One Track Mind with Ryan Luis Rodriguez
Audio commentaries are the embryonic form of podcasting, and this show looks at the art of filmmaking through the greatest of these tracks. From comedy to drama, live-action to animation, good and bad, we run the gamut of cinema in a lighthearted, hopefully enlightening fashion. It’s the only commentary-centric show that matters because it’s the only one that exists. (As far as we know.)
One Track Mind with Ryan Luis Rodriguez
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: “This Is Spinal Tap”
For the final new episode of 2021, a much-requested episode for which we’re dialing back the clock a bit to chronicle another film that, like “Airplane!”, came to define an entire subgenre: 1984’s improvised mockumentary masterpiece “This Is Spinal Tap”. How can you improvise an entire movie? That question will be answered!
It’s a story that involves zucchini codpieces, big bottoms, tiny Stonehenges, amps that go to 11, and numerous cold sores.
Join your wonky yet affable host!
This Week's Recommendation(s): “The Thief of Bagdad" (1940)
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