Cannes I Kick It

The Life of the Mind! It’s what John Goodman promises/threatens to show us near the end of the Coen Brothers exceptional Cannes favorite BARTON FINK. We’ve talked in the past about how the volume of wins for FINK was such a sensation that Cannes instituted new rules about how to properly designate multi-award winning films, but what about the movie itself? We get into all of it, the cast, the setting, and where it sits in the ever popular Coens oeuvre. Also discussed: Important Cannes Fortnite (and other) news.

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We honor the third Palme d'Ollie winner, Leos Carax's ANNETTE, by talking about a bunch of other stuff(ALINE, Gary Trudeau, movies where old guys are trying to rob banks, CYRANO) over it! Don't listen if you haven't seen the movie obviously! 

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

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Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

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@clatchley

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South by Southwest has come and gone, so we start off this week looking at the many many many winners from the film side of Austin’s big fest. After a thorough look at those naming rights, we take a look at another capitalistic dystopia, the world of Kathryn Bigelow’s reclaimed classic STRANGE DAYS! This is our first “Listener Pick” made by a recurring Ko-Fi donor to the show! We look at the brutality, innovation, and unsettling nature of the Ralph Fiennes/Angela Basset starring NYFF Centerpiece.

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

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Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

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@clatchley

@imlaughalone

This week we take aim at The Archers! Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, masters of technicolor, had some significant play at early festivals, so we took a look at 2 of their biggest 1948's THE RED SHOES and 1951's TALES OF HOFFMANN. Joined by returning favorite Daniel Foster, we talk technicolor, the enduring power of opera, and Andy makes an incredibly unsettling personal revelation in regards to his ambitions. All this plus some early Cannes leaks!

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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

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Concert Documentaries get the spotlight as we turn to three movies heavily featuring David Byrne. In addition to enduring classic STOP MAKING SENSE and recent pandemic hit AMERICAN UTOPIA we zero in on a lesser-known title: CONTEMPORARY COLOR. Joined by Blank Check Researcher JJ Bersch, we look at Bill Ross IV & Turner Ross’s capturing of a crazy event merging Color Guard team’s routines with new music created by a wide range of contemporary music artists.

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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

Spectacular Spectacular! When 2 visual masters turn to their own takes on jukebox musicals the festival world takes notice, and soon CIKI will be on the case. We’re joined by returning favorite KT JEAN to talk Baz Luhrmann’s Cannes opener MOULIN ROUGE! and Julie Taymor’s TIFF premiere ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. The Beatles! Mash-ups! Obsessive viewing! It’s an all singing all dancing top tapping corker of a podcast!

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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

With another Berlinale in the rearview we look at the prizes given out at the German Fest this year. Will Hong ever win the big prize? What did M. Night contribute to the jury process? All given speculation. After that we take a look at Golden Bear winner Carla Simón’s first feature SUMMER 1993, touching on the Topic streaming service, child performances, and big endings.

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

There's a lot going on in a small package this week with Jesse's thoughts on the films she saw at Rotterdam as well as virtual festivals in general, and also we talk some early Berlinale reactions and news from Cannes and the current overhaul of Director's Fortnight.

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

Our prediction powers are here to amaze and astonish as we look ahead to some titles that Jesse thinks might figure into the upcoming Cannes lineup. Who will be in? Who will be out? It’s all cause for speculation! Not only that, but we take a look at the Oscar Nominees and how festivals figure into them, and peak at the SXSW film lineup for the year. All this plus an EXCITING KO-FI ANNOUNCEMENT!

Our Twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our Instagram is @CIKIPod

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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

Park City tourism was once again down, but that didn’t stop the power of the movies as "The Dance"(Sundance) has come and gone with another All Virtual edition of the festival. We talk the films, (including buzzy movies like AFTER YANG, SHARP STICK, and CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH), the award winners (Waldo Salt, shout out to ya), and, of course, the DEALS baby. All this, plus the Berlin Jury!

Check out Jesse and Cullen on the Podcast Exiting Through The 2010's

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