Episode 71: Josh Hurtado

Bill talks to film critic and Potentate Films founder Josh Hurtado about his many pursuits, from writing for Screen Anarchy and contributing Blu-Ray special features to consulting for film festivals and teaming up with Dylan Marchetti’s Variance Films on a wildly successful theatrical re-release of S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR. Topics include: Masala films, SANTA SANGRE, Indie Meme, Psychobilly, the distribution of Indian cinema in North America, the recent reemergence of key John Woo and Russ Meyer movies, skinheads, John Waters and vegan warnings on Letterboxd.

Read Josh Hurtado at Screen Anarchy:

https://screenanarchy.com/globalvoices/j-hurtado/

Read Simon Abrams’ article “How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America” for The New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/movies/rrr-ss-rajamouli.html

Follow Potentate Film on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/potentatefilms

Watch Josh introduce S.S. Rajamouli’s EEGA at Weird Wednesday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCB83chhKLE

Visit the Indie Meme site:
https://www.indiememe.org/

Buy HUKKLE from Dekanalog:
https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/hukkle

Buy BLOODSTONE from Arrow Video:
https://diabolikdvd.com/product/bloodstone-arrow-us-blu-ray/

Buy DOBERMAN from Fractured Visions:
https://diabolikdvd.com/product/doberman-fractured-visions-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/
https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/dobermann-limited-edition-booklet-region-b

Buy the Second Sight 4K/Blu-Ray (Region B) Limited Edition of RE-ANIMATOR:
https://diabolikdvd.com/product/uk-le-re-animator-limited-second-sight-4k-uhd-all-region-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/

Listen to Josh talk about PURANA MANDIR on Unsung Horrors:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/purana-mandir-1984-w-josh-hurtado--57853238