Brooding! Binging! Bellies! Beards! All this and more on the latest edition of See It Loud. VH1 producer and Docs That Rock blogger Warren Cohen and Hussain Currimbhoy from Sheffield Doc/Fest join us to break down twin tales of stars who made it big and blew it up – Jim Morrison and Joaquin Phoenix.
First up, four months after our initial go at When You’re Strange, we revisit Tom DiCillo’s critic-dividing Doors documentary to ponder reenactments that aren’t, the pitfalls of narration, and the mysteries of Morrisonicity. Then Warren offers a sneak preview of I’m Still Here, Casey Affleck’s soon-to-be-released, um, documentary about his pal Joaquin’s reinvention as a bloated, be-suited rapper. True-life tale of a star going off the rails, or elaborate performance-art put-on?
Warning: this podcast contains explicit language, contextually justified references to excretory functions, and background noise of a chicken being gutting. Opening theme by Los Musicos de Jose provided by Mevio’s Music Alley. The Selwyn Brothers’ “Joaq Phoen” rap is used with the kind permission of Zach and Jesse Selwyn; watch the full version below.
Movies in this one:
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