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KNEECAP — Rich Peppiatt on politics and partying
Our full interview with the writer/director of the Northern Irish indie phenomenon KNEECAP. Host Rico Gagliano visits Rich at his Belfast pad, to talk about wrangling the movie's titular hard-partying provocateurs, the rise of Northern Ireland's film industry, and why he briefly resented a Quiet Girl. Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Istanbul, to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Season 8’s guests include actors Gael Gar...
2025-07-24
29 min
MUBI Podcast
AMORES PERROS shakes up Mexico City (w/ Gael García Bernal)
Superstar Gael García Bernal (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) and legendary set designer Eugenio Caballero (PAN’S LABYRINTH) help take host Rico Gagliano on a tour of Mexico City’s streets and its cinema — from the golden era of “ranchera” musicals to the making of Alejandro Inarittu’s tectonic breakthrough AMORES PERROS.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Istanbul, to learn about their cultures through the lens of cinema. Seaso...
2025-07-17
39 min
MUBI Podcast
Smashing in the doors of Amsterdam cinema (w/ BABYGIRL director Halina Reijn)
The Netherlands isn't known for tons of great movies... but its capital city of Amsterdam is packed with tons of great movie theaters. Rico takes us on a tour of his favorite town, to learn why. (Spoiler alert: Breaking into buildings played a role). Guests include director/actor Halina Reijn (BABYGIRL, BLACK BOOK), NY Times contributor Nina Siegal, and more.Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Istanbul...
2025-07-10
36 min
MUBI Podcast
Ireland tells its own tales (w/ KNEECAP director Rich Peppiatt)
Rico travels to Dublin and Belfast, and hangs with an epic lineup of local heroes, to learn how Ireland went from a backdrop for Hollywood rom-coms... to one of the hottest film cultures on the planet. Featuring directors Rich Peppiatt (KNEECAP) and John Crowley (BROOKLYN), superproducer Ed Guiney (POOR THINGS), and acting legends Fiona Shaw (MY LEFT FOOT, KILLING EVE) and Carrie Crowley (THE QUIET GIRL).Part travelogue, part deep-dive storytelling, the latest season sees host Rico Gagliano jet off to Ireland, Amsterdam,
2025-07-03
42 min
Battleship Pretension
925. Flops w/ Rico Gagliano
David and Scott Nye are joined by Rico Gagliano from the MUBI podcast to discuss flops.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2025-03-24
1h 16
MUBI Podcast
GRAND THEFT HAMLET — How Shakespeare’s Danish prince conquered the movies
GRAND THEFT HAMLET tells the radical tale of a band of artists who stage a virtual production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside the online video game Grand Theft Auto. But it’s hardly the first time filmmakers have messed with Shakespeare’s great Dane.Host Rico Gagliano learns the history of Hamlet on screen, with help from the movie’s cocreators, Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, director Michael Almereyda (HAMLET 2000), and Rico’s own playwright father.GRAND THEFT HAMLET is now streaming exclusively on MUBI worldwide.To stream some of the films we'v...
2025-03-06
25 min
Filmspotting
Gladiator II w/Rico Gagliano, Moana 2, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
MUBI’s Rico Gagliano joins Adam and Josh for a review of Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR II, plus Josh’s take on MOANA 2 and Adam on the new political thriller from Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)Opening (00:00:00-00:02:49)MUBI's Box Office Poison (00:03:34-00:09:45)Review: “Gladiator II” (00:09:46-00:43:14)Next Week, Notes (00:43:14-00:46:19)Polls...
2024-11-27
1h 10
MUBI Podcast
Riz Ahmed channels Yann Mounir Demange in DAMMI
Oscar-winning actor/producer Riz Ahmed (SOUND OF METAL) and acclaimed UK director Yann Mounir Demange (’71, TOP BOY) tell host Rico Gagliano about treading the line between truth and fiction in DAMMI—Demange’s semi-autobiographical short about an angry young man trying to come to terms with his identity, his dad, and his birthplace: Paris.DAMMI is now streaming exclusively on MUBI worldwide. More films from Riz Ahmed are also available to stream in many countries.God is A DJ - you can listen to the song R...
2024-07-18
20 min
MUBI Podcast
PERFECT DAYS — Wim Wenders cures his post-pandemic blues
Legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders returns to the show to tell host Rico Gagliano about his Cannes-winning, Oscar-nominated PERFECT DAYS—the story of a Tokyo toilet cleaner who finds joy in routine. They also get into a few of Wenders’s favorite things: Japan, travel, Nina Simone, and having time on his hands.PERFECT DAYS will stream exclusively on MUBI in the UK, India, Turkey, and Latin America starting April 12, and the film continues to show in cinemas in the UK & Ireland.To stream more Wenders classics, check out our series "Wim Wenders: King...
2024-04-11
25 min
Unspooled
Lost In Translation w/ Rico Gagliano
This week, Paul is gone, but Amy is joined by fellow film critic and podcast host, Rico Gagliano (MUBI Podcast). The two break down the 2003 Sofia Coppola classic, Lost in Translation, starring Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray. They dig into the themes of alienation and loneliness in the film, the visual style of Sofia Coppola, and how she has noted that this movie could never get made today. Plus as a special treat, Amy finds and shares a little-known Sofia Coppola Comedy Central show. You can listen to more of Rico Gagliano and the M...
2024-04-11
1h 16
Battleship Pretension
887. Film and Fashion with Rico Gagliano
David and Scott Nye are joined by MUBI Podcast host Rico Gagliano to discuss the history of film and fashion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2024-03-18
1h 07
MUBI Podcast
BREATHLESS — Jean Seberg & Jean-Luc Godard dress down film and fashion
In 1959, a brash critic-turned-filmmaker named Jean-Luc Godard cast movie star Jean Seberg in his first film, BREATHLESS. You probably know it revolutionized movies, but it also had a big impact on fashion, onscreen and off—by seeming like it wasn’t even trying. With the help of historians and critics, host Rico Gagliano decodes Seberg’s “French Girl” style…and also gives you a peek into his ’70s disco wardrobe. Seriously.Season 5, titled Tailor Made, dives deep into the worlds of film and fashion. Each episode tackles a landmark movie that captured a major fashion look of an era...
2024-01-25
32 min
The Cinematologists Podcast
Film Podcasting w/ Rico Gagliano from The Mubi Podcast
A special for cinephiles and podphiles this week as we welcome the superb critic and broadcaster Rico Gagliano. Rico's official title is the Head of Audio at Mubi but it's his creative direction and voice that is the driving force of The Mubi Podcast. Indeed, the notion of creative auteurism is just one of the many topics covered in the in-depth conversation with Dario. We discuss a little of his background – his cinephile origin story – becoming a critic and moving into radio - his role at MUBI – the process and inspirations behind The Mubi Podcast – How the company...
2023-11-04
1h 29
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Ildiko Enyedi on short cinema
Oscar-nominated Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi is celebrated for her bold, unclassifiable features (like the Cannes-winning sci-fi MY 20TH CENTURY). But at this year’s Cannes she trained her eye on smaller-scale visions: She helmed the jury picking the festival’s best short films.Enyedi tells host Rico Gagliano about her own whimsical shorts, her optimism for the future of the form, and fangirls out on fellow master Ruben Östlund’s first, one-shot foray into cinema.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-we...
2023-07-06
11 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Filipa Reis on privilege and empowerment
At Cannes, celebrated Portuguese directing duo Filipa Reis and Joao Miller Guerra debuted LEGUA — a movie about a housekeeper tending to an empty country estate… and the sacrifices she’s willing to make for work and friendship.Reis tells host Rico Gagliano about turning the camera on her own privilege, the joys and challenges of tag-team directing, and an ’80s Portuguese pop track that’s one of the keys to her main character.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-week movie-thon c...
2023-07-04
16 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Joanna Arnow watches (wryly) from a distance
Filmmaker Joanna Arnow’s shorts and docs are funny, fearless looks at people at their most excruciatingly vulnerable — especially herself. In her debut feature THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED, she ratchets up the deadpan humor to tell the story of a woman navigating the alternately mundane and surreal worlds of work, family…and BDSM relationships.Arnow sits down with host Rico Gagliano to talk about her characters’ crossed wires, why pouring soup is funny, and what happens when you cast your parents as themselves.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, F...
2023-06-29
12 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — With OMEN, Baloji clears his name
Belgian rapper-turned-auteur Baloji was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo — where for some, his name literally means “demon.” So it’s no surprise that his mind-bending first feature OMEN is all about characters society considers cursed. Baloji tells host Rico Gagliano about this kaleidoscopic debut, the pressures of competition at Cannes, and the scene in PULP FICTION that broke his brain.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-week movie-thon called the Cannes Film Festival. For the fourth season of the MUBI Podc...
2023-06-27
16 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Elene Naveriani on their stealth punk heroine
In their sophomore feature BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY, Georgian-born filmmaker Elene Naveriani tells the story of a middle-aged virgin in a small Georgian town who dares to start living the life she feels like leading — gossips and the patriarchy be damned. Naveriani tells host Rico Gagliano about the movie’s big little moments, its “instinctive feminist” hero, and what powdered soap says about Georgian society.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-week movie-thon called the Cannes Film Festival. For the fourth season of t...
2023-06-22
16 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Weston Razooli lets his kids go wild
L.A. filmmaker Weston Razooli’s debut feature RIDDLE OF FIRE is like if THE GOONIES were directed by Francois Truffaut — a tale of three modern kids on an old-fashioned adventure in the woods, facing down a family of witches. Razooli tells host Rico Gagliano about his D&D-soaked childhood in Utah, how he cast the kids… and the afterparty following the film’s Cannes premiere, which sounds as magical — and kinda dangerous — as his movie.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-week movie...
2023-06-20
13 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Monia Chokri on THE NATURE OF LOVE
Quebecois actor and director Monia Chokri is a Cannes regular — who in her films, regularly returns to her favorite themes: Very smart women having a very hard time figuring out relationships. Host Rico Gagliano stole a few minutes with her at this year’s Cannes to try and figure out why — and to learn about her charmer of a dramedy THE NATURE OF LOVE, one of the hits of the festival.MUBI Podcast Season 4 — Conversations At Cannes: Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples — as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for the two-we...
2023-06-15
10 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Kleber Mendonça Filho watches movie palaces disappear
In 2019, Brazil's Kleber Mendonça Filho won the Jury Prize at Cannes with his co-directed movie BACURAU. This year he returned to the fest to premiere a documentary about movies. Or more specifically, about the places we watch them.In the second installment of our mini-season of conversations taped on location at Cannes '23, Filho tells host Rico Gagliano about PICTURES OF GHOSTS. It's his look back at the movie palaces in his home town of Recife, and how he's come to terms with how they — and lots of beloved city spaces — inevitably vanished.Every May, the...
2023-06-13
19 min
MUBI Podcast
Cannes Conversations — Wim Wenders on ANSELM
To kick off our mini-season of conversations taped on location at the 2023 Cannes film festival, host Rico Gagliano meets up with legendary director Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club; Paris, Texas). The subject of their conversation: Wenders' new 3D documentary Anselm, which plunges the audience into the work of German fine artist Anselm Kiefer. Wenders explains why he loves making art about artists, and how Kiefer’s dark, often confrontational pieces...are actually childlike.Every May, the population of sleepy Cannes, France triples—as film pros and cinephiles from around the globe convene for t...
2023-06-08
12 min
Battleship Pretension
843. Best Needle Drops Ever w/ Rico Gagliano & Sean Ingram
David and Scott Nye are joined by Rico Gagliano of the MUBI Podcast and our old friend Sean Ingram to discuss some of the best movie needle drops ever.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2023-05-16
1h 36
MUBI Podcast
DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape
In 2001, writer/director Richard Kelly's genre-busting rookie feature DONNIE DARKO crashed and burned at the box office. But it almost immediately rose from the ashes to become one of the first cult hits of the 21st century...and it took the music of '80s band Tears for Fears along for the ride.Host Rico Gagliano tells this twisty tale with the help of Kelly, star Jena Malone (THE HUNGER GAMES), and the film's composer Michael Andrews—whose stripped-down cover of Tears's "Mad World" became maybe the most unlikely smash hit in UK history.
2023-04-06
43 min
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
The Westgate with Rico Gagliano
Rico Gagliano, host of the MUBI podcast, takes listeners to The Westgate Movie Theater in Minneapolis for a story about a movie that flopped terribly when it was released that changed the course of the theater’s history.Listen to the MUBI Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mubi-podcast/id1569229544
2023-02-02
15 min
Battleship Pretension
821. 2022 Sight & Sound Poll with Rico Gagliano
David and Scott Nye are joined by Rico Gagliano to discuss the 2022 Sight & Sound Poll.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-12-12
1h 12
The Treatment
Emily Bode, Rico Gagliano and a ‘Wild’ Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes menswear designer Emily Bode, whose work showcases vintage materials and techniques. Next, MUBI Podcast host Rico Gagliano talks about the second season of his podcast and its focus on old movie theaters. And finally, for The Treat, writer-director Ron Shelton talks about a Sam Peckinpah film he first watched as a young baseball player, whose themes have resonated in his work as a filmmaker.
2022-09-03
58 min
The Best Advice Show
GO TO BURNING MAN (literally or metaphorically) with Rico Gagliano
Rico Gagliano is the host/writer/editor of the MUBI Podcast.---Choose the Bigger Life with Gretchen Rubin---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. ---Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Fill out the TBAS...
2022-08-23
08 min
MUBI Podcast
Zanzibar's Majestic, the last cinema standing (feat. Nick Broomfield)
"Only in Theaters" concludes with the cautionary tale of the Majestic. Africa's island region of Zanzibar used to be movie crazy — but today just one cinema remains: The Majestic, a 1950s-era building with roots that go back even further.Host Rico Gagliano speaks to folks around the world about the wild glory days of Zanzibar's cinema culture, why it's now on the brink of extinction...and then takes hope from an itinerant film programmer 6000 miles away in Amsterdam. Featuring celebrated documentarian Nick Broomfield (KURT & COURTNEY, MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE).The second season of the MU...
2022-08-11
31 min
Battleship Pretension
803. Movie Theater Memories with Rico Gagliano
Tyler and David are joined by Rico Gagliano from the MUBI Podcast to reminisce and share some of their favorite movie theater memories.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-08-09
1h 30
Hyperbole: The Best Podcast Ever
The Best Homie Hopper Ever
In this episode: a crimefighting cat, caffeinated cookies, Besties fallout, Lauri Anne Peaches, kind strangers, old friends, arugula, a very fancy flight club, camouflaging gas, foisting, fahhhting, the scourge of broccolini, plural nouns, Today in Yiddish, Kholesterol with a K, the return of #hashtag, #bamarush, sports news, homie hopping, a Willie Wonka-esque emergency, an embarrassment of reality riches, where's your head at on #LoveIslandUSA, science on #SeekingSisterWife, cinema around the world, Turkish Delight, local foot race drama, and an interview with the best film podcaster and cinema expert ever, MUBI star Rico Gagliano!
2022-08-09
56 min
90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest
Groove with Rico Gagliano
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 85 Sam is joined by podcaster Rico Gagliano, head of audio at MUBI, and man behind the MUBI Podcast. Rico has chosen Groove (86 mins) from 2000. Directed by Greg Harrison, the film stars Hamish Linklater, Denny Kirkwood, DJ Digweed, and Nick Offerman. Sam and Rico discuss the origin of the Dinner Party Download podcast, San Francisco rave culture in the late nineties, and w...
2022-07-29
46 min
MUBI Podcast
The Dryden Theatre's Nitrate Picture Show explodes our view of movie history
For the first half-century of cinema, most movies were made and printed on nitrate film. Problem: it easily decomposes, it's easily combustible, and once it's on fire, you can't put it out. Only a few theaters on Earth can safely screen nitrate prints...and only one has an annual festival dedicated to the format: The George Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre in Rochester, New York with its Nitrate Picture Show.To understand why it's important to screen these original treasures in an age of digital — and the incredible effort it takes to pull it off — Rico Gagliano travels both...
2022-07-28
34 min
The Last Thing I Saw
Ep. 130: Rico Gagliano and Eric Hynes on Memorable Moviehouses and Recent Viewing
Rico Gagliano and Eric Hynes on Memorable Moviehouses and More Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. Recently, the MUBI Podcast launched a new season of episodes, "Only in Theaters," about the way certain films and moviehouses have intertwined histories, such as the Elgin in New York and the midnight movie phenomenon. So I invited Rico Gagliano, the host of the acclaimed MUBI Podcast, and Eric Hynes, curator of film at Museum of the Moving Image, to talk about some stand-out cinemas—both historic and personally meaningful. Our chat ranges from the Cinematheque francaise and...
2022-07-21
1h 01
The Film Stage Presents
Ep. 478 – Elvis (with Rico Gagliano)
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Rico Gagliano (host/writer/editor of the MUBI Podcast) to discuss Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, now in theaters. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. For a limited time, all new Patreon supporters will receive a free Blu-ray/DVD. After becoming a contributor, e-mail podcast@thefilmstage.com for an up-to-date list of available films. The Film Stage Show is supported by MUBI, a curated streaming service showcasing...
2022-07-21
2h 12
MUBI Podcast
London's Scala Cinema becomes "A country club for lunatics" (feat. Mary Harron and Peter Strickland)
In the grey Thatcher-era England of the '80s, a romantically dilapidated London movie palace called The Scala beckoned to England's subcultures — and influenced filmmakers from Christopher Nolan to Steve McQueen.Host Rico Gagliano learns the wild, seedy, and ultimately poignant history of what John Waters called, "A country club for lunatics." Special guests include directors Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO), Peter Strickland (BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) and Prano Bailey-Bond (CENSOR), plus film producer and Scala founder Stephen Woolley (MONA LISA, THE CRYING GAME), and Financial Times film critic Danny Leigh.The second season of the MUBI Po...
2022-07-21
42 min
MUBI Podcast
HAROLD AND MAUDE find new life at The Westgate
Hal Ashby's HAROLD AND MAUDE debuted to generally poor reviews, and worse box office. But in suburban Minneapolis, a humble second-run neighborhood theater called The Westgate found the film an audience...and helped turn it into one of the biggest cult hits of all time.Host Rico Gagliano gets the story from HAROLD AND MAUDE producer Charles Mulvehill — one of the few living members of the film's creative team — and an endearing cast of local characters who, back in 1972, found themselves part of a one-in-a-million phenomenon.To celebrate our new season of the podcast, we’re part...
2022-07-14
38 min
MUBI Podcast
The Cinémathèque Française launches two revolutions
In 1940s France, a little 50-seat cinema opened that would launch one revolution on international movie screens...and arguably a second one in the streets of Paris. Host Rico Gagliano delves into the wild history of the Cinémathèque Française and its legendary founder, Henri Langlois.Featuring interviews with directors Barbet Schroeder (BARFLY, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) and Luc Moullet (BRIGITTE ET BRIGITTE), plus New Yorker writer Louis Menand, Amy Nicholson of the podcast "Unspooled" and many more.The second season of the MUBI Podcast titled “Only in Theaters” tells surprising stories of individual cinemas...
2022-06-30
42 min
MUBI Podcast
In LINGUI, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun honors women's "invisible resistance"
On this special episode, host Rico Gagliano talks to Cannes-winning filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun about his latest film LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS — the story of a mother trying to secure an abortion for her daughter...in Chad, a country where abortion is illegal. Haroun opens up about the movie's real-life inspirations, the collective power of women, and about his homeland's last remaining movie theater — the palace where he learned to tell stories.LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS is now streaming exclusively on MUBI in the UK, US, and many other countries.Subscribe on your preferred podcast app to s...
2022-05-05
22 min
MUBI Podcast
Joachim Trier sympathizes with THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
In this special episode, acclaimed filmmaker Joachim Trier tells host Rico Gagliano about how and why he made his tender look at messy modern romance, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD—from constructing its Oscar-nominated screenplay to casting his star Renate Reinsve (who went on to win Best Actress at Cannes for the role). He also reflects on the dangers of nostalgia and then indulges in some of his own, looking back on the movies—and movie theaters—that shaped him.THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD is now showing in select UK cinemas and will exclusively stream...
2022-04-01
25 min
Satellite Sisters
Rico Gagliano Gets Unsolicited Advice on Parenthood and Gives Solicited Advice on How Dinner Parties Can Save The World.
Rico Gagliano joins Liz, Lian and Julie to talk about his book Brunch Is Hell, summertime entertaining and his impending fatherhood. He'll become a first-time dad in September and Urban Nana has some totally unsolicited advice. Rico will interview Lian Dolan at her Vroman's Book Launch for Lost & Found In Paris on April 6, 2022 at 7 pm.We also discuss guilty pleasures (Lian does not like the term), why we get sick on vacation (the let-down effect) and and a few of entertainment recommendations. Julie just saw the Guggenheim exhibit Basquiat’s “ Defacement”: The Untold Story exhibit centered on painti...
2022-03-29
51 min
MUBI Podcast
In Andrea Arnold’s COW, audiences find themselves
The MUBI Podcast returns this week with a special episode. Host Rico Gagliano speaks with Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold (AMERICAN HONEY, FISH TANK) about COW — her gripping debut documentary chronicling the life of a single dairy cow.In the interview, Arnold opens up about the deeply personal interpretations audiences have brought to the nearly dialogue-free film, and how making it has affected her own interactions with creatures great and small.Fresh off receiving a BAFTA nomination for “Best Documentary”, COW is now showing in select UK cinemas and will be exclusively streaming on MUBI starting Februar...
2022-02-10
14 min
The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories
357 - The Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut Turkey
The Gobbling Puerto Rican Clear Cut Turkey This week, Andy shares the story of most vocal wild turkey gobbler in the entire territory of Puerto Rico and how he was able to harvest the bird. This turkey gobbled at least 125 times that morning before meeting the business end of Andy's sweet little 20 something while he strutted and drummed in a clear cut for well over an hour. This is the type of turkey that we all would love to meet every single morning we step foot into the woods. Listen in to the s...
2021-09-02
1h 28
The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories
353 - The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021
The Story of Andy's First Puerto Rican Turkey of 2021 This week Cameron and Andy relive and replay the hunt where Andy killed his first wild turkey of the 2021 spring season in Puerto Rico. This is a unique hunt for Andy because he showed a lot of patience in not busting into the woods after a gobbling turkey. He instead waited for the turkey to come to him. This is a pretty cool story and a pretty cool hunt. Listen in!
2021-08-05
59 min
MUBI Podcast
China builds itself a DREAM FACTORY
China’s Lunar New Year movie season is like America’s summer blockbuster season… on steroids. And it got that way thanks to THE DREAM FACTORY — a wry 1997 comedy directed by Feng Xiaogang, who’d come to be known as “the Chinese Spielberg.” Host Rico Gagliano gets a crash course on the movie from experts on Chinese cinema, including City University of New York’s Ying Zhu and UCLA’s Michael Berry. Our first season, titled “Lost in Translation,” spotlights movies that were massive cultural phenomena in one country, but nowhere else. With episodes spanning nearly every continent...
2021-07-08
33 min
MUBI Podcast
From Mexico with love: The Soviet Union embraces YESENIA
The biggest box office hit in the history of the Soviet Union was an early 1970s Mexican romance so obscure in its home country that even many experts on the era haven’t heard of it. Host Rico Gagliano talks with several who have, including esteemed cinema historian Ian Christie, Concordia University’s Masha Salazkina, and actress Emoé de la Parra, the daughter of the hugely successful author Yolanda Vargas Dulché behind the comic book and telenovela on which the film was based.Our first season, titled “Lost in Translation,” spotlights movies that were massive cultural phenomena in one coun...
2021-07-01
37 min