grab bag: Quarantine 2020

About this episode

The hosts discuss various films and entertainment that kept them entertained during quarantine.

It's been a while. We discuss what's kept us entertained and sane in Shelter-In-Place including the gory, gutsy guerrilla action film Deadbeat at Dawn (1988) Guy Maddin's odes to his city and ours in My Winnipeg (2007) and The Green Fog (2017), Harry's pickaxe striking a mother lode of untapped 80's horror sleepers, Nick teaching Chris Marker's La Jetée (1962) to his AP English class, and our ever-returning to the town of Twin Peaks. Also we share our "to watch" quarantine lists. Enjoy, stay safe, wash your hands, we love you. Balboa Forever.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Nordlinger, Harry Nordlinger

Topics covered

• quarantine entertainment
• film analysis
• 80's horror
• guerrilla filmmaking
• cinematic discussions

Keywords

• quarantine
• film
• Deadbeat at Dawn
• My Winnipeg
• 80's horror
• La Jetée
• Twin Peaks

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Deadbeat at Dawn, My Winnipeg, The Green Fog, La Jetée

Places: Twin Peaks

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