Cannes I Kick It

Locarno! It's in Switzerland! And it has recently finished its film festival! We take a look at 2 competition titles we were able to see: HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH and MATTER OF OUT PLACE. We also talk NYFF's Revivals and the TIFF schedule, including our hopes for what we'll be able to see and what it looks like our misses might be. And finally, Emilio goes solo and gives out recommendations on TIFF movies for listeners who send in their Letterboxd on Twitter.

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@clatchley

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Have we mentioned that there is a lot of festival news in August? In the last week we've gotten two NYFF sections (Spotlight and Currents) and three full TIFF sections (Documentaries, Contemporary World Cinema, and Shorts) plus a few smaller additions with more to come. Andy and Jesse break it down as we await the final pieces to fall into place with the looming schedule announcements. After that Cullen and Emilio join Andy and the Ghost of Jesse for a discussion of Bill Pohlad's second feature - the bifurcated Brian Wilson biopic LOVE & MERCY, in anticipation of DREAMIN' WILD.

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@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcpglickwebber

August Announcements continue as the Fall Festival Landscape continues to take shape. A few minor TIFF announcements are followed by a deep dive into the NYFF Main Slate, from the 60th anniversary Armageddon Time addition and the intriguing choice of a lower profile Closing Gala to the snubs and don't-call-them-flubs of the unexpected titles, we discuss it all! And then in our continuing preview of The Directors Of The Fall we dig into Venice (and more?) player Andrew Dominik's KILLING THEM SOFTLY in anticipation of BLONDE. Opinions Diverge!

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@andytgerm

@clatchley

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@jcpglickwebber

The Festival Line Up Announcements just keep coming, and we wouldn't have it any other way. This week, we touch on some early NYFF news before digging deep into the first big announcement from TIFF: Galas and Special Presentations. After clearing out some of the obvious picks, what deeper cuts are worth getting excited about? We endeavor to decide! We then look at a few more NYFF announcements, some San Sebastian News, and the TIFF lineups for 5 more sections, before taking a look at Sarah Polley's fascinating sophomore feature TAKE THIS WALTZ, starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, and Sarah Silverman, in anticipation of TIFF Title WOMEN TALKING!

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

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Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

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Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcpglickwebber

Fall Festival Announcement Season is upon us, and this week we turn our analysis to the newly announced 2022 Venice line up. What Oscar Buzz is there? Who will win the Golden Lion? What movie has the most Joker Energy? These questions and more are addressed, debated, discussed, and generally chewed over.

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

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Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

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@clatchley

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@jcpglickwebber

This week on the podcast after getting into some brief news stories we bring back friend of the show Jack Read to come up with 20 directors that Allison Williams should work with. What directions do we go? What kind of range do we think she has/Can she be more than a sinister white woman? Tune in to listen to us figure it out!

Follow Jack on twitter @jackleftonread

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

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Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

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@jcpglickwebber

Today we are joined by returning guest Chris Mello to talk about the classic double feature pairing of King Hu's 1967 wuxia classic DRAGON INN and Tsai Ming-liang's 2003 Venice Competition film GOODBYE, DRAGON INN! We get to the bottom of how arrows work on this one!

Read Chris' recent writing on King Hu here!

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

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Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

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@clatchley

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@jcpglickwebber

Thank you... thankyouverymuch... that's right it's time to discuss two new releases that are fresh off some festival showings, Peter Strickland's latest FLUX GOURMET from Berlin's Encounters section and Baz Luhrmann's glitzy take on ELVIS that was out of competition at Cannes. After Activating Andy and covering the latest news including the Locarno Lineup, we dig into topics such as performance art on film, great leading performances, and how cartoonishly evil Tom Hanks can be.

Read more of Emilio's thoughts on Elvis here!

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcpglickwebber

IN HONOR of our 125th episode we do a draft where we each pick our 10 favorite movies we have covered on the podcast! SO much talk of how great these movies are! A walk down memory lane! Thanks for listening! 

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

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@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcpglickwebber

IRMA VEP... it's an anagram for Vampire, but what else is there to discover about Olivier Assayas's 1996 film and his recent Cannes approved effort that's currently airing on HBO? We get into the tone, the actors, the satire, and the weird relationship between past and present. All that plus various news items related to MUBI, Sean Durkin, and Telluride!

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcpglickwebber