PLEASE TALK TO ME 18: WE DO A LITTLE TROLLING FEATURING @smelllikesalami  AND ARYA

“Don’t gush over the sea. It’s always been there.”

It's a “Jean Gabin is getting too for this shit” double feature! 

On this episode, hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs discuss two unforgettable French crime films: Jacques Becker's Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) and Henri Verneuil's Any Number Can Win (1963), both starring the grandfather of quiet cool, M. Jean Gabin. Playing aging gangsters intent on making off with that last big score, the legendary leading man slipped into these late-career roles like a comfy pair of silk pajamas - and looked amazing in those pajamas, too.

Eyeing longtime Pink Smoke favorite Grisbi like a coveted bar of gold, the guys question why it's so difficult to contextualize such an obvious masterpiece, its director's place in cinema history and what the movie is really about. They compare it to Verneuil's later film, which also features Alain Delon as a (gorgeous) young thug enlisted by Gabin to heist a seaside casino. Both movies are fun, sad, sexy and poetic as any great French crime film, but most importantly they help establish the difference between a gentleman and a pimp.

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Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
 Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas”

Ep. 80 Any Number Can Win & Touchez Pas Au Grisbi

Adam, Chris, Ryan, and Will talk about the Italian grindhouse classic Zombie (1979) directed by Lucio Fulci.


IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0080057/


Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=BsfxVtFScPg


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049 - Zombie (1979) Bill Cosby is the Ultimate Shark Trainer

I recently found a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997 and started the long process of ripping the cassettes to mp3.
As I work through them in no particular order I’ll put them up here for download.
Remember the sound quality isn’t great as they were all recorded through a mixer with no EQ and committed to cassette on a shabby home stereo…It’s that authentic 90s sound through and through.

Blu Mar Ten - From the Vaults Vol 16 - 1992

We pay tribute to the recently deceased Peter Bogdanovich, considering his work both as a filmmaker and a cinephile by exploring his list of the best American films of 1939 (the year of his birth). We’re joined by Bill Teck, the director of One Day Since Yesterday, a loving celebration of Bogdanovich’s They All Laughed - a box office & critical failure only now being rediscovered in no smart part because of Teck’s documentary.

Bogdanovich's list includes screwball comedies, adventure films, melodramas, westerns, movies that (most importantly to Bogdanovich) express the personalities & emotions of their directors. The trio connects these films to Bogdanovich’s life and work, Teck’s experiences with the man himself & a discussion of the cruelty of Bogdanovich’s critical burial and deserving resurrection. The episode includes a healthy “fuck you” to Hal Needham.

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Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
 Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Ep. 93 Peter Bogdanovich In Memoriam

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Bruce

Truancy Volume 289: Bruce

Will, Adam, and Ryan watched Freaked (1993). It's the story of a dumb actor who gets to turned into a freak.

Unfortunately Freaked is out of print on Blu-ray and goes for a ridiculous price on eBay. Luckily, you can watch the entire movie on YouTube for free. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFfhcDmFJY

IMDb: imdb.com/title/tt0109838/
Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=MxtoMckx9-Q

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143 - Freaked (1993) Everything Except Shoes

John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg return to the Queen City for the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival to watch all the best in the current world of le cinema. With a line-up seemingly handcrafted to get us excited, we talk our must-see films, wildcards, and the ones we’re dreading.

Included in this year’s slate are new movies by Hayao Miyazaki, Errol Morris Victor Erice, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater, Shinya Tsukamoto and more …choosing which titles among the 300+ entries to see is going to be tough. Get psyched!

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Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”
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Ep. 129 Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Preview

Will, John Cribbs, & Chris Funderburg of The Pink Smoke Podcast discuss Gary Sherman's LISA (1990). 

It's the story of a 14 year old girl who meets an older man and begins a telephone flirtationship while being unaware he is the notorious "Candlelight Killer."

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100031/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_h5KrSGuC4

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161 Lisa (1990) Special Guests: John Cribbs and Chris Funderburg of The Pink Smoke

Will and Mike watched VICE SQUAD (1982). It's the story of a white pimp named RAMROD who is trying to kill a hooker who set him up during one crazy night in Hollywood.

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084861/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxwtcPpznH0

189 - Vice Squad (1982) Best Coast #2

Mike and Will watched SLING BLADE (1996) and discuss why this movie is better than something like Forrest Gump.

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117666/

236 - Sling Blade (1996) Cool Dads #7

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236 - Sling Blade (1996) Cool Dads #7

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