Floating Through Film

Episode 216: Abel Ferrara's The Blackout + New Rose Hotel

June 1, 2026·1h 55m
Episode Description from the Publisher

On Episode 216 of Floating Through Film, we have our friend Dustin back on to review two films from a director we've never discussed on the podcast before, Abel Ferrara! We're going with 2 films from his late 90s era, starting with 1997's The Blackout, before concluding with 1998's New Rose Hotel (56:10). At the end of this week's episode, Blake also reviews the punishment film he was forced to watch, Max Winslow and The House of Secrets. We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: FTF Theory (Hark's Peking Opera Blues + Chapter 1 of Bordwell's Planet Hong Kong) Music:- Intro: from The Blackout (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taF9FYOIPJ4)- Break: from New Rose Hotel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEnTg0sBc6Q)- Outro: from New Rose Hotel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlCF7bpUPb4) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Dustin Lee (LB: https://letterboxd.com/michaelgscott/) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

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