The Intellectual Property Conundrum

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Picture Shuru

Varun Oak-Bhakay

7 episodes

2 days ago

A deeper dive into moving images, the people who make them, and the stuff that surrounds it all. "Picture Shuru" intends to be a podcast that is equally accessible to those who are casual and obsessive about films and shows. The idea is to look at the popular and the niche, and just why it consumes us in the way it does. "Picture Shuru" is presented by Varun Oak-Bhakay, a writer/reader/dog-whisperer/traveller/film critic of scant repute but impeccable behaviour.

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The Intellectual Property Conundrum

Picture Shuru

3 hours 54 minutes 56 seconds

10 months ago

The Intellectual Property Conundrum

Almost every film today is part of some universe or the other. You can no longer watch a film and just be done with it: the viewer must now prepare to watch a film like the homework they were assigned in school, gobbling up the back-catalogue to better inform themselves about a film. Even stories that appear to have ended have sequels and prequels and what not.

As Paddington in Peru commences its international rollout, I thought the time was apt to release this episode, which has been in the cans since last June. A combination of bad luck, a wedding, transcontinental relocation, and a return to university meant this was delayed beyond reasonable time. One of my guests was rather gracious and gave me the benefit of the doubt; the other will likely complain about this just before we record an episode to discuss the millionth Disney live-action remake.

This episode is an all-Young Critics' Lab panel, with the senior alum position being assumed by Dhruv Krishna Goyal of the Class of 2020 while Prakhar Patidar and I of the Class of 2023 bring newer, less grouchy views.

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The Guests:

1. Prakhar Patidar holds a Master's degree in English Literature and has donned numerous hats whilst walking the line between criticism and academia: she has been a festival programmer, a director's assistant, and a researcher, among other things. Her work has featured in Poems India and the Cut, and Print! newsletter on Substack. You can follow her on ⁠Instagram⁠.

2. Dhruv Krishna Goyal holds a Master’s in Cinema Studies from the fabled New York University (aka NYU), spends his time writing about cinema at ⁠⁠In Review Online⁠⁠ and on his blog “⁠⁠Terminal Cinema⁠⁠”, and co-edits the podcast “⁠⁠Queen is Dead⁠⁠”. Follow him on ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.

The Host:

Varun Oak-Bhakay has a Master’s in English Literature and the written word – consumption and production of it – is still rather close to him, but he’s had a fascination with cinema since the mid-2010s, which has led to a blog (“⁠⁠Cinephile Stock⁠⁠”), a newsletter that he hopes to revive (“⁠⁠Dispatches from a Dark Room⁠⁠”), and now this podcast. You can follow his interactions with cinema on ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ as well.

Works Cited:

“Queen is Dead” Livestream: ⁠Hit Man
Audio excerpts from The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Paddington, The Jungle Book, Barbie, and The Archies are used under the “Fair Use Provisions” of the Indian Copyright Act.