Tom is joined by LA screenwriter Tricia Aurand to discuss the many avenues of Iñárritu’s masterful Birdman or: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
George Floyd resource compilation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0m3eYct6wByXjtNP_a73W13_pY3Bnx1igM_C8DA5E4/edit?fbclid=IwAR1P2Lrkj2T2Qy1mC6O5uMl4G0qu8A6Ish2xDG6uaC5nHH_2heNprxwlc9g
Anti-racism resources:
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
Catch Tricia on Twitter @TriciaJeanA!
Lessons from the Screenplay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw
Beyond the Screenplay: https://anchor.fm/beyondthescreenplay
Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/user/thugnotes
Birdman (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (for his filmography): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Iñárritu’s acceptance speech in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDf-GSe4kP
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Tom is joined by Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson to discuss the depiction of Christian faith in film, with a specific focus on Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, and Terence Malick.
CW: suicide, self-harm.
Alissa’s bio: https://www.vox.com/authors/alissa-wilkinson
First Reformed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Silence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6
The Tree of Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
A Hidden Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827916/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Cameraperson: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5375040/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Citations Needed’s episode: https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-96-the-christian-cinema-gop-persecution-complex
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Get ready for an extremely serious episode. Mattie somehow managed to get cinematic visionary Brendan Steere, the director of the greatest film of all time, on the show. That's right folks, we're coming at you with an in-depth discussion of the ineffable, transcendent intricacies of 2017's THE VELOCIPASTOR.
A hallmark of 21st-century filmmaking -- indeed, of filmmaking as a whole -- Steere's mythical masterwork captures the essence of cinema in the very subtlest of ways. How did Steere create his magnum opus? How did Steere bring a millenia-old Velociraptor to life? How did Steere cure all mankind of its ills with a single film? Listen to this episode and you will know the answers to these questions, and so much more.
The VelociPastor (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Animosity (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2464822/?ref_=nm_knf_t2
The Nightingale (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4068576/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Mattie and Colette had the great privilege of speaking with director Eliza Hittman about her excellent new film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a tender and unflinching portrait of a young woman's journey to have an abortion.
CW: sexual harassment.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772582/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Beach Rats (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6303866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Hollywood classics have provided a welcome distraction for a lot of people recently, including the Oxide Film team! For our 30th episode, Colette and Mattie had the great pleasure of speaking with Front Row presenter Kirsty Lang, to discuss some Hollywood classics, including All About Eve and Sunset Blvd., to celebrate the films’ 70th anniversary.
Casablanca (1942): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
All About Eve (1950): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042192/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Sunset Boulevard (1950): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Apartment (1960): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Wall Street (1987): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094291/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
American Psycho (2000): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Jojo Rabbit (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
BBC Radio 4’s Front Row: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5
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Tom, Mattie and Colette record all together for the first time! This week, our trio discuss Celine Sciamma's blazing 2019 piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
CW: discussion of abortion.
Portait of a Lady on Fire (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8613070/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Tomboy (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847731/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Jules and Jim (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Piano (1993): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107822/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
Better Call Saul (2015-): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Driving Miss Daisy (1989): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097239/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Support The Girls (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6859352/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mubi: https://mubi.com/
Little White Lies competition: https://lwlies.com/articles/picture-palace-creative-brief/?fbclid=IwAR3aKD7K3iJnhTHKEWQbbCVb3TVg6iFYsCYoXWLiImhbJyvIw120L_Yp7r8
Tom and Colette discuss the horror-drama classic Rosemary's Baby, and share their thoughts on horror films in general.
CW: sexual assault, pregnancy, gaslighting, and scenes of bloody violence.
Rosemary's Baby (1968): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
It Follows (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Hereditary (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Slumber Party Massacre (1982): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
First Reformed (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Evolution of Horror episode on It Follows: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/slashers-pt-13-it-follows-2014-feat-tim-robey/id1276042346?i=1000396754719
The streaming service Shudder: https://www.shudder.com/
Roman Polanski article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/30/hollywood-reverence-child-rapist-roman-polanski-convicted-40-years-on-run
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CW: Discussion of racial oppression and strong violence.
Tom brings the socially isolated Oxide Film goods from inside his bedroom cupboard. He and Colette review Bacurau, the nightmarishly entertaining Brazilian 'Weird Western'.
Bacurau (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762506/
Neighbouring Sounds (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2190367/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Invisible Man (2020): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051906/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
High Life (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4827558/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
I Lost My Body (2019; the first animated film to win the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9806192/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Days of Heaven (1978): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077405/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Before the world entered lockdown, Tom and Mattie had the joy of speaking in person at the Oxide studio with writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (Gangs of New York, Margaret, Manchester by the Sea) about Scorsese, Netflix, the internet and the future of film, and so much more -- catch an excusive (silly) story that Kenneth hasn't told anyone before!
We hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe in these unprecedented times. For some helpful resources concerning coping with how things are at the moment, we recommend https://www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html.
Kenneth Lonergan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Irishman (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302006/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Thunder Road (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7738450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Uncut Gems (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Metrograph cinema: https://metrograph.com/
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Tom and Mattie had the great pleasure of talking with Australian film director Justin Kurzel. Perhaps best known for his Macbeth (2015), starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, Justin's filmography explores fascinating male psyches that ripple through space and time. Hence his new film, True History of the Kelly Gang, with a fabulous George MacKay as the diabolical Ned Kelly.
Justin Kurzel: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2355933/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4844140/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Macbeth (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
Assassin's Creed (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
Wake in Fright (1971): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067541/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Tyrannosaur (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204340/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Manchester By The Sea (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034228/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom is joined by Oxide Film's new co-host, Colette! Tom and Colette discuss Armando Iannucci's take on the Dickens classic, The Personal History of David Copperfield. Expect metatheatre, Dickens humour, and some emotional investment in the film's score from Tom. (Mattie will return next week -- one word: dissertation...)
We are greatly indebted to The Phoenix Picturehouse for providing us with complimentary tickets for our reviewed films this week. Become a member now! https://www.picturehouses.com/membership
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6439020/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Death of Stalin (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Se7en (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Paterson (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5247022/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Oliver! (1968): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063385/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
My Neighbour Totoro (1988): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Misbehaviour (2020): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9148706/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mother (2009): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
The Host (2006): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Colette's Studio Ghibli article: https://www.theoxfordblue.co.uk/2020/02/13/a-guide-to-ghibli/?fbclid=IwAR0dWzN2D-oEOOT5Qw3b3yTrZvR2Ilc9w3q7gxlLmYAPW3TeO6Xzgh1np28
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Tom and Mattie had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Michael Tucker and Alex Calleros, part of the team behind the hugely popular Lessons from the Screenplay (LFTS), and related podcast Beyond The Sceenplay. We learned a lot from them about all the fascinating, and often overlooked, aspects of screenwriting.
LFTS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw
Beyond The Screenplay is available on the podcatcher of your choice!
Michael, Alex, and the rest of the team: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/team
Annihilation (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Room (2003): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1
Star Wars: Episode XI - The Rise of Skywalker (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527338/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Last Of Us (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140553/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Black Swan (2010): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568346/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom and Mattie had the true honour of speaking with Mark Jenkin, the director, editor, soundtrack-writer (and more) behind the utterly masterful Bait (2019).
Bait is a story about the struggles of a local community in Cornwall, through the eyes of Martin, a fisherman without a boat, coming into conflict with his brother, his community, and the forces of middle-class gentrification.
We talk with Mark about Bait’s story, its themes, its cast, the unique potential of the form of film, and so much more.
Catch Mark Jenkin on Twitter @Mark_Jenkin.
Bait (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9652782/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mark Kermode's review that put Bait on the map: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/01/bait-review-mark-jenkin-cornish-fishing-village
Drifters (1929): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019838/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
Parasite (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Lighthouse (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
First Reformed (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Cold War (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6543652/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Hot off its historic triumph at the Oscars, Tom and Mattie dive into Bong Joon Ho's latest class-conscious bonanza Parasite.
We are greatly indebted to the Phoenix Picturehouse for providing complimentary tickets for our reviewed film this week. Become a member now! https://www.picturehouses.com/membership-join
Parasite (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mother (2009): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7
Snowpiercer (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Adam Sandler's hilarious speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihalG3Rw_QA
Oscar wins list: https://oscar.go.com/winners
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CW: sex and sexual assault.
In one of our best episodes yet, Tom and Mattie discuss Robert Egger's fantastic second feature The Lighthouse, and its mastery of mythic richness.
We are greatly indebted to The Phoenix Picturehouse for providing us with complimentary tickets for our reviewed film this week. Become a member now! https://www.picturehouses.com/membership
The Lighthouse (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The Witch [or, The VVitch!] (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Nosferatu (1922): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Bombshell (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6394270/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Memories of Murder (2003): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353969/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Black Philip filmography (!): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/black-phillip-real-story-behind-871974
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In another bonus episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Telegraph film reviewer Tim Robey. Tim studied Classics at Oxford (just like Tom!), so we had a chat about watching film at Oxford, Tim’s career, the awards season, and so much more.
Tim’s page on the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/tim-robey/
Catch Tim on Twitter @trim_obey
Oscars 2020 nominations list: https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/oscar-nominations-2020-list-nominees-by-category
Tim’s picks of the past decade:
Under the Skin (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Margaret (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466893/?ref_=nm_knf_t3
Tabu (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2153963/
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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CW: racism and fascism.
Tom and Mattie bring the goods discussing the big hitters of the 2020 awards season!
We are greatly indebted to The Phoenix Picturehouse for providing us with complimentary tickets for our reviewed films this week. Become a member now! https://www.picturehouses.com/membership
Jojo Rabbit (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
1917 (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Little Women (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Uncut Gems (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Paterson (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5247022/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Shadow (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6864046/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
Cats (2019) (don't watch it...): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5697572/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Blue Story (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9285882/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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In this bonus episode, Tom and Mattie talked with screen and stage actor Michael Jibson. Michael is most famous for his Olivier-award-winning performance as King George III in Hamilton, and recently starred in Sam Mendes' WWI epic 1917.
We also had the pleasure of hearing about HEYACT, the trust that Michael set up in 2019 that is dedicated to helping disadvantaged students with access into the film, theatre and media industries.
Michael Jibson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1106960/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
1917 (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
HEYACT: https://twitter.com/heyartstrust
Mattie is transformed for this episode into Ben, a thoughtful leftist who got Tom into the amazing Kino Lefter. Kino are a socialist podcast that talks movies, based in Alberta, Canada. Listen to us talk to them across the Atlantic about Oscars and the awards season, the policial nature of film, the best films of the past decade, and of course, movie set nightmares!
Please consider donating to their Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter
Catch Kino Lefter on Twitter: @KinoLefter ; their hosts Abdul @socialistraptor, Laura @_SaturnReturn , and Evan @MacDonaldTweets
You can find Kino Lefter on the podcatcher of your choice.
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Tom and Mattie had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing Rex Bloomstein, the veteran filmmaker behind Strangeways (1980), Lifer (1983), and many more socially engaging works. If that were not enough, our hosts attended a one-off screening of Rex's new film A Second Chance, which follows the Timpson initiative of hiring ex-prisoners: a beautiful, stripped-back, human documentary.
We are greatly indebted to The Phoenix Picturehouse for providing us with complimentary tickets for our reviewed film this week. Become a member now! https://www.picturehouses.com/membership
Rex Bloomstein: http://www.rexentertainment.co.uk/
A Second Chance: https://www.asecondchancefilm.com/
Tap Social: https://www.tapsocialmovement.com/
Martin Narey: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/29/prisoner-rehabilitation-does-not-work-says-former-prisons-boss
Pop Culture Detective: https://www.youtube.com/user/rebelliouspixels
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