Welcome to Highbrow Lowbrow, the show where our podcast hosts Steve Powell and Dan Slattery pit high art against low culture.

In this special biopic-themed episode, we look at two films which celebrate the highs and lows in the lives of artists.

Steve’s pick is Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, in which Jennifer Jason Leigh plays the titular Dorothy Parker, a gifted but melancholy writer who spent ten years partying hard with the writers of the Algonquin Round Table.

Dan’s choice is the rockumentary Anvil!, which takes a look at the fortunes and misfortunes of Canadian Heavy Metal band Anvil. Once the darlings of the rock world, Anvil have fallen on hard times, but can a new European tour restore them to their former glory?

Does fame and success bring the artist happiness?  Listen up, dear listener, and we’ll leave the final decision to you. Beware spoilers and enjoy the show....