The Magnificent AI-mbersons

The Magnificent AI-mbersons

Blamison are back and better than ever! On this episode we welcome Brian Rose [https://www.instagram.com/brianrobertrose/]the filmmaker behind the reconstruction of Orson Welles’ second film The Magnificent Ambersons which has been in the news a lot lately including this terrific write-up by The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/deepfaking-orson-welless-mangled-masterpiece]. In this episode we discuss what led to his work on this reconstruction and its controversial use of AI. Then we dig into the film he chose for us to watch Gabriel Over The White House from 1933 which tracks newly inaugurated president from party-line hack to an American Mussolini. We talk about how politics blended with power can end in authoritarianism and fascism from any point on the political spectrum. It’s a harrowing film, but also deeply engaging and instructive. This is a great episode and we hope you all enjoy it! Clip: Drunk Orson Welles champagne commercial outtakes Sound Engineering by Justin Wiechic

Michigan and Again and Again and Again and Again

Blamison is back for a new episode that kind of morphed into a monster. Jamison picked Joel Potrykus’ 2018 film Relaxer and Blake doubled-down numerous times until we decided to watch Potrykus’ whole feature filmography for this episode. We cover Ape, Buzzard, The Alchemist Cookbook, Relaxer and Vulcanizadora. This episode is PACKED with Michigan goodness! Also talked about: how this episode came to be and the cultural renovation of Hell Clip: “Joel Potrykus Actually Doesn't Enjoy The Process Of Making Movies,” Brian Kelly Podcast Sound Engineering: Justin Wiechec

Cormac McCarthy for the Bros

Blamison is back with another spectacular episode! We welcome friend of the podcast Brad Kelly, host of Method and Madness [https://bradkellyesque.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] podcast and author of the new book, The Earthen Dark [https://www.bradkellyesque.com/books/theearthendark-myhxk], to the show! In this episode we discuss the classic 1955 film The Night of the Hunter starring Robert Mitchum and Lilian Gish. We discuss how one-time director Charles Laughton took some risks in his cinematography and how it ends up making this film standout among its peers. We are dig into who the real bad guy is, the dream logic of the film and many other elements. Also talked about: A.I., tarot cards & Brad's new book. Clip: Academia Humor by Jeff Acuri Sound Engineering: Justin Wiechic

Ye Ol' Egg-Sucking Bunny

Blamison are back for a duo episode once again! Jamison and Blake talk about 2016's Holidays the anthology horror film and how deeply inconsistent the movie is while a couple of the segments are terrific and others are conceptually good if not executed well. We zone in specifically on "Father's Day" and "Easter" since we were recording on Easter evening. Really this was just a way for Blake to talk about an article he wrote years ago the "Easter" segment. It's a good episode and we hope you enjoy it as well. Also discussed: Easter, Jamison's mom's Easter music, child sleep troubles Clip: Jamison's son Hazel talking about the benefits of beer. Sound engineer: Justin Wiechic

Against the State

Blamison is back and this time we get LITERARY. On this episode we have special guest Seth Wieck [https://substack.com/@sethwieck] who just released his debut collection of poetry Call Out Coyote through Wiseblood Books. We talk about his poetry and what it means to be a poet of place. We then turn our attention to the classic Paul Newman film Cool Hand Luke. We discuss the nature of prison films, the all-seeing eye of the state, and even Foucault’s Panopticon. Mostly we talk about why this film is a stone-cold classic.  Also discussed: Seth’s parenting hacks, Seth’s flirting with anarchist thought (maybe) and Christ imagery. Clip: Seth Wieck reads his poem “The Rest are Missing” Get the book here: https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p172/Call_Out_Coyote%3A_Poems_by_Seth_Wieck.html [https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p172/Call_Out_Coyote%3A_Poems_by_Seth_Wieck.html] Sound engineer: Justin Wiechic