Episode 877: Film Discoveries 2023
In this episode, David and Scott Nye count down their favorite film discoveries of 2023 as well as an exciting new development for Patreon subscribers.
David and Scott’s film discoveries of 2023 include Andre De Toth’s Ramrod and more!
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
This is last week’s episode, the latest is at https://art19.com/shows/battleship-pretension/episodes/b08eaa33-eb9d-4504-acd4-3da9e0c6c4db
Kenneth Anger was very much an influence on John Waters. Water’s 2000 film Cecil B. Demented, is about a terrorist cell of independent filmmakers called “The Sprocket Holes.” They kidnap a famous Hollywood actress and force her to act in their movie. Each of the sprockets introduce themselves by revealing their chest tattoos. Each one is the name of a famous film director. One of them has “Kenneth Anger” tattooed across their chest.
I’ve been working on a short experimental film made up of images taken from the 1992 adaptation of The Lover, and was a little shocked to hear David bring it up! As a part of that project I’ve watched a few Tony Leung Ka-fai movies (Farewell China comes highly recommended, would be my #1 discovery of 2023) as well as some of Duras’ own films (Nathalie Granger and Le Camion being two of my favorites, as well as Mademoiselle, which she had a hand in writing but didn’t direct). I also watched a bunch of Jane March movies, and can second everything Scott said in a previous episode about it being bonkers and super fun.