The Academy Academy

The 100th Episode

Will Scorsese ever release the Skeet Ulrich Cut of Gangs of New York? Could a fellow stranded on a desert island craft a fashionable double tank top solely from coconut husks? Are the two pillars of cinema Hong Sang-soo's Introduction and Brian Levant's Jingle All the Way? Does Arnold's hunt for Turbo Man truly represent man's greater search for meaning and identity?

It's the 100th episode, folks! Grab a snack from the Set Toomgis, avoid the Set Bear, sit back, relax and listen to Don & Pat reminisce about the pod on this week's The Academy Academy! 

A Visionary Alliance: Simpson/Bruckheimer Digression #1 - Flashdance/Thief of Hearts

Does Flashdance contain the origins of a certain sports agent with dollar signs in his name? Would you force George Wendt to climb a steep hill? Will Bruno return... with The Beatles?

Don & Pat tackle these questions and more as they discuss Flashdance, Thief of Hearts, and the origins of the Producing Powerhouse Duo Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer on this week's The Academy Academy!

WARNING: This episode isn't only hands-on, folks, it's also... feet-on?

Scott/Scott: Hollywood - Beverly Hills Cop 2

Don Saunderson and Patrick Gremillion are back to talk Beverly HIlls 2 on this week's The Academy Academy!

Leghorn Columbo. 50 Shades of Don Simpson. Tangents about Harold Faltermeyer and 3 Men and a Baby. This is a fun and breezy episode, folks!

Does Don break down why most comedy sequels fail? Uhhhh yeah... he goes there. Does Patrick say the same Glen Fry anecdote twice in one pod? Uhhhhh yeah.... that happened. 

 

 

Scott/Scott: Tears In Rain - Blade Runner

You're in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down and see two podcasters. They're crawling toward you. They host The Academy Academy. They're discussing Blade Runner, talking about its literary origins, going into detail about alternate castings and definitive cuts. You flip the podcasters on their backs. They reference past bits involving American burger customs and elbow patches, their bellies baking in the sun. They cannot turn over without your help, but you are not helping. They talk about Sandlering and Edward James Almost. Why is that?

Scott/Scott: Breakthroughs - Alien/Top Gun

Do you want to know the location of the most cursed Wendy's in Los Angeles? Is there a rafting trip so tantalizing that you would give 6 months of your life to partake? Is the Nostromo a spaceship, or a commercial space tug? Are we living in the Summer of ET?!!

All of these questions and more will be answered by your intrepid hosts Patrick (Call Sign: Jingle) and Donald (Call Sign: Wet Blanket, PIlot Hater, and/or Ding Dong) on this week's riveting The Academy Academy! 

Scott/Scott: Origins - The Duellists/The Hunger

The new miniseries is finally here! Scott/Scott - a deep dive into the works of Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, is upon us!

Did Ridley Scott create the Daleks? Would you do the Bill Paxton in True Lies if someone challenged you to a duel? Should you live life like a ZZ Top album? Tune in to find out on this week's The Academy Academy!

Tripping the Boo Fantastic: Queen Latifah (Set It Off, Bringing Down the House, Girls Trip)

The 7 AM Boyz are back, folks... and we're doing a one-off on the cinematic works of Dana Elaine Owens aka Queen Latifah!

We talk about old VH1 top 100 lists that are now available on Youtube. We wax philosophical about Wild Hogs. We concoct the plot for a Queen Latifah/Adam Sandler Presidential romantic comedy that should have been made instead of Bringing Down the House. Don has to switch to recording via smartphone 1/3 into the episode. We talk Cropsy. 

This episode has it all, folks- give it a listen!

The Infinite Worlds of Hong Sang-soo: Tale of Cinema, Right Now, Wrong Then; and Introduction

Don's birthday is coming up, so he chose the theme of today's pod!

Hong Sang-soo bucks structural norms and finds a way to create his Art in a system seemingly only designed to support IP blockbusters. He is genuinely a one-of-a-kind filmmaker.

Give his films a watch, and then give us a listen!

Pat & Don Pick ’Em: Willem Dafoe! (The Last Temptation of Christ, Dog Eat Dog, and At Eternity’s Gate)

Do you consider yourself a Tommassian? Must one walk miles and miles to achieve podcast purity? Is there an Aquaman character named Nudist Vulko?!! All these questions and more are answered, as Don & Pat enter the world of Willem Dafoe on this week's The Academy Academy!

A Mario Van Peebles Showcase: Posse, Panther, and Baadasssss!

The Snipes bracket is over. The Shame Boyz are sleepy and sick. We're wondering out loud whether or not Tommaso will date Jill from Jack & Jill. Join Don and Pat as they talk all things Van Peebles on this week's The Academy Academy!