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[KommissarX]

Is it my Alzheimer's? I thought we already had a thread on this, but if there actually is one, I sure can't find it. Anyway, can't be bad to bring some more attention to this strange but interesting documentary concept.

DURCH DIE NACHT MIT... is an award-winning TV series on German/French language channel arte that is based on a simple but engrossing idea: Two notable artists, usually actors, filmmakers, writers or musicians, spend an evening together, while cameras document the proceedings. Sometimes the celebrities are of the same profession, sometimes they might know each other's work beforehand, but often their encounters sort of resemble blind dates. Through the course of the evening the hosts have dinner together, they visit all kinds of places and most of all: they talk about everything under the sun. The results range from superficial chatter to almost philosophical insights into the inner workings of the participants. And there are quite a few funny moments to be had here, too.

All in all nearly 100 episodes have been shot so far (for a full list look here). Thankfully, there are a few episodes available on youtube that might also be interesting to some of us lockandloaders. I picked a few that were shot in English language for your viewing pleasure. Several others are currently only available on YT as short excerpts, in case you care to explore more of them.

Let's start with some Eurocult: Franco Nero and Fred Williamson in Rome. Enzo Castellari and Barbara Bouchet also stop by:
Durch die Nacht mit Franco Nero und Fred Williamson

Next up: Asia Argento and Joe Coleman.
Durch die Nacht mit Asia Argento und Joe Coleman

James Ellroy and Bruce Wagner:
Durch die Nacht mit James Ellroy und Bruce Wagner

Jörg Buttgereit and Bruce LaBruce:
Durch die Nacht mit Bruce La Bruce und Jörg Buttgereit

Alejandro Jodorowsky and Daniel Pinchbeck (in 6 parts):
Into the night: Alejandro Jodorowsky and Daniel Pinchbeck 1/6

Dolph Lundgren and Ralph Herforth:
Durch die Nacht mit Ralph Herforth und Dolph Lundgren

Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noé (in 5 parts):
"Into the night with Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noé" Part 1

Juliette Lewis and Crispin Glover:
Au coeur de la nuit avec ... Juliette Lewis & Crispin Glover (VOSTF)
And finally, a nice surprise for the martial arts experts (I am looking at Il Commissario and Inspector Tanzi  ): Richard Norton and Cynthia Rothrock battle it out with a stunt class.
Durch die Nacht mit Richard Norton und Cynthia Rothrock

  Have fun everyone and waste a few hours!   

[KommissarX]

Could not resist adding these short clips:

Director Uli Edel tells William Friedkin about a sex doll incident:
Durch die Nacht mit William Friedkin & Uli Edel - 2

Pornographer Pierre Woodman lectures Brian Yuzna on the g-spot:
INTO THE NIGHT WITH PIERRE WOODMAN & BRIAN YUZNA / DURCH DIE NACHT MIT

[Paul]

What an excellent concept for a show. This founds great, will give those clips a look when I have s minute.

[Inspector Tanzi]

Nice one Kommissar 

[KommissarX]

The most recent episode: James Gunn and Michael Rooker. It's one of the weaker entries in the series but since I dig Rooker as an actor quite a bit I can look past the self promotion. Did they sniff a canister of laughing gas before shooting began?

INTO THE NIGHT WITH JAMES GUNN & MICHAEL ROOKER - FULL EPISODE!

INTO THE NIGHT WITH JAMES GUNN & MICHAEL ROOKER - PART 2

[KommissarX]

Resurrecting a dead thread... In case someone is looking for a fun distraction this weekend. 

Let's start with one of the earliest episodes in the series.
Franka Potente and John Carpenter in Los Angeles. Hans Zimmer and his music factory also make a guest appearance:
Durch die Nacht mit Franka Potente und John Carpenter

If you liked the excerpt from a couple of postings above, here's the full episode with pornographer Pierre Woodman and a candid Brian Yuzna in Prague. A good one that made me appreciate Yuzna even more:
Durch die Nacht mit Pierre Woddman und Brian Yuzna

Diablo Cody and Zoë Bell (actress and stunt woman who worked a lot with Tarantino):
Durch die Nacht mit Diablo Cody und Zoe Bell

Eva Ionesco and director Bertrand Bonello in Paris. It's in French with German subs, no English options here, I am afraid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jQC_24QUy4

One of the best episodes, featuring John Landis, Terry Gilliam, London and a lot of funny banter. Unfortunately, it is only available in truncated form. Part 1, 2 and 4 are on YT, part 3 is strangely enough muted due to copyright issues. I know you still want to have a look, so here we go: 
Durch die Nacht mit Terry Gilliam und John Landis - Teil 1/4
Most video links in the opening posting are dead now, but I guess anyone interested can find most of the shows on dailymotion or elsewhere, alongside more bizarre pairings like Boris Becker/Jamie Cullum.