Podcasts by The Brattle Film Podcast
The official podcast of Boston's unofficial film school: The Brattle Theatre. Since 1953 the Brattle has been a home for film lovers to gather and share great cinema; showing an eclectic mix of classic, cutting-edge, foreign, cult, and art-house movies on 35mm film, digital projection, and now virtually.
Further podcasts by The Brattle Theater, Ian Brownell, Ivy Moylan, Ned Hinkle, Alissa Darsa
Podcast on the topic TV und Film
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Episode 65: Lost In Alphaville: Noir&Technology from 2023-11-14T01:03
For this year's Noirvember, we look at crime and caper pictures that center on technology as well as dark dramas that deal with noirish themes of identity and mistrust. Film Noir and Science Fic...
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Episode 64: Talking Documentaries with GlobeDocs Programer Lisa Viola from 2023-10-15T03:45
We discuss our love of documentary features and the Brattle's legacy of screening non-fiction, sometimes in conjunction with one of our series partners. We're then joined by the programmer of on...
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Episode 63: Walken on Sunshine - Christopher Walken in the '80s from 2023-09-19T19:43
Diving deep into the ‘80s filmography of one of our favorite actors, we discuss the unique performance style of Christopher Walken; his sense of humor, sense of menace, skills as a dancer, the m...
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Episode 62: RIP Paul Reubens&William Friedkin from 2023-09-02T03:40
We pay tribute to the late great Paul Reubens and his iconic film Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Then we take a deep drive into some of the lesser-known works of New Hollywood legend, Billy Friedkin.
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Episode 61: Thrill Ride Horror from 2023-07-18T02:25
For the dog days of summer, we strap in for an episode that asks, if there is such a thing as "elevated horror," then what the devil is unelevated horror? We try to answer that question...
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BONUS: Quarantainment Favorites Revisited from 2023-07-01T03:42:49
In this rerun, we revisit an early episode that highlighted some small movies (and a couple of big ones) that are very much worth checking out.
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Episode 60: Reunion Week: 1948, 1973, 1998 from 2023-05-23T07:44:18
We embark on our annual journey into movies celebrating their 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries in conjunction with our annual Reunion Week series. (Actually 10 days not a week this year, so th...
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Episode 59: 20 Years of Independent Film Festival Boston from 2023-04-24T03:25:04
We welcome Brian Tamm and Nancy Campbell back to the podcast to talk about the twenty-year history of the Independent Film Festival Boston and the line up for the 2023 fest.
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Episode 58: Celebrating Celluloid from 2023-03-28T13:45:25
To celebrate "Reel Film Day" and in honor of the Brattle's commitment to screening 35mm prints, we dive deep into why we love showing films on film and why Boston is such a unique and abundant c...
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Episode 57: More Of The Best Of 2022 from 2023-02-21T05:34:51
We continue looking back on 2022’s best films via some listener suggestions for their favorite films of the year. We then discuss the Oscars nominations, the Best Actress “cont...
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Episode 56: Some Of The Best Of 2022 from 2023-01-17T17:03:28
We look back on the ups and downs of 2022, a year that saw some huge successes and some huge disappointments and some disturbing trends. This episode focuses mostly on the smaller films that peo...
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Episode 55: The Adventures of Antoine Doinel from 2022-12-08T04:44:59
We take a look at the Antoine Doinel cycle of five films made about the same character over a twenty year period by director François Truffaut and actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. We're then joined by T...
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Episode 54: Marilyn Beyond Blonde from 2022-11-08T22:17:05
Andrew Dominik’s contentious new film Blonde, an ahistorical biopic anti-fantasy about Marilyn Monroe provides plenty of fodder for a lively discussion about the film and the legendary actress a...
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Episode 53: Strange Invaders from 2022-10-03T21:58:01
We herald the return of co-host Alissa Darsa with this spirited, all over the place conversation about alien invasion movies: sci-fi/horror settings, practical vs digital creature effects, blend...
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Episode 52: The Story of Film a New Generation from 2022-09-03T03:59
Ian, Ned, and Ivy dive deep into Mark Cousins' own deep dive into that last decade of cinema. We explore Cousins new documentary The Story of Film: A New Generation as well as some of the films ...
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BONUS: Summer Jobs Revisited from 2022-07-25T22:00
We drop our first rerun, both to celebrate the summer session and to bring back the voice of our co-host Alissa Darsa, who is still on hiatus. But first we play some more listener voicemail abou...
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Episode 51: Lost in American Road Movies from 2022-07-01T05:06:44
After listening to some listener voicemails, Ned, Ivy, and Ian talk about Road Movies and the Brattle's July 2022 series "Lost in America: the joys and terrors of being lost on the road in the U...
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Episode 50: Reunion Week: 1947, 1972, 1997 from 2022-05-17T22:00:01
For our epic 50th episode Ian, Ivy, and Ned are joined by the Brattle's head manager Alex Kittle for a deep dive into movies celebrating their 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries.
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Episode 49: We're All Going to the World's Fair from 2022-04-19T02:17:23
Ian, Ned, and Ivy are joined by writer/director Jane Schoenbrun to talk about their debut feature, inspirations, and early years falling in love with cinema at the Brattle.
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Episode 48: Thirty Years of Rom-Coms from 2022-03-22T03:15:45
We welcome writer and critic Scott Meslow for a rollicking conversation about one of the most love and most maligned film genres, and we discuss his new book "From Hollywood with Love: The Rise,...
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Episode 47: Best of 2021 Part 2 from 2022-03-01T04:56:43
After lamenting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences latest attempt at making the Oscars more appealing to people who hate the Oscars, we dive deep into many of the nominated movies. ...
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Episode 46: Best of 2021 Part 1 from 2022-01-25T02:14:55
Ian, Ivy, Ned, and Alissa discuss the wide-ranging Best of 2021's lesser known titles. We touch on over 35 small (and not so small) releases from this strange year that gave us COVID variants, a...
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Episode 45: The World of Wong Kar-wai from 2021-12-14T02:15:30
We close out the year with a deep dive into the career of Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer Wong Kar-wai. The early films of the arthouse fav are now available in new 4K restor...
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Episode 44: Give Thanks for Film Noir from 2021-11-16T04:32:52
On the occasion of the Brattle's 2021 Thanksgiving program of Film Noir and Noir-adjacent movies celebrating their 75th anniversary, we dive deep into the genre most closely associated with The ...
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Episode 43: Folk Horror with Kier-La Janisse from 2021-10-18T16:41:07
We're joined by film writer, programmer, producer, founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and now documentarian Kier-La Janisse to talk about her new film Woodlands Dark and ...
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Episode 42: Enjoy The Silents from 2021-09-14T02:20:11
Are silent movies homework? That's the question we wrestle with as we look forward to the first annual National Silent Movie Day on Sept. 29th. We explore our preconceptions about silent films, ...
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Episode 41: Tales of the Muppet Diaspora from 2021-08-16T22:22:24
We spend the first 20 min of this month's show discussing the Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney lawsuit and its potential ramifications on film exhibition, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the fut...
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Episode 40: Reunion Week 1946, 1971, 1996 from 2021-07-14T02:53:27
We kick off Season Three by revisiting the years 1946, 1971, and 1996 on the occasion of their 75th, 50th, and 25th anniversaries. Ian, Ivy, Ned, and Alissa choose one film from each year to dis...
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Episode 39: Summer Job Movies from 2021-06-09T02:38:58
We dive deep into the commonalities, tropes, joys, and contrivances in iconic movies about summer jobs.
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Episode 38: Reopening! And 20 Years of Brattle Premieres from 2021-05-25T03:48:48
We announce our plan for reopening the cinema to the public after 14 months of darkness, and then we return to our 20th anniversary celebration by highlighting some of the 400 films the Brattle ...
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Episode 37: Indipendent Film Festival Boston from 2021-05-09T18:33:03
We're joined by Brian Tamm and Nancy Campbell of the IFFBoston to talk about this year's line-up, doing the festival virtually for the first time, and how excited we all are that cinemas are fin...
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Episode 36: The 2020 Oscar Nominations, Part 2 from 2021-04-19T23:36:53
After lamenting the loss of The ArcLight Cinema chain, Ned, Ivy, Alissa and Ian return to discussing the Oscars, the Brattle's Oscar Party, the nominated shorts of 2020, and the nominated the an...
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Episode 35: The 2020 Oscar Nominations, Part 1 from 2021-04-13T02:16:08
Ned, Ivy, Alissa, and Ian discuss their individual histories and feelings about the Academy Awards, and dive deep into this year's nominated films and performances.
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Episode 34: 20 Years of the Brattle Film Foundation from 2021-03-23T04:07:47
We take a look back on the 20 years of our theatre's history as a thriving non-profit institution. Looking at the highs and lows, the film's we premiered, and the decisions Ned and Ivy made when...
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Episode 33: New Virtual Cinema&A Conversation with Abby Sun from 2021-03-02T00:34:38
We spend the first part of this week highlighting some titles currently playing or coming soon the the Brattlite, then Ned and Alissa interview DocYard curator Abby Sun about a new year-long vir...
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Episode 32: Movies About Going to the Movies from 2021-02-16T02:14:48
Inspired by Paul Anton Smith's "Have You Seen My Movie," a streaming exclusive currently running in The Brattlite, we're joined by MIT professor Ezra Glenn to talk about our favorite movies abou...
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Episode 31: Best of 2020 from 2021-02-02T03:58:24
In our epic year-end episode, Ian, Ivy, Ned, and Alissa attempt to name check every film we each loved (or at least thought was worth checking out) from a year that was actually a pretty good ye...
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Episode 30: State of the Cinema from 2021-01-19T03:55:44
We kick off Session 2 with special guest Russ Fischer of The Boxoffice Studios who joins to help us assess the state of the cinema industry at the beginning of 2021. And Ned and Ivy share exciti...
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Episode 29: Films for the Holidays, Part 2 from 2020-12-23T00:57:46
We close out 2020 by casting a wide net for Holiday, Alt-Holiday, and Holiday Adjacent movies from a range of genres before moving on to favorite New Year’s Eve pictures from years past.
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Episode 28: Films for the Holidays, Part 1 from 2020-12-14T04:29:52
Since we won't be able to do our annual holiday tradition of screening It's a Wonderful Life in December, we take a look at some terrific but lesser known holiday pictures.
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Episode 27: Virtual Cinema Nov / Dec from 2020-11-28T15:50:33
We spotlight several of the films playing in our virtual cinema at the end of December / Beginning of December. But first we talk Shark Movies after we get a detailed voicemail from a listener.
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Episode 26: More Horror Movie Memories from 2020-10-30T23:46:38
Part 2 of our discussion about memorable encounters with iconic horror films with a whole lot more stories sent in by our listeners, fellow film programers, writers, and podcasters.
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Episode 25: Horror Movie Memories + More! from 2020-10-26T16:44:39
For Halloween, we talk a bit about our upcoming Virtual Gothic Horror series and then invite listeners, members, film writers, fellow podcasters and cinema programers to share stories of their f...
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Episode 24: Quarantainment Favs and More from 2020-10-10T01:20:48
This week we look at some recent films that take on enhanced significance when watched during a semi-quarantine. Also we explore just a few of the joys found in contemporary low-budget sci-fi pi...
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Episode 23: Virtual_TIFF_Wrap-Up from 2020-09-25T22:47:30
In this special episodes, Ned, Ivy, and Alissa bring up their report from the 2020 Virtual Toronto International Film Festival.
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Episode 22: Catchin' Up with Classics from 2020-09-14T12:53:40
We look back on "the summer of no movies" by talking about all the classic films we finally got around to seeing since we haven't had any theatrical releases to go to. With endless streaming opt...
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Episode 21: Virtual Cinema August from 2020-08-29T23:04:28
We check in with six off the films currently running in our virtual cinema, including 4 documentaries, a new arthouse flick from Belgium, and a restored Hungarian work of psychedelic animation.
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Episode 20: Foundational Films Part 2 from 2020-08-15T21:14:28
This week we resume our discussion of movies that were "key" to forming our personally, our psychological outlook, our career trajectory, our approach to life, or our love of cinema. For us thes...
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Episode 19: Foundational Films Part 1 from 2020-08-10T23:34:20
This week we discuss the movies that, regardless of whether or not they are favorite films, were "key" to forming our personally, our psychological outlook, our career trajectory, our approach t...
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Episode 18: Behind the Scenes on Boston Movies from 2020-08-03T00:18:13
As an addendum to our Boston on Screen series we're joined by Adam Roffman for a look behind the scenes of many of the films featured in our three previous episodes. Adam, an on-set dresser, doc...
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Episode 17: Boston on Film Part 3 from 2020-07-28T00:42:19
For our third and final episode looking at the way Boston is depicted in movies we look at the wave of independent pictures that began shooting in the city during the 1990s as well as some of th...
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Episode 16: Boston on Film Part 2 from 2020-07-19T19:50:51
For this second part of our Boston on Film series, we go beyond the crime movie to focus on how the institutions of Boston – educational, social, scientific, medical, legal, and the press – are ...
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Episode 15: Boston on Film Part 1 from 2020-07-13T00:32:29
Inspired by our partnering with the Massachusetts Historical Society for a program focusing on the dichotomy of Boston’s image in Hollywood films, we begin a three part series with a selection o...
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Episode 14: Y'Know, For The Kids! from 2020-07-04T03:00:36
We catch up with our longest running virtual series; movies for kids, about kids, for families, and about families.
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Episode 13: Wicked Queer Cinema from 2020-06-28T22:45:26
We're joined by Shawn Cotter, director of Wicked Queer, The Boston LGBT Film Festival to talk movies to watch while closing Pride Month - including the three Pioneers of Queer Cinema re-released...
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Episode 12: Lisa Simmons of Rox Film Fest from 2020-06-21T01:27:46
In a special interview episode we talk with Lisa Simmons of the Roxbury International Film Festival, which had to postpone its 21st season due to COVID-19.
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Episode 11: #BreakYourAlgorithm from 2020-06-12T19:19:18
We discuss films from our ongoing series that attempt to trick your streaming platforms (and your minds) into helping you discover a more eclectic mix of movies.
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We Stand in Solidarity from 2020-06-05T19:37:30
In recognition of the truth that BLACK LIVES MATTER, The Brattle has elected to press pause on new programs and announcements this week to allow more space for the amplification of voices direct...
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Episode 10: More Virtual Cinema Offerings from 2020-05-30T16:31:19
We discuss five films playing in our virtual cinema: The Ghost of Peter Sellers, Lucky Grandma, Vitalina Varela, Fourteen, and Thousand Pieces of Gold. Plus, we get a surprise visit from the edi...
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Episode 09: Reunion Week 2020 from 2020-05-22T21:41:51
For our annual Reunion Week, we take a look at some films from the classes of 1945, 1970, and 1995.
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Episode 08: Women of Sci-Fi from 2020-05-18T05:30:12
We're joined by our friends at Alex and Kristen from Strictly Brohibited for a series of sci-fi films that have a significant creative contribution from women – either behind the camera or the p...
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Episode 07: Virtual Cinema Offerings from 2020-05-09T19:01:38
We explore some of the films recently run in our Virtual Cinema as well as the #BreakYourAlgorithm series, and we read and play some more of our listener's earliest cinema-going memories.
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Episode 06: Screwball Comedy Edition from 2020-05-04T02:22:42
We spar over what exactly constitutes a screwball comedy and share out thoughts on some of our favorite examples of the genre as well as a few other films it inspired.
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Join us for Cambridge Dinner and a Movie Night – Friday, May 1 from 2020-05-01T04:16
The City Council teams up with The Brattle Theatre starting Friday to host a citywide “Dinner & a Movie Night,” with the Brattle picking the programming (one family-friendly film, and one more m...
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Episode 05: Other Music, Other Movies from 2020-04-25T03:01:06
As we enter week six of COVID-19 lockdown we dive deep into the documentary Other Music, which tracks the last days of an indispensable institution and explore what made it special; and we talk ...
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Episode 04: Virtual Vacation International from 2020-04-17T21:38:11
We travel the globe via movies that present international cities from insider and outsider perspectives; also we learn about the Brattle long legacy of bringing iconic foreign language films to ...
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Episode 03: Virtual Vacation USA from 2020-04-10T19:41:11
We go around the USA via movies that make the cities in which they take place into a character; also we hear from listeners about cinematic kindertrauma memories.
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Episode 02: Keep Your Distance from 2020-04-03T23:54:52
We hear from listeners and discuss our first virtual series
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Episode 01: Childhood Favorites and Our First Virtual Series from 2020-03-27T07:07:40
Ned, Ivy, Alissa, and Ian talk about their earliest memories of going to the cinema, some of the movies in Ned's "You Know, for the Kids" program, and the Brattle's first virtual series to watch...
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Introduction: Welcome to The Brattle Film Podcast from 2020-03-23T02:21:25
Stay engaged with films at The Brattle while the theater is dark.
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