By Tom Saer, Mattie O'Donovan, and Colette Webber
The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
Tom is joined by LA screenwriter Tricia Aurand to discuss the many avenues of Iñárritu’s masterful Birdman or: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
George Floyd resource compilation:
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Lessons from the Screenplay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw
Birdman (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom is joined by Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson to discuss the depiction of Christian faith in film, with a specific focus on Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, and Terence Malick.
CW: suicide, self-harm.
Alissa’s bio: https://www.vox.com/authors/alissa-wilkinson
First Reformed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Get ready for an extremely serious episode. Mattie somehow managed to get cinematic visionary Brendan Steere, the director of the greatest film of all time, on the show. That's right folks, we're coming at you with an in-depth discussion of the ineffable, transcendent intricacies of 2017's THE VELOCIPASTOR.
A hallmark of 21st-century filmmaking -- indeed, of filmmaking as a whole -- Steere's mythical masterwork captures the essence of cinema in the very subtlest of ways. How did Steere create his magnum opus? How did Steere bring a millenia-old Velociraptor to life? How did Steere cure all mankind of its ills with a single film? Listen to this episode and you will know the answers to these questions, and so much more.
The VelociPastor (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Mattie and Colette had the great privilege of speaking with director Eliza Hittman about her excellent new film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a tender and unflinching portrait of a young woman's journey to have an abortion.
CW: sexual harassment.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772582/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Beach Rats (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6303866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Hollywood classics have provided a welcome distraction for a lot of people recently, including the Oxide Film team! For our 30th episode, Colette and Mattie had the great pleasure of speaking with Front Row presenter Kirsty Lang, to discuss some Hollywood classics, including All About Eve and Sunset Blvd., to celebrate the films’ 70th anniversary.
Casablanca (1942): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
BBC Radio 4’s Front Row: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5
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Tom, Mattie and Colette record all together for the first time! This week, our trio discuss Celine Sciamma's blazing 2019 piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
CW: discussion of abortion.
Portait of a Lady on Fire (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8613070/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mubi: https://mubi.com/
Tom and Colette discuss the horror-drama classic Rosemary's Baby, and share their thoughts on horror films in general.
CW: sexual assault, pregnancy, gaslighting, and scenes of bloody violence.
Rosemary's Baby (1968): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Evolution of Horror episode on It Follows: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/slashers-pt-13-it-follows-2014-feat-tim-robey/id1276042346?i=1000396754719
The streaming service Shudder: https://www.shudder.com/
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CW: Discussion of racial oppression and strong violence.
Tom brings the socially isolated Oxide Film goods from inside his bedroom cupboard. He and Colette review Bacurau, the nightmarishly entertaining Brazilian 'Weird Western'.
Bacurau (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2762506/
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Before the world entered lockdown, Tom and Mattie had the joy of speaking in person at the Oxide studio with writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (Gangs of New York, Margaret, Manchester by the Sea) about Scorsese, Netflix, the internet and the future of film, and so much more -- catch an excusive (silly) story that Kenneth hasn't told anyone before!
We hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe in these unprecedented times. For some helpful resources concerning coping with how things are at the moment, we recommend https://www.studentminds.org.uk/coronavirus.html.
Kenneth Lonergan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Tom and Mattie had the great pleasure of talking with Australian film director Justin Kurzel. Perhaps best known for his Macbeth (2015), starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, Justin's filmography explores fascinating male psyches that ripple through space and time. Hence his new film, True History of the Kelly Gang, with a fabulous George MacKay as the diabolical Ned Kelly.
Justin Kurzel: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2355933/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4844140/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Macbeth (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
Assassin's Creed (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
Wake in Fright (1971): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067541/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Tyrannosaur (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204340/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Manchester By The Sea (2016): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034228/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.