Episode 113: The Parrot Is Under Police Protection

Dear listeners, this week, we are joined by guest star Paul Comeau for an episode about master documentarian, Errol Morris! Paul was a former cohost of The Geek Life podcast alongside Melissa, so this is a reunion of sorts. Also, Errol Morris is awesome. If you would like to drink along, we recommend picking up a bottle of Lambrusco (Windy’s pick) or pre-Prohibition cocktails crafted out of Old Tom gin (which is what Paul was sharing with Melissa). We do have one correction for this week’s episode. During the show, Melissa complains that the film A Brief History of Time is nigh-impossible to see. Well, it isn’t anymore! In 2014 (which was after Melissa marathoned all of Morris’ films), Criterion released A Brief History of Time on both DVD and Blu-Ray, so now it’s back in circulation. Also,  we promised a photo of Errol Morris hugging Werner Herzog under a rainbow, so here you go: Show notes behind the cut! Movies mentioned: Gates of Heaven Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Burden of Dreams Vernon, Florida The Thin Blue Line The Unknown Known A Brief History of Errol Morris A Brief History of Time The Dark Wind First Person (TV) Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara Standard Operating Procedure Tabloid Documentary Now! (TV) Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Midnight Special Take Shelter People mentioned: Errol Morris Werner Herzog Ed Gein Alice Waters Les Blank Philip Glass Stephen Hawking Lou Diamond Phillips Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Temple Grandin Tony Mendez Robert S. McNamara Donald Rumsfeld Joyce McKinney Jeff Nichols Michael Shannon Adam Driver Links: Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe: http://www.hulu.com/watch/512588 “Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?” by Errol Morris, about the Valley of Death: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg-part-one/ The Interrotron: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663105/errol-morriss-secret-weapon-for-unsettling-interviews-the-interrotron 30 Errol Morris Movies that Can Be Streamed Online: http://www.metafilter.com/138558/Thirty-Errol-Morris-movies-that-can-be-streamed Errol Morris’ 2002 Academy Awards short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEsoSR2npes A great article about how Morris made the short film for the 2002 Academy Awards: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/04/01/a-movie-for-everyone Documentary Now! http://www.ifc.com/shows/documentary-now Paul’s MS150 donation page: http://bikemnm.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MNMBikeEvents?px=14143851&pg=personal&fr_id=27006&_ga=1.57116578.904602211.1463266927 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_Iron-Blooded_Orphans The post Episode 113: The Parrot Is Under Police Protection appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.