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.

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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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 

In our latest episode, the Dames discuss Christmas horror films, including:

• Why horror and Christmas are a thing
• John Waters's favorite Christmas movie
• How Gremlins scared us as kids
• The best Christmas horror films that you can watch right now! https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/christmas-horror-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

Plus

• More fallout from the Warner Brothers/HBOMax announcement: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945462768/christopher-nolan-says-warner-bros-shift-to-streaming-new-movies-a-great-danger
• Disney announces All the Things
• And the return of the Garbage Men: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-sexual-battery-abusive-relationship-lawsuit-1234851796/

This week! We are talking all about horror movies from female filmmakers! Join us this week as we talk about the films of Karyn Kusama, Anna Biller, Ida Lupino, Wendy Toye, Mary Harron, Jennifer Kent, and Debra Hill - just to name a few. The list includes Jennifer's Body, Prevenge, The Slumber Party Massacre II (why is the Driller Killer so hot??), American Psycho, Pet Sematary, The Babadook and more!

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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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