Wine and...Movies: FIRST MAN (2017) with Curtiss Frisle

Today we tackle the 2017 movie FIRST MAN directed by Damien Chazelle (WHIPLASH, LA-LA-LAND) and starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, a biopic about Neil Armstrong and the first moon landing.

We're joined by special guest, new father and otherwise actor, CURTISS FRISLE (yes, Curtiss with two "esses", that's not a typo!)

Curtiss has appeared on Criminal Minds, Robot Ninja & Gay Guy, the horror movie Don't Blink, 9-1-1 Lone Star, Danger Force, and he also co-starred in a short film Dave produced many years back, Extra School, opposite Bruce Davison and Robert Picardo.

Follow Curtiss on Insta:
https://www.instagram.com/curtissfrisle

Watch (well, okay, rent) Extra School on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.com/Extra-School-Bruce-Davison/dp/B0756G48X2

Watch Scott Derickson's short film that Blumhouse produced, "Shadowprowler":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGdSYqJOenU

THE WINES!

Curtiss picked a Reisling, no specific make or model. But might Dave suggest:
Weinbiet Philipp Bassler Riesling Trocken Grosses Gewachs Pfalz
This dry Riesling exemplifies the power and structure of sunny Pfalz. Made only in the best vintages and sourced from the German equivalent of Premier Cru vineyards, this is one of the finest examples of the trocken style that you’ll ever encounter.

Dallas' Wine
2012 Bella Ridge Shiraz
Deep dark red in colour this is a rich wine with intense peppery plum and coffee aromas. Loaded with chocolate and berry flavours and a subtle hint of oak this wine lingers long and smooth on the finish.

Dave's Wine
2020 Language of Yes Syrah "En Passerillage"
This latest project by Randall Grahm involves picking grapes a bit early and then drying them a tad before fermentation. In this wine, that leads to aromas of charred meat, tar, violet and purple fruits on the nose. Similar elements emerge on the sip, with açai and black pepper proving most prominent as the wine spreads its wings.

Chapters

• 0:25 Wine and...Astrological Signs!
• 3:18 Introducing Actor Curtiss with-two-esses Frisle!
• 4:28 Extra School - the short film Dave produced and Curtiss co-starred in
• 9:46 First Man and director Damien Chazelle (A Brief History)
• 28:15 Our Respective Histories with the Movie
• 34:43 Percussive Sound Design in Chazelle's Films
• 48:12 Neil Armstrong, The Man, The Character
• 50:41 Janet Armstrong, The Anchor, The Anger
• 55:46 The Moon Landing (as depicted in the film)
• 1:01:51 The Ending (no spoilers, this is history! Read a book!)
• 1:09:28 Legacy of the Film
• 1:14:19 Curtiss' Wine Pairing
• 1:17:58 Dallas' Wine Pairing
• 1:25:45 Dave's Wine Pairing
• 1:33:11 Wrap-up!