FilmCastPodScene
by FilmScene
Lobby and living room collide in FilmCastPodScene, connecting film lovers in celebration of the communal experience of filmgoing. Recorded by FilmScene, in Iowa City, Iowa, each episode features conversations, critiques and clips of upcoming titles at FilmScene plus visits from special guests, interviews with filmmakers, viewing suggestions, and more.
Episodes
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50th Anniversary of The Hourglass Sanatorium
We go deep on The Hourglass Sanatorium on the occasion of the film's 50th anniversary. The film is one of 10 titles in the Cinematic Century series that showcases 100 years of film to celebrate 10 years of FilmScene!
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat
On this episode we take a look at Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat, the film that kicks off FilmScene 101: Movie Musicals led by FilmCastPodScene co-host Nathan Platte.
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Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot and Avanti!
On this episode we take a look at the titles that bookend the month-long Billy in the Sky with Diamond series at FilmScene all August long: Some Like it Hot and Avanti!
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Fierceness Served! with Michelle Parkerson and Chris Prince
On this episode we hand over hosting duties to University of Iowa graduate students Zach Vanes and Celeste Howington for an interview with filmmakers Michelle Parkerson and Chris Prince to discuss Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse, which will be featured in the Literary Shorts Program…
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Frequências Film Symposium with Christopher Harris
On this episode we welcome Christopher Harris, filmmaker and F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor of Cinematic Arts at the University of Iowa to discuss Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora (3/30-4/1).
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Within Our Gates with Alvin Cobb Jr
On this episode Chicago based musician, producer, composer, photographer, and educator, Alvin Cobb Jr. joins us to talk about his new score for Oscar Micheaux's 1919 film Within Our Gates. Cobb will be performing the score with his trio at FilmScene on January 19. We also briefly touch on a few...
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It's a Wonderful Life with Mary Owen
This episode we welcome special guest Mary Owen, daughter of Donna Reed, to talk about an all time holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life. We also have a brief preview of our entire Holiday Classics series at FilmScene.
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Screwball Summer Starring Cary Grant
On this episode, it's all about Cary Grant! FilmScene Programming Assistant, Jane Keranen, joins us to talk about FilmScene's Screwball Summer Series and to take a deeper look at George Cukor's HOLIDAY (1938), the third film that Grant starred in with Katherine Hepburn.
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BONUS: The Parking Spaces
This episode we have a special mini-cast of FilmCastPodScene as part of The Parking Spaces, a series of site-specific listening experiences to invite rest, activation, and imagination around downtown Iowa City where we discuss FilmScene in the Park.
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"Man with a Movie Camera" w/ Justin Sherburn + "What's Up Doc?"
On April 14, Justin Sherburn comes to FilmScene with his guitarist Gunner Ross to perform a brand new live score to the Soviet era masterpiece Man with a Movie Camera. We talked to Justin about his process and history with composition. We also got to talk about the wonderful Peter Bogdanovich...
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Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz in "Volver" w/ Ana Merino
In anticipation of the new film Parallel Mothers opening on Jan. 28 at FilmScene, we dive deep on Volver with poet, author, playwright, and University of Iowa Professor Ana Merino to talk all things Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz for our Pedro & Penélope series. We also have some February...
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"Fargo" w/ Author Todd Melby, "The Shop Around the Corner," and Nov/Dec In Focus
We have author Todd Melby on to talk about his book: A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo in anticipation of his appearance at our annual Fargo rooftop screening. We go deep on a lesser known holiday classic with Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the...
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"Storm Lake" directors Beth Levison and Jerry Risius Q&A, "White Nights," and Sept/Oct In Focus
On this episode we have an extended interview with directors Beth Levison and Jerry Risius for their documentary STORM LAKE that follows the Storm Lake Times and its fearless leader, the Pulitzer Prize winning editor Art Cullen and his team in small town Iowa. We also go deep on Visconti’s WHITE...
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Desert Island Movies and Bittersweet Goodbyes
FilmCastPodScene celebrates its first anniversary and welcomes new FilmScene programmer Ben Delgado! Rebecca and Ben share highlights from their new jobs, divulge their most precious desert island films, and survey special upcoming events at FilmScene.
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FilmScene is back! Reopening the cinema after 438 days of closure.
On the eve of FilmScene's long awaited reopening, Nathan and Rebecca welcome the FilmScene leadership team — Andrew Sherburne (co-Founder and Executive Director); Emily Salmonson (Operations Director) and Ross Meyer (Facilities Director) — to reflect on the last 400+ days, consider what they're...
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Anticipating FilmScene in the Park and talking Oscars
In Episode 15, Nathan and Rebecca welcome special guests to explore the great outdoors and talk about the programming, partners and planning behind FilmScene in the Park, and we take a look at this year's Academy Award nominees, the unique format of the planned ceremony, and how the star-studded...
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"Sophie Jones" director Jessie Barr and Science on Screen
In Episode 14, Nathan and Rebecca preview FilmScene's fourth year of Science on Screen, and welcome director Jessie Barr to learn about how she brought new perspective to the coming of age genre and tackled themes of grief, sex and creativity in her feature debut "Sophie Jones".
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Sound on screen — discussing film scores
In Episode 13, Nathan and Rebecca turn up some of their favorite film scores, considering how music highlights, expands, complicates and deepens what we see on screen. From the haunting strings composed by Mica Levi for "Under The Skin" to the energy and life of A. R. Rahman's score for "Slumdog...
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"Lapsis" director Noah Hutton talks about kids, robots and indie sci-fi
In episode twelve, Nathan and Rebecca sit down with "Lapsis" director Noah Hutton to talk about the "parallel present" of his new film "Lapsis", the literary inspirations for his indie sci-fi story, and the challenges of making a film in the woods, with kids, and with robots.
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Previewing Sundance with Peter Nicks "Homeroom" and Karen Cinorre "Mayday"
In episode eleven of FilmScene's popular podcast, Rebecca and Nathan welcome Sundance Film Festival filmmakers Peter Nicks ("Homeroom") and Karen Cinorre ("Mayday") to talk about premiering their films at the start of 2021, what's next after the Festival, and their most memorable moviegoing...
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The World of Wong Kar Wai + Ho-ho-holiday faves with a special guest
In FilmCastPodScene's last episode of 2020, Rebecca and Nathan muse on music and memory in Wong Kar Wai's films, newly restored by Janus Films and currently featured in FilmScene's virtual screening room. Then they welcome a very special guest to share their favorite ho-ho-holiday films!
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The intoxicating "Another Round" and the brave "Born to Be"
In episode nine, Rebecca and Nathan welcome Miriam Murray, MD, to consider Tania Cypriano’s intimate documentary BORN TO BE from a local care perspective. They also raise a glass to Mads Mikkelsen's performance in ANOTHER ROUND, the booze-soaked drama that explores if we're all at our best when...
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Filling up on "The Donut King" and movie memories with FilmScene's most dedicated moviegoers.
In episode eight, Rebecca and Nathan discover the life-altering power of donuts in Alice Gu's THE DONUT KING. They also welcome FilmScene überpatrons Jason Egge, Jamie Ellis, and Tom Carsner to discuss recent films they've enjoyed and recall cherished filmgoing memories from growing up.
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William Greaves' "Nationtime," Frederick Wiseman's "City Hall," and Hannah Bonner's series on New Hollywood
In episode seven, Rebecca and Nathan talk about how William Greaves' NATIONTIME (covering the 1972 National Black Political Convention) and the documentaries of Frederick Wiseman are essential watching this election season. They also dive into the sound worlds of Gary Rydstrom, whose career in...
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"Coming Home Again," "Martin Eden" and finishing fave frights
In episode six, Rebecca and Nathan welcome back Late Shift at the Grindhouse host Ross Meyer to finish sharing his favorite fright flicks. They also savor food and slower living in Wayne Wang's COMING HOME AGAIN, then journey to Italy for Pietro Marcello's lavish, Mediterranean take on Jack...
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Haroula Rose talks "Once Upon a River" and fave frights with Ross Meyer
In the fifth episode of FilmCastPodScene, FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and University of Iowa Professor Nathan Platte are joined by director Haroula Rose to discuss her new film "Once Upon a River," an adaptation of the book by Bonnie Jo Campbell. Plus, Ross Meyer, host of Late…
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Denis's "Beau Travail" and the challenges of cinema in the pandemic
In the fourth episode of FilmCastPodScene, FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and University of Iowa Professor Nathan Platte are joined by friends Calvin and Matthew, hosts of KRUI's Bijou Banter, a podcast by the University of Iowa's Bijou Film Board. Our team talks about Claire Denis's...
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Talking Tarkovsky's "Stalker" and Buñuel's "The Exterminating Angel" (Episode 3)
In the third episode of FilmCastPodScene, FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and University of Iowa Professor Nathan Platte are joined by architect Chucho Loria to discuss his love of STALKER, and how the films of Andrei Tarkovsky have a special relationship with space and architecture....
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"River City Drumbeat" and "Out Stealing Horses" (Episode 2)
In the second episode of FilmCastPodScene, FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and University of Iowa Professor Nathan Platte are joined by director Anne Flatté to discuss the film RIVER CITY DRUMBEAT, codirected with Marlon Johnson. Plus, FilmScene cofounder Andrew Sherburne joins in to...
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"John Lewis: Good Trouble" and "The Audition" (Episode 1)
In the inaugural episode of FilmCastPodScene, FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and University of Iowa Professor Nathan Platte dive into two new films (Dawn Porter's documentary JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE and Ina Weisse's drama THE AUDITION), share what they're watching during social...
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0 - FilmCastPodScene is the FilmScene Podcast
They told us not to start a podcast during the pandemic, but we could only resist for so long. Join FilmScene Programming Director Rebecca Fons and cohost Nathan Platte, professor of film and music as they explore the movies from our home base in Iowa CIty.
About this show
Lobby and living room collide in FilmCastPodScene, connecting film lovers in celebration of the communal experience of filmgoing. Recorded by FilmScene, in Iowa City, Iowa, each episode features conversations, critiques and clips of upcoming titles at FilmScene plus visits from special guests, interviews with filmmakers, viewing suggestions, and more.
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