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On this episode of the podcast, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Professor Catherine O’Rawe.
Catherine is Professor of Italian Film and Culture at the University of Bristol. Her books include Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema (2014).
Catherine discusses her latest monograph The Non-Professional Actor: Italian Neorealist Cinema and Beyond (2023) where she provides detailed, engaging analysis of the role and function of the non-professional actor both during and after the neorealist era. -
In this episode, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Don Boyd, a Scottish-born filmmaker with more than fifty years experience working in both Hollywood and the UK.
As well as directing his own successful features and documentaries, Don produced some of the most bold and boundary-pushing British films of the 70s and 80s - works as diverse as Alan Clarke’s borstal drama Scum (1979) and Derek Jarman’s flamboyant adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1979).
In this fascinating, wide ranging conversation, Don talks to Pasquale about producing the 1987 film Aria.
For this project, Don invited ten internationally acclaimed directors to make a short film based on an operatic aria. The stellar line-up included Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Robert Altman and Jean-Luc Godard.
As well as providing insight into his working relationship with these giants of world cinema, Don reflects on the enduring legacy of Aria and discusses some of the contemporary directors he would approach were he making a modern opera film.
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Host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by MSc Film Studies student Russell Shen to discuss two films by the great Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien: 1987 drama Daughter of the Nile and the director's final film, The Assassin (2015).
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A special edition of the podcast dedicated to Filmhouse, Edinburgh's much-loved independent cinema. Host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Rod White, Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz, Raymah Tariq and David Boyd.
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In this Halloween special, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by current MSc Film Studies student Sebastian Gilling-Ulph to discuss dark filmic fairytales.
Films discussed:
Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009) https://edin.ac/47qqP6P
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In this first episode of the new season, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by Film Studies colleague Dr Ana Salzberg (Senior Lecturer in Film Studies) to discuss autumn in film.
Main films discussed:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Jack Clayton, 1983) IMDb: https://edin.ac/45BaHOl
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973) IMDb: https://edin.ac/3PW21w5
Staff pages:
Dr Ana Salzberg https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-ana-salzberg
Dr Pasquale Iannone https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/piannone -
Kat Zabecka speaks to Dr David Sorfa, theprogramme director of the MSc and PhD in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and his colleagues Dr Pasquale Iannone, Dr ChiaraQuaranta and Dr Hoi Lun Law about their personal best of film and television in 2021.
Films and TV mentioned (in order of mention):CelineSciamma – Petite Maman (2021)
Leos Carax –Annette (2021)
David Lean –Brief Encounter (1945)
Kar-Wai Wong- In the Mood for Love (2000)
PaoloSorrentino – Hand of God (2021)
Wes Anderson– The French Dispatch (2021)
MartaKauffman, Howard J. Morris -Grace and Frankie (2015-2022)
PaoloSorrentino - The Young Pope (2016)
Charters andCaldicott (1985)
MikeFlanagan – Midnight Mass (2021)
Larry David –Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-)
Leonardo Fasoli, Stefano Bises, RobertoSaviano - Gomorrah (2014-2021)
Molly SmithMetzler – Maid (2021)
Russell T. Davies – It’s a Sin (2021)
Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi - ReservationDogs (2021)
RyûsukeHamaguchi – Drive My Car (2021)
PeterJackson - The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
PabloLarrain – Spencer (2021)
MichaelCaton-Jones – Our Ladies (2019)
Jane Campion– The Power of the Dog (2021)
ParkChan-wook – The Handmaiden (2016)
AnthonyMinghella - The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
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In early April 2022, Kat Zabecka spoke to University of Edinburgh MSc Film Studies students Niamh Carey-Furness and Yvonne Wang, founders of The Film Dispatch magazine, an exciting student-led initiative.
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Kat Zabecka speaks to Mira Nemcikova and Rici Wenger, former MSc Film Studies students at the University of Edinburgh, about romantic comedies. They discuss You've Got Mail (Nora Ephron 1998), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (Andy Tennant 1998) and The Proposal (Anne Fletcher 2009). Please note this episode includes spoilers.
Sources mentioned:
Ruti, M., 2016. Feminist film theory and Pretty Woman. London: Bloomsbury Publishing
Shreiber, M., 2014. American Postfeminist Cinema: Women, Romance and Contemporary Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
Verevis, C., 2006. Film Remakes. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
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Kat Zabecka speaks to 3 current MSc Film Studies students Nick, Devika and Karen. They discuss their different film viewing experiences during the pandemic and debate the impact of film streaming platforms. (References: Variety; Vox)
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Kat Zabecka talks to Dr Neil Fox, the writer of Wilderness (2017), now available to stream. They discuss the writing process, inspiration for the characters and the timeliness of the digital release of the film. Neil Fox is the co-host of The Cinematologists podcast, senior lecturer at Falmouth University and a screenwriter.
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Kat Zabecka talks to Dr Pasquale Iannone, Senior Teaching Fellow in Film Studies, about film noir. If you want to know how to recognise one or you are simply looking for watchlist inspiration, this episode, packed with examples, is for you.
Some of the films we discuss are:
Army of Shadows (L'armée des ombres, Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969)Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)Body Heat (Lawrence Kasdan, 1981)Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)Le jour se lève (Marcel Carné, 1939)Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)Ossessione (Luchino Visconti, 1943)Pépé le Moko (Julien Duvivier, 1937)Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)The Conformist (Il conformista, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) [There is an interesting video essay on this film by James Mooney here].The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973)The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)The Port of Shadows (Le quai des brumes, Marcel Carné, 1938)The Wild Goose Lake (Nanfang chezhan de juhui, Yi'nan Diao)Nicolas Miller's neo-noir photographs of New York are on Instagram. -
Kat Zabecka is joined by Dr Dario Llinares who is Principal Lecturer n the School of Media at the University of Brighton and co-host of the Cinematologists Podcast with Dr Neil Fox. We discuss Dario's latest article Cinema for the Ears: Imagining the Audio-Cinematic Through Podcasting published in the October 2020 issue of Film-Philosophy.
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Kat Zabecka talks to MSc Film Studies student, Elisa Teneggi. Join us for a discussion about Bruno Dumont, Unorthodox, Normal People, Dark, Bad People, The Lunchbox, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The True History of the Kelly Gang, Pain and Glory, The Hitch-hiker and much more.
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Kat Zabecka talks to Dr Caire Boyle, lecturer in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Edinburgh. They discuss the life and work of Agnès Varda and consider Varda's approaches to cinema in terms of realism, feminism and documentary-making. Please note this episode was recorded in May of 2019. Agnès Varda Filmography
If you are a member of the University of Edinburgh, you can stream a selection of Varda's films (requires login):
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Vagabond / Sans toi ni loi (1985)
Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988)
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Kat Zabecka is joined by Richard Mowe, the director of the French Film Festival and Cinefile, a distribution company based in Edinburgh. They discuss the process of distribution from start to finish, the history of Cinefile and witnessing the transition from analogue to digital. [Please note that Covid-19 has affected many of the events discussed here]
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Kat Zabecka speaks to current 2019/20 MSc Film Studies students Betty, Elisa and Thaddeus. They discuss the controversy and cinematography of Antichrist (2009) while taking a trip down Lars Von Trier's filmography.
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Join us for a discussion of the best films from 2019 with Dr David Sorfa and Dr Pasquale Iannone, hosted by Kat Zabecka.
Here is the list of films in the order of mention, all released in 2019 (with a few from 2018):Once Upon aTime in… Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino)
Under theSilver Lake (David Robert Mitchell)
Climax(Gaspar Noé)
TheLaundromat (Steven Soderbergh)
MarriageStory (Noach Baumbach)
The DeadDon’t Die (Jim Jarmusch)
Booksmart (OliviaWilde)
The HouseThat Jack Built (Lars Von Trier)
Styx (WolfgangFischer)
The Irishman (Martin Scorsese)
Mid90s (Jonah Hill)
Dolemite is My Name (Craig Brewer)
Mary Queen of Scots (Josie Rourke)
Jiang hu er nü / Ash is Purest White(Zhangke Jia)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (BenWheatley)
Photograph (Ritesh Batra)
Knives Out (Rian Johnson)
Notti Magiche/Magical Nights (PaoloVirzi)
Loro (Paolo Sorrentino)
The Souvenir (Joanna Hogg)
Joker (Todd Phillips)
Varda par Agnès/Varda by Agnes (AgnèsVarda)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (VinceGilligan)
Films we have seen this year but were released prior to 2019:
Killer of Sheep(Charles Burnett 1978)
Three Colours Blue(Krzysztof Kieslowski 1993)
Ukigumo/FloatingClouds (Mikio Naruse 1955)
The Rebel/Call MeGenius (Robert Day 1961)
Chinatown (RomanPolanski 1974)
Moon (Duncan Jones2009)
Summer Stock (CharlesWalters 1950)
L'une chantel'autre pas/One Sings, The Other Doesn’t (Agnès Varda 1977)
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Kat Zabecka speaks to DrAlastair Bruce and Mat Vidmar from the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh tocommemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon landing. They discuss the role ofthe Moon in cinema, space exploration and women's history.
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Kat Zabecka talks to Dr Neil Fox, co-founder and host of the Cinematologists Podcast. They talk Fringe Festival, Dr Fox's film background and approaches to podcasting. They also reflect on the Film-Philosophy Conference that took place in Brighton in July and discuss the accessibility of academia.
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