The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

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The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia episodes

July 06 How was Lynch thinking? | Ft: Todd Mcgowan | The Artists with Suchita TA156
In Episode 156, we enter the unsettling, hypnotic world of David Lynch with acclaimed film scholar Todd McGowan, author of The Impossible David Lynch.Lynch is one of cinema’s greatest paradoxes. He worked within Hollywood systems and budgets, yet created films that feel radically independent. From Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive, from Twin Peaks to Wild at Heart, his cinema resists easy interpretation while remaining deeply watchable.So how did Lynch stay between mainstream cinema and art-house radicality?Todd McGowan unpacks Lynch through Kant, Freud, fantasy theory, and the unconscious — revealing why Lynch’s films are not puzzles to solve, but experiences to undergo. We explore whether Lynch was more classical than we assume, how he erased the “wall” between fantasy and reality, and why feeling — not logic — structures his cinema.This episode is essential for filmmakers, theorists, and anyone fascinated by how cinema can disturb, seduce, and transform an audience.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction01:28 Kant, Freud & Lynch04:20 Erasing the wall (Blue Velvet)06:57 Staying between mainstream & art film (clip)08:15 His most “mainstream” film – Wild at Heart10:01 Godard & Lynch (clip)11:30 Cinema of feeling vs cinema of reason12:20 On Godard’s passing (clip)15:57 Lynch as a traditional Hollywood director? (clip)20:12 Dune — $42 million “disaster”?23:09 Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway29:00 Returning to Kant — the philosophical LynchWatch on YoutubeListen on Spotify/ Apple#TheArtistsPodcast #DavidLynch #ToddMcGowan #TheImpossibleDavidLynch #FilmTheory #CinemaStudies #AuteurCinema #BlueVelvet #TwinPeaks #MulhollandDrive #WildAtHeart #Dune #PsychoanalyticTheory #ArtHouseCinema #FilmPodcast #Cinephile
36 min
June 27 Artists & Taste I Artistic Rant 14 I The Artists with Suchita #clip
Artists & Taste | Artistic Rants #14
Everyone is talking about AI.
But perhaps the bigger question is...
Can AI learn your taste?
Watch till the end.
And if you're an artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer, musician or creator—this one's for you.
Follow @the.artistspodcast for conversations on arts, culture & cinema. #theartistspodcast #artists #tasts
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June 16 The KUBRICK myth | The Artists with Suchita #clip

There were, in many ways, two Kubricks: the pre-Spartacus Kubrick and the post-Spartacus Kubrick.
The common belief is that once Kubrick became Stanley Kubrick, success followed effortlessly.
The reality was very different.
Despite becoming one of cinema's most celebrated directors, Kubrick spent much of his career battling rejection, financing challenges, unrealized projects, and the immense pressures of filmmaking.
Great artists are often remembered for their successes. What we forget are the disappointments, failures, and resilience that shape the journey.
Filmmaking is a high-stress profession. It demands conviction, persistence, and the ability to keep going when the odds are against you.
Perhaps that's one of the most important lessons Kubrick leaves behind: talent matters, but resilience matters just as much.
🎧 Catch the full conversation with Professor Nathan Abrams on The Artists.
Available now on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.
🔗 Link in bio.
#StanleyKubrick #TheKubrickMyth #TheArtistsPodcast #Filmmaking #Storytelling #CreativeProcess #Cinema #Creativity #Artists #FilmDirector #IndependentFilmmaking #Resilience #NathanAbrams
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June 14 Stanley Kubrick: How Did Kubrick Think? | Ft: Nathan Abrams | The Artists Podcast with Suchita #174

Was Stanley Kubrick simply a genius—or did he train himself to become one?
In this episode of The Artists, filmmaker Suchita Bhhatia sits down with renowned Kubrick scholar Professor Nathan Abrams to explore the inner life, creative process, habits, struggles, and mindset of one of cinema's greatest storytellers. From photography and self-education to financing challenges and artistic obsession, this conversation uncovers what today's artists can learn from Kubrick's extraordinary journey.
01:55 – Kubrick before he became Kubrick
03:00 – The qualities of young Kubrick: curiosity, personality & childhood
06:17 – Photography and learning the art of seeing
09:22 – What does it take to become a self-taught filmmaker?
13:25 – How Kubrick developed his artistic taste
18:00 – When did the world begin taking Kubrick seriously?
21:14 – Why even Kubrick struggled to get financing
23:00 – Genres, intellectual trends, and cinematic trends
29:00 – Ideas, depth, and technological innovation
30:12 – Filmmaking as a high-stress profession: the hidden cost of creating
30:51 – Doubts, insecurities, and creative challenges
40:50 – An excellent director but a cheap producer?
41:27 – Three Stanley Kubrick films every Gen Z viewer should watch
If you're an artist, filmmaker, writer, or simply curious about creativity, this episode is an invitation to understand not just Kubrick's films—but how he became Kubrick.
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June 13 How did Kubrick think? | Ft: Nathan Abrams | The Artists with Suchita
How did Stanley Kubrick become one of the greatest storytellers in cinema?
It wasn't just talent.
It was a lifetime of training his mind—through photography, reading, chess, music, relentless curiosity, and learning how to truly observe the world.
Long before he made masterpieces, Kubrick was honing himself as an artist.
In this conversation with renowned Kubrick scholar Professor Nathan Abrams, we explore the inner life and creative process behind one of cinema's greatest minds—and what today's artists can learn from it.
🎧 The full episode drops tomorrow on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts.
Because understanding great artists isn't about admiring them—it's about learning how they became who they were.
#StanleyKubrick #TheArtistsPodcast #Storytelling #Filmmaking #Creativity #Cinema #Artists
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June 08The Cinema of Agnès Varda | ft. Carrie Rickey | The Artists with Suchita #151
In celebration of the birth anniversary and enduring legacy of Agnès Varda, we are revisiting one of our favourite conversations on The Artists Podcast.
Joining us is acclaimed film critic Carrie Rickey, former chief film critic of The Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the acclaimed biography A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda.
Why did Martin Scorsese call Agnès Varda one of the "gods of cinema"?
From photography to filmmaking to installation art, Varda continually reinvented herself and expanded the possibilities of cinema. Long before many of her contemporaries, she explored themes of feminism, memory, labour, aging, immigration, and identity while creating a cinematic language entirely her own.
In this conversation, we explore:
Varda's relationships with artists, filmmakers, and intellectuals
Her transition from photography to cinema and installation art
How she developed her own cinematic grammar
The French New Wave and her place within it
Her partnership with Jacques Demy
Her friendships with Andy Warhol, Susan Sontag, Jim Morrison, and many others
Why her work continues to inspire filmmakers across generations, including Martin Scorsese
04:15 Varda's relationships with people — Jim Morrison, Susan Sontag & others
14:02 Creating a new cinematic syntax
17:25 The challenges of financing films
21:00 "Jumping into the swimming pool"
23:00 The complicated relationship between Varda and Jacques Demy
27:00 Encounters with Andy Warhol, Susan Sontag & other cultural icons
29:00 What happens when both husband and wife are filmmakers? How Demy's career affected Varda's trajectory
32:00 How Varda bought back her films to own the copyright
33:00 Agnès Varda, Jim Morrison, and a funeral shorter than a Doors song
38:12 Martin Scorsese's admiration for Agnès Varda
A conversation about cinema, creativity, artistic independence, and one of the most original artists of the twentieth century.
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40 min
June 07 The Cinema of Agnès Varda | Ft: Carrie Rickey | The Artists with Suchita
“Martin Scorsese called Agnès Varda one of the ‘gods of cinema.’ Why?”**As we celebrate the **birth anniversary and enduring legacy of Agnès Varda**, we are revisiting one of our favourite conversations on *The Artists Podcast* with acclaimed film critic and biographer **Carrie Rickey**, author of *A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda*.Beyond the awards and the French New Wave, we explore what made Varda’s way of seeing so original—and why her work continues to inspire generations of filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese.This clip is from **EP 151**, and I’m delighted that the **full watch episode is now dropping on YouTube & Spotify**.🎧 Also available on **Apple Podcasts**.Whether you're discovering Varda for the first time or rediscovering her remarkable cinema, I hope you'll join us.**Link in bio.****@the.artistspodcast**#AgnesVarda #MartinScorsese #TheArtistsPodcast #CarrieRickey #FrenchNewWave #WorldCinema #CinemaStudies #FilmTheory #AuteurCinema #Cinephile
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June 02 ARTISTS & PERMISSIONS I ARTISTIC RANTS #13
OLD MODELS OF FILMMAKING HAVE CRASHED?
From Kane Parsons and Backrooms to creators like Markiplier and Curry Barker, the path to becoming a filmmaker is changing.
The question is no longer who will give you permission.
The question is: what story are you going to tell?
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May 25 Cinema & Architecture : Satyajit Ray #173 #clip
The haunting interiors of Devi.
The iconic tracking shot in Charulata.
The moving train interiors of Nayak.
How do cinema and spaces work together? And what is the relationship between cinema and architecture in the world of Satyajit Ray?
In this clip from The Artists Podcast, film scholar Ranjani Mazumdar helps us unpack how Ray used interiors, movement, space, and architecture to create psychological depth and emotional worlds—turning homes, trains, and corridors into living characters within his films.
From the haunting stillness of Devi to the emotional architecture of Charulata and Nayak, we explore how Ray thought visually—and spatially.
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#SatyajitRay #RanjaniMazumdar #TheArtistsPodcast #IndianCinema #Charulata #Nayak #Devi #CinemaStudies #FilmTheory #Architecture #WorldCinema #FilmPodcast
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May 24 Satyajit Ray & His World | ft. Ranjani Mazumdar #173

In the birth month of Satyajit Ray, we are dropping a very special episode.
Where did Ray’s unforgettable characters emerge from?
Was he fundamentally an Indian filmmaker—or deeply, profoundly a filmmaker of Bengal and Kolkata?
How did one artist move so effortlessly between stories of women, loneliness, urban anxieties, politics, childhood, fantasy, detective fiction, and even horror?
What shaped Ray’s gaze? Where did his extraordinary empathy, observation, and range of storytelling come from?
In this expansive episode of The Artists Podcast, we explore the inner world of Ray with film scholar Ranjani Mazumdar—one of India’s most respected voices on cinema, urban modernity, and visual culture.
From Charulata and Mahanagar to Devi, Nayak, Akira Kurosawa, and Ritwik Ghatak—this is a journey into Ray’s cinema, thinking, and world.
03:15 Environmental & spatial aesthetics in Ray’s cinema
04:40 Habits that made Ray deeply cinematic
07:16 Kolkata filmmaker or Indian filmmaker?
08:15 Devi, Nayak, Charulata
12:00 Cinema & architecture — Charulata and Mahanagar
15:00 Creating psychological states
21:00 Ray’s ability to understand women & inner life
28:00 Kurosawa & Ray
29:00 Ray & Ghatak
38:00 Rejecting the popular — B&W to colour
39:00 Three Ray films for Gen Z
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40 min