Hit Factory Podcast

DENZEMBER 2

HIT FACTORY PRESENTS...

MO' BETTER BLUES (dir. Spike Lee, 1990)

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MO' BETTER BLUES (dir. Spike Lee, 1990)

MO' BETTER BLUES (dir. Spike Lee, 1990)

MO' BETTER BLUES (dir. Spike Lee, 1990)

MO' BETTER BLUES (dir. Spike Lee, 1990)

NEW HIT FACTORY // DENZEMBER 2 kicks off with Spike Lee & Denzel Washington's first collaboration, MO' BETTER BLUES, a film about jazz, the appropriation of Black music, and the pursuit of greatness at the expense of human connection. Minnie Zondi is our guest. Links below.

DENZEMBER 2

HIT FACTORY PRESENTS...

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

BONUS HIT FACTORY // Better late than never, we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest hit ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, its bracing formalism, its political limitations, and its status as an object of impassioned discourse. Link below.

The concept of making a movie about white supremacy and the military violence that enforces it with your Zionist pal Jonny Greenwood. (FTR I had a blast watching this movie I just think PTA is ideologically hollow and willfully focused on politics as vibes and vibes only.)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

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One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

One Battle After Another (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

BONUS HIT FACTORY // Better late than never, we discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest hit ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, its bracing formalism, its political limitations, and its status as an object of impassioned discourse. Link below.

Go to this for me

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SAFE (dir. Todd Haynes, 1995)

SAFE (dir. Todd Haynes, 1995)

SAFE (dir. Todd Haynes, 1995)

SAFE (dir. Todd Haynes, 1995)

SF BAY AREA - Come see Todd Haynes' disquieting, shapeshifting masterpiece SAFE in a new 30th anniversary 4K restoration on Saturday, December 13th at The Roxie, introduced by Hit Factory Pod! Tickets and info below.

TEASER - 73: Shattered Glass (with Aaron and Carlee from Hit Factory) Podcast Episode · Junk Filter · 2022-02-21 · 4m

Since everyone is talking about SHATTERED GLASS I did a great episode of the pod about it on @junkfilterpod.bsky.social
with fellow Glass heads Aaron & Carlee from @hitfactorypod.bsky.social.

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Released on this day in 1993: CARLITO’S WAY.

I joined @hitfactorypod.bsky.social to discuss it as one of De Palma’s three inarguable masterpieces.

Along the way we talk about SCARFACE as a septum-gored DAS KAPITAL, “natural artifice,” and De Palma as our most underrated melodramatist.

"Failed State’s dedication to naturalism creates a relationship between Dale and the empty city that borders on apocalyptic." Incredible review out of last night's @hitfactorypod.bsky.social

VIRTUAL SCREENING TONIGHT! The government doesn't want you to know that a $5 patreon subscription to @hitfactorypod.bsky.social gets you access to our entire back catalog of episodes and a rsvp to this event at no additional charge.

Tonight!! Come watch this digital screening of FAILED STATE! Hosted by @hitfactorypod.bsky.social and I'll be doing a Q&A after.
9pm EST! !

1999: The Podcast #084 - True Crime (1999) and Juror #2 (2024) Hit Factory co-host Aaron joins John and Julia to discuss "True Crime", "Juror #2", and Clint Eastwood's complex politics.

Happy November!

This week we do things a little differently as we have a special Clint Eastwood-themed episode with a look at TWO movies, 1999's TRUE CRIME and 2024's JUROR #2.

Joining us this time is Aaron from the great podcast @hitfactorypod.bsky.social

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A good one tomorrow as we look at not one but TWO movies: 1999's TRUE CRIME and 2024' JUROR #2 in a special Clint Eastwood episode with Aaron from @hitfactorypod.bsky.social

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TONIGHT! Join us at the beautiful 4-Star Theater. An SF institution!

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

HIT FACTORY HALLOWEEN // Trevor Strunk (@nocartridge.bsky.social) joins to talk Robert Rodriguez's teen Body Snatchers riff THE FACULTY, a deceptively sharp parody with plenty on its mind about social hierarchies, 90s monoculture, & neoliberalism's hold on our sociopolitical horizons. Links below.

Josh Hartnett’s hair in this movie

HIT FACTORY PRESENTS: The Best of Me ~ 8:00 PM — CINEMASF COMPRISING SOLELY OF CRIME SCENE PHOTOS/REPORTS AND PERSONAL VIDEO DIARY ENTRIES, THIS ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES THE FINAL DAYS IN THE LIFE OF RICARDO LÓPEZ IN 1996 AS HE MAILS A BOMB TO ICELAND...

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SF BAY AREA - Hit Factory is hosting a screening of Heather Landsman's haunting archival film THE BEST OF ME at the fabulous 4-Star Theater TOMORROW 11/1 at 8:00pm PT. Tickets and info below.

Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90.

Peter Watkins has died, one of the greatest and least known and most uncompromising filmmakers, a life well lived fighting power. www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...

The goats of the movie podcast world, I said what I said!

that it does. terrifying

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THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

THE FACULTY (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)

HIT FACTORY HALLOWEEN // Trevor Strunk (@nocartridge.bsky.social) joins to talk Robert Rodriguez's teen Body Snatchers riff THE FACULTY, a deceptively sharp parody with plenty on its mind about social hierarchies, 90s monoculture, & neoliberalism's hold on our sociopolitical horizons. Links below.

a gray tabby cat. randasmarket 💔Rest in Peace, KitKat💔 We’re heartbroken to share that our beloved store cat, KitKat, has passed away. He brought warmth, smiles, and comfort to everyone who walked through our doors. Thank you to all who loved him as much as we did. The store won't be the same without his little paws padding around.

rest in peace kitkat💔

i think it's a mixed bag! i struggled with its blend of formal steeliness and "twee" melodrama, as you say...i think there's some interesting things going on with the text as metafiction, but i found this one really unfulfilling. i hope you give this a listen