body heat

This week on Remainders, we talk the 1981 neo-noir Body Heat. Written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan – around the same time as writing Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Empire Strikes Back – Body Heat was inspired by Double Indemnity and launched the careers of William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Ned (Hurt) is a hapless lawyer who falls hard for the sultry but married Matty (Turner). Their affair turns dark though when they initiate a plot to kill her husband – with the potential to reap his fortune. A throwback to 40s crime noir, Body Heat feels especially relevant today as society reevaluates the eroticism in films of the 80s and 90s.

Other topics include new pieces from Darren’s collection and his upcoming exhibit at La Luz De Jesus Gallery, some first time Remainders swag available for purchase, a visit to the Hollywood Museum, what we’re watching on TV these days, Ebert vs. Kael, favorite William Hurt and Kathleen Turner performances, and the enduring brilliance of traumatic 1980s kids movies.

Music Picks of the Week

Sink to the Bottom by Fountains of Wayne

Mysterium by Hammock

Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee King

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In this week's episode, Ricky and Jon interview New Flesh regular Emina Melonic, Emina is an adjunct fellow of the Center for American Greatness. She is an unabashed cinephile and holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and three Master's degrees: in Humanities, and in Theology. Her work as a writer and critic has appeared in American Greatness, The Spectator, Law and Liberty, The New Criterion, The American Mind, National Review and many more. Topics covered include the censorship of children's author Roald Dahl, eroticism in the Soviet Era, the lethal eroticism of Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat" [1981], beauty in art AND more. 

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The Soviet Erotic and Today’s Misbegotten Effort to Kill Eros - American Greatness:

https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/07/the-soviet-erotic-and-todays-misbegotten-effort-to-kill-eros/

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Descent into Erotic Madness – Splice Today:

https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/descent-into-erotic-madness

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Burn, Baby, Burn, Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat (1981) and the lethal eroticism of Kathleen Turner:

https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/burn-baby-burn

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Masked Eroticism in Eyes Wide Shut – Splice Today:

https://www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictures/masked-eroticism-in-eyes-wide-shut

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Into great beauty - The New Criterion:

https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/into-great-beauty

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From hot sauce to hot temperatures, we’re bringing the heat this week. We talk about premium peppers from China’s Sichuan province and visit a Bay Area tea shop to see what we can learn about staying cool. We bring you a story from a beach in Brooklyn famous for its classic summertime snack and take a hard look at how climate change is affecting growers in the Pacific Northwest.

Further reading and listening:

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To learn more about thermoregulation, check out the University of Sydney’s study on body heat storage.

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