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Punk Vacation - An Unofficial Vinegar Syndrome Podcast Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time.
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- 5 days ago3h 1m
Episode 54 - Special Features & Audio Commentaries with Erica Schultz + August 2026 Reviews
One of this month's releases includes a commentary by a regular contributor to VinSyn's disc releases, so we're thrilled to welcome Erica Schultz, co-host of the Unsung Horrors podcast and author of The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide to Child Kills in Film! We chat with Erica about the work that goes into recording audio commentaries, video essays, and booklet essays for releases. We also highlight one of our favorite annual fundraising events set up by Erica through her podcast, Horror Gives Back! This year's contributions go to Best Friends Animal Society. This is a great way to support an awesome cause while getting your spooky season viewings in! In addition to the audio commentary on this month's Blood Reincarnation on the mainline, you can hear and read her work on other VS mainline and sublabel releases like Men From the Gutter, Made in Hong Kong Volume 2, and the Mike Diana Film Collection from partner label Factory 25! You can follow Erica's podcast on IG with the Horror Gives Back watchlist already live, as well as follow her letterboxd and of course, support the work she's doing by picking up the various titles she's contributed to on the VS website:https://www.instagram.com/unsunghorrors?igshid=sp84lpaa808uhttps://www.instagram.com/hexmassacre/https://letterboxd.com/hexmassacre/Chris and Eli then recap August releases, finding their favorite release from a divisive 4K line and a small, but mighty heap of partner releases too! Looking forward to the onslaught of September drops too! We'll be back the first week of October's with a returning guest to cover the announcements as well as the return of 15 Minutes with You, catching up on the May/June Melusine slate! Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- 2 weeks ago2h 22m
Episode 53 - September Announcements, Labor Day Sale, and Reviver 4 w/Oscar Becher
September is here with an absolutely wild lineup of new release titles and the Labor Day sale which is going on for a full week this time! Chris and Eli are joined by our most returning guest, Lead Archivist at VS, Oscar Becher! Reviver 4 was part of the new release schedule and being one of our favorite new sublabels, we had to bring Oscar back to discuss rescuing a lost film and putting together a feature length documentary included on the disc about saving the movie and restoring it. If you love Oscar's Winding Through segments as much as we do, this like Christmas in September!Oscar sticks around to go over all of this month's new releases on the mainline and sublabels, which include a combination of much needed upgrades, some new to blu titles (including a HK deep cut), and some old favorites getting re-releases for anyone who missed out when they were first released.Eli and Chris also call out some of their most hyped partner label releases and go over a few Labor Day sale and OOP titles that were released so far (and provide a hot tip for how to maximize discounts). Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- 3 weeks ago3h 36m
Episode 52 - July Titles and April Melusine Slate
Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time.In Episode 52, we have reached singularity. Eli is not on PV exactly as many episodes as he has not been on. To celebrate, we put him through a grueling exercise of all of the July VS and select OCN titles with Chris and all of the April Melusine titles with Celeste. Thank you Eli! This podcast has improved with you on it, and we're lucky to have your passion and diligence. Here's to many more months and years of celebrating preservation and the art of discovery. Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsbergChris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- Aug 3, 20262h 37m
Episode 51 - April Announcements & Iconoscope w/Brandon Upson & Amanda Reyes
It's August, which means there's a new slate of releases and we were so excited to see Iconoscope return with TWO new titles, so we had to bring back Iconoscope founder and lead scanning tech at VS, Brandon Upson and we're thrilled to welcome a first time guest on the show: film and tv historian - and Iconoscope co-producer(!) - Amanda Reyes!! Amanda does incredible archival work in the film world, especially when it comes to made-for-TV movies, we talk with about the history and cultural impact of TV movies, the various projects she's worked on, and finally talking about the new titles: Death of a Cheerleader and Disappearance.Brandon then sticks around to chat with Chris and Eli about the August new releases, which include a Frank Sinatra neo-noir/slasher hybrid, some much needed restorations on the mainline making their 4K debut, and a couple of terrific surprises on the Melusine side.You can follow Amanda on IG and purchase her incredible book, Are You in the House Alone? on the VS site:https://www.instagram.com/madefortvmayhem/https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/are-you-in-the-house-alone-a-tv-movie-compendium-1964-1999-paperback-book?_pos=2&_psq=are+you+in&_psid=d80717ac9&_ss=eYou can also keep up with Iconoscope on IG and of course, pick up the new releases on VinSyn's site:https://www.instagram.com/iconoscope_label/https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/iconoscopeThank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- Jul 26, 20262h 33m
Episode 50 w/Director of Theatrical & Special Events Theresa Mercado
This week, We're stoked to bring you a first time guest on the show, director of theatrical and special events for Vinegar Syndrome, Theresa Mercado! She's been with the company from their west coast beginnings in Brighton, Colorado and we get to spotlight the hard work that goes on behind the scenes at the warehouse, the opening of The Archive (now Vinegar Syndrome Denver) and the various events they throw at all their locations, and finally taking a deep dive into Vinegar Syndrome's ever-growing theatrical exhibitions with VSP titles!Afterwards, Chris and Eli took the Hurculean task of watching all of the May Halfway to Black Friday titles, along with some partner release for May and June, to talk about them and if you've been listening to prior episodes, you already know one of the year's best discoveries is among this watchpile and there's a new favorite among the sublabels too! We'll back in a little overweek with a special guest to discuss the August announcements!You can follow Theresa on IG:https://www.instagram.com/scream.screen/?hl=enYou can also check out VinSyn's events calendar for screenings, events, and VS pop-ups:https://vinegarsyndrome.com/pages/sales-events-calendarThank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- Jul 8, 20261h 34m
Episode 49 - Summer Subscriber Week w/Oscar Becher
Summer subscriber week just wrapped up with a terrific mainline slate and some exciting sublabel announcements, including one of our new favorites, Reviver. So, who better to have on than friend of the show and VinSyn's lead archivist, Oscar Becher. After multiple delays, The Lady in White is finally here and we talk with Oscar about the painstaking work of restoring three different version of the film (it really did take a village)! We also discuss the rest of the VS lineup, which includes two exciting VSAs in 4K, and of course, Reviver 3! In keeping with the Reviver tradition we won't say anything else about the convo, you'll just have to listen to find out more!You can follow Oscar's Reviver page on IG and of course, by picking up Reviver (and the other titles we discussed) directly through Vinegar Syndrome's site:https://www.instagram.com/reviverarchival/https://vinegarsyndrome.comThank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- Jul 2, 20262h 49m
Episode 48 - Kani Releasing w/Ariel Esteban Cayer
While Vinegar Syndrome's Halfway Subscriber Week has officially kicked off, we'll be talking about that in full next week with a special guest, so in the meantime we thought we'd spotlight one more OCN partner label with another one of our favorites, Kani Releasing! Co-founder Ariel Esteban Cayer joins Chris and Eli to talk about Kani's incredibly diverse catalogue, highlighting some the best in underseen Asian cinema, and how they've grown from their start as a blu-ray label to theatrical exhibition. We also get to chat about some of the early releases, highlight a few new ones, and going deep into the Shaw Studios catalogue for some real discoveries, including this month's release: The House of 72 Tenants.After that, Celeste and Eli are back with another 15 Minutes With You, covering half of the very stacked April release slate. They'll be back with the second half later this month! You can keep up with all things Kani and see if any of their titles are playing at a theater near you by following their IG page and of course, supporting them by picking up their awesome releases on the VS OCN Partner Label page:https://www.instagram.com/kani.releasinghttps://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/kaniThank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
- Jun 26, 20262h 6m
Episode 47 - Muscle Distribution w/Liz Purchell
It's Episode 47 and we're continuing are focus on partner labels with another one of our favorites and a newcomer to OCN, Muscle Distribution, with founder Elizabeth Purchell! We talk with Liz about her work in film preservation, distribution, and a Kickstarter Muscle Distribution has launched to preserve and restore 4 films that have been long out of circulation! We highly encourage you to check out the details on the Kickstarter page and donate if you can and sign up for Muscle's newsletter that alerts you to any upcoming screenings in your town. And of course, check out Muscle's partner pages on the VS main site and Melusine!Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ muscledistribution/help-muscle-restore-and-rerelease-four-underseen-indie-films Muscle Distribution: https://www.muscle-distribution.com Liz's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schlockvalue/Then, Celeste and Eli almost make good on the name 15 minutes with You, going over the three Melusine releases for March, including another VCX release, a Peekarama double, and another Jess Franco title from Delirium!Thank you to everyone who listens and please let us know how we can make the show better. Always listening!Someone's Favorite Productions https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/Eli can be found on most socials @eliolsberg, you can also catch his standup show the second Tuesday of every month at the Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood. Also, check out his Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/eliolsberg/Chris is onLetterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/IG at personalhistoryoffilmCeleste de la Cabra can be found on most socials at Celeste de la Cabra but is very active on YT and IG right now. Also, if you're not already spend a few dollars per month supporting Celeste: https://www.patreon.com/CelestedelaCabra
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