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Sinopse
Welcome to Changing Reels! A bi-weekly podcast that celebrates diversity in front of and behind the camera by revisiting overlooked films and exploring their pop culture significance. In each episode, hosts Andrew Hathaway and Courtney Small dissect a feature film that they feel deserves more love, as well as highlight two short films that relate to the main film in some fashion (or so they hope).
Episódios
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Episode 57 - Real Women Have Curves
01/04/2020 Duração: 29minFilm critic Heidy Morales (@HeidyMo) stops by to discuss the mother-daughter relationship in Real Women Have Curves.
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Episode 56 - Black Narcissus
18/03/2020 Duração: 41minTalking faith and desire in Black Narcissus with writer Bob Turnbull (@TheLogicalMind).
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Episode 55 - Adam
04/03/2020 Duração: 32minExploring the portrayal of Asperger syndrome in 2009's Adam with film critic Sean Patrick Kelly (@SKonMovies). Links Referenced in the Episode: Sean’s Aspergers in Film and TV montage: https://vimeo.com/345332475/d4d2ec2a25?fbclid=IwAR1U1v9_K0vHyvGEGVaoGMdW7PSPDQ_bGEPfH6VgkUVVHY8fm8YTsi4hwmoWhy The Predator 2018 is a bad representation of childhood autism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfKtSwf_vkY&feature=youtu.be
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Episode 54 - Tangerine
19/02/2020 Duração: 28minFilm critic Paolo Kagaoan (@paolocase) stops by to discuss Sean Baker’s Tangerine.
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Episode 53 - Atlantics
05/02/2020 Duração: 26minFilm critic and Blood in the Snow Film Festival programmer Carolyn Mauricette (@vfdpixie) returns to the show to discuss Mati Diop’s Atlantics
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Episode 52 - Us
28/03/2019 Duração: 40minFilm critic and Blood in the Snow Film Festival programmer Carolyn Mauricette returns to the show to discuss Jordan Peele's Us
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Episode 51 - Me Before You
09/02/2019 Duração: 45minIn this episode of Changing Reels we take a different approach and explore the problematic ways that disability is represented in cinema. To do this we take a deep dive into Thea Sharrock’s romantic drama Me Before You. We also discuss sex and disability in the short film Prends-moi (Take Me) by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette & André Turpin.Opening Music: Run So Far by Rhyme Time (album available here: https://rhymetimerapper.bandcamp.com/album/gnarly)Show Notes:1:45 – Prends-moi12:03 – Me Before You
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Episode 50 - One False Move
12/12/2018 Duração: 37minIn this episode we discuss One False Move by Carl Franklin. The 1992 noir follows a small town police chief (Bill Paxton) as he awaits a trio of killers (Billy Bob Thornton, Cynda Williams and Michael Beach) headed his way. We also discuss our short film of the week Straight Down Low by Zach Wechter. Show Notes:0.45 – Straight Down Low8:39 – One False MoveShort film: https://vimeo.com/77306213
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Episode 49 - The First Purge
08/11/2018 Duração: 41minWe talk race and politics in the Purge franchise as we dive into The First Purge directed by Gerard McMurray. We also discuss our short film of the week Closet Space by David F. Sandberg. Show Notes:2:14 – Closet Space8:12 – The First PurgeShort film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fje6_ou5RY
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Episode 48 - Thirst
11/10/2018 Duração: 39minFilm critic and Blood in the Snow programmer Carolyn Mauricette returns to discuss Park Chan-wook's Thirst.
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Episode 47 - The Children's Hour
30/08/2018 Duração: 31minWilliam Wyler’s 1961 film The Children’s Hour has been hailed as a landmark piece of cinema. It was one of the few films of the time to bring LGBT issues to mainstream audiences. We dive into the pros and cons of Wyler’s film and whether it is still relevant to audiences of today.
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Episode 46 - Call Me by Your Name
16/08/2018 Duração: 39minLuca Guadagnino’s Oscar winning film Call Me by Your Name may not be overlooked or underappreciated, but we love it nonetheless. This week we soak up the beauty of this tender romance set in 1980s Italy. We also discuss our short film of the week Dylan by Elizabeth Rohrbaugh. Show Notes:1:44 – Dylan8:56 – Call Me by Your NameShort film: https://vimeo.com/110822721
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Episode 45 - The Virgin Suicides
19/07/2018 Duração: 45minWe dive back into the films of Sofia Coppola with The Virgin Suicides and discuss our short film pick of the week: Hala by Minhal Baig.1:57 – Hala14:16 – The Virgin SuicidesCourtney's Luke Cage piece for Leonard Maltin's New Voices: http://leonardmaltin.com/the-blinding-light-of-love-in-luke-cage-season-two/
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Episode 44 – Eve’s Bayou
05/07/2018 Duração: 45minHailed by Roger Ebert as the best film of 1997, Eve’s Bayou is an astonishing work. We dive into Kasi Lemmons’ directorial debut and discuss the theme of memory, the lies adults tell children, and so much more. We also spend time with our short film pick 1982 by Jeremy Breslau.Show notes1:09 – 19827:47 – Eve’s BayouShort film: https://vimeo.com/67093569
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Episode 43 - Columbus
21/06/2018 Duração: 36minIn this episode we discuss the 2017 film Columbus directed by Kogonada. The drama focuses on Jin (John Cho), a successful Korean-American, who strikes up a tender friendship Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), while stuck in Columbus, Indiana. We also discuss our short film of the week Dol (First Birthday) by Andrew Ahn.Show Notes:1:17 - Dol (First Birthday) 8:16 – Columbus
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Episode 42 - Open Your Eyes
07/06/2018 Duração: 38minIn this episode we discuss Alejandro Amenábar’s 1997 film Open Your Eyes. The plot revolves around a handsome playboy named César who finds his life in a downward spiral after being disfigured in the accident the day after he meets the woman of his dreams. Of course, we also touch on the Cameron Crowe American remake Vanilla Sky and discuss our short film pick, The Psychology of Dream Analysis by Rian Johnson.Show notes:1:20 - The Psychology of Dream Analysis8:07 – Open Your Eyes
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Episode 41 - The Bigamist
24/05/2018 Duração: 42minIda Lupino was the first woman to direct a film noir, but her work behind the camera is not as well-known as her acting career in front of it. In this episode we talk post-war America, classic cinema and why a happily married man gets the itch for something more as we take in Lupino’s 1953 film The Bigamist. We also discuss our short film pick of the week Vows by Tal Zagreba.Show notes:1:50 - Vows10:29 - The Bigamist
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Episode 40 - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
10/05/2018 Duração: 39minIn this episode Courtney and Kristen discuss the origins of Wonder Woman, polyamorous relationships and the strong and complex women in Angela Robinson’s Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. They also spend time with their online short film pick of the week, Heather Fink ‘s The Focus Group written by and starring Sara Benincasa.Show Notes:1:14 – The Focus Group10:48 - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
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Episode 39 - Queen of Katwe
26/04/2018 Duração: 45minIn this episode, Courtney and guest co-host Kristen Lopez (Roger Ebert, Hollywood Reporter) journey to Uganda through Disney’s Queen of Katwe directed by Mira Nair. They also discuss this episode’s short film pick First Match by Olivia Newman.
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Episode 38 - Wadjda
12/04/2018 Duração: 43minFilm critic Kristen Lopez (Roger Ebert, Hollywood Reporter) fills in as guest co-host while Andrew is on hiatus. In this episode we spend time with the 2012 Saudi Arabian drama directed by Haifaa Al Mansour. Our short film pick of the week is Mo’ne Davis: I Throw Like a Girl by Spike Lee.Show Notes:5:40 - Mo’ne Davis: I Throw Like a Girl by Spike Lee15:21 - Wadjda by Haifaa Al Mansour