When Nate is away the mice will play! Or at least stumble through a solo recording and editing session. In this episode, Julia talks about a few films that got Academy Award nominations but that were short-lived or not-at-all-lived in theaters. And good news— some of these have special screenings coming up around town! Listen for more about:

* when distributors prioritize certain films over others

* you still have a chance to see the Andrea Gibson doc not on Apple TV+!

* motorcycle-riding feminists

* the most beautiful film of the year was cheated from its silver screen moment

* Oscar-themed Playweek merch!!!! Shop the Golden Statue Collection here.

Events mentioned:

Come See Me in the Good Light - February 28 & March 6 | PMA Films, Portland

Cutting Through Rocks - March 11 | SPACE Gallery, Portland

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Happy 2026! how many movies did you see last year?that’s it?? cmon now. Maybe your resolution should be to go to the movies more. In this episode, we resolved to talk about:

* playing catch up with the theatrical releases

* Rockland based fashion trends

* James Cameron’s obsessions

* Tubi

* sodium intake for those with a strong sense of free will

* putting your phone away in the goddamn theater

* new programming!

don’t worry about how many times Nate says “we’re off to the races” in this episode! he’s working on it! Follow @themaineplayweek on Instagram instead!

Julia and Nate are back at it! and we’ve got some great new music to reel you in and some HARD FACTS AND DATA to make you think about:

* Josh O’Connor

* Austin Powers date nights

* where you can see Train Dreams in theaters (nowhere right now I’m sorry everyone)

* Josh O’Connor

* our movie survey results (take it here)

* IMAX expansionism

* Josh O’Connor

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This week, Julia and Nate recorded remote for the first time! wow! hope it still sounds good please don’t be mad if it doesn’t xoxoxox :) instead of focusing on audio quality, focus instead on our chat about:

* making the leap from radio to television

* Richard Linklater’s busy schedule

* the good folks at the Eveningstar

* popcorn 101

* the joy of watching a movie at home

* how good we are at knowing the names of movies, actors, and how to pronounce them

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Hello everyone we’ve got another hot ep for you. Somehow Nate managed to post within the same week of recording—what a concept! get those ears primed for blisteringly good discussions of:

* battles, one after another

* crossing state lines

* how do you pronounce Haim?

* messed up theater screens

* region-locked media

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In preparation for the screening of Videoheaven at SPACE Gallery, we had the pleasure to chat with the film’s director Alex Ross Perry and editor Clyde Folley. We talk video stores, curation, the importance of horror films for video rental stores, and much more.

Videoheaven is playing on October 27th at SPACE Gallery at 7pm.

Want to win a pair of tickets to see Videoheaven at SPACE? Comment below or share this interview and tag us on social media (btw, we’re @themaineplayweek on Instagram and @themaineplayweek.bsky.social on Bluesky) and you’ll be entered to win! We’ll contact the winner on October 25th. Good luck!

Our very own Charlie Beck designed a T-shirt that is a love letter to Maine cinemas past and present, using newspaper ads and clippings from local Maine publications. It’s a wonderfully complex design, so we had to have him on the podcast to talk about it!

Take a closer look at the design and buy your TMPW T-shirt here-- they're comfy!

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We sat down with Gaspard Hirschi, the director of I Am Night at Noonday, to discuss a wide variety of topics. In case you missed it, we wrote about the film prior to the festival and has stood out as one of our favorites.

To check out more coverage of CIFF ‘25, check out themaineplayweek.com as well as our Instagram @themaineplayweek

well everyone being the producer on these made my laptop explode. a month and a half and a bunch of data recovery later and I have our August 5th ep all edited. this one’s a fun one! hope you like:

* being so back

* film festival summaries and theatrical run predictions

* old films

* new films

* proposals?!?!?!!

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We sat down with Reid Davenport, director, and Colleen Cassingham, producer, to discuss their new film Life After. We discussed the story of Elizabeth Bouvia, what it’s like to show a film in Camden, and some favorite film experiences.

For more info on Life After, check out their website: www.lifeafterfilm.com