Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir
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Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 1h 16min
My Name is Julia Ross (1945) with Katie Stebbins
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Katie Stebbins, Digital Projects Librarian at Clark University's Goddard Library, Clark University alum, and film zine creator. Katie joins us to discuss Joseph B. Lewis' creepy Cornwall noir, MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS!
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Dec 3, 2024 • 1h 18min
The Unseen (1945) with Chris Ruble
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Chris Ruble, coordinator of the Clark University Resource Library and the Media Arts Study Hub. Chris joins us to discuss Lewis Allen's obscure governess thriller, THE UNSEEN.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 16min
The Killer (2023) with Nishaly Arous Nieves
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is film student Nishaly Arous Nieves, who joins us to explore the process-obsessed and billionaire-branded world of David Fincher's THE KILLER.
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Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 17min
The Gingerbread Man (1998) with Soren Sorensen
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is documentary filmmaker / film professor Soren Sorensen, who returns to the show to discuss Robert Altman's undersung Nineties Noir, THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
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Oct 22, 2024 • 1h 14min
Dark Passage (1947) with Gillian Rude
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Gillian Rude, a film lover, 35mm enthusiast, and honors graduate of the Clark University Screen Studies program, who joins us to discuss the 1947 Bogie and Bacall classic DARK PASSAGE.
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 15min
Eyewitness (1981) with Andrew Hart
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Andrew Hart, a creative director and audio/video producer, who joins us to discuss the bizarre details of Peter Yates' 1981 thriller EYEWITNESS.
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Sep 24, 2024 • 1h 16min
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) with Liza French
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Clark University alum Liza French, a youth worker, artist, and audio storyteller who joins us to discuss Robert Aldrich's atomic noir KISS ME DEADLY.
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Sep 10, 2024 • 1h 16min
Brick (2005) with Jason Landrum
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is English professor Jason Landrum, who joins us to discuss Rian Johnson's stylish debut feature, BRICK (2005).
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Aug 27, 2024 • 1h 17min
Murder, My Sweet (1944) with Exy Wetterhahn
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Exy Wetterhahn, a teacher and noise musician, who joins us to discuss the queer-coded world of Edward Dmytryk's MURDER, MY SWEET (1944).
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Aug 8, 2024 • 1h 23min
Double Indemnity (1944) with Soren Sorensen
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is documentary filmmaker / film professor Soren Sorensen, who joins us to discuss perhaps the most iconic noir film of all, Billy Wilder's DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944).
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