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RELEASE
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Telling the history of film year by year starting in 1924. We curate and dissect 2 emblematic films every other week - with unwieldy mini episodes in between.
Episodes
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Minisode 18: Ken Russell
This week we are breaking down a LEGEND. Ken Russell gave us so much... musical, debauchery, camp, skewering of the status quo. We chose three very different films to dissect: The Boy Friend (1971), The Devils (1971) and Whore (1991). These films were tough to find for some years but now loads of...
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Minisode 17: Gregg Araki Teenage Apocalypse
This week we are ruminating about teen angst and catastrophe as seen thru the thoughtful lens of Gregg Araki. Take a treacherous walk thru his Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy with us: Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), Nowhere (1997). It's gonna be lonely. But it'll look cool. ......
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1935
We hit on what was happening in cinema in 1935. We have 2 epic films this week. First, we get into the final collaboration between one of the greatest muse/auteur duos in film history. Second, we chat about a real neorealist revelation. THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN released 03.15.1935 in the United…
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Minisode 16: Mamie Van Doren & 1950s Teen Flicks
This week we are getting into the filmography of one of the so-called Three M’s of the 1950s (along with Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield). Mamie ended up firmly in the teen delinquent lane, playing rock n roll rebel babes (to great effect). We had a lot of fun watching Untamed Youth (1957)…
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Minisode 15: Night Flight
This week we are together on Paul’s couch talking about Night Flight! Specifically we are talking over the epic Night Flight episode “’Take Off’ To Women In Rock II”. Tina Turner, Sheila E., The Pointer Sisters, Madonna, Wendy O. Williams… it rules. And we are big fans of Night Flight in general....
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Minisode 14: Haunted House
Happy Halloween! We talk about many horror movies that we watched and recommend (both of us on a real binge for eerie season). But really dig into Suspiria (1977), House (1977) and the The Funhouse (1981). See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René…
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Minisode 13: David Fincher Music Videos
Before directing big-time feature films like ALIEN³ (1992), Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007), The Social Network (2010) and Mank (2020), David Fincher was a music video director, working with mega-watt stars like Madonna, George Michael, Jody Watley and Paula…
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Minisode 12: Scarfaces
We had to sneak a pre-code American gangster film in here at the mid-season break for the 1930s. So we did the classic 1932 SCARFACE, directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes. And we compare it to the 1983 iconic remake by Brian De Palma with Al Pacino. We are into this format. We...
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1934
We talk thru 1934 film history and get deep into the nitty gritty of the Production Code which began to be enforced this year (long story short: huge bummer for creativity). Then we get into an incredible Busby Berkeley musical number, attached to a pretty okay film with the incredible Bette…
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1933
We talk thru 1933 film history and the fascinating effects of the Great Depression and an onscreen female orgasm. And then we talk about 2 films great movies. THE EMPEROR JONES released 09.29.1933 in the United States directed by Dudley Murphy and starring renaissance man Paul Robeson (who we…
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1932
We walk thru the 1932 cinema landscape. And then we talk about 2 films that changed our lives. FREAKS released 02.12.1932 in the United States directed by Tod Browning THE BLOOD OF A POET released 01.20.1932 in France directed by Jean Cocteau See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod...
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1931
We talk about what was happening around film in 1931. And then we dissect one film we both loved and one Paul hated... MATA HARI released 12.26.1931 in the United States directed by George Fitzmaurice starring our girl Greta Garbo + Ramon Novarro LE MILLION released 04.15.1931 in France directed…
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1930
We talk 1930 cinema history. And then talk through two important films for very different reasons. BORDERLINE released 10.13.1930 in the United Kingdom directed by Kenneth Macpherson starring Paul Robeson (we will dive deeper into him in 1933) L’AGE D’OR released 11.29.1930 in France directed by...
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Minisode 11: Laura Dern
This week, we are talking about our love Laura Dern! And specifically 2 favorites (a great double feature!): Smooth Talk (1985) directed by Joyce Chopra + Citizen Ruth (1996) directed by Alexander Payne. Plus a bit about the Enlightened series (2011). And lots about artistic process. And we talk...
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Minisode 10: New Wave Punk
This week, we are talking about New Wave punk films of the late 70s-80s! We cover a lot of terrain and parse how the punk ethos were represented in film, and the reaction to it. We get into these films specifically: Jubilee (1978), Liquid Sky (1982), Smithereens (1982), Stop Making Sense (1984)…
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Minisode 9: Trixie & Katya
This week, we are talking about another iconic set of collaborators! One of the first thing Paul interested to Caroline was the incredible YouTube series UNHhhh. If you haven't seen it, you've got to. In it, the two RuPaul's Drag Race stars riff on a broad theme (Death, Space, Roommates, etc.) as...
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Minisode 8: Michelangelo Antonioni + Monica Vitti
This week we are talking about the most incredible European New Wave duo! Italian actress Monica Vitti and Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni were collaborators and lovers in the 1960s and made some of the most indelible films of all time so far. We watched and loved: L'Avventura (1960), La...
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Minisode 7: Hal Hartley
This week Caroline pushes Paul to explore Hal Hartley and the original indie queen herself Adrienne Shelly. And they (we) both loved it. Highly recommend the 2 films we discuss as a double feature: The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990) from Hartley's Long Island Triology. We also discuss...
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Minisode 6: Hungarian Animation
This week we are talking about Hungarian animation - specifically the legendary Pannonia Film Studio. Started in 1951, they were home to some of the most pioneering animators. We cover: Son of the White Mare (1981) - Marcell Jankovics epic feature that combines folk art sensibilities &…
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Minisode 5: Scary Movies
This week we are recommending and dissecting a couple of eerie movies Carnival of the Souls (1962) and Cat People (1942). But we also talk all things spine-tingling and film, with resident horror fan Paul and super scaredy cat Caroline. Happy Halloween.
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1929
We talk 1929 cinema history And then tackle a couple of really great, very dark films. ARSENAL released 02.25.1929 in the Soviet Union THE LETTER released 04.13.1929 in the United States See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René j Núñez
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Minisode 4: New York City
We are together in New York City this week! So we are talking NYC on film. We take it all over the place but the 2 films we watched together are Ciao! Manhattan (1972, starring Edie Sedgwick) and The Queen (an incredible documentary about the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant). Both are…
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1928
We detail what was happening in film in 1928. And we dive into these 2 extraordinary movies. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC released 10.25.1928 in France Fritz Lang's THE WIND released 11.23.1928 in the United States See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music…
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1927
We talk film history from 1927. And we dissect these 2 classics: F. W. Murnau's SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS released 09.23.1927 in the United States Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS released 01.10.1927 in Germany See supplemental material: Instagram: @release_pod Website: release.pictures Music by René…
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Minisode 3: Goldie Hawn & Melanie Griffith
All things Goldie and Melanie go down in this episode. Because we're redeeming ourselves from a minor case of mistaken identity. We talk: Laugh-In Cactus Flower Deceived Shampoo Body Double Cecil B. Demented and lots more.
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1926
We talk movie happenings of 1926 - funerals, technology, gossip. And we get way into these 2 movies: steamy twisted romance FLESH AND THE DEVIL released 12.25.1926 in the United States haunting art house film A PAGE OF MADNESS released 09.24.1926 in Japan See supplemental material: Instagram:...
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Minisode 2: Stop-Motion Animation
We are talking stop motion animation in music videos! Including: Peter Gabriel - “Sledgehammer” (We couldn’t find out how many 16-hour days that took to create, btw. Let us know.) CSS - “Alala” Brothers Quay Tierra Whack - “Unemployed” Cat Solen “The Shivering Truth” With tangents about: Kate…
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1925
We talk what was happening in cinema in 1925. And we plumb the depths of these 2 movies: epic stop-motion film THE LOST WORLD released 02.02.1925 in the United States super influential war drama THE BIG PARADE released 11.05.1925 in the United States See supplemental material: Instagram:...
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Minisode 1: Zola
This week we are talking ZOLA! We've been waiting on the edge of our seats for this film directed by Janicza Bravo. Written by Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris, based on tweets by A'Ziah King and an article by David Kushner. It stars Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo and Nicholas…
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1924
Our first episode! We talk why we wanted to do the pod and why we started in 1924. We get into what was happening in film in 1924. And we deep dive into 2 movies: HE WHO GETS SLAPPED released 11.09.1924 in the United States AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS released 09.25.1924 in the Soviet Union See...
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