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Welcome to the THE SCREEN’S MARGINS project from B Peterson Episode Guide: S1 - MY DINNER WITH MY DINNER WITH MY DINNER WITH ANDRE S2 - FRESH FROM THE MARGINS - New Releases w/ Anna Campion S3 - OUR WEEKLY WISEMAN - Frederick Wiseman w/ Harold Urteaga S4 - FASSBINDER AND HIS FRIENDS - Rainer Werner Fassbinder w/ Harold S5 - LAS LEGUAS DE LUCRECIA - Lucrecia Martel w/ Harold S6 - DANCE, DOROTHY, DANCE - Dorothy Arzner w/ Marc Edward Heuck S7 - FRIENDS OF DOROTHY - Zoe Akins w/ Marc S8 - DANCE, DOROTHY, DANCE - Dorothy Arzner w/ Marc, Live in LA! S9 - OLL OBOUT OVID! - OVID.tv w/ Witney Seibold

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    44. One Year of the ABBA Archives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 44:28


    and they're still chattin' about the same ol' stuff. Thanks for listening.

    43. I Wouldn't Say I'm Quite a Swiftie Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 69:52


    ABBA talk crime films as well as, bizarrely, Taylor Swift?

    42. Jimmy Fishes and the High Sushi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 35:15


    ABBA, now Spokane-based, details two weeks-worth of media.

    41. The Last Portland Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 63:40


    ABBA moves in less than a week, and they're still doing their usual thing.

    40. DQ Interlude

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 15:04


    ABBA in the car in the rain, briefly.

    39. Dune Week Cat (feat. Dog)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 67:09


    Still DUNE-ridden, all the way down.

    38. Dune Week Deux (& Trois)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 27:01


    ABBA are back from vacation, but that has in no way stopped the DUNE train. The DUNE train keeps on. And will keep on. The spice, as they say, must flow.

    37. Dune Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 57:16


    Arrakis - Dune - Desert Planet - is what ABBA have been up to, mostly. Also, B made a whole movie, and you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/rukmopL_wQ8 Also, no episode next week, as ABBA will be on vacation.

    36. Anybody's Possession

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 67:06


    and more

    35. Birth of the Philadelphia Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 35:06


    One film neither of them were particularly ready for, one film one of them had been waiting for, one film the other was dreading.

    34. A Double-Double Feature Featuring a Double-Dose of Dropout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 95:07


    33. Snowed In and Getting Saccharine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 106:41


    ABBA wax on about the films and tabletop games keeping them company as the weather keeps them cooped up. Ultimately, this podcast is about how they love each other. It's very sweet.

    abba snowed saccharine
    32. A Solid Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 96:10


    ABBA talk films about war and fascism, be they Iron or Star or Poirot-based. B's childhood lego stop motion shorts: https://youtu.be/r0ZFTws0NPQ?feature=shared

    31. While River Sleeps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 26:14


    ABBA wrapped up the year contentedly, and very tired thanks to a certain puppy. Apologies for the audio, blame B.

    30. From a Denny's

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 32:59


    Thirty episodes in and B still has yet to care about audio quality. In this no-cut special, ABBA talks the holidays live from a Denny's in Crescent City, CA, as well as Frederick Wiseman's epic City Hall (2020) [which was the first film reviewed on this podcast feed three years ago almost to the day]. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    29. Willy Wonka and the Desolation of A Couple Poor Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 65:24


    In which ABBA discuss, get this, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), Peter Jackson's Hobbit Trilogy, A Couple (2022), and Poor Things (2023). Note: A Couple is a film directed by Frederick Wiseman depicting Sofia Tolstoy walking through gardens monologuing about her relationship with Leo Tolstoy.

    28. The Return to Wiseman, But is it Weekly?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 86:30


    Featuring a conversation ABBA is having for the second time, as the audio from the first go-around was unusable. Apologies.

    27. Late for A Date

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 66:16


    Cramped for time, forgot to do the intro, but by golly ABBA did talk films. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    26. We'll Make This One Short, I Promise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 135:40


    Narrator: They did not, in fact, make this one short. Featuring lengthy discussions of comic book adaptations and B trying and failing to think of the word 'deconstruct.' We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

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    25. The Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 274:02


    ABBA went to Europe for three weeks. Here is an audio diary of that adventure. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time. Note: at one point B speaks to Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, and it's hard to hear whether she said that she "loathed" or "loved" it. Rest assured, B *loathes* that misogynist piece of glitz.

    24. Prologue, Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 121:25


    ABBA's been to Europe and back, but this ain't about that. This is them talking all the films they watched together in the week leading up to the trip, and the films they watched together in the week following the trip. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    23a. Silent Knights' Backdoor Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 24:40


    Will ABBA start a second podcast discussing their readings of foundational religious texts? Perhaps.

    23. Silent Knights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 130:32


    In this, the last episode before a hiatus while ABBA travels Europe for a month, ABBA discusses the following; Hester Street (1975), The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Like the Pieces of Driftwood, The Thin Man, The Decameron, Talisman. ABBA is also joined by returning guest Nancy the Mom to talk B's edits of The Batman (2022) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) entitled, respectively, The Batman: Silent Knight (2022) and Bram Stoker's Silent Knight (2023). Thank you for your time. Link to B's Silent Knight edits: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1al9Fn2WqUlBtOhtzKlRjBrcy1Rmze7v8?usp=drive_link

    22. Fighting Fire with Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 33:38


    Same as it ever was.

    21. And That Is A Blue Jay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 54:23


    Discussions of Pablo Larraín's latest works of genre-blending and VeggieTales appear as well.

    20. More of Hong Sang-soo's Same Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 64:56


    14 films into Hong's filmography, has ABBA finally seen a great film, or are they still all "eh-to-yup-pretty-good"? Will B let sniffling stop her from talking too much? Is ABBA seriously going to Europe next month? The answer to one of these questions is no.

    19. Speaking of Sang-soo (and Spielberg, Too)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 58:02


    Averaging one Hong Sang-soo every six hours for two days, as well as spending six hours with Steven Spielberg in two films.

    18. If Wall Street Could Talk, Sleeping Ponyo, etc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 71:42


    we just keep talking, don't we? sorry about that.

    17. Long, Long Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 79:22


    Them some long, long movies, man. Speaking of which, since there's no episode next week, you can go read *the* man (James Baldwin) instead, please.

    16. New Favorites

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 45:46


    ABBA bring home a new haul from a new favorite used video store, decide to go to a new favorite restaurant every Monday, talk their new favorite show, and chat B's own new picture. TRACKING (2023), B's experimental documentary feature: https://youtu.be/E55YEd90HJk

    15. Among Many Other Things, Barbenheimer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 230:27


    In this ridiculously long episode, ABBA discuss, in addition to the big new releases everybody's talking about: True Detective Season One (2014), A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man (1916), Ran (1985), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Dracula (1931), Dracula (1931), Doodlebug (1997), Sinead O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance (1989), All the President's Men (1976). This episode does not include their already-recorded conversation on Tracking (2023), a feature film B made, as it hasn't been released yet: stay tuned for that, though, because it will be available soon. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    14. Mystique Jumps in the Bathtub

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 43:06


    Fatigued chaos reigned this week. Thank you for your time.

    13. The Philosophy of Ethan Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 150:26


    In which A and B discuss for 150 minutes the evolution of the Tom-Cruise-starring Mission: Impossible franchise: its politics, its characters, its relationships with technology and fate and authority and the power of the individual. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    12a. A Very Special Episode After Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 43:59


    Don't listen to this one, mom. Please and thank you.

    12. A Very Special Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 101:25


    ABBA is joined by friend and former regular on this feed Marc Edward Heuck to discuss the fruits of his generosity with ABBA as they enjoy their week in Los Angeles. Also, the last 60 seconds of this podcast are kind of eventful. Also also, stay tuned for a bonus episode! Unless you're related to A or B; in that case don't stay tuned and ignore any bonus episode (what bonus episode? I don't know anything about a bonus episode...). We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time. https://thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04/smile-everybodys-a-star/

    11. Train!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 37:46


    ABBA is on a train! It is very exciting. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    10. Bros Be Being Bros and Bros Be Gay, Subtextually Anyway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 69:24


    A and B debate the value of queer readings of medieval texts, what kind of chess is easier to grasp, and the strengths and weaknesses of Wes Anderson's recent features. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    9. La Grande, Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 69:10


    From over-the-top works of piety to over-the-top works of comedy to over-the-top works of romance to over-the-top works of science-fiction, it's all here for both better and worse.

    8. Game Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 56:39


    A and B decided to play Star Realms midst their discussion of The Decameron, The Divine Comedy, The Stranger, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Man Who Fell to Earth, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Through a Glass Darkly. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    7. 7 days, 8 months, 9 films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 99:21


    This one's a doozy, folks. A and B talk for nearly 100 minutes straight about the nine films they saw together this past week, all of which turned out to be some level of fantastic. Spoilers ahead for all of them btw, including the one that just came out, so be warned. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    6. Did You Say Something About Scrambled Eggs?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 41:08


    Feat. guest-host Mystique! We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    5. Live from La Grande

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 60:20


    So. Many. Books. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    4. Power Couples

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 44:30


    Nick & Nora, Jesse & Celine, A & B of course; they're the dream, and so is everything. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    3. It's Got Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 59:26


    They spent so much money at Music Millennium, y'all. It was a very good first seven months, though, so they earned it. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    music millennium
    2. The Last Temptation of Doctor Zhivaligari

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 59:53


    How does one portray dissent within an oppressive institution, be it Russian, Roman, German [Expressionist], Goblin, or Alien? The answer may surprise you. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time. p.s. apologies for the weird audio

    1. A General Unit of Kirby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 32:37


    In this first episode, B Peterson and A Kirby chat about their distinct mindsets re: collecting, and the chill vibes of Kelly Reichardt. Also, Laserdiscs! B apologizes for interrupting her girlfriend so often, and will do better about not doing that going forward. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    Oll Obout Ovid! No. 24 - 7 Oscar-Winning Animated Shorts, Plus This Year's Nominees!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 91:51


    Hey y'all, it's Ovid.tv time with B Peterson and Witney Seibold! This month it's all about animated shorts again, with an added focus on shorts associated with The Academy Awards. Covering films from as far back as 1952, the twelve shorts discussed are cute and unnerving and beautiful and repellent and light and intense, without a bad one in the bunch as it turns out. On a sadder note, due to personal health reasons, this will also serve as the final episode of OLL OBOUT OVID!, as well as THE SCREEN'S MARGINS, for the foreseeable future. We want to thank you all so much for listening, for giving us, and these underseen films and filmmakers, your time. We hope you enjoy.

    Oll Obout Ovid! No. 23 - Ann Hui's A Simple Life, Shu Lea Chang's Fresh Kill, and Johnnie To's Office!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 77:37


    It's episode 23 of Oll Obout Ovid!, the podcast dedicated to Ovid.tv, and this month B and Witney talk about three films they saw on the service (a 90s queer cyberpunk drama set in New York City, a tender end-of-life drama out of Hong Kong, and a quirky workplace musical also from Hong Kong), as well as a lot of other random stuff. We dunno, this episode's a casual one. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

    Oll Obout Ovid! No. 22 - The Works of Lynne Sachs (feat. Lynne Sachs!) - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 60:42


    On this twenty-second episode of OLL OBOUT OVID!, on this ONE HUNDREDTH episode of THE SCREEN'S MARGINS, Witney and B have a very special guest! Here to talk with them about her films, which are being showcased on Ovid.tv, is none other than experimental documentary filmmaker Lynne Sachs! Among the films discussed in the second half of their chat are A BIOGRAPHY OF LILITH (1997), THE LAST HAPPY DAY (2009), TIP OF MY TONGUE (2017), A YEAR IN NOTES AND NUMBERS (2017) and A MONTH OF SINGLE FRAMES (FOR BARBARA HAMMER) (2019), which are on Ovid as of today, February 9th. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time! Link to the first half of this conversation: https://anchor.fm/screensmargins/episodes/Oll-Obout-Ovid--No--22---The-Works-of-Lynne-Sachs-feat--Lynne-Sachs----Part-1-e1dlg7c

    Oll Obout Ovid! No. 22 - The Works of Lynne Sachs (feat. Lynne Sachs!) - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 43:51


    On this twenty-second episode of OLL OBOUT OVID!, on this ONE HUNDREDTH episode of THE SCREEN'S MARGINS, Witney and B have a very special guest! Here to talk with them about her films, which are being showcased on Ovid.tv, is none other than experimental documentary filmmaker Lynne Sachs! Among the films discussed in the first half of their chat are SERMONS AND SACRED PICTURES (1989), WHICH WAY IS EAST: NOTEBOOKS FROM VIETNAM (1994), STATES OF UNBELONGING (2005) and YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT (2013), which are currently on Ovid. The second half of the conversation will be released on February 9th, when five more of Lynne Sachs' films are released to the service. We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time! Link to the second half of this conversation: https://anchor.fm/screensmargins/episodes/Oll-Obout-Ovid--No--22---The-Works-of-Lynne-Sachs-feat--Lynne-Sachs----Part-2-e1e3gov

    Oll Obout Ovid! No. 21 - All the World's Memory, Lost Course, the works of Lynne Sachs, and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 84:40


    Welcome to the 99th and final podcast from THE SCREEN'S MARGINS of the year! What a year it's been, and what better way to round out 2021 than by...okay there's nothing special, it's just B Peterson and Witney Seibold talking good film that's available on Ovid.tv, aka the premise of OLL OBOUT OVID! We talk Alain Renais' 1956 tribute to libraries, Madeline Anderson's documentation of Civil Rights activism and activists, Lynne Sachs' experimental explorations of history, language and the documentary form itself, Jill Li's chronicling of a democratic movement in Southern China, and more besides! We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.

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