Citizen Dame
Episodes
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This week, the Dames talk about the career of six-time Academy Award nominee Thelma Ritter. And we dive into three of her great performances: All About Eve (1950), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), and Rear Window (1954).
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Episode 272 - Historical Films and Biopics by Women
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
This week the Dames look at historical films and biopics directed by women. Strangely rare and often underpraised, we sit down to talk about three great examples: Julie Taymor's Frida (2002), Ana DuVernay's Selma (2014), and Regina King's One Night in Miami (2020).
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Episode 271: Female-Directed Best Picture Nominees - Past Dames
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
We get a little excited this week talking about current (and past) Best Picture nominees directed by women. While we're focusing on three films this year (Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, and Past Lives), we also remind everyone that female directors have been around since the creation of cinema. Come for the trenchant critical commentary, stay for the statistics!
Some of our past Oscars episodes, with bonus statistics!, can be found here: Oscar and the Dame
Best Supporting Dame
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Episode 268: Interdimensional Romance - A Matter of Dame and Death
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
This week the Dames dive into Criterion's Interdimensional Romance collection with a look at A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Starman (1984), and we break some hearts with our thoughts about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Episode 265: Happy Dame Year!
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
We're back to discuss some of our favorite films (new and old) of 2023, including Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and, uh, Love Birds?
Happy New Year! We're looking forward to bringing you a lot more fun stuff in 2024!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Episode 264: Holiday Rom-Coms - The Dame Around the Corner
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
For our last episode of 2023, we chat about some holiday rom-coms (or not-quite-rom-coms) that give us all the feels: The Shop Around the Corner, The Holiday, and the unfairly maligned Last Christmas.
Happy holidays and we'll see you all in 2024!
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Episode 261: Billy Wilder - Double In-dame-nity
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Just us for the last Noirvember episode of the year! The Dames are talking all things Billy Wilder this week, focusing on Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, and Witness for the Prosecution. Just promise not to tell anyone the ending.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Episode 259: Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Dame
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
The Dames kick off Noirvember by discussing fast-talking, fast-living dame Barbara Stanwyck in three iconic roles: Baby Face, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, and Sorry, Wrong Number. No man stands a chance.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Episode 257: Gothic Horror - Crimson Dames
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The Dames carry on with Spooky Season and discuss Gothic horror, where the ghosts are metaphors and the horror is for love. Deborah Kerr goes mad in The Innocents, Vincent Price has an unhealthy attachment to his dead wife in The Tomb of Ligeia, and nothing is OK at Crimson Peak.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Episode 255: Witch Movies - The Dames of Eastwick
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
This week, the Dames fill a podcast blindspot and talk all about witches, focusing on Haxan, The Witches of Eastwick, and The Witch. These films encompass feminism, patriarchal fears, justifiable homicide, cool curses, and Jack Nicholson's tiny tiny ponytail.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Episode 254: High School Horror - Massacre at Dame High
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
This week the Dames are finishing out Back to School Month and welcoming Spooky Movie Season with the perfect combination: high school horror movies. We're talking Massacre at Central High (1976), The Craft (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Episode 253: Kindergarten Dames
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
We carry on with our back-to-school discussing some movies set in kindergarten, including Kindergarten Cop and Little Monsters.
Plus, some more Garbage People we hope we don't have to talk about again:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/16/russell-brand-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-emotional-abuse
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Episode 248: Remaking Hitchcock - The Dame Who Knew Too Much
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
We're celebrating Hitch's birthday with Hitchcock remakes that actually work, including one in which he remakes his own movie. Join us for this chat about The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and The 'Burbs (1989).
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Episode 247: Dames of Future Past
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
The Dames talk older films set in the future...that is now the past! It makes sense when you hear it. This week we cover the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, the neon-tinted recent past of Back to the Future Part II, and dire environmental predictions in Soylent Green.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Episode 246: A.I. in the Movies — Dame-n Seed
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
The Dames are back with an all new episode. This week we're talking artificial intelligence in movies. Dating back to as early as Metropolis in 1927, A.I. is an oft explored theme in movies. We discuss the cautionary tales of machines run amok (Demon Seed, 1977), corporate greed and exploitation (Johnny Mnemonic, 1995), and the quest to understand humanity (After Yang, 2022).
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Episode 244: Marilyn Monroe - Dames Prefer Blondes
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
This week! Join us for a chat about Marilyn Monroe and three very different films from her career: Don't Bother to Knock (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and The Misfits (1961).
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Episode 242: Stephen King - The Dame-ing
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
For this week's episode, we're commemorating the release of The Boogeyman with a chat about Stephen King adaptations. Specifically, Carrie (1976) and The Shining (1980), with a healthy dose of both versions of IT, and why is Christine (1983) so dumb?
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Episode 241: Vincent Price - The Dame and the Pendulum
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
We have many things to say about birthday boy Vincent Price, including discussions of his life, career, amazing voice, and a few of our favorite horror movie performances.
Plus! We chat about Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret and women getting to tell their own coming-of-age stories.
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Episode 240: Anna May Wong - Dame of Shanghai
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
This week we're talking all about the incredible Anna May Wong, and we specifically dive into two of her notable films: Piccadilly (1929) and Shanghai Express (1932).
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Episode 239: Star Wars - May the Dame Be With You
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
On the anniversary of Return of the Jedi, The Dames have a whole lot to say about Star Wars, both the film and the original trilogy. Come for the fandom energy, stay for us explaining what a little dork Luke Skywalker is.
And, as always, Han shot first.