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Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 401 The Boy and the Heron with Kambole Campbell and Leslie Byron-Pitt
Kambole Campbell (Empire Magazine, Vulture, Time Out) and Leslie Byron-Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Kambole’s choice The Boy and the Heron.
The Boy and the Heron (2023) is the 12th Studio Ghibli animation written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The English dub version features the voices of Christian Bale as Shoichi Maki, Robert Pattinson as the Gray Heron, Florence Pugh as Kiriko, and Dave Bautista as the Parakeet King. The cast also includes Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, and Mark Hamill in other key roles.
After losing his mother during the war...
2025-11-0545 min
She Reads Romance Books PodcastFormula 1 Romance Books That Will Rev Your EngineIf you’re looking for Formula 1 romance books that will rev your engine after drooling over Brad Pitt and Damson Idris in the new F1 movie, then these are the book recommendations for you! In this episode, dive into the world of Formula 1 racing with me and fall for the drivers, the high-speed races, and the glamour of the F1 world with these must-read books.BOOKS MENTIONED:Formula Fling by Sawyer Bennett: https://amzn.to/3S6fZgCThrottled by Lauren Asher: https://amzn.to/4j4seFgOff the Grid by K...
2025-06-0918 min
Frame to FrameEpisode 219 - Deliverance and Green Room (With Special Guest Leslie Pitt @afrofilmviewer)This week, we explore town vs country folk in the deep south with the great Leslie Pitt of Afrofilmviewer and the Fatal Attractions podcast. The films this week are the 1972 duelling banjos classic Deliverance and the 2016 Jeremy Saulnier helmed Green Room.
Timings for this week are:
Deliverance: (08:13)
Green Room: (38:30)
Next episode our theme will be human and robot movies.
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2025-06-051h 10
Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast(S5Ep14) Leslie and Ben!I love you and I like you! The moment we've been waiting for! So many guest stars from our last episode too! It's been a long and winding road as Tom says for these lovebirds, but we are so excited and honored to review this very special, tender moment. SO BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to all of our guest stars!!! And thank you to Kirston Mann for reminding me that the costume department DID in fact sew Leslie's dress with paper on fabric, so perfect. Peter Allen Vogt: (amazing BTS about all the improv and you a...
2025-01-161h 31
Unequal SequelLeslie Byron PittUNEQUAL SEQUEL - S07 EP07 - LESLIE BYRON PITT ~Joining Dave and Rich on this episode to discuss his best ever sequel, worst ever sequel and dream sequel is the sublime Leslie Byron Pitt. Leslie is an incredible photographer and writer who also co-hosts the Fatal Attractions Podcast, the podcast that takes a deep dive into the erotic thriller genre. If you like what you hear and want even more of us talking to Leslie then check out our subscriber service at www.anotherslice.com/unequalsequel it's only £2.99 a month...
2024-11-181h 37
At the Movies in the 90sBulworth & The Postman with Chris Wallace & Leslie Byron PittWelcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s.In this episode, our latest Double Feature which hauls one older recording built around films from iconic stars turned directors, your host A. J. Black is joined by brand new guests, podcaster Chris Wallace and writer Leslie Byron Pitt, to discuss Warren Beatty's 1998 political satire Bulworth.Then, in a rare solo recording, he discusses Kevin Costner's 1997 post-apocalyptic western, The Postman, recognised for years as an epic failure, but is that reputation fair?Host / EditorA...
2024-05-2445 min
All About Al: The Pacino podcastEpisode 15: Any Given Sunday with Leslie PittAny Given Sunday is a exhilarating film about an American Football team. It see's Al Pacino play the coach of the Miami Sharks, an embattle coach who is trying to get his team to all pull in the right direction. He also faces problems from the team's new owner. It's on and off the field turmoil.The film features a huge ensemble cast including Jamie Foxx, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, LL Cool J, Mathew Modine, Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret, Aaron Eckhart, John C. McGinley, Cameron Diaz and many more. Written and directed by Oliver Stone....
2024-04-0844 min
Soul Pitt Media Health & Business Report with Craig Dawson#71 | Interview with Carin J. Fraioli LSW,CCDPD, Vice President of Recovery Services Gateway RehabSoul Pitt Media Health & Business Report Episode #71 | Interview with Carin J. Fraioli LSW,CCDPD, Vice President of Recovery Services Gateway Rehab
Join Craig as he discusses with George & Les:
1) George, I understand that you have produced over 100 shows and musicians at CCAC South. What made you want to come back out of retirement to be part of the Awakening?2) Leslie, you have quite an extensive background in acting and entertainment, what drew you to being part of The Awakening?3) Leslie can you talk to our listeners about this dynamic play?
Additionally...
2024-03-2035 minSoul Pitt Media Health & Business Report with Craig Dawson#70 | Interview with George Jaber, Technical Advisor / Set Designer and Les Howard, Actor / Alternate / Mr. Abdullah for The Awakening Theater PlayJoin Craig as he discusses with George & Les:
1) George, I understand that you have produced over 100 shows and musicians at CCAC South. What made you want to come back out of retirement to be part of the Awakening?
2) Leslie, you have quite an extensive background in acting and entertainment, what drew you to being part of The Awakening?
3) Leslie can you talk to our listeners about this dynamic play?
Additionally, make sure you listen to our Community Calendar (brought to you by Pittsburgh Regional Transit...
2024-03-0636 min
Searching for ServiceLeslie Pitt – Executive Director Project LoloLeslie Pitt with Project Lolo joined to share the impact her orginization is having on children in Africa that are amputees. She shared some touchign stories and educated us on tough battle childred born with a disability have. Find more stories about the work they are doing and how you can support the orginization https://projectlologlobal.org/.
2023-10-2352 min
Soberly Ever AfterSober CelebritiesFrom the Brads (Pitt and Cooper) to Jessica Simpson and Lindsay Lohan, celebrities are joining the sober movement by choice or necessity, just like you and I. We hope this episode helps you see we’re all alike because famous or not, we share the same society that teaches us to live and die by alcohol; and, we’re putting a stop to it. We’re choosing mocktails, just like Josh Brolin.
2023-08-0145 min
Sustaining Sustainability64: Strategizing Circularity with Leslie Hyde of Koppers Inc.CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh, PA by Leslie S. Hyde, the Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Koppers Inc, a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds, and chemicals.
In the episode, Leslie and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss:
• Forming cross functional research teams on sustainability solutions
• Using "waste" materials to create new products
• Applying a zero-harm lens to practices for safety for all
This podcast cannot happen without our wonderful listeners, let us know what you think and what you want from next season in our survey: https://bit.ly/csbpodsurvey
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2023-05-3119 min
Watch With Jen™Watch With Jen - S4: E13 - Early Richard Gere with Leslie Byron PittA talented film critic, photographer, & podcaster based in England, Leslie Byron Pitt has written for Set the Tape & Empire Magazine, & has also been published on Vodzilla, Film Stories, & Little White Lies online. Additionally featured on Inside Cinema for the BBCi Player, when he isn't writing, doing expressive photography, or creating new pieces for print, Leslie can be found on the erotic thriller podcast Fatal Attractions. A returning guest from early in Season 2, when we did a really thoughtful episode devoted to three unique tales of human connection onscreen, in this terrific, fascinating conversation that's filled with research & rich insights, Watch...
2023-04-261h 19
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 288 Portrait of a Lady on Fire with Reece Beaumont and Leslie PittReece Beaumont (R&M: A Conversation On Cinema and The Cinematique Podcast) and Leslie Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast and Hustlers of Culture podcast) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Reece’s choice Portrait of a Lady on Fire.Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a 2019 French historical drama written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Marianne (Noémie Merlant), is a painter and teacher who has been commissioned to paint a portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) who is to be married off to a Milanese nobleman. Héloïse has refused to pose for all p...
2023-03-0148 min
The Incinerator PodcastOFF SEASON - CUT AS YOU GO SEASON 1 - UNIVERSAL SOLDIER with LESLIE BYRON PITTLESLIE BYRON PITT (Fatal Attractions podcast) joins us for...a RoboCop rip-off? A zombie movie? Soft core Van Damme porn? You got it, it's Roland Emmerich's cannonball into the pool that is American cinema - it's UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. How does a film we loved as kids stack up against today's big budget action pictures? Is Van Damme the next Charlie Chaplin? There's so much to unpack here...--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/incinerator-podcast/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-12-2239 minThe Incinerator PodcastOFF SEASON - CUT AS YOU GO SEASON 1 - UNIVERSAL SOLDIER with LESLIE BYRON PITTLESLIE BYRON PITT (Fatal Attractions podcast) joins us for...a RoboCop rip-off? A zombie movie? Soft core Van Damme porn? You got it, it's Roland Emmerich's cannonball into the pool that is American cinema - it's UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. How does a film we loved as kids stack up against today's big budget action pictures? Is Van Damme the next Charlie Chaplin? There's so much to unpack here...--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/incinerator-podcast/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime...
2022-12-2239 min
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEpisode # 276 Bladerunner 2049 with Leslie Pitt and from Fatal Attractions and Reece BeaumontLeslie Pitt (Fatal Attractions podcast and Hustlers of Culture podcast) and Reece Beaumont (Reos Positive POV) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Leslie’s choice Blade Runner 2049.Blade Runner 2049 in a 2017 sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982), directed by Denis Villeneuve it stars Ryan Gosling as K/Joe as Nexus-9 replicant working for the LAPD as a “blade runner” who retires (kills) rogue replicants. While on a job he discovers a box containing remains of a replicant that had a caesarean, proving that replicants can reproduce. His superior Lt. Joshi (Robin Wright) fears this knowledge could st...
2022-11-2347 min
Law to FactPromissory EstoppelIn this episode, Professor Josh Galperin, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law interviews me about equitable remedies and promissory estoppel.Some key takeways...1. Promissory estoppel is an equitable remedy, awarded for fairness when a legal remedy is not available.2. Promissory estoppel is only available in the absence of a legal contract.3. Promissory estoppel is available if (1) the promisor should reasonably expect to induce action or forbearance on the part of the promisee (objective evaluation) (2) the promisee did rely on the promise (subjective evaluation) (3) injustice...
2022-03-1324 min
Movie MixtapesCOME TRUE with LESLIE BYRON PITTEpisode 18. No, you're not dreaming - we're discussing the new horror film, COME TRUE, and the films we believe inspired it, with UK film critic LESLIE BYRON PITT from the Fatal Attractions and Hustlers of Culture podcasts; closed out with a little something we like to call "Southern Hospitality". We even take a mini deep dive into British cuisine. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moviemixtapes/support
2021-04-021h 40
Is Paul Dano OK?Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (with Leslie Byron Pitt)We've been joined by film journalist, podcaster and photographer Leslie Byron Pitt for our fourth episode, where we're talking about Ang Lee's 2009 film, Taking Woodstock. Taking Woodstock is based on the book by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. The film stars Paul Dano, Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katherine Waterston and Dan Fogler. You can find Leslie on Twitter and Instagram (@Afrofilmviewer). He hosts two great podcasts too (Fatal Attractions + Culture Hustlers) that you should definitely check out. Please drop us a...
2021-03-221h 19
Watch With Jen™Watch With Jen - S2: E2 - Human Connection with Leslie Byron PittA talented film critic and podcaster based in England, Leslie Byron Pitt is a writer for Set the Tape and Vodzilla and has also been published on Film Stories and Little White Lies. Additionally featured on Inside Cinema for the BBC iPlayer, when he isn't writing or creating new pieces for print, Leslie can be found on Hustlers of Culture, a film podcast from a minority perspective, and the erotic thriller podcast Fatal Attractions.A man with terrific taste who's routinely supportive and kind to others on Film Twitter, it was a joy speaking to Leslie about...
2021-01-131h 39
3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE5 Great Lo fi High Concept Sci Fi Leslie Byron PittScreenwriter Stuart Wright talks with film critic & podcasters Leslie Byron Pitt about 5 Great LO FI HIGH CONCEPT SCI FI MOVIES
CUBE (1997)
CYPHER (2001)
PRIMER (2004)
FERMAT'S ROOM (2007)
COHERENCE (2013)
Find Leslie on twitter & instagram on @afrofilmviewer His blog http://afrofilmviewer.com Fatal Attractions Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fatal-attractions/id1229261184?mt=2 Hustlers Of Culture Podcast https://soundcloud.com/4dapublishing/sets Credits Intro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Podcast from www.britflicks.com You can support the @Britflicks podcast by pledging money via www.patreon.com/stuartwright and/or subscribing to...
2021-01-0159 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 071: To Die ForThe gang are joined by special guest Catherine Bray (@catherinebray) as they delve into world of fame, media, and murder in Gus Van Sant's To Die For. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-11-2751 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 070: Blue VelvetThe gang finish up their run in the 1980s by looking into the tale of idyllic small-town life, which covers up the psychosexual nightmare beneath its surface in David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-10-3058 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 069: The Postman Always Rings TwiceThe gang look another film that has direct ties to classic film noir and hard boiled Hollywood, this time filtered through a more New Hollywood lens in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-10-0244 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 068: Angel HeartThe gang go period once more as they look into the noirish tale of an amnesiac detective trailing a missing man and becoming caught in a loop of memory, paranoia, and voodoo in Alan Parker's Angel Heart. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-09-0442 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 067: Wild OrchidThe gang finally turn to one of the big names of the erotic film genre, and consider the legacy and filmic blueprint to be found in Zalman King's Wild Orchid. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-07-3148 min
The Savage GardenIWTV Film ReviewTune in as Emily Simon and I discuss the 1994 film “Interview with the Vampire” staring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise! Featuring: a brief tangent about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a discussion of dated special effects and bad wigs; plus, a whole lot of Lestat sass and Louis whining.
2020-07-261h 42
The Big StompJune 2020Another trio of guests join Andrew Watton-Davies for a look at the big stories in the world of geek and pop culture in June 2020.This episode's guests include podcaster and film reviewer Leslie Pitt, the wonderfully creative Nathan Blades and fellow Bunkazilla contributor Lizzie Barnes. As always, each guest brings a pop or geek culture themed topic to dissect and discuss.Leslie talks about the life and career of Joel Schumacher, who sadly passed away in June. Infamously remembered for one Batman film but forgotten for a healthy body of cinematic titles like The Lost...
2020-07-121h 43
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 066: Sea of LoveThe gang are joined by special guest, critic and author Mark Searby (@Mark_Searby), for a look at the film that served as a turning point in the career of Al Pacino... Harold Becker's Sea of Love. Visit Mark Searby's website for more info on his work and book, Al Pacino: The Movies Behind the Man Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-07-031h 04
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 065: Dead RingersThe gang returns to the world of damaged psyches and body horror as they look at the troubled twin world in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-06-121h 03
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 064: Dressed to KillThe gang return to the world of 1980's Brian De Palma, rich in visual storytelling, decadent morality, and questionable social perspectives in genre giant Dressed to Kill. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-05-2246 min
Celebrity Stage Stories with Gerry StraussTalking "Head of the Class" with LESLIE RAE BEGAIf "Welcome Back Kotter" and "The Big Bang Theory" conceived a baby sitcom, it may well have been "Head of the Class"... an 80's hit about very intelligent teens facing very normal teen problems. With a cast that included sitcom legend Howard Hesseman and a young Robin Givens, one of this ensemble comedy's most popular stars may have been Leslie Bega, who played the gorgeous, whip-smart Maria... but this show was just in Bega's amazing life and career. We chatted with her about her world travels, transitioning in and out of Hollywood, and the episode she hand picked, "Partners"...
2020-05-211h 00
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 063: MasqueradeThe gang head to the wealthy side of town where boats sail, booze is drunk, and implausible murder schemes are plotted in Bob Swaim's Masquerade. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-05-0152 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 062: The Big EasyThe gang head on down to New Orleans for a tale of corrupt cops and sultry nights in Jim McBride's The Big Easy. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-04-0354 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 061: Black WidowThe gang finally get a look at another of the few films revolving around two female characters: one the femme fatale who kills for money; the other the cop obsessed with stopping her in Bob Rafelson's Black Widow. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-03-1337 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 060: Earthquake BirdThe gang go uncharacteristically contemporary by checking out the '80s-set psychosexual thriller recently added to Netflix in the shape of Wash Westmoreland's Earthquake Bird. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-01-3143 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 059: American GigoloThe gang head to the beginning of the 80s to look at the fashionably hollow lifestyle of one of God's lonely men in Paul Schrader's American Gigolo. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2020-01-1044 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 058: Jagged EdgeThe gang head to an early success for writer Joe Eszterhas, which set the template for his bigger successes to come. Courtroom drama, murder and intrigue in Richard Marquand's Jagged Edge. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-11-2943 min
LongformEpisode 368: Leslie JamisonLeslie Jamison is the author of The Empathy Exams, The Recovering, and the novel The Gin Closet. Her new essay collection is Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
“My writing is always basically asking: what does it feel like to be alive, and how do we ever try to understand what it feels like for anybody else to be alive? In that sense, on the intellectual level, I’m always going to keep chasing the same unanswerable things.”
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2019-11-1359 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 057: Dangerous LiaisonsThe gang go period by looking at the tale of pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy and their various shenanigans of exploitation, sadism and love in Stephen Frears's Dangerous Liaisons. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-11-011h 02
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 056: Dead CalmThe gang head back out to sea for the close quarters tension of a married couple besieged by a handsome but unstable stranger on their own ship in Phillip Noyce's Dead Calm. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-09-1942 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 055: Cat PeopleThe gang take a turn towards the supernatural, metaphysical and psycho-sexual peculiarities of animal instincts and strange desires... so, obviously it's Paul Schrader's Cat People. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-08-1651 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 054: Body HeatThe gang go weirdly method by looking at a film set during a ridiculous heatwave, during an actual ridiculous heatwave... Lawrence Kasdan's seminal Body Heat. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-07-2647 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 053: Crimes of PassionThe gang look to the work of transgressive enfant terrible of cinema Ken Russell and his story of a cartoonish prostitute and a mad street preacher... and some other guy named Bobby - Crimes of Passion. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-07-0538 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 052: Nine 1/2 WeeksThe gang return to the work of Adrian Lyne yet again to look at one of the most often referenced and yet seemingly least remembered films of the canon - Nine 1/2 Weeks. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-06-071h 03
Rise To MoreLeslie Pitt Schneider: How a childhood accident motivated her to follow her purpose and help children all over the worldOh man, are you going to love this interview today. I got a chance to sit down with Leslie Pitt Schneider: lawyer, former executive, writer, lover of life and founder of Project Lolo. I met Leslie years ago as she was embarking on the journey of starting her own non-profit and leaving her corporate job. She talks about the toxicity of her job, how it started to affect her self worth and health and how none of it was worth it. Leslie tells us her story about losing her limb at age of 6 and having to live with a prosthetic – wh...
2019-05-2044 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 051: Body DoubleThe gang finally head back into the sleek glamour of the 1980s and start things off with a bang, looking into a work of voyeurism, murder, and back projection - Brian De Palma's Body Double. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-05-171h 00
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 050: Fatal InstinctThe gang celebrate their 50th episode by taking a look at the parody comedy that satirises all the tropes and cliches of the erotic thriller genre in Carl Reiner's Fatal Instinct. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-04-2641 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 049: The TempThe gang go to work to look at the story of an exec with too much work who finds himself with an assistant who can do the work just fine... perhaps a little too fine... in Tom Holland's The Temp. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-03-2933 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 048: Goodbye LoverThe gang look to another genre hybrid of a sort, taking on a film that combines the tropes of the erotic thriller and treats them with comedic strokes, layering intrigue with farce in Roland Joffe's Goodbye Lover. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-03-0138 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 047: SpeciesThe gang head back to the home turf of the 90s and take a swing a peculiar genre hybrid, mixing erotic thriller with sf action with Roger Donaldson's 1995 Species. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-02-0854 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 046: Killing Me SoftlyThe gang stay in the noughts for one more week to look over the attempted erotic meanderings and unintentional laughs of Chen Kaige's Killing Me Softly. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2019-01-1849 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 045: Femme FataleThe gang finally break the seal on their can of Brian De Palma by looking at one from the latter era of the director's career, following a dangerous woman who's bad news to all around her - Femme Fatale. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-12-1456 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 044: In the CutThe gang look to one of the world's best female directors for her take on the erotic thriller, taking in murder, desire, and the blurred line that can exist between the two... Jane Campion's In the Cut. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-11-2340 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 043: ObsessedThe gang return once again to the extra-marital temptation and crazed stalkers of their progenitors, only this time it's Idris Elba who's caught between Ali Larter and Beyonce in Steve Shill's Obsessed. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-10-2650 min
Your Healthy Life With Kim CarriganYour Healthy Life: Kim interviews Leslie Pitt of Project LoLoLeslie Pitt is the founder of Project LoLo. Kim sits down to talk with Leslie this week about her work to raise funds and awareness for the millions of children living with disabilities
2018-10-0318 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 042: Hollow ManThe gang return to the ever-giving font of director Paul Verhoeven as he tells the tale of a megalomaniacal pervert/brilliant scientist who goes invisible and then becomes much worse... Hollow Man. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-09-2848 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 41: SwimfanThe gang stick around in the noughts for the high school take on their namesake film, with an obsessive girl setting her sights on the swim team's big star in John Polson's Swimfan. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-09-0741 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 040: UnfaithfulThe gang return to the well of Adrian Lyne for his considered take on his preferred focus of infidelity and other things that can't be taken back - Unfaithful. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-08-171h 04
The Paul Leslie Hour#130 - Johnny PizzaJohnny Pizza, along with his business partner Roger Diaz, own the charming Hoboken Cafe on Whitlock in Marietta, Georgia. They’ve become famous for their amazing meatball sandwiches, their delicious salads and cheesecakes and especially for the most tender fresh mozzarella cheese you’ll ever taste. Mr. Pizza makes it himself, every morning, and he cooks with joy and passion for his faithful customers at the Hoboken Cafe.
Back in the day, he used to not only cook, but also take care of the transportation and security of some remarkable people. Pat Cooper, Frank Sinatra and his son...
2018-08-061h 54
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 039: I Know Who Killed MeThe gang finally take their first steps into the new Millennium, turning their attention to the lamented, lambasted, and wholly derided 2007 effort from Chris Siverston - I Know Who Killed Me. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-07-2734 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 038: ShowgirlsThe gang take on one of the all time cinematic bombs to come from the 90s, a sharp and cynical satire that missed marks, dropped balls and ruptured careers... that's right, it's Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-07-061h 03
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 037: Guilty as SinThe gang look at another courtroom thriller where sex, murder, and perhaps the worst haircut we've seen yet come together in Sidney Lumet's Guilty as Sin. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-06-1543 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 036: Jennifer 8The gang blindly wander off the erotic thriller path and into the niche realm of not-particularly-erotic-and-barely-even-a-thriller thrillers with Bruce Robinson's Jennifer 8. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-06-0137 min
The Cinematologists PodcastJuice (w/ film critic & podcaster Leslie Pitt)The focus of this episode is Ernest Dickerson's still underrated 1992 drama Juice, featuring a young (pre-fame/pre-legendary) Tupac Shakur. The live portion of the show was recorded a little while back at Falmouth University's School of Film & Television but is being released now due to the episode not being based around release schedules, as the previous Claire Denis episode was.The timing though is fortuitous, with Childish Gambino's This is America song and music video being released earlier this week and bringing to the fore again questions around black identity, gun violence and black male bodies.
2018-05-101h 52
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 035: Eyes Wide ShutThe gang turn their attention to the arthouse wing of the genre, and the final film of master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick - 1999's Eyes Wide Shut. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-05-041h 02
Sudden Double DeepDARK (Near Dark, Dark City and The Dark Knight)The Triple Bill Title Word for Episode 048 is DARK and we're joined by Leslie Pitt from the Fatal Attractions Podcast to discuss Katheryn Bigelow's vampire Western, Alex Proyas' mind bending cult classic and Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. 00:57 - Near Dark 37:00 - Dark City 1:05:24 - The Dark Knight Please review us over on Apple Podcasts. Got comments or suggestions for new episodes? Email: sddpod@gmail.com. Seek us out via Twitter and Instagram @ sddfilmpodcast Support our Patreon for $3 a month and get access to o...
2018-05-031h 46
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 034: A Perfect MurderHaving looked at a bunch of movies that have ripped off Hitchcock so relentlessly, the gang finally turn their attention to a new take on a story Hitch himself once had a stab at... Andrew Davis's A Perfect Murder. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-04-2046 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 033: Unlawful EntryThe gang return to the fears of yuppies, suffering under the cruel whims of authority, this time in the shape of the too friendly neighbourhood cop in Jonathan Kaplan's Unlawful Entry. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-04-0648 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 032: Romeo is BleedingThe gang continue to dwell in the realms of neo-noir for the story of a corrupt cop spinning out of control and caught between three women who hold various aspects of his life in their hands in Peter Medak's Romeo is Bleeding. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-03-0939 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 031: BoundThe gang turn their attention to the neo-noir that flipped the traditional sense of sexuality and gender roles around... the Wachowskis in pre-Matrix mode with 1996's Bound. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-02-2343 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 030: MaliceThe gang look into the tale of the mild-mannered teacher, his pretty wife, and the hot young surgeon with the God complex... Harold Becker's Malice. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-02-0844 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 029: Under SuspicionThe gang greet the new year with a look at the Brighton noir tale of infidelity, murder, and a conveyor belt of really nice coats - Under Suspicion. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2018-01-2533 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 028: Indecent ProposalThe gang talk about the much talked about relationship drama involving money, sex, and the handsome visage of Robert Redford in Adrian Lyne's return to the genre - Indecent Proposal. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-12-2244 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 027: Cruel IntentionsThe gang move onto a classic of the 90s teen movie explosion to discuss adaptation sickness and teenage romantic fantasy in Roger Kumble's contemporary take on Dangerous Liaisons - Cruel Intentions. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-11-1051 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 026: The Last SeductionThe gang finally dig into one the classics of 90s neo-noir to discuss female roles, performances and why Linda Fiorentino is owed more than she got - The Last Seduction. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-11-0256 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 025: Mother's BoysThe gang take a look at the ex-wife/mother from hell tale that sees frogs and planetarium trips used to questionable metaphorical effect in Yves Simoneau's 1993 thriller Mother's Boys. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-10-2640 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 024: I Want YouThe gang cross the Atlantic and pull up a spot on the beach for the Hastings Noir stylings of Michael Winterbottom's crack at the erotic thriller genre in I Want You. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-10-1932 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 023: The Hand That Rocks the CradleThe gang return to the well of Fill-in-the-blank-from-Hell thrillers for a tale of maternal gaslighting and familial usurping... Curtis Hanson's The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-10-1349 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 022: FearThe gang look at young love, abuse and male territoriality run amok in James Foley's tale of the highs and lows of first love - Fear. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-10-0641 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 021: Dream LoverThe gang attempt to decipher the inexplicable dream sequences and questionable motives that simmer beneath a seemingly perfect marriage in Nicholas Kazan's Dream Lover. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-09-2934 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 020: Pacific HeightsThe gang take a mild break from the erotic thrillers and wander into the world of yuppie nightmare thrillers, taking in the escapades of the so-called tenant from hell in John Schlesinger's Pacific Heights. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-09-1550 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 019: Bitter MoonThe gang take to the high seas for a tale of love gone sour and the increasingly terrible things people who can't stay apart do to each other when they get bored... Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-09-0851 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 018: Boxing HelenaThe gang steer into a grim world of erotic fantasy, psychological trauma, and gradual dismemberment... and find the results utterly hilarious in Jennifer Lynch's Boxing Helena. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-09-0142 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 017: The Hot SpotThe gang enter the sunbaked world of film soleil as they take on the story of a drifter lost in the world of car sales, robbery, and triangles of lust - Dennis Hopper's The Hot Spot Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-08-1744 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 016: DisclosureThe gang discuss the unique challenges faced by Michael Douglas in a world of corporate malfeasance, sexual promiscuity and more bad hair... Barry Levinson's Disclosure. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-08-1135 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 015: Poison IvyThe gang go back to the world of teen friendship, lust and trying to figure where in the hell Tom Skerritt fits into all of this with Katt Shea Ruben's Poison Ivy. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-08-0434 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 14: Consenting AdultsThe gang consider the correct way to approach a film about wife-swapping, fright wigs, and the pervading sense of ineptitude... Alan J. Pakula's Consenting Adults. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-07-2839 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 013: CrashThe gang test the boundaries of their preferred genre by looking at people testing the boundaries of their preferred sexual desire in David Cronenberg's Crash. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-07-2045 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 12: Wild ThingsThe gang get seedy in the high priced houses and the sweaty backwaters of South Florida for John McNaughton's multi-twisted Wild Things. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-07-0748 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 011: SliverThe gang consider the nature of voyeurism and how so many creepy weirdos can live in one building while looking at Phillip Noyce's notorious Sliver. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-06-2951 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 10: ShatteredThe gang round off their Greta Scacchi double bill with a foray into a world of amnesia, metaphorical mists, and pet store detectives - Shattered. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-06-2235 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 009: Presumed InnocentThe gang consider the difference between erotic thrillers and courtroom dramas (and more bad haircuts) in Alan Pakula's Presumed Innocent. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-06-1541 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 008: The CrushThe gang look into the problematic world of teenage crushes and solving your problems with carousel-propelled super punches in 1993's The Crush. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-06-0951 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 007: Single White FemaleThe gang look into the pitfalls of flat-sharing and more questionable hair styles in the early 90s with Barbet Schroeder's Single White Female. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-06-0153 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 006: Color of NightThe gang go to group to address sex scenes, dubious murder investigations and roof-based climaxes in 1994's bizarre Color of Night. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-05-2539 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 005: Final AnalysisThe gang finally watch a film where everyone has good hair... maybe too good... Phil Joanou's legal thriller Final Analysis. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-05-1831 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 004: Body of EvidenceThe gang delve into the dark abyss of erotic thrillers to discuss icons, bad hair, and thoroughly unsafe use of candle wax - 1993's Body of Evidence. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-05-1148 min
The Fame FataleEpisode 14: Jackpot in the box
Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp are not the only actors who are richer than you. Know who else is probably richer than you? Flo. From those Progressive Insurance Commercials. The voice of the E-Trade baby. The Can-You-Hear-Me-Now guy who sold us Verizon wireless service for years. Those people make six figures a year or possibly more; the ex-Verizon actor Paul Marcarelli, bought and sold a $1.2 million New York apartment during the height of his fame.
But you, loyal listeners, wanted even more knowledge about your favorite commercial actors and how they live. So! For my 14th Fame Fatale podcast e...
2013-07-0200 min