Podcast appearances and mentions of marilyn ferdinand

For episode #21 the whole gang is together to discuss everything worth discussing about the year in film that was 2021. Films covered: NORTH BY CURRENT - 02:05 OLD - 09:20 ZEROS AND ONES - 16:25 ZOLA - 26:50 SPENCER - 34:35 WEST SIDE STORY/TICK TICK BOOM - 42:40 MEMORIA: 1:05:45 WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY/DRIVE MY CAR - 1:20:55 Misc Films - 1:36:05 POWER OF THE DOG - 1:39:45 More Misc Films - 1:52:00 Participants include: Cody Corrall, John Dickson, Megan Fariello, Marilyn Ferdinand, Jonathan Leithold-Patt, Ben Sachs, Kat Sachs, Michael Glover Smith, and Drew Van Weelden. 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

With Episode #19 of the Cine-Cast, we celebrate the reopening of one of our favorite venues in Chicago, the Gene Siskel Film Center! The episode begins with a conversation between Associate Editor Ben Sachs and contributors Edo Choi, Megan Fariello, and Marilyn Ferdinand about one of the movies playing this month at the Siskel, ANNETTE. Sure to be one of our favorite films of 2021, ANNETTE marks the long-awaited collaboration between French director Leos Carax (THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE, HOLY MOTORS) and American songwriters-turned-screenwriters Ron and Russell Mael. The podcast continues with an interview between Megan and the Siskel's new Director of Programming, Rebecca Fons. They discuss the reopening process, how film exhibition has adapted during the pandemic, and the exciting upcoming programming available through the Siskel.

Episode #18 of the Cine-Cast opens with associate editors Ben and Kathleen Sachs and contributors Megan Fariello and Josh B. Mabe discussing all things VHS, from the democratization of cinephilia to TikTok filters. Next, contributors Mabe and Raphael Martinez chat with filmmaker Joe Swanberg about his new VHS rental pop-up operating out of Borelli's Pizza on Lawrence Ave. Finally, in a "Friends of Cine-File" segment, contributor Marilyn Ferdinand interviews her longtime partner Shane Truax about his experience working in a video story and his reminiscences of the medium. 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: https://www.cinefile.info/subscribe

Don't forget to read the Cinefile Cinelist every week at www.cinefile.info Episode #14 of the Cine-Cast is all about the Chicago Latino Film Festival! To start, Associate Editor Ben Sachs speaks with contributors Megan Fariello and Marilyn Ferdinand about this year's line-up, with each participant recommending some of their favorite films on the slate, before reflecting on the festival as a whole. Then, Ben and fellow Associate Editor Kathleen Sachs interview CLFF founder and executive director Pepe Vargas about the history of the festival, the programmers' criteria for selecting films, and what viewers can learn from the festival about Latino culture. The introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: www.benvanv.com

Last month in Cine-File's Cine-List (www.cinefile.info), contributor Scott Pfeiffer recommended John Huston’s THE DEAD, thereby setting off a long, spirited email conversation about Huston's career between several of our writers. On Episode #13 of the Cine-Cast, we continue that conversation in audio form, as Pfeiffer, fellow contributors Edo Choi, John Dickson, and Marilyn Ferdinand, and Associate Editor Ben Sachs delve into Huston’s work, critical reception, and legacy. But first, Sachs and contributor Megan Fariello discuss a few recent online releases of note, focusing on one of our favorite new movies of the year, Ephraim Asili’s THE INHERITANCE (which is currently available for rent through the Gene Siskel Film Center).

On episode #11 of the Cine-Cast, Cine-File contributors take it on the road with this remote-heavy edition. On this episode, contributor Marilyn Ferdinand discusses filmmaker Patrick Wang and his upcoming film A BREAD FACTORY, playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center (April 12-17) and Block Cinema (May 4), and contributor Michael Metzger interviews filmmaker Nellie Kluz at the Onion City Experimental Film & Video Festival. Engineered by contributor Harrison Sherrod. Produced by Mabe and Sachs. The introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: www.benvanv.com

Movie Addict HQ invites you to our Seventh Anniversary Party featuring clips of famous guests, favorite shows, a book giveaway and other goodies. Joining the festivities are: Mad Movie Man A.J. Hakari, Mr. Show Biz George Bettinger, film historian James Colt Harrison and Classic Film Guide founder Diana Saenger. The list of popular guests to be spotlighted includes such fascinating film folks as Cloris Leachman, Barry Bostwick, Tanna Frederick, Rita Moreno, Morgan Lawrence, Lizette Amado-Bettinger, Misha Zubarev,  Tony Babino, Kevin Costner, J Blair Brown, Chuck Skull, Dragon Dronet, Mack Bates, Nell Minow, Richard Jack Smith, Stephen Simon, Nancy Lombardo, David Spaltro, Marilyn Ferdinand, George Clooney, Julie Andrews, Susan Marg, Emmanuel Itier, and Jack Lemmon.     Plus, the Top Ten episodes during the last twelve months will be revealed as well as the guest with the most listeners during the past seven years. Film-related books to be given away in a random drawing at this Anniversary Celebration include: Me and Orson Welles by Robert Kaplow; Hollywood or Bust by Susan Marg; Confessions of a Movie Addict by Betty Jo Tucker; and It Had To Be Us by Harry & Elizabeth Lawrence.

Award-winning filmmaker David Spaltro and noted film critic Marilyn Ferdinand return to Movie Addict HQ on February 11th to talk about romantic movies that have won a Best Picture Oscar. The following films qualify for this pre-Valentine’s Day discussion: It Happened One Night, The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, An American in Paris, Gigi, The Apartment, West Side Story, My Fair Lady,Annie Hall, Out of Africa, The Artist, Marty, Titanic and Slumdog Millionaire. David and Marilyn are knowledgeable and entertaining guests who have a passion for film. David’s independent movie, Things I Don’t Understand, earned numerous awards on the film festival circuit and includes an unusual love story treated with sensitivity by this talented director. Marilyn operates Ferdy on Films, which was named a Best World Cinema Blog of 2011. She also loves a good cause and works with Farran Nehmes (The Self-Styled Siren) in hosting annual Blogathons to support worthy film projects.    

The most widely read magazine by PTA leaders and members just got better by going digital! The digital version of Our Children will contain features that help readers navigate to additional information with a single click. Social media and email options help readers share content just as easily. Video will enhance your reading experience and tabs will help readers go directly to any article. Of course, for those who like to "thumb" through the magazine from front to back, the digital Our Children behaves just like a print magazine. Subscribers will still receive the print issue as usual but now have the option of sharing information with one simple click. The August-September issue has already hit newsstands and laptops! Marilyn Ferdinand is the editor in chief of Our Children, National PTA’s flagship magazine. Published five times during the school year, Our Children offers timely information helpful to parents, teachers, and PTA leaders who serve the needs of school children and their families across the United States and at our military outposts overseas.

The most widely read magazine by PTA leaders and members just got better by going digital! The digital version of Our Children will contain features that help readers navigate to additional information with a single click. Social media and email options help readers share content just as easily. Video will enhance your reading experience and tabs will help readers go directly to any article. Of course, for those who like to "thumb" through the magazine from front to back, the digital Our Children behaves just like a print magazine. Subscribers will still receive the print issue as usual but now have the option of sharing information with one simple click. The August-September issue has already hit newsstands and laptops! Marilyn Ferdinand is the editor in chief of Our Children, National PTA’s flagship magazine. Published five times during the school year, Our Children offers timely information helpful to parents, teachers, and PTA leaders who serve the needs of school children and their families across the United States and at our military outposts overseas.

Movie Addict HQ welcomes noted film critic Marilyn Ferdinand, who kicks off the 2012 Film Preservation Blogathon during this special episode. Marilyn operates Ferdy on Films, which was named a Best World Cinema Blog of 2011. The upcoming For the Love of Film Blogathon, scheduled May 13 through May 18, will help the National Film Preservation Foundation raise funds to stream The White Shadow, Alfred Hitchcock’s first credited feature, on the NFPF website. This is a must-hear episode for all movie fans, but especially those who admire Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense. A.J. Hakari, the Mad Movie Man, joins in to co-host.            

National PTA Radio presents an exclusive one-on-one interview with William Novelli, former CEO of AARP, former president of Porter Novelli (one of the world’s largest public relations agencies), and current professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. National PTA's Marilyn Ferdinand, editor-in-chief of Our Children (National PTA's flagship magazine), talk with Novelli about how the economy affects non-profits, appealing to a younger generation without alienating longstanding supporters and his efforts in education.