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Felicia is joined by Vanya Garraway to discuss David Cronenberg’s exploration of media consumption in a little film called Videodrome (1983).
We chat about how this Toronto classic has become a cautionary tale on the effects of hiding behind the ‘content’ you view. Along with the ways in which Cronenberg create a new cinematic language unique to the city of Toronto that is still relevant today.
Oh yeah, and long live the new flesh!
This marks not only the end of the Cronenberg series, but also the end of season one of this show - we will be taking a summer break and I can’t think of a better episode to leave you with until our return in the fall.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite film set in Toronto? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Listen to our previous episode with Vanya:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes 1976)
Follow Vanya here:
IG: @nostalgiaphile
IG: @paidinsweat (film program)
Twitter: @nostalgiaphile
Twitter: @paidinsweat (film program)
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/337-videodrome-make-mine-cronenberg
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/237-olivier-assayas-s-top-10
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4357-experience-necessary-deborah-harry-in-videodrome
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1678-videodrome-the-slithery-sense-of-unreality
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/videodrome-how-cronenberg-subverts-the-noir-thriller-genre/
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/perversion/videodrome_seduction/
OUTRO SONG:
801 A, B by Howard Shore
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes 1976)
Days of Thunder (Tony Scott 1990)
Gladiator (Ridley Scott 2000)
Swimfan (John Polson 2002)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella 1999)
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022)
The Dead Zone (David Cronenberg 1983)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1981)
History of Violence (David Cronenberg 2005)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
Seven (David Fincher 1995)
Last Night (Don McKellar 1998)
Take This Waltz (Sarah Polley 2011)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze 1999)
Secretary (Steven Shainberg 2002) -
Felicia is joined by Ms. Sinclair to discuss David Cronenberg’s psychological twin terror Dead Ringers (1988)
We chat about how the setting of Toronto plays a part in the story, and why the collaboration between Jeremy Irons and Cronenberg gave us one of the greatest dual performances on film.
Can you guess how many times I say Toronto in this episode?
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite film about twins? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Listen to my our previous episodes with Ms. Sinclair:
Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder 1950)
The Piano (Jane Campion 1993)
Follow Ms. Sinclair here:
TALK MOVIE TO ME (talkmovietomepodcast.com)
IG: @talkmovietome
Letterboxd: @mssinclair
Sources:
https://dmtalkies.com/dead-ringers-ending-explained-1988-horror-film-david-cronenberg/
https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/10/12/david-cronenberg-dead-ringers-1988
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5849-when-actors-do-double-duty
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/643-john-carpenter-s-top-10
OUTRO SONG:
Main Title by Howard Shore
FILMS MENTIONED:
Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder 1950)
The Piano (Jane Campion 1993)
Society (Brian Yuzna 1989)
Furiosa (George Miller 2024)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller, George Ogilvie 1985)
The Goonies (Richard Donner 1985)
Auto-Focus (Paul Schrader 2002)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapter (Paul Schrader 1985)
Light Sleeper (Paul Schrader 1992)
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Reversal of Fortune (Barbet Schroeder 1990)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999)
The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson 2014)
Sisters (Brian De Palma 1972)
Possessor (Brandon Cronenberg 2020)
Raw (Julia Ducournau 2016)
Titane (Julia Ducournau 2021)
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju 1960)
The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar 2011)
Dead Ringer (Paul Henreid 1964)
The Dark Mirror (Robert Siodmak 1946) -
Puuttuva jakso?
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Felicia is joined by Newman to discuss Cronenberg’s return to body horror in Crimes of the Future (2022).
We chat about how Cronenberg explored themes of climate change, body modifications, and the failure of technology, while blending noir-like elements into the story.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite modern Cronenberg film? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Newman here:
Spotify: @Movies4Dayz
Podcast Network: https://www.yourunpodcast.com/
Twitter: @MoviesDayz
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102634107/crimes-of-the-future-david-cronenberg-review
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/crimes-of-the-future-reviewed-its-the-end-of-the-world-as-david-cronenberg-knew-it
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/
https://screenrant.com/crimes-future-movie-ending-explained/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/movies/crimes-of-the-future-review.html
OUTRO SONG:
Crimes of the Future by Howard Shore
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979)
Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson 2001)
Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg 1994)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A History of Violence (David Cronenberg 2005)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1980)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
They Live (John Carpenter 1988)
Maps to the Stars (David Cronenberg 2014)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg 2012)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Suspiria (Luca Guadagnino 2018)
Bug (William Friedkin 2007)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Wall-E (Andrew Stanton 2008)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Psycho Goreman (Steven Kostanski 2020)
The Void (Steven Kostanski 2006)
Hellraiser (Clive Barker 1987)
E.T. (Steven Spielberg 1982)
Hobo With a Shotgun (Jason Eisener 2011)
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (Kelly Makin 1996)
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju 1962) -
Felicia is joined by John Pennington to discuss conflicting parenting styles in David Cronenberg’s The Brood (1979).
We chat about the use of daylight in a film that tackles dark subject matters. Along with Cronenberg’s personal life being the inspiration behind the story.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite 70s Cronenberg flick? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow John here:
Letterboxd: @jtothep83
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3739-the-brood-separation-trials
https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/6/15/david-cronenberg-the-brood-1979
The making of David Cronenberg's THE BROOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wGWB6IVy4&ab_channel=CinemaGarmonbozia
OUTRO SONG:
The Witch by The Sonics
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1981)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Spider (David Cronenberg 2002)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg 2011)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Fast Company (David Cronenberg 1979)
The Village of the Damned (Wolf Rilla 1960)
The Omen (Richard Donner 1976)
The Bad Seed (Wolf Rilla 1956)
The Exorcist (William Friedkin 1973)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Sinister (Scott Derrickson 2012)
The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson 2001)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Aliens (James Cameron 1986)
Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz 1945) -
Felicia is joined by Josh Cooley to discuss David Cronenberg’s otherworldly adaptation of William S. Burrough’s Naked Lunch (1991).
We chat about the way Cronenberg took Burrough’s story and put it into his own perfectly crafted world, and how he was able to succeed at adapting a difficult novel.
This is the Cronenberg series opener and it’s been a long time coming. I honestly cannot put into words how important Cronenberg is to me, his work is everything to me and the world would be a much sadder place without his art. I hope you follow along for the series.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what are some of your favourite book to film adaptations? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/769-naked-lunch-burroughs
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/305-naked-lunch-drifting-in-and-out-of-a-kafkaesque-reality
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6806-double-extremity-judy-davis-in-naked-lunch
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2726-naked-lunch-so-deep-in-my-heart-that-you-re-really-a-part-of-me
https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/10/18/david-cronenberg-naked-lunch-1991
https://ew.com/article/1992/01/17/naked-lunch-behind-scenes/
OUTRO SONG:
Welcome to Annexia by Howard Shore & Ornette Coleman
FILMS MENTIONED:
Deconstructing Harry (Woody Allen 1988)
Annie Hall (Woody Allen 1977)
Manhattan (Woody Allen 1979)
Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg 1988)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
The Dead Zone (David Cronenberg 1983)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Fast Company (David Cronenberg 1979)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Paul Schrader 1985)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999)
Nightbreed (Clive Barker 1990)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
M. Butterfly (David Cronenberg 1993)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg 2012)
Maps to the Stars (David Cronenberg 2014)
Barton Fink (Joel & Ethan Coen 1991)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Spider (David Cronenberg 2002)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A History of Violence (David Cronenberg 2005)
The End of the Affair (Neil Jordan 1999)
The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich 1955) -
It’s bonus episode time.
In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is joined by Erin and Tom from the Baby’s First Watchlist Podcast to discuss one of cinema’s greatest romance films Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater 1995).
We chat about how fresh this film feels nearly thirty years later, and although it is heavy in dialogue, the quiet moments reveal the most about Celine and Jesse.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite film in the trilogy? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Baby’s First Watchlist Here:
Spotify: @babysfirstwatchlist
Apple Podcasts: @babysfirstwatchlist
YouTube: @babysfirstwatchlist
IG: @babysfirstwatchlist
Letterboxd: Tom @tc579
TikTok: @babysfirstwatchlist
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/movies/before-sunrise-ethan-hawke-julie-delpy.html
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4449-the-before-trilogy-and-the-art-of-collaboration
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4445-the-before-trilogy-time-regained
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/531-marie-kreutzer-s-top-10
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/4427-transitory-figures-one-scene-from-before-sunrise
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2018/stardust-memories/thinking-about-celine-and-jesse-travelling-through-time-with-the-before-trilogy/
OUTRO MUSIC:
Come Here by Kath Bloom
FILMS MENTIONED:
Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick 1993)
Before Midnight (Richard Linklater 2013)
Before Sunset (Richard Linklater 2004)
Boyhood (Richard Linklater 2014)
School of Rock (Richard Linklater 2003)
Reality Bites (Ben stiller 1994)
Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater 1993)
Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater 2016)
Where’d You Go Bernadette (Richard Linklater 2019)
Slacker (Richard Linklater 1990)
Waking Life (Richard Linklater 2001)
Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby 1971)
Amour (Michael Haneke 2012)
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (Éric Rohmer 1987)
Scenes From a Marriage (Ingmar Bergman 1974)
After Hours (Martin Scorsese 1985)
Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai 1996)
Persona (Ingmar Bergman 1966)
Lost in America (Albert Brooks 1985)
Pauline at the Beach (Eric Rohmer 1983) -
Felicia is joined by Calvin Kemph to discuss Catholic guilt and philosophy through the character’s in My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970).
We chat about how important it is that this film was shot in black and white and how this story could also fit within his tale of four season series.
This marks the end of the Rohmer series, one that I felt such a great delight in putting together and had some of the best conversations on the show so far. I hope you’re inspired to tackle the rest of his filmography because I truly believe there is a Rohmer film out there for everybody.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Calvin here:
Website: https://thetwingeeks.com/
Spotify: @TheTwinGeeks
Apple Podcasts: @TheTwinGeeks
Seattle Film Critics Society: Seattle Film Critics Society - The official website of Seattle's movie critics.
ÉRIC ROHMER’S SIX MORAL TALES – THE DIRECTOR AS AN AUTHOR IN THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Éric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales – The Director as an Author in the French New Wave – The Twin Geeks
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/436-my-night-at-maud-s-chances-are
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/cteq/my_night_at_mauds/
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/choice-and-chance-a-dialectic-of-morality-and-romance-in-eric-rohmers-my-night-at-mauds/
https://postmodernpelican.com/2020/02/22/my-night-at-mauds-1969/
OUTRO SONG:
The Partisan by Leonard Cohen
FILMS MENTIONED:
The People’s Joker (Vera Drew 2002)
Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1971)
Claire’s Camera (Hong Sang-soo 2017)
A Fire (Christian Petzold 2023)
Poetry (Lee Chang-dong 2010)
Burning (Lee Chang-dong 2018)
Secret Sunshine (Lee Chang-dong 2007)
Conte d’hiver (Éric Rohmer 1992)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda 1962)
Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Uncle Yanco (Agnès Varda 1967)
The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986)
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1972)
The Tenant (Roman Polanski 1976)
Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman 1963) -
Felicia is joined by Duran Aziz to discuss Éric Rohmer’s foray to the medieval era in Perceval (1978).
We chat about the incredibly unique set design and Rohmer’s desire to create a space that would be a reflection of paintings from that era.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Duran Here:
IG (Chapman University Students for Justice in Palestine): @sjpchapman
Chapman University SJP divestment petition: https://www.change.org/p/demand-chapman-university-to-divest-from-the-military-industrial-complex-sjp-chapman?source_location=psf_petitions
Sources:
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/cteq/perceval-le-gallois/#fnref-29831-2
https://decentfilms.com/reviews/perceval
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/the-tale-of-perceval-le-gallois-and-the-young-althusserians/
https://www.avclub.com/a-french-master-found-droll-comedy-in-one-of-the-earlie-1843630606
OUTRO SONG:
Six Queens by Larrikin Love
FILMS MENTIONED:
Star Wars (George Lucas 1977)
The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin 1940)
My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970)
Pauline at the Beach (Éric Rohmer 1983)
The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986)
Love in the Afternoon (Éric Rohmer 1972)
Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1970)
The Aviator’s Wife (Éric Rohmer 1981)
The Marquise of O (Éric Rohmer 1976)
Catherine de Heilbronn (Éric Rohmer 1980)
Lancelot du lac (Robert Bresson 1974)
A Tale of Winter (Éric Rohmer 1992)
The Bakery Girl of Monceau (Éric Rohmer 1963)
Suzanne's Career (Éric Rohmer 1963)
Juliet of the Spirits (Federico Fellini 1965)
Lars von Trier (Dogville 2003)
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1919) -
Felicia is joined by Frieda Beckerman to discuss Éric Rohmer’s film about a woman facing vacation ennui, in The Green Ray (1986).
We chat about how he created a character whose small problems we can all relate to, and why the multiple settings in France are imperative to the film’s energy..
Send us your thoughts on the episode - have you read The Green Ray? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/04/green-ray-rayon-vert-review-eric-rohmer
https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/about-the-green-ray-of-jules-verne-and-eric-rohmer/
https://tmff.net/an-analysis-of-the-green-ray-1986/
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/following-the-law-of-ones-own-being-the-crying-woman-in-the-green-ray/
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/close-up-on-eric-rohmers-the-green-ray-an-interview-with-marie-riviere
OUTRO SONG:
No Aloha - The Breeders
FILMS MENTIONED:
Working Girl (Mike Nichols 1988)
Autumn Tale (Éric Rohmer 1998)
Pauline at the Beach (Éric Rohmer 1983)
Borat (Larry Charles 2006)
To The Ends of the Earth (Kiyoshi Kurosawa 2019)
Summertime (David Lean 1955) -
Felicia is joined by Nathan Cowles to discuss Éric Rohmer’s first film in his A Tale of Four Season series, about a man being tossed around by three different women in A Summer’s Tale (1996).
We chat about Rohmer’s way of writing women, his choice to work with a woman cinematographer and how that lends to a unique gaze behind the camera. Along with the importance of the script and the quiet moments that expose the protagonists inner truth.
This is the Rohmer series opener and I’m beyond excited to share this series with you - we’ve got four great guests to cover a wide range of Rohmer’s work this month - I hope you follow along!
Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Nathan here:
Letterboxd: @cowles
YouTube: @Cowles
IG: @cowles.mov
Sources:
https://agoodmovietowatch.com/a-summers-tale-1996/
https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/a-summer-s-tale-1200445995/#!
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/dangling-man-close-up-on-eric-rohmers-a-summers-tale
https://www.criterion.com/films/29650-a-tale-of-summer
https://cinemasentries.com/a-summers-tale-movie-review-dissecting-love-and-sex-with-philosophical-precision/
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/movies/a-summers-tale-from-eric-rohmers-seasons-cycle.html
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8387-eric-rohmer-s-tales-of-the-four-seasons-another-year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHoU9_3pmq4&t=128s&ab_channel=TIFFOriginals
OUTRO SONG:
Fille de corsaire by Sebastien Erms
FILMS MENTIONED:
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick 1972)
Eraserhead (David Lynch 1978)
Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino 2009)
Funny Games (Michael Haneke 1997)
My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970)
The Green Ray (Éric Rohmer 1986)
Suzanne’s Career (Éric Rohmer 1963)
Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard 1961)
Call Me By Your Name (Luca Luca Guadagnino 2017)
Aftersun (Charlotte Wells 2022)
The Bakery Girl of Monceau (Éric Rohmer 1963)
Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1971)
La belle noiseuse (Jacques Rivette 1991)
The Fifth Seal (Zoltán Fábri 1976)
Design For Living (Ernst Lubitsch 1933)
Les amours imaginaires (Xavier Dolan 2010)
Mommy (Xavier Dolan 2014)
Tom at the Farm (Xavier Dolan 2015) -
Felicia is joined by Peter Merriman to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s tale about aging parents and their relationships with their older children, in Tokyo Story (1953).
We chat about why Japan original didn’t think they could market this film in North America, and how it eventually became one of the most universal film texts that audiences continue to relate to.
This mark’s the end of the Ozu series, it was an honour and beautiful experience revisiting and watching some of his films for the first time in preparation. There is an Ozu film out there for everyone, and I hope you find it and it changes your life.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s colour or black and white film era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/301-tokyo-story-compassionate-detachment
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/371-rashaad-ernesto-green-s-top-10
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/31/tokyo-story-review-yasujiro-ozu
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/ozu/
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520396722/directed-by-yasujiro-ozu
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520296817/transcendental-style-in-film
https://www.enotes.com/topics/yasujiro-ozu/critical-essays/lindsay-anderson
OUTRO SONG:
Tokyo Story Theme by Takanobu Saitô
FILMS MENTIONED:
The American Friend (Wim Wenders 1977)
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne 2023)
Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet 2023)
Barbie (Greta Gerwig 2023)
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan 2023)
Tenet (Christopher Nolan 2020)
Dune: Part 2 (Denis Villeneuve 2024)
Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (Guy Maddin 2015)
Justice League (Zack Snyder 2021)
Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder 2004)
An Autumn Aftenoon (Yasujirō Ozu 1964)
Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949)
Make Way For Tomorrow (Leo McCarey 1937)
Tokyo Twilight (Yasujirō Ozu 1957)
I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932)
Tokyo-ga (Wim Wenders 1985)
Sans Soleil (Chris Marker 1983)
A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson 1957)
Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry 1981)
Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade 2016)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984)
Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman 1957) -
Felicia is joined by Bryan Loomis (from What a Picture Podcast) to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s silent comedy about two brothers who begin to see their father in a new light.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s silent or talkies era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Listen to our previous episode:
All The President’s Men (D.O.P. Gordon Willis 1976)
Follow Bryan here:
Website: PODCAST | What a Picture (whatapicturepod.com)
What a Picture Podcast: https://anchor.fm/what-a-picture
Sources:
https://www.highonfilms.com/i-was-born-but-1932-ozu/
http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/i-was-born-but/
https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2020/02/17/sublime-tragicomedy-i-was-born-but-1932/
https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/i-was-born-but/
https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/i-was-born-but-2023-06
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/movies/25iwas.html
OUTRO SONG:
Birthday by The Sugarcubes
FILMS MENTIONED:
All The President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula 1976)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders 2023)
Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray 1955)
Horse Money (Pedro Costa 2014)
Trust (Hal Hartley 1990)
Late Spring (Yasujirô Ozu 1949)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirô Ozu 1953)
Walk Cheerfully (Yasujirô Ozu 1930)
Good Morning (Yasujirô Ozu 1959)
Early Summer (Yasujirô Ozu 1951)
Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu 1962)
Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch 1932)
Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig 2017)
Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica 1951)
Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth 1987) -
Felicia is joined by Malik Nelson to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s overlooked film about two sisters grappling with the return of their mother who abandoned them in Tokyo Twilight (1957).
Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s black and white or in colour films? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Malik here:
Letterboxd: @atelopusfarci
IG:@malachimalik_
Sources:
https://nyunews.com/arts/film/2019/10/28/tokyo-twilight-4k-film-restoration-review/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/634-eclipse-series-3-late-ozu
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/cteq/tender-restraint-tokyo-twilight-yasujiro-ozu-1957/OUTRO
SONG:
Tokyo Twilight Theme by Takanobu Saitô
FILMS MENTIONED:
Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953)
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1996)
Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)
20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2016)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach 2013)
Stella Dallas (King Vidor 1937) -
Felicia is joined by Seth Vargas to discuss one of the most touching and heartbreaking story of a father and daughter dynamic, in Yasujirō Ozu’s Late Spring (1949).
We chat about how Ozu perfected the genre of family dramas, by keeping the visuals simple yet effective. We also how the characters in this film bridge old and new world Japan.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - which is Ozu’s ‘season’ films is your favourite? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Seth here:
Movie Friends Podcast (website)
Twitter: @moviefriendspod
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Listen to our previous episodes:
Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964)
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/294-andrew-ahn-s-top-10
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/421-late-spring-home-with-ozu
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-late-spring-1972
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/ozu/
OUTRO SONG:
Late Spring by Senji Itô
FILMS MENTIONED:
Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964)
Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning 1992)
Dune 2 (Denis Villeneuve 2024)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (Katt Shea 1999)
Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato 1985)
Set It Off (F. Gary Gray 1996)
I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932)
Flirt (Hal Hartley 1995)
Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood 1942)
Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (Miranda July 2005)
The Heiress (William Wyler 1949)
Paper Moon (Peter Bogdonavich 1973) -
It’s bonus episode time.
In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is joined by Charles Forsman and Joey Gantner to discuss the only punk sci-fi film that matters, Repo Man (Alex Cox 1984).
We chat about how Alex Cox not only made one of the most important films about punk culture but how he was able to successfully infuse other genres to make it a complete story. Along with how members of the LA Punk community came together to create an authentic piece of cinema that continues to grow more of a cult following over the years.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite song on the soundtrack? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Charles here:
Crowdfunder for his new comic Chesley: http://crowdfundr.com/herecomeschesley/
Podcast: batandspider.com
Spotify: Bat and Spider
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Twitter: @batnspider
Follow Joey here:
Spotify: Out of the Podcast
Tape Record Label: sludge-people.com
IG: @sludgepeople
IG: @outofthepodcast
Sources:
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/repo-man-oral-history-1984?s=08
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2743-10-things-i-learned-repo-man
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2736-repo-man-a-lattice-of-coincidence
https://medium.com/framerated/repo-man-unmissable-punk-sci-fi-cult-classic-b5ea8c2b4066
https://cinephiliabeyond.org/alex-coxs-screenplay-cult-classic-repo-man/
https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-analysis/film-genres/cult_film/repo-man-and-the-definition-of-the-cult-film/
OUTRO MUSIC:
A Gain - A Loss by The Plugz
FILMS MENTIONED:
To Live and Die in L.A. (William Friedkin 1985)
Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick 1987)
Dracula (Tod Browning 1931)
Clerks 3 (Kevin Smith 2002)
20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2017)
Star Trek: The Voyage Home (Leonard Nimoy 1986)
Young Guns (Christopher Cain 1988)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich 1955)
Effects (Dusty Nelson 1979)
Tammy and the T-Rex (Stewart Raffill 1994)
Blood Beat (Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos 1983)
Straight to Hell (Alex Cox 1987)
Walker (Alex Cox 1987)
Sid & Nancy (Alex Cox 1986)
Suburbia (Penelope Spheeris 1983)
Miracle Mile (Steve De Jarnatt 1988)
Night of the Comet (Thom Eberhardt 1984)
Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper 1980) -
Felicia is joined by Liam and Wayne from the In Film We Trust Podcast to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s film about three outlaws on the run, in Down By Law (1986).
We chat about how each of these characters play off each other and why the outsider, Roberto, is the glue that holds them together. We also discuss how he gave Robby Müller carte blanche to shoot the film however he wanted and how that collaboration is imperative to the film’s lasting effect.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - who is your favourite musician Jarmusch has worked with? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow In Film We Trust here:
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ifwtpod
IG: @ifwtpod
Twitter: @ifwtpod
YouTube: @ifwtpod
Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/37-rian-johnson-s-top-10
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/08/down-by-law-the-monochrome-mastery-of-dutch-cinematographer-robby-muller
https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2017/pulling-focus-down-by-law-1986/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/229-down-by-law-chemistry-set
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2386-talking-with-john
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/down-by-law-1986
OUTRO SONG:
Decomposing Trees by Galaxie 500
FILMS MENTIONED:
Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper 1969)
Chelsea Girls (Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol 1966)
The Way It Is (Eric Mitchell 1985)
Downtown 81 (Edo Bertoglio 2000)
Toy Story (John Lasseter 1995)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron1991)
Aliens (James Cameron 1986)
Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks 1974)
Smokey and the Bandit (Hal Needham 1977)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)
Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch 1984)
The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch 2019)
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch 2016)
Permanent Vacation (Jim Jarmusch 1980)
The Foreigner (Eric Mitchell 1978)
Eraserhead (David Lynch 1978)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby 1971)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)
Strange Brew (Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas 1983)
Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch 2005)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jamursch 1999)
Two Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman 1971)
Clerks (Kevin Smith 1994)
Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater 1993)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Reservoir Dog (Quentin Tarantino 1992)
The American Friend (Wim Wenders 1977) -
Felicia is joined by Trevor Young (Supervising Producer at iHeartPodcasts) to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s anthology film of character’s everyday conversations in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
We chat about how it was filmed over the course of three decades, and how the use of multiple cinematographers helps reflect the respective eras in which the vignettes were shot. Along with how each individual chapter does end up telling a broader story of human interaction and how we can see ourselves in these conversations.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - which vignette is your favourite? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Trevor here:
Letterboxd: @improfusion
Sources:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coffee-and-cigarettes-2004
https://worldscinema.org/2023/12/coffee-and-cigarettes-2003/
https://www.highonfilms.com/coffee-cigarettes-jarmusch-review/
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/53rd-melbourne-international-film-festival/coffee_and_cigarettes/
https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/looking-for-love-over-nicotine-and-caffeine-jim-jarmusch-talks-about-coffee-and-cigarettes-78919/
OUTRO SONG:
Black Hole by The Urinals
FILMS MENTIONED:
Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki 1997)
Down By Law (Jim Jarmusch 1986)
Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch 1984)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Boyhood (Richard Linklater 2014)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)
Slacker (Richard Linklater 1991)
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese 1990)
Cry Baby (John Waters 1990)
Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch 1999)
Repo Man (Alex Cox 1984) -
Felicia is joined once again by Rolo Tony [listen to our episode on A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes 1974)], to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s blending of both noir and samurai genres in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
We chat about Jarmusch’s interest in music and how he blends that art form into storytelling in his films. Along with his interest in stories about humans and their quirks.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - who are some of your favourite musical artists Jarmusch has worked with? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Rolo Tony here:
Twitter: @PoorOldRoloTony
Letterboxd: @PoorOldRoloTony
YouTube: @PoorOldRoloTony
Sources:
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2002/cteq/ghost_dog/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/apr/28/4
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai-2000
https://www.criterion.com/films/31032-ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7185-ghost-dog-by-the-book
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7186-ghost-dog-as-international-sampler
https://louderthanwar.com/jim-jarmusch-talks-about-his-great-ghost-dog-film/
https://filmmakermagazine.com/107997-the-violence-in-the-film-is-simply-a-reflection-of-the-history-of-human-beings-writer-director-jim-jarmusch-and-actor-forest-whitaker-on-ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai/
https://elementsofmadness.com/2020/11/11/ghost-dog/
https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2023/02/21/why-jim-jarmuschs-ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai-endures-as-an-unlikely-classic/
OUTRO SONG:
Ghost Dog Opening Theme by RZA
FILMS MENTIONED:
A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes 1974)
Brain Damage (Frank Henenlotter 1988)
Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter 1982)
One From the Heart (Francis Ford Coppola 1982)
Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola 1983)
Tetro (Francis Ford Coppola 2009)
Twixt (Francis Ford Coppola 2011)
Megalopolis (Francis Ford Coppola 2024)
Rain People (Francis Ford Coppola 1969)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino 2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino 2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch 2003)
Down By Law (Jim Jarmusch 1986)
Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch 2005)
Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch 2013)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Le samourai (Jean-Pierre Melville 1967)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti,Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman 2018)
Nobody (Ilya Naishuller 2021)
O Brother Where Art Thou (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 2000)
The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci 1968)
Hell in the Pacific (John Boorman 1968)
Point Blank (John Boorman 1967)
Museo (Alonso Ruizpalacios 2018) -
Felicia is joined by Josh Cooley to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s meditative story about a small town poet, in Paterson (2016).
We chat about the Jarmusch’s interest in telling the stories of every day people and why mundanity can make for a compelling story.
This is the first episode of the Jarmusch series and I think a great film to showcase how he has still maintained his craft and ability to tell a meaningful story throughout his career.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you have a favourite poet? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Josh here:
IG: @_joshcooley_
LB: @movieunycorn
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Sources:
Cinematic Poetry: An In-Depth Reading of Jim Jarmusch’s Film Paterson (2016) – Close-Up Culture (closeupculture.com)
Paterson review – Adam Driver beguiling in miraculous tale of everyday goodness | Drama films | The Guardian
Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ a Meditative Flow of Words Into Poetry - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Paterson movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert
The Paterson Poem by William Carlos Williams (patersonproject.com)
Adam Driver On Working With Martin Scorsese & Jim Jarmusch -- AwardsLine (deadline.com)
OUTRO SONG:
Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce
FILMS MENTIONED:
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)
The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch 2019)
Blue Velvet (David Lynch 1984)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson 2012)
After Life (Kore-eda Hirokazu 1998)
Columbus (Kogonada 2017)
Cléo de 5 a 7 (Agnès Varda 1962)
Alice in the Cities (Wim Wenders 1974) -
It’s bonus episode time.
In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is joined by Cethan Leahy to discuss Elaine May’s romantic comedy about a man who wants to murder his wife.
We chat about how the physical comedy from the actors allows the audience to ease into the premise of the film, and why Walter Matthau is perfect casting for the role of the egotistical Henry.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite 70s comedy? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected]
Follow Cethan here:
Website: https://www.cethanleahy.com/
Sources:
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/cteq/a-new-leaf-elaine-may-1971/
https://www.womaninrevolt.com/a-new-leaf-1971-by-elaine-may/
https://www.filmcomment.com/article/elaine-may-in-conversation-with-mike-nichols/?ref=womaninrevolt.com
https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/lost-found-new-leaf#:~:text=It%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20this%20aversion%20to%20attention%20that%20led,editing%2C%20she%20submitted%20a%20three-hour%20cut%20to%20Paramount.
https://www.larsenonfilm.com/a-new-leaf
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/elaine-may/a-new-leaf-50-elaine-may
OUTRO MUSIC:
At the Zoo by Simon and Garfunkel
FILMS MENTIONED:
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Ed Wood 1959)
Max, Mon Amour (Nagisa Ōshima 1986)
That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Buñuel 1977)
Mikey and Nicky (Elaine May 1976)
The Heartbreak Kid (Elaine May 1972)
Ishtar (Elaine May 1987)
Grumpy Old Men (Donald Petrie 1993)
Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock 1946)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer 1950)
Ball of Fire (Howard Hawks 1941)
The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges 1941) - Näytä enemmän
