discursion

Dominic and Steven reconsider Medium Cool (1969) and continue their discussion of films with moving cameras in episodes 14-16. This American cinéma vérité film was directed, shot and scripted by Haskell Wexler, who extensively used handheld cameras before the era of Steadicam technology, partly to track the violence surrounding the Democratic National Convention of 1968 in Chicago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven examine a key sequence involving the moving camera in the second of two episodes dedicated to The Last Laugh (F. W. Murnau, 1924), available via Eureka's Masters of Cinema DVD series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der Letzte Mann (released as The Last Laugh in the USA), directed by F.W. Murnau, is well known for its 'unbounded' moving camera techniques. The film has now been re-issued within a boxset by Eureka Masters of Cinema. Dominic and Steven examine this German silent film across two episodes, beginning with the sympathetic story of a hotel porter stripped of his rank and community status in an archetypal 1920s modern European city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven revisit the Max Ophuls French classic 'Madame de...' (1953) which has been released by the BFI on Blu-Ray/DVD. Episode 14 beings a new season of podcasts, the theme of which emerges in the course of discussing the film's camera style, performance and jewellery... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven and Dominic take a closer look at Mona Lisa (1986), the London crime film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson, with Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane. Important themes include Hoskins' portrayal of naivety within a gangster world of decay and the film's representation of race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven catch-up for another in-depth conversation about film, continuing the Season 2 theme of contemporary crime and mystery with Cure (1997), a Tokyo-set procedural directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Recently released on home media for the first time in the UK via Eureka/Masters of Cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven begin 2021 with a look at the South Korean psycho-thriller film, Burning (Chang-dong Lee, 2018), which is compared with Parasite and examined in terms of characterisation. They finish with a sequence analysis involving Ben (Steven Yeun) and his flat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven return to the 2019 NYC thriller Uncut Gems, directed by the Safdie brothers, as part of their Season 2 mini-series on neo-noir and contemporary crime cinema. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven and Dominic return for Season 2 of Discursion film podcast with a mini-series on neo-noir cinema. In episode 9, they discuss Under the Silver Lake (David Robert Mitchell, 2018), looking at the LA noir genre tradition, casting, cinematography, performances, and the film's opening 2 minutes in detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven talk through Charles Burnett's LA family drama To Sleep With Anger (1990), now considered a classic alongside previous outputs of Black Independent Cinema such as Burnett's MA project film, Killer of Sheep (1977). Celebrated by Criterion with their new BluRay edition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic, Steven and special guest Dr Miguel Gaggiotti enter the dizzying world of Aleksey German via his film, Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998), set around the time of the doctors plot and Stalin's death in post-war Russia. Recently released on Arrow Academy Blu-Ray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dominic, Steven and special guest, film editor/slapstick specialist Polly Rose, as they revisit the iconic Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) - now on Arrow BluRay.3:18 mayhem, Marx & Dumont; 7:15 plot; 10:30 tone & pacing; 15:00 set-pieces; 18:00 Harpo & violence; 22:35 editing/sound; 25:50 Chico; 28:40 Keaton's contribution    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven discuss Olivier Assays' alternative coming of age film, Cold Water (1994), a fine early career effort that has been recently released via Criterion DVD. Bailey the cat voices his concerns.1:02 plot summary; 2:22 coming of age; 6:35 performances/camerawork/spontaneity; 11:54 characterisation; 14:48 rock rebellion; 17:30 sound; 22:15 endings; 24:06 coldness; 25:47 super 16; 28:02 'almost experimental'  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947) is out on BluRay in the UK (via Universal/HMV's Premium Collection). Dominic and Steven revisit the quintessential film noir and offer their thoughts.1:57 plot summary; 8:23 wise-cracking dialogue; 12:43 performances; 20:55 lighting; 25:28 film noir and visual style; noir "heroes" 27:25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven watch Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread (2017) on 4K BluRay (Universal Studios) and discuss. 0:36 So, where are we?; 3:15 Games & rituals; 6:38 PTA's films; 9:12 Who are the protagonists?; 12:38 Changing times; 15:10 Food & appetite; 18:42 Is this an old-fashioned film?; 21:27 Dresses; 23:20 The film's politics; migration; 27:40 Swallowed lines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic and Steven discuss Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977), a cult comedy-horror from Japan now available to view on BluRay in the Eureka/Masters of Cinema series. Recorded 1 June 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.