About this podcast
The podcast about the films of Robert Altman, hosts Ryan and Este discuss them in their context, how they speak to today, his wider circle of influences and protêgês. Currently covering the films of Jonathan Demme.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 106 episodes
- Haiti: Dreams of Democracy (1988) · 1 h 41 min · Season 4 Episode 16Bonjour, folks - it's a new episode of ALTMANIA coming at you. We're talking about a documentary that Jonathan Demme made for the PBS, a portrait of a nation in constant renewal…
- Swimming to Cambodia (1986) w/ Jane Altoids · 2 h 26 min · Season 4 Episode 15We've sat down at our little tables, taken out our Ronald McDonald notebooks, and prepared a fantastic spoken word piece (aka podcast) for all of you. Joined by returning friend…
- Something Wild (1986) w/ Peter Raleigh · 2 h 14 min · Season 4 Episode 14Nobody move, nobody get hurt, just sit down and listen to a new episode of ALTMANIA. Joined by writer and a regular on the show, Peter Raleigh, we dive into one of Jonathan…
- Stop Making Sense (1984) · 2 h 18 min · Season 4 Episode 13It's our 100th episode of the show, we've got on some big suits, we're flopping around on the ground, and we're screaming nonsense about James Brown. We talk about Jonathan…
- Swing Shift (1984) · 2 h 7 min · Season 4 Episode 12Well, isn't that something...here we promised a 100th episode celebration on STOP MAKING SENSE, and we come out with an entirely different episode?? Well, we ended up having to…
- Who Am I This Time? (1982) · 1 h 40 min · Season 4 Episode 11We're Walken into this episode, Saranded by our listeners to talk about a little TV movie from Jonathan Demme, adapted from a 1961 Kurt Vonnegut short story... it's WHO AM I THIS…
- Melvin and Howard (1980) · 2 h 18 min · Season 4 Episode 10We've finally reached a milestone for the Demme series, this one is a huge one for him and we pulled no stops in talking all about it. Rolling into 1980, it's the great MELVIN…
- Last Embrace (1979) w/ Left of the Projector · 2 h 10 min · Season 4 Episode 9It's our last embrace with the dang Demme 1970s this week as we take a look at a Hitchcockian thriller starring Roy Scheider and Janet Margolin, based on the Murray Teigh Bloom…
- BONUS: There's No Going Back with David M. Stewart · 1 h 12 min · Episode 14We've mentioned his name many times already in our Demme series, but we finally got a chance to sit down with David M. Stewart to talk about his upcoming book THERE'S NO GOING…
- Columbo: Murder Under Glass (1978) w/ Chris Woodward · 1 h 53 min · Season 4 Episode 8Oh, just one more thing... it's a new ALTMANIA coming down the chubes for you all, this week we're joined by our dear friend Chris Woodward to talk about Jonathan Demme's episode…
- Citizens Band (1977) · 2 h 21 min · Season 4 Episode 7Breaker breaker, calling all cars, it's a big 10-4 on a new Altmania. We're talkin about Jonathan Demme's third or fourth "first movie" at this point - but this time it's his…
- Fighting Mad (1976) · 2 h 17 min · Season 4 Episode 6Following the rushed production of Crazy Mama, Jonathan Demme was finally able to put together a passion project. After putting together the pieces of different revenge films of…
- Crazy Mama (1975) w/ Gigi · 1 h 58 min · Season 4 Episode 5We're hitting the road with our good friend and three-timer guest Girl (@summeroffilm), to check out Jonathan Demme's 1975 film CRAZY MAMA. We see Demme find himself in a bit of…
- Caged Heat! (1974) · 2 h 17 min · Season 4 Episode 4We're finally here, Demme's big moment to direct his first film - and he comes out of the gate swinging. We're talking about 1974's CAGED HEAT! We discuss this film's place in…
- Black Mama, White Mama (1973) · 1 h 49 min · Season 4 Episode 3If you're thinking about my MAMA, it don't matter if she's black or white, ooh! In this case, we get the best of both worlds when Altmania returns to close out our final Demme /…
- The Hot Box (1972) · 1 h 39 min · Season 4 Episode 2A fresh, piping hot episode of Altmania straight out of the Hot Box. We're looking at another Jonathan Demme-penned, Joe Viola-directed film from New World Pictures - 1972's THE…
- Angels Hard as They Come (1971) · 1 h 44 min · Season 4 Episode 1We're soooo back, folks - it's time to kick off the Demme deep-dive! We re-introduce ourselves and talk about one cool thing we've both been up to, before officially kicking off…
- A Conversation with Robert Reed Altman · 1 h 6 min · Episode 13We're very happy to have gotten to sit down with cinematographer and son of Robert Altman -- Robert Reed "Bobby" Altman. He shares with us stories of joining his dad on the…
- UNLOCKED: Return Engagement (1983) · 2 h 28 min · Episode 12We're taking a short break to prepare for our Jonathan Demme series, for now, enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed. If you like what you hear, consider subscribing…
- Finalen Rudolph · 2 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 23We always hate to say goodbye... but we must close this chapter of the podcast and officially send off our Alan Rudolph series out to the beautiful blue ocean. We honor the man…
