We're soooo back, folks - it's time to kick off the Demme deep-dive! We re-introduce ourselves and talk about one cool thing we've both been up to, before officially kicking off our new series on the life, times, and art of one JONATHAN DEMME. We talk about his early upbringing in Long Island, NY - his immediate love for cinema and writing, his father's work as a writer, his mother's encouragement to log his films in diaries, before the family moves down to Miami, FL and his whole life changes. Jumping between his passion as a veterinarian and film scholar, we slowly track his life leading up to working as a publicist for United Artists, before he meets the Big Kahuna himself, Roger Corman. We get into Corman's Hollywood success story, how he, Demme, and Joe Viola strike up a deal that leads us to ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME - his first written feature and production credit.

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We're very happy to have gotten to sit down with cinematographer and son of Robert Altman -- Robert Reed "Bobby" Altman. He shares with us stories of joining his dad on the production of Nashville, his early life travelling the world with his family, joining the camera department and working on everything from the Popeye set in Malta, to working on the art department for Quintet and 3 Women, OC and Stiggs stories of King Sunny Ade, working on Trixie and Return Engagement with Alan Rudolph, Altman and Demme's friendship. There was just so many awesome stories and we're glad we could be there to hear them and then record them for you to also hear! Love to all the bobbleheads out there, we'll return on JUNE 4TH to kick off our new series doing a deep-dive on the works of Jonathan Demme. Until then, stay cool, love one another. Follow Robert Reed Altman: https://robertreedaltmandp.com/ Follow Altmania: https://altmaniapod.com https://estebannoel.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/altmania Use the code DEMME for 25% off your first month!

We're taking a short break to prepare for our Jonathan Demme series, for now, enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed. If you like what you hear, consider subscribing with our discount code DEMME to get 25% off your first month! ---------------------------------------- We're checking out Alan Rudolph's first and only documentary feature, following the Los Angeles stop of the Timothy Leary // G. Gordon Liddy debate tour. We get into the current state of the world, where we're at now, before we jump into the deep end on the FBI, CIA, Nixon, MKultra, watergate, Iran Contra, counterculture movements, and all of that jazz. Plus we learn that Gordon Liddy was one crazy ass white boy.

You can watch Return Engagement right here! Articles mentioned, further reading, etc. AFI CATALOG | Return Engagement Alan Rudolph interviews in Verité Dallas '63: The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House | Peter Dale Scott Lost' films found 3: Alan Rudolph's 'Return Engagement' | Media Funhouse Operation Mind Control - Researcher's Edition | Walter Bowart Timothy Leary | Harvard Dept. of Psychology The Watergate Files The Timothy Leary Project | Jennifer Ulrich White hand society : the psychedelic partnership of Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg | Peter Conners