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Episode 139: Happiest Dame

This week!
We have a spoilerific chat about the Hulu original that's sweeping the nation: Happiest Season. (Time stamp included if you haven't seen it yet!)
AND!
We conclude Noirvember with a riveting discussion of all things neo-noir, from Chinatown to Devil in a Blue Dress to Brick, and so many more.

Bonus: The Long Goodbye

For this month's bonus episode, we dive into Robert Altman's neo noir, The Long Goodbye, which stars Elliot Gould as Raymond Chandler's iconic PI, Phillip Marlowe.
 

Episode 136: Dames for Democracy

The Dames celebrate and discuss the outcome of the 2020 election, because whatever, we do what we want. Also!
Johnny Depp has "resigned" from Fantastic Beasts
Karen has FINALLY seen The Great British Baking Show
We love Canada, all tucked away down there
Discussions of His House, The Raven, and Beau Travail 
 

Episode 135: Dames Are Not Afraid

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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Episode 133: Let the Right Dame In

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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Episode 132: The Dame From Another World

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. 

Episode 131: Friday the Dameteenth

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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Episode 130: The Dames Meet Frankenstein

The Dames discuss a fave horror subgenre: Horror-comedy!
In this episode:
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!
 

Episode 129: Dame Diana Rigg

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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Episode 127: The Dames Pay Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

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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Episode 126: The Dames Go West

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

Episode 124: Expressionist Dames

The Dames dive into the twisted world of German Expressionism! This episode includes:
German Expressionism: WTF is it?
A discussion of the major filmmakers, films, and cinematographers of the movement. 
The long history of Expressionism and how it still shapes and influences the films of today. 

Episode 123: Nostalgic Dames

This week, the Dames are joined once again by Variety's Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) for a lively discussion about all things nostalgia. Topics include:
 
What is nostalgia and why?
How is it good, how is it bad?
What are some of our favorite nostalgic movies?
Join in the fun!

Episode 122: The Baby Yoda Show!

This week, the Dames discuss the most important topics, including:
Baby Yoda! 
Hamilton!
What We Been Watching
Cancel culture and the Harper's letter https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/
Plus: Listener questions!

Episode 121: Everything You Know About Silent Film Is Wrong

Join the Dames this week as we welcome Fritzi Kramer (@MoviesSilently) to discuss the legends and dispel the myths of Silent Film.
The damsels in distress were really the men!
Silent films were NOT all black and white!
D.W. Griffiths did NOT invent film as we know it!
Listen, learn, and enjoy.
 

Episode 120: The Dames Undergo Emotional Whiplash

This week, the Dames discuss any manner of bad (and good!) things, including the return (sigh) of the Garbage Men:
Ansel Elgort gets accused of assault and Film Twitter shows their asses - https://www.thewrap.com/ansel-elgort-sexual-assault-2014
White male film critic has another tantrum https://twitter.com/firstshowing/status/1273597808709447681
AMC reverses course on mask policy
Nia DaCosta's Candy Man short http://manualcinema.com/company/
Hot Movie Dads!
Plus Listener Questions and What We've Been Watching!

Episode 118: Studio Dames

The Dames are covering the Studio System and the Golden Age of Hollywood this week, including:
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
 

Episode 116: Silent Dames

The Dames return to cover the history of early and silent cinema, why it's so important, and how women basically did everything first. 
The birth of motion pictures and the Silent Film era 
Lumieres vs. Melies
The development of the mobile camera and continuity narrative
Different film industries and influences (Hollywood, Weimar cinema/expressionism, etc.) - how techniques, images, themes, etc. continue to influence filmmaking TODAY
Early female filmmakers and artists, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Frances Marion, Mary Pickford, Lotte Reiniger, Marion E. Wong, and Lois Weber. 
 

Episode 115: Feminist Film Criticism

We're back this week with our dear friend Kimberly Pierce! This week, the Dames are discussing:
The definition of Feminist Film Criticism
Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" and Male vs. Female Gaze
The future of feminist film criticism
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Episode 114: Dame Criticism

The Dames discuss the meaning and background of Film Theory and Criticism. Plus listener questions and a Very Special Contest announcement!
Further reading:
Francois Truffaut's "A Certain Tendency" essay: https://tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T440/TruffautInCahiers31/Truffaut%20A_certain_tendency_translated.pdf
For Next Week:
Laura Mulvey's "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema": https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms504/total-readings/mulvey-visualpleasure.pdf
Barbara Creed's "The Monstrous Feminism": http://ieas-szeged.hu/downtherabbithole/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Barbara-Creed-The-Monstrous-Feminine-2007.pdf
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