Doug Nichol's guest appearances

Doug Nichol

The Cinematologists Podcast

Endeavours Radio

My Summer Lair

Ang Lee

Adam Carolla

Anthony Mackie

Steve McQueen

Lenny Abrahamson

Sandy Powell

Matt Walsh

Henry Blake

Dane Cook

Tim Brown

Clark Gregg

Cary Elwes

Lin Shaye

Matt Smith

Paul Thomas Anderson

OwlTail

Both Neil and I are avid users of the typewriter so when we got the chance to speak to Doug Nichol the director of the 2017 documentary California Typewriter, it was a great chance to wax lyrical about the virtues of this 'obsolete' technology. On the surface, the film could have been overly nostalgic or, heaven forbid, dripping with retro hipsterism, but following the owner and staff of a repair shop originally opened in 1949 in Berkeley, a more profound story of how technological change affects the society and the lives within emerges. Also fascinating are the comments from famous names - including Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard and John Mayer - who see the typewriter as indispensable to their creative practice and personal identity. Other characters in the documentary reflect a more obsessive reverence and eccentric application of the machine that in many ways defined 20th-century modernity. Indeed, the film ruminates on our fundamental relationship to technology suggesting that the analogue and the digital have a symbiotic relationship rather than one of death and replacement.  Follow @Doug_Nichol &amp; @Caltypefilm on Twitter. Also listen on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cinematologists-podcast/id981479854?mt=2 Website: www.cinematologists.com PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-2416725 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0RjNz8XDkLdbKZuj9Pktyh Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists

Both Neil and I are avid users of the typewriter so when we got the chance to speak to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Nichol" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Nichol</a> the director of the 2017 documentary California Typewriter, it was a great chance to wax lyrical about the virtues of this 'obsolete' technology. On the surface, the film could have been overly nostalgic or, heaven forbid, dripping with retro hipsterism, but following the owner and staff of a repair shop originally opened in 1949 in Berkeley, a more profound story of how technological change affects the society and the lives within emerges. Also fascinating are the comments from famous names - including Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard and John Mayer - who see the typewriter as indispensable to their creative practice and personal identity. Other characters in the documentary reflect a more obsessive reverence and eccentric application of the machine that in many ways defined 20th-century modernity. Indeed, the film ruminates on our fundamental relationship to technology suggesting that the analogue and the digital have a symbiotic relationship rather than one of death and replacement.  Follow @Doug_Nichol &amp; @Caltypefilm on Twitter. Also listen on: iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cinematologists-podcast/id981479854?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cinematologists-podcast/id981479854?mt=2</a> Website: <a href="http://www.cinematologists.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cinematologists.com</a> PlayerFM: <a href="https://player.fm/series/series-2416725" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://player.fm/series/series-2416725</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0RjNz8XDkLdbKZuj9Pktyh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/0RjNz8XDkLdbKZuj9Pktyh</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists</a>

California Typewriter (w/ dir. Doug Nichol)

Too many computers!  That’s the sentiment of a growing number of people, young and old.  Simplicity vs Technology. The documentary “California Typewriter” might just be the simple answer. True fans of typewriters, TOM HANKS, JOHN MAYER &amp; the late, great SAM SHEPARD each give their specific insights on why they prefer typewriters over computers.  Writer Director, Doug Nichol talks about why typewriters coming back isn’t just a fad! In select theaters August 18th.  Follow Leo Quinones on Instagram &amp; Twitter 

Too many computers! That’s the sentiment of a growing number of people, young and old. Simplicity vs Technology. The documentary “California Typewriter” might just be the simple answer. True fans of typewriters, TOM HANKS, JOHN MAYER &amp; the late, great SAM SHEPARD each give their specific insights on why they prefer typewriters over computers. Writer Director, Doug Nichol talks about why typewriters coming back isn’t just a fad! In select theaters August 18th. <a href="http://www.filmfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/california-typewriter.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Follow Leo Quinones on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moviesmusicmunchies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/MovieMusicMun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

California Typewriter Director Doug Nichol