<p>This week, I'm joined by artist/cartoonist&nbsp;<strong>NATHAN GELGUD</strong>&nbsp;(<strong><em>Reel Politik,</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em>published by&nbsp;<strong>Drawn And Quarterly</strong>), who chose a film that has haunted us since we first saw it in theaters over 25 years ago:&nbsp;<strong><em>Dancer In The Dark</em>.</strong></p><br><p>We discuss the comedown after finishing a substantial long-form piece of art, the process of writing and drawing a daily strip, video store lore, Chris' real Y2K story,&nbsp;<em>Putney Swope</em>, being in the Criterion Closet in real life, how working in a video store and movie theater informed Nathan's daily comic strip&nbsp;<em>Reel Politik</em>, the horrible tagline<em>&nbsp;</em>used on the U.S. <em>Dancer In The Dark</em>&nbsp;poster, the initial concept of the film, how the film has changed in our minds since first seeing it in the theater,&nbsp;<strong>Bjork</strong>’s incredibly heartbreaking performance and how she challenged the emotive path initially laid out by&nbsp;<strong>Lars Von Trier</strong>, the 100 cameras they used to shoot all the musical sequences,<strong><em>&nbsp;The Kingdom&nbsp;</em></strong>theme song, why Lars Von Trier was Nathan's favorite director in his youth, the rules laid out in the&nbsp;<strong>Dogme 95&nbsp;</strong>manifesto,&nbsp;<strong><em>The Celebration</em></strong>, the greatness of the film’s choreographer&nbsp;<strong>Vincent Paterson</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;Robert Altman</strong>, the scenes that were cut out of the final film &amp; the difficulties in getting the film made, and much more.</p><br><p>So let's hold our breath as we head into the next-to-last song on this week's&nbsp;<strong>Revolutions Per Movie.</strong></p><br><p><strong>NATHAN GELGUD:</strong></p><p><a href="http://nathangelgud.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nathangelgud.com</a></p><p><a href="http://drawnandquarterly.com/books/reel-politik/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drawnandquarterly.com/books/reel-politik/</a></p><br><p><strong>REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:</strong></p><p>Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers &amp; directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.</p><br><p><strong>Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday</strong> on any podcast app, and additional, <strong>exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon</strong>. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app.&nbsp;Thanks!</p><br><p><strong>PATREON:</strong></p><p><strong>The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it&nbsp;at&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://patreon.com/revolutionspermovie." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>patreon.com/revolutionspermovie</strong>.</a>&nbsp;By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you.&nbsp;It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated!</p><br><p><strong>TIP JAR:</strong></p><p>ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie</p><br><p><strong>SOCIALS:</strong></p><p>@revolutionspermovie</p><p>BlueSky: @revpermovie</p><br><p><strong>THEME</strong>&nbsp;by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'</p><p><a href="https://www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>ARTWORK</strong>&nbsp;by Jeff T. Owens</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>