Riverbend (1989)
The boyz discuss Riverbend.
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Posting from the future. I just got my Blu ray copy and it’s incredible. Looks crystal clear. The guy Rodgers is referring to originally uploaded the VHS rip to YouTube bought the only remaining 35 mm print and paid for a “6k” restoration and launched a label called ReelBlack. A steep price but knowing the work that went into it is worth it. Awesome watching a seemingly new Steve James film in 2026
Just saw a trailer this movie got a restoration and is getting an art house theater run.
If each janitor empties out their life savings we can get this funded. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reelblack/riverbend-1989-6k-restoration-a-lost-classic
It’s inspiring when Rodger’s is so confidently wrong (Thriller music video Family Feud)
Costners band played the RBC Canadian golf open at my hometown in ‘09. The moms around me didn’t like the teen screaming waterworld 2 after every song
Boyz! Band in the hand is on tubi right now! Its quintessential abz! If you haven't seen it...do it now!
Why is this the only thing I’ve watched on YouTube with no ads. Bless you VHS archive
Matthew Lillard was SO annoying. Sorry 😬
Guys, please cover movies that are available, at least, on-demand. I don’t mind dropping $5 if it’s not on Netflix/Amazon/Apple/etc…however, this motherfucker isn’t anywhere except a shitty YouTube feed. Honestly, it feels like Rodgers sometimes does this just to be difficult.
This all sounds awful for you. I’m sorry you had to put up with this.
in a just world, steve james would hve been a top tier action star. he's so charismatic and has comic timing. would rather have a bunch of movies with him in the lead than seagal
The Batman... a forgettable movie!?! Fuck that
Each time I have rewatched it, I forget that there is still like 45 minutes of bullshit left after they capture the Riddler.
Please do a show in Atlanta, boyz. I think it would go over well.
Movies like this are why I love this podcast, man. What a rare gem.
It's crazy we've gotten to the point where people think Paul Dano can't act. Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, Prisoners, 12 Years A Slave, and his War & Peace performaces are all solidly good/great performances. He might not be your favorite, but to say he'd bad seems like a real stretch.
The Boyz are on the money that Dano must have turned down QT at some point. Or just told him that he's wrong about There Will be Blood being a two hander
…who directed the Beatles documentary. Which follows Paul McCartney. Who is sitting beside you in the sauna. Shaving his eyebrows.
The ending is basically the same as Rebel Ridge and both annoyed me, yeah sure the feds will deal with it I’m sure they just won’t make them ice agents or something
Anonymous Widow 01 here: It's been almost a year, still nothing.
Crossing my fingers for a home invasion in your future, bro
If anyone wants to know more about the production, the Projection Booth podcast has a great interview with Firstenberg (who is so happy to talk about his movies, and doesn't seem to be delusional about what his movies are) and the film scholar who posted this on Youtube, and eventually hunted down the 35mm and even the negative. It's a bit like National Treasure, but this time, they're searching for a treasure that actually matters.
You guys really know how to time these releases… ….
This movie is so poorly executed that I can't in good conscience join in with the usual chorus of "Boy, this really touched me with everything going on in today's world" type of internet discourse. Mississippi Burning this is not.
Mad Love, not Crazy Love.
I really got a lot from this movie. It’s a tough subject and was uncomfortable but it’s supposed to be. We’re in a era where all the ideas and ideals so many fought for are being flagrantly opposed and ignored. Americans are being hunted by Feds in masks and watching this movie where racism wasn’t hiding behind a mask made me uncomfortable but I should feel that way. I would not have seen this without ABZ so big thanks.
I like Tarantino but after hearing he was pushing hard to have himself play Pai Mei in Kill Bill Vol 2 I don’t trust his opinion as much as I used to lol
Your thumbnail—😂 “What’s in the box?!!”
Hell yeah
Not saying it’s the wrong pronunciation - no opinion on that - but they said Lil-LARD like 30 times in two minutes all the same way and I have literally never heard anything but LILL-ard before. Made me feel crazy!
My assumption is they're imitating how Tarantino said it, but I haven't listened to the pod where he says it
Is this thing streaming anywhere?
It's free on YouTube, but it looks like shit!
Little bit of a rough watch given the current state of the world, but Steve James is such a stud!
The thought the boyz had that if he lived, he'd be on long-form commercials for Bowflex, etc, is so damned on point. He's got the charisma to sell me anything! I'm sad he died way too soon.
This podcast has pointed me to plenty of entertaining movies but this one just left a sour taste in my mouth. Trying to watch this on the day that Sinners received a record breaking number of Oscar nominations gave me some serious whiplash. The drama and acting were so stilted that I just couldn't take it seriously. To be honest, I shut it off in disgust after the rape scene. It might not have been the best idea to hire the director of Ninja III: The Domination for a movie about civil rights injustice.
So you watched the movie up until the protagonists and their community were at their lowest point, didn’t see them defend themselves and their community, then wondered why you had a bad experience with this movie? Okay 👍
That introduction about the media, and right-wing readers justifying the sheriff’s actions sadly are slowly happening with this latest shooting in Minnesota. Really shows how current this podcast is. It’s just a shame Stanger ruined the kayfabe by revealing the year this episode was recorded.
Rodgers said he trusts the press in this one so must have been before they blatantly lied about the government executing citizens for no reason. Gabrus spot on saying it doesn't matter if you comply though. Prescient!