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New Podcast Episode Available Now.

DVD cover art for Paul Schrader’s “Forever Mine,” a film every bit as horny as critics said “The Comfort of Strangers” was.

On this week’s episode of The Filmography, Bjorn and I are joined by special guest Cameron Pulley for a discussion about Paul Schrader’s stylish and strange (and barely released!) 1999 neo-noir melodrama, “Forever Mine,” starring Joseph Fiennes, Gretchen Moll, and Ray Liotta.

Paul Schrader and Gretchen Moll on the set of “Forever Mine.”

The film is so strange in fact that rather than attempt to summarize the narrative myself, I’ll just re-post the synopsis from Paul Schrader’s website here:

“Forever Mine” synopsis from http://paulschrader.org
Joseph Fiennes and some very strange make-up choices.
(The greatly underrated) Gretchen Moll.

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Now streaming on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Watch the trailer for “Forever Mine” here:

“Forever Mine” trailer on YouTube.

Watch the full movie here:

“Forever Mine” on YouTube.

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New Podcast Episode Available Now: Affliction

On this week’s episode of The Filmography, Bjorn Olson and I take a deep dive into Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Russell Banks’ harrowing account of the fallout from an abusive father-son relationship, featuring Oscar-nominated turns from Nick Nolte (who has only ever been better in Neil Jordan’s “The Good Thief“), and James Coburn. As the abusive father, Coburn won the Oscar.

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Watch the trailer for “Affliction” here:

Nick Nolte was Oscar-nominated, and James Coburn won, for their portrayals of an embattled father and son on a collision course.

See what Siskel & Ebert had to say about “Affliction” here:

Siskel & Ebert raise their thumbs for Schrader’s picture.
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New Podcast Episode Available Now

Original poster for "Touch."
Paul Schrader’s 1997 adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s “Touch.”

Happy Filmography Friday! In this week’s episode, Bjorn Olson and I are joined by returning special guest, Noah Taylor, for a discussion of Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s strangest novel, “Touch,” the first of two films Schrader released in 1997 (followed by Affliction). Thank you for listening!

New episode now streaming on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Watch the trailer for Touch here:

https://youtu.be/27YYTUZuUP8?si=2o6TwPkQKodt4qQy

Watch the film here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMD7CNZbmVA&t=208s

Purchase the Elmore Leonard novel here:

Elmore Leonard’s strangest novel.

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New Podcast Episode Available Now

On this week’s episode of The Filmography podcast, Bjorn and I discuss Paul Schrader’s 1994 HBO original film, Witch Hunt, a strange, comic, supernatural noir, starring Dennis Hopper as a 1950s private dick surrounded by magic and murder.

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