2017 Favorites With Keith Uhlich (Part Two)

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On one hand, cinema has mutated. It is no longer contained to the theater and its methods no longer simply produce simply 3 act narrative features. But was it ever so limited? The first films were hand cranked into a box at a parlor on 34th street. The military in WWII made cinema portable in order to bring secrets across enemy lines. Films taught people their trades. Video tape launched a spiritual and later political revolution against the dominant mode. The medium was never the message, so let's just celebrate what was seen and experienced—the movement was not just in the image but in our bodies (the real movement...was love). All is this to say, Keith and Peter have good fun exploring their favorite works of 2017, debating the nature of reality in a series of works either attempting to pull it from other the rug or expose it through unsuspecting places. Is it future? Or is it past? Or is it simply the now in which me must live. And live we must.

0:00-2:27  Opening
2:28-47:16 Picks for #5
47:16-1:16:00 Picks for #4
1:16:01-1:34:31 Picks for #3
1:35:14-1:39:05  Sponsorship Section
1:40:07-2:09:39 Picks for #2
2:09:40-2:25:07 Pick for #1
2:25:08-2:27:14 Final Thoughts

2:27:31-2:29:57 Close

Peter's List

1. Twin Peaks (David Lynch)

2. Ex Libris: New York Public Library (Frederick Wiseman)

3. Rat Film (Theo Anthony)

4. Good Time (Josh and Benny Safdie)

5. The Work (Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous) /
Nathan for You, "Fiding Frances" (Nathan Fielder)

Keith's List

1. Twin Peaks (David Lynch)

2. Song to Song (Terrence Malick)

3. First Reformed (Paul Schrader)

4. Call Me By Your Name (Luca Guadagnino) /
BPM (120 battements par minute) (Robin Campillo)

5. Mosaic (Steven Soderbergh)

Notes and Links from the Conversation

Bottom of Form

—Follow Keith Uhlich on Twitter and at his Website

—Matt Seitz talks to Soderbergh about making Mosaic

—Listen to our discussion of The Knick at 1:08:00

—Some of Soderbergh's experiments include mashing both Psychos, color correcting a black and white version of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and "butchering" Heaven's Gate

—Eric Hynes on The Work and performanativy therapy

—Errol Morris on Nathan For You

—Dumb Starbucks

—Nicolas Rapold talks to Robin Campillo

—A Good Time dissent A.O. Scott

—Plans for a 48 Hours remake from the Safdies

—A24 buys First Reformed

—Keith reviews First Refroemd

—A review of the Polish film Ida from Dana Stevens

—Info on Schrader's new cut of Dying of the Light entitled Dark

—My interview with Theo Anthony

—Check out Brett Story's The Prison in 12 Landscapes

—Michael Sicinski on Rat Film

—Peter on Song to Song

—Peter on Ex Libris

—Peter asked Hoberman about the Game 6 choice on his interivew at the end.

—The Twin Peaks podcast

—Scroll a bit down to see Dan Callahan's Twin Peaks recaps

—Gina Telaroli on Twin Peaks and Henry King

—Noel Murray on the making of Twin Peaks

Theme Music: “Forward” by Northbound

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