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Talking 1953 movies with Jason Bailey and Mike Hull: A Very Good Year podcast

Posted on August 13, 2023 by sheila

My pal Jason Bailey and his pal Mike Hull host a fascinating podcast called A Very Good Year, which they describe as: “Each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Focus on Billy Wilder

Posted on August 18, 2021 by sheila

It was so much fun appearing on Nicolas Rapold’s “The Last Thing I Saw” to discuss Billy Wilder. The other guests were Farran Smith Nehme (a good friend of mine), and Steven Mears. The inspiration to discuss Billy Wilder was … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Watch With Jen: a Pre-Code discussion!

Posted on July 22, 2021 by sheila

Had so much fun appearing as a guest on Jen Johans’ podcast, Watch With Jen, for a discussion of Pre-Code films, the Wild West of Hollywood in between (roughly) the years 1930 and 1934. I pitched a couple of ideas, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Jackass 3-D and more.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by sheila

I had a lot of fun babbling my HEAD off – from my lonely quarantine – with Film Comment editor-in-chief Nicolas Rapold on his podcast “The Last Thing I Saw.” I took the title of the podcast literally: and therefore, … Continue reading →

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Podcast #2: Talkin’ Viva Las Vegas

Posted on July 31, 2020 by sheila

Film critic Kristen Lopez runs a podcast with Drea Clark where they invite film critics to pick a film, and then come on to discuss. The archive is so impressive and I’ve been listening for a long time. When Kristen … Continue reading →

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Podcast #1: Talkin’ the Cooler King

Posted on July 31, 2020 by sheila

I was a guest on the Speeding Bullitt podcast, devoted to the life and films of Steve McQueen. Host Kelsy Norman had me on to discuss The Great Escape (I came to his attention because of the essay I wrote … Continue reading →

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The Film Comment podcast: On Jean Arthur and Dead Ringers

Posted on March 22, 2020 by sheila

I so appreciate the editors of the various outlets where I work, keeping things up and running as much as possible, especially in lieu of the massive shutdown of theatres and arthouses, with movie premieres pushed back indefinitely. I still … Continue reading →

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Film Comment Podcast: On Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir

Posted on June 6, 2019 by sheila

Had a lot of fun talking about The Souvenir with Nicolas Rapold (editor-in-chief of Film Comment) and Michael Koresky on the Film Comment podcast. (My article on the film is the cover story for the May-June issue of Film Comment.)

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Film Comment podcast: On Amazing Grace, Aretha, and concert films, in general

Posted on January 18, 2019 by sheila

Had a great time on the latest Film Comment podcast, talking with Andrew Chan (web editor for the Criterion Collection), and Nicolas Rapold (Film Comment editor-in-chief) about Amazing Grace, the long-awaited concert film of Aretha Franklin’s 1972 gospel concert. (In … Continue reading →

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Film Comment podcast: On actress/director Ida Lupino

Posted on November 14, 2018 by sheila

It’s the centenary of Ida Lupino’s birth. Many people probably know she was an actress, but not as many people are aware of her directing work (and her career as an independent film producer). She was the only woman in … Continue reading →

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