strange days

Have you ever jacked in? Wire-tripped? Experienced a Blackjack? This isn't just TV but better, it's STRANGE DAYS!

Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron make their cyberpunk statement on a world consumed by addiction, violence, and virtual reality headsets...in 1995! Joining us is to make sense of it all is critic, author of BECOMING ALIEN, and five-time (!!) returning guest, Sarah Welch-Larson!

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References:

• The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Transgressor by Deborah Jermyn and Sean Redmond
• James Cameron: Interviews
• ArtForum Kathryn Bigelow Interview
• The Terminator Files James Cameron Interview
• LA Times Rave Extras Have Too Much Fun
• FilmScouts Strange Days Press Conference
• https://steadicamforum.com/uploads/monthly_07_2013/post-134-0-68782600-1373824789.jpg
• https://www.luxonline.org.uk/articles/visual_pleasure_and_narrative_cinema(1).html

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This week we dive into the 1995's version of 1999 in the movie Strange Days directed by Kathryn Bigelow.  The movie follows an ex-cop turned memory-dealer, Lenny, who is sucked into a murder cover-up when a friend gives him the recording of a high-profile black musician being executed by a cop. Lenny attempts to get to the bottom of the situation while dealing with his own demons, all while the city of L.A. is a powder keg of racial tension and end-of-the-millennium fervor.  Unfortunately still relevant 28 years later.

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Stephen is back!  After talking about Jim Morrison, we really wanted to take a deep dive into Ray Manzarek.  Manzarek played keyboard and marimba for The Doors. We decided to focus on The Doors second album, Strange Days, this time.  We re-listened to the vinyl album, watched documentaries, and pulled research articles.  With all this background we come up with the ultimate list of 10 questions to ask Ray Manzarek. 

Video of Episode available at: https://youtu.be/80oZgTNLVJc

In our inaugural episode, we cover Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 box office bomb, Strange Days. Is it an underrated classic or just one of Jim Cameron's politically charged fever dreams? You're gonna have to listen to find out.

CONTENT WARNING: This film is a hard R-movie. Aside from your fair amount of nudity and profanity, there are explicit scenes of sexual and police violence. If that sort of thing isn't your bag, you might want to pass.

And before the nitpickers of the Internet get to us, here's a few show notes to correct what we said on air:

• No known connection between Kathryn Bigelow and Hackers
• Michael Wincott has "the voice of Satan"
• Matthew F. Leonetti was the cinematographer
• Phil(o) is the name of Michael Wincott's character, not the DJ
• Rodney King and the LA Riots occurred in 1992, not 93
• "In the Line of Fire" was the film starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich
• Richard Edson plays "Tick", the "Ferris Bueller thief".

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