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Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryEssay: Why I Write by George Orwell (1946)Why I Write by George Orwell (1946)Narrated by Brett GregoryFull Text available here: https://www.seriousfeather.com/blog.html#whyiwriteGeorge Orwell (1903-1950) was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). The latter of these is a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.Born Eric Arthur Blair, Orwell never entirely abandoned his original name, but his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London, appeared in 1933 as the work of George Orwell (the...2025-06-1818 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryEssay: The Catastrophe of Success by Tennessee Williams (1947)Full Text available here: https://www.seriousfeather.com/blog.html#catastropheofsuccessTennessee Williams (1911-1983) was an American dramatist whose plays reveal a world of human frustration in which sex and violence underlie an atmosphere of romantic gentility.He worked at jobs ranging from theatre usher to Hollywood scriptwriter until success came with The Glass Menagerie (1944). In it Williams portrayed a declassed Southern family living in a tenement. The play is about the failure of a domineering mother, Amanda, living upon her delusions of a romantic past, and her cynical son, Tom, to secure...2025-06-1614 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryToby Manning Interview: Part 2 - ‘Forces of Chaos and Anarchy’ - 1964 to 1971A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music.Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era.Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or...2025-04-0328 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregorySpecial Report: Released Palestinian Prisoners Reveal Israeli Crimes Against HumanityProduced in association with the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy.www.thepipd.comFull transcript available athttps://www.seriousfeather.com/politics.html#PalestinianPrisoners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-2007 min
Notably DisneyDr. Gregory Camp Examines Disney Theme Park MusicNotably Disney commonly features conversations with composers and musicians responsible for developing many of the scores we love, including those in the theme parks. Rarely, however, has host Brett Nachman had the opportunity to speak with a musicologist who disentangles such tunes. Joining Brett on this episode is Dr. Gregory Camp, a senior lecturer of music at the University of Auckland School of Music. Later this year, Camp's new book, Music in the Disney Theme Parks, will be published through Routledge. Gregory discusses with Brett what’s in store in this academic title that peers into the music that co...2025-03-0455 min
Infection Control MattersReducing CAUTI in intermittent self-catheterisation. The trial that didn't make it..In this episode, Phil Russo talks to Brett Mitchell and Kate Browne about a study that did not make it over the line. Following a systematic review in 2021 that examined the issue of UTIs in those who self catheterise, a study to examine whether previous work demonstrating a reduction in CAUTI in indwelling catheters through the use of Chlorhexidine for meatal cleansing would be effective was designed. The team discuss the complexities of getting what was essentially a community-based study over the line and why ultimately it did not progress, much to the sadness of the team. previous relevant...2025-02-0531 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Behind The Scenes of Franz Kafka and Independent Filmmaking in Greater ManchesterInterview: Behind The Scenes of Franz Kafka and Independent Filmmaking in Greater ManchesterInterview with Brett Gregory, Creative Director at Serious Feather, conducted by Jon Baldwin, Senior Lecturer in Film and Digital Media at London Metropolitan University.Full transcript available at https://www.seriousfeather.com/film--visual-media.html#MancKafka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-0431 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryToby Manning Interview: Part 1 - 'In Beautiful Dreams' - 1953 to 1964A radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period’s most popular music.Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era.Mixing Pop and Politics explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that’s the liberation of rock’n’roll or...2025-01-1831 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: The Radical Film Network with Steve Presence and Matthias KispertThe Radical Film Network is the largest network for activist and experimental film in the world. Free to join and run by and for its members, the RFN supports progressive film culture in all its forms across the globe. If you’re interested in radical film – as a maker, teacher, critic, curator or even just a viewer – the RFN is for you.The Radical Film Network was founded in the UK in 2013 when a group of activists, academics and filmmakers met to discuss the ways in which they could support the development, growth and sustainability of radica...2025-01-1228 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Prof. David Archibald reflects upon The Tenementals debut album 'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) available at:https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementalshttps://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/tenementals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-2937 min
The Elite League Podcast with Greg CarlsonThe Untold Future of Airbnb! Secrets From Austin's Top Property Manager with Brett KosterAs the co-owner of PMI Austin Metro and his deep expertise in the rental market, Brett Koster has built a reputation for bringing exceptional discipline and strategic thinking to the property management industry.
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The Brett Allan ShowGregory Lay and Sean Daniel Cunningham Interview | The Brett Allan Show | 'Greg in LA'Gregory Lay and Sean Daniel Cunningham Interview | The Brett Allan Show | 'Greg in LA' Gregory Lay and Sean Daniel Cunningham, either separately or together however you see fit. They've made the charming series, Greg in L.A., which started as a series on Instagram-only during the pandemic and has been picked up by 800 Pound Gorilla Media who are re-releasing the first 3 seasons, and producing the 4th which will premiere in December. Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations! www.brettallanshow.com Hav...2024-12-1120 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryAlbum Review: 'Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)' by The TenementalsFull hyperlinked transcript available at:https://www.seriousfeather.com/music.html#glasgowhistoryalbumGlasgow A History (Vol. I of VI) available at:https://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://x.com/tenementalshttps://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementalshttps://bsky.app/profile/tenementals.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-2211 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr Laura Minor discusses her book 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy'This text examines how British female comedy authors have flourished in the contemporary televisual landscape- Examines key female writers/performers creating UK television comedy- Updates Kathleen Rowe’s conception of the ‘unruly woman’ to account for changes in contemporary comedy- Identifies trends in the comedy genre (with a focus on dramedy, sitcoms, and semi-autobiographical/confessional comedy)- Explores the complex connection between creator/craft/context, that is, female comedians’ intentions and background (creator), writing and/or performance style (craft), as well as the social, politica...2024-11-1330 min
VistasAre Hackers Getting Smarter?In this episode we review the threat landscape with special guest: Brett Johnson; considered by the FBI, and other agencies, as one of the leading authorities on cybercrime, identity theft, and cybersecurity!2024-10-2553 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregorySingle Review: 'The Owl of Minerva' by The TenementalsFull hyperlinked transcript available athttps://www.seriousfeather.com/music.html#owlofminervahttps://strengthinnumbersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/glasgow-a-history-volume-i-of-viThe Tenementals socials:https://x.com/tenementalshttps://www.instagram.com/tenementals/https://www.facebook.com/tenementals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-1109 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Jon Greenaway discusses his book 'Capitalism: A Horror Story'Jon Greenaway is a horror expert, with a PhD from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. He is the co-host of the leftist film analysis podcast Horror Vanguard and his work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Baffler and a host of other online publications. He lives and works in the North of England.Capitalism: A Horror Story: Gothic Marxism and the Dark Side of the Radical ImaginationWhat does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism?2024-09-1425 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Prof. David Archibald (Glasgow University) discusses Scotland, Spain, and SantiagoBrett Gregory speaks with David Archibald, founding member and frontman of The Tenamentals, a group of academics, artists and musicians who are developing a series of songs which recount a history of Glasgow, and breathing new life into some old protest songs in innovative covers. Here, Archibald talks about some of their recent releases, which cover songs related to Spain, Scotland and Santiago, and the band’s debut album, Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI) which is released on Strength in Numbers Records in November.Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/10S0JC...2024-09-0923 min
The Elite Entrepreneurs PodcastEntrepreneurial Journey in Mastering Event ExcellenceWelcome to this week’s episode of the Seven Figure Journey podcast, featuring Lisa Gregory, the visionary founder of Gregory Event Services. Discover how she turned the complex challenges of global event management into a thriving success story.2024-08-2737 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Prof. Mike Wayne (Brunel University) discusses his book 'Marxism Goes to the Movies'Full video and hyperlinked transcript available at www.seriousfeather.comOverviewIntroducing the key concepts and thinkers within the Marxist tradition, Marxism Goes to the Movies demonstrates their relevance to film theory and practice past and present.Author Mike Wayne argues that Marxist filmmaking has engaged with and transformed this popular medium, developing its potential for stimulating revolutionary consciousness. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, this history and these resources are vital for a better future. Marxism is one of the few approaches that can bring together political, economic, formal an...2024-08-1620 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Paula Murphy (Dublin City University) discusses her new book 'AI in the Movies'Full video and hyperlinked transcript available at www.seriousfeather.comOverview'AI in the Movies' analyses film representations of artificial intelligence, from their first emergence in the 1950s up to 2020. These strong or general artificial intelligences take different forms: some are digital AIs, some robot AIs, some move between material and digital forms. Some are indistinguishable from humans, and some have no material existence at all.Analysis of these representations demonstrates filmmakers eroding the division between human and AI, by presenting character doubles, narrative parallels and eventually, identities in which...2024-07-0824 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Bram E. Gieben discusses his new book 'The Darkest Timeline'By turns a work of savage polemic, speculative philosophical reasoning and outsider insight, The Darkest Timeline is a dynamic ride through critical theory, pop culture and high-concept fiction. It is the document of a writer immersed in the technologically-accelerated culture war of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, and its strange artefacts.“Bram's political and social commentary is not just entertaining, but also horrifically coherent.” - Darren McGarvey (Orwell Prize 2018, author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us)“For a book which explores such dark pathways it glows with the light...2024-06-2828 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Director Muayad Alayan discusses his new film, 'A House in Jerusalem'Young Rebecca is forced to move with her father from the UK to Jerusalem, in the hopes that a new beginning can help her heal from her mother’s sudden death. Soon after settling into an old house in a neighbourhood known as the Valley of the Ghosts, a series of mysterious events begin and Rebecca is blamed. Diving deep into the mystery of the house and the mystical city of Jerusalem, Rebecca sets out on an enigmatic journey to discover what hides in the shadows of the house.Crafted by the talented duo Muayad and Ra...2024-06-2851 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Ms. Giedre Kubiliute (Leeds Beckett University) discusses 'Protests and the Media'This insightful volume critically explores activist events in their scale and their capacity to attract media attention through a critical event studies lens, offering new perspectives on protests and social movement.This book conceives events of dissent as the public manifestation of counter-narratives that articulate advocacy for policy change. It focuses on the material and virtual manifestation of protest events and the media response to them, associated with three active social movements – Reclaim These Streets, Extinction Rebellion, and Black Lives Matter. In doing so, the text sheds light on how different political orientations within the media ar...2024-06-2825 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Director Kym Staton discusses his Julian Assange documentary 'The Trust Fall'Despite being detained, silenced and hidden from public view in maximum security Belmarsh Prison, multi-award-winning Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange has become one of the loudest voices for free speech of our times. He has also risked everything to bring truth to light.The disclosures of WikiLeaks and Assange from 2010 onwards ignited a firestorm of controversy and a relentless ongoing pursuit by the most powerful Empire on the planet.‘THE TRUST FALL: JULIAN ASSANGE’ examines the meaning and significance of the insights that WikiLeaks shared with the world, the resulting behaviour of the...2024-06-2814 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Americonned (Claffey, 2023)AMERICONNED is an award-winning film about income inequality in the US and its tragic destabilizing effects to Americans. Deep inequality has led to radicalization at every level of society, and this powerful documentary depicts what happens when America hits its tipping point, by looking back through our history at similar critical moments of instability. The labour movement of the past was born in times like these. We must restore the path to the once great middle-class that now suffers in silence.For more information: https://www.americonned.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2024-06-2811 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Tish (Sng, 2023)A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the poverty and inequality she exposed.Driven by a commitment to document the impact of deindustrialisation on working class communities in Northeast England in the 1970s and 1980s, Tish Murtha used her camera to expose societal inequality. She felt she had an obligation to the people and problems within her local environment, and that documentary photography could highlight and challenge the social disadvantages that she herself had suffered. However, despite early acclaim for her work, she was unable...2024-06-2714 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Matt Alford (University of Bath) discusses 'Julian Assange: The Final Appeal'On January 7th 2024 Brett Gregory interviewed Dr Matthew Alford (University of Bath) about his years of activism of behalf of the illegally imprisoned Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.We discuss freedom of speech, the Espionage Act, Belmarsh Prison, US extradition and his Final Appeal at the Royal Courts in London on February 20th-21st 2024.Journalism is NOT a crime: https://freeassange.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-2711 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: 'I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It - Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom' by Norman FinkelsteinNorman Finkelstein first made his name while still in graduate school when he exposed an acclaimed national bestseller as a hoax. He went on in subsequent decades to subject Israel's apologists as well as Holocaust hucksters to withering scrutiny.In his new book, Finkelstein focuses his keen forensic eye on the canonical texts of identity politics. After methodically parsing them, Finkelstein concludes that they're lacking in intellectual substance. Instead, the real purpose of identity politics is to derail a class-based movement bent on radical change.In a long, scathing chapter, Finkelstein analyses the...2024-06-2709 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryStory Time: 'The Most Beautiful Woman in Town' by Charles BukowskiBorn in Andernach, Germany, in 1920, Charles Bukowski died of leukaemia in San Pedro, California, in 1994.He was a prolific writer whose uncompromising, semi-autobiographical poetry and prose explicitly explores the lives of everyday broken people as they attempt to survive a society which is corrupt, violent and absurd.Between 1946 and 1955 Bukowski notably abandoned his literary pursuits to travel across the United States as a homeless alcoholic drifter, eventually returning to Los Angeles to publish the underground poetry collection, ‘Flower, Fist and Bestial Wail’, in 1959.Stony yet soft, mundane yet melodic, his spok...2024-06-1314 min
The Dare to Dream Podcast#171 - Brett Wheeless - Becoming Worthy of Respect and The Value of Escaping Your Comfort ZoneThe journey of following your dreams is never a straight path. There will be difficult, annoying, and painful experiences between who you are today and who you wish to become. "If it were easy, everyone would do it."
Today's guest is the king of one liners, Brett Wheeless. Brett is co-founder of Wheelesss Fitness, a personal training company he runs in San Diego with his wife Chelsey.
Expect to learn:
What most people are getting wrong in the gym
How to become worthy of respect
What the most powerful force in the world is
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Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Tom Fallows (American Film Institute) discusses 'The Cinema of George A. Romero'George A. Romero’s Independent Cinema is the first in-depth analysis of Romero’s Laurel Entertainment, revealing the decision-making and business planning that takes place away from Hollywood, while offering an industry-determined analysis of such films as his zombie masterpiece Dawn of the Dead and the seldom-discussed Martin and Knightriders. Tracking Laurel Entertainment across four decades, this book draws upon business and economic studies to critically recast historical developments in the American independent film sector, providing a forensic-level insight into a media production company whose output redefined horror cinema.For further information: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-george-a-romero-s-independent-cinema.html...2024-06-0712 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Louis Bayman (University of Southampton) discusses 'Folk Horror on Film'What is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre's development.The book presents political and aesthetic analyses of folk horror's uncanny landscapes and frightful folk. It places canonical films like Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) in a new light and expands the canon to include films like the sci-fi horror Doomwatch (1970-72) and the horror documentary Requiem for a Village (1975) alongside filmmakers Ken Russell and Ben Wheatley.2024-06-0414 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Dominic Lees discusses AI and HollywoodDominic Lees is an Associate Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Reading, UK. He is an experienced film and television director, with a career that has included directing 40 episodes of drama as well as the award-winning independent feature film, Outlanders (2008). Following a PhD in film at the University of Reading, UK, he has written for the Journal of Media Practice, Critical Studies in Television and Media Practice and Education, as well as leading interdisciplinary practice research into 'Deep Fakes' (digital face replacement) in television drama and film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-1215 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryStory Time: Two Parables by Franz KafkaNarrated stories: 'Before the Law' (1915) and 'An Imperial Message' (1919).Franz Kafka (born July 3, 1883, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]—died June 3, 1924, Kierling, near Vienna, Austria) was a German-language writer of visionary fiction whose works—especially the novel Der Prozess (1925; The Trial) and the story Die Verwandlung (1915; The Metamorphosis)—express the anxieties and alienation felt by many in 20th-century Europe and North America.Many of Kafka’s fables contain an inscrutable, baffling mixture of the normal and the fantastic, though occasionally the strangeness may be understood as the outcome of a literary or verbal d...2024-05-0807 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Matt Alford (University of Bath) discusses ‘Theaters of War''Top Gun: Maverick was the biggest hit of 2022, but audiences were largely unaware that a behind-the-scenes contract with Paramount gave the military the right to "weave in key talking points," edit the script, and screen the film before its release. This was not the first time, of course. Internal documents from the Pentagon's Entertainment Media Office praised its work with "Top Gun" (1986) as having "rehabilitated the military's image, which had been savaged by the Vietnam War." Naturally, the upper echelons of the military see Hollywood as a PR opportunity, but questions arise: How deep does this PR campaign go...2024-05-0612 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Godard Cinema (Leuthy, 2023)Jean Luc-Godard, the titan of cinema who passed away in 2022, leaves behind a prodigious legacy that eschews easy analysis. Cyril Leuthy's comprehensive feature-length documentary attempts to make sense of the filmmaker's vast output and influence across 140 films, from his formative contribution to the French New Wave to his later innovations in the fields of political cinema, video art and film-collage. Canvassing opinions from a huge range of contributors and drawing from a fascinating wealth of clips and archive footage, Godard Cinema examines the man behind that incomparable run of '60s masterpieces from Breathless to Week-End, who would leave...2024-05-0508 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. James MacDowell discusses ‘The Success of Failure'James MacDowell's (University of Warwick) research is primarily concerned with exploring the aesthetic strategies of popular screen art, with a particular focus on the generic conventions, narrative strategies, and stylistic properties of Hollywood film, American independent cinema, and (most recently) YouTube. His work is influenced by philosophical aesthetics, and by critical traditions dedicated to exploring the interdependence of style and meaning. He has written books about the nature of irony in film, the Hollywood 'happy ending', as well as numerous articles about contemporary 'quirky' indie filmmaking, and cult movies valued for being 'so bad they're good'. Current research interests...2024-05-0415 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Prof. David Archibald (University of Glasgow) discusses ‘Socialism, Scotland, Cinema and Song’David Archibald is Professor of Political Cinemas at the University of Glasgow. His previous publications include The war that won’t die: The Spanish Civil War in Cinema (2012), and many essays on film and film culture. He is the Series Editor of the Edinburgh University Press Political Cinemas Series, sits on the editorial boards of Journal of Class and Culture and Media Practice and Education, and is a member of the Radical Film Network international steering committee. David is currently making films with Núria Araüna Baró under the banner ‘Ragged Cinema’, writing songs for and performing with The Tenem...2024-05-0213 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: 'Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer' (von Steinaecker, 2023)Iconic director Werner Herzog reveals extraordinary anecdotes about the filmmaking process. Featuring interviews, archival footage and never-before-seen excerpts.For more information: https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/werner-herzog-radical-dreamer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-0110 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Nick Broomfield's 'The Stones and Brian Jones'As a schoolboy aged 14, Nick Broomfield met Brian Jones, by chance, on a train. Brian was at the height of his success, with the world at his feet, but just six years later, he would be dead.This film takes a look at the relationships and rivalries within The Rolling Stones in their formative years, exploring the iconoclastic freedom and exuberance of the 60s, a time of intergenerational conflict and sexual turmoil that reflects on the present day.Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and unseen archive released for the first...2024-04-3009 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Prof. Ian Scott (University of Manchester) discusses Hollywood Politics and Oliver StoneHow is the American political landscape represented in cinema? What is the relationship between Hollywood and Washington? From Arnold Schwarzenegger's rise to the Governorship of California through to the drama of the celebrity-fuelled 2008 Presidential election, Hollywood and politics have never been more intimate. In this interview chronicling the evolution of American political cinema from the 1930s, Prof. Ian Scott (University of Manchester) explores with me the genre's symbiotic relationship with the American political culture and history with particular focus on the US film director, Oliver Stone.For more information: https://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Politics-Hollywood-Film-Scott/dp/07486402312024-04-2813 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It! by Norman FinkelsteinThis review provides important historical background information which will help to illustrate the book’s high profile subject matter.This decision has also been made because there are many people in the UK who have never heard of the progressive political scientist, Norman Finkelstein, and, in turn, there are many people in the US who have never heard of the former left-wing leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.Norman Finkelstein first made his name while still in graduate school when he exposed an acclaimed national bestseller as a hoax. He went on in...2024-04-2624 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Guy Barefoot (University of Leicester) discusses The Drive-In Cinema in 1950s AmericaThe Drive-In meaningfully contributes to the complex picture of outdoor cinema that has been central to American culture and to a history of US cinema based on diverse viewing experiences rather than a select number of films.Drive-in cinemas flourished in 1950s America, in some summer weeks to the extent that there were more cinemagoers outdoors than indoors. Often associated with teenagers interested in the drive-in as a 'passion pit' or a venue for exploitation films, accounts of the 1950s American drive-in tend to emphasise their popularity with families with young children, downplaying the importance of...2024-04-1913 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr. Darren Elliott-Smith (University of Stirling) discusses Queer Horror and HollywoodBrett Gregory interviews Dr. Darren Elliott-Smith, Senior Lecturer in Film and Gender Studies at the University of Stirling (UK) Over recent weeks, we've been exploring cinema, not only as a playground for entertainment, escapism, and egos but also as an economic, political, and ideological battleground for social class, gender, ethnicity, technology, and, as we're going to discover in this evening's episode, sexuality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-1612 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr Andy Willis (University of Salford) discusses 'The Hollywood Renaissance' and 'The Blacklist'Andy Willis (Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford and Senior Visiting Curator at HOME in Manchester), curator of the Look Who's Back: The Hollywood Renaissance and the Blacklist cinema programme, dives into the thinking behind the political context of this era of Hollywood filmmaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-1214 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Spinsters, Widows and Chars - The Ageing Woman in British Film by Claire MortimerEstablishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the 1930sExamines issues around ageing femininities using a range of case studies of films and actresses, both known and forgottenEstablishes the case for the importance of the character actress at the heart of the history of British cinemaProvides an overlooked historical context for considering ageing femininities in contemporary filmActresses like Maggie Smith, Cicely Courtneidge and Sybil Thorndike have established the enduring appeal of the ageing actress in British film. Historicising and contextualising this archetypal figure, this...2024-04-1014 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryInterview: Dr Chris Nunn (University of Birmingham) discusses his new documentary about 'The Wicker Man'50 years on from the making of The Wicker Man (1973), director Robin Hardy’s lost papers for the years 1970-1974 come to filmmaker son Justin Hardy through the kindness of a stranger.Justin has never agreed with the exalted claims made for the film: for him, The Wicker Man’s force as a creative endeavour is marred by poor lighting, poor cinematography, poor direction… and Robin Hardy’s subsequent films have done nothing to change Justin’s opinion. But then his view is coloured by the fact that the film robbed him of his father, his home and arguab...2024-04-0809 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Kubrick and Control by Jeremy Carr (Liverpool University Press, 2023)Kubrick and Control is an examination of authority, order, and independence in the films directed by Stanley Kubrick, as well as in his personal life and working habits. This study explores the ways in which these central preoccupations develop and reformulate through the course of Kubrick's career, as he moved from genre to genre and shifted stories, locations, time periods, scope, and technical facilities. Separating the productions in accordance to their wider filmic classifications, the individual chapters examine a variety of productions, allowing for a categorical as well as a developmental approach to the works. In addition, following concurrently w...2024-04-0814 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: British Cinema and a Divided Nation by John White (Edinburgh University Press, 2023)This book offers contemporary context of Britain as a deeply divided society as reflected in filmAnalyses Britain’s contested understandings of its past, present and futureExamines the various ways recent mainstream films have approached the concept of nationhoodExplores the ways in which the contest of ideologies always at work within media representations has played out post-2016Focuses on historical and contemporary drama films, with each chapter offering detailed readings of either an individual film, or a pair of filmsBritish Cinema and a Divided Nation examines representations of the nation fou...2024-03-2713 min
Serious Feather Arts with Brett GregoryReview: Tracking Loach by Prof. David Archibald (Edinburgh University Press, 2023)This book offers a unique first-hand account of Ken Loach’s working methodsProvides a detailed study of the making of The Angels’ ShareOffers a wider analysis of Loach’s films and his film-related political activitiesDraws upon research from the British Film Institute's Loach ArchiveDemonstrates how a detailed knowledge of film making practices and methods can enhance film analysis and criticismTracking Loach presents a ground-breaking and unique contribution to the study of cinema. Archibald was granted unprecedented access to observe one of world cinema’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Ken Loach...2024-03-2112 min
The Teamwork Advantage a Gregg Gregory PodcastBrett Putter - Decoding Team Culture: Insights for Building Resilient Organizational IdentitiesUnlock the secrets to understanding and transforming your team's culture in this thought-provoking episode of The Teamwork Advantage. Explore the concept of team culture as a dynamic entity that evolves, influenced by external factors and internal dynamics. Gain valuable perspectives from Brett Putter, CEO of Culture Gene, on navigating the complexities of modern-day cultural dynamics, including managing multiple, potentially conflicting cultures within a single team. Join us and discover the critical difference between implementing policies and crafting strategic cultural initiatives, and learn practical strategies for fostering a cohesive and adaptive organizational culture that thrives i...2024-02-0547 min
The Three Guys PodcastF45 Fairfield CT Fitness Coaches - Anthony Crowder & Gregory NicholsSend us a textOn this episode we are joined by F45 Fairfield CT coaches Anthony Crowder and Gregory Nichols. We dive into their early lives, how they got into fitness, their motivations, coaching, and of course F45.F45 Training is functional group fitness, with the effectiveness and attention of a certified personal trainer. Our workouts are designed for every body.https://f45training.com/Anthony Crowder is currently the District Manager of F45 Fairfield and F45 South Norwalk locations. He has been in fitness for 9 years. Anthony has...2023-11-091h 22