Don't Know Her?

We’ve made it to episode 10 of Don’t Know Her and this week we are doing a special birthday episode for Scott!! As a delicious birthday treat Scott got free rein from Michael (how generous) to pick a performer of his choice and he chose the glorious Catherine Keener!

Catherine will be known to many as a staple of American indie cinema. A firm favourite of many filmmakers like Nicole Holofcener, Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman she has had the opportunity to tackle roles in a real fun mix of movies along the way. With a lot to cover for Catherine, we dive into as many films as we can, from Into The Wild and Get Out to her Oscar-nominated turns in Capote and Being John Malkovich. And of course as we always so love to do we take a little journey into the unknown future and share some hopes and wishes for Keener’s film career moving forward.

So please join us once again to celebrate another personal favourite who we feel everyone ought to be as excited about as we are. It’s Don’t Know Her time!! Follow @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.

Welcome to Episode 9 of Don’t Know Her? and this week we are talking about the Irish goddess that is Fiona Shaw. Fiona will be a familiar face to a wide array of cinemagoers thanks to her eclectic filmography. She will be known to a great many for her performance as Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films whilst others will recall her memorable turns in Irish favourites such as My Left Foot and The Butcher Boy. Of course, her TV work in Killing Eve and Fleabag are a consistent reminder of this woman’s onscreen talents. So please join us this week as we dive into both the big-hitter blockbusters and the quieter indies to cover Fiona’s fascinating film career. As per usual we dissect our personal standout moments and cast our eye to the future to send out a few personal wishes for what we’d love to see her do next. Follow @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.

Welcome along for episode eight of Don’t Know Her. This time round we are changing things up a little to chat about Dads on film as we celebrate Father’s Day. For the episode we selected four films with Father characters we are particularly fond of, namely: Gary Lewis in Billy Elliot, Rawiri Paratene in Whale Rider, Tracy Letts in Lady Bird and Colman Domingo in If Beale Street Could Talk. We also spoke about some of our other favourite movie Dads and perhaps what kind of stories we’d want for Father characters in cinema moving forward. So please join us as we share the love for some amazing Dads of the big screen and wax lyrical once again on some truly wonderful films!!

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00:46 - Intro and our favourite Father characters

07:25 - Gary Lewis in Billy Elliott (Stephen Daldry, 2000)

17:04 - Rawiri Paraten in Whale Rider (Nikki Caro, 2002)

26:31 - Tracy Letts in Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, 2017)

32:15 - Colman Domingo in If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins, 2018)

39:57 - Game

48:26 - What stories about Fathers would we like to see in the future?

It’s episode seven and this week we discuss screen legend Candice Bergen.

Bergen will be most recognisable to many as the titular lead in the long-running TV comedy Murphy Brown, however she has also cast a striking presence on the big screen surrounding her time on that show. We talk about her memorable turn as a Kathy Morningside in Miss Congeniality and as photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White in Best Picture Oscar-winning Gandhi from 1982. With Candice delivering career highlight performances in the last five years in Book Club and Let Them All Talk, join us as we discuss this period and as we lay out our fantasy choices for film roles we’d die to see her take on in the next few years.

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01:33 - Intro to and overview of Candice Bergen

08:24 - Carnage Knowledge (Mike Nichols, 1971) and toxic masculinity

12:45 - Soldier Blue (Ralph Nelson, 1970)

14:40 - Starting Over (Alan J. Pakula, 1979) and Candice's Oscar nominated performance

19:40 - Rich and Famous (George Cukor, 1981)

23:45 - Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982) and a celebration of teachers

25:34 - Murphy Brown (1988-1997) and Candice's Emmy reign

26:22 - Miss Congeniality (Donald Petrie, 2000) and Michael's first memories of Candice

29:53 - Sweet Home Alabama (Andy Tennant, 2002) and Scott's introduction of Candice

30:49 - A brief pitstop on Bride Wars (Gary Winick, 2009) and fragile friendships

31:50 - Book Club (Bill Holderman, 2018)

34:25 - Let Them All Talk (Steven Soderbergh, 2020) 

39:25 - Quiz/Testing our knowledge on Candice

46:26 - What do we want for Candice's film career in the future?

This week we talk about Kathy Burke and her unique screen presence.

You may know Kathy from her celebrated comedic work on British television (Absolutely Fabulous, Gimme Gimme Gimme) but we wish her award-winning film work was more seen and/or appreciated. Whether she’s playing a queen (Elizabeth), a teenage boy (Kevin and Perry Go Large) or a long-suffering neighbour (Anita and Me), Kathy always makes an impression...perhaps only as Kathy could do! 

Join us as we reflect on her filmography, why we're drawn to her and what role we hope she gets in the future.

NOTE: In this episode, we discuss the subject of domestic abuse and how it is portrayed in Nil By Mouth (1997).

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This week we are talking about Nathan Lane. As is a familiar face - and voice - of cinema, we take a look back into Lane’s varied career. We revisit his most iconic film performances from The Birdcage to his voicing of Timon in The Lion King, whilst also dipping in to discuss his work in some of the more overlooked entries in his filmography. Whether you have come to basque in the glow of 90s nostalgia or to discover something new we hope you enjoy this week’s Don’t Know Her! Follow @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.

It’s episode number four and this week we gush about one of our greatest living actors, the sublime Alfre Woodard. We mull over a few of her career highlights like Clemency and Passion Fish whilst hopefully drawing attention to some other under seen gems along the way. We want EVERYTHING for Alfre, but please join us as we make our pleas to the Gods of Cinema for what roles we would die to see her get in the hopefully not-too-distant future.

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It’s episode number three and if like us you are still losing sleep over some of the more questionable decisions from this year’s Oscar ceremony then join us for an alternative look at how things could’ve/should’ve shaped out this year. We submit one fresh and deserving choice for each acting category and also present our hopes and wishes for some of this year’s nominees moving forward. So join us to close out this never-ending Oscar year by celebrating some more of our favourites. Follow @dontknowher on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.

It's episode number two and this week we are chatting about the delightful Joan Cusack, known for many generation-defining classics from Working Girl to Addams Family Values, or even Jessie the Yodelling Cowgirl from Toy Story 2 onwards.

Joan is an undoubtedly distinctive face and voice in cinema, but she is also someone who we think should have been showered with far more great roles than she has been given to date. So please join us as we take a deep dive into what has delighted us in Joan's career so far and what wishes we are sending out into the universe for her going forward.

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In our first ever episode, we talk about the one and only Celia Imrie. Imrie is best known in film for her supporting roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (and sequel), Bridget Jones's Diary (and sequels) and Calendar Girls (sadly no sequel) but we want more for this British icon. Listen as we reflect on why we love Celia, her cinematic highlights and ponder what roles we'd like her to take on in the future...

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