Brian Slattery

Episode 74: Les Blank Music Docs

Brian Slattery on the banjo.

Brian Slattery on the banjo.

Description

On today’s very special episode of the show, host Tom Breen talks with writer-editor-musician Brian Slattery about the music documentaries of Les Blank, a pioneering independent filmmaker who made over 40 movies between 1960 and 2015, many of which focused on the diverse traditional musical subcultures of the American South. Over the course of the show, Brian plays songs on the guitar, fiddle, and banjo that are inspired by or some way related to the music in Les Blank's movies.

Other Links

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3381-les-blank-s-cinema-vitalite

Episode 32: Miles Ahead / Born to Be Blue

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

How to Listen

First Segment

Guests: Allan Appel, Brian Slattery
0:00 - 40:50 - Miles Ahead and Born to Be Blue reviews
40:50 - 50:50 - favorite music documentaries and biopics

Description

On today's episode, host Tom Breen talks with New Haven Independent staff writer Allan Appel and arts editor Brian Slattery about two new movies about legendary jazz trumpeters: Don Cheadle's MILES AHEAD, about Miles Davis, and Robert Burdreau's BORN TO BE BLUE, about Chet Baker. Tom, Allan and Brian talk through the representation of drug addiction in movies about musicians, the differences between music documentaries and music biopics, and the underlying assumption that there is some meaningful connection between the artist's biography and the art itself.

Video Links

Trailer for Miles Ahead

Trailer for Born to Be Blue

Episode 18: Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens

How to Listen

First Segment

Guests: Brian Slattery, Shafiq Abdussabur, Leo Slattery
0:00 - 50:23 - review of the latest STAR WARS entry with Brian Slattery, Shafiq Abdussabur, and Leo Slattery

Description

WNHH host Tom Breen speaks to fellow hosts Brian Slattery and Shafiq Abdussabur, as well as Slattery's nine-year-old son Leo, about what the newest Star Wars movie means for the franchise, and for viewers.

Video Links

Trailer for STAR WARS EPISODE VII