Original Cast Album: Company is a 53-minute documentary by the late great legend, D.A. Pennebaker. It documents the original cast recording of the theatrical 1970 musical, Company, by Stephen Sondheim. Jim's obsession with seeing this documentary began last year when he saw the IFC Documentary Now! Spoof on this film, Co-op. Now, thanks to The Criterion Channel, Jim got his wish--and he's obsessed.
On this week's episode of Stuff We've Seen, Jim and Teal discuss Company, the Documentary Now! spoof, and the genius of D.A. Pennebaker's fly-on-the-wall camerawork, and tension-building editing.
Also on the program, Jim takes a dive into some additional Criterion Channel offerings from filmmaker Cheryl Dunye. Dunye's 1992 Watermelon Woman is an interesting, self-reflexive part narrative, part documentary, part mocumentary look at black lesbian issues, and the history of black female representation in film. It serves as a reminder for Jim that not all film offerings need to be feature commercial narratives.
Also on this week's agenda is Jim re-examining Gus Van Sant's 1991 follow-up to Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho. Idaho is currently playing on Criterion Channel as part of Criterion's Queersighted: Turn the Gaze Around series.
And if that is not enough for you, dear listener, Jim watched a truly bizarre 1971 offering, Daughters of Darkness, courtesy of Amazon Prime, and Teal watched Trolls: World Tour. Oh, and we find out that Teal hates Harry Potter. So there is a ton to unpack. Get at it!
Promising Young Woman and News of the World
Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Ghost Story, and Other Tales From the Original Dream Warrior, Craig Wasson.
Craig Wasson: Thank God for My Guitar
WW84, Midnight Sky, and Losey, Losey, Losey!
Mank: David Fincher's Technically Detailed Look at Hollywood's Past
Raising Cain: A Brian De Palma Triple Threat
Jim and Teal Double Down on De Palma
Brian De Palma: Jim and Teal Get Obsessed.
Death by Alogrithm: The Search for Movies with Style, Substance, and Soul
You Don't Know Jack! Nicholson Vs. The Academy
Thrillers, Killers, Chillers, and Drillers: Criterion Horror Films of the 70s Continued.
Jim and Teal Scare You to Death
Joel Potrykus: A Writer/Director Doing it His Way.
Teal and Jim Give You the Feels
#byNWR, Nicolas Winding Refn All the Time.
The Devil All The Time and The Cotton Club Gets an Encore.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things: Charlie Kaufman's Manic Pixie Fixation.
Slacker Films of the 90s and Jim Sees Tenet
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and Other Lurid Tales
An Interview with Galen Howard: Actor and Cult Movie Enthusiast.
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