Writer/director David Lowery (AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, A GHOST STORY, PETE’S DRAGON, THE GREEN KNIGHT, MOTHER MARY) powers through laryngitis to join the podcast and program the film festival of his life. From getting hit by a car while lost in thought after seeing INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE to falling in love at a screening of PINOCCHIO, we’re talking goth phases, getting fired from movie theaters, and loving DUMB AND DUMBER.
Filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber (CAM, HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE) joins the podcast to talk about his new film, FACES OF DEATH, and program the film festival of his life. From the importance of local critics and programmers to seeing screens on film, we’re talking about movies like UNFRIENDED, WHIPLASH, and SHOWGIRLS. What do THE DARK KNIGHT and THIEF have in common? What’s one of the most important films of the 2020s? What screening will Daniel regret missing for the rest of his life? Let’s find out.
Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski (MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF, HAPPILY, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?) joins us on the podcast to program the film festival of his favorite movie-going experiences and talk about his love for 4DX screenings, action comedies like MIDNIGHT RUN, the earnest love story of MIAMI VICE, and left-turn sequels like BATMAN RETURNS.
Director, writer and actor Mary Bronstein (IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, YEAST) joins us on today’s episode to walk us through her life at the movies and program the highlights as her personal film festival, from WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE to I LOVE LUCY, with a side quest into TRAINSPOTTING, SCREAM and REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.
Director Edgar Wright (HOT FUZZ, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD, WORLD’S END, BABY DRIVER, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, THE RUNNING MAN) joins us for the first episode of this podcast and programs the film festival of his favorite and formative movies across his life, from STAR WARS to the obscure RIKI OH: THE STORY OF RIKI to a double-feature pairing GOODFELLAS and DELICATESSEN.
