The Dames teach a class in blood, boobs, and Giallo 101! Including

• Why giallo is such a weird and influential genre
• The masters of the genre, Argento and Bava and NO ONE ELSE
• Giallo's issues with misogyny, homophobia, and exploitation
• The influence of the giallo on contemporary horror
• All the many awesome titles attached to less-than-awesome films
• Why Suspiria is still the best ever

This week, the dames are talking all about horror from around the world!

We discuss Asian horror (Audition, Ringu, A Tale of Two Sisters, Warning: Do Not Play), Scandinavian tales (Let the Right One In, Lake Bodom, Rare Exports), Western Europe (The Devil's Backbone, Goodnight Mommy), and lament that we haven't seen nearly enough horror from Latin America (Tigers Are Not Afraid, La Llorona, Terrified).

Plus we take some great recommendations from listeners!

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The Dames cover monster movies, ghost stories, alien features, and...big thingie movies. 

• Harvey Weinstein is still a rapist: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/harvey-weinstein-charged-with-more-rapes-in-california/2437812/
• The Dames love some Universal monsters
• Are there similarities between supernatural films and monster movies? 
• Kaiju and “big thingie” monsters: Godzilla, Mothra, King Kong, Jaws,  Crawl, Anaconda, and Lake Placid
• Plus, learn why the alien from Alien is actually a kidnapping victim. 

This week is all about slasher movies!

• How do we define slasher films and why does it matter?
• Is Psycho the first slasher movie?
• Common slasher movie tropes
• Is Jaws a slasher movie or a monster movie?
• Plus listener questions!

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• Why do we love horror-comedy?
• Does a horror-comedy have to be scary?
• Where does the Scream franchise fall in this subgenre?
• Plus: discussions of Young Frankenstein, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Slumber Party Massacre, The Cat and the Canary, and many more!

Welcome back! This week we're talking:

• Diana Rigg 
• The Dune trailer 
• Oscar's new Best Picture requirements:
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/news/oscars-inclusion-standards-best-picture-diversity-1234762727/
  • https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/oscars-inclusion-diversity-rules-standards-explained-1234763473/
• Kate Winslet regrets working with Roman Polanski and Woody Allen (but should she?):
  • https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/kate-winslet-regrets-working-with-woody-allen-roman-polanski-1234585665/
• Plus, what we've been watching!

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The Dames inaugurate Spooky Season with a brief history of horror films, from the silent period through Classical Hollywood, world horror, the rise of slashers/indie horrors, and contemporary genres. 

• Favorite films and subgenres - what are the kinds of horror we love, and what do we really hate?
• What do horror films represent for our culture? 
• Are horror films the return of the repressed?
• Queer horror, feminist horror - what does that look like? 
• Is there such a thing as “elevated” horror? 

This week, the Dames discuss the work and legacy of Chadwick Boseman.

We also catch up on what we've been watching lately.

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The Dames discuss the Most American Genre: the Western! This episode includes:

• The history of the Western
• Western tropes
• Subgenres galore!
• The weird relationship between Japan and the American Western
• Why The Searchers is really good and also really not-good
• Blazing Saddles!
• And Johnny Guitar's challenge against toxic masculinity

It's the episode you've all been waiting for!

This week, the Dames talk all about the one and only, never to be duplicated: Alfred Hitchcock!

We discuss:

• Our favorite Hitchcock flicks, plus his best
• The complete* history of Hitch and his filmography
• The Hitchcock Blonde: Myth or Fact?
• What everyone gets wrong about Vertigo (i.e. everything)
• The only acceptable way to remake a Hitchcock movie (if you're not Hitchcock)

*okay, it's the bullet points

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