Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast
Kael Your Idols is a film discussion podcast focused on the "New Hollywood" era of American cinema. From the glamorized hippies and paranoid anti-heroes of the 60s and 70s, to the merchandise-driven blockbusters of the early 80s, join hosts Alana Gibson and Sam Ludwig as they dive into this wild period in studio filmmaking!
Logo artwork by: the_illuminator
Podcasting since 2023 • 45 episodes
Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast
Latest Episodes
Disco Depress-o: Saturday Night Fever (1977)
In this episode of KYI, the hosts discuss Gene Siskel’s favorite movie: Saturday Night Fever. A singular achievement in the history of the medium, if only for its unusual influence on a non-filmmaking aspect of culture. See, without this movie ...
•
Episode 44
•
1:39:52
Grace and Risk: Killer of Sheep (1978)
In this episode we are delighted to bring you a discussion on Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep. This first feature by the great pioneer of indie filmmaking is a tenderly poetic look at life in South Central LA during the 70s. Difficult to see ...
•
Episode 43
•
1:22:39
Dirty Gigs: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Oooh! We got a grimy one for ya today. We dive right into the dirt with famed auteur Sam Peckinpah’s minor (but still fascinating) work: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Warren Oates leads a quirky cast populated by Mexican sex workers and ...
•
Episode 42
•
1:49:30
A Step Forward: The Boys in the Band (1970)
Sing Hallelujah, come on get happy! Please, we implore you: get happy already! For this episode we train our gaze at William Friedkin’s minor masterpiece, The Boys in the Band. Although it is a landmark film in queer cinema, Boys has by now acq...
•
Episode 41
•
1:27:48
Topol-ing Traditions: Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
It is our deepest pleasure to bring you this episode on Norman Jewison’s masterpiece of non-auteurism: Fiddler on the Roof. Both of the hosts have a long and complex relationship to both this film and its source material and could wax for hours...
•
Episode 40
•
1:48:57
