The Double MacGuffin

Henry Griffin and Jonathan Freilich discuss two movies in each episode. This time it's a couple of unusual romps by two iconic and singular British directors, Ken Russell and Peter Greenaway.

The theme for this episode was the short feature. Both selections are an unusual take on the genre. Henry Griffin and Jonathan Freilich expose, review, question, and generally get excited about these great pieces of cinema.

Henry Griffin and Jonathan Freilich discuss two fascinating films to take you far away from the immediacies of the pandemic.

Director/Screenwriter/Film professor, Henry Griffin discusses Safe and Silent Running with composer, Jonathan Freilich. Rec. April 2020

From the original series hosted on Nolascape.org

Henry selected this one. A very interesting film. Check it out and enjoy the podcast.

From one point of view, it can look like a collection of horse opera clichés. A pace or two to the side to let the light hit it from another angle, and it is Sophocles set against the unfinished clapboard fronts of a prairie pioneer town instead of the columns of a Mycenaean palace. Are the two bath scenes just non-sequitur comedy skits with cowboy song musical accompaniment, or are they choral interludes in a play of destiny?

In this installment, Henry Griffin and Jonathan Freilich discuss Popeye, the incredibly unusual 1980 film, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall. It's art, music, and classic iconography all around.

Henry griffin is a screenwriter/director who teaches film at UNO.Jonathan Freilich is a composer who has worked on many types of visual production.

Talking about Francis Ford Coppola's incredible film, starring Vincent Gallo.