• The Big Five
• The Paramount Case and anti-trust laws (1948)
• The 1950s and the further decline of the system into the independent era
• Important genres: film noir, horror, melodrama, prestige pictures
• Star personas! 
• Female filmmakers during the system
• Some lesser known essentials of the era

The Dames continue their quarantine episodes with discussions of fun things, like:

• Netflix's Tiger King
• Kino Marquee and supporting your local arthouse cinema
• More Women's History Month shenanigans
• And favorite isolation movies!

You can access Kino Marquee via your local arthouse or go here: https://www.kinolorber.com/film/bacurau#playdates

• Ghostbusters: Afterlife and why men need to calm the eff down
• Mel Brooks says Jojo Rabbit is fantastic
• Throwback to our “most anticipated” lists!
• Favorite films that went under the radar this year
• The ultimate Garbage Man! 

This week, the Dames are talking:

• Anna Paquin’s silence in The Irishman, and generally the issue of how often women speak in films
• Splitting films into sections: OK or worse than Hitler?:
  • https://twitter.com/Browntable_Ent/status/1200215193374121984
• Does horror always have a political POV?:
  • https://twitter.com/therealjoebob/status/1199802820289011712
• Critics listed the best movies by women and included Leni Riefenstahl
  • http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20191126-the-100-greatest-films-directed-by-women-who-voted-a-l
• Susanna Fogel has a new project
  • https://twitter.com/melsil/status/1202785268123807744?s=19
• Plus, we review Knives Out!

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• Todd Phillips, Joker, and media responsibility https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/09/joker-director-why-john-wick-wasnt-met-same-scrutiny-violence
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aurora-shooting-victims-voice-concerns-joker-emotional-letter-warner-bros-1241599
• Andrew Scott is gonna play Tom Ripley - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/andrew-scott-hot-priest-star-talented-mr-ripley-adaptation-at-showtime-1243407
• Goldblum, Neill, and Dern joining Jurassic World 3 - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-jurassic-park-cast-will-shape-jurassic-world-3-1243429
• Jonah Hill in The Batman - https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jonah-hill-batman-robert-pattinson-1203233352/
• An update on California’s AB5 and how it affects freelancers
• Female Filmmakers Month!

• Judy
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Pain and Glory

 This week, we welcome a very special guest, Nannina Gilder, to discuss:

• Venice rewards Polanski, Joker
• Festival embargoes and White Male Privilege: https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/an-open-letter-about-the-harmfulness-of-embargoes-at-film-festivals/
• Ehrlich and David Ayer argue on Twitter: what do critics owe to filmmakers? https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/1172662993282224129 
• Historical context and contemporary criticism - How far do we go with historical context? https://twitter.com/mattzollerseitz/status/1171846336301240320
• More on female filmmaker month!
• Listener questions!
• And our review of Hustlers!

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We're back! This week, the Dames discuss:

• The truth about box office draws
  • https://twitter.com/rosstmiller/status/1169238383937445889?s=19
• Some of our favorite female filmmakers
• Adele Lim exiting Crazy Rich Asians 2 over pay disparity
  • https://twitter.com/THR/status/1169252555446280193?s=19 
• And why Scarlett Johansson should stop talking: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/scarlett-johansson-talks-woody-allen-elizabeth-warren-black-widow-1235618

Plus:

• The Black Christmas trailer
• Listener questions!

And some more thoughts on IT: Chapter 2!

Welcome back! This week, Lauren and Karen are chatting about:

• The analysis of dialogue in Quentin Tarantino's films 
  • https://time.com/5645347/quentin-tarantino-women-dialogue/
• That creepy Dora review (and why publications allow these reviews to happen)
  • https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/dora-explorer-movie-sexist-review/
• Critical responses to The Nightingale
• The strange case of  The Kitchen and Warner Bros' refusal to promote it.
• Guillermo del Toro using his Walk of Fame speech to elevate Issa Lopez and Tigers Are Not Afraid
• Vanity Fair thinks we have too many movies available to stream, but also not enough? 
  • https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/08/netflix-hulu-amazon-streaming-film-snob
• Plus reviews!
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
  • The Peanut Butter Falcon

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• Jason Mitchell dropped by manager, fired from Showtime's The Chi and Netflix movie.
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-mitchell-dropped-chi-netflix-film-misconduct-claims-1212454
• Blue Is the Warmest Color director Abdellatif Kechiche is back at Cannes with Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo and really likes getting his actors drunk and making them do stuff. Is it art or assault?
• Quentin Tarantino and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Moby and Natalie Portman
• Your Questions!
• Trailer talk with Terminator: Dark Fate
• And our review of Booksmart