Calling All Units - Frederick Wiseman And The Documentary

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Calling All Units - Frederick Wiseman And The Documentary

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Mar 14, 2019

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I talk about some Frederick Wiseman and make some general observations about what the word and form documentary actually means. Sponsor: peoplewatching.ca Email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-units/id1241776225?mt=2

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Mar 14, 2019

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#15 - Navigation: The Self: “On the screen, love was having its difficulties, its reversals, but it persevered or at least metamorphosed.” - The Quick And The Dead, Joy Williams The Man Without A Map - 1968 - Hiroshi Teshigahara Remember My Name - 1978 - Alan Rudolph ... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Manifestation Of Your Sickness: A YouTuber who caters exclusively to children posted a video of himself giggling beside the corpse of someone who had recently committed suicide. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits... by SFULTRA
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#0 - Introduction: A brief introduction to the series and the thinking behind it. by SFULTRA
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#1 - Work: Project Management: The Hole - 1960 - Jacques Becker Accident - 2009 - Soi Cheang https://www.facebook.com/ComeInAllUnits/ https://twitter.com/comeinallunits allunitspodcast@gmail.com Sponser: subnormality.ca by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - LA Takedown, Kansas City Confidential and a Unifying Theory Of Art by SFULTRA
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#2 - Work: Uniform: "From this point of view, the key element in the evolution of machinery is not its size, complexity, or speed of operation, but the manner in which its operations are controlled" - Harry Braverman, Labor and Monopoly Capital A Man in Uniform... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Romero, The Word "Influence", Pacing/Duration: I briefly eulogize genuine legend George Romero before talking about how the word "influence" and the way talking about film can be engineered to be inaccessible. Then I answer a listener question about thrillers and pacing. by SFULTRA
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#4 - Work: Work/Life Balance: "In the end, they may submit to the strongest and most brutal individuals, simply because they cannot organize and plan their actions by themselves" - Max Horkheimer, Critical Theory Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Elio Petri Special: Friend of the podcast Jools (@Joolsd on twitter) joins me to discuss several films from the career of Elio Petri, the underrated Italian director responsible for Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion (one of the stand-out films from the Work... by SFULTRA
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#9 - Work: Career Opportunities: "Various disguises are regrettable but necessary if you're going to make it through the day. " - Rob Wright, Nomeansno Perfect Blue - 1997 - Satoshi Kon Chameleon Street - 1989 - Wendall B Harris Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter:... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Focus, Hidden City, What Archives Are For: I cover a couple of loose units: Focus and Hidden City. Both provide different angles on surveillance and recording equipment on Dossier 51's take on surveillance. Then I answer some questions and admit to using a fidget spinner. by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Sick Day: I'm ill. I could have taken a week off. Instead, I persevered and created this weird ramble which is roughly the same as if I just didn't put out an episode. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook:... by SFULTRA
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#8 - Work: Peter Yates Special: "That is to say: Toward the accomplishment of an aim which in wantonness of atrocity would seem to partake of the insane, he will direct a cool judgment sagacious and sound. These men are madmen, and of the most dangerous sort…" Herman Melville,... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Depressing Media, Keeping Up, Depicting Fists Connecting: I answer some questions about depressing media, watching habits and ways to watch before discussing the technology that is the fight scenes in Destruction Babies. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook:... by SFULTRA
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#18 - Navigation: Another Place: “Do you want to know what happiness is? Happiness is the absence of unpleasant information.” ― William T. Vollmann, Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro - 1979 - Hayao Miyazaki Confessions of An Opium Eater -... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Vigilante, John Carpenter's Command Of Space, Crime Fiction: I talk a little about a grim Bill Lustig classic before discussing what information struck me anew while embarking on a John Carpenter marathon last weekend. Then I talk a little about crime fiction and the obligation of crime non-fiction. ... by SFULTRA
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#6 - Work: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers: The Nickle Ride - 1974 - Robert Mulligan The Bad Sleep Well - 1960 - Akira Kurosawa Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com by SFULTRA
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#3 - Work: Office Politics: "that which is neurotic in the individual is, in capitalism, normal and socially desirable for functioning society" - Harry Braverman, Labour and Monopoly Capital Election - 2005 - Johnnie To Election 2 - 2006 - Johnnie To Human Factor - 1979 - Otto... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - How Did You Learn To Be Sick? So Cunning.: Why Podcasting Sucks In '18: The Money. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com by SFULTRA
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#5 - Work: Technology: “A microphone which responds unevenly or to less than the full range will alter the sound of the instrument, though this effect may be desirable in some cases” - Microphone Techniques For Music, Sound Reinforcement 711 Ocean Drive - 1950 - Joseph... by SFULTRA
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#10 - Work: Office Culture: “Boredom is the desire for happiness left in its pure state”. —Giacomo Leopardi Outrage - 2010 - Takeshi Kitano Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion - 1970 - Elio Petri Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter:... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Haunting Maleness, Pervasive Misogyny, Some Nudity Required: A listener's question about the role of masculinity in the thriller and much of the media I tend to cover lead to this episode. As part of the question I also cover permissiveness around misogyny in the genre film community and review the... by SFULTRA
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#11 - Intoxication: Drugs: "The style of this film is not that of a thriller. Using image and sound, the filmmaker strives to express the nightmare of a young man whose weaknesses lead him to commit acts of theft for which nothing destined him." - Robert Bresson, Pickpocket ... by SFULTRA
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#7 - Work: Start-Ups: "Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks." - Stokely Carmichael The Enforcer - 1951 - Bretaigne Windust [Raoul Walsh] The Spook Who Sat By The Door - 1973 - Ivan Dixon Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter:... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Abuse Of Power Comes As No Surprise, Tarantinocore, Green Room: I talk about the Harvey Weinstein stories coming to light, the uselessness of ranked lists, my final ever comment about Tarantino and why I think green room is intellectual counterfeit money. by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Two E-40 Music Videos: I talk about two E-40 music videos. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - TV VS ADHD, Book Recommendations, Favourite Non-All Units Films: I answer questions about dream logic, adhd impacting on working habits, book recommendations, my favourite films of all time that don't fit into All Units Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook:... by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Horrorthon Recap: Capsule reviews of all of the films, around 23?, I managed to catch at this year's horrorthon. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: allunitspodcast@gmail.com by SFULTRA
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Calling All Units - Frederick Wiseman And The Documentary

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