Renee Saracki - Electric Shadows

An attempt to open your eyes to little known areas of the film world: the dark, the weird and the absurd.
12/28/11 YAAARGH, Matey!
Welcome to the rambunctious Saracki Family Radio Show. I thought it was about SOPA but it turned out to be a pretty cool family get together. Although it's not what I thought it would be, it still pretty good. I also have to thank Greg who hates the sound machine.
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11/30/11 Breaking Badnecks
Renee runs into a Breaking Bad but it ends up not so bad. Clarke Fulkerson, guest legendary Splat cat Shaggy Faust is on the phone talkin' some Walter lovin', me I need me some Pinkman!
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11/9/11 Occupy Think Twice Radio
To acknowledge the current Occupy Wall Street and the World phenomenon, Renee and guests Rich Viola and Greg Sterlace discuss films the foment rebellion, revolt and revolution.
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9/21/11 TIFF 36
Yet another Toronto Film Festival recap. This time with Greg Sterlace as special guest commentator. Shame, shame, shame on you, if you can't dance too.
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8/16/11 At Home with Electric Shadows
Guests Greg Sterlace and Paula Wachowiak bring their recording equipment to my humble abode, where we are joined by my niece Katherine to embark on another wide-ranging journey discussing all things film and tangential. Mostly tangential..
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6/15/11 STFU
Wherein I get upset with my guests Greg Sterlace and Tim Saracki when talking about the subject of censorship and find out that I myself am a censor.
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6-5-11 The 20th Annual Western New York Gay Pride Festival

1.Jorien Brook (3:13) or click here
2. Sean Michael Lyon (3:16) or click here
3. Mickey (1:05) or click here
4. Terry Purdue (3:18) or click here
5. Sarah, Jim, Danielle, Greg (5:29) or click here
6. Garret and Nola (4:24) or click here
7. Anita & Nola (3:45) or click here
8. Sandy & Diannah (3:16) or click here
9. Mak (0:45) or click here
10. Miss Gay NY State (1:12) or click here

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5/18/11 So You Think You're a Ham?
Show tonight with my guests Tim, Greg & I. Today commemorates Tim's and my late father's 78th birthday. We our talking about the great hameos and hamsters in movies. Believe me there are a ton. Lotsa' clips.
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4/20/11 Summer Blockbusters, Chick Flicks and Slob Comedies
Sadly, Slob Comedies get short shrift in this episode and Greg Sterlace gets cut off. We do have you covered on the summer blockbusters. More to follow...
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3/3/11 Charlie Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Charlie Sheen & The Oscars
The changing understanding of Popular Culture in the Age of Social Networking. Charlie Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Sheen.
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1/20/11 Electric Shadows Awards Recap and Prevue
Renee, Tim & Kat talk about the year in film and why award shows never really get it right. Sundance preview and discussion of the Gervais controversy.
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12/9/10 Anticonsumerism Attacks!
In honor of the holiday shopping season, an article I read on Salon by Matt Zoller Seitz is tonite's topic, the dark side of capitalism. Things get a little wacky. Happy Holidays. Kudos to my guests, Greg Sterlace, Tim Saracki and Jim Pray.
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10/21/10 Jackass 3D & The Scream Awards
Friends and family reunite to discuss all things silly and stupid. Thank you, Tim and Rich. And of course, Richard. Rich Viola indulges Tim Saracki with a clip of Kristen Stewart wearing a skimpy dress on Live with Regis & Kelly.
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9/23/10 TIFF'ed at TIFF
Not really, a discussion with M Faust and myself about the out of control monster now known as the Toronto International Film Festival. The Good, the bad & the ugly.
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8/29/10 From Page to Screen
Another Electric Shadows episode with guests Rich Viola and Greg Sterlace talking about this year's upcoming Toronto Film Festival and Best and Worst Movie Adaptations with a little Bukkake tossed in.
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7/20/10 Novim Drama
Renee and Rich Viola discuss favourite movie moments on the show. Greg Sterlace calls in to offer his opinion. LeBron James and the Yankees are brought up. Renee interviews Rich about his upcoming submission for the 2010 Buffalo Infringement Festival. Rich plays audio clips and discusses his past experiences with Novim Productions.
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6/17/10 Gay Father's Day
A tribute to my dad Irv with my bros. Tim and Ernie and movies we saw with him. Also in honor of Pride month some of my favorite GLBT flicks and my understanding of "New Queer Cinema".
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5/13/10 Talkin' movies with M.
Artvoice film critic, M. Faust and guest panelist Rich Viola discuss the state of art of film criticism in todays changing media.
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4/8/10 Bless the Beasts
Another genre trippin' edition of Electric Shadows about all things animal, imaginary and mythical beasts and, perhaps best of all, manimals! We are all someone's creatures.
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3/17/10 Danny boy...Celts on film
Guests: Tim Saracki, Rich Viola, Greg Sterlace and Jim Pray. Discussions of Breaking Bad, The Oscars, Roger Ebert and of course Irish movies like Rudy and Leprechaun in da Hood.
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2/18/10 Sundance Meets Oscar
2010 Sundance Film Festival recap and some little bits about the upcoming March 7th Academy Awards.
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1/19/10 T.V. IS THE THING THIS YEAR
Renee and Greg talk about the new golden age of television. Greg tolerates Renee's Top 10. Renee forgets to mention "The Greg Sterlace Show."
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12/29/09 Movies of the Decade
"Ichi the Killer" meets "Clerks II" in this episode. Josh Smith and Ernie Saracki guest, discussing the best, and worst movies of the years 2000 - 2009. The clips flow like wine tonight, from movies such as "Kill Bill Vol. II", and "Bad Santa". The best movies in the opinion of our panel scour the Orient, the Independent Circuit, and the major motion picture scene. The worst movies....don't receive nearly as much mention. But Renee and Josh agree: "Amelie" was AWFUL. May there be as much to talk about in the next decade.
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11/6/09 Movies on Movies
Nothing sells Hollywood better than Hollywood and no one loves movies more than moviemakers. A look at some of the classic movies about movies and the people whose passions they ignite
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10/6/09 TIFF 2009 Recap
Renee breaks down on the radio attempting to articulate her thoughts on "The Road." Made it through 22 of 37 flicks in this broadcast. Stay tuned for the remaining 15 on the next show.
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8/25/09 Films After Dark
Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, oh My!
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8/11/09 John Hughes
Renee, Rich Viola, Greg Sterlace, and her brother Tim, on his birthday, discuss the master '80's director and screenwriter..the late great John Hughes
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6/23/09 Male Bonding in the War films of Samuel Fuller and Robert Aldrich
Renee, Tim and Billy Gasiewicz took about WAR!!!
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5/31/09 Here Comes the Summer
Recap of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and not so blockbustery recommendations for 2009 Summer movies. Have fun in the dark. (50:45)
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4/23/09 Movies 'n' Music with Ren, Rich Viola, Jonie Russ and the tsar
Four very interesting people discuss why certain songs matter within the context of motion pictures.
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1/27/09 Oscar time!
Renee Saracki, Jimmy Prey, Tim Saracki discuss current cinema, and of course the Oscar Race for '09.....irreverently.
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11/22/08 An Indian Thanksgiving
A perspective of Native Americans in film performed in Indian Time
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10/21/08 A Transformational Political Discussion of Movies
Renee meets with Greg Sterlace and her brother Tim Saracki in honor of the upcoming election to discuss politics and movies and how the two meet or don't. (1 hour)
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9/18/08 2008 Toronto Recap
Renee is joined by Greg Sterlace as they talk about the respective combacks of Darren Aronofsky and Mickey Rourke and all things movies. (1 hour)
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8/5/08 The Sports Genre
Renee talks with her brother, Tim Saracki about the wide range of films covered by the term "sports movies". Special guest appearance by Jim Pray. (1 hour)
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6/17/08 The Horror Genre
Renee talks with her brother, Tim Saracki about why Horror matters. (52:33).
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