Five Dollar Buzz

About Five Dollar Buzz

Culture talk radio

Publisher

fivedollarbuzz

Category

history · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Mar 2021

Latest episode

6 Apr 2022

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Apr 2022

   Anarchy in the U.S.S.A.

   Episode 310 - Special Guests: Noel Lawrence and Burke Roberts Cinema is pretty close to being dead. We've hit a stalemate where multiplexes only play caped crusader films, the streamers love their ripped-from-the-headlines docuserials, and network television is a vast wasteland of mundane competition reality shows. Lots of vacuous, hollow paeans to escapism and vanity.  Warhol was not wrong, every asshole is getting their fifteen minutes. Somewhere in this miasma of dreck exists the blistering heart of the pure, the transfixed, the recalcitrant filmmaker feverishly concocting pieces of art in direct opposition to the moribund mainstream. Utilizing the short form, these artists showcase more demonstrative depth of depraved deliciousness in less than a quarter of the experience than their overstuffed audience-baiting counterparts. The Slamdance Film Festival itself has always been the thorn in the side of Sundance. It's the bastard stepchild the predominant festival never asked for but reluctantly shares in the same time and place.  As Slamdance secured its rightful place in film festival legitimacy it was always looking for new ways to demonstrate their outsider existence. In steps our two guests; filmmakers Noel Lawrence and Burke Roberts. Ten years ago, Burke and Noel, two very different humans, shared a love of film and art of an unnatural order and somehow convinced those at Slamdance to start their own short film series. They called it the Department of Anarchy and within that span of time it became the most popular and raucous event of the whole festival each year screening the vanguard of modern short form cinema. So, pull down that bottle of Jame-o, have your pack of American Spirit Yellows ready, chew on some shrooms, top it off with Special K and molly and inhale the history of the Department of Anarchy with our very special guests Burke and Noel. These rat bastards know how to throw a party on this episode of FIVE DOLLAR BUZZ. And remember, please, hit "like" for this episode and "subscribe" to our channels on our current platforms; YouTube, iTunes and Spotify. You can email us with questions, comments, possible topics or guests at FIVEDOLLARBUZZ@gmail.com.  We'll get back to you as soon as we finish slicing up donkey eyeballs in the name of cinema.

2. 

   31 Mar 2022

   Famous Last Words

   Episode 309 - Special Guest:  John Pirruccello The Buzzards are big fans of the acting profession and we're especially fond of character actors...the best kind. It's even better when those people are even cooler in real life. Take the career of John Pirruccello. He started out doing voiceover work for TV and radio commercials, video games, cartoons and movies. He leads a weekly improv group while also performing in sketch comedies, theater and television and movie roles. He also did stand-up all around Los Angeles. On stage he was in Horton Foote's (Best Screenplay Oscars for To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies) play Harrison, Texas. Davdi Mamet caught that and went on to cast him in many roles including in his HBO movie Phil Spector. He also worked with Mamet's daughter, Clara Mamet, in a play and a film. He was in the third season of David Lynch's Showtime series "Twin Peaks" and in the hit HBO sitcoms "Barry" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and was in the bigbudget feature film Godzilla vs. Kong. He has also had an extraordinary life outside of the entertainment world.  He was a cab driver, has a degree in Italian, was a military brat as a youngster and has lived in many places including San Antonio, TX, Northern Virginian, Southern Vermont, Amherst, MA, Siena, Italy, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One of the more important jobs he does is volunteer to help children with special needs. He has a unique approach from his acting training that allows young people to be heard, be confident and be focused. So, wipe off your grease paint, take a hot bath, wrap yourself in some warm pajamas and relax with a glass of wine while Nate, George and Roger get to hear the skinny on all things acting, Mamet, teaching children, and what happens when you hang out with Helen Mirren on this episode of FIVE DOLLAR BUZZ. And remember, please, hit "like" for this episode and "subscribe" to our channels on our current platforms; YouTube, iTunes and Spotify. You can email us with questions, comments, possible topics or guests at FIVEDOLLARBUZZ@gmail.com.  We'll get back to you as soon as we stop talking like this...you mean the?...the thing...yeah...talking like this...this...the talking...yeah...no...

3. 

   23 Mar 2022

   Buzzards in Exile: Desert Island Five

   Episode 308 - Special Guests: The Buzzards On this special evergreen episode, The Buzzards play a game that's been around for some time. BBC Radio 4 have had a game called "Desert Island Discs" since 1942, where they ask various celebrities, athletes, politicians and pundits to imagine being stranded on an deserted island and they can only keep with them the following items; five pieces of music, a book and a luxury item.  They already get to have the Complete Works of Shakespeareand the Bible. The rest is all theirs to imagine. Well. The Buzzards do it almost like that.  But we've already read all the Shakespeare we need and we ain't got no time for anything biblical.  You see, on our island, we have just time for the simple pleasures...cannabis, booze and, well, golf. The whole team is here tonight with Nate Buzzard leading the charge. So, get yer medicine ready, batten down those hatches and get prepared for the storm coming at ya as we tell you are five albums, one box and one luxury item that we each get to keep on this episode of FIVE DOLLAR BUZZ. And remember, please, hit "like" for this episode and "subscribe" to our channels on our current platforms; YouTube, iTunes and Spotify. You can email us with questions, comments, possible topics or guests at FIVEDOLLARBUZZ@gmail.com.  We'll get back to you as soon as we can get done rigging this contraption to fetch our fresh lobster each day.  We be living high on the hog.

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