Episode 62: Nicolas Winding Refn

Friend to the show and film studies expert, Chris Olson joins us for an in-depth discussion on Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn. We focus on his debut classic PUSHER as well as as his take on the biopic, BRONSON. We end up mentioning the majority of his filmography especially DRIVE. In addition, Chris reviews GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, Patrick sinks his teeth into THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, and Jim revisits a couple of comedies from 1999, BOWFINGER and DICK! In about two weeks, we will be back with our 2nd episode on an animated director, this time covering the work of Hayao Miyazaki alongside past guest Brian Tallerico. Please be sure to leave us a voicemail to play on the show at 224-366-9528. If you’re a movie blogger/podcaster and would like a guest spot on the show to talk about a filmmaker whose work you admire. Thanks again for listening and be sure to check out our updated upcoming schedule in the sidebar to see which directors we’ll be talking about soon! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe