Redeveloping The Deuce

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a special programmers preview of our King Vidor Retrospective, a long overdue series dedicated to the fascinating and prolific filmmaker whose career bridged the silent and sound eras of Hollywood, featuring live musical accompaniments at selection screenings, rare 35mm prints, and more.

Listen to FLC Programmers Dan Sullivan and Thomas Beard as they discuss the trajectory of one of the Hollywood studio system’s enduringly great auteurs, their recommended films in the series, and more. 

Our King Vidor Retrospective kicks off Friday and plays through August 14. Explore the lineup and get tickets and All-Access Passes at filmlinc.org/vidor.

#407 - King Vidor Retrospective  Programmers Preview

NOTICE: This track has been updated with a new and expanded mix. Check it out at: https://ladyapp-titude.bandcamp.com/track/visions-of-the-future-feat-brian-grace

SPECIAL GUEST: Brian Grace on saxophone.

This piece was inspired by a single vocal phrase sampled from jakoB haQ's online FaceTime chat on thesoundtestroom.com. It also includes a few phrase samples from another of my favorite music technology podcasts, Sonic Talk on Sonicstate.com. Heavily chopped up and processed, I believe the original speakers were Rich Hilton, Dave Spiers, and Mark Tinley, who have been some my favorite online music technology personalities for many years. 

iPad apps include: TC-11, Animoog, iMaschine, Synthmaster Player, and iFretless Bass.

Desktop apps include: Native Instruments Kontakt and UVI Workstation (one instance).

Real instruments: Fender Stratocaster guitar and saxophone. 

Check out saxophonist Brian Grace at briangracemusic.com.

Visions Of The Future

6 Royere

5 Pergay

4 Tallen

Bob Lind's 45 came out about fifty years ago and was one of the records I would stack on the thick spindle of my record player before I went to sleep. Desi Desi and Desi played a punk version of the tune in 80's clubs like A7: very fast, very rough. Now I've brought it up to date with a new electronica version. I aimed for the beauty and polish of a 120 bpm ballad like "Liberation" (from my mentors The Pet Shop Boys) and failed completely. But I did make something else, a labor of love that came together with unusual ease. I hope you like it.

Elusive Butterfly

High West

pdub - drum, voice and treatments
recorded in nungua, ghana

Welcome

The Alpha Dog

For too many years, filmmaker William Beaudine's reputation was maligned with false stories of sloppy work and a "one-shot" approach to shooting. In reality, Beaudine was a talented and versatile creative artist who began his career with D.W. Griffith, directed such icons as Mary Pickford, Jean Harlow and W.C. Fields, and worked in the British film industry and for Walt Disney. In this episode, film historian James L. Neibaur, who is at work on a Beaudine biography, considers the filmmaker's legacy and prolific body of work. 

"The Online Movie Show" is produced at the Platinum Wolfe Studios.

Elusive Butterfly

Mike Enright

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