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The B.E.E. Podcast - 6/7/19 - Jerry Stahl - SILVER
🕑 Added 2019-06-07 20:37:43 +0000 UTCNovelist/screenwriter Jerry Stahl and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Under the Silver Lake, the cinematic vision of Ben Stiller's Escape at Dannemora, the artistic gift of an unhappy childhood and working on projects that go nowhere.
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Darren
Great interview and banter between these two. Loved hearing more about The Follower development and Brets efforts to work on a CW project lol!
Jim Weaver
Great show until the very end, when Jerry exposed his TDS, another angry boring liberal.
Margaret Commellato
loved this episode! you guys are terrific together
David Schur
Geez what a potty mouth
Brent Minder
: Programme Bee : Jerry Stahl ♫ 1. 0:52 - 37:14 Monologue "the dregs": movies, the movie theater experience, generation gaps; REVIEWS: Pokémon Detective Pikachu; Avengers: End Game (and Marvel movie ); (~17m) "Specialty Division" and overappraisal of Joanna Hawk's "The Souvenir"; (~20m) Christophe Honoré's "Sorry Angel"; (24m) Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum"; (28m) David Robert Mitchell's "Under the Silver Lake" ♫ 2. 37:42 - 1:20:46 Bio of Jerry Stahl: "Alf", "30 Something", pushcart projects, junkie, daughter; (42m) 1st questions, literary agents, typewriters, agencies; (59m) private schools, screenwriters: David Milch, Faulkner, Fitzgerald; flunking out of Hollywood, "Twin Peaks", Ben Stiller ♫ 3. 1:21:23 - 1:42:42 More with Jerry: doing drugs, childhood, authors, father's suicide, pushcart prize, writing, drugs, hep-c ♫ 4. 1:43:16 Ending with Jerry: movies, "What Makes Sammy Run", "Day of the Locust", not writing "The Thin Man", Jeremy Blake & Theresa Duncan, golden suicides, edgy writing and style, favorites, political correctness, politics, Trump, Eagles? ♫
Erik
Thinking on it now, i think its hard to top this one
Erik
I really liked this Bret and Jerry clicked great and seemed to have a good time. Relaxed and just buddies with a lots of litterature between them.
Michael MacGowan
The BEEP is back in form. I have only listened to the first half because the Patreon app SUUUUUCKS, but I’m sure it’s as great as the first half.
Alexander Quattlander
Def a top guest.
Nick Strange
Great interview - very insightful!!
Emerson Korum
Great episode. Loving every time a writer comes on. Would be great to get some show notes with the author episodes, cause Bret and the guest rattle through a dozen references I'd like to check out, but it's a bitch to go back and seek out what it was. Either way, more writers!
john pica
What an interview. Rooted to the spot listening to this like a hound in heat. Wow, the chemistry between y’all might rightfully make someone jelly. I haven’t heard you connect so genuinely well with a guest in a while. Even though it’ not an uncommon occurrence on your podcasts. This one was particularly - dare I say magical ? Thank you so much for these documents - I revisit them all often. Sorry if I sound unenlightened , but will there be, or is there video of these amazing events ??
Darren Ankenman
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Andrew Lapointe
I've become addicted to this podcast. Always a fun and insightful listen. I'd love to hear another round with Quentin Tarantino.
Chad Byrnes
Let the guy talk, Bret! Jeesh
Christopher Hooton
A particularly good episode. Jerry was such a great fit, super candid and brought the best out of Bret too I think. Thanks guys!
BUtterfield8
Use another player. I've had good luck with pocketcast -- it saves your place across platforms. There is a small fee for it, but I think there is a free trial.
Harman Virdee
So many times I've lost my place and been cycling through tryna fine where I left off hah
Graig Gilkeson
Terrific episode. It feels like the podcast is really hitting its stride. Keep ‘em coming!
Léo S.
I saw Under the Silver Lake a few times ago (it came out in summer 2018 in France) and I was sure you were going to HATE it. Too referential, conceptual for you. I would have understand, because I found the first hour despicable : I felt like the movie was pretentious and heartless, standing aside of its character and being a mockery of the "fake news generation". But when the movie begin to BELIEVE his own conspiracy, I was complety hooked. It become strangely honest (the pianist god scene...) and deeply sad. As you said, it's a movie you either love or hate, and I did both even if the movie won me over. Glad you liked it ! I was afraid you were going to be bored with all of this white boy frustration a la American Animals LOL
Billy Vega
Best moment: hearing Bret say 'psyduck.'
Garrett Phillips
I love, love, love this podcast. Please note, however: Patreon's podcast player is a complete disaster. The download option is too. Both cut out for no reason, don't pick up where they left off, become choppy when certain other programs are open on my (very up to date) smartphone.
Anthony Sisco
Thank you!
jana
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/david-milchs-third-act
Mai Tai
Another amazing episode. If you didn’t have the standard Eagles question it would have been so great to go out on: “Forget about the politics, Jared’s just a hottie.” “Exactly.” Cut. Also the Milch article was in the New Yorker if I heard correctly. ⬆️
Anthony Sisco
My favorite part of the week. What Milch article are they talking about? Vulture?
Alexander Quattlander
"coast on the fumes of ambition." Great line.
D Michael Hardy
I've been waiting for this one! Bret & Jerry are my two biggest literary influences.
Sutter Kaine
The best Fridays are Bret Easton Ellis Fridays.
