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Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Episode 101: Fantabulous End of Year Extravaganza of Awesomeness
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
On this very special year-end episode of Citizen Dame, we cover: our favorite movies, performances, scripts, new thirst discoveries, underrated films, and many, many more! Listen in for our Totally Objective discussion in which we are right about everything. It's the only 2019 film list you need.
To all our listeners and patrons: thank you so much for your continued support. We appreciate you all so much, and we look forward to bringing you some awesome stuff in the coming year!
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Episode 100: Dames - Answer the Call
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
It's the 100th Episode of Citizen Dame! The Dames welcome back Kimberly Pierce and Kristen Lopez to talk about 100 episodes, plus:
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!
Here's to 100 more episodes!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Episode 99: Dames Out
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
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 projecthttps://twitter.com/melsil/status/1202785268123807744?s=19
Plus, we review Knives Out!
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Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Episode 98: The Dames Adopt Baby Yoda
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
The Dames returns to discuss all things Baby Yoda! Also, less important, groundbreaking things like:
Feminist film noir
What constitutes a feminist film
Male filmmakers continuing to fail upwards https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-trek-fargo-creator-noah-hawley-direct-next-film-1256352
Plus, reviews of Charlie's Angels and Karen gives an awards' season rundown!
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Episode 97: Noirvember
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
It's Noirvember and that's what we're talking about this week!
Favorite films noir
Favorite neo-noirs
What is noir in the first place?
Is noir feminist?
Plus we talk more about the non-noir Doctor Sleep!
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Episode 96: Doctor Dame
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
The Dames are back to discuss the Weirdest Timeline:
The Return of the Original Garbage Man, Harvey Weinstein! https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/harvey-weinstein-heckled-comedian-event-women-actors
Week 97 of the Scorsese Wars: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html
CGI James Dean: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-james-dean-reborn-cgi-vietnam-war-action-drama-1252703
We Review Doctor Sleep, Terminator Dark Fate, and Last Christmas
Plus Listener Questions!
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Episode 94: DameDame Rabbit
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
This week, the Dames discuss a variety of topics, including:
That Jeremy Renner sure is a swell guy…
https://people.com/movies/jeremy-renners-ex-wife-accuses-him-of-threatening-to-kill-her-in-new-custody-filing-report/
People are stupid and we hate them: https://twitter.com/JacobSHall/status/1184475798180376576
Round up of NYFF and Hamptons Film Fest
More spooky recommendations
Plus:
Listener questions
Why Ari Aster's Midsommar is a shallow husk
And we review the latest from visionistical director Taika Waititi: Jojo Rabbit!
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Episode 93: Ghost Dames
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Welcome to this week's episode! Here's what we've got for you:
A moment of triumph for Ghostbusters' RESOUNDING Rotten Tomatoes defeat of a certain new movie
James Franco finally cancelled? - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/movies/james-franco-nudity-lawsuit.html
New allegation against Rob Cohen (Fast & Furious director) https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-cohen-fast-furious-director-sexual-assault_n_5d408c0de4b01d8c978286ee
Metropolis being colorized and dubbed -Why?? Who is this for? And what is a good gateway to silent films? - http://www.openculture.com/2019/10/metropolis-remixed-fritz-langs-german-expressionist-sci-fi-classic-gets-fully-colorized-and-dubbed.html
Scorsese has thoughts and some people don't like it https://twitter.com/getFANDOM/status/1180041131389804545
Horror-themed Listener Questions!
Plus, we gush about Parasite because it's just that good!
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Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Episode 92: Portrait of a Dame on Fire
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
This week, the Dames discuss many fun things, including:
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!
Plus, we review:
Judy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Pain and Glory
And Karen's first reaction to Jojo Rabbit!
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Episode 91: Dame Astra
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
It's a brand new week and we're talking about some of the same old folks, plus a few new ones!
Garbage men! Harvey Weinstein’s life is ruined! Kevin Spacey’s second accuser has died, whatshisface got fired from SNL for being racist and this leads to a chat about Cancel Culture.
Streaming wars - https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1174061375825432576
GLOW gets a final season: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflixs-glow-renewed-fourth-final-season-1241286
What films/stars we *need* to know and how that changes (and whose responsibility it is): https://twitter.com/mat_johnson/status/1175121116941058050
Female Filmmaker Month
Plus listener questions
And reviews! Lauren talks Atlantics while Karen chats about Downton Abbey and Ad Astra, which does, in fact, exist.
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Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Episode 90: It's Complicated
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
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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Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Episode #89: Dame Filmmakers Month
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
We're back! This week, the Dames discuss:
The truth about box office drawshttps://twitter.com/rosstmiller/status/1169238383937445889?s=19
Some of our favorite female filmmakers
Adele Lim exiting Crazy Rich Asians 2 over pay disparityhttps://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!
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Episode 88: Dame Chapter Two
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
In this episode, the Dames are chatting about:
D23 and the Disney-fication of the market
Eva Longoria's next directorial effort is Flamin' Hot, which ties right into...
The Annenberg Study unveils unsurprising but depressingly terrible truths about Latinx representation onscreen
Richard Linklater will be back with his new movie...in twenty years...
The Irishman and long movie runtimes
A listener question leads us into a deep discussion of Joker
Plus Lauren reviews Ready or Not and Karen talks about It: Chapter Two
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Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Episode #87: Dame or Not
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
The Dames are back in action with Very Special Dame Kimberly Pierce! On this episode, we discuss:
Venice just keeps getting worse: https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/rape-rows-risk-taking-sheen-off-starry-venice-020154001.html?__twitter_impression=true
This convo about how to approach films made by horrible directors: https://twitter.com/DirectorRB3/status/1163247484325380097
Spiderman is leaving the MCU because Disney and Sony are fighting: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-fires-back-at-marvel-spider-man-movie-divorce-1233490
Just because this shit is funny: https://twitter.com/DurexIndia/status/1164161746782658560?s=19
New Matrix movie directed by Lana Wachowski: https://news.avclub.com/holy-crap-lana-wachowski-is-directing-a-new-matrix-seq-1837417210
New Trailers
Bombshell
Last Christmas
Plus, we review Ready or Not!
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Episode 86: Dame Stories to Tell in the Dark
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
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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Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Episode 84:Big Little Dames
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Welcome back! This week, the Dames are discussing:
R Kelly's latest legal troubles
HBO's Big Little Lie to director Andrea Arnold
Peter Farrelly's new "suicide comedy"
Aziz Ansari, apologies, and revisiting problematic elements in TV and film without cancelling them
Plus Lauren chats about Fantasia Fest
And Karen reviews The Lion King
Plus: Go see The Farewell!
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Episode 83: Stranger Dames
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Join us this week as we discuss:
More Kevin Spacey garbage
Halle Bailey is our new Little Mermaid and racists are mad
The New York Times talks about the future of cinema
Is horror a male-centric genre?
Listener questions!
The trailer for Knives Out
Plus we review Annabelle Comes Home, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Stranger Things 3
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Wednesday May 29, 2019
Episode 79: Damesmart
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
On this week's all new episode:
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
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Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Episode 75: Dame of La Mancha
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
In this episode, the Dames discuss:
Roman Polanski (siiiiiiigh)
Quentin Tarantino (siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh)... as well as the fact that Karen and Lauren really don’t care about ‘Little Women’ (gasp!)
Kristen rails against the horrendous animated reboot of ‘The Addams Family’.
Oh yeah, and Kristen talks to legendary, fantabulous director Catherine Hardwicke about all things ‘Lost Boys’ and ‘Miss Bala’.
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Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Episode 64: AquaDames
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
The Dames return from vacation to catch up on the last month of news.
Kevin Hart is still talking about the Oscars, but Ellen forgave him
John Lasseter heads to Skydance
We deconstruct the R. Kelly allegations
Kevin Spacey was actually arraigned....in a courtroom!
Peter Farrelly used to expose himself "as a joke"
The Green Book screenwriter doesn’t like Muslims
We touch on the recent Golden Globes and give our Oscar predictions
Listener Questions
Trailer Talk
Men in Black: International
Us
Hotel Mumbai
ReviewsBird Box
Mary Poppins Returns
Aquaman
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