May 2018
Everybody's
talkin' about See Hear episode 52....at least we hope so, because One
download is the loneliest podcast you'd ever hear.....
Unfortunately,
Tim was not available to record, but Maurice and Bernie once again
welcome wonderful film blogger Kerry Friistoe to discuss the 2006
documentary from John Scheinfeld "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why
Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?"
Nilsson
started out as a perfectly groomed writer of songs that blended
baroque pop with English music hall. His initial albums came out
during a period in America where popular culture was undergoing
change - he rebelled by recording old fashioned tunes with both heart
and cynicism (no wonder he and Randy Newman got along). He earned the
admiration and respect of a multitude of musicians and the record
buying public. He evolved to a rock performer via his most
famous album, Nilsson Schmilsson. This earned him accolades and
afforded him the opportunity to drink, run lines of coke and have
regular parties - a long way from his early life in Brooklyn being
raised by relatives when his father deserted him and his mother.
This
episode of See Hear focuses on our thoughts about the film, Harry's
music, and how it evolved. We discuss the friendship between
Harry and The Beatles (particularly Ringo and John). The friendships
resulted in a poorly regarded horror film called Son Of Dracula
(Harry Nilsson plays as Count Downe.....yep you read that
right....sigh) and a poorly regarded album. Do they have merit?
Download the show and find out.
BUT
WAIT...there's more. After the main discussion there's an interview
with Anthony Sloman, the editor of Son Of Dracula. He talks about
coming up through the British film industry and the amazing films he
worked on and people he got to work with (including Ray Harryhausen).
What was it like working on Son Of Dracula with Harry Nilsson?
Anthony was fascinating to talk with and we hope you enjoy this
special addition to the show. My huge thanks to his son, Jonathan
Sloman who set the interview up.
We
are hugely grateful once again to Kerry for joining us. She will be
back. You can read her excellent writings on film
at https://prowlerneedsajump.wordpress.com/. She also
contributes articles at http://www.brattleblog.brattlefilm.org/ and
is part of the fun at http://bmoviemaniacs.com/
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