Film School Fess Ups

09/11/2019

We have a new home at

https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/film-school-fess-ups

You can also continue to find Film School Fess Ups on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Drew Morton discusses canonical films that he hasn't seen with special guests from the worlds of film criticism and academia.

09/11/2019

16/09/2019

On the new Film School Fess Ups, Scott Balcerzak and I discuss his new book BEYOND METHOD: STELLA ADLER AND THE MALE ACTOR. I hope you enjoy it - I certainly enjoyed our conversation about Brando, De Niro, and performance styles!

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/scott-balcerzak-on-beyond-method-stella-adler-and-the-male-actor

Drew Morton (Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks with Scott Balcerzak (Associate Professor of Film and Media, Northern Illinois University) about his book

15/08/2019

Two episodes in ONE WEEK!? What nonsense is this?!

Film School Fess Ups welcomes Kristen Warner on to discuss her work on plastic representation, MAGIC MIKE XXL, SIDE EFFECTS, and all things Steven Soderbergh.

It was a delight talking to her - this is perhaps the most fun I've had recording an episode.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/side-effects-2013

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks with Kristen Warner (Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at The University of Alabama) about

12/08/2019

Film School Fess Ups is back with Cáel M Keegan talking about his book LANA AND LILLY WACHOWSKI: SENSING TRANSGENDER.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/cael-keegan-on-lana-and-lilly-wachowski-sensing-transgender-2018

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks with Cáel Keegan (Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Grand Valley State University) about his book L

12/06/2019

New episode of the podcast out, y'all. Features reviews of DEAD DON'T DIE and the book BEST MOVIE YEAR EVER: HOW 1999 BLEW UP THE BIG SCREEN and dives into the GHOSTBUSTERS and BATMAN 4K releases.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/summer-movies-best-movie-year-ever-new-home-video-releases

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) gives his impressions on ROCKETMAN, THE DEAD DON'T DIE, THE UNAUTHORIZED BASH BROTHERS EXPERIENCE, and I AM EASY TO FIND. He also rev

09/05/2019

We have a new episode up that focuses on Ridley Scott on 4K and a bunch of new theatrical and streaming titles!

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/ridley-scott-on-4k-uhd-and-capsule-reviews-of-new-theatricalstreaming-titles

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) gives his impressions on 4K UHD Blu-Ray releases of ALIEN, HANNIBAL, and BLACK HAWK DOWN, takes a look at what's new in theaters with

23/04/2019

I've found out that the new ALIEN 4K has HDR10 and HDR10+ (their Dolby Vision alternative)...but unfortunately most players and TVs can't display 10+.

4K UHD is really putting a lukewarm taste in my mouth - first shoddy porting over of extras, then lack of Dolby Vision support on discs that have DV masters, and now a new format war.

Ugh.

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) gives his impressions on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and takes a look at the Columbia Noir series on the newly launched Criterion Channel applicati

20/04/2019

::Grinch heart grows three sizes::

19/04/2019

FILM SCHOOL FESS UPS is back with an episode on 4K UHD and the Columbia Noir series on the Criterion Channel.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/4k-uhd-blu-ray-and-columbia-noir-on-the-criterion-channel

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) gives his impressions on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and takes a look at the Columbia Noir series on the newly launched Criterion Channel applicati

20/02/2019

We’re live on Spotify! Hit us up with a follow!

19/02/2019

The new episode of FILM SCHOOL FESS UPS has Dr. Allison Rittmayer walking me through Fassbinder's BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT. I hope you enjoy it! You can find it on SoundCloud, iTunes, and - in a couple hours - Spotify!

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-1972

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks Rainer Werner Fassbinder's THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT (1972) with Dr. Allison Rittmayer (Northwestern State University).

05/02/2019

Our new episode with Maya Smukler talking about her book LIBERATING HOLLYWOOD and Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY is live!

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/mikey-and-nicky-1976

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks Elaine May’s MIKEY AND NICKY (1976) with Dr. Maya Smukler (UCLA Film and Television Archive).

03/01/2019

Just ironed out the details for the first 2019 episode of FILM SCHOOL FESS UPS: Maya Smukler - author of Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors and the Feminist Reform of 1970s American Cinema - and I will discuss her book and Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY.

Episode will hit in early February.
Previous episodes here! https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton

Drew Morton discusses canonical films that he hasn't seen with special guests from the worlds of film criticism and academia.

17/12/2018

ICYMI: Rachel, Jaime, and I talk FRIED GREEN TOMATOES on Film School Fess Ups.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/fried-green-tomatoes-1991

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks Jon Avnet's FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1991) with Dr. Jaime Cantrell (Assistant Professor of English, Texas A&M University-Texarkana)

14/12/2018

Daniel Humphrey and I talk Bergman, sexuality, and HOUR OF THE WOLF on the latest episode of Film School Fess Ups for 2018. Give it a listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes! https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/hour-of-the-wolf-1968

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks Ingmar Bergman's HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968) with Dr. Daniel Humphrey (Texas A&M University).

04/12/2018

Daniel Humphrey and I discuss Ingmar Bergman's HOUR OF THE WOLF and The Criterion Collection's new box set on the last episode of Film School Fess Ups for 2018.

https://soundcloud.com/drew-morton/hour-of-the-wolf-1968

Drew Morton (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Texarkana) talks Ingmar Bergman's HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968) with Dr. Daniel Humphrey (Texas A&M University).

21/11/2018

A State of the Union as we come up on our last episode of 2018 (HOUR OF THE WOLF with Daniel Humphrey in December).

We've done 12 episodes of FILM SCHOOL FESS UPS so far.

About 800 people have listened so far. Of those 12 episodes, 5 featured male guests (1 featured a male guest of color) and 7 featured female guests (2 featured women of color).

A significant number has featured LGBTQ guests.

As for film breakdowns: 2 films covered were foreign language, 4 were made before 1960. We have yet to cover a film by a female director - MIKEY AND NICKY will be our first with Maya Smukler as my guest in January 2019.

Not bad, but I can certainly work on the film ratios a bit more.