Altmania

Mar 07 2025 81 ep. 118 mins 7

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Hosts Ryan and Este discuss movies, politics, and most importantly, Robert Altman. Having finished discussing every Altman movie, we’re expanding the Altmanian mindset with our new series, ”Friends of Bob”, starting with the filmography of Paul Thomas Anderson!

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Mortal Thoughts (1991)

Mar 07 2025 123 mins

In 1991, Alan Rudolph receives a call from Demi Moore ONE day before they're about to shoot this little movie she's producing, MORTAL THOUGHTS. The original director's been fired, the production company is gonna pull back the money unless they can get someone in under the wire, what are they gonna do?? Well, get yourself a gun, and let's head on over to Jersey town to tune into thi

Love at Large (1990)

Feb 28 2025 116 mins

Live at Largo, it's LOVE AT LARGE. The Alan Rudolph movie that feels vaguely like Trouble in Mind, transplanted to a 1990s Portland, with an added hitchcock-ian "wrong man" story, that is also a screwball comedy, and Tom Berenger talks like Beetlejuice, and there's a cameo even more insane than Divine in TiM. So what did we think of it? Well, perhaps one of us was more into it than

The Moderns (1988)

Feb 21 2025 150 mins

From all the times we say "postmodern" on the show, we finally get to POST Moderns, Alan Rudolph's THE MODERNS, from 1988. The Altmania boys are together at last, recording in the same room, and now have to make eye contact with each other. Scary stuff. We manage to get through it as we talk about Este's trip up to Seattle, Scarecrow video, eating Doritos, watching this movie toget

Made in Heaven (1987) w/ Jason Miller

Feb 14 2025 134 mins

From podcast to GODcast! That’s right, folks, today we’re covering the 2003 Tom Shadyac film BRUCE ALMIGHTY. And this week's guest is a match made in heaven for this show, it's our research comrade and friend-in-Rudolph, Jason Miller! He checks in with us as we cross the halfway mark on our Alan Rudolph series. We see how good of a job we're doing, key players we should keep an

Trouble in Mind (1985) w/ Aaron Casias

Feb 07 2025 144 mins

We knew this guy was trouble when he walked in, it's Aaron from the Hit Factory Podcast returning to discuss Alan Rudolph's 1985 neo-noir set-in-the-past-but-also-in-the-future, shot right there in beautiful Seattle, it's TROUBLE IN MIND. We get into some overall Rudolph discussion and share some big PTA news, before we jump right in with Keith Carradine in cool suits and funky hai

[Patreon Preview] Return Engagement (1983)

Feb 03 2025 5 mins

To hear the rest of this episode, you can head over to our Patreon where for $5 a month you'll get access to two bonus episodes per month. We both had a lot of fun researching this one, it's a good way to get into the Patreon.--Another edition of the Patreon feed coming straight down the tube -- we're checking out Alan Rudolph's first and only documentary feature, following the Los

Songwriter (1984) w/ Chris Woodward

Jan 31 2025 108 mins

Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be podcasters. It's another edition of Altmania: Friends of Bob, continuing right along in our Alan Rudolph series. This time we're joined again by a returning champion, our pal from Podside Picnic, Chris Woodward. We get into this interesting leap in budget for ol' Rudolph, working alongside Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson in a fun littl

Choose Me (1984) w/ Esmé Holden

Jan 24 2025 117 mins

Choose me!! That's what this episode is telling you in your feed right now, press play, press the little button and listen to me!! We're back from a short break, joined by our friend Esmé Holden, a wonderful film writer and cool person all around to discuss Alan Rudolph's biggest independent film CHOOSE ME. We get into the film's many playful depictions genre, artifice, and mood;

UNLOCKED: The Late Show (1977)

Jan 17 2025 134 mins

We're taking a short break for some personal stuff, but for now, enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed. If you like what you hear, consider subscribing for just $5/month, and receive 2 monthly bonus episodes----------------------------------------It's our final Lion's Gate production this episode (Remember My Name is this week so that's the other one we're doing lol). T

Endangered Species (1982) w/ Peter Raleigh

Jan 10 2025 136 mins

Don't have a cow, man - it's another episode of Altmania right on schedule. We're joined by a returning favorite, a writer we both admire, Peter Raleigh! He steps into the pen with us to check out Alan Rudolph's second film with Zalman King (happy Zalmanuary to those that celebrate). It's the horror sci-fi eco-thriller ENDANGERED SPECIES - we get into X-Files talk, Twin Peaks, 1982