Piercing Pop Culture
Film critic and film historian Kimberly Pierce invites you down a rabbit hole of the joy of popular culture and nostalgia. There will be film history, classic entertainment, and even talk about entertainment news, trailers, and updates. Enjoy the journey!
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Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Kim takes a flying leap into a discussion of Jay Ward and the underseen TV gem Fractured Flickers. Later in the episode, Kim gushes about the 1974 TV movie Scream of the Wolf starring Peter Graves and Clint Walker. *Spoilers discussed for this 51-year-old TV movie!*
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Clips Referenced:
Johnny Carson and June Foray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S3hbc0dQ88&t=135s
Bullwinkle on Fractured Flickers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1kAzxc2HO0
Paul Frees on War of the Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FWXICDg2bM
Superchicken theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKss2pBYQ6Y
Scream of the Wolf Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ0fZEyhD2M
George of the Jungle theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8rViF7V_oA
George of the Jungle trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITlM041DW1U
Rocky and Bullwinkle Outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDzuGECfdQ
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
In this first episode of Piercing Pop Culture, film critic Kimberly Pierce takes a wide-ranging look into the TV westerns of the 1950s and 1960s as well as the career of Gunsmoke writer Kathleen Hite. Later, she takes a few minutes to chat about Steven Soderbergh's new release Black Bag before bringing everything to a close with a look at nudie cutie Adam and Six Eves as part of the Kino Lorber Nudie Cutie box set.