Cinema of Transgression (PREVIEW) (w/ Michael M. Bilandic)

Adam and filmmaker Michael M. Bilandic have been mutuals on social media for a little while now, but it wasn't until Mubi recently made Michael's films available on its streaming platform that Adam found himself burning through Michael's work and was thoroughly impressed. A frustrated artist exploits a rural horrorcore group in 'Hellaware', a raving delivery man accidentally kills a famous client in 'Jobe'z World', a performance artist locks himself in a cell as the Floyd riots rage outside in last year's 'Project Space 13'; while taking place in a tightly contained and well-crafted cinema universe, Michael's films mirror the reality of living in the contemporary culture industries to an uncanny degree.

Michael joins Adam and Will here to discuss not only his own films, but also Adam and Michael's shared love of Nick Zedd and the Cinema of Transgression, Michael's time working at legendary defunct East Village shop Kim's Video and Music, the crypto-transgression of Todd Phillips and 'Joker', and Bilandic's work with film art icon Abel Ferrara. 

SOUNDTRACK:

Young Torture Killaz  "Cut Yo Dick Off"
Pissgrave "Euthanasia"
Skaters "Untitled 2" 
Strangulated Beatoffs "Earth To Satan"
Overkill "Rotten To The Core"
Ultravox "Vienna" 
Abel Ferrara on the making of 'Driller Killer' 

LINKS:
Michael M. Bilandic Twitter: @_RareArt
Michael M. Bilandic Instagram: @m1kebillz
Michael M. Bilalandic films at Mubi 
On the films of Michael M. Bilandic 
Watch Nick Zedd's 'Bogus Man'
Watch Nick Zedd compilation |
Watch Nick Zedd's 'War is Menstrual Energy' 

Nick Zedd CoT manifesto

Richard Kern video interview

Richard Kern 'The Evil Cameraman'