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World Cinema HistoryChristine La Monte interview | Viva Verdi! & TurandotProducer Christine La Monte joins the show to discuss her Oscar-shortlisted film Viva Verdi! and Ai Weiwei’s Turandot. We talk about the residents of Casa Verdi and the bridge between opera and cinema history.Host: Eric TrommaterPanel: Erin Brown, Sila Blume, Jennifer TrujilloSpecial Guest: My cousin, Jordan Best (Vocals, "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini) https://www.bestsoprano.com/ Links & Info:Listen to "Sweet Dreams of Joy": https://youtu.be/dpAOquDGcUs?si...
2025-12-311h 16
World Cinema HistoryUmberto D (1952): Pathos, Pensions, and the Goodest BoyThis week on World Cinema History, we continue our series on Aging and Mortality in 1950s Cinema. Having explored the bureaucratic cages of Kurosawa’s Ikiru and the cold Swedish apathy of Bergman’s Wild Strawberries, we now arrive in the blistering, post-war economic hangover of Vittorio De Sica’s 1952 film, Umberto D.Host Eric Trommater is joined by Erin Brown, Sila Blume, and Italianophile Audra Angelique to dissect a film that was so honest about Italian poverty it was publicly accused of "slandering Italy" by the government.In this episode, we discuss:The Wo...
2025-12-201h 08
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod. Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries" (1957): A Road Trip to Solitude In this episode, we take an existential road trip from Lund to Stockholm to discuss Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film, Wild Strawberries—or Smultronstället—a film about aging, isolation, and confronting a lifetime of emotional coldness.Host Eric Trommater is joined by panelists Erin Brown (experiencing Bergman for the first time) and Sila Blume for a deep dive into the film's structure. We examine how Bergman uses unsettling dream sequences and unreliable, sunlit flashbacks to hold the protagonist, Dr. Isak Borg (played by Swedish cinema legend Victor Sjöström), accountable for his solitude. We also discuss the controversy...
2025-12-141h 20
World Cinema HistoryTaika Waititi, "Jo Jo Rabbit," and the Art of Anachronism.Erin Brown hosts a discussion with Eric Trommater and Jennifer Trujillo on one of her favorite movies, 2019's "Jojo Rabbit." The film features Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson and Scarlett Johannson in a tale of a young boy and his imaginary friend Adolph Hitler, played by the movie's Writer-Director Taika Waititi. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Form...
2025-12-031h 13
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Ikiru" (1952). D: Akira Kurosawa. Guest: Luke Higginson.Luke Higginson, who wrote, directed and edited "Relax I'm from the Future," joins Eric Trommater, Erin Brown, Audra Angelique and Jennifer Trujillo to unpack one of his favorite films by his favorite director Akira Kurosawa's "Ikiru." Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History...
2025-11-201h 42
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945). Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Presburger.Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Jennifer Trujillo are joined from Bonnie Scotland by Leonard Hockerts from Understanding Movies. We look at Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's romantic comedy "I Know Where I'm Going!" Set in the Hebrides Islands, of Scotland, and starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livsey, the film was made during the last days of World War II. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQau...
2025-11-141h 09
World Cinema History"Let the Right One In" (2008). Terror on Ice.Eric Trommater, Erin Brown, Nicole de Meneses and Jennifer Trujillo end their month-long look at horror with Tomas Alfredson's (The Snowman and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) 2008 adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's vampire novel "Let the Right One In," set in snowy Sweden. Later remade by Matt Reeves, the original drew a mixed reaction from Eric and Erin while Nicole and Jennifer found it a masterfully done work that mixed genuine scares with a queer romance and a coming of age story. Nicole De Meneses is a writer-director-producer and runs Dark Rainbow Films. https://www.gofundme...
2025-11-051h 13
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Near Dark," Katherine Bigalow (1987), and the Vampire-Western-Romance.Eric Trommater and Erin Brown are joined by Jennifer Trujillo of The Gilbert Baker Film Festival and "Vampire Director" Nicole de Meneses to discuss one of Nicole's favorite films, "Near Dark" (1987). Coming on the heels of our month long look at women behind the camera, we got a chance to celebrate both Spooky-Season and Katherine Bigalow, the first woman to ever win an Academy Award for best director. Part Vampire film, part Western, part Romance, "Near Dark" stars Adrian Pasdar as Caleb Colton, Jenny Wright as Mae, Lance Henriksen as Jesse Hooker, Bill Paxton as Severen and...
2025-10-261h 29
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," (1932). Misunderstood or a misfire?Consider leaving us a tip at KI-FI.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater and Erin Brown are joined by Nicole de Meneses, who is currently making her own vampire film, and Jennifer Trujillo, who runs the Gilbert Baker Film Festival. At issue is Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," a strange choice from the director of "The Passion of Joan of Arc," "Ordet" and "Day of Wrath." Opinions varied on the film but it was a fun discussion with a lot of respectful disagreement. Oh, and Taylor Swift somehow gets a mention. Learn more about...
2025-10-181h 06
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Agnes Varda's "Cleo from 5 to 7," edited to appease CPR Agency for MK2To support this podcast go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryA group called CPR Agency for MK2 had our original video pulled from YouTube for an alleged Copyright violation. They, most likely, mistook the video for the actual film. Just in case we re-edited the episode, taking out approximately one minute and seven seconds of sound clips from the film. Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume wrap up their month long look at great women behind the camera with Agnes Varda's classic look at 90 minutes in the life of Cléo. Besides serving as a...
2025-10-091h 23
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie? Special guest Luke Higginson.Help keep us Advertising Free. Donate at https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Special Guest Luke Higginson, the writer and director of "Relax, I'm From the Future" (which starred Rhys Darby), joins Erin Brown and Eric Trommater to discuss Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi's 2014 Vampire Mockumentary "What We Do in the Shadows." First, though, Erin Brown tells of her meeting, the day before, with her favorite actor Rhys Darby! Darby also appears in this film as a werewolf (not a swear wolf) named Anton. Our apologies to Johnny Brugh for mispronouncing his name. Apparently, it's pronounced "Bruff."...
2025-10-0958 min
World Cinema HistoryDr. Ernesto 'Todd' Mireles on "War of the Flea: Fight for Xicano Studies."Thank you for listening to this bonus episode of World Cinema History. For more content like this join our DVD Extras Club at Ko-Fi.com/worldcinemahistory. This week's bonus episode centers on Dr. Ernesto Todd Mireles's "War of the Flea: Fight for Xicano Studies," a documentary film detailing the story of Chicano students who fought for a Xicano/Latino Studies program at Michigan State University. Dr. Mireles holds a PhD in American Studies from Michigan State University. He is the author of the book "Insurgent Aztlán (Asst-lan): The Liberating Power of Cultural Resistance," which won a 2020 I...
2025-10-0724 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge d'or (The Golden Age)," (1930) Explained! WTF is this?Help keep us advertising free. Go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and toss a buck or two in the tip jar.Eric Trommater and Sila Blume are joined by a special guest as they try and unpack Luis Buñuel's 1930 Surrealist masterpiece ""L'Âge d'or, (The Golden Age)." Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Mireles is an award-winning author, filmmaker, educator, and a lifelong activist and organizer in the Xicano movement. Most recently, he was a faculty member in Ethnic Studies at Northern Arizona University and holds the position of National Secretary of the Partido Na...
2025-10-021h 47
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Cléo from 5 to 7," (1962). Agnes Varda, Femininity and The French New Wave.To support this podcast go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryEric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume wrap up their month long look at great women behind the camera with Agnes Varda's classic look at 90 minutes in the life of Cléo. Besides serving as a wonderful travelogue of 1960's Paris, the film serves as a haunting vision of the grip of death and the power of living. The film also features a short silent film featuring Jean Luc Goddard himself (in his signature dark sunglasses) as well as a cameo from composer Michel Legrand.
2025-09-241h 25
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Seven Beauties " (1975). Feminism, Filmmaking and Lina Wermüller.Help Keep Us Free From Ads. ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown and Eric Trommater continue their month long look at women behind the camera. This time it's director Lina Wermüller who, despite her name, is an Italian, and her 1975 black comedy "Seven Beauties." One of many films Wertmüller made with leading man Giancarlo Giannini, the film puts its hero, Pasqualino, through the wringer, including a long stay in Concentration Camp during The Second World War. After a loving parody of the film's opening montage (and the repeated refrain of Oh Yeah!) Erin and Er...
2025-09-171h 20
World Cinema HistoryWCH Podcast: "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080" The best film of all time?Help us stay Advertising Free with a one time tip or by joining our DVD Extras Club.https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume discuss Chantel Ackerman's 1975 film "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles." Named the Best Film of All Time in 2022 by Sight and Sound Magazine's poll of filmmakers, critics and influencers. The movie is a slow, methodical, look at three days in the life of a housewife played by Delphine Seyrig. We also took the opportunity to make our own top ten lists of the best movies...
2025-09-111h 44
World Cinema HistoryDVD Extra. Three Queer Women on Fire: Nicole De Meneses, Jennifer A. Trujillo and Laura Petrie.Here's a free look at extra content you can receive by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes Like This One* Attending Live Recordings of the Show* Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance)To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory and make a recurring monthly payment for any amount.A post script to our "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"...
2025-09-1138 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) and The Female Gaze.If you enjoy this program consider leaving us a tip at https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory or, for more content, join our DVD Extras Club.Director Céline Sciamma's 18th century sapphic love story can be enjoyed simply for the beauty of it's images, the great performances by Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami, or as an all too human tale of love and loss. It was also seen as a great step forward in queer representation on screen and the ability of openly gay women to tell their own stories. The normal p...
2025-09-091h 18
World Cinema HistoryFree Preview: Join Our DVD Extras Club. Jeanne Dielman After Party.Here's a free look at extra content you can receive by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes Like This One* Attending Live Recordings of the Show* Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future * Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance)To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryand make a recurring monthly payment for as little as $1.00. Discussion this week includes: asking why no women...
2025-09-0317 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "A Man for All Seasons" (1966). "I die The King's good servant, and God's first."If you want to support us we are at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryYassi Sofi and Eric Trommater."Some men think the Earth is round, others think it flat; it is a matter capable of question. But if it is flat, will the King's command make it round? And if it is round, will the King's command flatten it? No, I will not sign." Henry VIII scraps the Catholic Church in order divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. In the process Thomas More loses his head but doesn't go down without a fight.
2025-07-132h 01
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Bedrooms and Hallways," (1998). Quirkiness, Queerness, and Farce.If you want to support us we are at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown and Eric Trommater continue their look at Queerness in Cinema with Rose Troche's 1998 comedy "Bedrooms and Hallways." The film stars: Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, James Purefoy, Tom Hollander, Christopher Fulford, Julie Graham, Con O'Neill (ticking Erin's OFMD box), Paul Higgins, Jennifer Ehle, Harriet Walter and Simon Callow. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https...
2025-07-011h 19
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person" (2023). A Kinder, Gentler VampireIf you want to support us we are at:https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Special guest host Nicole de Meneses a writer, director, and founder of Dark Rainbow Films, an independent production company specializing in bold, unapologetic LGBTQ+ stories through a genre lens.She chose Ariane Louis-Seize's "Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)," from Quebec, Canada for Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown to discuss. Erin also talks about her new tattoo (see episode artwork). To support Rainbow Films latest Sapphic Vampire Film go...
2025-06-231h 03
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "China Is Near (La Cina è vicina)" (1967). Class, Culture and Comedy, Italian Style.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory We round off our trilogy of Italian comedies with Erin Brown and Eric Trommater' s discussion of Marco Bellochio's 1967 film "China is Near," focusing on class struggle within the Italian Socialist party.With cinematography Tonino Delli Colli, editing by Roberto Perpignani, and music by Ennio Morricone, it also serves as an early look at some of the film industry's great craftsman who would shape the next 50 years of international cinema. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APE...
2025-06-171h 06
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Organizer" ("I compagni") (1963). Commedia all'italiana per eccellenza!Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown discuss commedia all’italiana and Mario Monicelli's 1963 film "The Organizer." The film stars Marcello Mastroianni as a High School teacher turned labor organizer in Turin at the end of the 19th century. With a screenplay by Age & Scarpelli and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno the film should have been a classic in both Italian Comedy and Neo-Realism but instead was almost forgotten until a restored version appeared in 2012. Music https://youtu.be/pVsTh2gg3aE?si=ggOIE2GA7CT1i2gn ht...
2025-05-041h 19
World Cinema HistoryLuke Higginson: "Relax, I'm From the Future" (2022), Canadian Film and Directing Rhys Darby.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown and Eric Trommater host a discussion with Canadian filmmaker Luke Higginson about his 2022 Time-Travel Comedy "Relax, I'm From the Future." Joining them were WCH regular Sila Blume and content creator Just Me DashV. Dawn Fields and Hillary Marek also came along for the ride. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRXnWm3JiM The film stars: Rhys Darby as Casper, Gabrielle Graham as Holly, Janine Theriault as Doris, and Julian Richings as Percy.Music: https...
2025-04-221h 04
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "C'è ancora domani (There's Still Tomorrow)" (2023). Feminist Cinema or The Italian BaHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume get a rare chance to discuss a film while it's still playing in American theaters. Paola Cortellesi's surprise hit "C'è ancora domani (There's Still Tomorrow)" is a comedy about domestic abuse in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1946 Rome. Filmed in black-and-white and in the Romani dialect it's a throwback to the neo-realist films of pioneers like Roberto Rosselini and Vittoria de Sica. Music: https://youtu.be/bBTGN2VILlI?si=ofntgsfC5CNdKGKY https://youtu.b...
2025-04-091h 20
World Cinema HistoryDirector Sav Rodgers Interviewed! "Chasing, 'Chasing, Chasing Amy.'"Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory In an exclusive interview for World Cinema History, independent filmmaker Sav Rodgers discusses the making of "Chasing, Chasing Amy" with Eric Trommater and Erin Brown. Comforted, as a "closeted queer kid in Kansas," by director Kevin Smith's 1997 Romantic Comedy "Chasing Amy," Sav would later give a Ted talk that came to the attention of Kevin Smith. Sav also speaks about transgender visibility, the future of Independent Film, in general and Queer Film in particular and just how often he, as a Transgendered man, thinks about the Roman...
2025-04-0153 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Staircase" (1969), "La Cage Aux Folles," (1978) and "The Birdcage" (1996)Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown and Eric Trommater look at three versions of Charles Dyer's 1-act play "Staircase." Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Ugo Tognizzi, Robin Williams, and Gene Hackman all take turns in different decades adapting this early look at a queer couple.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or f...
2025-03-251h 16
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Boy" (2010). Taika Waititi, Adolescence and Maōri Culture.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Erin Brown hosts a conversation with Eric Trommater about Taika Waititi's 2010 coming of age comedy "Boy ." Years before directing "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Jo Jo Rabbit," Waititi had a huge hit in New Zealand with this story of an 11-year-old Maori boy meeting his father after a 6-year absence. Erin and Eric were both huge fans of the movie. Eric was less enthusiastic about Waititi's performance as Boy's father than he was the direction and writing. Erin, on the other hand, felt Waititi was perfect in the role...
2025-03-041h 11
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Simon of the Desert" (1965). Surrealism, Luis Buñuel and Saint Simeon of Stilites.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume celebrate Luis Buñuel's birthday by discussing his 1965, 45 minute, film "Simon of the Desert" with Claudio Brook as the real life 4th Century Saint Simeon of Stilites who sat on a pillar for 30 years and Silvia Pinal as El Diablo. #Surrealism #MexicanFilm #LuisBuñuel #CatholicCinemaWatch the film here: https://youtu.be/fLME7YeQF7Y?si=MLJcl2aaHPck9hHs Buñueltini recipe: 2.5 ounces Gin, 5 ounces Dry vermouth, 2 dashes angostura bitters, half a dash of smoke bitters and...
2025-02-271h 21
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Ulysses" (1967) vs. "Bloom" (2003). James Joyce on Film.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Come have a pint at the pub with Erin Brown and Eric Trommater as they celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and discuss two adaptations of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses." The 1967 film, 'Ulysses,' co-written and directed by Joseph Strict, stars Milo O'Shea and the 2003 adaptation' Bloom,' Directed by Sean Walsh, features Stephen Rae as Leopold Bloom. Ineluctable modality of the visible...whatever the heck that means. #JamesJoyce #IrishCinema #Ulysses #StephenRaeCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple...
2025-02-1857 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Burden of Dreams," "My Best Fiend," Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Mark Redfield and Erin Brown discuss the documentary "Burden of Dreams," (1982) directed by Les Blank, which follows Werner Herzog's shooting the film "Fitzcarraldo" in the Peruvian rain forest. They also look at Herzog's own documentary "My Best Fiend," about his long relationship with "Fitzcarraldo" star Klaus Kinski. #Documentary #Herzog #Kinski #Peru #GermanCinema #FitcaraldoCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892
2025-02-101h 23
World Cinema History"Werner Herzog: Burden of Fiends," PromoHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Join us next week as we discuss Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski and the documentaries "Burden of Dreams" and "My Best Fiend "On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTton Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommaterLike, Subscribe and Comment. If you're on Apple Podcasts consider taking a minute to write us a review.
2025-02-0400 min
World Cinema HistoryAre Marvel Movies "Cinema?"Fiona Powell guest host a discussion of Martin Scorsese's famous statement about Marvel Superhero Movies. First, though, we remember David Lynch. In honor of Marvel, we added a post credit scene. On the panel were Fiona Powell, Eric Trommater, Yasi Soufi, Sila Blume, Mat Bradley-Tchurigi, Vern Quixote, and Erin's Brown. We also get the opinions of the audience in an open forum section. #Marvel #MartinScorsese #ComicBooksCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https...
2025-01-221h 26
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Nosferatu (1922, 1979, 2024)." A Century of Vampires.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory F.W. Murnau, Werner Herzog and Robert Eggers have all sunk their teeth into the myth of the vampire. Our panel of Eric Trommater, Yasi Soufi, Vern Quixote, Daniel Kiekhefer, and a guest Literature Professor who just wanted to be known as Alicia, take a bite at all three films. Which film did you like best? Let us know in the comments. #Nosferatu #Vampire # Herzog #Eggers #HorrorCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcast...
2025-01-153h 26
World Cinema HistoryThe Best of 2024 Part IIIHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yasi Sofi, Sila Blume and Vern Quixote finish our discussion of 2024 on film with Yasi's picks for best documentaries. Plus a bit of drama over questions like: Are modern movies too long? Is assigning stars to films on Letterbox just arbitrary? Should partially good films make the list for their best parts or should films be judged as a whole? Films discussed include Conclave, Strange Darlings, Will &Harper, Made in England, Jim Henson Idea Man, What Is..., Daughters, The Loudest Voice and Yasi 's favorite...
2025-01-081h 46
World Cinema HistoryThe Best of 2024 Part IIHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Our panel of Eric Trommater, Yasi Sofia, Sila Blume and Vern Quixote continue their look at 2024 in films. Eric's favorite films from 2024:1. Love Lies Bleeding 2. C'é Ancora Domani 3. Janet Planet 4. Seed of the Sacred Fig 5. Chime6. Terrestrial Verses7. Here (Belgian film) 8. Do Not Expect Much from the End of the World9. 18x2 Beyond Youthful Days 10. A Complete UnknownYasi's list includes: The Apprentice, S...
2025-01-0754 min
World Cinema History"The Best of 2024 Part 1."Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Part One of our season 2 premiere looks back at 2024. Our panel includes Sila Blue, Yasi Sofi and Vern Quixote. The focus this week is on the year in horror. Films discussed include: Back to Black, Close Your Eyes, Asteroid City, Civil War, Long Legs, A Complete Unknown, Abigail, In A Violent Nature, Little Bites, Humane, Never Let Go, Handling the Dead, and Yasi's favorite horror of the year Evil Does Not Exist. recorded January 4th, 2025.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@w...
2025-01-061h 02
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Horror of Dracula" (1958). Hammer Horror, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee,Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Our panel of Eric Trommater, Hy Bender and Sila Blume discuss Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Hammer Studio's second Gothic Horror adaptation. Sila accidentally watched the wrong movie but that's ok. Yoni Ivy also joined us and claims Eric has a doppelganger on YouTube. She also opines upon Shakespeare perhaps being a woman? Yes we got off topic but, hey, we had fun. #Hammer #ChristopherLee #PeterCushing #Horror #Dracula #Vampire Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6A...
2024-10-191h 34
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957). Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Hammer HorrHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Our panel of Eric Trommater, Hy Bender, Sila Blume and Yassi Soufi discuss the first of three horror films from Hammer Studios. This week Peter Cushing takes on the role of Victor Frankenstein and Christopher Lee that of his monster. #Hammer #PeterCushing #ChristopherLee #Frankenstein #HorrorCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA
2024-10-131h 37
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Color Me Kubrick" (2005) in The Metaverse. Starring John Malkovich.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Special Guest Host Fiona Powell leads Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume and Hy Bender in discussion of John Malkovich as con-man and Kubrick impersonator Alan Conway. The film was written by Kubrick's long-time Personal Secretary Anthony Frewin who, coincidentally happens to have been Fiona Powell's brother-in-law! #Kubrick #Malkovich #QueerCinema Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: htt...
2024-09-211h 16
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Draughtsman's Contract" (1982). Peter Greenaway, Painter as Filmmaker.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume discuss Peter Greenaway's puzzling historical piece. Set four years after The Glorious Revolution, in Kent, England, the film is seen as an allegory, by Yassi, a comedy of manners, by Sila, and a bit vulgar, by Eric.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUI...
2024-09-151h 48
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Death of Stalin" (2017). Armando Iannuci and The Art of Political Farce.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender, Sila Blume and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi discuss this dark comedy about events following the death of the Soviet Dictator Stalin from the creators of TV's "Veep."The all-star cast includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. How do they hold up against their real-life historical counterparts? How much is fact and how much fiction? Did Sila like the music? Will...
2024-08-161h 06
Redfield Arts AudioMOVIE AND TV DEEP DIVE - HOUSE OF THE DRAGON - HOSTED BY HY BENDERThe Redfield Arts Audio Podcast presents:
"MOVIE AND TV DEEP DIVE - HOUSE OF THE DRAGON - HOSTED BY HY BENDER"
Follow the "Movie and TV Deep Dive" podcast for
exceptionally sharp observations and insights on
popular recent movies and TV shows playing on streamers.
"Movie and TV Deep Dive" is hosted by Hy Bender, and
the panelists for this Episode #4 about the HBO/MAX
TV series "House of the Dragon" are Mark Redfield,
Audra Angelique, Hillary Marek, Ruby Rivers, and
Eric Trommater.
Please check out our previous episodes about "The Bear"
(FX/Hulu), "Baby Reindeer" (Netflix), and "Jim Henson:
...
2024-08-151h 14
Redfield Arts AudioMOVIE AND TV DEEP DIVE - JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN - HOSTED BY HY BENDERThe Redfield Arts Audio Podcast presents:
"MOVIE AND TV DEEP DIVE - JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN - HOSTED BY HY BENDER"
Follow the "Movie and TV Deep Dive" podcast for
exceptionally sharp observations and insights on
popular recent movies and TV shows playing on streamers.
"Movie and TV Deep Dive" is hosted by Hy Bender, and
the panelists for this Episode #3 about the documentary
"Jim Henson: Idea Man" (Disney+) are Mark Redfield,
Audra Angelique, Bart Baker, Wendy Ross, Eric Trommater,
and Christopher Vincelette.
Please check out our previous episodes on "The Bear"
(FX/Hulu) and "Baby Reindeer" (Netflix). Topics slated
...
2024-08-082h 23
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." Tony Richardson and The Kitchen Sink Drama.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume discus this pivotal film in the Social Realism/Kitchen Sink Drama genre. Tom Courtney and Michael Redgrave square off in Alan Silitoe's adaptation of his own short story. Will our panel square off over the film? Listen to find out.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0...
2024-08-022h 15
Redfield Arts AudioMovie and TV Deep Dive - Netflix's "Baby Reindeer" - Hosted by Hy BenderThe Redfield Arts Audio Podcast presents MOVIE and TV DEEP DIVE.
Episode 2: Netflix’ “Baby Reindeer”.
Follow the "Movie and TV Deep Dive" podcast for
exceptionally sharp observations and insights on
popular recent movies and TV shows playing on streamers.
"Movie and TV Deep Dive" is hosted by Hy Bender, and
the panelists for this Episode #2 about Netflix's
"Baby Reindeer" are Mark Redfield, Bart Baker, Audra Angelique,
Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Hillary Marek, Eric Trommater,
Christopher Vincelette, and Jerry Weil.
Topics slated for subsequent episodes include such
TV series as "The Boys" (Prime Video), and "House of
the Dragon" (MAX), and such movies as "Hi...
2024-07-312h 06
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "A Hard Day's Night" (1964). Richard Lester, The Beatles and the Birth of the Music Video.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Sila Blume, Yassi Soufi, and guests discuss Richard Lester's Day in the Life of George, Paul, John and Ringo aka The Beatles. #TheBeatles #RichardLester Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World C...
2024-07-262h 20
Redfield Arts AudioMovie and TV Deep Dive- FX/Hulu’s “The Bear” - Hosted by Hy BenderMovie and TV Deep Dive
Episode 1. FX/Hulu’s “The Bear”
Follow the "Movie and TV Deep Dive" podcast
for exceptionally sharp observations and insights on
popular recent movies and TV shows playing on streamers.
"Movie and TV Deep Dive" is hosted by Hy Bender, and
the panelists for this Episode #1 on FX/Hulu's
"The Bear" are Mark Redfield, Audra Angelique,
Bart Baker, Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Eric Trommater,
and Christopher Vincelette.
Topics slated for subsequent episodes include such
TV series as "Baby Reindeer" (Netflix), "The Boys"
(Prime Video), and "House of the Dragon" (MAX),
and such movies as "Hitman" (Netflix), "Furiosa:
A Mad...
2024-07-252h 56
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Don't Look Now" (1973). Nicholas Roeg, Sex and Horror.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Remembering Donald Sutherland (1935-2024). With: Eric Trommater, Yassi, Hy Bender, Sila Blume, Mark Redfield, Hilary Marek, Shona Charlton and Kathy Edge.We tackle Nicholas Roeg's haunting adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novella. Sutherland and Julie Christie find time, between mourning the loss of their daughter, restoring a cathedral in Venice, and dealing with a pair of psychic sisters (who claim to have seen the dead daughters from beyond the grave) to have some pretty hot and heavy sex. Is it horror? Perhaps. Is it a masterpiece? We...
2024-07-192h 51
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Wicker Man" (1973). Christopher Lee, Burning Man and Folk Horror.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume and Hy Bender are joined by Kathy Edge, Mark Redfield, Michael Iuliiano, Carlo Barbieri and Matt Bradley-Tschirgi to discuss "The Citizen Kane of Horror Films." Mark shares his personal memories of working with Ingrid Pitt. Eric finally understands Folk Horror. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA ...
2024-07-122h 47
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949). The Art of Ealing Comedy.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory The usual gang of Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender and Sila Blume are joined by special guests Mark Redfield and Fiona Powell. Does this 75 year old Ealing Comedy still hold up? Can Alec Guinness really play all nine members of the D'Ascoyne family? Can Denis Price kill them all? Who wore ridiculously over-the-top Edwardian women's fashions better Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood or Alec Guinness as Lady Agatha? Tune in and see! On Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz...
2024-07-062h 16
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Is "A Night to Remember" (1958) The best Titanic movie ever?Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Eric Trommater, Hy Bender, Sila Blume, Yassi Soufi and Kathy Edge discuss Rank Studios big budget look at the sinking of the Titanic. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Ext...
2024-06-282h 10
World Cinema History"Why I Love Taika Watitti (And You Should Too)," by Erin Brown.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Independent Filmmaker Erin Brown talks about her love for the director of "Jo Jo Rabbit" and "Thor: Ragnarok" with a panel including Hy Bender, Yassi Soufi and Eric Trommater. Also discussed is the movement to give the series "Our Flag Means Death" a third season. On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTton Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommaterLike...
2024-06-241h 42
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "A Taste of Honey" (1961). Directed by Tony Richardson. Starring Rita Tushingham.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Hy Bender, Yassi Soufi, and Eric Trommater tackle Tony Richardson's 1961 adaptation of Shelaugh Delaney's play. It's got everything. Inter-Racial kissing. A vaguely homosexual character. An Angry Young Woman. Kitchen Sink Realism par excellence! Of course we loved it! Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerl...
2024-06-211h 39
World Cinema History41. "A Taste of Honey" (1961) D: Tony Richardson S: Rita TushinghamHy Bender, Yassi Soufi and Eric Trommater discuss Tony Richardson's adaptation of Shelaugh Delaney's play about Manchester, Kitchen Sinks, homosexuals, unwed mothers, inter-racial marriage and anything else that would piss off the establishment in 1961. Of course we loved it!
Oh we mention The Smiths and the Beatles too.
2024-06-211h 38
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959). S: Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Hamer Studios adapts Arthur Conan Doyle with interesting results. Hy and Mat thought the combination didn't work. Eric loved it. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benef...
2024-06-141h 12
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Children of Men" (2006), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender, Sila Blume, and Vern. Dystopian drama starring Clive Owen, Michael Cain, and Julianne Moore.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits...
2024-06-122h 59
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976).Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasance, and Donald Sutherland star in this adaptation of Jack Higgins' novel about German Paratroopers attempting to kidnap Winston Churchill. With Hy Bender and Kathy Edge.Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater
2024-06-121h 26
World Cinema History*Special D-Day Episode* Independent Filmmaker Erin Brown on UK Film and The Second World War.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory We celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day with Special Guest Erin Brown, an Independent Filmmaker (and self described history nerd) as she takes us through UK Cinema and The Second World War. See Erin's films here: https://youtube.com/@pizzahorseproductions?si=BrFu_Bjhudd30Y5sCheck us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA
2024-06-1218 min
World Cinema HistoryJoin us this June for good times and better movies.June 6th: "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976) starring Michael Caine. June 13th: "The Hounds of the Baskervilles" (1959) Starring Peter Cushing. June 20th "A Taste of Honey" (1961) Directed by Tony Richardson. June 27th: "A Night to Remember" (1958) Starring Kenneth More. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World C...
2024-06-1201 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Caravaggio" (1986). Dir: Derek Jarman (2nd time's a charm).Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Technical difficulties screwed up our first discussion of Derek Jarman's portrait of the 16th Century artist Michaelangelo Caravaggio so we did it again. As we were recording history was being made in a NYC courthouse!Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known a...
2024-06-121h 36
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Last Holiday." S: Alec Guinness. D: Henry Cass.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory **Originally Recorded May 23rd, 2024**Remade in 2006 with Queen Latifah the 1950 original features Alec Guinness, Sid James, and Kay Walsh in a black Comedy from the pen of J.B. Priestly. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etromma...
2024-06-121h 42
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "This Happy Breed" (1944). D: David Lean W: Noël Coward.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "I belong to a generation of men, most of whom aren't here any more. And we all did the same thing for the same reason no matter what we thought about politics. Now that's all over and done with and we're carrying on, the best we can, just as though nothing had happened. But as a matter of fact, several things happened, and one of 'em was, this country suddenly got tired. She's tired now. But the old lady's got stamina, make no mistake about that, and...
2024-06-121h 58
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Henry V" (1944), Directed by Laurence Olivier.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead...The game's afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" Shakespeare's history of The Battle of Agincourt, adapted by Laurence Olivier. With Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender, Matt Bradley-Tschirgi and Eric Trommater. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinem...
2024-06-121h 55
World Cinema HistoryUK Cinema History TrailerHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Join us on Spotify for a weekly look at the films of Great Britain from an American point of view. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benef...
2024-06-1201 min
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "A Canterbury Tale" (1944). Directors: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Well, there are more ways than one of getting close to your ancestors. Follow the old road, and as you walk, think of them and of the old England. They climbed Chillingbourne Hill, just as you. They sweated and paused for breath just as you did today. And when you see the bluebells in the spring and the wild thyme, and the broom and the heather, you're only seeing what their eyes saw...And when I turn the bend in the road, where they too saw the...
2024-06-121h 58
World Cinema HistoryBonus Episode: 2 "Fallout" *Spoiler Edition*Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "War. War never changes." Amazon's "Fallout" discussion continues. On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTton Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommaterLike, Subscribe and Comment. If you're on Apple Podcasts consider taking a minute to write us a review.**Originally Recorded April 23rd, 2024**
2024-06-121h 30
World Cinema HistoryBonus Episode: "Fallout Season 1" (2024) Amazon Streaming series.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "War. War never changes." Fallout, based on the popular video game series, is not UK Cinema. Johnathan Nolan is kinda British, but that's a stretch. We just liked the show and wanted to do a room on it and we did.On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTton Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommaterLike, Subscribe and Comment. If you're on...
2024-06-122h 15
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: Is "Chimes at Midnight" (aka Falstaff) (1966) Orson Welles' Lesser Known Masterpiece?Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory “Deny it to a king? Then happy low, lie down! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."Shakespeare's Henry IV parts I and II telescoped through fat, jolly Falstaff, with a line or two from Henry V and Merry Wives of Windsor thrown in for good measure. Mark Redfield, Yasi Sofi and Eric Trommater lead a lively discussion. **Originally Recorded April 25th, 2024**On Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: http...
2024-06-121h 44
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Elephant Man" (1980). D: David Lynch. S: Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "I am not an animal. I am a human being!" **Originally Recorded April 18th, 2024**Producer Mel Brooks and director David Lynch team up to tell the story of John/ Joseph Merrick. With Eric Trommater and Sila Blume. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly K...
2024-06-121h 23
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Sleuth" (1972). Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. S: Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "You're a jumped up pantry boy who doesn't know his place!" Anthony Shaffer adapts his play in this twisty, misty, mystery. With Sila Blume and Hy Bender. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World...
2024-06-121h 27
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Dir: David Lean.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught." Boris Pasternak, adapted by Robert Bolt, with Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, and Sir Alec Guinness. Guest Host Hy Bender is joined by Eric Trommater and Sila Blume. **Originally Recorded March 28th, 2024**Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com...
2024-06-122h 17
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Our Man in Havana" (1959). Dir: Sir Carol Reed. S: Sir Alec Guinness. W: Graham Greene.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "You are interested in a person, not in life, and people die or leave us ... But if you are interested in life it never lets you down. I am interested in the blueness of cheese. You don't do crosswords, do you, Mr. Wormold? I do, and they are like people: one reaches an end. I can finish any crossword within an hour, but I have a discovery concerning the blueness of cheese that will never come to a conclusion."Carol Reed and Graham Greene reunite, over a...
2024-06-122h 16
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1960). Dir: Karel Reisz. S: Albert Finney.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "I'm me and nobody else; and whatever people think I am or say I am, that's what I'm not, because they don't know a bloody thing about me."The most popular of the so-called Kitchen-Sink Dramas adapts Alan Sillitoe's novel starring Albert Finney. With Yassi Soufi, Hy Bender, and Sila Blume. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvn...
2024-06-122h 22
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Kes" (1969). Ken Loach, A Boy and His Bird.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Look, there's Billy Casper there wi' his pet hawk. I could shout at 'em; it's not a pet, Sir, hawks are not pets. Or when folks stop me and say, "Is it tame?" Is it heck tame, it's trained that's all. It's fierce, and it's wild, an' it's not bothered about anybody, not even about me right. And that's why it's great."Social Realism, Kitchen Sink Drama, Free Cinema, whatever you want to call it, Ken Loach picks up the mantle of Osborne, Richardson, Anderson et al.
2024-06-121h 58
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Zone of Interest" (2023). Dir: Johnathan Glazer.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Martin Amis' novel is set aside for an experimental look at the Holocaust through the eyes of the family of Rudolph Höss.With Hy Bender, Sila Blume and Yassi Soufi. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twi...
2024-06-122h 23
World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Admirable Crichton" (1957). Dir: Lewis Gilbert.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "My lady! I am the son of a butler and a lady's maid. The happiest of all combinations. To me the most beautiful thing in the world is a haughty English aristocratic home with everyone kept in his place...any satisfaction I might derive out of being your equal would be ruined by the footman being equal to me." J.M. Berrie's play adapted with Kenneth More. With Sila Blume and Hy Bender. Want to join the conversation? Check us...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Ruling Class." (1971) S: Peter O'Toole.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Sometimes God turns His back on His people and breaks wind. And the stench clouds the globe!" Musical? Black Comedy? Horror? We discuss Peter O'Toole and Alistair Sims in film that's all of this and more. With Hy Bender and Sila Blume. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Innocents" (1961). D: Jack Clayton. S: Deborah Kerr.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Truman Capote adapts Henry James. Starring Deborah Kerr and Michael Redgrave. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes * Atte...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Quadrophenia" (1979) by The Who.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Mods vs Rockers in this adaptation of Pete Townshend's Rock Opera. With Hy Bender and Sila Blume. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Entertainer" (1960). Dir: Tony Richardson. Starring Sir Laurence Olivier.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory British Kitchen Sink Drama adapting John Osborne. Laurence Olivier as Archie Rice and his future wife Joan Plowright as his daughter. It's only weird if you think about it, so don't. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Sunshine" (2007). Dir: Danny Boyle.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "2001: A Space Odyssey" meets "Friday the 13th" as Alex Garland and Danny Boyle team up with Killian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans, and Benedict Wong. With Hy Bender, Yassi Soufi, and Sila Blume. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Brazil" (1985). D: Terry Gilliam. S: Johnathan Price and Robert DeNiro.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory **Recorded January 18th, 2024**A bug on Clubhouse forces the UKCH gang over to X-Spaces to discuss Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam's Dystopian Black Comedy.With Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume, Hy Bender, Leonard Hockerts and Vernon Quixote. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Know...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Lola" (2022) Dir. Andrew Legge vs "The War Game" (1966) Dir. Peter Watkins.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Hillary Marek, Sila Blume and Hy Bender. Found footage vs Mockumentary. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benefits include:* Bonus Episo...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). D: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Leonard, Daniel Kieckhefer, Hy Bender and Sila Blume. Powell and Pressburger direct a war movie with no battles scenes, no Blimps, no one named Blimp, and where the main character doesn't die. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly K...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "King Lear" (1971). D: Peter Brook S: Paul Scofield.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Peter Brook's Jan Kott's William Shakespeare's King Lear a' la Samuel Beckett via Ludwig Wittgenstein in the style of Ingmar Bergman.""How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child."**Originally Recorded Dec 17th, 2023** On YouTube: Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Sexy Beast" (2000). D: Johnathan Glazer. S: Ray Winestone and Ben Kingsley..Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Ben Kingsley, Ray Winestone and Ian McShane plan a heist and do British Gangster stuff in Johnathan Glazer's feature film debut. With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Vern Ballard, Rolf Mohr and Hy Bender. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Oppenheimer" (2023) Dir: Christopher Nolan.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume and Norm Green. Killian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Gary Oldman and pretty much everyone else, in Christopher Nolan's Oscar winner about The Manhattan Project...or something. With Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. **Originally Recorded Dec 3, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkC...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "This Sporting Life" (1964). Dir: Lindsay Anderson.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. Lindsay Anderson's first feature film stars Richard Harris as a rugby star near Yorkshire in this late entry in the British Kitchen Sink Drama cycle. **Originally Recorded Nov 12th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly K...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "if...." (1968). Dir: Lindsay Anderson.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. Lindsey Anderson directs Malcolm McDowell in an indictment of the British Public School System. **Originally Recorded** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD...
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World Cinema History*Bonus* "A Man for All Season" The No Eric EditionHelp keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Technical difficulties made it so Eric couldn't participate in his own room. How will Yassi and Sila perform without him?Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benef...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Becket" (1964). S: Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Becket is my enemy. But in the human balance, traitor that he is and naked as his mother made him, he's worth a hundred of you, madam, with your crown and your jewels and your august uncle, the Emperor, into the bargain. I'm forced to fight him now and crush him, but at least he gave me with open hands everything that is at all good in me. And you have never given me anything but your carping mediocrity and your everlasting obsession with your puny little...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Dead of Night" (1945).Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory #Ealing #Horror With Eric Trommater, Daniel Kieckhefer, Luca Naverone and Herbert Bryant.**Originally Recorded Oct 22nd, 2023 **Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.Benef...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Vampire Lovers" (1970). Hammer Horror. Lesbian Vampires.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater andYassi Soufi. Hammer Studios helped launch the Lesbian Vampire film and added nudity to their portfolio. Featuring Peter Cushing and Ingrid Pitt. #LesbianVampire #Hammer #Vampire #IngridPitt **Originally Recorded Oct 15th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known a...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "The Hunger" (1983). D: Tony Scott. S: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Humankind dies one way, we another. Their end is final. Ours is not. In the earth, in rotting wood, in the eternal darkness, we will see and hear and feel."Our Lesbian Vampire series began. With Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume, Vern Ball and Eric Trommater. #LesbianVampire #TonyScott #DavidBowie #Catherine Deneuve **Originally Recorded Oct. 8, 2023**
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Caravaggio" (1986). Dir: Derek Jarman. (Original Recording).Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Herbert Bryant and Sila Blume. Starring Tilda Swinton, Sean Bean, and Robbie Coltrane.**Originally Recorded Oct 1st, 2023**Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter): @etrommater Consider joining the World Cinema History DVD...
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World Cinema HistoryWCH Pod: "Tommy by The Who" vs "Pink Floyd: The Wall." Rock Opera on Film.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory A Rock Opera Battle. Roger Daltry vs Bob Gelolf. Pete Townsend vs Roger Waters. Ken Russell vs Alan Parker. With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Herbert Bryant.**Originally Recorded Sept 24th, 2023**Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Twitter...
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World Cinema HistoryEaling Studios: A History.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory #EalingWith Eric Trommater, Daniel Kieckhefer, Paola Sala, and Yasi Soufi. The studio behind "Kind Hearts and Coronets," "The Man in the White Suit, " "Dead of Night," and "The Lady Killers " **Originally Recorded Sept 17th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist...
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World Cinema HistoryThe Tragedy of William Frieze-Greene, The Mystery of Louis Le Prince, and the creation of Cinema.Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Fiona Powell joins host Eric Trommater for a conversation about two early British film pioneers and their battles against people like Thomas Edison. One dies in poverty the other mysteriously disappears. **Originally Recorded Sept 10, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0CNsWj?si=i143kCA8RQKhQauUICLrmA or follow us on X (The Artist Formerly Known as Tw...
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