1:37:25

Ep. 11 Oct 31, 2024

11. Post-War Italians and a No-Good, Very Bad Time (Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D., La Strada)

This week we’re discussing the Italian Neo-realism movement that shaped much of the later 20th century’s films, by looking at Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D., and La Strada.. Films: Bicycle Thieves (1948, d. Vittorio De Sica) US Blu-ray: Amazon Umberto D. (1952, d. Vittorio De Sica) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK La Strada (1954, d. Federico Fellini) US Blu-Ray: Amazon US Essential Fellini Box-set: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Fellini-Blu-ray/dp/B08FPJLQ4T) UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK

2:03:15

Ep. 10 Jul 19, 2024

10. Violence & Redemption (Raging Bull, Silence, Killers of the Flower Moon)

This week we’re joined by Rev. Maryann Philbrook Sturges of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem to talk about some of the Scorsese films centred around faith and redemption. Films: Raging Bull (1980, d. Martin Scorsese) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK Silence (2016, d. Martin Scorsese) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK AUS “Films of Faith” Blu-ray Box-Set: Amazon AU Killers of the Flower Moon (2023, d. Martin Scorsese) Italian (Region B Locked) 4K Blu-Ray: Rarewaves

1:16:10

Ep. 09 Jun 2, 2024

9. Sciammarama (Water Lilies, Tomboy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

This week we’re joined by Adrianna Gober (@EADxBB) to talk about the sapphic worlds of French auteur Céline Sciamma. You can find Adrianna on her latest podcast “Bartel Me Something Good” over on the Cinema Smorgasbord feed at the Cinepunx network. Feed Films: Water Lilies (2007, d. Céline Sciamma) This film is out of print in English-subbed form, however you can stream it on Criterion: Criterion Channel Tomboy (2011, d. Céline Sciamma) This film is out of print in English-subbed form, however you can stream it on Criterion: Criterion Channel Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019, d. Céline Sciamma) US Blu-ray: Amazon UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK

1:03:12

Ep. 08 May 10, 2024

8. The New New Cinema (Breathless, The Graduate, Mean Streets)

Films: Breathless (1960, d. Jean-Luc Godard) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-Ray: Amazon UK The Graduate (1967, d. Mike Nichols) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-ray: Amazon UK Mean Streets (1973, d. Martin Scorsese) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-Ray: Amazon UK

1:45:12

Ep. 07 Apr 29, 2024

7. Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men, Roma)

Films: Y tu mamá también (2001, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: Amazon Children of Men (2006, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Blu-ray: (Superior transfer but region locked): Amazon UK Roma (2018, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: Amazon

1:33:54

Ep. 06 Apr 25, 2024

6. Sound Speed (The Conversation, Blow Out, The Lives of Others)

Films: The Conversation (1974, d. Francis Ford Coppola) UK 4K Blu-ray : Orbit DVD Blow Out (1981, d. Brian De Palma) US 4K Blu-Ray: Orbit DVD UK Blu-ray: Amazon UK The Lives of Others (2006, d. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) UK Blu-ray Amazon UK

2:09:58

Ep. 05 Jan 30, 2024

5. The World of Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, La La Land)

Films: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-ray: Orbit DVD US Blu-Ray Box Set: Orbit DVD The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-Ray Box Set: Orbit DVD La La Land (2016, d. Damien Chazelle) US 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK 4K Blu-ray: Amazon UK