Episode #60: Pale Flower/Public Speaking

Paul and Heather go searching for cheap thrills in Masahiro Shinoda's stylish, nihilistic 1964 yakuza neo-noir PALE FLOWER, and listen raptly to Fran Lebowitz holding court in Martin Scorsese's made-for-TV documentary PUBLIC SPEAKING. Plus: Heather contributes a mini-review of Lionel Rogosin's unique 1957 quasi-documentary about New York down-and-outers, ON THE BOWERY, Paul shares his thoughts on Martin Scorsese's 1978 documentary AMERICAN BOY, and our usual picks for the week's other most noteworthy new DVDs and Blu-Rays.

0:00: Intro/ON THE BOWERY/AMERICAN BOY
13:17: Estelle (featuring Kanye West), "American Boy"
14:21: PALE FLOWER
28:32: Amon Düül II, "Flower of the Orient"
29:33: PUBLIC SPEAKING
43:32: Serge Gainsbourg, "New York USA"
44:34: Other noteworthy new DVDs/Outro