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Distance To EmptyThe Return of the King w/ Mike McKnightBecome a Distance to Empty subscriber!: https://www.patreon.com/DistancetoEmptyPod Get some free DTE Swag by supporting out sponsors!Check out Mount to Coast here: https://mounttocoast.com/discount/DistanceUse code DISTANCE at Janji.com and be sure to select 'podcast' > 'Distance to Empty' on the post purchase "How did you hear about Janji" page. Thank you!In this episode, Michael McKnight returns to discuss his journey in ultra running, focusing on his identity as a 200-mile runner, the challenges of recovery from injury, and the mental shifts necessary for success. He reflects on the emotional toll of burnout and the importance of redefin...
2026-02-051h 21
Ed Lambert In The MorningWeekend storm, Mike ArmstrongIn the third hour Ed talks with meteorologist Danielle Noyes about the weekend storm. Ed talks with Mike Armstrong.
2026-01-2325 min
The Watt From Pedro Show2025-12-23 The Watt from Pedro Showhour one:
"mr p.c." (live excerpt from birdland on feb 10 1962) john coltrane
"june kept its promise" veeder+tunis
"let me fall" liam grant / grayson mcguire / trevor mckenzie
"no, I can’t, no brief this time" church of the annihilation
"porcupine quill makeout session - number 11" steve gigante
"citizen of the galaxy" tore elgaroy & henry kaiser
"where's the lid? got that" sumshapes w/raymond macdonald
"heaving chimes" spatulas
"christmas eve song" balk
"sweet tree" santa sabbath
"christmas celebration" tim holehouse
"the true meaning of christmas" the young liberals
"popularizers of deception" holt bodish
hour two:
"tub screamer" rob noyes
"requiem bl...
2025-12-243h 00
Random Acts of Cinema41 - Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)We return to Monte Hellman's examination of American masculinity with a James Taylor and Dennis Wilson-starring road movie. Two nearly silent racers ramble across the American southwest, acquiring a disreputable father-figure, a notably underage girl, and a supporting cast of American weirdos. Vroom. Also join us for a bonus follow-up discussion now that Mike has finally watched Highest To Lowest (2025)! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more!
2025-10-011h 22
Going Over Our FredsSorceressSend us a textIn this episode, we're discussing Sorceress (aka Temptress II), a 1995 fantasy / horror / soft-core movie with SPECIAL GUEST Mike Noyes from the Random Acts of Cinema podcast! Catch more of Mike at: Twitter: @RandomActsOfCinAlso Twitter: @The_NoyesYouTube: @mikebnoyes BlueSky: @goofpodcast.bsky.socialInstagram @GoingOverOurFredsTiktok: @mlkennedythenicesTwitter: @goofpodcast Email: goingoverourfreds@gmail.com
2025-09-241h 27
Twin Peaks: EvangelionBONUS: Paprika Highway (feat. Mike of Random Acts of Cinema)RE-UPLOAD WITH NAUGHTY USE OF (c) MUSIC REMOVEDBuckle your seatbelts and attach your DC-mini as we careen down the dark and dreamy roads with wild abandon. Join us for a deep dive into Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY and Satoshi Kon's PAPRIKA - we've even roped in our very special guest, Mike from the brilliant Random Acts of Cinema podcast. We'll share interpretations of the films, discuss what a massive human turd M*rilyn M*nson is and marvel at Kon's sublime animation and visual identity. Join us, won't you?Listen t...
2025-06-031h 07
The Unsidelined LifeStepping Off the Sidelines: Journey from NFL Wife to finding her own Field with Kim Singletary
In this revealing conversation, Kim Singletary shares her 40-year journey alongside Chicago Bears legend Mike Singletary - from their challenging interracial relationship in the 1980s to her decades supporting his intense football career while raising four children. Kim opens up about the misconceptions in marriage, the pressures of NFL life, and her pivotal decision at age 60 to tell her husband, "I don't want to be on the sidelines of your life anymore." Her story showcases how God honors seasons of sacrifice and proves it's never too late to consider your own field and plant new vineyards. This ep...
2025-05-2100 min
Random Acts of Cinema948 - The Princess Bride (1987)We are Random Acts of Cinema. You subscribed to our podcast. Prepare to listen. Fairy tales get that inimitable Reiner-treatment in this nostalgic classic picked for Mike's birthday enjoyment. Prepare for the "leads" to take a back seat to a supporting casts that exceeds all reasonable expectations. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discus...
2025-05-191h 24Distance To EmptyMike McKnight is Flagstaff Bound at the 2025 Cocodona 250Want to support us? Use code DISTANCE at Janji.com and be sure to select 'podcast' > 'Distance to Empty' on the post purchase "How did you hear about Janji" page. Thank you!Welcome to our Flagstaff Bound series! We'll be hosting this series along with Aravaipa Running in the lead up to the 2025 Cocodona 250.In this episode of Flagstaff Bound, host Kevin Goldberg and co-host Peter Noyes welcome ultra runner Mike McKnight, who shares his experiences and insights on the Cocodona 250 race. They discuss the unique community surrounding the race, the importance of sleep management in ultra running, and Mike's approach to cha...
2025-04-3021 min
Random Acts of Cinema1242 - The Shape of Water (2017)One of us is prepared to insist that this Academy Award winning film is more than just "that fish-sex movie." A little behind the scenes: in our recording schedule notes Mike keeps writing the title of this movie as "Shapes of Water". For those of you who know him to be a fully-committed listman and self-professed admirer of Guillermo del Toro, this is shocking. This may is your first hint of his true feelings about this film. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or...
2025-02-241h 24
Apologetics.com Radio ShowPresidential Providence and the Trump Re-electionJoin host Jason Gallagher as he and author/apologist Mike D’Virgilio discuss Trump’s re-election in the context of God’s providential hand over human affairs. We also unpack Mike’s recent book “Going Back to Find the Way Forward: Trump, A Great Awakening, and the Refounding of America”. Don’t miss this timely conversation on the “red pilling” of America, Babel and the globalist agenda, God’s providence and the great evangelistic and apologetic opportunity that we are in right now. As always, share this with your friends and email feedback to jason@apologetics.com. Grace and peace.
2024-11-1957 min
Rider Magazine InsiderEp. 74: Mike Noyes, ALIV WorldwideOur guest on Episode 74 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Mike Noyes, the founder and visionary CEO of ALIV Worldwide, which provides curated powersports adventures. ALIV, a “country club for badasses,” helps participants get out of their comfort zone and strive for personal growth and transformation.
LINKS: ALIVworldwide.com, ALIV on Instagram
2024-11-0836 min
Random Acts of Cinema712 - Scanners (1981)Is this the one where Keanu takes a bunch of future drugs? I mean that DOES sound kind of like a Cronenberg movie…. No wait! It's the head exploding one. Except that maybe, just maybe, this early 80s psychic thriller offers a whole lot more than just exploding heads. But don't worry: if you really like exploding heads, this film still has you covered. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more...
2024-10-281h 26
Random Acts of Cinema918 - The Color of Pomegranates (1969)Soviet cinema at its most… spiritual? Iconoclast director Sergei Parajanov's deeply personal exploration of the cultural echoes found in the life of 18th-century Armenian troubadour/monk Sayat-Nova uses manuscript-inspired tableaux vivants, exquisite staging, and a profoundly rich symbolic vocabulary to sneak this one past the censors. Sort of. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be dis...
2024-10-211h 37
Random Acts of Cinema433 - Patriotism or The Right of Love and Death (1966)Content warning: this film contains depictions of suicide. Come check out Mike and Charlie realizing exactly what they've gotten themself into AFTER watching this movie and getting about halfway through our discussion about it. Yukio Mishima and Domoto Masaki's rich confrontation of Noh-style staging with richly visualized sensuality propels a short film about a married couple's suicided following a failed coup-d'etat in 1936 Japan. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, sti...
2024-10-141h 13
Random Acts of Cinema63 - Carnival of Souls (1962)Kansas. The Great Salt Lake. Peaches Christ. Michael Varrati. Abandoned carnival. Am I listing the components of an unlikely-to-happen but likely-to-be-wild road trip? Or is it the perfect formula for a really fun episode where two of our favorite guests return to discuss the weirdly atmospheric ultimate-indie horror film? Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be...
2024-10-071h 20
Random Acts of Cinema1121 - Eyimofe: This is My Desire (2020)Directing duo Arie and Chula Esiri tell two separate stories of would-be Nigerian emigrants navigating through a dehumanizing world that uses poverty and debt to perpetuate a cycle of exploitation that cares little for dignity and decency. Beautifully shot on film on location in Lagos, Mofe and Rosa each strain towards a better life. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for...
2024-10-011h 31
Random Acts of Cinema120 - How To Get Ahead in Advertising (1988)Look: if for some reason you DON'T want to watch Richard E. Grant rant about the entrenched conspiracy between the wretchedly corrupt spheres of big business and government in the form of consumer advertising, then I guess this isn't the movie and podcast episode for you. And if you still aren't interested once you learn that it's a HandMade Films production reuniting Grant with director Bruce Robinson? What if I were to say that there's a mustachioed boil growing out of the side of Grant's neck spouting late-stage capitalist drivel? No? Then there's not hope for you. Not that there...
2024-09-231h 12
Random Acts of Cinema1100 - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)Balancing on the razor-thin edge between the pedantic "what would REALLY happen if a guy kept slowly shrinking?" with "sure nerd, but let's still make it a fun story", Jack Arnold directs a domestic drama, a survivalist story, and everything in between as he questions foundational questions of existing in his classic science fiction tale. Perceptions of safety, masculinity, and the infinite shift and fade in this allegory of manhood in the modern age. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the pod...
2024-09-161h 29
Random Acts of CinemaBonus Episode! - Cyberzone (1995)In celebration of Fred Olen Ray's 70th birthday, we're sharing an bonus episode of Going Over Our Freds (a podcast hosted by our past-guests Kennedy and Meridith) that Mike joined in on a while back. Enjoy their discussion of Cyberzone (also known as Droid Gunner), starring… Marc Singer!
2024-09-111h 25
Random Acts of Cinema1155 - Cure (1997)Kevin Allison (Risk! and The State) joins us to talk about Kyoshi Kurosawa's hypno-thriller - a term I've invented which cheapens the film - and he directs the conversation toward Carl Jung's concept of the "shadow", which thankfully re-elevates the film. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we...
2024-09-091h 23
Random Acts of Cinema107 - Mona Lisa (1986)This week the question is asked: does having had read The Deadly Percheron enhance the viewing experience of this grimy, English, 80s neo-noir about sex work, blackmail, and unrequited love? It turns out that this doesn't really matter, because… Bob Hoskins. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will...
2024-09-021h 30
Random Acts of Cinema723 - Y Tu Mamá También (2001)Coming of age story? Sexual awakening? Road trip movie? These all characterize Alfonso Cuarón's tale of two young men and one women whose lives intersect for a brief period one summer… kind of. While this film displays a keen understanding of convention it constantly subverts expectations and values along and becomes something all the more charming, touching, challenging, and political at heart. Two future superstars, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna alongside Maribel Verdu, propel this still iconoclastic film to a rare stature alongside the best of Mexican cinema. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join...
2024-08-261h 30
Random Acts of Cinema306 - Le Samouraï (1967) Certainly not the arty-ist neo-noir ever made, but it's certainly the most Jean-Pierre Melville-ian neo-noir ever made. And that's more than enough to make this one of the most widely-beloved of all Criterion films. Alain Delain (who sadly passed away between our record and the release date for this episode) brought Tokyo-cool, Parisian romanticism, and American grime to this epitome of the "cool assassin" film. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love...
2024-08-191h 20
Random Acts of Cinema1103 - Once Upon A Time In China (1991)Can Master Wong navigate China into the 20th-century and past the obstacles of modernity, invasive western culture, and a whole host of outside threats to tradition? Of course he can. But even he's got to admit: he looks pretty good in a boater hat and sunglasses. Tsui Hark's epic kung fu period action/comedy pits western powers, local corruption, modern technology, and the stubborn refusal to adapt against a ragtag group centered around a fighting school and its stoic martial arts master played by Jet Li. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Rando...
2024-08-121h 20
Sermons from Granite Creek Community ChurchDo You Want to Be Healed? - Pastor Mike NoyesJust the Teachings of Jesus
August 11th, 2024
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Random Acts of Cinema459 - The Exterminating Angel (1962)When 20 or so upper class reveler's end up at a post-opera gathering hosted by one of their peers, everything seems perfectly… polite. But then director Luis Buñuel imparts upon them the one unbreakable rule of the film: no one can ever leave the well-appointed drawing room. Ever. What follows is a study in the logistics of human survival, depravity, and an allegory of the lies we tell ourselves as we sink into fascism. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast...
2024-08-051h 30
Random Acts of Cinema304 - The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)"Bowie to Bowie… Come in Bowie…" So begins a completely unrelated piece of Bowie-related media that one of us wishes he watched instead. Come have a listen to find out which of us has the appetite (or patience?) for a Nicolas Roeg-directed 1970s dystopian science fiction film starring a beguiling and beloved pop star at the top of his game. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. ...
2024-07-291h 35
Random Acts of Cinema744 - Every Man For Himself (1980)Jean-Luc Godard returns to the podcast with a stylish and cunning exposé of modern French man. Or rather, a study of how women deal with the intransigent, petulant, sometimes comical, and always fragile masculinity of the perpetually dissatisfied narcissists that demand their attentions. Two such long-suffering women are played by Nathalie Baye and Isabelle Hubert as entirely pragmatic and fully self-aware Parisian women coping with the surprisingly similar needs of lovers, pimps, johns, and… cattle. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the pod...
2024-07-221h 14
Random Acts of Cinema645 - The Ballad of Narayama (1958)Kabuki and 1950's studio style combine in Keisuke Kinoshita's lavish and heart-wrenching account of a rural Japanese family planning for and coping with the responsibilities and struggles of ubasute - a village's custom to carry elderly family members to a mountaintop in winter and abandon them. Gorgeous set and production design add a compelling dynamism to an otherwise carefully plotted family drama. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our...
2024-07-151h 14
Random Acts of Cinema840 - The Executioner (1963)Internationally-neglected Spanish auteur Luis García Berlanga enters the collection neither with a bang, a whimper, a chop, nor a zap… but with a silenced gasp. His celebrated black comedy somehow managed to slip past Franco's censors to show us a man slowly, haplessly, and inevitably lured with only the best intentions to utterly compromise his moral values. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to be suckered into doing it. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yoursel...
2024-07-081h 09
Random Acts of Cinema6th Annual Rando AwardsAnd with the coming of another Rando Awards, so too passes another season of Random Acts of Cinema. Join us as we look back and reflect on all the bests and the worsts of a solid year of Criterion films. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Luis Garcia Berlanga's The Exec...
2024-07-012h 10
Random Acts of Cinema1012 - All About My Mother (1999)This podcast is dedicated to all podcasters who ever podcasted, all… Nevermind, Pedro Almodovar does it better in his tragic, heartwarming, found-family melodrama about an unlikely group of women who find one another in Barcelona. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be celebrating the 6th Annual...
2024-06-241h 24
Random Acts of Cinema760 - State of Siege (1972)Costa-Gavras puts the viewer in the middle of a two-sided conspiracy of wrestle power in an unnamed South American nation. At its heart: a rebel-led kidnapping scheme to force the police state to release political prisoners. Corruption, torture, murder, and terror - all sponsored and plotted out by American "advisors" - are exposed in this chilling procedural. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs...
2024-06-171h 17
Random Acts of Cinema1185 - After Hours (1985)You know that Scorsese movie that everyone always forgets about but also everyone says that it's really their favorite? What seems at first glance to be just another 80s comedy reveals itself to be a highly cinematic exploration of one man's polite decent into maddening frustration. And we're joined by Derrick Scocchera to help find our way back uptown. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shi...
2024-06-101h 47
Random Acts of Cinema336 - Dazed and Confused (1993)The real strength of Richard Linklater's day-in-the-life ensemble film isn't the cast of all-time 1990s heavy hitters. It isn't the meticulous recreation of 1976 Austin, Texas. It's not the teen comedy hijinks. It's not the banging soundtrack. It's more that all this combines to present to its film going audience a hyper-specific and long-lost subculture unlike any presented in the vast offerings of films tackling the lives of high school students. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or...
2024-06-031h 24
Random Acts of Cinema652 - Monsieur Verdoux (1947)At the beginning of the 20th century, a deranged serial killer was convicted of seducing, marrying, robbing, and murdering over a dozen women. It is believed that he killed many, many more than that. So the lovable Tramp himself, Charlie Chaplin, decided to portray him in a movie. What's his light-hearted take on this unexpected premise? Human society is diseased and nothing matters. In a funny way, though. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you lov...
2024-05-271h 12Sermons from Granite Creek Community ChurchTrusting God to Open Doors - Pastor Mike NoyesAll In
May 26th, 2024
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Random Acts of Cinema36 - Wages of Fear (1952)Director Henri-Georges Clouzot maps out one of the all-time great thrillers. "Explosive" is the right word in all possible ways to describe this film. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Charles Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux (1947).
2024-05-201h 25
Random Acts of Cinema7 - A Night to Remember (1958)Is it about corporate greed run amok? Class warfare? Human indulgence? Human suffering? Uh… the hubris of man? Well, it's definitely not about some dumb diamond necklace. Roy Ward Baker's all-time classic account of the sailing and sinking of the Titanic is far more than simply a blueprint for later, better retellings. It may very well set the high watermark for them all. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our mer...
2024-05-131h 26
Random Acts of Cinema965 - Wanda (1970)Special guest Michael Patrick Jann brings us an almost-lost character study of a young woman lost in a world that doesn't value her existence. Director/Writer/Star Barbara Loden crafts a little drama, a little crime, and all the grimey Pennsylvania you can handle. Understated and sublime; American independent cinema by a singular filmmaker who was way ahead of her time. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our mer...
2024-05-061h 07
Random Acts of Cinema716 - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)Jacques Demy's dazzlingly colorful palette that is perhaps more symphonic than it's grand romantic score, sets the stage for a musical about young love and the obstacles it must endure in modern France. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Barbara Loden's Wand...
2024-04-291h 35
Random Acts of Cinema76 - Brief Encounter (1945)Sweeping vistas! Dangerous men driven by greed, glory, honor, and obsession! Is this what acclaimed epic director David Lean has in store for us today? Well… it does feature some dramatically filmed trains. That's one of his things, right? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be disc...
2024-04-221h 21
Random Acts of Cinema173 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)I can't help it if I'm scarred from too many bad 1980s and 90s comic book movie adaptations that weren't faithful to the source material. I know it shouldn't matter. Especially if the movie was made in the 1940s, it's directed by podcast-favorites Powell and Pressburger, and it's actually excellent. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd...
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Random Acts of Cinema163 Hopscotch (1980)Can we chalk this up as another Walter Matthau all-time slam-dunk that most people have never heard of? Or is this old man spy caper exactly what it looks like? We are joined by the duo Brad and Jake from the Never Did it podcast as we race across the globe in search of a potential antidote to Moonraker (which Charlie still thinks is a very good old man spy caper for some reason). Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podc...
2024-04-081h 19Random Acts of Cinema1215 - Shakes the Clown (1991)Singular-voiced American comedic auteur Bobcat Goldthwait writes, directs, and stars in his absurdist satire of the 1980s stand-up comedy scene reimagined as a grimey city infested with infighting sub-castes of clowns whose insecurities, addictions, and lack of talent lock them in a perpetual rut of demeaning gigs, black-out benders, and petty jealousies. But one stands apart: Shakes. Perhaps the most talented and definitely the most alcoholic and self-sabotaging of them all. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get your...
2024-04-011h 21Random Acts of Cinema820 - Fantastic Planet (1973)René Lalou's timeless (well, maybe not exactly) hand drawn science fiction epic turns a skeptical eye on human systems of power in an unimaginable world of inhuman blue giants (that are somehow even more human). You know: it's your basic Jack and the Beanstalk meets Avatar situation. With better (by which I mean funkier) music. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and mo...
2024-03-261h 15Random Acts of Cinema879 - Taipei Story (1985)The good days are long past for Chan and Leung, a couple slowly drifting apart, and losing themselves in the oncoming wave of modernity consisting of unemployment, debt, loneliness, and alienation. But since Edward Yang directed it, somehow it's all beautiful. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we w...
2024-03-181h 14Random Acts of Cinema042 - Fishing With John (1991)There was a time, believe it or not, when the channel Bravo was willing to pay for some "celebrities" and a camera crew to get out of their comfort zones, go on various excursions around the world, and watch the sparks fly as they bicker, backstab, and try to make "reality" look fun for the audiences back home. That time was 1991. Those celebrities were John Lurie, Jim Jarmusch, Tom Waits, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, and Dennis Hopper. They made 6 episodes. Bravo never explored this format further. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Ran...
2024-03-111h 06Random Acts of Cinema1192 - Moonage Daydream (2022)Brett Morgen's expressionistic documentary seeks to sidestep the question of "which is the real David Bowie?" and instead sees the creation of his personas as just one strategy used by the performer to craft a life of continuous artistic challenge and innovation. "Reinvention" isn't so much a gimmick used to promote album and ticket sales as it is the inevitable path of a creative life. Oh, and it's beautiful and the music is good. Freak out! Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come suppo...
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Going Over Our FredsDroid GunnerSend us a textIn this episode, we're discussing Droid Gunner (aka Cyberzone), a 1995 action sci-fi movie with SPECIAL GUEST Mike Noyes from the Random Acts of Cinema podcast! Catch more of Mike at: Twitter: @RandomActsOfCinAlso Twitter: @The_NoyesYouTube: @mikebnoyes BlueSky: @goofpodcast.bsky.socialInstagram @GoingOverOurFredsTiktok: @mlkennedythenicesTwitter: @goofpodcast Email: goingoverourfreds@gmail.com
2024-02-281h 24Random Acts of Cinema270 - Casque d'Or (1952)Director Jacques Becker's belle epoque period drama about gangsters sets their lives on such a delicate balance between honor death that the eponymous pretty blonde is all it takes to bring it crashing down. Would you say a "love quadrangle" or a "love square"? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next...
2024-02-261h 16Random Acts of Cinema1094 - Watermelon Man (1970)Indie director Melvin van Peebles' one film for Columbia Pictures pointedly slams against the dictates and standards of studio filmmaking with his Godfrey Cambridge-starring vehicle about a white bigot who wakes up black and finds himself in a world that no longer tolerates his existence. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for...
2024-02-191h 14Random Acts of CinemaLD183 - Dracula (1992)Just in time for February: it's... Random Acts of Cinema's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. Take me away from all of these possessives. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Melvin van Peebles' Watermelon Man (1970).
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Ohio MysteriesOM Backroads Ep:21. Part 2. Who's that up in the sky? The story of Blanche Noyes, the legendary aviatrix from Cleveland, OhioOM Backroads Ep:21. Part 2. Blanche Noyes was a pioneering American aviator from Cleveland, OH. She was a daring pilot who set many records and later was the leader of the government's new Air Marking Program. Blanche started life as an actress until a chance meeting at a speech by Charles Lindberg would change her life. Join us as we discuss the fascinating life of Blanche Noyes.Part 2.For more fascinating podcasts, check us out at: https://www.ohiomysteries.com/Mike hosts a Facebook page called "Too Late for Autographs" and explores people and...
2024-02-0824 minRandom Acts of Cinema113 - Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)An all-star who's-who of mid-century Italian comedy (we assume) unite for a picture of staggering proportions! Our boys stumble and bumble their way through a meticulously planned robbery and end up stealing… our hearts. Director Mario Monicelli gives the world one of the great prototypes of the comedic heist. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to...
2024-02-051h 15Ohio MysteriesOM Backroads Ep:21. Part 1. Who's that up in the sky? The story of Blanche Noyes, the legendary aviatrix from Cleveland, OhioOM Backroads Ep:21. Part 1. Blanche Noyes was a pioneering American aviator from Cleveland, OH. She was a daring pilot who set many records and later was the leader of the government's new Air Marking Program. Blanche started life as an actress until a chance meeting at a speech by Charles Lindberg would change her life. Join us as we discuss the fascinating life of Blanche Noyes. Part 1.For more fascinating podcasts, check us out at: https://www.ohiomysteries.com/Mike hosts a Facebook page called "Too Late for Autographs" and explores people and...
2024-02-0130 minRandom Acts of Cinema391 - If.... (1968)Content and Spoiler Warning: This film dramatizes bullying, violence, against children, and a school shooting. Those who may not want to listen to this episode should skip this one and join us next week. Can an all-boys boarding school serve as a microcosm of an entire nation's fractured state of values? More importantly: should it? Director Lindsay Anderson subverts the slice-of-life routines and indignities of British school life with deft surrealist touches and a Malcom MacDowell-starring cast embracing nihilism and revenge. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema...
2024-01-291h 27Random Acts of CinemaLD244 - David Holzman's Diary (1967)He lost his job. He got his draft notice. The only path forward for this cinefile is clear: alienate everyone in his life and fracture his sanity by filming a progressively more erratic week of his life. Is he really searching for truth? Is film even the right way to capture truth? Does he really care about truth at all? Director Jim McBride fake documentary is about how everything filmed is a lie. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get...
2024-01-221h 05Random Acts of Cinema1033 - The Cameraman (1928)In the darkest of night, standing solitary vigil against the forces of evil: there stands the city's only hope for justice, for vengeance, for truth. There stands… The Cameraman! Director Buster Keaton mines the depths of obsession and action in this late silent-era masterpiece Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next w...
2024-01-151h 16Random Acts of Cinema736 - It Happened One Night (1934)Director Frank Capra returns to the podcast with his Oscar-hording smash hit romantic comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. A glamorous heiress is on the run from her father as she embarks on a cross-country trek to get back to her playboy husband. But a hard on his luck newspaperman knows a good story when he sees one, and takes her under his wing. And wouldn't you know it? These two hate each other! Which is to say: they desperately love each other and just don't know it yet. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Jo...
2024-01-081h 12Random Acts of Cinema611 - Being John MalkovichDirector Spike Jonze upends Hollywood conventions in this mind-bending Malkovich. Can Malkovich Malkovich before Malkovich Malkovich? Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Frank Capra's It Happened Once Night (1934).
2024-01-021h 20Random Acts of Cinema489 - Monsoon Wedding (2001)This time, Mira Nair unleashes her penchant for a romance-set-among-a-sprawling-family-drama on the nation of India as a wedding is organized, threatened, and celebrated amidst the intensity of a rainy season that I guess is probably a metaphor for something. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be d...
2023-12-251h 26Random Acts of Cinema885 - The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)Hitch is back! Or rather, here he is just as he's starting to become THE Alfred Hitchcock. His first thriller blurs the boundaries between guilt, loss, obsession, and paranoia as a bloodthirsty killer of women stalks the London streets… on Tuesdays. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will...
2023-12-181h 33Random Acts of Cinema272 - La Commare Secca (1962)In his first film, renowned director Bernardo Bertolucci prowls through the not-so-innocent lives of strangers who just happened to be in a park on the night of a murder. Each have good reason to embellish and omit details as they recount their day leading up to the murder to the police interrogator, but the director unsparingly shows all of the petty choices and disastrous missteps of them all. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you...
2023-12-121h 11Random Acts of Cinema38 - Branded to Kill (1967)It is neither a question of where Seijun Suzuki got his ideas from nor who got their ideas from him. Rather it is simply the plain fact that there were the movies that came before his 1967 art/hitman freak-out masterpiece and then there were the movies that came after. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like...
2023-12-051h 02Sermons from Granite Creek Community ChurchCourage to Walk in Christlike Living - Pastor Mike NoyesCourage is Calling
December 2nd, 2023
2023-12-031h 45Random Acts of Cinema1197 - My Lucky Stars - Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar (1985)1985. Sammo Hung. Jackie Chan. It sounds like we have all of the ingredients for the perfect action/comedy. And we do. We definitely have those ingredients. Hung directs a rag tag group of orphanage buddies, now older, as they are recruited to travel to Japan and infiltrate (via slapstick) a notorious Yakuza gang. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If...
2023-11-271h 13Random Acts of Cinema1003 - All About Eve (1950)We got ourselves a Mank! More importantly, we got ourselves a study in contrast between the brash but insecure broadway diva Margo (Bette Davis) and the ambitiously talented wolf-in-sheep's-clothing Eve (Anne Baxter). Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy podcast. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we w...
2023-11-201h 29Random Acts of CinemaBONUS PATREON PREVIEW - Are you Friedkin Kidding Me? (The Exorcist, 1973)Come listen to a free preview of our upcoming Patreon podcast Are You Friedkin Kidding Me?, where Mike, Charlie, and Alexandra (celebrated returning guest host) watch a different film (or tv show or documentary) from the oeuvre of acclaimed director William Friedkin. And we're starting with his all-time genre-defining horror masterpiece The Exorcist (1973). The first taste is free. Keep an eye out for more information on our upcoming Patreon and your chance to listen to more episodes of Are You Friedkin Kidding Me?
2023-10-311h 19Sermons from Granite Creek Community ChurchPresence - Pastor Mike NoyesLead | 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership
October 15th, 2023
2023-10-221h 41Random Acts of CinemaLD75 - Ghostbusters (1984)Today we celebrate Mike's birthday with the rebirth of Gozer (you know: the Gozerian?) Yep, we're watching Ivan Reitman's all-time action-comedy classic: Ghostbusters. But can we disassociated the powerful weight of nostalgia and truly consider the legitimacy of this film as a valid entry in the Criterion Collection? Uh… no. But that's ok, because it's Ghostbusters. Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch...
2023-05-221h 26Sermons from Granite Creek Community ChurchFamilies and Culture Transformed by Heaven - Pastor Mike NoyesMay 21st, 2023
2023-05-2142 min2023-05-141h 19Random Acts of CinemaLD19 - Blade Runner (1982)We've podcasted things you people wouldn't believe. Like the international theatrical release version of Ridley Scott's tech noir stunner starring Harrison Ford doing his uh… best?… voice-over narration. Mike picks this for Charlie's annual incept-date show! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Doulos (1962).
2023-03-131h 26Random Acts of Cinema790 - Lady Snowblood (1973)Mike likes the sword hidden in a parasol. Charlie likes that it takes place during the Meiji era. But who are we kidding? The best part is that Toshiya Fujita's visually dynamic action/revenge film really lives up to the title. Lady. Snow. Blood. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Toshiya Fujita's Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (1974).
2023-02-271h 14
The Amped EV PodcastHow truckers are keeping their goods cool without diesel – with Carrier TransicoldElectric commercial trucks are out there, and fleets are starting to use them in shorter routes that work for their limited battery range. In these cases, the limited range has a workaround, but what about if you are limited in what cargo you can haul? That's what is happening to trucks hauling goods that need to be kept cool. Typically there's a workaround to that too – if you don't mind investing in a diesel generator to keep your load cool, and that doesn't make a lot of sense when the tractor is electrified.Enter the electric transportation refrigeration un...
2022-12-3023 minRandom Acts of Cinema230 - 3 Women (1977)To steal (and completely spoil) Mike's joke from the very end of this episode: we hope that you're ready to listen to three men discuss 3 Women. Because we're joined this week by Patrick O'Riley from the Vintage Video Podcast, who brings us Shelly Duvall and Sissy Spacek in Robert Altman's mind-bending, identity-shattering, dream of a film. Or film of a dream? This is, apparently, up for debate. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to wat...
2022-12-261h 19Random Acts of Cinema29 - Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)It turns out that while Mike knows EXACTLY what happed to the girls who disappeared on a school trip in Victoria on Valentine's Day 1900, Charlie really doesn't. Director Peter Weir's period-set mystery explores the unknowable horror of gloves and corsets within the restrictive confines of the Australian landscape. Or maybe its the other way around? If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Michael Haneke's Funny Games (1997).
2022-09-191h 35
The Long Island Sound - Music and Entertainment Discovery Begins! Find the Artists who entertain us!David Noyes & How to find Great Joy & Balance with Music & CreativityDavid Noyes is a true sage of the music industry here on Long Island. Join us in conversation as we unlock the secrets to success in the music business and navigat the waters of balance between giging and life. I gathered some great inspiration from my time with David. You'll get to hear some of his original music as well as stories of his journey in the business. David Noyes has been "playing about town" for decades since he was a teen from Manhattan and then growing up in East Hampton. David managed a musical career while expl...
2022-09-031h 14Random Acts of CinemaLD136 - Arsenic & Old Lace (1944)Things aren't quite what they seem in the old childhood home of recently married ace reporter Mortimer Brewster's (Cary Grant) old house over in Brooklyn. It turns out that his sweet spinster aunts have been poisoning lonely old men and burying them in the basement. Frank Capra's cherished adaptation of the hit stage comedy set the tenor for the ghoulish/cute aesthetic that rings so true with secret goths, like our birthday boy Mike. Happy birthday Mike! And enjoy this piece of cake that I made especially for you… If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's...
2022-05-161h 10Random Acts of Cinema077 - And God Created Woman (1956)How many times do you think that Mike will bring up Serge Gainsbourg in an episode about a movie that has nothing to do with him? The answer is one more than the amount of times that Charlie all-too-casually mentions second-wave feminism. This must mean that we are watching Brigitte Bardot's breakthrough starring vehicle about love, lust, freedom, and the sandy beaches of St. Tropez. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Marlon Brando's One-Eyed Jacks (1961).
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PREP and DEFENDMichael Noyes - Big Money, then Dust to GloryAre you looking for adventure and true purpose?Well if you're not, go ahead and skip this episode.Our guest Michael Noyes explains why stepped away from a from multiple 7-figure opportunity after a unique "desert experience". Follow Mike as he prepares to take on an upcoming Baja 1000 race.IG: @michaelnoyes7 ♦️ Free Customized Periodized-Hybrid Training Guide Our crazy First-Responder lifestyle makes it so difficult to improve our strength and physical performance. Periodized-Hybrid Training is a unique year-round fitness stra...
2022-04-181h 03
Business DailyEmotional and financial complications of fundraising during warAs Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, people across the country prepare for the possibility of a long, drawn out conflict.. Some, are determined to help their loved ones survive. But sending aid to a war zone isn't easy. Not just because access to cash locally is often hard to come by, but rules around fundraising are complicated.Olia Hercules, cookbook author and chef, explains how, over the past two weeks, she’s rushed to fundraise and send protective gear to her brother fighting on the front lines in Kyiv. Like so many others, she ran into prob...
2022-03-1417 minRandom Acts of CinemaLD118 - Silverado (1985)This year, Mike has selected Lawerence Kasdan's star-studded, rollicking western update as his "gift" for the birthday boy Charlie. Why? That's still a little unclear, but your hosts are still delighted by this crowd-pleasing action/western. So gear up with your pearl-handled colt, fancy 2-gun rig, derringer, boot knife, or a Henry rifle for each hand and ride out with us to save Linda Hunt at all costs. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954).
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Midnight MassEpisode 19: Ed WoodWhen it came to making bad movies, he was the best! This week, Peaches and Michael are donning their furriest pink sweaters in celebration of 1994's ED WOOD! In addition to discussing Tim Burton's biopic love letter, our hosts delve into the legacy of the man who inspired it and how he became one of the true Patron Saints of Cult. Joining the conversation is legendary horror host Mr. Lobo, who offers insight on a lifetime of Ed Wood worship, and shares stories of his time working on the PLAN 9 remake. Then, author and podcast...
2021-12-011h 38Random Acts of CinemaLD141- Carrie (1976)Look: will we talk about the use of split screen? Of course we will. Will we talk about this early breakout supporting role for John Travolta? Yep. Will we talk about how these and more contribute to the manner of director Brian de Palma? You bet. But mostly Mike and I have been desperate to talk about Stephen King on the podcast. So get ready for lots of that. And lots of pig's blood. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001).
2021-09-271h 25Random Acts of CinemaLD144 and 1017 - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) and The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)As it turns out, the coexistence of two movies dedicated to the exploits of the fictionalized eighteenth-century German adventurer Baron Munchausen far from exclude one another from narrative authority. So for Mike's birthday episode, why not just just do a double episode treating them like parts of an anthology that took a couple of centuries to make? We do just that with Karel Zeman's 1962 The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen of 1989. It's Zeman's brilliantly stylized suturing of live action and handmade animation vs. Gilliam's inventive production design set against some over-the-top character work...
2021-05-171h 15Random Acts of CinemaLD124 - Dr. No (1962)For Charlie's annual birthday episode, his very good friend Mike has chosen Terence Young's filmed adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Dr. No. That's right, there's technically a James Bond movie in the Criterion Collection. And since the birthday boy is a super-fan, eager for a soapbox upon which to blurt out decades of pent-up interpretations, criticisms, and hot takes, get ready for a wild ride. Songs about fruit! Solitaire in the dark! Women's sunglasses! It's all here. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing John Cassavetes' The Killing of a C...
2021-03-221h 39Random Acts of Cinema890 - Meantime (1984)Who is up for a largely improvised drama set in poverty-stricken Thatcher-era London? Anyone? Ok, we get it, but what if we told you it was directed by Mike Leigh and it features early virtuoso performances by Tim Roth and Gary Oldman? And that they aren't even the best part? Hint: it's a acerbic but tender characterization by Phil Daniels as a wise-ass brother navigating the dole, neighborhood skinheads, nagging parents, patronizing relatives, unemployment, and a society and government that has all but given up him. If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will...
2020-12-071h 14Random Acts of Cinema405 - The Threepenny Opera (1931)Come join us as we discuss director G. W. Pabst's adaptation of Bertholt Brecht and Kurt Weill's legendary musical set in the London underwold. Gang boss Mackie Messer (aka Mack the Knife played by Rudolf Forster) plots to marry Polly Peachum (Carola Neher) daughter of the beggar king, while his scorned lover Jenny (Lotte Lenya) seeks to have him arrested by police chief Tiger Brown (Reinhold Schunzel). With a few jaunty tunes and innumerable betrayals and getaways, this German language exploration of class , power, and poverty paints a compelling portrait of pre-War politics. And we totally don't spend too muc...
2020-11-301h 14
Mind Over MacrosCoaches Need Coaches with Julie Noyes & Coach TrishIn this episode, Mike is joined by POP client and fellow nutrition coach, Julie Noyes, as well as POP coach Trish Eason to discuss Julie's amazing story. From 12 years in the army to developing disordered eating habits and being controlled by food to achieving dietary freedom and the best she's ever looked and felt. Julie's story is powerful and relatable. Hear from her coach, Trish, on how they worked together to overcome some obsessive tendencies around food to create enjoyment and flexibility in the process. Join the Fat Loss Freedom workshop today for only $27 with promo code M...
2020-11-2546 min
Late Night with MikeLate Night with Mike Episode 2Excellent interview with Tony Noyes (singer, song writer, actor, model, etc) from Phoenix Arizona. We discuss Tony's new album Good vs Evil, current and past films, and some good old fashion rock and roll talk.
Featured music by Chicago's Slam St. Joan
Rock On!
2020-08-3147 minRandom Acts of Cinema521 - Mystery Train (1989)We have our first sample of Jim Jarmusch with this little gift that Mike chose for Charlie's extra-special birthday episode. Is this classic three-part anthology set in crumbling Memphis environs a perfect present or a devastating disappointment? With tales of tourists on a rock n' roll pilgrimage, a widow beset by colorful locals during an unexpected layover, and three working stiffs caught up in an unintended crime spree, the viewer is left to find either a maudlin kind of transcendental revelation or a bitter laugh at the absurdity of a town still echoing with the ghostly sounds of Elvis Pr...
2020-03-1659 minRandom Acts of Cinema776 - Moonrise Kingdom (2012)Stylistic pastiche. Symmetrical framing. Murray. Schwartzman. 1960s-centric jukebox soundtrack. It looks like this must be our first Wes Anderson movie. A tale of young love set against scouting, parents in a failing marriage, a lovelorn "cop", and an oncoming storm of the century combine to either charm or annoy Mike and Charlie. But which is it? If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawerence (1983).
2019-09-231h 07Random Acts of Cinema558 - Topsy-Turvy (1999)In our first break from format we're following up last week's movie - The Mikado (1939) - with a film exploring the men behind that comic opera: Gilbert and Sullivan. At first, Mike Leigh's historical drama does some work to explain the circumstances that led to setting The Mikado in imperial Japan, and the second seeks to humanize that choice my exploring the efforts and daily dramas of the entire production leading up to its premiere in 1885. Does Topsy-Turvy justify The Mikado for a post-modern audience or does it lay bare the problematic choices of a culture incapable of finding i...
2019-08-261h 01Random Acts of Cinema559 - The Mikado (1939)Imagine it's 1939. The world stands at the precipice of war. So why not make a film adaptation of a classic English comic opera set in Imperial Japan, but all of the character and place names are silly baby-talk? And this reliance of nonsense serves as a stand-in for "foreign" which is contrasted against a view of Japanese culture as arbitrarily cruel and hidebound to antiquated and contradictory social propriety? Except it's not really about Japan, it's actually just using tactless cultural appropriation as a means to disguise biting social commentary actually directed at England? Is the result straight-up exploitation or th...
2019-08-1959 minRandom Acts of CinemaIntroduction & PremiseQuiet on the set! Before we start watching movies, come an meet your hosts: Mike and Charlie. We lay out the structure and rules of the podcast, discuss why we wanted to do this in the first place, and select our first film. Tune in next week for our inaugural review of Lawrence Olivier's Richard III (1955).
2019-06-2729 min