The Dames celebrate the start of Pride month with a discussion of favorite LGBTQ+-themed films! Plus:

• Cannes found FOUR WHOLE FEMALE DIRECTORS!
• Favorite Palme d'Or winners across the ages!
• Apparently Shrek 2 premiered at Cannes?
• The Conjuring 3 has Catholic imagery! And other shocking revelations.

Our May bonus episode is here! Listen along as we discuss Pedro Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

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The Dames dig deep into literature and film to discuss book to film adaptations, from The Woman in the Window to The Da Vinci Code and Psycho. Plus, why adaptation theory is probably not the best measure of a successful film. 

This week! The Dames are talking about:

• Great directors who never get included in the Great Directors lists
• Dracula, Dracula movies, and anticipating Chloé Zhao's Dracula movie
• Plus a bit of what we've been watching and more Twitter wars

The Dames return for a grab-bag episode of stupid men, awesome women, and Jamie Dornan thinking he's a bee. 

• BAFTA-winning Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual harassment and bullying by over twenty women (trigger warning): https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/29/actor-noel-clarke-accused-of-groping-harassment-and-bullying-by-20-women
• Chloe Zhao won Best Director! 
• Why male critics need to SHUSH
• Plus: Wild Mountain Thyme, bad Irish accents, Mare of Easttown, and Preston Sturges!

This week! The Dames discuss SEQUELS and the Scream franchise in particular, plus:

• Writing what you know
• Whether Stephen King would be "allowed" to write Carrie today
• More bad Twitter takes
• Citizen Kane v Jaws

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The Dames head to Florida to discuss the brilliance of Barb and Star, plus: 

• Scott Rudin is a monster: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior
• Ray Fisher is a brave man: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ray-fisher-opens-up-about-justice-league-joss-whedon-and-warners-i-dont-believe-some-of-these-people-are-fit-for-leadership
• The new Ghostbusters teaser is dumb
• And Elaine May is so much more important than male critics want her to be.

• The Academy's spotty history with female directors
• The seven women nominated for Best Director - and all the ones who weren't
• Plus more talk about how the Snyder Bros are why we can't have nice things

The Dames spend some time this week discussing what constitutes a feminist film, including whether or not male directors can make them. Plus:

• New allegations against Armie Hammer (TW: the content of this article is graphic: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/
• Media complicity in misogyny and anti-Asian racism
• The Snyder Cut
• Why we're so...so...tired

Welcome to Citizen Dame! This week we're discussing:

• TCM's "Reframing" Series is a good intention that doesn't address the network's real issue
• Modern Black Cinema from 1970s Blaxsploitation to present-day horror and everything in between
  • Discussion includes: Pam Grier! Ganja and Hess! John Singleton and Spike Lee, Candyman, Widows, and more!

For further reading: Reframing the Problem of TCM by Lauren Humphries-Brooks