New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator returns after our long pause to discuss gurus in speedos, a Mia mini-series, and the latest on this particular group of bonkers celebrities.

 
Download the file here: Episode 12: IT’S ALIVE!

The guru leader of Buddhafield, AKA Jaime Gomez, Michel, Andreas, The Teacher or Reyji, in the white turtleneck.

Guy and The Bitches.

Trailer for Holy Hell (2016), currently streaming on Netflix.

“Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story” (1995)

Patsy Kensit’s band Eighth Wonder

“Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?” by Ben Smith, The New York Times

“Why Ronan Farrow is Indeed Too Good to Be True” by Matt Lauer, Medialite

“Do I Really Care? Woody Allen Comes Out Fighting” by Hadley Freeman, The Guardian

“By the Way, Woody Allen is Innocent” video by Rick Worley

New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley discuss a weird episode of Roseanne, a creepy window at Tiffany’s, and spot hidden animals in the film.

Download the file here: Episode 11: LIVES OF THE PARTIES

Rosemary’s walk from the Time & Life building to Tiffany’s, as filmed by Joe Dator.

The Smithsonian archive of Gene Moore Tiffany windows is linked here.

A black and white photo of Gene Moore’s Tiffany window seen in Rosemary’s Baby. 

A zoomable version can be found here.

A Gene Moore window that was probably right next to the one seen in Rosemary’s Baby.

Another holiday window from the same set.

A sample of a Gene Moore window for Tiffany’s.

Yet another Gene Moore window for Tiffany’s.

Gene Moore at work.

The “Satan, Darling” episode of Roseanne, featuring Phil Leeds and Ernest Harada

Phil Leeds’s “Would You Believe It,” a possible influence on Mr. Sandler.

An episode of Hee Haw featuring Marianne Gordon.

Trailer for Maryjane (1968), which includes party extra Floyd Mutrux in an acting role.

Nick Levin, son of Ira Levin, discusses the conception and writing of the novel “Rosemary’s Baby,” including a surprising possible inspiration for Minnie, and some alien origins.

Download the file here: Episode 10: BIRTH OF A BOOK

Rosemary’s Baby Album

The cover of the first edition of “Rosemary’s Baby.”

The lamp near Rosemary’s bed which, as discussed, almost seems to reflect the Alwyn, a famous building in New York City that was part of the inspiration for the Bramford.

From my visit, a copy of the first edition of “Rosemary’s Baby” with a reader review, sent to Ira Levin.

From my visit, Ira Levin’s personal copy of “Dracula.” The Bramford is  named after Bram Stoker.

A bio from the Playbill from Levin’s 1962 play “General Seeger.” It mentions that he is working on a novel called “In a Dark Tower.” This was the working title for “Rosemary’s Baby” at its inception.

From Nick Levin’s collection. The novel “Secret Ceremony” was deemed “More haunting than Rosemary’s Baby.” The film version starred Mia Farrow and was released the same year as “Rosemary’s Baby,” in a rush to capitalize on the former’s success.

Promotional photos from a filmed version of the Ira Levin 1954 short story “The Underground Gourmet,” which featured the devil as a character. The story was shot for the General Electric Theater on CBS television, and starred Ronald Reagan, Sid Caesar, and Patricia Barry.

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Father David Mowry gives us the deets on Satan, Beelzebub, the Antichrist, and how the world will end, and we ponder the pixie haircut.

Download the file here: Episode 9: CALL BEELZEBUB, NOT YOUR AUNT FANNY

Vidal Sassoon gives Mia a trim.

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Science journalist Corey Powell discusses the science of breeding humans with Satan and other human experiments that are nearly as scary, but actually happened.

Download the file here: Episode 8: DEMONOGENESIS

Van Johnson, Mia Farrow, Joan Crawford, and Roman Polanski.

Guy’s latest memorable gesture.

My article about human chimeras in Discover Magazine.

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Musician, writer and scholar Nikolas Schreck discusses the history of Satan in cinema, his relationship with Anton LaVey and, as a former confidant to Manson, questions Helter Skelter.

Download the file here: Episode 7: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

The Hollywood Reporter article in which an associate of Sebring suggests that Sebring knew Manson, and that the murders were a drug deal gone bad.

Nikolas Schreck produced Christopher Lee’s first album, “Christopher Lee Sings Devils, Rogues, and Other Villains” (1996)

“The Seventh Victim” (1943)

“Haxan” (1922) (full movie)

“The Black Cat” (1934) (full movie)

“The Devil Rides Out” aka “The Devil’s Bride”  (1968) (full movie)

“The Magician” (1926) (full movie)

“Cures of the Demon” aka “Night of the Demon” (1957)

“Eye of the Devil” aka “Thirteen” with Sharon Tate (1966)

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New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley taste the mousse for chalkiness, get dizzy and float on a mattress in their hostess pajamas, and we wrap up our discussion about Mia and Woody to absolutely no one’s satisfaction.

Download the file here: Episode 6: THE MOUSE BITES

The 1964 Zenith LPS80 4-speed automatic stereo record player

The last box of mousse mix from a food mart in Queens

Babi Christina Engelhardt’s exposé on Woody Allen in The Hollywood Reporter.

From a memoir by one of the nannies, Kristine Groteke, Mia & Woody: Love and Betrayal (1994), revealing some of the inconsistency in Dylan’s reporting of the event. (Not mentioned during the podcast.)

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Writer and host of the Night Call podcast Molly Lambert discusses morality in Hollywood, Ms. Mia’s life story, and why Dino was actually cooler than Sinatra.

Download the file here: Episode 5: THE MAKINGS OF MIA

DYLAN FARROW ABUSE ACCUSATION LINKS

LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY

Mia’s Story, Vanity Fair, November, 1992

Woody Allen, 60 Minutes, November 22, 1992

Nanny Casts Doubt on Farrow Charges, Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1993

Excerpt of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Child Sex Abuse Clinic Evaluation, March 17, 1993

Allen v. Farrow Custody Ruling, New York Supreme Court, June 7, 1993 (scroll down for full document)

Interview with Woody Allen, Time Magazine, Walter Isaacson, June 24, 2001

Momma Mia!, Vanity Fair, October 23, 2013

The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast, Robert B. Weide, Daily Beast, January 27, 2014

An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow, The New York Times, February 1, 2014

Woody Allen Speaks Out, The New York Times, February 7, 2014

10 Undeniable Facts About the Woody Allen Case, Vanity Fair, February 7, 2014

My Father, Woody Allen, and the Dangers of Questions Unasked, Ronan Farrow, The Hollywood Reporter, May 11, 2016

Why Has the #MeToo Revolution Spared Woody Allen?, Dylan Farrow, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2017

Interview with Dylan Farrow, CBS This Morning, January 18, 2018

A Timeline, The New York Times, January 31, 2018

A Son Speaks Out, Moses Farrow blog post, May 23, 2018

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The hosts of the Profiles in Eccentricity podcast, John Fahy, Aaron Pita, and Matt Brousseau, discuss famous Satanists, authentic hand gestures, and we sip the Vodka Blush.

Download the file here: Episode 4: PROFILES IN SATANISM

The Aleister Crowley episode of “Profiles in Eccentricity”

The hand gesture of note.

The Church of Satan’s recipe for a Vodka Blush.

Judge for yourself…

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New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator helps review the sequel to “The Shining,” Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep.” We begin with a spoiler-free review and then get carried away and pick apart, scene by scene, the entire movie. If you’d rather not fork over the $15 for a ticket, this episode is for you!

Download the file here: Bonus: DOCTOR SLEEP REVIEW

My set-up for recording the podcast while in Los Angeles.

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Gaylord Fields from WFMU experiences the movie for the first time. With Megan Dooley, we discuss an amazing spin-off song, cute old people, and argue about Terry’s death.

Download the file here: Episode 3: THE BABY GOES DOWN THE DRAIN

The incredible ‘Pray for Rosemary’s Baby” by Chuck Stephens.

Ruth Gordon selling Suburu Brats.

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Kill By Kill podcast’s Gena Radcliffe stops by, along with Megan Dooley, to discuss cannibals, awkward sex, and the infamous TV movie “Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby.”

Download the file here: Episode 2: LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENED TO JOHN CASSAVETES’ SNEAKERS

Gena Radcliffe’s essay on the TV movie can be found here.

The entire movie! For free!

Van Halen “Hot for Teacher” (Waldo Rosemary-look-alike shot at 0:50.)

The “Dawn of the Dead” (2014) baby zombie scene. (Baby at 5:40.)

Possible portraits of Rosemary’s Baby:

The Projection Booth episode on “Rosemary’s Baby” with your host can be found here.

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New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley discuss The Dakota, full-body-experience cinema, and Mr. Nicklas’s fingers.

Download the file here: Episode 1: WELCOME TO THE BRAMFORD

Bob Odenkirk doing a Robert Evans impersonation on Mr. Show.

The crabs that hold up Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park.

A menu from the old Times Square restaurant, The Californian.

Image of the Dakota with ice skaters in Central Park, circa 1890.

Your host’s website. For hire! Writes and edits!

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The good, the bad, the Polanski. Cinephile Megan Dooley joins in a roller-coaster-ride discussion of the life and films of Roman Polanski. In the tradition of the director himself, no punches are pulled!

Download the file here: Episode 0 Pt 2: POLANSKI’S LIFE & FILMS

A video compilation of some of Polanski’s less great moments as director.

The lovely Emmanuelle Seigner.

New Yorker cartoonist Joe Dator and cinephile Megan Dooley join in a reading of the original treatment—before any script draft was written—of Kubrick’s The Shining. It is quite different from the novel and the movie, so hunker down for some story time. Bathroom break included.

Download the file here: BONUS: The Treatment

A roundtable discussion of Kubrick’s 1956 film The Killing with Kevin Maher from the live show Kevin Geeks Out, James Hancock from Wrong Reel podcast, and our in-house cinephile Megan Dooley.

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A roundtable discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey with Vanity Fair’s Bruce Handy, science writer Corey Powell, and The Pink Smoke’s Chris Funderburg, plus an interview with Georgia Tech’s history of sci-fi professor Lisa Yaszek.

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Megan Dooley stops by for one of the most action-packed segments of the movie, discussing how Hallorann’s death was originally shot, that strange costume, and who the heck those weirdoes are in the bedroom.

Download the file here: Shining Episode 50

A still from an outtake that reflects the original Nosferatu (1922)

Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922)

The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour costumes

Receipt for the Beatles’ costumes from Theatre-Zoo

Still from Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Stills from the Pathe newsreel on The Theatre-Zoo

Pathe newsreel covering The Theatre-Zoo costume and mask shop (1956)

Pathe newsreel covering The Theatre-Zoo costume and mask shop (1968)

From the call sheet for the “dog man” shot (with much thanks to Howard Berry!!)

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Sorry for the delay in the podcast, but I have some huge people coming up as guests and almost all of them were only available for February. Trust me, it will be worth the wait!

Thank you so much for your patience!!

The New Yorker‘s Joe Dator is back to discuss movie prequel The Overlook, other unmade Kubrick scripts, Pogo the Clown, and the regenerative properties of kids.

Download the file here: Shining Episode 47

Stanley Kubrick operating the camera for the first ax scene, outside the caretaker’s apartment.

Script for Napoleon

Script for The German Lieutenant

Script for Lunatic at Large

A cartoon from The New Yorker by our guest, Joe Dator.

 
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