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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
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
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
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 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
It's all spooky movies this week as we celebrate Halloween!
Listener questions, favorite flicks, plus Lauren and Karen assign each other a horror movie. This is a fun one!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
This week, the Dames are joined by a Very Special Guest to discuss:
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's medieval rape drama
That weird Scorsese/Schoonmaker debate on Film Twitter
How the CATS trailer brought about the reign of Cthulha
Visionistickal director Taika Waititi's anti-hate satire Jojo Rabbit
Plus
Comic Con round-up
Fantasia Festival summation
Top Gun: Maverick trailer
and
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood
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
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 Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Here's what the Dames are talking about this week:
Max Landis is terrible, as if you needed reminding
Jill Solloway replaces Bryan Singer on Red Sonja
POP TV saves One Day at a Time
Paul Rudd joins the Ghostbusters sequel and Lauren can't wait
The Dames discuss their favorite films of 2019 (so far)
Listener questions
Reviews of The Farewell, Annabelle Comes Home, Toy Story 4, and Midsommar
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
This week the Dames discuss:
The (misplaced?) hype surrounding Ari Aster's Midsommar
Max Landis is back i n the news
Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber
Cuba Gooding Jr. gets arrested for groping a woman
Director Franco Zeffirelli died
We answer listener questions about wiping films from our brains, favorite musicals, and makeup effects
We give our thoughts on the first trailer for Doctor Sleep
Karen reviews Men in Black: International
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
On this week's episode, the Dames discuss:
BOOKSMART “backlash” discussion and issues around MA - what we expect from films and directors in terms of representation, and do we hold female/minority directors to higher standards?
The Wonder Woman 1984 poster
Your questions!
Lauren talks The Farewell, Scorsese, and the Berkshire International Film Festival
The Dames review Always Be My Maybe and...
ROCKETMAN!