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VintertainmentWine and Movies: BABY BOOM (1987) - Happy Mother's Day!Today, for Mom's Day, we tackle the 1987 feature film diriected and co-written by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride) and produced and co-wrritten by Nancy Meyers (Father of the Bride, Private Benjamin).The cast is STACKED - Dianne Keaton, Harold Ramis, James Spader, Sam Shephard, Victoria Jackson, Sam Wanamaker. It features a very 80's baby and is ostensibly a feminist movie but has become horribly dated since its release. Now playing closer to a Hallmark movie than a true blue equality manifesto, BABY BOOM is an oldie but not quite a goodie.Nevertheless, it's worth...2025-05-081h 16
VintertainmentVINTERVIEW: Working with Francis Ford Coppola w/ HALEY SIMSToday we interview HALEY SIMS, who plays the dead wife that haunts Adam Driver's Caesar Catalina in MEGALOPOLIS. Haley tells us all about her experience auditioning, filming, stunt training, wrapping multiple times, and attending the premiere of the film.You might have spotted Haley on the TV shows such as DEAD TO ME, RESERVATION DOGS, GOOD GIRLS REVOLT, and FLAKED, and most recently she co-starred in the horror movie THE GROVE which received a limited theatrical released on April 4th.This is a companion episode to our 2-part coverage of Francis Ford Coppola’s ALPHA an...2025-05-011h 11
VintertainmentFrancis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 2 - Megalopolis (2024)Here’s PART TWO of our coverage of Francis Ford Coppola’s Alpha and Omega of his career. Make sure you check out PART ONE where we cover The Godfather (1972) and the rise, almost fall, then final sell-off of Coppola’s winery empire in Napa, Sonoma, and Oregon.Here in PART TWO we cover the Omega, MEGALOPOLIS (2024). And taste two well-aged Coppola wines - a 1998 Niebaum-Coppola “Cask” Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2000 Niebaum-Coppola Cabernet Franc! - and say which wine pairs best with which film.We opened these two bottle...2025-04-241h 37
VintertainmentTheatrical Tasting: SINNERS (2025)We saw Sinners in the theater this past weekend, and wanted to do a quick mini-episode covering why it's an important movie at this time in cinematic history.In part because of the Rights Reversion deal director Ryan Coogler struck with the studio, also because it's a true-blue tentpole crowd pleaser with more on its mind - a combination we'd lost for a while there.Paired with...? (Hint: Blood Oranges and Honey.)Support the showMore behind-the-scenes details about this episode and more at:vintertainmentstudios.com2025-04-2345 min
VintertainmentFrancis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 1 - The Godfather (1972)Today is the first of THREE PARTS (well, two main parts + a bonus companion "Vinterview"!)In this episode we cover the Alpha of Coppola's career, THE GODFATHER (1972).In PART TWO we'll cover the Omega, MEGALOPOLIS (2024). And then taste two well-aged Coppola wines and say which wine pairs best with which film.Along the way, we'll also chronicle the rise and fall of Coppola's wine empire, from its humble beginnings in Napa, to it's almost dissolution in the early 90's, to its massive expansion to Sonoma...2025-04-171h 13
VintertainmentWine and Movies: THE LINGUINI INCIDENT (1991) - Director's CutAlso known as Houdini & Company, The Robbery, The Incident, and (our favorite) Shag-O-Rama.The Linguini Incident was the directorial debut of Richard Shepard, the man who would finally get out of “movie jail” when he made 2004’s Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan), then went on to make The Hunting Party (starring Richard Gere), Dom Hemingway (starring Jude Law), and The Perfection (starring Allison Williams).It was a low budget film by a first time director that somehow snagged the INSANE cast of:David BowieRosanna ArquetteEzster BalintMarlee Matlin (already an Oscar-winner!)Buck HenryAndre GregoryThe final...2025-04-101h 07
VintertainmentWine and Music: The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (2024)This week we tackle the latest album of a band that's been blazing a trail through the music scene for 2 decades now. Combining boroque British folk, a prog rock structure, and Americana (blues, country, American folk) the band has been featured on the sitcoms THE OFFICE and PARKS AND REC and had their 2015 THE KING IS DEAD top the Billboard 200 upon release.Yet somehow neither of us had listened to them until this latest album. And folks, it's bloody great.Paired with some unique wines (to match the unique music!) including this one which can...2025-04-031h 09
VintertainmentWine and TV: THE WHITE LOTUS Season 1 with Beth LisogorskyWhat's that? Y'all are deep into Season 3 already? Yeah, yeah, we slow.BUT, we are finally on this White Lotus train thanks to our special guest, BETH LISOGORSKY of Beth's Film and TV Recommendations fame!Beth is a film and TV analyst and pop culture critic. She’s written for PopMatters, Valleywag (part of Gawker media), The Boston Globe, and The Jerusalem Post. And she watches ALL the TV and film (or seemingly, anyway) and let's you know what's worth watching and what's not on her Substack bethlisogorsky.substack.comBeth se...2025-03-271h 36
VintertainmentVINTERVIEW: Innovation and Technology in the Wine Space with Liz MendezFrom corner bars to Michelin stars, Liz Mendez hails from the Midwest and over the years has developed a portfolio career in wine, tech, and radio, spending three decades immersed in the restaurant industry. She is an award-winning sommelier and a previous owner of a Chicago wine bar, though she hit the reset button when she began working in hospitality technology with American Express and their platform "Resy".Liz is passionate about the immense opportunities within the zero-proof world and inclusive hospitality, which she writes about in her newsletter, The Luncheonette - which you can find at...2025-03-201h 03
VintertainmentWine and Books: GLOW The Autobiography of Rick JamesWhen superstar Rick James passed away in 2004, an autobiography was rushed out to the public. But biographer David Ritz was never satisfied with that edition, and many years later releaed this definitivie edition, GLOW: The Autobiography of Rick James. Cobbled together from numerous letters and diary entries that James had written in prison and after, mixed with stories told by Ritz in James' voice, GLOW tells the story of an impulsive musical prodigy who witnessed the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.We listened to the entirety of James' discography while r...2025-03-131h 23
VintertainmentWelcome to...VINTERTAINMENTYes, we have a new name!This episode is a recap of who we are, where we came from, where this podcast came from, what this podcast will be going forward, and a shout-out to our favorite eisodes of the past, so you can cherry pick previous episodes before OBVIOUSLY following us into the future.FIND ALL THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE HERE.Support the showMore behind-the-scenes details about this episode and more at:vintertainmentstudios.com...2025-03-0647 min
VintertainmentWine and...Comics: IMMORTAL SERGEANT by Joe Kelly and Ken NimuraJoe Kelly is best known for his charater-defining run on DEADPOOL - the movies are heavily based on the comics that bear his name, and no other writer has truly strayed rom Kelly's rendition. He also made a spash with the creator-owned Image Comics series I KILL GIANTS with artist Ken Nimura, which was later made into the feature film of the same name starring Madison Wolfe, Imogen Poots, Zoe Saldana, and directed by Anders Walter, Academy Award winner for best live action short film in 2013 (HELIUM).The duo then came back with IMMORTAL SERGEANT. This is...2025-02-201h 00
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: ROMEO + JULIET (1996) and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)Happy Valentine's, Galentine's, Broentine's (no, really) Day! Let's celebrate humans loving other humans + the very concept of romance itself, which is a beautiful thing.Today we celebrate by covering our respective fave romantic movies of all time:Dallas: ROMEO + JULIET (1996)Paired with (AI-free search links):2022 Tres Raices 'Tre' Sangiovese Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato Mexico2018 Bocale Montefalco Sagrantino, Umbria, ItalyDave: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)Paired with (AI-free search links):Otima 10 Year Tawny Port, PortugalAtost...2025-02-131h 09
VintertainmentWine and...The Superbowl - with Barefoot's winemaker, JEN WALLPlus our fave American Football movies and which Barefoot wines we'd pair with them.Watch the Superbowl FOR FREE this year on TUBIBarefoot Wine WebsiteFollow Barefoot and Jen on Instagram:Barefoot IGJen Wall IGIt's our SEASON 2 PREMIERE! So a special episode was called for.We sit down with Barefoot Wine's winemaker, Jen Wall, to discuss how Barefoot became the official wine sponsor of the Superbowl, which Barefoot wines pair with which...2025-02-041h 01
VintertainmentSEASON 1 FINALE: Wine and...Music - Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogghouse (2008)We try THREE of Snoop Dogg's 19 Crimes wines (Cali Red, Cali Rose, and Cali Gold [sparkling]) and see if they pair with his 2008 Xmas album!Thank you so much for listening to us during our first year alive as a podcast. We'll be back soon-ish in 2025 with a whole new Season 2! Check ya then, and make sure to follow us on Substack and/or the socials below in the interim. Happy holidays and peace, y'all.Support the showMore behind-the-scenes details about this episode a...2024-12-121h 18
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: MOON (2009) w/ Jessica MaisonPenultimate (I love that word, I don’t really know why) episode of 2024!Today we tackle the directorial debut of Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie, and his shockingly good use of split screen to make a doppelganger movie like no other with actor Sam Rockwell.We’re joined writer by Jessica Maison, novelist of the PASTIC GIRL Trilogy and graphic novelist of the MARY SHELLEY’S SCHOOL FOR MONSTERS line of OGNs.Jessica also wrote and co-directed (alongside her husband) her own doppelganger feature film, M...2024-12-051h 32
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995)A rare Thanksgiving movie in a sea of Xmas movie porn, this is straight up my all-time fave holiday movie. I saw it in the theater back in 1995, and it has stayed with me all thee years.The second directorial effort by Jodie Foster, starring the insane ensemble cast of Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Geraldine Chapman, Dylan McDermott, Claire Danes, Cynthia Stevenson, and Steve Guttenberg.We follow a normal American family during a dysfunctional time for three days - the day before, the day of, and the morning after. Way...2024-11-271h 06
VintertainmentWine and...Books: BREASTS AND EGGS (2019) by Mieko KawakamiToday we finally drop the episode covering the winner of our first Substack subscriber poll!BREASTS AND EGGS is the first novel from award-winning Japanese author Mieko Kawakami to be translated into English (though her other novels have all been translated in the few years since!)Kawakami is a failed J-Pop singer (she released 2 albums during a J-Pop decline) who discovered she loved writing the lyrics more than the music. She turned this into poetry and prose on a blog during the heyday of blogging and drew in 200,000+ reader PER DAY for her writing.2024-11-211h 00
VintertainmentWine and...TV: TASKMASTER Series 1 (2015) w/ Mike Shea and Kevin JospehIn this episode we tackle the British "comedy panel" show where different celebrities (mostly comedians) compete to accomplish a number of creative tasks in the most outlandish and/or embarassing ways possible. We cover all of the first "Series" (what the Brits call a "season") which ran 6 episodes back in 2015.We're joined by special guests, comic creators MIKE SHEA (Miskatonic High) and KEVIN JOSEPH (Tart) who currently have a crossover between their two books being done as a narrative trading card set! Make sure to check that shit out!DAVE'S WINE PAIRING:2024-11-151h 25
VintertainmentWine and...Music: THE CIVIL WARS (2013) w/ Maria Banson - Part 2Make sure to listen to Part 1 where we discuss the history of the band, the album, and talk about the wines we chose to pair with it!Today, we go track by track through the album to showcase just how lovely every single song is, and what a tragedy it was that the band fell apart in the making of the album.We're joined by San Francisco-based Sommelier and music-trained vocalilst MARIA BANSON, writer of the BRUNELLO BOMBSHELL Substack and podcaster of THE WINE PRESS news.2024-11-081h 15
VintertainmentWine and...Music: THE CIVIL WARS (2013) w/ Maria Banson - Part 1What a shit shitty week in America, folks.To "celebrate", we're tackling the abulm THE CIVIL WARS by the band The Civil Wars - their second and final album, as they underwent their own civil war in the making of it! While they were not in a romantic relationship, this is nevertheless considered one of the great "breakup" albums alongside Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" (Stevie Nicks is on record as listening to this album and saying "Oh, that's us.")We're joined by San Francisco-based Sommelier and music-trained vocalilst MARIA BANSON, writer of the ...2024-11-071h 12
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: ELECTION (1999)Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we tackle the scariest, most terrifying subject matter we could think of: POLITICAL. ELECTIONS.And America's own election is a scant few days away. So let's watch something that's going to make us laugh and feel GOOD.ELECTION is the second feature film by Oscar-winning director/writer Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Holdovers) based on the novel by Tom Perrota and starring Reece Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick, Chris Klein, and Jessica Campbell. It was a box office disappointment at the time, but has since gained cult status and Witherspoon's Tracy Flick chararcter has...2024-10-311h 11
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: WHO'S THERE? (2018) by Mike Pecci and Will SimmonsWHO'S THERE is oe of two films that that aren't available anywhere, but anyone *can* gain access to see them, *IF* they take direct action and DM the director their Top 3 Horror Films, and Top 3 *Demonic* Horror Films.The director is Mike Pecci and you can DM him on Instagram at inlovewiththeprocesspod.DM him your Top 3 Horror films and he''ll send you a link to see "12KM", a film about a drilling team that drills 12 kilometers into the earth and unleashes something horrific.DM him your Top 3 DEMONIC horror films aka any film...2024-10-241h 15
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024) w/ Jon Westoff and Matt HardingThe 4th live action Hellboy feature film, the second reboot, this time aiming for a lower budget (~$20M) folk horror themed entry witha younger Hellboy and a story pulled straight from the comics. How does it stack up to the previous three?We're joined today by special guests JON WESTHOFF and MATT HARDING, bth hailing from the indie comic book landscape.Jon Westoff is the publisher of "Part Time Comix" and writer of DRUMSTICKS OF DOOM, CHILD POSSESSION SERVICES, DEPOWERED, BULLETPROOF CHICKEN, L.C.S. (Local Comci Shop / Last...2024-10-171h 28
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: HAUNTED HEART (2024) with Screenwriter Rylend GrantThe writer of HAUNTED HEART joins us to tell the epic tale of how this movie got made.16 years from script to screen, directed by Academy-Award winning director, Fernando Trueba, and starring Matt Dillon and Aida Folch.Rylend Grant has written for the likes of JJ Abrams, John Woo, F Gary Gray, Daveed Diggs, Adam Winguard, Ridley Scott, Justin Lin, and Penelope Cruz. But Haunted Heart was his very first professional screenplay.Rylend has also written a number of award-winning comics, including BANJAX, THE JUMP, FA SHENG: ORIGINS, THE PEACEMAKERS, and currently being...2024-10-101h 33
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: BATMAN RETURNS (1992) with Richard Fairgray, Part 2SPOOKTOBER begins here at Wine and…! We’re kicking things off in style with a discussion on the best, most fascinating, most feminist, most empathetic, most Gothic and Goth Batman movie ever made, BATMAN RETURNS!!!We’re joined by comic book creator Richard Fairgray. Richard is currently working on the 4-part series The Ex-Wives of Frankenstein.It should also be noted: Richard has a lifelong crush on Danny Devito as The Penguin in BATMAN BEGINS, so our talk does turn spicy and even outright explicit at times. Be for...2024-10-041h 05
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: BATMAN RETURNS (1992) with Richard Fairgray, Part 1SPOOKTOBER begins here at Wine and…! We’re kicking things off in style with a discussion on the best, most fascinating, most feminist, most empathetic, most Gothic and Goth Batman movie ever made, BATMAN RETURNS!!!We’re joined by comic book creator Richard Fairgray. Richard is currently working on the 4-part series The Ex-Wives of Frankenstein.It should also be noted: Richard has a lifelong crush on Danny Devito as The Penguin in BATMAN BEGINS, so our talk does turn spicy and even outright explicit at times. Be for...2024-10-031h 00
VintertainmentWine and...Comics: SEX CRIMINALS Omnibus Vol 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip ZdarskyThe joke comic that turned into a sincere dramedic epic, today we tackle the first third of the series as collected in the BIG HARD OMNIBUS Vol. 1Matt Fraction is a long-time indie comics and Marvel writer, and now the co-creator of the tv show MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS with Chris Black. Be sure to check out our previous interview with Chris about the tv show SEVERANCE and his working with Matt on Monarch!Chip Zdarky was a Canadian journalist turned comics writer and artist, with SEX CRIMINALS being his very first.Today...2024-09-261h 02
VintertainmentWine and...TV: SEVERANCE Season 1, Part 5 - Interview w/ Chris BlackChris is an Exec Producer and Writer on Severance Season 1. He's been writing TV since the mid-90's! Weird Science, Sliders, Cleopatra 2525, Star Trek: Enterprise, Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, Ugly Betty, Lone Star, Outcast, Invincible, Severance (which is why he's here today), and most recently, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.Chris oversaw the Severance Season 1 writer's room and is the credited writer on Episode 8 (though as you'll learn in today's interview, which parts of which episode which writer actually wrote gets a bit complicated.)Part 1: How Did This Get Made?2024-09-191h 09
VintertainmentWine and...TV: SEVERANCE Season 1, Part 4 - Episodes 7-9The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.Part 1: How Did This Get Made?Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance2024-09-1747 min
VintertainmentWine and...TV: SEVERANCE Season 1, Part 3 - Episodes 4-6The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.Part 1: How Did This Get Made?Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance2024-09-121h 10
VintertainmentWine and...TV: SEVERANCE Season 1, Part 2 - Episodes 1-3The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.Part 1: How Did This Get Made?Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance2024-09-101h 18
VintertainmentWine and...TV: SEVERANCE Season 1, Part 1 - How Did This Get Made?The best TV show of 2022, sez us! This is the first in a 5-part series covering all of Severance Season 1, the show created by Dan Erikson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, and starring Adam Scott.Part 1: How Did This Get Made?Part 2: Episodes 1-3 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 3: Episodes 4-6 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 4: Episodes 7-9 (and wine pairings with those episodes)Part 5: Interview with Chris Black, Executive Producer and Writer on Severance2024-09-0558 min
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984) with Fred HarperThe artist on the brand new Toxic Avenger comic talks the OG Troma movie that started it all! And what do you drink with toxic?Fred Harper has a background in fine art, caricature art, editorial art, mural art, and more, but he always comes back to comics, baby. The new Toxic Avenger is written by fellow artist Matt Bors and the two are putting together something seriously special.PREORDER THE COMIC:Preorder Code: AUG241325USA East Coast (Mid-Town Comics)USA West Coast (Golden Apple Comics)2024-08-291h 13
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) with Bryant DillonWith special guest BRYANT DILLON, President and co-founder of Fanbase Press, the GLAAD Media Award-winning and Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated comic book publisher and geek culture website. Bryant hosts his own weekly podcast, The Fanbase Weekly, which can be found, much like ours, wherever fine podcasts are cast, and on fanbasepress.comFanbase Press is celebrating its upcoming 15th Anniversary with the launch of its very first Kickstarter for a Deluxe Hardcover Edition of Jordan Hart and Bruno Chiroleu's RIPPLE EFFECT, the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated series about a superhero with an invisible...2024-08-211h 14
VintertainmentWine and...Books: THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Cixin LiuToday we tackle the Chinese sci-fi sensation, the first book in the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy by Liu Cixin, the first Asian winner of the Hugo Award.THE WINES WE PAIRED WITH THIS ALBUM!Dallas' WineFilipa Pato 'Dinamica' Bairrada Branco 2023A blend of 80% Bical and 20% Arinto that has been aged for 5-6 months on the lees. 11.5% abv.Dave's Wine2016 Telescope Mavrud BulgariaThis wine features an indigenous Bulgarian red varietal, Mavrud. The grapes were carefully harvested and sorted by hand. Following...2024-08-151h 10
VintertainmentWine and...Music: EXUMA THE OBEAH MAN (1970)"Exuma" is the stage name of Bahamian musician, Tony Mackey (or "Tony McKay"), and this album was the key inspiration for Jordan Peele's NOPE movie! THE WINES WE PAIRED WITH THIS ALBUM!Dallas' WineHOMEMADE BEET WINERecipe can be found on our SubstackDave's WineCarpano Antica Formula VermouthSupport the showMore behind-the-scenes details about this episode and more at:vintertainmentstudios.comFollow us on the socials!https...2024-08-091h 20
VintertainmentWine and...Movies: FIRST MAN (2017) with Curtiss FrisleToday we tackle the 2017 movie FIRST MAN directed by Damien Chazelle (WHIPLASH, LA-LA-LAND) and starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, a biopic about Neil Armstrong and the first moon landing.We're joined by special guest, new father and otherwise actor, CURTISS FRISLE (yes, Curtiss with two "esses", that's not a typo!)Curtiss has appeared on Criminal Minds, Robot Ninja & Gay Guy, the horror movie Don't Blink, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Danger Force, and he also co-starred in a short film Dave produced many...2024-08-011h 34