Felicia is joined by Darragh McGrath to discuss why The Tarnished Angels (1957) may be the most Sirkian at its core.
We chat about the beauty of the black and white photography, and why Sirk was so good at portraying the lives of broken people.
Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com
Listen to our previous episodes:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Sources:
Sirk, D., & Halliday, J. (2018). Sirk on sirk: Conversations with Jon Halliday. Bloomsbury Publishing.
https://criterioncast.com/reviews/blu-ray-reviews/scott-reviews-douglas-sirks-the-tarnished-angels-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray-review
https://www.popmatters.com/tarnished-angels-douglas-sirks-2630900330.html
https://www.cineaste.com/fall2019/the-tarnished-angels
https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/the-tarnished-angels
http://www.storyenthusiast.com/rock-hudson-blogathon-tarnished-angels-1957/
https://filmnoirfoundation.org/noircitymag/Tarnished-Angels.pdf
Outro Song:
Main Title from The Tarnished Angels by Frank Skinner
Films Mentioned:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes 2002)
All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk 1955)
Magnificent Obsession (Douglas Sirk 1954)
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)
Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk 1959)
Giant (George Stevens 1956)
The Big Country (William Wyler 1958)
Jubal (Delmer Daves 1956)
Interlude (Douglas Sirk 1957)
Summertime (David Lean 1955)
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (Douglas Sirk 1958)
Blue Velvet (David Lynch 1986)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch 1992)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (Douglas Sirk 1952)
Seconds (John Frakenheimer 1966)
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1974)
Lonelyhearts (Vincent J. Donehue 1958)
The Gypsy Moths (John Frankenheimer 1969)
Dodsworth (William Wyler 1936)
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Felicia is joined by Darragh McGrath to discuss why The Tarnished Angels (1957) may be the most Sirkian at its core.
We chat about the beauty of the black and white photography, and why Sirk was so good at portraying the lives of broken people.
Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com
Listen to our previous episodes:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Sources:
Sirk, D., & Halliday, J. (2018). Sirk on sirk: Conversations with Jon Halliday. Bloomsbury Publishing.
https://criterioncast.com/reviews/blu-ray-reviews/scott-reviews-douglas-sirks-the-tarnished-angels-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray-review
https://www.popmatters.com/tarnished-angels-douglas-sirks-2630900330.html
https://www.cineaste.com/fall2019/the-tarnished-angels
https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/the-tarnished-angels
http://www.storyenthusiast.com/rock-hudson-blogathon-tarnished-angels-1957/
https://filmnoirfoundation.org/noircitymag/Tarnished-Angels.pdf
Outro Song:
Main Title from The Tarnished Angels by Frank Skinner
Films Mentioned:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes 2002)
All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk 1955)
Magnificent Obsession (Douglas Sirk 1954)
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)
Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk 1959)
Giant (George Stevens 1956)
The Big Country (William Wyler 1958)
Jubal (Delmer Daves 1956)
Interlude (Douglas Sirk 1957)
Summertime (David Lean 1955)
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (Douglas Sirk 1958)
Blue Velvet (David Lynch 1986)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch 1992)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (Douglas Sirk 1952)
Seconds (John Frakenheimer 1966)
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1974)
Lonelyhearts (Vincent J. Donehue 1958)
The Gypsy Moths (John Frankenheimer 1969)
Dodsworth (William Wyler 1936)
The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979) w/ John Pennington
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The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979) w/ John Pennington
Felicia is joined by John Pennington to discuss conflicting parenting styles in David Cronenberg’s The Brood (1979).
We chat about the use of daylight in a film that tackles dark subject matters. Along with Cronenberg’s personal life being the inspiration behind the story.
Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite 70s Cronenberg flick? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com
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Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3739-the-brood-separation-trials
https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/6/15/david-cronenberg-the-brood-1979
The making of David Cronenberg's THE BROOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wGWB6IVy4&ab_channel=CinemaGarmonbozia
OUTRO SONG:
The Witch by The Sonics
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1981)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Spider (David Cronenberg 2002)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg 2011)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Fast Company (David Cronenberg 1979)
The Village of the Damned (Wolf Rilla 1960)
The Omen (Richard Donner 1976)
The Bad Seed (Wolf Rilla 1956)
The Exorcist (William Friedkin 1973)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Sinister (Scott Derrickson 2012)
The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson 2001)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Aliens (James Cameron 1986)
Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz 1945)
SEEING FACES IN MOVIES
Felicia is joined by Darragh McGrath to discuss why The Tarnished Angels (1957) may be the most Sirkian at its core.
We chat about the beauty of the black and white photography, and why Sirk was so good at portraying the lives of broken people.
Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com
Listen to our previous episodes:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Sources:
Sirk, D., & Halliday, J. (2018). Sirk on sirk: Conversations with Jon Halliday. Bloomsbury Publishing.
https://criterioncast.com/reviews/blu-ray-reviews/scott-reviews-douglas-sirks-the-tarnished-angels-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray-review
https://www.popmatters.com/tarnished-angels-douglas-sirks-2630900330.html
https://www.cineaste.com/fall2019/the-tarnished-angels
https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/the-tarnished-angels
http://www.storyenthusiast.com/rock-hudson-blogathon-tarnished-angels-1957/
https://filmnoirfoundation.org/noircitymag/Tarnished-Angels.pdf
Outro Song:
Main Title from The Tarnished Angels by Frank Skinner
Films Mentioned:
Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder 1951)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes 1971)
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes 2002)
All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk 1955)
Magnificent Obsession (Douglas Sirk 1954)
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)
Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk 1959)
Giant (George Stevens 1956)
The Big Country (William Wyler 1958)
Jubal (Delmer Daves 1956)
Interlude (Douglas Sirk 1957)
Summertime (David Lean 1955)
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (Douglas Sirk 1958)
Blue Velvet (David Lynch 1986)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch 1992)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (Douglas Sirk 1952)
Seconds (John Frakenheimer 1966)
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1974)
Lonelyhearts (Vincent J. Donehue 1958)
The Gypsy Moths (John Frankenheimer 1969)
Dodsworth (William Wyler 1936)