The Black List Podcast

Understated, undersung, and overly easy to appreciate, director and actor Marielle Heller is this week's enjoyable guest. Heller talks about her beginnings in theatre, the realities of gender in filmmaking, directing the great Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation took place in 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions (Heller's films) 

+Diary of a Teenage Girl: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/the_diary_of_a_teenage_girl

+Can You Ever Forgive Me?: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/can_you_ever_forgive_me

+A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/a_beautiful_day_in_the_neighborhood

You may know him as Jean-Ralphio from Parks and Rec, or the voice of Sonic the Hedgehod: Friend of The Black List family Ben Schwartz joins Kate and Franklin for an insanely funny conversation about his latest improv adventure on Middleditch and Schwartz, bringing Dewey to life in the DuckTales reboot, his new Netflix series, Space Force, and so much more. 

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst. This episode was originallyreleased in 2020

To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+Middleditch and Schwartz: http://www.netflix.com/title/81122572

+DuckTales: http://rottentomatoes.com/tv/ducktales

+Space Force: http://netflix.com/title/81021929

Be Water filmmaker Bao Nguyen joins Kate and Franklin to talk about bringing Bruce Lee to a new generation, his Saturday Night Live documentary, depictions of the Vietnam War on screen, and so much more. 

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To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+Be Water: espn.com/mma/story/_/id/29249053/be-water-how-watch-stream-espn-bruce-lee-documentary 

+Live From New York!: rottentomatoes.com/m/live_from_new_york

What do the NBA, Chicago Bulls, and Michael Jordan have in common? Jason Hehir. This week, Franklin and Kate talk to The Last Dance director about getting Jordan to finally open up, documenting both hip-hop and the NBA’s rise to global prominence, humanizing his favorite sports icons, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+The Last Dance, netflix.com/gb/title/80203144

+ESPN: The Last Dance, espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29180083/the-last-dance-how-replay-stream-espn-michael-jordan-documentary

Film historian and cultural commentator Karina Longworth joins Franklin and Kate to talk about her love for Judy Garland, the imaginative world of Film Twitter, the then-current season of her podcast, You Must Remember This (all about Polly Platt!), and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode originally aired in 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+You Must Remember This: http://youmustrememberthispodcast.com

On the eve of Independence Day weekend, Spike Lee joined Franklin and Kate to talk about narrative filmmaking, his longtime collaborators, and the movement for Black lives. From Do the Right Thing, to Malcolm X, to Bamboozled, to his ilm for Netflix, Da 5 Bloods, the trio talks about how culture talks to movies, and how movies talk back to the culture.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode first aired in mid-2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+Do The Right Thing: rottentomatoes.com/m/do_the_right_thing

+Malcom X: rottentomatoes.com/m/1042135-malcolm_x

+Bamboozled: rottentomatoes.com/m/bamboozled

+Da 5 Bloods: netflix.com/title/81045635

Writer and director of The Farewell, Lulu Wang, joins Kate and Franklin to talk about navigating the indie film marketplace, drawing inspiration from her classical piano training, streaming vs. theatrical distribution, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode originally aired in 2020, behind a paywall. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions:

+The Farewell: rottentomatoes.com/m/the_farewell_2018

This week, Kate and Franklin talk to Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan about her practical approach to visual effects and combat, the Marvel vs. DC cinematic universe, her past life as a journalist, and so much more. 

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode was originally published in 2020, behind a paywall. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com. 

Mentions:

+Birds of Prey: www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/cathy_yan

This week's guest is Alice Wu. The 2018 annual Black Lister talks to Franklin and Kate about her journey back into Hollywood as an Asian queer filmmaker, how Chinese language films shaped her love of cinema, remixing the teen romantic triangle movie with her film, The Half of It, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode was originally published in 2020, behind a paywall. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com. 

Mentions:

+Saving Face: www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saving_face 

+The Half of It: www.netflix.com/title/81005150

This week is a special conversation with Franklin, Kate, and the one and only Janelle Monáe, star of season two of Amazon's Homecoming. The trio talk about how her music has informed her film career, her childhood memories of Steel Magnolias, seeing herself onscreen in Sister Act 2, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This encore episode was originally published in 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com. 

Mentions:

+Homecoming: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B085SVBCBP/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r 

+Steel Magnolias: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/steel_magnolias  

+Sister Act 2: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sister_act_2_back_in_the_habit