Podcast appearances and mentions of Ira Sachs

In Folge 35 vom Komplett Verpasst Podcast wird's wild, politisch und persönlich: "Leider bin ich hetero…" – wir sprechen über toxische Männlichkeit, übergriffige Fantasien und Community Fragen!Außerdem:– Femizid in Salzburg & Verantwortung– Zirsich-Getränke & Pepsi Bambus– Schwerkraft ohne Erklärung– Sex ohne Beziehung? Naiv oder emanzipiert?– Nervige Hetero-Sexszenen & icks bei schwulem Sex– Gewinnspiel: Tanktop für sexy Menschen– Michael bekommt Nachrichten von Männern

El protagonista del Collita pròpia de març és Agus Izquierdo, crític de cinema de capçalera a Núvol i amb qui desgranem la seva trobada amb Ira Sachs, cineasta estatunidenc i icona del cinema independent LGTBIQ+ que ha visitat Barcelona com a convidat d'honor del Festival Americana.Izquierdo explica on va ser la trobada, com la intimitat i l'homosexualitat han marcat la trajectòria cinematogràfica de l'autor i com ha evolucionat el cinema de Sachs des del seu debut a 'The Delta', el 1996. L'entrevista porta com a titular 'La masculinitat ja no s'amaga, però continua sent violenta'.Entrem a la roda de recomanacions, ja que Izquierdo cita l'article 'La ‘femme fatale' del segle XV', de Sofia Vilella, una crítica de 'La Belle Dame sans merci', un poema del segle XV d'Alain Chartier traduït al català per Francesc Oliver i que publica l'Editorial Barcino. L'autora ens fa cinc cèntims del llibre i, de passada obre, com diu ella, un meló que no menciona al text.Vilella Pujol recomana l'entrevista que Berta Coll ha fet a Eulàlia Bosch, escriptora, professora i comissària que publica 'En terra de meravelles', un recull de textos a cavall de l'autobiografia i la crítica d'art. L'entrevista es titula 'Cal ser molt valenta per encarar la mort amb curiositat'. Coll també comenta la conversa amb l'escriptora al pòdcast.A la secció de pòdcasts culturals ens transportem al 1938 per conèixer la història de Pere Esclar, un jove soldat anarquista de Sallent que va abandonar la seva unitat per emprendre el camí de l'exili. Ho fem gràcies al pòdcast 'Sentir l'arxiu', que publica l'Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya.Un dels articles més destacats del mes de març ha sigut 'Dret a emocionar-se', de Daniel Casanovas, escriptor teatral i fundador de la companyia Grop, que treballa a l'Empordà i Girona. L'autor planteja que hi ha una desigualtat geogràfica a Catalunya per accedir a la cultura i al Collita pròpia explica qui s'ha posat en contacte amb ell arran de la publicació.Després, la indicatiu ens interpreta un fragment d'un capítol inèdit de la mítica sèrie 'Polseres vermelles'. El podeu recuperar a Núvol.Finalment, tornem a la redacció amb el crític de cinema Agus Izquierdo amb el consultori podcaster per conèixer la dieta informativa cultural dels convidats que passen per aquest programa.I ens acomiadem amb la lectura del conte 'Rosalia', de Xavier Padrissa, llegit per l'actriu Berta Giraut. Padrissa va ser cap de cultura de l'Ateneu Barcelonès i maluradament ens va deixar l'any passat. D'aquesta forma li rendim un merescut homenatge.En aquesta entrega del Collita pròpia sonen les següents cançons:· Pau Vallvé - Ens hem guanyat l'estiu· Socunbohemio - Conte de primavera· Mushka & Guillem Gisbert - CUMBIA AMB EL GUILLEM (1VS1)· Pullen park - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist· Millor - Rombo

On the February edition of the Cinetopia Radio Show & Podcast, the team (Clara, Garry, and Amanda) go to Berlin to cover the 75th Berlinale, reviewing 4 films, Peter Hujar's Day directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca HallBlue Moon, directed by Richard Linklater and Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and BobbyCanavaleLesbian Space Princess, an Australian animation by Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese, and finally Koki Ciao, which won Berlinale Shorts CUPRA Filmmaker Award. Cinetopia contributor Clara Strachan interviews Quentin Miller, the director of Koki Ciao, and Cinetopia's host, Amanda, sat down with Billy Shebar, the director of Monk in Pieces, a documentary about the new york avante-garde artist and composer, Meredith Monk.

Ieder jaar in februari trekt iedereen die iets met film te maken heeft z'n winterjas aan voor het eerste écht grote festival van het jaar: de Berlinale. Wij waren er vorige week voor het eerst bij en zagen er onder andere de nieuwe films van Bong-joon Ho, Mary Bronstein, Ira Sachs en Gabriel Mascaro in première gaan. In deze podcast kijken we kort naar de geschiedenis van het festival, duiken we dieper in de verschillende programma's en bespreken de winnaars van dit jaar.De shownotes vind je hier.Wil je precies weten wat er allemaal te zien is in de Cinevilletheaters deze maand? Check dan onze filmagenda, onze verwachtpagina en ons festivaloverzicht. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 291: Bilge Ebiri on Sundance 2025: Peter Hujar's Day, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sly Lives!, The Ugly Stepsister, The Thing... Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. In chilly Park City—but indoors—I sat down for another Sundance episode, this time with Bilge Ebiri of Vulture / New York magazine. Sorting through the movies we've seen, we talk about the new Ira Sachs movie, Peter Hujar's Day, and the new Kiss of the Spider Woman adaptation (directed by Bill Condon), plus the documentary Sly Lives! The Burden of Black Genius (Ahmir Questlove Thompson), and two genre films: The Thing with Feathers (Dylan Southern), The Ugly Stepsister (Emilie Blichfeldt), and Together (Michael Shanks). Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Film editor Michael Taylor, A.C.E. returns for his 7th visit to the podcast. Taylor is helping to program a series at the Metrograph Cinema in NYC called Filmcraft: American Cinema Editors. This series showcases the best of editing by pairing a screening with a Q&A with its editors. This Friday, December 6th, there is a sold out screening of Elaine May's "Mikey & Nicky" with Ms. May in attendance. (This podcast host will be in attendance as well.) Michael Taylor, ACE, is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is represented by Pete Franciosa at UTA (Franciosap@unitedtalent.com; 310-488-8436). He edited and co-produced the documentary series "My Undesirable Friends", directed by Julia Loktev, which premiered at the New York Film Festival. He recently completed Noah Pritzker's "Ex-Husbands", starring Griffin Dunne, James Norton, and Rosanna Arquette. The film premiered at San Sebastian and will be released theatrically in 2025. He was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for Best Editing of a Feature, Comedy, for Lulu Wang's "The Farewell", starring Awkwafina, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by A24. The film won Best Feature at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards. Awkwafina won Best Actress at the Golden Globes and Gotham Awards. Recent films include Edson Oda's "Nine Days", starring Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Bill Skarsgård and Tony Hale, winner of the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenwriting at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Matt Sobel's "Goodnight Mommy", an Amazon Studios film starring Naomi Watts, Ira Sachs' "Love is Strange," starring Alfred Molina, John Lithgow and Marisa Tomei, Elizabeth Wood's "White Girl", starring Morgan Saylor, and Guy Nattiv's Skin, starring Jamie Bell, Vera Famiga and Bill Camp. Other films include Julia Loktev's "The Loneliest Planet", starring Gael Garcia Bernal, selected for the New York Film Festival, and "Day Night Day Night", winner, Prix de La Jeunesse, Cannes Film Festival. Taylor won Best Editing at the Woodstock Film Festival for the documentary "The Babushkas of Chernobyl", directed by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart. He also edited Margaret Brown's Peabody Award-winning documentary "The Order of Myths", and Brown's documentary "Be Here to Love You: A Film About Townes Van Zandt", as well as Mitch McCabe's "Youth Knows No Pain".

In the past year, triangular love stories have loomed large in cinema - Past Lives, Challengers and Passages all had different angles on the spiky geometry of three-cornered relationships. Since Casablanca, these complicated love affairs have fascinated filmmakers and audiences alike. They can be the subject of romantic comedies, at the centre of a melodrama or the motive for murder in a thriller - the relationships can be gay or straight and the budgets big or small.Jean Luc Godard's iconic new wave robbery tale Bande à part is 60 this year. It seems that each generation has its iconic love triangle movie - The Philadelphia Story, Sabrina, The Graduate, Blood Simple, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Notebook and My Best Friend's Wedding - the films could not be more different but the dynamics are always rich and provocative. Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask where love triangles have taken us over the years and how they reflect the sexual politics of the times.Guest interviews include Ira Sachs, director of the acclaimed Passages, and writer and critic Anne Billson.Producer: Tom Whalley A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Við byrjum Lestina í dag á naflaskoðun. Við veltum fyrir okkur hlutverki Ríkisútvarpsins og Rásar 1 út frá grein sagnfræðingsins Láru Magnúsardóttur, sem birtist í Skírni á dögunum. Kolbeinn Rastrick, kvikmyndagagnrýnandi Lestarinnar, rýnir í nýjustu kvikmynd leikstjórans Ira Sachs, Passages, sem hefur verið í sýningu í Bíó Paradís nýverið. Þöglar byltingar nefnist stutt leikverk eftir Magnús Thorlacius. Um er að ræða einþáttung sem var fyrst sýndur á faraldstímanum, en verður nú sýndur aftur á Fringe hátíðinni í Reykjavík um helgina.

Veteran independent filmmaker Ira Sachs is known for a body of work marked by beauty, nuance, and intimate portrayals of people and their emotional lives. He is driven, he says, by a deep curiosity about freedom and its limits - both in his characters and in filmmaking itself. This is part of the reason why Taxi Zum Klo (Taxi to the Toilet), a radical portrait of personal and sexual freedom, blew his mind. The semi-autobiographical story of writer/director/star Frank Ripploh takes us into his separate lives - devoted school teacher by day and enthusiastic cruiser of Berlin's gay scene by night. Explicit and bold, it was hailed by the Village Voice as “the first masterpiece about the mainstream of male gay life,” when it premiered in the early 1980's. We learn how Ira discovered the film, despite the fact that it's nearly impossible to find today, and how it inspires him to push the boundaries of his own work. Plus, Cooper shares his experience seeing Taxi Zum Klo when it played the New York Film Festival in 1981, and Tabitha dives into questions about the value of art as a provocation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelsi and Trey explore the complex power dynamics of Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things and Ira Sachs' Passages. We begin our conversation by discussing our complicated relationship to the Emma Stone odyssey and end with the self-destructive Franz Rogowski love triangle. Both Poor Things and Passages are two of the best films of 2023, but we love one more! 'Poor Things' Discussion (12:24) 'Passages' Discussion (01:11:48) Become a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/TheExtraCredits?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: extracreditspod@gmail.com ⁠⁠Letterboxd: ⁠The Extra Credits⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠@theextracredits⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠@theextracredits⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠The Extra Credits

On this episode, I spoke to the writer and director of Passages, IRA SACHS. Passages, one of my favorite films of 2023, stars Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos It's a movie that I'm relishing as an adult, and yearned for as a kid. I can imagine some queer teenager telling their mom they were seeing the latest latest summer blockbuster, only to actually be sneaking into this hyper-fluid world. At least… that's what I would have done. I got to talk to Sachs about that exact feeling while watching Passages, an honor and privilege I won't soon forget. Other films from Sachs include Frankie, Little Men (Grand Prix, 2016 Deauville American Film Festival), Love is Strange, Keep the Lights On (Teddy Award, 2012 Berlinale), Forty Shades of Blue (Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, 2005 Sundance) and his first feature, The Delta.

This episode kicks ass. Today we discuss the latest Fort Worth Film Club screening, 'You Won't Be Alone.' along with Goran Stolevski's follow-up film, 'Of an Age.' We also take a look at 'Passages' the new Ira Sachs' film starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Wishaw, and Adele Exarchopolous. Among other things, Jason expresses his affinity for novelty rap made for movies and performed by Oscar winners. This episode is worth every penny. Next time we're digging into 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' 'Anatomy of a Fall,' and 'Dry Ground Burning.'     Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram @whydoesthewilhelmpod and twitter @whywilhelm Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club screenings and events at fortworthfilmclub.com and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousefoundation.org and on facebook reelhousefoundation Artwork by @_mosla_    

Passages (2023) by Ira Sachs sets the tone for the cold change in seasons  - a people's favourite that has got us all up in our feels. In conversation with Sophie, writer-director Ira Sachs candidly shares how his personal experiences of living in Paris & the mesmerising Franz Rogowski helped shape such a poignant film. From obsessively watching 3 films a day to falling in love with the works of Japanese icon Yasujirō Ozu - Ira reveals the ecstasy & risk in filmmaking.  If you missed the chance to watch it in cinema, it's available still on https://mubi.com/en/lab111. On 20th Dec join us for our screening & live show of Princess Mononoke - buy tickets here --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lab111/message

Claire and Gavia discuss Ira Sachs' acclaimed new romantic drama Passages, starring Franz Rogowski and Ben Whishaw as a married couple who become embroiled in a love triangle with a young woman (Adele Exarchopoulos). We delve into the film's attitude to queer identity, its best-of-the-year costume design, and its thoughtfully choreographed sex scenes.

En este episodio Tamara y Male Rey hablan sobre el último corto de Almodóvar, Pasajes de Ira Sachs, Elliot Smith, la segunda temporada de The Bear y una serie de planes para hacer con chiques.

No Cinemático 395, Bia Fiorotto, Ieda Marcondes e Carissa Vieira conversa sobre "Passagens", filme dirigido por Ira Sachs, lançado no Brasil através da MUBI no dia 6 de outubro de 2023.CRÉDITOSApresentação: Carlos MerigoPauta e Co-Produção: Bia FiorottoProdução: Alexandre PotascheffEdição: Gabriel PimentelAtendimento e Comercialização: Camila Mazza e Telma Zennaro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on KIOS at the Movies, Joshua LaBure, highlights PASSAGES, the new film from Ira Sachs & the documentary The Great Basin from Circle Collective.

Filmmaker Linh Tran is back on the show to discuss the new film PASSAGES, from director Ira Sachs and starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos. Plus, local filmmaker Paula Blanco Perez joins the show to tell us about her upcoming film CANCHAS.Read the transcript for this episodePaula's Links Paula on IG Canchas on IG Canchas on GoFundMe Paula's Website Canchas on Open Collective Support Canchas and win a Cannon Rebel T5Linh's Links Showtimes for Linh's film, Waiting for the Light to Change Linh on igConnect with Arthouse Garage Support us on Patreon Arthouse Garage shop Instagram Facebook Twitter Letterboxd Email us at Andrew@ArthouseGarage.com Subscribe to the email newsletter: arthousegarage.com/subscribe Try Opopop popcorn! Get 10% off your first order Theme music by Apauling Productions

José enjoys the examination of contemporary relationships in Ira Sachs' Passages, a Paris-set romantic drama in which a marriage is disrupted when one partner begins an affair with a friend. Mike thinks that the characters' problems aren't real problems and that if the unfaithful partner just grew up then everything would be fine. Recorded on 5th September 2023.

We discuss the new film 'Passages' by Ira Sachs. We geek out a little/a lot about Franz Rogowski and all the performances, the differences between European and American movies. Then we do a little analysis of Ingmar Bergmans 'After the Rehearsal'. Then we get into the real meat of the episode... Do actors play the role of societies designated bisexuals? And do all leading men need a little heir of bisexuality to succeed?

Why are more people not celebrating Ira Sachs? That question led to this episode where we reflect on a truly independent filmmaker who has worked with many recognisable faces (such as Pierce Brosnan, John Lithgow, Rachel McAdams and Ben Whishaw) yet has never quite had his moment in the limelight himself. Ira has carved out his own brand of storytelling with films such as Married Life (2007), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014) and Passages (2023). It's a fascinating filmography and we can't wait for more. Join us as we reflect on Ira's film career and dream about this future projects... Follow us on social media to stay updated! We're @dontknow_her on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And you can support us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Watch Delta (1996): https://www.youtube.com.watch?v=d3CtGHGAkEU&t Watch Last Address (2010): https://vimeo.com/9940327 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dontknowherpod/message

Jaime Chávarri vuelve a dirigir y Antoine Fuqua pone el broche final a su trilogía con Equalicer3 Muchas son las propuestas que llevamos en cartera de las que destacamos dos españolas, La manzana de Oro con la que el veterano director Jaime Chávarri se pone detrás de las cámaras después de 17 años. Una comedia, protagonizada entre otros por Marta Nieto, Sergi López y Adrián Lastra de la que Charlamos con Jaime Chávarri, Una cinta llena de ironía, suspense con momentos tiernos y emotivos, basada en Ávidas pretensiones de Fernando Aramburu. La otra película es Salta! la ópera prima de la realizadora, guionista y productora Olga Osorio una propuesta familiar, entretenida, emotiva, divertida con una historia muy original y sobre todo tierna. Una película con participación de RTVE de la que hablamos con Olga Osorio y Tamar Novas. El plato fuerte internacional llega con la tercera entrega y broche final de la franquicia protagonizada por Denzel Washington y dirigida por Antoine Fuqua: ‘The Equalizer 3‘. Una historia llena de acción en la que el protagonista en esta ocasión se desplaza al sur de Italia para enfrentarse a la mafia. Con Ángeles González Sinde comentamos Passages, la última película de Ira Sachs protagonizada por un elenco formado por Ben Whishaw (‘El perfume’), y Franz Rogowsk (‘Ondina’) y Adèle Exarchopoulos (‘La vida de Adèle’). Una cinta con un cierto toque autobiográfico sobre las relaciones de poder y las consecuencias de la infidelidad. Completamos el resto de la cartelera con el drama ‘Notas sobre un verano' la película asturiana, dirigida por Diego Llorente y protagonizada por la también asturiana Katia Borlado, una película sobre la pasión, el amor y una generación que ha tenido que buscarse la vida fuera de su tierra natal. ‘Marco Polo‘ el debut en el largo de Pablo Riesgo. Una cinta basada en sus propias experiencias con un toque de comedia negra. Comentaremos y hablaremos con sus directores de la propuesta de animación de la semana ‘Me he tragado un extraterrestre' y no nos olvidamos de la película de aventuras ‘La guerra de los Lulus ‘, además de la sorpresa de la Berlinale ‘Memoryland‘. Todo esto además de las secciones habituales. Escuchar audio

This week's Empire Podcast sees the arrival of Chris Hewitt's pre-beloved The Equalizer 3, and that film's director, the delightfully sweary Antoine Fuqua, joins Chris to talk about that film, about the challenges of getting Denzel Washington to ride a horse (not for this film), and ultra-violence on the big screen. With blood and gore already covered off, our other guest, Passages writer/director Ira Sachs, talks about the challenges of shooting sex scenes, and battling censorship, for his new film, which sees Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adele Exarchopoulos engage in a love triangle. Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined for a raucous episode by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer and, making her debut in the fourth chair, Australian author and massive geek Maria Lewis. She tells us all about her encounters with a brown snake, her upcoming book The Graveyard Shift, and chats with the podteam about their favourite numerical system when it comes to sequels and franchises, the week's movie news (such as it is), and even chips in during the reviews section, when the team take a look at The Equalizer 3, Cobweb, Passages, Vacation Friends 2 and You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. Oh, and the presence of an Australian in the podbooth can mean only one thing: hold onto your ears, the Aussie accents are coming out. Fair dinkum. Enjoy.

On Truth & Movies this week, a love triangle gets complicated fast in Passages and we spoke to it's director Ira Sachs. Celebrated manga becomes celebrated anime in The First Slam Dunk, and finally, for film club, we revisit an earlier love triangle in François Truffaut's Jules and Jim.Joining host Leila Latif is film critic, broadcaster and former Truth and Movies host Michael LeaderTruth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comTwitter and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ya estamos de vuelta y lo hacemos desde Venecia, el primer gran festival del año, trampolín para los Oscar y casi sin estrellas por la huelga en Hollywood. En este primer episodio os contamos el inicio de la Mostra con cine italiano, Larraín y Netflix, y por supuesto, analizamos los estrenos de la semana. El americano Ira Sachs nos propone entrar en un triángulo amoroso y tóxico en ‘Passages', con él hemos charlado, y también con Jaime Chávarri, que regresa 17 años después. Vuelve la acción con Denzel Washington y también hay mucho cine español. En series, nos preparamos para la vuelta a los maratones y vemos cómo el parón de

In the latest episode of Captured on Celluloid on Make Time for This, Adam and Andrew discuss Passages, the latest film from Ira Sachs. If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe, follow on Twitter (@MakeTimeForThis), like us on Facebook, and come back next week for discussion of Afire and the films of Christian Petzold. Make Time for This and the Gyro Step Podcast Network are proud to call Blue Wire's network of podcasts home. You can also follow Crewsing for a Brewsing, Talk of the Tundra, Gyro Step Podcast and Win in 6 Podcast on Twitter for more from GSPN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On this episode, JD is joined by Josh Parham of Next Best Picture to discuss Ira Sachs' new film PASSAGES, starring  Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos! Visit https://insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Visit this episode's sponsor: https://koffeekult.com - Get 15% OFF with the code: ISF Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe on your podcast app of choice! https://insessionfilm.com/subscribe Follow us on Twitter! @InSessionFilm | @RealJDDuran | @BrendanJCassidy

This week Jeremy and Reid are talking through their shared harrowing experience of a roll cake as well as an in depth conversation about Ira Sachs' new film “Passages” (Passage talk starts about 50 minutes into this episode). Other topics include the disorienting labor of seeing shows in NYC and Mac & Cheese.  Gus Solomons Jr.: NYTIMES and on DNS Ira Sachs x Khadija Zeggai Passages More Than Cake Vaughn's Baked Mac and Cheese ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ ⁠➩ WEBSITE⁠ ◦ ⁠YOUTUBE ⁠◦⁠ ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠➩ SUPPORT W/$.99⁠ ◦ ⁠PATREON⁠ ◦ ⁠THE MERCH⁠ ⁠➩ REID⁠ ◦ ⁠JEREMY⁠ ◦ ⁠JACK⁠ ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠ ⁠➩ withdanceandstuff@gmail.com⁠ ◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠

In the latest episode of Captured on Celluloid on Make Time for This, Adam and Andrew discuss Past Lives, the debut feature from Celine Song, and what makes this epic romance one of the 2023's best films to date. If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe, follow on Twitter (@MakeTimeForThis), like us on Facebook, and come back next week for discussion of Passages and the films of Ira Sachs. Make Time for This and the Gyro Step Podcast Network are proud to call Blue Wire's network of podcasts home. You can also follow Crewsing for a Brewsing, Talk of the Tundra, Gyro Step Podcast and Win in 6 Podcast on Twitter for more from GSPN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Dana is joined by Slate's books and culture columnist, Laura Miller, and senior editor Rebecca Onion (who are filling in for Julia and Stephen). The panel begins by unraveling Passages, the sexy but also, at times, repelling feature from director Ira Sachs about a complicated love triangle. The film received a controversial NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association. Then, they head to Detroit to discuss Justified: City Primeval, FX's revival of the Raylan Givens cult classic that ran for six seasons. Finally, the three consider Michael Oher's recent legal allegation that the Tuohy family (immortalized in the 2009 Oscar-winning movie The Blind Side) never really adopted him but instead, placed him in a conservatorship. It's a scandal at the fascinating convergence of exploitation, fame, race, and adoption.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel examines nature writing and their relationship to the form, inspired by Jonathan Franzen's essay for The New Yorker, “The Problem with Nature Writing.”  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Laura: Her quest for a new detective series (that isn't stupid or cliché) is over: Laura endorses Deadloch, a Prime Video comedy set in Tasmania that's equal parts genuine mystery and delicious social satire.  Rebecca: Anya Liftig's memoir, Holler Rat, beautifully recounts her upbringing where she often felt caught between two worlds: the comfortable, upper-middle-class life in Connecticut where she lived, and the summers spent in Appalachia, her mother's home.  Dana: A behind-the-scenes video for, what could potentially be the song of the summer, “I'm Just Ken” has just been released. In it, we see Ryan Gosling rehearsing and cameos from Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu and co-writer Mark Ronson, and it's just super fun.  Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down.  Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  This episode is sponsored by the podcast About the Journey. Learn more here: https://traveler.marriott.com/about-the-journey/ If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Dana is joined by Slate's books and culture columnist, Laura Miller, and senior editor Rebecca Onion (who are filling in for Julia and Stephen). The panel begins by unraveling Passages, the sexy but also, at times, repelling feature from director Ira Sachs about a complicated love triangle. The film received a controversial NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association. Then, they head to Detroit to discuss Justified: City Primeval, FX's revival of the Raylan Givens cult classic that ran for six seasons. Finally, the three consider Michael Oher's recent legal allegation that the Tuohy family (immortalized in the 2009 Oscar-winning movie The Blind Side) never really adopted him but instead, placed him in a conservatorship. It's a scandal at the fascinating convergence of exploitation, fame, race, and adoption.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel examines nature writing and their relationship to the form, inspired by Jonathan Franzen's essay for The New Yorker, “The Problem with Nature Writing.”  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Laura: Her quest for a new detective series (that isn't stupid or cliché) is over: Laura endorses Deadloch, a Prime Video comedy set in Tasmania that's equal parts genuine mystery and delicious social satire.  Rebecca: Anya Liftig's memoir, Holler Rat, beautifully recounts her upbringing where she often felt caught between two worlds: the comfortable, upper-middle-class life in Connecticut where she lived, and the summers spent in Appalachia, her mother's home.  Dana: A behind-the-scenes video for, what could potentially be the song of the summer, “I'm Just Ken” has just been released. In it, we see Ryan Gosling rehearsing and cameos from Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu and co-writer Mark Ronson, and it's just super fun.  Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down.  Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  This episode is sponsored by the podcast About the Journey. Learn more here: https://traveler.marriott.com/about-the-journey/ If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You'll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ira Sachs' new PASSAGES centers on a relationship broadly similar to the one at the center of SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, but approaches it with a different level of intimacy and intensity (one that earned it an NC-17 rating before the filmmakers opted to release it unrated). We're joined once again by freelance critic and friend of the show Noel Murray to talk through the different points of characterization and performance on PASSAGES' love triangle, before looking at how the two films compare and contrast in their critiques of hetero-monogamous normativity, their ideas about suppressed jealousy and art, and their frank, arguably “graphic” depictions of homosexual desire. And in Your Next Picture Show, we offer a mini-revisitation of another John Schlesinger film that is impossible to avoid when considering this pairing.  Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, PASSAGES, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Next Pairing: Emma Seligman's BOTTOMS and Michael Lehmann's HEATHERS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ira Sachs' new PASSAGES is treading ground that was broken in part by John Schlesinger's 1971 British drama SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, which also concerns the tortured intimacies of an MMF love triangle, albeit with a bit more reserve. We're joined by freelance critic and friend of the show Noel Murray to talk over our responses to that reserved approach in relation to SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY as a product of its era and as a counterpoint to Schlesinger's previous film, MIDNIGHT COWBOY; how this portrayal of a love triangle balances desperation and dignity; and whether this movie actively hates kids, or if the Hodson children serve a greater thematic purpose. Then we reopen the BARBIE discussion with the help of a couple of listener comments in Feedback. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, PASSAGES, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're excited to present a conversation with director Ira Sachs, whose new film, Passages, is currently playing in our theaters. A masterful work of psychosexual intensity, the newest film from Ira Sachs offers one of the director's most cutting variations on desire and intimacy. Co-written by author and longtime collaborator Mauricio Zacharias, Passages follows Tomas (Franz Rogowski), a mercurial German filmmaker living in Paris whose commitment to his husband, Martin (Ben Whishaw), falls short when he pursues a dalliance with a young schoolteacher, Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos). Martin begins his own affair soon after, while Tomas swings between both relationships and unleashes a reckless succession of breakups and makeups. With fearless performances from Rogowski, Whishaw, and Exarchopoulos, Sachs crafts a cinematic rarity in which the white-hot pleasures and compulsions of a particularly dysfunctional amour fou are kept on par with ferocious honesty. This conversation was moderated by film critic, Esther Zuckerman.

(Mini) Episode #24 On this special episode of the Cine-Cast, co-managing editor Kat Sachs interviews filmmaker Ira Sachs in advance of his new film, PASSAGES, opening at the Music Box Theatre. The introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: www.benvanv.com Sign up now to receive Cine-File's Cine-List via email every Friday: www.cinefile.info/subscribe

Directed by Ira Sachs, Passages follows the exploits of Tomas (Franz Rogowski), a filmmaker whose marriage to Martin (Ben Whishaw) is struggling. After his latest feature wraps, Tomas encounters Agathe (Adele Exarchopoulos), a stunning young schoolteacher that immediately charms him. After a night of passion together, Tomas finds himself eager to explore the potential of this new sexual relationship, sending shockwaves into his marriage. But when Martin begins to find love in the arms of another man, Tomas is the one who feels spurned and begins to re-pursue is husband. In this 1on1, we speak to Sachs about what it means to be happy and whether or not we can ever 'know' another person.

The writer and director discusses his provocative new movie, the hurdle of its NC-17 rating, and how seeing 197 movies over the course of three months changes his life. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @vfawardsinsider Email us at littlegoldmen@vf.com Follow our hosts: @kateyrich, @rilaws, @beccamford, @davidcanfield97  Our editor and producer is Brett Fuchs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special episode of The Letterboxd Show, Mitchell Beaupre speaks with filmmaker Ira Sachs about his latest feature Passages, in theaters worldwide now from MUBI. This delicious love triangle follows Tomas (Franz Rogowski), a narcissistic filmmaker whose marriage to Martin (Ben Whishaw) hits the rocks when Tomas starts up an affair with Agathe (Adèle Exarchopoulos). Mitchell and Ira give you a taste of what to expect in Passages, a self-described “very horny film,” while diving deep into some of Ira's personal favorites, including Dodsworth, The Innocent, Taxi Zum Klo and Je, Tu, Il, Elle. Note: this interview was conducted as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions are on strike for better working conditions and fairer compensation for their work. Passages was an entirely independent production, shot in Europe with European actors, and is being released by an independent distributor that is isn't in the AMPTP, and therefore is not a struck company. We will never ask anyone to cross a picket line. Chapters: LG sponsorship (00:00:00) Opening credits (00:01:16) Dodsworth (00:13:06) The Innocent (00:27:50) Je, Tu, Il, Elle (00:32:36) Taxi Zum Klo (00:43:59) Closing credits (00:58:30) Credits: Recorded in Newark, DE and New York, NY. Edited by Slim. Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker. Editorial producer: Brian Formo. Production manager: Sophie Shin. Art by Samm. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production. Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned

The Top 5 Jump Scares that messed Adam and Josh up. Also, thoughts on the new horror film “Talk To Me,” Ira Sachs's “Passages,” and a marathon review of 1958's “Cairo Station.”   -Top 5: Jump Scares (09:15) -Review (JL): “Talk To Me” (1:02:27) -Review (AK): “Passages” (1:08:26) -Next Week / Notes / Poll (1:12:40) -African Cinema Marathon #1: “Cairo Station” (1:24:36) (Times may not be precise with ads) Notes: -Josh's Fear Not: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies -“Venomous, Sexy, Queer Romance Passages Lives in the Fallout of a Narcissist's Dalliance” -Cairo Station on YouTube -African Cinema Marathon -The Filmspotting Guide to the Archives -Filmspotting Pantheon Promo: Filmspotting is presented by Fandango! Find times, read reviews, AND buy tickets to your favorite theater--fast and easy on the Fandango app or Fandango.com. Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/filmspotting to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee! Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dive into David Grann's 2017 nonfiction book that Martin Scorsese has adapted for his upcoming film. Plus, a look at the state of the strike and festival season, and a celebration of the new season of Heartstopper and Ira Sachs's new film Passages. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @vfawardsinsider Email us at littlegoldmen@vf.com Follow our hosts: @kateyrich, @rilaws, @beccamford, @davidcanfield97  Our editor and producer is Brett Fuchs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Let's just say I wanted to make a liberated film. I felt like...am I allowed to say 'f*** it?' Like, 'f*** it.'" So says legendary indie filmmaker Ira Sachs about PASSAGES, his seriously sexy Sundance hit about an insatiable artist in a messy modern love triangle.In this special episode, Sachs tells host Rico Gagliano how his all-star cast (Ben Whishaw, Franz Rogowski, and Adele Exarchopoulos) liberated their characters, and why he and Hollywood are on the outs.PASSAGES opens in theaters on August 4 in New York and Los Angeles and arrives in cities nationwide throughout August. Coming soon to theaters in more countries as well, including Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, LATAM, and more. For tickets & showtimes, visit: mubi.com/r/passagesMUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

Ira Sachs visits the pod to talk about his new film Passages, in which the marriage of a gay couple (Franz Rogowski & Ben Whishaw) is thrown into disarray when one of them begins a passionate affair with a woman (Adèle Exarchopoulos). The stylish, sexy drama is one of the hottest films of the summer, not least for its expert direction and impeccable cast. Sachs talks to Screen Slate's Jon Dieringer about mentorship, his strategy of not rehearsing with actors, the influential films on his cinematic “cheat sheet,” censorship, and filming heated love scenes.Support the showThe Screen Slate Podcast is supported by its Patreon members. Sign up and get access to bonus episodes, our lockdown-era streaming series archives, discounts from partners like Criterion and Posteritati, event invitations, and more.

If you're a follower of contemporary world cinema, chances are, you're a fan of Franz Rogowski. Known for his distinctive screen presence and extraordinary physicality, the German actor has blazed a trail through some of the most well-regarded movies of the last few years, including Michel Haneke's Happy End, Christian Petzold's Transit and Undine, Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life, Angela Schanelec's I Was At Home, But…, to name only a few. His latest role is as the lead in Passages, a new film by Ira Sachs. Rogowski stars Tomas, a diva-esque filmmaker and very indecisive queer man, who vacillates erratically between his husband, played by Ben Whishaw, and a new love interest, played by Adele Exarchopoulos. It's a role of chaotic contradictions that seems made for Rogowski: Tomas is self-absorbed, brilliant, repulsive, sexy, vulnerable, and malicious all at once—and Rogowski brings to him a truly unselfconscious, combustible sense of humanity. For today's episode, Film Comment co-editor Devika Girish called up Rogowski on Zoom to chat about his inspirations as an actor and how he crafted his firecracker performance in Passages. Please note that because Rogowski is not a member of SAG-AFTRA, he is not currently on strike.

Ahead of this week's release of Ira Sachs' Passages, we're discussing perhaps Sachs' most lauded film, 2014's Love is Strange. The film stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina as a newly married couple forced to live apart in New York City when one of them is fired from his Catholic school job for being gay. … Continue reading "249 – Love is Strange"

On today's What to Watch: Sweet Magnolias returns for a new season, Negan and Maggie search for Ginny on the season finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City, and take a look back at the history of iconic superheroes with the docuseries Superpowered: The DC Story. Plus, Hollywood trivia, and entertainment headlines, including Ellen Pompeo slamming Netflix over streaming residuals, movies starring Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey getting exemptions to continue filming during the strike, and Ira Sachs' movie Passages gets an NC-17 rating. More at ew.com, ew.com/wtw, and @EW on Twitter and @EntertainmentWeekly everywhere else. Host/Writer/Producer: Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall); Producer/Writer: Ashley Boucher (@ashleybreports); Editor: Samee Junio (@it_your_sam); Writer: Calie Schepp; Executive Producer: Chanelle Johnson (@chanelleberlin). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a packed show to send you off into the weekend! The SRN Breakfast Buffet consumes a hearty meal of community, as we check in with Maggie at Radio Active in the capital. On Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke explores the budding music-home-decor-fashion grouping of 'whimsigoth'. A controversial name, and a microniche with many facets. bMovies makes a triumphant return to mark the New Zealand International Film Festival kicking off very soon! Leo Koziol, one of the curators of Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023 speaks to Rachel about the collection of eight short films from Aotearoa and the Pacific. On the other side of intermission, Sam Sinnott makes a nostalgic appearance to review Passages, a film from Ira Sachs. Geneva AM comes into the studio to talk about her new single, IHO. Whakarongo mai nei!

On the other side of intermission, Sam Sinnott makes a nostalgic appearance to review Passages, a film from Ira Sachs. Catch it at The Civic on Monday July 24 or Wednesday August 2. Whakarongo mai nei!

In the sixth episode (and third dispatch) of the Sundance 2023 podcast season, we discuss highlights like Ira Sachs's film Passages, Nicole Holofcener's film You Hurt My Feelings, Sebastián Silva's Rotting in the Sun, and Angus MacLachlan's A Little Prayer, as well as other buzzed-about films at the festival. 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Brief thoughts on Fremont, Infinity Pool, Bad Behaviour, Rye Lane, Drift, A Thousand and One 39:20 You Hurt My Feelings by Nicole Holofcener 52:04 Rotting in the Sun by Sebastián Silva 1:04:22 Passages by Ira Sachs 1:21:55 A Little Prayer by Angus MacLachlan 1:33:30 Fair Play, Cat Person, and the legacy of Promising Young Woman 1:54:49 Sundance bingo Click here to read the episode show notes. You will also find an AI-generated transcript in the show notes. In this episode, we discuss four of our favourite films of Sundance 2023, each in the Premieres section: Nicole Holofcener's dreamed, You Hurt My Feelings, Sebastián Silva's black comedy Rotting in the Sun, Ira Sachs' relationship drama Passages, and Angus MacLachlan's quietly insightful family drama. We also talk briefly about the disappointing films that have forged themselves in the image of Promising Young Woman: Fair Play and Cat Person. Orla discusses one of her most hated films of the festival, Infinity Pool, and Alex defends Alice Englert's troubled feature debut Bad Behaviour. Alex also adds her thoughts on Fremont, which Orla first discussed in episode 3 (Alex agrees it's excellent). Finally, we both discuss some minor highlights of the festival. We were underwhelmed by British rom-com Rye Lane, though think it's a good depiction of the city. Alex liked Anthony Chen's (Ilo Ilo and Wet Season) English-language debut Drift, starring Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, despite its problematic script, because the direction and performances were so good (Honor Swinton-Byrne also shows up!). Orla also weighs in on the US Grand Jury Prize Winner One Thousand Nights. Become a Member All of our episodes that are over 6 months old are available to members only. We also regularly record members only episodes. To get full access to the podcast, including episodes from past Sundance Film Festivals and past Sundance films, become a member. How to follow our Sundance 2023 coverage Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on the 2023 Sundance podcast season and coverage on the website. Follow Seventh Row on Twitter and Instagram @SeventhRow; Alex Heeney @bwestcineaste on Twitter and Instagram; and Orla Smith @orlamango on Twitter and @orla_p_smith on Instagram. Show Notes Read Indiewire's article on the making of Rotting in the Sun, which we quote from in this episode. Read our interview with Sebastián Silva on his film Magic Magic Treat yourself by following Franz Rogowski on Instagram. Read our profile of Geraldine Viswanathan, who was wasted by Cat Person. Read Kristen Roupenian's original Cat Person short story, published by The New Yorker. Listen to episode three of our Sundance 2023 podcast season, in which we discuss Slow, which features a far better example of asexual representation than Cat Person. Read our interview with Ana Katz, the director of The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet, which was our favourite film of Sundance 2021. Download the Sundance 2023 bingo card to follow along at home. Listen to our last podcast season, which tackles the history of women at the Cannes film festival, and read our comprehensive list of all the women filmmakers who have been programmed by Cannes. Related episodes All of our podcasts that are more than six months old are only available to members. We also regularly release members only bonus episodes. Many of the episodes listed here are now only available to members (Members Only). Click here to become a member, and access our entire podcast archive, as well as new Members Only episodes. Episodes related to the Franz Rogowski in the film Passages Ep. 5: Christian Petzold's Transit (MEMBERS ONLY): Franz Rogowski, who stars in the film Passages, is one of the best actors working today. Head back to one of our earliest episodes where we discuss his amazing (best of the decade) performance in one of the best films of the decade. Ep. 119: Mike Leigh's Naked (FREE — soon becoming MEMBERS ONLY): There are very few good cinematic depictions of narcissists. Ira Sachs's Passages is the latest entry into the canon, and the narcissist at its centre, played by Franz Rogowski, reminded us of Johnny (David Thewlis) from Mike Leigh's Naked, if much less sympathetic (and yet less abusive). Episodes about Ben Whishaw, co-star of Passages Ep. 69: Paddington and Paddington 2 (MEMBERS ONLY): Ben Whishaw was at Sundance this year with two new movies: Alice Englert's film Bad Behaviour (as a cult leader) and Ira Sachs's film Passages (as a man married to Franz Rogowski who cheats on him with a woman). We celebrated Whishaw's work in both Paddington films, and his prowess as an actor more generally, in this discussion that concludes Paddington is the ultimate symbol of British colonialism. Bonus ep. 25: This is Going to Hurt (MEMBERS ONLY): Ben Whishaw is one of the very best working actors today. With two films at Sundance coming out later this year (hopefully!), now is a great time to visit his tour de force career best work as the lead of This is Going To Hurt, a show about physician mental health in the NHS. His performance is both comic and dramatic and absolutely heartbreaking. It's also so incredibly detailed. Nobody else could do it like him. Related episodes to the films A Little Prayer, Rotting in the Sun, and You Hurt My Feelings. Ep. 40: Remembering dead mothers in Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece (MEMBERS ONLY): A Little Prayer is a film very much about the family as an ecosystem and a unit of people trying their best under difficult circumstances and often screwing. That's also what Joachim Trier's Louder Than Bombs (2015) is about, and we discuss it in depth in this episode. Louder Than Bombs is also about what happens to a family when a major secret has been kept and comes out, wreaking some havoc, just as in the film You Hurt My Feelings. Ep. 94: HBO's Looking (MEMBERS ONLY): It's not often that we get media that is unabashedly gay, depicting gay spaces and the gay community in a way that might make heterosexuals uncomfortable. HBO's Looking was pioneer for this on TV, including the way it depicted gay sex and intimacy. Sebastián Silva's Rotting in the Sunalso pushes the envelope, though in a much more confronting (and depressing) way. Related episodes to Cat Person and Fair Play Ep. 73: Explorations of rape culture in Promising Young Woman and The Assistant (MEMBERS ONLY): Fair Play and Cat Person at Sundance this year feel like poor attempts to ride the Promising Young Woman hype. Revisit our original bashing of Promising Young Woman for context about why we think its approach to addressing sexual assault is really problematic. We compare it to The Assistant which was way better and also screened at Sundance that year, a much subtler and smarter approach to the topic. Bonus ep. 16: Watching Lena Dunham's Girls in 2021 (MEMBERS ONLY): Lena Dunham was a pioneer of uncomfortable sex scenes involving women in the their 20s, and films like Promising Young Woman, Cat Person, and Fair Play have picked up the baton (if not reached Dunham's heights). In this episode, we discussed what it was like to watch Girls in 2021 (for the first time for Orla).

Ep. 159: Sundance 2023 Four with Jessica Kiang: Past Lives, Passages, Notes on Hybrid Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I'm your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival has officially wound down but I still have good movies to share with you! This time I joined forces with critic Jessica Kiang, who was reviewing films for Variety at the festival. Our discussion spans two episodes. Part One begins with notes on the hybrid nature of this edition, then moves on to Celine Song's wonderful debut feature Past Lives and Ira Sachs's latest drama, the finely observed love triangle Passages. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Music: “Tomorrow's Forecast” by The Minarets, courtesy of The Minarets Photo by Steve Snodgrass