Altmania

Secret Honor (1984) w/ Valerie Keaton

Altmania returns with our wonderful correspondent Valerie (@stealingvalerie).
We talk all things Nixon, Nixon in movies, as a president, and as just a big loser in life.
We also talk at length about Philip Baker Hall and his astounding performance in this movie, truly a one-of-a-kind man.
This episode was so much fun, we hope you enjoy! 
 
Episode artwork by Ryan E. Torgeson
 
Music:NIXON NOW - Nixon campaign song
Fuyu Goe - Haruomi Hosono

Streamers (1983)

It's a new week of Altman's 1980s theater era. This time we're talking Streamers, a scathing anti-war movie that gets into some pretty bleak places. We're praising David Alan Grier, Matthew Modine, Michael Wright - its a heavy one. We lighten the mood with some humor, but the movie is pretty dreary (in a good way). Bless you all

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

It's another week of Altmania, this time we're reunited with the lovely Sandy Dennis alongside Cher, Karen Black, Marta Heflin, and Kathy Bates in 5 and Dime (I'm not writing the whole name its long). We just go on in this episode about these incredible performances, how this movie stands up in the hall of fame of queer cinema, and we share some Cher stories along the way. Go watch this one!

Bonus #2 - More Popeye

We wanted to talk more about Popeye so here's a bonus ep, just Este and I chatting about some stuff we might've missed. We also talk (spoiler free) about The Curse wrapping up, some creative talk. Just some good old fashioned poddin'
 
music
neil young - cowgirl in the sand
jon brion - overture
random song from ryan's demos
jon brion - tabla
dreaming on a cloud - the tornados

Popeye (1980) w/ Pod Casty for Me

We're joined this week by our wonderful friends Ian and Jake from Pod Casty for Me on the beautiful island of Sweethaven to discuss POPEYE. There's lots of great jokes and laughs, and we get into this production that is maybe more entertaining than the actual movie itself. There's Robert Evans impressions, lots of cocaine talk, and a whole lot to share with Popeye. 
 
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HealtH (1980)

It's the return from our holiday hiatus as we begin the new year and new era of 1980's Robert Altman. Apologies for a little bit of a low-energy episode, we're recovering from the holidays.
We talk about the funny ensemble comedy HealtH, a movie that is currently on the brink of becoming lost media. You can find it on YouTube in really low quality, but it's otherwise completely unavailable on home media and streaming. So come listen to us chat about it and let's hope this will get saved very soon! Peace and love, happy new year.
 
Intro and outro - 
Healthy Choice - Jon Brion

Bonus #1 - The Bob Awards (a look back at the 70s)

It's the end of the year and the end of the 70s for Robert Altman, so we decided to take a look back at the movies we've watched so far. Then we hand out some of the first annual BOB AWARDS, our handpicked awards for some categories we created. Then, we end the episode ranking our favorite movies from this decade. This one was a lot of fun, so we hope you enjoy!

A Perfect Couple (1979)

We've reached our final Altman movie of the 1970s! It's a romantic comedy starring Paul Dooley and Marta Heflin; it's quirky, weird, funny, and a little messy. We talk about all that stuff, plus Este shares a very funny first date story, and we just have a very fun time chatting about this movie. Hope you like it!What a crazy trip it's been so far (keep an eye out next week for a bonus episode 1970s retrospective, that'll be very fun). 
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Outro music: Ryan E. Torgeson

Quintet (1979)

This one's maybe our goofiest episode yet, we're talking about Altman's 1979 sci-fi postapocalyptic gambling thriller set in the future, starring Paul Newman. We get into the rushed and weird production of this movie, including why it has 4 credited writers. And we also just joke around a lot and talk about what made this movie feel so bizarre and out of place in Altman's filmography. Really fun episode, peace and love!!!!!--Intro and outro music: Ryan E. Torgesonfollow us at @altmaniapod@molecularlioneI@estebzilla

A Wedding (1978)

We've returned from our thanksgiving break to visit the first of what we call Altman's "dark age", it's A Wedding. We get into wedding movies, how this movie was written by 3 people, and just gush over how funny and weird this one is. We recommend everybody check this out, it's hard to find but hopefully it can get restored someday. --
Intro / outro music by Ryan E. Torgeson

3 Women (1977)

This week we discuss the third film of Robert Altman's "dream movies"; we're talking about 3 Women (1977) starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. We also chat a little bit about the new show The Curse from Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. Fun episode, its great to be back, peace and love!
 
--Music by Ryan E. Torgeson

Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)

It's a chill week here on Altmania as we come down from our Nashville high. We get into this underappreciated Altman / Paul Newman joint and also get into what doesn't work for this movie and why it's not really talked about. It's a pretty interesting little movie overall so we recommend you check it out sometime. Peace and love
 
Intro and outro music by Ryan E. Torgeson