EPISODE · May 30, 2022 · 1H 51M
Joe Carducci
from Chatting Lit · host Dave Morris
For this episode I speak to Joe Carducci about his screenplay collections Wyoming Stories and Western Stories, as well as his book about Western films, Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture. We discuss some of his favourite Westerns, why people still watch Westerns today, and how film making has changed over the years.Books mentioned in this episode:Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy RockwellThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Passenger by Cormac McCarthyStella Maris by Cormac McCarthySalt Lick by Lulu AllisonFlake by Matthew DooleySwamplandia! by Karen RussellThe Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick HarschAmerica and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff WaltonStone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture by Joe CarducciWestern Stories by Joe CarducciWyoming Stories by Joe CarducciRock and the Pop Narcotic: Testament for the Electric Church by Joe CarducciEnter Naomi: SST, L.A. and All That... by Joe CarducciThe Film Till Now: A Survey of World Cinema by Paul RothaWestern Films: A Complete Guide by Brian GarfieldMusic by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
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For this episode I speak to Joe Carducci about his screenplay collections Wyoming Stories and Western Stories, as well as his book about Western films, Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture. We discuss some of his favourite Westerns, why people still watch Westerns today, and how film making has changed over the years. Books mentioned in this episode: Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy ...
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