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    Ivy Insights

    The A24 Podcast is a must-listen for any film enthusiast. With its discussions between incredible creatives about a wide range of topics, it offers a unique and refreshing take on the podcast format. The absence of a host and agenda makes it stand out from other podcasts that feature well-known people in the film world. The pairings of guests are top notch, resulting in carefully curated and wonderfully pieced together episodes that address cinema and society today.

    One of the best aspects of The A24 Podcast is its ability to offer intimate and insightful conversations with filmmakers and artists. Listeners get to hear personal stories, inspirations, and technical insights behind notable films, making it an invaluable resource for aspiring filmmakers. Each episode feels like a private one-on-one discussion that provides a deeper understanding of the creative process.

    However, one downside of this podcast is its lack of consistency in posting new episodes. While the quality of each episode is high, fans have expressed their desire for more regular content. In addition, there have been comments about the unenthusiastic tone of the introductory speaker's voice, which can detract from the overall listening experience.

    In conclusion, The A24 Podcast is an essential listen for anyone who loves and appreciates well-made films. It offers unique insights into the art of filmmaking through intimate and engaging conversations between filmmakers and artists. Although there are some areas for improvement in terms of consistency in posting and production quality, overall, this podcast delivers interesting and complex content in a fresh and compelling format.



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    Latest episodes from The A24 Podcast

    Ahead Of The Joke with Johnny Knoxville & Andrew DeYoung

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 60:30


    Topics covered include: Success giving you brain damage, Andy's lifelong love of Jackass as a “silly, honest, and ancient” art, squirming to hide the truth, Turkish hair transplants, the influence of The King of Comedy on Friendship, the psychedelic experience of seeing your movie with a crowd, knowing enough to know that you're wrong, getting six tubes of Krazy Glue and "seeing what happens," reaching the shore, Tim' Robinson's philosophy that laughing is accident, John Waters as the greatest dinner guest of all time, a few concussions, getting choked out by Gene LeBell, binge watching Steven Seagal movies, primal uncomfortableness, wall-to-wall c*cks in Jackass Forever, Johnny's dad's auto-shop business cards that read “Father of Johnny Knoxville,” beating fear spirals, and the absolute essentiality of seeing Friendship in a movie theater.

    Ambassador of the Heart with Isaiah Saxon & Jane Goodall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 39:38


    Topics covered include: Jane Goodall as Isaiah's lifelong Patron Saint, a very cheap edition of Tarzan of the Apes that changed a young Jane's entire world, supportive mothers,The Legend of Ochi as a critique of anthropocentrism, Jane's first experience watching one of the famed Gombe chimps David Greybeard use a tool for the first time, stewardship versus dominion, controversy around Jane's first National Geographic cover, using empathy in the scientific method, the importance of anecdotes, inventing a fictional primate for the Ochi, filmmaking's parallels to science, the possibilities of nonverbal communication between man and animal, a quest to understand if adult male chimps like rock and roll music, the size of a dog's heart knowing no bounds, Jane experiencing the effects of USAID defunding, a shared determination to heal the world by reaching hearts and enacting change, and the aquatic ape hypothesis. 

    Moving as One with Charles Melton & Will Poulter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 37:32


    Topics covered include: Charles connecting with his dad through his role in Warfare, total immersion, knowing your castmates' meal requests by heart (Noah Centineo: 3 burger patties), sage advice from Alex Garland to “never say yes to anything before you read it,” pinch me moments, impersonating Will's American accent, Charles working with fellow Garland alum Cailee Spaeny on the newest season of Beef, feeling out of continuity with your own life, playing many rounds of Mafia after hours, wild peacocks, Will having an absolute blast with Jenna and Richard E. Grant on set of Death of a Unicorn, Michael Gandolfini as the worlds best storyteller, and Warfare as the most transformative and meaningful experience of their lives.

    Creatures of Habit with Pedro Pascal & Halina Reijn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 49:10


    Topics covered include: Halina learning about ASMR, Pedro's obsession with travel and sleep schedules, watching The Social Network for the 600th time, anticipating your fears, a discomfort with nesting, Pedro feeling torn open after seeing Babygirl, doorways to vulnerability, refusing to be a moralist, real intimacy as the most frightening thing, traumatic early viewings of Watership Down, wanting to be a miracle child, Pedro lying about starring in Twin Peaks as a kid, unconventional artist parents, playing all of the greatest characters of theatre history around the world simultaneously while writing a movie being a total control freak Scorpio, and Halina's exes calling her to ask how Pedro dances that well. 

    Quite a Life with Adrien Brody & Jason Schwartzman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 54:16


    Topics covered include: The strength and fragility of László Toth, chunky old tape recorders, Adrien's Hungarian grandfather, heavy accents, giant dictionaries, descending from immigrants, the photography of André Kertész, 3-4 hours of prosthetics for Queer, the transformative experience of making The Darjeeling Limited, emotional truths paired with broad f*cking comedy, walking all over India barefoot, digital and analog instruments, loving gear too much, and Jason telling his 10 year-old she can't come to The Brutalist because she could barely get through Wild Robot.

    Frog Eye Salad with Sophie Thatcher & Chloe East

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 47:59


    Topics Covered:Spotting a five month old baby at a screening of Heretic, hitting a wall of cries when filming horror, being film bros, craving lightness, jinxing projects, being a superstitious child, watching a DVD of Bergman's Seventh Seal at age 11, Sophie's (still active) shoegaze Tumblr, having a twin with superior taste, meeting your idols, going to “the evil place” aka Silver Lake Erewhon, Lizzie Grant era Lana, Chloe's dream double feature of Heretic and First Reformed, Mormon pretzel jello salad, and a shared devotion to Taco Bell.

    Child's Play with Andrew Garfield & Harris Dickinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 60:21


    Topics covered include: Harris's longing to be 40, finding security in insecurity, eternal things, having an allergic response to fame, unsolicited wisdom from Tom Cruise, giving bite-sized chunks of yourself, murky waters, I Heart Huckabees healing a broken heart, wounded bits, embracing scary material, matching Florence's courage in We Live in Time, soothing the nervous system, avoiding cliché, interrogating performance and desire in Babygirl, Andrew's memories of shooting the iconic laptop smashing scene in The Social Network with Fincher, Ben Affleck's actor's commentary on Armageddon, having trust problems with directors, breaking bones skating and surfing, playing with Tech Decks at home, Harris's childhood sketch comedy YouTube show, being a chubby boi, basketball as poetry, and Andrew honoring his own grief through We Live in Time.

    A Little Danger with Sebastian Stan & Colman Domingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 52:37


    Topics covered include: Sebastian's early childhood in Romania, being a reformed introvert, obstacles as a good thing, past lives as Law & Order day players, a certain tenderness that runs thru Sing Sing, the risk and reward in playing real people, Colman being “knocked out by” A Different Man, motherly advice to “get some moisturizer,” living like a monk while filming, 9pm bedtimes, the pains of early 2000s pilot season, a shared stint at an NYC catering company, and dreams of DJ-ing.

    Eternal Sense of Play with Jane Schoenbrun & Brigette Lundy-Paine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 47:19


    Topics covered include: The script as a spell to perform, sneaking around your parents house, career ending movie ideas, the inaugural podcast compliment break, work and savoring as the only true constants, riding the Spook-A-Rama under the influence at Coney Island, the G word, so many boring people, finding equilibrium after a film, Jane's favorite now defunct Epcot ride that featured Bill Nye and Ellen Degeneres, listening to Elliott Smith on set of I Saw the TV Glow, being a Weird Little Creature, Brig's advice on how to always prioritize play, becoming a punk singer, and taking time to heal.

    Extreme Personalities with Emma Stone & Julio Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 51:43


    Topics covered include: Wrinkly passports, being unable to operate any form of transportation, the Kim's Video of 90s El Salvador, changelings, teenage obsessions with Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, scholarships for congeniality, night terrors, Julio's short stint handing out chocolate samples at Fairway supermarkets, never-aired SNL sketches, the true joy of filming Problemista, gravitating towards green, favorite childhood toys, and questioning whether chaos is essential for good art.

    Burning For Something with Celine Song & Sofia Coppola

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 64:11


    Topics covered include: seeing your first movie at the neighborhood theater, the pressures of live performance, the animal that is the audience, parallels between directing and motherhood, abandoning the miracle, autobiographical filmmaking, feeling like broccoli, the Pacific Ocean as the villain in Past Lives, Harry Styles fan-fiction, writing on planes, revisiting The Artist's Way, avoiding the sophomore slump, Francis Ford Coppola's directing advice, a shared love of Barry Lyndon and Miyazaki, taking the audience to Mars, and what genre they would like to explore next (sci-fi, westerns, horror!)

    Tuneful And Filthy with Patti LuPone & Nathan Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 39:40


    Topics covered include: Nathan and Patti acting together off-Broadway in the mid-80s, herbal inspiration, learning on the job, sense memory, the brutality of Julliard, putting in the work, the dumbing down of America, witty alcoholics, the Alogonquin Round Table, Nathan falling in love with Dicks: The Musical, becoming A24 repertoire players, feeding ham to puppets, adoring Megan Thee Stallion, Patti's deep hatred of ABBA, Broadway as a shopping mall, art as an essential human right, getting dual-citizenship ‘just in case,' and Patti's bootlegger grandmother.

    Peninsula Mentality with Steven Yeun & Michael Imperioli

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 46:14


    Topics covered include: The Sopranos cast being sore losers at their first Emmy Awards, hyperbolic reviews, the extremes of Hollywood, getting recognized in Best Buy, only eating Subway sandwiches the entire time Steven shot Burning in Korea, long lost aunts, Michael experiencing an emotional pasta sauce on his first trip to Rome at 25, sprezzatura, the parallels between Christopher Moltisanti and Danny Cho, searching for meaning, breaking generational patterns, playing unlikeable characters with a profound sense of vulnerability, the realities of road rage, and Italian Korean fusion food.

    Power Moves with Julia Louis-Dreyfus & J. Smith-Cameron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 43:30


    Topics covered include: Nicole Holofcener's genius, the vulnerability of writing a book, June brides, parenting adult children, Julia and J.'s mutual love of YHMF/Succession co-stars Jeannie Berlin and Arian Moayed, Gerri's best moments that didn't make the final cut of Succession S4, alternate endings, baby men, J.'s internalized bias against celebrities, not being able to log in to Uber, hyphenated last names, the potential for a Veep/Succession mashup, wanting to ride exquisite trains, learning Antonin Scalia was a Veep fan, keeping cherished pieces from Selina Meyer's wardrobe, wishing she could re-do Elaine's signature hair, and slow-reading The Years of Lyndon B. Johnson.

    Nervous Laughter with Ari Aster & Joaquin Phoenix

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 60:41


    Topics covered include: struggling to take a compliment, the pressure of the clock, unorthodox techniques for playing a character in physical pain, worst days on set, resisting comfort, Ari's snappy attitude, Joaquin fainting mid-take with Patti Lupone, the experience of brutal humiliation, old school SFX makeup tricks, crying in front of the crew while filming Midsommar, doing weird shit in attics, and getting each other through moments when you don't know what the f-ck to do.

    If You Build It They Will Come with Brendan Fraser & Michelle Yeoh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 44:26


    Topics covered include: the magic of practical effects, living out of a suitcase, calculated risks, mapping the multiverse on a blackboard, Everything Everywhere and The Whale's themes of forgiveness, films that open hearts, fighting to be original, total collaboration, lessons from Brendan's favorite movie of all time Ratatouille, moving a literal mountain in China to get the perfect shot for The Mummy 3, working with Jet Li's fight crew, pain as a smoke alarm, leaving stunt work to the professionals, awards season as a full-time job, giving the people what they want, going towards the danger, hyper-critical Chinese moms, the buoyant enthusiasm of the EEAAO cast, plus a brief cameo from Brendan's dog PeeWee.

    Great Joys with Ramy Youssef & Mahershala Ali

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 50:31


    Topics covered include: Mecca, the art of walking a fine line, Ramy's inner Arab negotiator, hot-button issues, mercy, relatable characters in unrelatable worlds, miracles of filmmaking, how Ramy beat Mahershala at one-on-one basketball, fractured attention, pimple management, comfort zones, Mahershala's dream of directing, the urgency of the daily lunch order on set, killing vampires in Atlanta, and the Sheikh-Ramy fight scene we need to see in Season 4.

    Strange Adolescence with Sadie Sink & Finn Wolfhard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 46:06


    Topics covered include: COVID scheduling nightmares, wasp problems, being the youngest person in a room, the gift of time, playing characters desperate for connection, the trope of the angsty teen, feeling the pressure, shedding child actor habits, imposter syndrome, the Stranger Things school trailer, failing at Lent, the frat origins of Vineyard Vines, and the importance of nurturing a rich inner life.

    Make It Come Alive with Isabella Rossellini & Willem Dafoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 52:05


    Topics covered include: rolling your Rs, the incomparable satisfaction of cursing in Italian, eggplant parmigiana, puppet theater, loving a strong director, going towards the vision, the freedom of abstraction, meeting David Lynch for the first time at dinner with Helen Mirren, Isabella's master's degree in animal behavior and conservation, taming Abel Ferrara, working with Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet (and Willem almost getting cast as Frank Booth), stumpy-tooth dentures, uniform dressing, and the true meaning of elegance.

    Off To The Races with Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Daniel Radcliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 61:12


    Topics covered include: The Cheesecake Factory's experimental tasting kitchen, navigating the technical logistics of the Butt Plug Fight Scene, child stunt doubles, Everything Everywhere as the greatest case for optimism, fantasies of bringing Swiss Army Man 2 to Broadway, Kwan's mom's meatballs, overblown headlines, Radcliffe's karaoke track of choice (“The Real Slim Shady”), the Equus poster in his parents' bathroom, growing up on set of Harry Potter surrounded by legends, hating school but loving learning, hyper-specific personal email addresses, the influence of anime, the history of birds being witnesses in murder trials, and nominal predestination.

    Light On My Feet with Jenny Slate & Nick Kroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 65:45


    Topics covered include: being cavity-prone, Joe Rogan's effect on the podcast industry, the distinction between porn and pornos, turbo output, cheaper vanities, nostalgia for Netflix's DVD subscription model, experiencing a viral hit in 2010, licensing a song from the most litigious band in history (The Eagles) for Marcel the Shell, levels of emergency, living true beauty, parenthood, aging, and the potential for a PubLIZity reboot where Liz G. has fillers.

    Fine Ingredients with Kogonada & Michelle Zauner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 59:30


    Topics covered include: Pocky versus Pepero, Kogonada buying Crying In H Mart for everyone he knows, the aesthetics of Ozu, the burden of representation, climbing the corporate ladder, knowing when to walk away, the nourishing process of making After Yang, Wong Kar-Wai and Agnes Varda's influence, poeticizing kitchen sink reality, choosing joy, surrogate families, Colin Farrell's innate humanity, and 'belonging' as another way of ‘longing to be.'

    How Do You Know My Name with Simon Rex and Angus Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 46:53


    Topics covered include: escaping to Joshua Tree, the heartbreaking experience of being an Oakland sports fan, pre-Giuliani New York lawlessness, running a small business in Fort Greene Park, whether your DNA is safe with 23andMe, Internet bullshit, fake energy, losing friends to COVID conspiracies, being “famous as fuck,” the transactional nature of Los Angeles, Angus's favorite movie (Holes), the judgment of vegans, shooting on deadstock Kodak film for Euphoria S2, parallels between Fezco and Mikey Saber, getting thrown into the deep end, and how to cope with being famous when you're just a normal dude from The Bay.

    Divine Frequency with Hunter Schafer & Lorde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 54:11


    Topics covered include: exquisite faces, rich inner worlds, being a Prada girl, dressing like a magician, nostalgia for Rookie magazine, the Jules special episode of Euphoria as trans girl canon, astrological turbulence, Scorpio eyes, metabolizing your emotions through art, peacing out on popular culture, the music of Arca and Sophie, Lorde being a First Reformed stan, and tracking orcas in Antarctica.

    True Form with Paul Mescal & Honor Swinton Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 45:03


    Topics covered include: the thrill and terror of acting without a script, the meta nature of The Souvenir movies, Joanna Hogg as genius puppet master, the return of real film, Paul's “chill and kind” rugby-playing brother, Irish gatekeeping, drama school memories, slowly developing a bad back, being patient with yourself, getting off social media, the courage to be disliked, and Tilda's fish pie.

    This Odd Situation with Mike Mills & David Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 47:52


    Topics covered include: the world of childhood, collaborators as playmates, blasting Remain in Light on loop, Mike's innate desire to give everyone a hug, being allergic to bullshit, the Wim Wenders Easter eggs in C'mon C'mon, black and white movies as their own species, bingeing Hitchcock movies during the pandemic, David being a little dictator on the set of Stop Making Sense, putting ‘fringe' into a different context, the pretentiousness of thinking that being a graphic designer would be radical, and finding new ways to enchant yourself, again and again.

    Practical Magic with David Lowery & Elijah Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 50:52


    Topics covered include: the importance of letting your movie breath, hate-cutting The Green Knight, the fall of Troy, Grail mythology, a mom's helpful nudge, old-fashioned movie magic, the epic oner from Eternal Sunshine, concentric circles of production and release, vegan animatronic boar entrails, New Zealand film crews (the best), mainlining horror movies in October, and why genre is the perfect playground for emerging filmmakers.

    Stories We Tell with Lee Isaac Chung & Viet Thanh Nguyen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 50:03


    Topics covered include: career trajectories, seeing yourself through your children’s eyes, the traveling circus energy of a film set, paying to play, knowing failure, making art for yourself, the impact of the Hollywood stereotypes we grow up with, American hang-ups about the Vietnam War, the legendary Park Chan-wook, whether Isaac would make a Marvel movie, the artistry of Minari, and why every immigrant story should be considered an epic.

    The Rest Is History with Kelly Reichardt & Kenneth Lonergan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 49:07


    Topics covered include: following Todd Haynes to Portland, cattle politics, the nature of the “American Experiment,” why it’s so hard to make a good period piece, lessons from Lyndon Johnson, whether Mark Ruffalo could effectively play an evil person (answer: yes), the randomness of art, the actor/movie star dichotomy, bad old movies versus bad new movies, and why it’s always better when there’s a dog.

    All The Ways To Be with Bryan Washington & Ocean Vuong

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 48:06


    Topics covered include: the purity of poetry, radical okay-ness, the alternate version of Ocean’s life as a straight man, why love wasn't a question in Memorial, the power of saying no, learning to choose yourself, the exoticism of suburbia, the upside of being small, letting another artist expand upon your vision through adaptation, and why being a writer is less a career than a miracle.

    This Is Getting Good with Tim Heidecker, John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen & Jonathan Krisel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 44:34


    Topics covered include: Zoom culture, petty arguments, band name trends through the decades, the humble origins of Moonbase 8, rethinking “independent” television, the demoralizing experience of pitching a show to Amazon and Netflix accompanied by a 30 person chorus, learning to trust Ravi, whether A24 needs help with money, and why you sometimes need a couple years of distance to fall in love with something you made.

    Animal Instincts with Nathan Fielder & Alexa Demie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 54:01


    Topics covered include: embracing your animal essence, what high school is really like, the Euphoria chili scene, learning cinematography from reality TV, the secret to acting like Nathan, fairy portals, approaches to cat parenting, the kindness of strangers, and crying so hard you laugh.

    Everything Is Available with Nicholas Braun & Nicholas Britell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 50:09


    Topics covered include: performance anxiety, living in the body of a character, the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, how Cousin Greg got his rich vocabulary, Britell’s early gigs writing telephone hold music, getting out of your own head, and why you should just keep going when it feels good.

    It Only Matters To Me with Janicza Bravo & Joi McMillon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 56:48


    Topics covered include: finding your creative collaborators, strip club breakfast buffets, editing as the final draft of a script, the Sundance party scene, why bad notes are better than no notes, meaningful nudity on screen, getting paid the least for doing the most, and what it’s like making a naughty movie when you’re a prude.

    Seduce And Destroy with Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie & Paul Thomas Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 60:53


    Topics covered include: hot mics, shooting in airports pre-9/11, "movie star grapes," Josh seeing Sandler in Punch Drunk Love at age 18, writing a script that feels like there is no script at all, His Royal Highness Darius Khondji, the firecracker scene in Boogie Nights, the feeling when it all works artistically, post-filmmaking blues, losing the Ziegfeld theater in NYC, and why it just makes sense to ship a precious gem inside of a fish.

    BONUS: Ari Aster & Robert Eggers Extended Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 55:27


    Bergman Mission Accomplished. Here's the extended version of last week’s Deep Cuts with Ari Aster & Robert Eggers. ROB & ARI'S WATCH LIST (in order of appearance) The Servant (1963) dir. Joseph Losey The Sacrifice (1986) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Cries and Whispers (1972) dir. Ingmar Bergman Autumn Sonata (1978) dir. Ingmar Bergman Persona (1966) dir. Ingmar Bergman The Master (2012) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson The Virgin Spring (1960) dir. Ingmar Bergman Shame (1968) dir. Ingmar Bergman Winter Light (1963) dir. Ingmar Bergman Fanny and Alexander (1982) dir. Ingmar Bergman Scenes from a Marriage (1973) dir. Ingmar Bergman Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) dir. Ingmar Bergman Andrei Rublev (1973) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Through a Glass Darkly (1961) dir. Ingmar Bergman Ivan’s Childhood (1963) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Hour of the Wolf (1968) dir. Ingmar Bergman From the Life of the Marionettes (1981) dir. Ingmar Bergman Carrie (1976) dir. Brian De Palma The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) dir. Peter Greenaway The Snowman (1982) dir. Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami Blue Velvet (1986) dir. David Lynch A Clockwork Orange (1971) dir. Stanley Kubrick Mary Poppins (1964) dir. Robert Stevenson Conan the Barbarian (1982) dir. John Milius Legend (1986) dir. Ridley Scott Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) dir. George Lucas Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) dir. Steven Spielberg Nosferatu (1922) dir. F.W. Murnau The Bostonians (1984) dir. James Ivory Maurice (1987) dir. James Ivory The Seventh Seal (1957) dir. Ingmar Bergman Lost Highway (1997) dir. David Lynch The Dark Knight (2008) dir. Christopher Nolan A Life in Suitcases (2005) dir. Peter Greenaway The Falls (1980) dir. Peter Greenaway Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) dir. Ingmar Bergman The Silence (1963) dir. Ingmar Bergman Seventh Samurai (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa Last Year at Marienbad (1963) dir. Alain Resnais

    Deep Cuts with Ari Aster & Robert Eggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 44:24


    Topics covered include: chasing the Bergman closeup, preferred aspect ratios, why Hereditary is unabashedly a horror movie, talking to press while intoxicated, the “trick” of Midsommar, the scene from Carrie that still gives Ari nightmares, dealing with the consequences of an A24 marketing stunt you did not consent to, the silver lining on a ‘D’ Cinemascore, why films are meant to be watched more than once, and the magic of being in dialogue with other filmmakers across history—and becoming more yourself in the process.

    All In The Family with Ramy Youssef & Awkwafina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 47:46


    Topics covered include: lies we tell our families, the gift of cold hard cash, visiting Disney as an adult, pet monkeys (dream versus reality), Murakami, the Malcolm X watch, LA car culture, universality through specificity, connecting the dots, and the longing to know the places our parents' parents once called home.

    A Bigger Canvas with Martin Scorsese & Joanna Hogg

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 48:00


    Topics covered include: Bob Fosse's influence, the magic of Singing In The Rain (1952), strategies for evading journalists' questions, sequels that aren't really sequels, the CGI challenge of youthifying De Niro, Pesci, and Pacino in The Irishman, and the piece of advice from Arthur Penn that Marty will never forget: “Don't lose that amateur status.”

    Shooting Stars with Rian Johnson & Claire Denis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 27:27


    Topics covered include: shooting a prison movie in space, the dark romance of L.A., good bread, why Claire went crazy working for Wim Wenders, films that must be viewed in the dark, shooting with yellow light, the romanticization of film stock, Tarkovsky’s Stalker, and the alchemy of cinema.

    Don't Be A Stranger with Jonah Hill & Michael Cera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 48:34


    Topics covered include: the surreal experience of overnight fame, Spanish movie marketing, establishing boundaries, theater people, drinking beers with Elaine May, Jonah's fear of winged animals, on-demand pushups, degenerate gambling, and why everyone should own a digital copy of Mid90s.

    Sound On with Daniel Lopatin & Mica Levi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 42:59


    Topics covered include: the process of scoring a film, growing up in a house filled with music, cinematic rhythm, cheesy scores, creating the sounds of an urban nightmare, and why electronic music is the best game ever.

    Acting Your Age with Elsie Fisher & Molly Ringwald

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 39:11


    Topics covered include: the highs and lows of being a young actor, Elsie’s audition for Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham’s Vine career (RIP), why social media should have stopped at Myspace, the impossibility of not saying “Um” and “Like,” Dungeons & Dragons, the Golden State Killer, coming-of-age on screen, and why we never stop craving connection—regardless of age.

    The More You Know with Fred Armisen & Jason Schwartzman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 46:16


    Topics covered include: the nuances of American Sign Language, Icelandic stand-up comedy, fairies, trolls, superhuman athleticism, archaic medical treatments, and what Fred would do if he could travel back in time without altering history.

    Catch And Release with Ethan Hawke & Alia Shawkat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 41:21


    Topics covered include: their new film Blaze, summers in Nova Scotia, art that tells the truth, the beauty of beginner’s mind, Alia’s painting, career advice from Steve McQueen, and the importance of giving it all away.

    This Is How It Should End with Paul Schrader & Sofia Coppola

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 46:35


    Topics covered include: Paul's unexpected career trajectory, ambiguous endings, stealing from the best, the challenges of writing without "nighttime additives," and what it took for Paul to finally make First Reformed—the movie he’s been waiting his whole life to make.

    True Obsession with John Early & Toni Collette

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 42:15


    Topics covered include: Toni Collette, Toni Collette, and falling in love with Toni Collette at age 10 after renting Clockwatchers from a Nashville Blockbuster.

    High Anxiety with Jerrod Carmichael & Bo Burnham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 48:08


    Topics covered include: the internet, teenagers today, how to talk about a moment that is already a parody of itself, the FKA Twigs/Anderson .Paak/Spike Jonze Apple ad, whether or not Deadpool gets it, why Jerrod hasn’t seen Bottle Rocket, the filmmaking of Steve McQueen, Jerrod and Bo’s dispositional differences, Snoop Dogg’s new gospel album, the performance of an interview, and the value of not being present.

    All the Way Home with Barry Jenkins & Greta Gerwig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 40:50


    Topics covered include: Elena Ferrante, medieval triptychs, things that make Greta uncomfortable as a viewer, shooting through fog machines, the skirts of Isadora Duncan, fast-talking ladies, Grey Gardens, the possibility of a giant bad mess, budgetary constraints, Sacramento, the special birthday plate, and the YMCA aerobics class on 14th Street where Greta discovered her calling.

    Coming Soon: The A24 Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 0:52


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