Please join us for one of our rawest discussions yet. We went light on the editing and kept it real. We also have an interview Beth conducted with the fantastic Mona—a native of Maine—who provides us with terrific insights about the era in which she grew up, her memories of Stephen King, and some of the linguistic and cultural idiosyncrasies of the great state of Maine. Thank you, Mona! End song ‘Prayer for Ukraine’ performed by Endpin Project Cello Choir. Composed by Mykola Lysenko.

It’s Wednesday night and we can’t stop thinking about you! This is a little freestyle riff, along with some fact corrections that embarrassed us from previous episodes. But we mostly just wanted to commune with you before we release our next episode next Thursday.

“I like simple pleasures, like, butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth.” If you like old school disco mixes, you’ll love this channel: https://m.youtube.com/user/DJDiscoCatV2

“There are shadows in life, babe.”

Boy are you in for a big surprise!

In this episode, we take a wonderfully difficult look at Lorraine Hansberry’s play-adapted-to big screen, A Raisin in the Sun, starring a fantastic ensemble, including the late, GREAT Sidney Poitier. This is more than a film; it is an entire multi-generational experience captured by the skill and imagination of a true artist. This time we refer to the writer; though director Daniel Petrie and two famed producers were able to explore so many themes with grace and nuance. Listen as we try our best to do this work of art justice in our discussion. Perhaps we didn’t quite get there…but we did our damnedest to honor the film, the themes, and the artists. We hope you are inspired to watch the film and to dig more deeply into themes that are just as relevant today as they were in 1961. Related episode links: https://girlsinmitsouko.medium.com/the-double-life-of-lorraine-hansberry-out-magazine-september-1999-a60c1d471d49, https://www.theroot.com/a-raisin-still-in-the-sun-1790875491, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-yD0wGxAc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnjS4ivBJI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot7xCM-Oeig, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkFR_6DGJ3o.

In this episode, your co-hosts Beth and Sam—and our resident expert and German veteran—take on American Sniper (2014), a Clint Eastwood film based on Chris Kyle’s autobiography of the same title. We do warn you that the subject matter we cover might be disturbing to some listeners. Included in our discussion are the subjects of war and guns, which are integral parts of the film. We would love to interact with you, our listeners, and get to know you. Please follow us on Twitter @CelluloidPuddn. As always, be kind and rewind.

For this episode, our special guest lends his perspective as a non-national and former member of the German military, while we (your co-hosts Beth & Sam) attempt to discuss a rather controversial film about a decidedly difficult subject. The material we cover may be disturbing to some listeners. We respectfully claim fair use of the opening montage snippets from the film American Sniper, 2014, which we do not in any way claim as our own. This segment is for reference only. Thank you.

This week we kick the ball around with a very exciting guest for Run, Lola, Run! Do you know what time it is? Trick question. Join us as we discuss this groundbreaking film by the great Tom Tykwer, starring the most exquisite Franka Potente. We wax a little nostalgic about the age of the mall cinema, and then do a deep dive. What a treat our guest brought us with his energy and knowledge. We had such fun making this episode and hope you enjoy it, too.

Do you ever wish life had a reset button? In our next episode we discuss the German film Lola Rennt aka “Run Lola Run” (1998). Director Tom Tykwer takes us on a frenetically paced adventure against the backdrop of pre-Millennium Berlin as Franka Potente races to beat demon time and change the variables in her chaotic universe. The techno soundtrack (also credit to Tykwer) is (chef’s kiss) superb!