Cinematic Identity

This week's episode is part one of my conversation with Jamie McGuire— my screenwriting and film production professor in college. In this episode, we chat about when his love for movies began and why Star Wars holds such a special place in his heart. 

This episode, I'm talking with my cousin Leigh about the movie memories that are important to her and the actors that have inspired her own acting career.

This week I'm talking with my mom about why we started watching all of the Oscar nominees, the movies that stood out to us this year, and how we see this "challenge" evolving for us in the future.

This week on the podcast I’m talking with my cousin John about the movies he saw at just the right time in life, the varied success of sharing beloved movies in a relationship, and his thoughts on book to film adaptations.

This week I'm talking to my former film professor Matthew Ramsey about the movies that solidified him as a film nerd, the movie that changed the way he viewed his family history, and how being a film professor has influenced his relationship with movies. Updates: 16 and 35 (not 32) World cinema professor was Surangan Ganguly (not Sanjay Gupta) Sid Hatfield from Matewan was David Strathairn

This week I'm talking with my cousin Patrick about the one scene from Hoosiers that reinforced his life philosophy, the movies he associates with quarantine and family, and how his relationship with specific movies and movies in general have shifted as he's grown up.

This week I'm talking with my friend Kyle about the VHS tape he watched over and over as a kid, the pattern that pops up in his favorite movies, and the movie that changed his life.

This week I'm talking with my Aunt Pam about why she's drawn to British period dramas, her introduction to repertory cinema, and the movies that have changed her life.

This week I'm talking with my cousin Lydia about her childhood obsession with 1776, why Twilight is an important series to her, and the films she studied in college that will always stick with her.

In this episode, my aunt shares a special first date moviegoing experience, a family quarantine movie-watching challenge, and what going to the movies at the Sconset Casino meant to her.

This episode, I'm talking with my cousin Daisy about her obsession with Fever Pitch, the unexpected movie she's going to pass on to her son, and memorable movie-watching experiences from her high school years with her family and her now-husband.

In this episode, my aunt shares special childhood moviegoing memories and movies she associates with the people she loves. Some updates since recording this episode: The Strand is now three screens. Evidently it is among the ten longest operating movie theaters in the US. "Obsessed." -Aunt CeCe's reaction to About Time.

This week, I'm talking with my friend Liz about historical inaccuracies in movies, Studio Ghibli, and learning to love horror movies.

This is a continuation of the conversation I had last week with my friend Lea. This part of the conversation was all about screenwriting!

This week I'm talking with my friend Lea about how studying film changed the way she watches movies, childhood movie obsessions, and our love for Mindy Kaling.

A meandering conversation in which I discover Helen loves Baby Driver and Lady Bird. Plus: Helen as a child cutting her own hair after being *inspired* by a movie and Helen as a teenager getting kicked out of the movie theater. 

Chatting with my brother about his favorite line from The Green Mile, our bonding over movies, and what it's like for him to see actors singing in movies as someone who studied vocal performance. Plus, more eccentric moviegoing experiences.

This episode, I'm talking with my cousin Jack about Paul Newman, the '70s, and watching movies in quarantine.

In this episode, my mom and I discuss her reaction to my dad's episode, childhood memories, the Oscars, and why she doesn't like going to the movies alone.

In this episode, my dad talks about the magic of going to the movies as a child and the 'eccentric' movie theater experiences that have punctuated his adulthood.

Inspired by the podcast Get It On with Dawn O’Porter. She interviewed a guest each week about style— it sounds silly to discuss a very visual topic through an auditory medium, but it was perfect. The focus was less on fashion trends/industry and more about the person’s personal style: how they described their style, what phases they went through in their teenage years, and what outfits they feel most like themselves in. This podcast aims to do the same, but with movies. My goal is not to discuss mise-en-scene or dissect movies through the lens of different film theories, but rather to get to know my guests through their own personal relationship with movies. My favorite movies are The Lord of the Rings, anything directed by Edgar Wright, and anything written by Greta Gerwig and I think that reveals so much about me. I think you can learn a lot about someone by talking about the films they’ve seen and how they’ve shaped them.