into the life and work of the Master of Giallo, Dario Argento in Simone Scafidi's Dario Argento Panico which just premiered on Shudder.

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Episode 43: Dark Passage

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2024/01/24

We're LIVE at the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA with special guest Matthew Sorrento where we watched 1947's Dark Passage for the first time with an AMAZING audience. Grab a seat and listen to us chat about the film, noir tropes, the legendary couple that was Bogie and Bacall, and Matt set us all straight on how brutal the writing industry could be, particarly for author David Goodis, whose novel Dark Passage was the source material for the film.

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Episode 42: 2023 Year in Review

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2024/01/19

2023 was maybe our most surprising year yet! Little did we know we would discover a specific theme and boy do we have a lot to say about it. Joe and Graham sit down to chat their favorite new releases for the year, favorite first time watches, and get a little unfocused. Which was actually perfect because it let topics such as physical media, theater viewings and a while lot more bubble to the surface.

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Episode 41: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

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2024/01/18

We get a welcomed visit from Jason Stein, member of Dads from the Crypt podcast, and he takes us beyond the pale by recommending a literal hell of a first watch for two of us: Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Join us as we discuss this controversially graphic, offensively vulgar, and undeniably beautiful and well-crafted film.

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Short Ends: Fck'n Nuts

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2023/12/19

We're back with another episode of Short Ends! This time Joe & Graham discuss Sam Fox's gross out short film Fck'n Nuts which takes the terrifying concept of meeting the parents and brings it to wonderfully silly levels.

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01:09:17

Creator's Lens: Bomani J. Story

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2023/12/14

Graham and Joe had the pleasure to sit down with Bomani J. Story, the writer and director of 2023's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster to discuss his first feature, the film festival gauntlet, the importance of identity, and adapting a literary classic.

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01:40:49

Episode 40: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)

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2023/12/04

Friend of the show, Natalie returns to join Graham to do something shocking. Get Joe to watch a new movie released in 2023. This episode we are talking 2023's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, a contemporary spin on Mary Shelley's classic tale of science and control.

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02:04:13

Episode 39: The Swimmer (1968)

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2023/10/20

Pour yourself a cocktail and travel down the Lucinda River with Joe , Graham, and new guest to the show, Rachel from the Zombie Grrlz Podcast Network as they discuss 1968's The Swimmer. The gang talks pool parties, deconstructing traditional masculinity, and surrealism in film. Cheers to the first time!

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01:45:55

Episode 38: The Wild Bunch (1969)

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2023/10/06

Saddle up and hit the trail with us for a brand new episode where we discuss Sam Peckinpah's ultraviolent western The Wild Bunch. Graham is our episode's first timer and we go into depth on the subversive, bloody drama while touching on the idea of "Dad films", the importance of animal safety, and the awesomeness of Warren Oates.

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Short Ends: Ep. 3 The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus

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2022/07/18

Jayson is back to review The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, a brand new monster movie/action flick that stars Danny Trejo even if it's just for a hot minute.

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Short Ends: Ep. 1 Exo Sapien

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2022/07/02

Welcome to Short Ends, a spinoff series looking at upcoming or newly released Short Films and Features. Jayson joins us to discuss Exo Sapien, a short that screened at this Chattanooga Film Festival (2022).

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Episode 29: Cleo from 5 to 7

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2022/06/25

We're chatting French New Wave with new guest Natalie as Joe introduces the crew to Agnès Varda's Cléo from 5 to 7. We talk pointy boobs, tarot cards, and of course, the many cats of Varda.

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Episode 27: Pink Flamingos

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2022/05/24

Even with the hectic events of 2022, we still find time to satisfy our perverted urges. Listen, as we not only commit another act of indecent exposure, but add to this social horror by making our guest wait in the car. Is there no shame? Lara joins us as we talk John Waters' Pink Flamingos.

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