Citizen Dame

Episode 210: To Catch a Dame

This week the Dames are celebrating Alfred Hitchcock's birthday with some favorite films and recommendations. Plus a few added topics, including:
The tragic passing of Anne Heche and the need for compassion
Warner Bros just keeps doubling down on the Flash movie
The new Armie Hammer + family doc and just why?
And to keep up with the movies we're talking about each week, check out our ongoing Letterboxd list.

Episode 209: Return of the Dames

We're back! The Dames return to discuss all the important film news of the day, including
Johnny Depp is a POS and his fans gave us proof: 
https://jezebel.com/celebrities-are-unliking-johnny-depp-s-post-trial-insta-1849377565
https://twitter.com/cocainecross/status/1553506807766663169?t=-IAWSVCoexhNRuge-f9FmA&s=19
Just what is going on with HBOMax?
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/4/23291037/hbo-max-warner-bros-discovery-merger-david-zaslav-chip-joanna-gaines
Why the studio system declined and fell
Plus: What We've Been Watching!

Episode 208: Dame on the Fourth of July

It's the episode we've ALL been waiting for! This week, in honor of his 60th birthday, we dive into the filmography of Tom Cruise. He ran onto the screen in 1981 with Endless Love and hasn't stopped running since. From his star-making work in Risky Business and Top Gun to his Oscar movies, the Mission: Impossible franchise, and his unforgettable role in Tropic Thunder, we're talking six decades of filmmaking excellence.

Episode 207: Dames Who Love Dames

The Dames close out Pride month discussing queer female representation in film and TV! Including
The history of lesbian/queer representation in film
Queerbaiting and fetishization
Positive representations in films from Bound to Booksmart to Hearts Beat Loud

Episode 206: My Best Dame’s Wedding

From the "Gay Best Friend" to the "Ideal Man," this week the Dames are talking about some common tropes in contemporary film and television, and some of the ways representation has gotten better - or not. We also discuss Lightyear and Disney's decision not to release the film in markets demanding the removal of LGBTQ+ characters. Plus Lauren gives us dispatches from Tribeca and Karen (finally) sees RRR on Netflix!

Episode 205: Every Dame Everywhere All At Once

The Dames return to discuss queer-coded characters of Classical Hollywood, including:
Rock Hudson's camp aesthetic
All the gay villains
Limited queer female representation
And how Louis Renault is a bi icon
Plus! We discuss Ezra Miller's disappearance in the wake of grooming accusations, and review Lightyear, Hustle, and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Episode 204: Hedwig and the Angry Dame

It's Pride Month and we're celebrating! Listen as we talk about some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ films to watch and watch again. We're also over the moon with the renewal news for Our Flag Means Death AND What We Do in the Shadows.
Also, we're finishing up our Depp v Heard conversation and talking about Neve Campbell's decision to walk away from Scream 6.

Episode 203: Top Dame - Maverick

This week, the Dames discuss a multitude of angry-making subject, including:
Is Cannes the worst or just the worst?
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/cannes-canceled-stars-scandal-spacey-franco-besson-baldwin-1357049/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-spacey-charged-4-counts-163455991.html
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cannes-moccasins-red-carpet-high-heels-1235280023/
Violence in film and how some media treats children as plot devices:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/27/23144654/stranger-things-season-4-content-warning-uvalde-shooting
https://tyburrswatchlist.substack.com/p/tom-cruise-and-19-dead-children?s=r

Minisode 6: The Northman

In this minisode, the Dames review Robert Eggers' most ambitious film yet — The Northman.
 
*The Northman film clip courtesy of Focus Features

Episode 202: Of Dames and Men

This week, the Dames are talking:
The endless Depp v Heard trial, why you can't get all your news from a meme, and why you should believe victims
Has #metoo failed or is it too soon to tell the long-term success?
Adele Haenel quits acting forever and we are very sad about this
Why Karen doesn't like Men
Listener questions!
And what we've been watching
Supplemental reading:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/modern-celebrity-fandom-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial/629887
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/adele-haenel-stops-making-movies-industry-racist-patriarchal-1234724862/

Episode 201: Dames 2 - The Way of the Water

The Dames return to discuss the hype around Avatar 2 and how some groundbreaking films turned out to be less than groundbreaking. Plus!
A new Spinal Tap movie?
Sequel to A Simple Favor prompts us to wonder about the Paul Feig Universe: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/a-simple-favor-sequel-movie-blake-lively-anna-kendrick-1235144744/
And Snyder Bros bein' Snyder Bros. https://www.thewrap.com/zack-snyder-oscar-fan-favorite-rig-vote-bots/

Episode 200: And Still Going Strong!

We've got a lot to celebrate! Join us as we answer listener questions, play a game or two, and, of course, talk about all new garbage people.
Link to the Fred Savage story
Link to the Cary Fukunaga story
Follow us on Letterboxd and check out our incomplete list of favorite films!

Episode 199: Our Dame Means Death

The Dames venture into the stormy waters of television this week to discuss Our Flag Means Death, queer pirates, and the will they/won't they trope across sitcom and television history. 
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Episode 198: The Bat and the Dame

This week we are treading into the murky waters of Depp v. Heard, exploring the world of pre-1980s Romantic Comedies — ESPECIALLY the far more sophisticated and adventurous pre-code rom coms, and also taking a look at The Batman, which is now available to watch at home on HBO Max.

Episode 197: Dame-gerton

The Dames talk what movies should feature Muppets, plus Bridgerton, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and What We Been Watching! 
Also:
Will Smith is banned from the Academy https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/oscars-will-smith-consequences-chris-rock-1235228010/
Colin Trevorrow is back and as annoying as everhttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/jurassic-world-dominions-huge-new-dinosaur-the-giga-is-like-the-joker-says-colin-trevorrow-exclusive-image/
Issues in the film community (and who should take responsibility for them) (https://twitter.com/FinalExamTrivia/status/1512427173617049609)
And Listener Questions!

Episode 196: Dame on the Nile

The Dames catch up on all the Oscar celebrations (Jane Campion! Ariana DeBose! Troy Kotsur! Questlove!) and drama (obviously). And we review Kenneth Branagh's surprisingly deep Death on the Nile.

Episode 195: Best Supporting Dame

This week the Dames delve into more Oscar history, discussing where women have been successful as editors, cinematographers, writers, and other below-the-line work. 
 
Then, the difficult history of the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, where women don't have to compete with men, but still have to deal with discrimination. 

Episode 194: Oscar and the Dame

This week we're talking all about the Oscars! And more specifically, the Oscar history of films directed by women. From Wendy Toye and Nancy Hamilton to Kathryn Bigelow and Domee Shi, this episode dives into short films, documentaries, and the 18 Best Picture nominees from women.
Helpful links referenced in this episode:
Nannina Gilder's great thread on International Features:  https://twitter.com/NanninaGilder/status/1402391484272418816
Clayton Davis's piece on Best Picture nominees: https://variety.com/lists/best-picture-women-directed-movies-listed/
 
*Clip from Turning Red courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures.

Episode 193: West Side Dame

This week the Dames discuss new information about changes to the Oscars telecast, why westerns are totally not homoerotic at all, and how Sam Elliott is from Sacramento. 
Plus, we go into our reactions to Steven Spielberg's West Side Story adaptation, and whether or not 5cream works as it should. 

Episode 192: Parallel Dames

So many things to talk about this week!
First up, it's the return of the Garbage People as Vanity Fair lays out years of accusations against Jerry Lewis.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/jerry-lewis-sexual-assault-harassment-investigation
We also talk Oscars and their terrible decision to move 8 awards off the telecast
PLUS: We're chatting about Parallel Mothers and a few great 2021 films that weren't nominated for Oscars.