About this episode
Elinor Lewy documents her experience at the Vinegar Syndrome Weekender film festival with her friend Jess, featuring interviews and reactions to the films showcased.
In mid May, film collective Zelluloid 42 and US film label Vinegar Syndrome organized a mini festival called Vinegar Syndrome Weekender showcasing a selection of outrageous, nonsensical, incredibly entertaining B movies and celebrating celluloid film. I went there with my B movie loving friend Jess and this episode is a documentation of our time there. You'll hear our bewildered reactions to the films we saw, a Q&A with Vinegar Syndrome co-founder Joe Rubin and chief archivist Oscar Becher (apologies for the audio, recording it was a spur of the moment decision), and a short interview with Zelluloid 42 programmers Audrey and Tarek. Did we leave the cinema forever changed after this weekend? Maybe so! And we've got Zelluloid 42 and Vinegar Syndrome to thank for it! If you live in Berlin and love transgressive, psychotronic cinema, Zelluloid 42's monthly film series Pleasure Dome at Filmrauschpalast is the place to be! Show Notes: Zelluloid 42 Vinegar Syndrome Creepshow Tales from the Crypt Susan Tyrell Jim Jarmusch Tommy Wiseau Konstantin Stanislavski Actors on Actors Pledge Night Demon Wind The Kids in the Hall Battlefield Earth Night Train to Terror Megalopolis Marathon Man…
People in this episode
Host: Elinor Lewy
Guests: Joe Rubin, Oscar Becher, Audrey, Tarek
Topics covered
- B movies
- film festival
- interviews
- celluloid film
- transgressive cinema
Keywords
- Vinegar Syndrome
- B movies
- film festival
- Zelluloid 42
- interviews
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Zelluloid 42, Vinegar Syndrome
Books & works: Creepshow, Tales from the Crypt, Actors on Actors, Pledge Night, Demon Wind, The Kids in the Hall, Battlefield Earth, Night Train to Terror, Megalopolis, Marathon Man
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