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Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. Produced by Brave Voice Films, and hosted by Kyle Mahaney and…

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    • Feb 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    12. Swedish Death Dreaming (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Fanny and Alexander)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 121:26


    This week we're discussing the films of Ingmar Bergman, by looking at The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Fanny & Alexander. Films: The Seventh Seal (1957, d. Ingmar Berman) US Blu-ray: Amazon US Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Box-set: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Ingmar-Bergmans-Cinema-Blu-ray/dp/B07FK78D6W) UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Wild Strawberries (1957, d. Ingmar Berman) US Blu-Ray: Amazon US Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Box-set: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Ingmar-Bergmans-Cinema-Blu-ray/dp/B07FK78D6W) UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK Fanny and Alexander (1982, d. Ingmar Berman) US Blu-Ray: Amazon US Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Box-set: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Ingmar-Bergmans-Cinema-Blu-ray/dp/B07FK78D6W) UK Blu-Ray: Amazon UK This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 97:25


    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 This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 123:15


    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: https://www.amazon.com/Raging-Bull-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B09YCQ458K UK 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raging-Bull-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0CVXYGFDZ Silence (2016, d. Martin Scorsese) US Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Blu-ray/dp/B01LTI119U UK Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silence-Blu-ray/dp/B01MT14Q7T AUS “Films of Faith” Blu-ray Box-Set: https://www.amazon.com.au/Martin-Scorsese-Films-of-Faith-Blu-ray/dp/B0D131RX4B Killers of the Flower Moon (2023, d. Martin Scorsese) Italian (Region B Locked) 4K Blu-Ray: https://www.rarewaves.com/products/8032807083667-killers-of-the-flower-moon-4k-ultra-hdblu-ray-hd Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 76:10


    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: https://www.cinemasmorgasbord.com/the-podcasts/bartel-me-something-good/ Films: Water Lilies(2007, d. Céline Sciamma) This film is out of print in English-subbed form, however you can stream it on Criterion: https://www.criterionchannel.com/water-lilies Tomboy (2011, d. Céline Sciamma This film is out of print in English-subbed form, however you can stream it on Criterion: https://www.criterionchannel.com/tomboy Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019, d. Céline Sciamma) US Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Portrait-of-a-Lady-on-Fire-Blu-ray/dp/B0863THLBJ UK Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portrait-of-a-Lady-on-Fire-Blu-ray/dp/B0859R3D74 Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 63:12


    Films: Breathless (1960, d. Jean-Luc Godard) US 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Breathless-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0C2JNJDBC UK 4K Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breathless-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B09KMLTY8G The Graduate (1967, d. Mike Nichols) US Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/The-Graduate-Blu-ray/dp/B0184DLI28 UK Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Graduate-Blu-ray/dp/B071YSRSLJ Mean Streets (1973, d. Martin Scorsese) US 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Streets-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0CFW16JFM UK 4K Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mean-Streets-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0CLYRFLP6 Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 105:12


    Films: Y tu mamá también (2001, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Y-Tu-Mama-Tambien-Blu-ray/dp/B0915GWTKD Children of Men (2006, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Children-of-Men-Blu-ray/dp/B001YV502C UK Blu-ray: (Superior transfer but region locked): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-of-Men-Blu-ray/dp/B07G1YPKM9 Roma (2018, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Roma-Blu-ray/dp/B081KMQY17 Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 93:54


    Films: The Conversation (1974, d. Francis Ford Coppola) UK Blu-ray (Region B Locked): https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Conversation-Blu-ray/dp/B004OQJSDG Blow Out (1981, d. Brian De Palma) US 4K Blu-Ray: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/blow-out-4k-uhd-562?_pos=3&_sid=6c12c6d4c&_ss=r UK Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blow-Out-Blu-ray/dp/B00B5DKXPS The Lives of Others (2006, d. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) UK Blu-ray https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lives-of-Others-Blu-ray/dp/B003OUV1H4 Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 129:58


    Films: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-ray: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/copy-of-true-stories-951 US Blu-Ray Box Set: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/the-essential-jacques-demy The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-Ray Box Set: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/the-essential-jacques-demy La La Land (2016, d. Damien Chazelle) US 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Land-4K-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B01LTI1WAS/ UK 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Land-UHD-Blu-Ray-Blu-ray/dp/B07PML6NGY/ Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

    4. Voyeurism (Psycho, Peeping Tom, Last Night in Soho)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 92:44


    Films: Psycho (1960, d. Alfred Hitchcock) US 4K Blu-ray: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/psycho4kuhd UK 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psycho-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B094Z2DTWF Peeping Tom (1960, d. Michael Powell) US Imported 4K Blu-ray: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/pre-order-peeping-tom-4k-uhd-region-free-b ** Note the regular blu-ray is locked to Region B and will require a reion-free player in North America. UK 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peeping-Tom-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0CKFHSR1V Last Night in Soho (2021, d. Edgar Wright) US 4K Blu-ray: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/dont-publish-last-night-in-soho-4k-uhd UK 4K Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Night-in-Soho-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B09K4HYHQ3 Two friends discuss the theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and go on a journey together to learn about under-appreciated works. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly. Please email us your suggestions!

    3: Gerwigmania (Frances Ha, Lady Bird, Barbie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 114:08


    Films: Frances Ha (2012, d. Noah Baumbach), Lady Bird (2017, d. Greta Gerwig), Barbie (2023, d. Greta Gerwig) Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@bravevoicefilms.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run monthly. Please email us your suggestions!

    2: The One Where We Talk About Nature (The Rider, George Washington, Badlands)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 61:55


    Films: The Rider (2017, d. Chloé Zhao), George Washington (2000, d. David Gordon Green), Badlands (1973, d. Terrence Malick) Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@gmail.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run monthly. Please email us your suggestions!

    1: The One Where We Really Like Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here, Ratcatcher, The 400 Blows)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 57:38


    Films: You Were Never Really Here (2018, d. Lynne Ramsay), Ratcatcher (1999, d. Lynne Ramsay), The 400 Blows (1959, d. Francois Truffaut). Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@gmail.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly on Monday nights! Please email us your suggestions!

    2: The One Where We Talk About Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 61:55


    Films: The Rider (2017, d. Chloé Zhao), George Washington (2000, d. David Gordon Green), Badlands (1973, d. Terrence Malick)

    1: The One Where We Really Like Lynne Ramsay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 57:30


    Films: You Were Never Really Here (2018, d. Lynne Ramsay), Ratcatcher (1999, d. Lynne Ramsay), The 400 Blows (1959, d. Francois Truffaut).

    Preview Episode: The One Where We Figure Out We're Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 17:04


    This podcast is produced by Brave Voice Films. You can reach out to us at framesofreference@gmail.com Tweet us: @podcastfor Our episodes will run bi-weekly on Monday nights! Please email us your suggestions!

    0: The One Where We Figure Out What We're Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 17:04


    Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, arthouse, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them. This podcast i

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