Women Direct the Podcast

For all the bored people, the lonely people, the non-celebrants: it's a non-denominational winter spectacular issue of the podcast! Julia Empey, co-host of the podcast The Royal Diaries Unlocking History, joins me for a bonus episode where we discuss Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette. We dig into Coppola's career, the way Marie Antoinette (the movie) was misunderstood and under appreciated in its time, and talk about the sumptuous visuals that make this film a standout (did you know that Kirsten Dunst wears 52 different costumes in this film? Julia did!)

Women Direct the podcast is going on hiatus, but not before I answer your questions! I nerd out with a very special mystery guest and name drop enough films to keep you occupied during the hiatus. What are you waiting for? Start watching! Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem dir. Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz The Governess dir. Sandra Goldbacher Clip dir. Maja Milos Seven Beauties dir. Lina Wertmüller The Fits dir. Anna Rose Holmer  Vamps dir. Amy Heckerling  Romola Garai Ellen Von Unwerth Sophie Muller  Nikyatu Jusu  Mariama Diallo Chloé Zhao Dee Rees Dorota Kobiela The Piano dir. Jane Campion Lost in Translation dir. Sofia Coppola The Hurt Locker dir. Kathryn Bigelow Lady Bird dir. Greta Gerwig Children of a Lesser God dir. Randa Haines Winter's Bone dir. Debra Granik 35 shot of Rum dir. Claire Denis Beau Travail dir. Claire Denis White Material dir. Claire Denis  We Need To Talk about Kevin dir. Lynne Ramsay You Were Never Really Here dir. Lynne Ramsay Wendy & Lucy dir. Kelly Reichardt River of Grass dir. Kelly Reichardt The Rider dir. Chloé Zhao Toni Erdmann dir. Maren Ade  Zama dir. Lucrecia Martel The Headless Woman dir. Lucrecia Martel Fish Tank dir. Andrea Arnold The Mourning Forest dir. Naomi Kawase Girlhood dir. Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on Fire dir. Céline Sciamma  Marie Antoinette dir. Sofia Coppola   The Virgin Suicides dir. Sofia Coppola   Pariah dir. Dee Rees Mudbound dir. Dee Rees Dance Girl Dance dir. Dorothy Arzner   Cléo de 5 à 7 dir. Agnès Varda La Pointe-Courte dir. Agnès Varda Daisies dir. Vera Chytilová The Ascent dir. Larisa Shepitko My Brilliant Career dir. Gillian Armstrong The Heartbreak Kid dir. Elaine May  Hester Street dir. Joan Micklin Silver Crossing Delancy dir. Joan Micklin Silver Portrait of Jason dir. Shirley Clarke   The Connection dir. Shirley Clarke Jeanne Dielman dir. Chantal Akerman The Hitch-hiker dir. Ida Lupino Outrage dir. Ida Lupino Wanda dir. Barbara Loden Emma Autumn de Wilde Zero Dark Thirty dir. Kathryn Bigelow Victoria Mahoney Ava Duvernay Mulan dir. Niki Caro

Marya is back! I'm joined by Marya E. Gates to talk about one of our favourite films, Jane Campion's 2009 masterpiece Bright Star. We talk about Campion's enduring legacy, the undervaluing of women's artistry, cats, crying over movies and how Campion skillfully draws my sympathy in an unexpected direction. Follow Marya @OldFilmsFlicker on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr and on her website cinema-fanatic.com

Caitlin of the podcast Her Head in Films joins me for a discussion on class, race and French director Houda Benyamina's 2016 film Divines (available through Netflix). Follow Caitlin on Her Head in Films on all platforms!

The brilliant and incredible multi-hyphenate Anna Biller joins me for a discussion on her two feature films Viva and The Love Witch. She shares the surprising inspiration behind her style, the years of work she puts into her films, and the importance of knowing your craft. Follow Anna on Twitter: twitter.com/missannabiller

I'm joined by critic & essayist Angelica Jade Bastién to talk about Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 surfer crime thriller Point Break. We talk about Angelica Jade's love of Keanu Reeves, his long track record of working with women directors, our feelings about Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit, Point Break and how Black Lives Matter is making us reconsider some of our favourite films. Movies discussed this episode: Moonlight dir. Barry Jenkins* John Wick: Chapter 2 dir. Chad Stahelski* Point Break dir. Kathryn Bigelow The Matrix dir. Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Bram Stoker's Dracula dir. Francis Ford Coppola*  My Own Private Idaho dir. Gus Van Sant* Permanent Record dir. Marisa Silver Hester Street dir. Joan Micklin Silver  Crossing Delancey dir. Joan Micklin Silver Always Be My Maybe dir. Nahnatchka Khan To the Bone dir. Marti Noxon The Bad Batch dir. Ana Lily Amirpour  A Girl Walks Home At Night dir. Ana Lily Amirpour Frozen River dir. Courtney Hunt The Whole Truth dir. Courtney Hunt Detroit dir. Kathryn Bigelow Near Dark dir. Kathryn Bigelow The Loveless dir. Kathryn Bigelow Strange Days dir. Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker dir. Kathryn Bigelow The Land of Steady Habits dir. Nicole Holofcener A League of Her Own dir. Penny Marshall Tank Girl dir. Rachel Talalay  The Poker House dir. Lori Petty Destroyer dir. Karyn Kusama   Clemency dir. Chinonye Chukwu *Directed by men

A non-spoilery conversation with writer and director Jessica Swale about her directorial debut Summerland AKA the movie where Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw play girlfriends (yes, the romantic kind of girlfriends).  We talk about her career transition from dance, to theatre, to film, the importance of un-white-washing history and the joy of writing unlikeable heroines. Follow Jessica on Twitter @jswale and on Instagram @jessicaswale Summerland is out in theatres and on VOD now!

I talk to artist and curator Jenny Lam about the art of curation and how the pandemic forced her to move her curated exhibit Slaysian online. See Slaysian here: http://www.artistsonthelam.com/slaysian We also talk about Nancy Meyers' 1998 classic The Parent Trap and whether we'd rather be quarantining in an elegant mansion in London or a spacious vineyard in Napa Valley, as well as how adulthood made us reconsider Meredith Blake's role as the villain and our thoughts on what a The Parent Trap sequel should look like.

I talk to Diana Drumm, who runs the Twitter account @FemaleCritics, about the importance of women in criticism, hunting down rare movies and our mutual love of Gurinder Chadha's delightful 2002 classic Bend It Like Beckham. We also dig into the persistent rumour that a first draft of the script contained a romance between Jess and Jules.

Writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples talks to me about her debut feature film Miss Juneteenth. The film stars Nicole Beharie as a Texan mother and former Miss Juneteenth pageant winner eager to have her teenage daughter reclaim her former title. Available on demand now! Follow Channing on Instagram & Twitter @cgpeoples

Welcome to the podcast! I talk to Marya E. Gates about Tumblr, how her A Year With Women coincided with the start of my blog, Fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors, and the enduring legacy of Clueless, a film we both love! Films discussed in this ep: Little Women (1994) dir. Gillian Armstrong The Girls in the Band dir. Judy Chaikin The Punk Singer dir. Sini Anderson The Hurt Locker dir. Kathryn Bigelow Phat Girlz dir. Nnegest Likké Fat Girl! dir. Catherine Breillat Clueless dir. Amy Heckerling Goodfellas dir. Martin Scorsese* Fast Times at Ridgemont High dir. Amy Heckerling The Matrix dir. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski Bound dir. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski Ten Things I Hate About You dir. Gil Junger* She's The Man dir. Andy Fickman* Just One of the Guys dir. Lisa Gottlieb Get Over It dir. Tommy O'Haver* Never Been Kissed dir. Raja Gosnell* Romy and Michele's High School Reunion dir. David Mirkin* Vamps dir. Amy Heckerling Bright Star dir. Jane Campion Crossing Delancey dir. Joan Micklin Silver Hester Street dir. Joan Micklin Silver Sweetie dir. Jane Campion An Angel at My Table dir. Jane Campion Two Friends dir. Jane Campion The Piano dir. Jane Campion In the Cut dir. Jane Campion *directed by men

Women Direct is now a podcast! New episodes start July 8 Featured in this teaser are the voices of: Marya E. Gates, Anna Biller and Channing Godfrey Peoples. Music is Karma - Bubble Up (Remix) Prod. by ProjectStarz Follow me on: https://twitter.com/women_direct https://www.instagram.com/women_direct/ https://ko-fi.com/women_direct