Nerds have infiltrated pop culture en masse. The world has embraced geek as chic in nearly every way, especially when it comes to having fun.
This week, the Arts Extract podcast welcomes two guests for a couple of esoteric conversations. In our first …Continue Reading
“Change” has been the watchword in the lead-up to this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival. Eight days instead of five. Fewer downtown venues. More screenings at Sundance Cinemas 608. And, according to the festival guide released Thursday, a free trolley between venues at the UW and those on the near-west side.
At this stage of the game, a more accurate watchword might be “adapt.”
Born as coffee-shop performance project in Austin, Texas, The Intergalactic Nemesis mashes up the comic-book art of 1930s-era pulp serials with the vocal performances and live foley work of a classic radio drama. Dubbed a “live-action graphic novel,” the show went on to play for audiences in movie houses and theater spaces in 60 cities around the country.
Films could be called movies because they can stir feelings deep within, those that weren’t apparent before you set foot in the theater. Expect some intense emotional reactions at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival whether you’re watching a harrowing documentary or an absurdist comedy.
This week, the Arts Extract podcast crew held a live podcast recording from the Wisconsin Film Festival. At …Continue Reading
In a preview of Joey Bada$$’ April 12 show at the Rathskeller, Arts Extract Podcast co-hosts Ben Munson …Continue Reading
In this episode, the boys recall that having a Pokemon expert on the show means you should actually talk Pocket Monsters. Steve Black Jr. of It’s Super Effective weighs in on Pokemon X/Y and the radical and not-so-radical changes that … Continue reading →
This week, the Arts Extract podcast tries something a little different, bringing you a couple of stories from …Continue Reading
John Mulaney’s 2012 stand-up album New In Town was a smash, and deservedly so. The hosts of Arts …Continue Reading
In this episode, the boys brave the darkest Pokemon subreddits on the Internet in order to provide a xenobiological challenge for celebrated Pokemon expert and host of It’s Super Effective, Steve Black Jr. Thankfully, he wasn’t offended too greatly by … Continue reading →
