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When Kate Freund was a child, she wanted to learn how to fight. But her mother signed her up for dance classes instead. However, the dance lessons didn’t supplant her desire to kick ass. Freund instead combined these two passions into Pretty Lethal; a screenplay about a group of ballerinas who must battle their way out of a bar full of criminals. The film took over a decade to see the light of day. After many starts and stops, it was released earlier this year on Amazon Prime with a stacked cast that includes Uma Thurman, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor,
When Kate Freund was a child, she wanted to learn how to fight. But her mother signed her up for dance classes instead. However, the dance lessons didn’t supplant her desire to kick ass. Freund instead combined these two passions into Pretty Lethal; a screenplay about a group of ballerinas who must battle their way out of a bar full of criminals. The film took over a decade to see the light of day. After many starts and stops, it was released earlier this year on Amazon Prime with a stacked cast that includes Uma Thurman, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor,
The Spleen welcomes the brilliant Kate Freund to his Oubliette, and she's here to talk about Pretty Lethal, her action film about ballerinas who have to fight their way out of a very bad situation without the help of any dads whatsoever. Before getting into the cinematic deep cuts, the gang covers the important stuff: Kate's obsession with plant-based buffalo wings, the surprisingly rich cultural history connecting Roger Corman's grindhouse empire to the founding of IHOP, and the existential crisis Kate had after watching Taken and realizing her father's skill set was more "destroy a car dealer with paperwork" than "Liam Neeson." Kate walks us through the absolutely heroic 15-year journey of getting Pretty Lethal made: from a 2011 draft involving a trapdoor to being told by an executive to just change all the women to a boys' baseball team. She didn't. The film, now top two in the US on Amazon, features five ballerinas, razor blades on pointe shoes, Uma Thurman doing knitting between takes, and a signed jar of Skippy that Kate will never, ever eat. Tune in, put on a tutu, and watch the damn movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, the boys drink and keep it positive as they head back to 1959 to discuss Otto Preminger's “Anatomy of a Murder”. We discuss how it aged, how they wrote and directed a difficult female character, and whether Jimmy Stewart was the best choice for the lawyer in this courtroom drama based on a true story. Before that conversation, we have some spoiler-free mini-reviews of “She Dances”, “Pretty Lethal”, and “Project Hail Mary”. Grab a drink and give us a listen! linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page! Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages. 0:00 Intro; 7:28 “She Dances” mini-review; 9:56 “Pretty Lethal” mini-review, 12:55 “Project Hail Mary” mini-review; 27:35 1959 Year in Review; 50:57 Films of 1959: “Anatomy of a Murder”; 1:26:20 What You Been Watching?; 1:35:08 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Otto Preminger, Wendell Mayes, John D. Voelker, James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Orson Bean, Eve Arden, Kathy Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Steve Zahn, Mackenzie Ziegler, Rick Gomez, Ethan Hawke, Rosemarie DeWitt, Audrey Zahn, Wynn Everett, Sonequa Martin-Green, Sonny Valicenti, Amy Weaver, Haley Fish, Vicky Jewson, Kate Freund, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Uma Thurman, Lydia Leonard, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Ryan Gosling, Lorde & Miller, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, James Ortiz, Ken Leung. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Fallout, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, They Live, Paradise, Parenthood, The Pitt, Six Feet Under. Additional Tags: Amazon Studios, Warner Discovery, Paramount Skydance, Conan O'Brien, Weapons, Sinners, One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Annapurna Films, Old Man Marley, Home Alone, Shawshenk Redemption, Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars 2026, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.
Pretty Lethal is a 2026 action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. The film stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler, and Uma Thurman. In this film, a dysfunctional ballet troupe is forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down enroute to a prestigious competition and must use their training to fight back when a gang of armed men target them.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
"Pretty Lethal" is an action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. It follows a dysfunctional ballet troupe that is forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down en route to a prestigious competition and must use their training to fight back when a gang of armed men targets them. It premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler, and Uma Thurman. Jewson was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joel and Andy are joined by Kate Freund to discuss the film 2 Guns, which features a budding bromance between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.
Our "Summer Abroad" world cinema tour continues with writer, actor, and director Kate Freund joining to discuss Bong Joon-ho's thriller MOTHER starring Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo and Yoon Je-moon. This 2009 South Korean film follows an unnamed Mother who is fiercely protective of her intellectually disabled adult son, Do-joon. When Do-joon is accused of murder, Mother will stop at nothing to clear him of the charges. A twisty and tragic portrait of unconditional love turned lethal, MOTHER could be Bong's most severely underseen genre-defying modern masterwork. Listen along as we pay tribute to MOTHER, along with diversions into Ghostbusters, All That Jazz, Shaw Brothers, Wesley Snipes, Klute, Baahubali 2, James Cameron, Elizabeth Taylor and much, much more! MOTHER is currently available to stream on Tubi and Amazon Prime.
As a primer for the next SHV Sunday, here's an hour with Kate Freund (writer, actor, animator and more; a la ACTRESS, LEGEND OF THE WHITE TIGER, and of course, PUSSY TALK) from Winter '20, originally presented on The Todd Donald Show. We talk about how Kate grew up, her passion for all things creative, playing out-of-this-world characters, Channel 101, being a Channel 101 legend and more! Enjoy! Kate Freund on IMDb Produced & hosted by Todd Donald Music by Postmodern Machine
As a primer for the next SHV presentation of The Kali Kazoo Show, here's an hour with Kali Kazoo (writer, actor, animator and more; a la EVERYTHING, TOONWOLF, CANNED BEER CASES) from January '21, originally presented on The Todd Donald Show. How did Kali wind up in the animation world? How does Kali balance making art AND rocking out to the tune of 3 studio albums a stellar live album and a super group (w/ Kelsy Abbott, Erin Pearce & Kate Freund)? Her animation style has breathed new life into some of the most iconic characters in history, what!?. You can catch her every Sunday on Schrab Home Video. Enjoy! Kali Fontecchio on IMDb Produced & hosted by Todd Donald Music by Postmodern Machine
L.A.’s Kate Freund is a multi-talented and wonderful show creator, writer, director, actor and more. I fell in love with her shows on Channel 101 of course, such as: ‘Mega Bitch Meltdown’, ‘The Vacationaires’ and ‘Legend of the White Tiger’.. there’s so much, just seriously, check out the links below, do yourself a favour and watch/enjoy all of it. Outside of 101 is even more great work in various genres like the Alex & Ariel film ‘On The Rocks’, ‘Creepshow’, ‘The Sarah Silverman Program’, and the holiday short she JUST put out prior to our conversation - A Christmas Wish! You can also catch Kate as she was that night, on her husband Rob Schrab’s delightful SHV show Found Crap. As you’ll hear me say, I couldn’t get enough of hearing Kate talk about how much she loves what she does and who she’s gotten to/gets to work with.. I would venture to say they probably feel equally fortunate to know and work with HER. It’s entirely non-sequential and there’s some sweet songs in here to celebrate that this 101 legend, is the guest on EPISODE 101 of this podcast! Songs: “Losing My Mind” by Titanic Sinclair “Human Pile (Live at the Hi-Hat)” by Kali Kazoo “Syngenor” (Shock Feature Theater performance) by The Git Back Gang “Deathless” by Kali Kazoo “The ‘Bu Episode 8” by The Lonely Island Kate Freund Links: Kate Freund on Channel 101 Kate Freund on IMDB Watch Mega Bitch Meltdown on Channel 101 Watch The Vacationaires on Channel 101 Watch Le Typewriter on Channel 101 Watch Legend of the White Tiger on Channel 101 Watch A Christmas Wish, from 20th Digital Studio Produced, edited and hosted by Todd. V/O by Milo Axelrod. Theme music is excerpts of “Makie Elkino” (Live) by William Chernoff. Piano outro music by JP Sunga. Cover photo by Daniel Hodgeson. Presented in part by Afternoon Tea - Artist Collective + Record Label. Born of the Shun Club. Shunned since 2012. afternoontealabel.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todddonaldshow/message
Ricky Carmona and Kate Freund join returning guest GM David Schilling and draft commissioner Clay Keller to draft the twenty best action films of the 1990s! Ryan takes over main commissioning duties, with veteran drafter Graham Skipper filling in as co-commissioner. Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica
Filmmaker and movie buff Kate Freund ("Creepshow" on Shudder) talks about crushes she had while growing up in Topanga and attending high school in Malibu, her favorite filmmakers, film genres and dispenses some dope advice on how to make yourself more "crush-worthy."
Kate "Big Get" Freund has acted in over 80 shows and still loves the thrill of taking on the weird roles 101 has to offer her. Plus, Alex Kavutskiy stops by to talk about self-canceling his "Guide to Filmmaking".
The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. On episode NINETY-THREE of The Purrrcast, we dive deep with the team behind the Garfield parody sensation, Lasagna Cat. Chatting with Zach Johnson, Jeffery Max, and Kate Freund, they dish on everything from the inspiration behind the surreal and hilarious YouTube videos to the misadventures of Zach's cats (Travis and Connie) while filming in their apartment/film studio. We also muse with them on Connie's love of wires, Kate's cat-free menagerie of pets growing up, Jeff's former cat allergies, and why greenscreens might not make the best kind of cat tree. The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: thepurrrcast.com Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com If you shop on Amazon be sure to click this link and we'll get a small kickback. Thanks for the support: http://www.amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thepurr-20 Watch Lasagna Cat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2AQkHXNVA-w9FA1m9VqO7A Lasagna Cat: Sex Survey Results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmoMO66uPg Check the Fatal Farms site: http://www.fatalfarm.com/ Follow Fatal Farms on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fatalfarm Follow Kate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katersfreund/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/cakekid Links Of Interest: - Support Eliza Rickman's current Kickstarter campaign for her new music video for the song “Pretty Little Head”: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/94206527/eliza-rickman-makes-a-music-video-for-pretty-littl - Go see Chats On Cats if you live in Los Angeles: https://sunset.ucbtheatre.com/performance/55277 - Purchase a PetCube on Amazon - http://amazon.com - Purchase a cat wheel - http://amazon.com - Over the door cat climber - http://amazon.com Watch Fatal Farms' Robocop scene (NSFW!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSPzsV2YN6Q - Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ on Tumblr: http://thepurrrcast.tumblr.com/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer's cat Samba on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kittysamba Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Buy Steven's book on the Jurassic Park Franchise over at Thought Catalog: http://thoughtcatalog.com/book/molding-a-jurassic-universe/ Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the #HelloLionFace podcast network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kate Freund, Wade and Willy dive into The Disclosure Project!
The tee pee has been constructed. Snacks have been laid. And darling writer, actor and director Kate Freund of Channel 101 fame is here for a rousing game of F*** that! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kate Freund helps the boys firgure out how much age differences matter in relationships - and the understated importance of a good looking eyebrow.
We have our first couple on This Feels Terrible and a married one at that! SCUD author and Channel 101 co-creator Rob Schrab along with actress and comedian Kate Freund tell us what a happy marriage is actually like...but not without a few terrible steps to get there.
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