Episode 546: In The Seats With....Serena Whitney, Mark Palermo and 'Movies and Chaos'

If you program it....they will come....Once in a blue moon we actually like to talk with our fellow movie podcasters and there's one on the scene that has caught our eye....and it's Canadian grown to boot.  It's time for 'Movies & Chaos''Movies & Chaos' is a podcast looking at the impact and legacy of cult films. It’s hosted by Mark Palermo (former critic, screenwriter of Detention) and Serena Whitney (former critic, programmer of The Revue Cinema in Toronto). The movies discussed tie into screenings happening at The Revue and Thrillema, a cult series Palermo helps run in Halifax. Why do these movies endure? Is some stuff too much for modern audiences?As you audience members well know; retrospective cinema and cult offerings are a passion of this host so this felt like the perfect opportunity to sit down and talk about the ever grow art of programming and curation for smaller independent cinemas.  Serena and Mark gave us some insight into the ups and downs of it all, the origins of the show, the enduring nature of what makes a film cult and so very much more....