Episode 205: Allan Moyle (feat. Justin Decloux)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What an episode in so many ways that it’s hard to know where to begin in even writing an introduction. The first ten minutes are mostly about me remembering a friend and film critic near and dear to many of us along with promoting and supporting an</span> <a href= "https://filmfreeway.com/MentalFilmness"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">upcoming film festival</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as well. I hope you won’t skip over the beginning since it would mean a lot if you listened to the tribute about someone very important to my life and to the lives of many. There will be more words and a separate write-up on that to come. Of course the bulk of this episode surrounds the work of a filmmaker that also means a lot to me personally:</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Moyle"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Allan Moyle</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- a name I’m sure you know by now due to how many times I’ve mentioned the film PUMP UP THE VOLUME on this podcast.</span> But what about his other work as well? <span style= "font-weight: 400;">My guests today are recurring co-host and Supporting Characters host</span> <a href= "http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingcharacters"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Bill Ackerman</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and a delightful and accomplished newcomer, co-host of The Important Cinema Club Podcast,</span> <a href= "https://justindecloux.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin Decloux</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All three of us have a lot to say about different personal experiences not just involving Allan Moyle’s work, including TIMES SQUARE and EMPIRE RECORDS, but early on, due to this coming out in October, we provide various horror film recommendations that we consider to be “outside the box” (though mine are certainly ones I’ve championed in the past but they’re now available to stream via The Criterion Channe