Women Directors

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 110: Don't Go There

The Dames continue their quarantine episodes with discussions of fun things, like:
Netflix's Tiger King
Kino Marquee and supporting your local arthouse cinema
More Women's History Month shenanigans
And favorite isolation movies!
You can access Kino Marquee via your local arthouse or go here: https://www.kinolorber.com/film/bacurau#playdates

Episode 100: Dames - Answer the Call

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! 

Episode 99: Dames Out

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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Episode 92: Portrait of a Dame on Fire

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!

Episode 90: It's Complicated

 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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Episode #89: Dame Filmmakers Month

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!

Episode 86: Dame Stories to Tell in the Dark

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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Episode 79: Damesmart

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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Episode 75: Dame of La Mancha

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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Episode 40: Day of the Dame

Welcome to Episode 40 of Citizen Dame!
This week, the Dames are talking about:
Terry Crews is responding to people who criticize his handling of his assault
The Summer of Josh Brolin, a profile
Pixar's Boys Club
Greta Gerwig wants to remake Little Women
Trailers
Welcome to Marwen
Creed II
An Actor Prepares (if you can, hold this till I come back)
The Hate U Give
Beautiful Boy
Plus our review of Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado
Links to this week's articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/movies/josh-brolin-avengers-deadpool-sicario.html
http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/terry-crews-responds-to-those-questioning-his-sexual-assault.html
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/pixar-boys-club-john-lasseter-cassandra-smolcic-1202858982/ 
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/little-women-meryl-streep-emma-stone-saoirse-ronan-greta-gerwig-1202646423/ 
https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/movies/2018/6/29/17519658/little-women-greta-gerwig-dream-casting
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Episode 32: Infinity Dames

Welcome back! Or for the first time!
This week, the Dames are talking about:
This Week in Garbage People: Cosby/Polanski/Rose/Brokaw/R. Kelly
The Great FanCon Con
Cathy Yan is directing Birds of Prey!
MoviePass and the limited unlimited limited features for now
The Terry Gilliam/Cannes mess--pre-court decision
Why we love Rowan Farrow
Listener Question
Trailers
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Robin Hood
A Simple Favor
Crazy Rich Asians
Plus reviews!
Avengers: Infinity War
Kristen wraps up TCMFF
Lauren dishes about Tribeca
Karen loves Tully
Links to this week's articles:
Birds of Prey/Cathy Yan
Cannes Response about The Man Who Killed Don Quixote issue
Ronan Farrow and NBC
The R.Kelly mess
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Episode 31: I Feel Dame-y

Welcome back to Citizen Dame!
 
This week, the Dames are talking about:
Javier Bardem defends Woody Allen
Lars Von Trier is welcomed back to Cannes
The Tribeca/Scarface moderator who questioned Michelle Pfeiffer about her weight
Alison Mack gets arrested for running a sex cult
Netflix wants to buy movie theaters
Bill Mechanic throws a tantrum as he quits the AMPAS Board of Governors
Bill Hader and James McAvoy join the cast of IT 2
Victoria Mahoney is named 2nd unit director of Star Wars Episode IX!
Listener Questions!
Trailers!
Hotel Artemis
Blindspotting
Generation Wealth
The Equalizer 2
Deadpool 2 final trailer because why is TJ Miller still there??
And film reviews:
Lauren talks The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Karen discusses The Heart of Nuba
Kim chats about Chappaquiddick
Kristen rants about I Feel Pretty
 
Links to this week's articles referenced are available upon request.
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Episode 26: A Dame in Time

Welcome to Citizen Dame! In this episode, we're talking:
GARBAGE MEN
Ryan Seacrest
Duffer Brothers
No charges against Terry Crews’ abuser
Terry Gilliam
NEWS
CherryPicks - Female version of Rotten Tomatoes
Alex Garland developing FX sci-fi series
Michael B, Brie Larson, Paul Feig, and Ben and Matt adopt inclusion riders
SXSW screens Ready Player One and fanboys lose their shit
Box office talk about A Wrinkle in Time and Black Panther
Kristen Stewart to play Jean Seberg
Madonna wants to direct againhttps://filmschoolrejects.com/madonna-will-direct-a-michaela-deprince-biopic/
Ava Duvernay to directo DC’s New Godshttps://screenrant.com/ava-duvernay-new-gods-movie-direct-dc/
Amma Asante directing Billion Dollar Spyhttp://variety.com/2018/film/news/amma-asante-billion-dollar-spy-1202727786/
New rules for Stunt Coordinatorshttp://deadline.com/2018/03/stunt-coordinators-new-sag-aftra-rules-standards-and-practices-1202339012/
TRAILERS
Sorry to Bother You
Life Itself
Eighth Grade
Can You Ever Forgive Me
Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald
LISTENER QUESTIONS!
REVIEWS
A Wrinkle in Time (to avoid spoilers, skip to 1:23:00)
Tomb Raider
Love, Simon
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Episode 8: Women are Awesome, Kevin Spacey Sucks and Thor Does Not

Welcome back! This week, the Citizen Dames (Kristen, Karen, Lauren, and Kimberly) have a jam-packed agenda. We're talking about:
Noirvember Movie Favorites
Diane Warren is getting a Career Achievement Award at HMMA
Julianne Moore is playing Gloria Steinem in a film directed by Julie Taymor
Bette Midler has WORDS about the Hocus Pocus remake and they are not friendly ones
Beyoncé is voicing Nala in The Lion King
LISTENER QUESTION! About "The Canon" of Women-Directed Films
This Week in Garbage Humans
With special focus on Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey
Plus, we review Thor: Ragnarok!
Links to articles referenced in this episode:
Julianne Moore to Play Gloria Steinem in June Pictures' 'My Life on the Road'
Diane Warren to Receive Outstanding Career Achievement Award at 8th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The 'Hocus Pocus' remake does not have Bette Midler's Support
Director Volker Schlondorff On Dustin Hoffman Sexual Harassment Allegations: Actor is Just "A Kidder"
Meryl Streep Once Said Dustin Hoffman Groped Her Breast the First Time They Met
Julianna Margulies Recalls "Horrific" Hotel Room Meeting With Steven Seagal
Zachary Quinto's Tweet about Kevin Spacey
Ronan Farrow says he'll next expose 'the machine' that aided Harvey Weinstein
 
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