The podcast about all the things we should have seen by now. Listen as Real Film Graduates Allison Hrabar and Casey Schreiner catch each other up on all the film and tv they missed when they couldn't drag themselves to class. We hope you enjoy it.
Casey Schreiner and Allison Hrabar
On this week's episode we talk about Bradley Cooper's 2018 remake of A Star Is Born. Is it set in New York or LA? Does it take place in 2008 or 2018? Is it possible for an alt-country star to sell out a stadium tour? We do not answer these questions, but we do talk a lot about Lady Gaga. Featured in this ep: a month-late Met Gala recap, how star personas deepen performances, and (unfortunately) Ed Sheeran
Like Janet Gaynor and Judy Garland before her, Barbra Streisand lost an Oscar for her tireless work in A Star Is Born. But this movie take those classics and revives them with sex, drugs, and shirtless Kris Kristofferson. Featured in this ep: novelistic constructions of character, authorship, and the Naked Brothers Band (again).
55 years ago, Judy Garland became the second woman lose the Oscar for her performance in A Star is Born. This week, we talk about her role in the George Cukor's 1954 remake, how stars' offscreen lives affect their onscreen roles, and also the Naked Brothers Band for some reason. You can read Richard Dyers' Stars here: https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/jaro2017/FAVBKalt1/um/68312072/Richard_Dyer_Star_Studies.pdf
For the next four weeks, Allison and Casey will be watching all four A Star Is Borns. First up: A Star Is Born (Wellman, 1937) starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March. Featured in this ep: stars as industrial phenomenon, a history of Hollywood's studio system, and an endorsement of the Curly Girl Method (CGM). You can read Richard Dyer's "Stars" here: https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/jaro2017/FAVBKalt1/um/68312072/Richard_Dyer_Star_Studies.pdf
Think back to June 2018...the air was warm, the sun was shining, and everyone was losing their minds about Hereditary. This week, we set down the academic texts and talk about Toni Colette, that decapitation scene, and a lot of other movies we find way more interesting than Hereditary.
For the third week of our horror miniseries, Allison showed Casey an Italian horror Classic: Suspiria (Argento, 1977). Featured in this ep: technicolor filmmaking techniques, whether it's possible to de-center dicks in our psychoanalysis of horror, and how Casey thought Thom Yorke is pronounced (with the "h"). You can read more about [italian voice] giallos here: http://www.academia.edu/11263204/_The_Giallo_and_the_Spaghetti_Nightmare_Film_ And Barbara Creed's "Woman as Witch" chapter from The Monstrous Feminine here: https://bit.ly/2RB41xC
For the second installment of our miniseries on horror, we're diving into Scream, Wes Craven's mid-nineties masterpiece. Featured in this ep: foreplay, the ouroboros of self-awareness, and whether your boyfriend is going to kill you (he is). You can read Carol Clover's "Her Body, Himself" here: http://users.clas.ufl.edu/burt/paranoid70scinema/HerBodyHimself.pdf
Welcome back! It’s Halloween year round for us spooky weirdos, so we’re getting back on the podcast grind with John carpenter’s 1978 classic. This kicks off a horror series we’ll be continuing until the end of the year, so prepare for more seasonally appropriate content. Featured in this ep: horror and capital T trauma, the androgyny of the Final Girl, and why nothing is decisively feminist.
Did you know this musical basically has to be choreographed in the same way every time it's performed? Casey did not know this, and finds out she may actually love musicals for the way they use space and make you feel alive through the power of dance.
WE'RE HERE! And so is the last season of Girls, where this crazy bottle episode makes us think about men having terrible posters of Woody Allen and other Serious Things.
Do you like listening to someone be very pretentious about being from New Jersey? Then this is the episode for you! Ed note: Now without a ridiculous amount of silence in the middle.
Casey did not like the Terminator. Have we disagreed before? Yes, but now we hash out our differing opinions on the Tech-noir/horror classic for all to hear.
Do you like the French Revolution and a pastel color scheme? Then this episode is for you. This week we discuss Sophia Coppola's masterpiece (or at least Casey thinks so) Marie Antoinette.
Casey's roommate and friend Amanda Chan reacts to Jude Law as a Pope that drinks diet soda.
Did you see Collateral Beauty over the Holiday break? Of course you didn't. You're a sensible person. Instead, listen as Allison describes the harrowing tale of one man's quest to assemble a bunch of dominos while Casey questions the judgement of Helen Mirren. She's a national treasure -- she didn't have to do this!
Casey shows Allison "Six Feet Under," giving her the opportunity to talk about cinematic language and Allison the opportunity to talk about her experience with death. Not included: their conversation about HBO's ongoing portrayal of incest.
Join us for a discussion on Brooklyn, which, according to Allison, is endlessly re-watchable. We also touch on the aesthetics of romance, the allure of the Irish countryside, and how a bit of rouge can reliably get you past an immigration officer.
This week, Casey shows Allison The Godfather, Part II. It's time to talk about Ellis Island, Hannah Montana, and how therapy is a good idea for everyone.
This week, Allison teaches Casey about "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer", and we all learn that there's no better reminder of our own mortality than vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness.
Do musicals make you feel like you're part of a warm happy community? Do you get anxious when watching people tap dance? Allison shows Casey "Singin' In The Rain" this week, and it's time to take a side.
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