“Fun City Cinema” and “A Very Good Year,” hosts Jason Bailey and Mike Hull proudly present a new podcast, “Guide for the Film Fanatic”. The premise? Once every two weeks, we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies to join us on our crusade through our film-by-film rundown of Danny Peary’s beloved 1986 movie guide.
Episode 3: “I Walked with a Zombie” with Danny Peary
Our dream guest, the beloved film historian and author of the book that inspired our show, joins us to discuss the 1943 horror classic directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton — as well as his very personal reason for selecting it, among the 1600+ movies in “Guide,” for our deep dive.
Episode 2: “RASHOMON” with SCOTT DERRICKSON
You may know Scott Derrickson as one of the best genre directors around, thanks to “The Black Phone,” “Doctor Strange,” and “Sinister”; what you might not know is that he’s a literal Akira Kurosawa scholar. So this week, he joins us to discuss one of the master’s most influential films, “Rashomon” — as well as Scott’s new movie “The Gorge,” which is out Friday on Apple TV+.
Episode 1: “The Godfather Part II” with Roxana Hadadi
On the first episode of our film-by-film rundown of Danny Peary’s beloved 1986 movie guide, we are joined by Vulture TV critic and longtime friend Roxana Hadadi, who explains her personal, familial connection to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 Oscar-winner, and joins in a spirited discussion of the picture’s virtues, flaws, and reputation.