Beyond Bechdel

Beyond Bechdel

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Beyond Bechdel episodes

  • 10 - Gaming Girls Part 1: From Tomb Raider to Lost Legacy
    SHOCK: Girls like gaming! Especially games with girls in charge. And finally the gaming industry is catching up with the players.
    In Part 1 we chart the progress in RPGs from a focus on banging bodies to a focus on character and plot. What took developers so long?
    Featured games:
    Tomb Raider 1 and 2
    Rise of the Tomb Raider
    Resident Evil
    Resident Evil 4
    Resident Evil: Biohazard
    Uncharted 1-4
    Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
    Come back for Part 2 soon and come say hi to us at [email protected] or on twitter @Beyond_Bechdel
    Remember to subscribe, rate and review....and don't be a Jill sandwich! :-)
    48 min
  • 9 - Lust, Liberty & Lady Macbeth
    Lady Macbeth (writer: Alice Birch, director: William Oldroyd) stole our hearts, and she's capable of a lot more. This episode focuses on why this film resonates so much with women and what it says about feminism, given that it barely passes the Bechdel test.
    How amazing is Florence Pugh's accent?!
    And we'd like to give a quick apology to Amy Jump....
    Bafta interview with Alice Birch can be found here: http://guru.bafta.org/lady-macbeth-telling-stories-guru-live
    More on Becky Matthews here: https://www.becky-matthews.com/
    Remember, if you don't listen...through hell and high water, we'll follow you...
    41 min
  • 8 - How to Make a Short Film with Becky Matthews
    Becky Matthews made a film. It's called Double Word Score.
    But she didn't just make a film. She did so much more.
    Becky had an idea, took control of her creative career and then made it happen. She tells us how she did it. This episode is about living your cinematic dreams and...the importance of making film friendships.
    Watch Double Word Score here: http://www.theopendoorshowcase.com/Double_Word_Score.html
    Follow Becky here: https://www.becky-matthews.com/
    and here: https://twitter.com/bec_bebop
    Come say hi to us at [email protected] or on twitter @Beyond_Bechdel
    And yes Agnes Varda has been nominated for an Oscar for Visages Villages. She's 89.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Making a Short Film (AKA: Female Film Friendships) with Becky Matthews
    Becky Matthews made a film. It's called Double Word Score.
    But she didn't just make a film. She did so much more.
    Becky had an idea, took control of her creative career and then made it happen. She tells us how she did it. This episode is about living your cinematic dreams and...the importance of making film friendships.
    Watch Double Word Score here: http://www.theopendoorshowcase.com/Double_Word_Score.html
    Follow Becky here: https://www.becky-matthews.com/
    and here: https://twitter.com/bec_bebop
    Come say hi to us at [email protected] or on twitter @Beyond_Bechdel
    And yes Agnes Varda has been nominated for an Oscar for Visages Villages. She's 89.
    1 hr 21 min
  • 7 - The Big 3

    The three films with the biggest US domestic box office success in 2017 all shared something not seen perhaps ever before: multiple female protagonists (and a female director just for good measure)... 

    This has to be a good thing for women on film, right? Contrarah and Nick deep dive into: 1) The Last Jedi 2) Beauty and the Beast 3) Wonder Woman to determine whether cinema is turning a corner. 

    Hold(o) on to your Phasmas because this is going to be a thrilling ride... Want to talk? Email us at [email protected] or tweet to twitter.com/Beyond_Bechdel

    1 hr 11 min
  • 6 - Intersectionality with Susan Hansen
    What connects Borgen, Christopher Hitchens, Ainsley Hayes, Busanhaeng and Jo Brand? NOTHING...except that they're all covered in this conversation between Contrarah and Susan Hansen.
    Spanning continents, race, gender and more, what could be a depressing conversation about discrimination is actually a life-affirming chat about role models.
    Susan can be found at twitter.com/susanhansen3 and www.itsallindie.com/
    Want to talk? Email us at [email protected] or tweet to twitter.com/Beyond_Bechdel
    1 hr 13 min
  • 5 - The Women of Horror Part 2 : Final Girl Problems
    Welcome to the twilight zone - this is not a drill - men and(black, blonde or promiscuous)women are dying! This is Part 2 of a two-parter (Please SUBSCRIBE and go back to listen to Part 1 first) devoted to the creepiest of genres.
    We start by researching where the Final Girl trope came from and the good and (mostly) bad things that it says about male filmmakers and female horror stars.
    Then we discuss how Scream changed the horror landscape for the better and whether failing the Bechdel Test might be ok if you're Clarice Starling or Annie Wilkes, plus there's good news in the shape of It Follows.
    Want to talk? Don't be scared! Email us at [email protected] or tweet to twitter.com/Beyond_Bechdel
    43 min
  • 4 - The Women of Horror Part 1 : The Anomaly

    This is Part 1 of a two-parter (Please SUBSCRIBE so you can be ready for Part 2) devoted to the creepiest of genres. Yeah, it's hardly timely (unless you're listening on 31st October) but the relationship between women and horror movies is a perennial puzzle. 

    Listen as Nick comes up with a clever theory on the real meaning of Rosemary's Baby, and join us to discuss why women rule against the BIG BAD! Want to talk? 

    Email us at [email protected] or tweet to twitter.com/Beyond_Bechdel 

    And don't even think about having sex while listening...

    53 min
  • 3 - Lights, Camera, Gender? With Katie Smith-Wong
    After getting all excited over crouching tigers and hidden dragons, Hollywood largely ignored girl-on-girl action films (the ones where they get to use samurai swords, kung fu and uzis) for almost 15 years. And then, suddenly, CHARLIZE THERON and GAL GADOT BROUGHT THE GOODS!
    Katie Smith-Wong talks about atomic blondes and brunettes on the fury road carrying immortal blades. We also ask how to capitalise on this new breed of female action hero and we get into strength and gender roles. But mostly we train 5 times, 10 times harder than we've ever trained before.
    Recorded at the London Film Festival, get in touch:
    with Katie at https://twitter.com/Guitargalchina
    with us at @[email protected] and @Beyond_Bechdel
    Let's get less furious, more Furiosa.
    54 min
  • 2 - A Woman's Place is in the Film Industry with Paulyne Antoniou
    VERNA FIELDS! May we never forget her name.
    We're joined on this episode by https://twitter.com/Paulyne_A to talk about the perils and perks of being a woman in the film industry...and after reminiscing about working girls and American psychos we invent the Reverse Bechdel Test.
    Want to talk? Email us at [email protected] or tweet to https://twitter.com/Beyond_Bechdel
    Remember ladies, you're in a league of your own.
    1 hr 5 min

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