Shoot This Now

If the "Fyre" and "Fyre Fraud" documentaries made you think the Fyre Festival was the worst music-fest ever, may we introduce you to the nightmare that was Woodstock '99. Characterized by sexual assaults, rioting, and actual fires, Woodstock '99 celebrated an era when Korn and Limp Bizkit ruled music. We want to see a movie about Fred Durst and Kurt Loder battling for the soul of music. Recommended: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/woodstock-99-rage-against-the-latrine-182782/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock29.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Uhr5r6sUM&t=3s See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harry Siskind is a photographer-turned-entrepreneur who made a lot of promises about his weight-loss company, Body Solutions -- including that it could help you lose weight as you slept. Maybe he made too many promises. Countless radio ads and more than $100 million later, the Texas high roller caught the eye of some feds who tore his diet empire down. Our music this episode is "3 Kinds of Sun" by Norma Rockwell. You can read more about Harry Siskind here: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ex-CEO-of-San-Antonio-weight-loss-firm-gets-prison-1783806.php See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, aka Daniel Hernandez, Tekashi 69 and just 6ix9ine, is what The New York Times' Joe Coscarelli and Ali Watkins call a "human meme." This week, we talk about his journey from a nice kid in a bodega to a wildly successful rapper now facing RICO charges. Will his bid for authenticity land him in prison? It could. Read their definitive account of 6ix9ine's life here:  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/nyregion/tekashi6ix9ine-jail-treyway.html   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the beautiful "Surviving Y2K" podcast, Dan Taberski talks about how a few incredibly compelling people prepared for what they thought would be Armageddon. And how his own life changed dramatically. It would make a GREAT movie. He also talks about "Missing Richard Simmons" -- and drops some hints about what he's doing next. Listen to "Surviving Y2K" here: https://www.headlongpodcast.com       See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 1960s, '70s and '80s, C. Delores Tucker was best known as a politician, feminist, and Civil Rights activist who was friends with Rosa Parks and marched with Martin Luther King. But by the 90s, she was arguably the most hated woman in hip-hop, who would be called out by Tupac, KRS-One, Eminem, Lil Kim, and, most fiercely, by Sure Knight. Writer, musician and very smart guy Eric Steuer (@ericsteuer) tells us the sad story of C. Delores Tucker, and who would be the perfect director and actress to bring it to life. Get his latest song here: http://www.gold-robot.com/ongoing/grr059-buddy-peace--eric-steuer---la-looks/     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we pitched Emily Ratajkowski and Aaron Paul two ideas for stories we think should be movies: one about Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, and one about Maud Gonne, the Irish revolutionary who also happened to be William Butler Yeats' muse. They liked one of them.  We also asked Aaron Paul about maybe playing Jesse Pinkman from "Breaking Bad" again. And you can read Emily's remarks at the Power Women Conference here: https://www.thewrap.com/emily-ratajkowski-says-feminism-is-great-for-everyone-misogyny-is-bad-for-everyone/ "Welcome Home" is out Nov. 16.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harry Eastlack was only a child when he broke a bone that wouldn't heal. Instead, his skeleton began to grow abnormally, his bones doubling over one another, until he suffocated from his own bones. But with his final, heroic act, he did something to try to save anyone else from suffering as he did. We talk this week with Metabook creator Benjamin Alfonsi about "The Face Phantom," a project inspired by the macabre Mutter Museum -- where Eastlack's skeleton still resides.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we talk with Karen Gillan (star of "Jumanji," "Guardians of the Galaxy" and the new "Avengers" films) about her debut as a writer-director, the comedy-drama "The Party's Just Beginning." She also shares two fantastic ideas for stories that should be movies... one of which involves a witch. Happy Halloween! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: Oscar-winning director Charles Ferguson talks about his film "Watergate, or How We Learned to Stop an Out-of-Control President." We talk about why John McCain wanted to talk with him, all those Trump-Nixon parallels people keep making, and which young congresswoman deserves a movie of her own. Plus: We talk about William Goldman's amazing "All the President's Men," and how it created the impression that Woodward and Bernstein tag-teamed Nixon's demise. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Tom Arnold joins us to talk about Viceland's "The Hunt for the Trump Tapes." And we pitch him on why his producer's trip to her home country, in search of a "golden showers" tape that has never been proven to exist, would be a great movie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Jeff Bridges (!) joins us to talk about his new films "Living in the Future's Past" and "Bad Times at the El Royale" -- and about "Crazyheart," "Starman," and why birds fly in formation. Also about why you should drink through a straw made of pasta or licorice. And we try to convince him to play President Ulysses S. Grant. Check this out: https://www.livinginthefuturespastfilm.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Slow Burn" host Leon Neyfakh tells us how he made the Clinton-Lewnisky scandal feel fresh, found common ground with Linda Tripp, and the possibility of a "Slow Burn" TV show. We also imagine what the world would be like if Clinton had stepped down after the Lewinsky situation and handed off to President Gore. Listen to "Slow Burn": https://slate.com/slow-burn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In May, a 30-year-old man named Michael Rotondo got evicted – by his parents. They took him to court as he pleaded for more time.  In some corners, his story turned into a referendum on millennials -- feeding into a stereotype about a generation of entitled freeloaders.  But what if it's actual a distraction from the real story of what's happening in America?  Read Eve Peyser's story for Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k4kaw/the-millennial-who-wouldnt-move-out-of-his-parents-house-is-tragic-actually And David Leonhardt's piece for the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/columnists/great-recession-economy-gdp.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we talk about a New York Times wedding story that needs to be a movie: The story of a man, put up for adoption by high school sweethearts, who reunited them after nearly 40 years... and even officiated their wedding. Read Natalie Shutler's beautiful story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/fashion/weddings/son-given-up-for-adoption-leads-birth-parents-to-altar-36-years-later.html This week's outro music is "Love's Gonna Getcha (Material Love)," the best hip-hop song ever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're joined by Peter Gould, one of our favorite writers. The co-creator of "Better Call Saul" talks about a project he almost made with HBO years before he joined the "Breaking Bad" writer's room. If you're enjoying Season 2 of "Slow Burn," we're pretty sure you'll love his idea to retell the Clinton-Lewinsky saga... with shadow puppets. We also talk about a great Pam Grier idea, what's up with Saul and Kim, and how to be a good writer and editor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.