Welcome back to Citizen Dame! We were plagued with audio problems this week, but we did not let that stop us from chatting it up with our special guest Valerie Complex! This week, the Dames discussed: The Weinstein Company officially declared bankruptcy and released everyone's NDAs. Lauren was right about Terry Gilliam...probably. Triple Frontier is finally happening. Chris Evans really IS Captain America, and says male allies should be quiet. Karen defends Dan Fogelman and she and Kristen make ...
Apr 02, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to Citizen Dame! In this episode, we're talking: GARBAGE MEN Ryan Seacrest Duffer Brothers No charges against Terry Crews’ abuser Terry Gilliam NEWS CherryPicks - Female version of Rotten Tomatoes Alex Garland developing FX sci-fi series Michael B, Brie Larson, Paul Feig, and Ben and Matt adopt inclusion riders SXSW screens Ready Player One and fanboys lose their shit Box office talk about A Wrinkle in Time and Black Panther Kristen Stewart to play Jean Seberg Madonna wants to direct aga...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 28
Welcome to our second minisode! This week, Karen Peterson talks with Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero about "The Disaster Artist," the true story behind their cult classic film, "The Room." "The Disaster Artist" is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Like what you're hearing? Rate! Review! Subscribe! Share! And follow: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame
Mar 15, 2018•15 min•Ep. 27
Welcome back to Citizen Dame! This week, Yolanda Machado is back and we break down our thoughts on the entire Oscar telecast from start to finish. Winners. Non-winners. Favorite moments and moments that made us cringe! Like the show? Consider becoming a Patron! patreon.com/citizendame And, as always: Rate! Review! Subscribe! Share! And follow: Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame Twitter: @CitizenDamePod...
Mar 10, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 26
Welcome to Episode 24! This week, the Dames are talking about: A game inspired by Shuri of Black Panther Listener questions! What ever happened to Brendan Fraser? Bret Easton Ellis thinks the female gaze isn't a thing? Deven McNair gets denied help from Time's Up in her quest to end the practice of "wigging" in the Stunt Performance field News! Trailers! And we review Annihilation ! We give you a spoiler warning when we get there, so you can skip ahead to 1:46:10 The Citizen Dame Podcast is now ...
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 25
Welcome to Episode 23 of Citizen Dame! This week, the Dames are talking about: The Garbage People are kept to a minimum! Did the Dames wish a Hollywood breakup into reality? Is Fifty Shades Freed a good or bad repesentation of the #MeToo movement? BLACK PANTHER! Articles referenced in this episode: Alexander Polinsky...Scott Baio Jeffrey Tambor Lashes Out... 'Fifty Shades Freed' Is a Timely Fantasy Why the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Trilogy Is an Ode to the Idea of Consent ' Fifty Shades Freed' is a...
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 24
Welcome to Episode 22! This week, the Citizen Dames are talking about: Garbage People Rose McGowan and Harvey Weinstein and Jill Messick Is Alamo Drafthouse worth saving? They finally found white dudes to direct a Star Wars movie. More Weird Hollywood Hookups Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker in a Todd Philips movie? No thank you. Doug Jones and Beanie Feldstein sign on for the What We Do in the Shadows TV series Trailers galore Composer Johan Johannsson dies Plus revie...
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 23
Welcome back! This week, the Dames talk about: Nicole Eggert's allegations against Scott Baio Another op-ed about Woody Allen and the case of art vs. artist Devin Faraci is back because...of course he is Is Rose McGowan a good spokesperson for the MeToo movement? Uma Thurman is finally ready to talk about Weinstein and Tarantino Robert Wagner is officially named a Person of Interest in Natalie Wood's death Octavia Spencer is starring in a new Blumhouse horror film directed by Tate Taylor Taranti...
Feb 08, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 22
Welcome back to Episode 20! This week, Kristen, Karen, and Lauren chat while Kimberly lives it up at Sundance. We're talking: Who the hell asked Alec Baldwin? All the interesting Oscar nominations Rachel Morrison is the FIRST WOMAN EVER nominated for Cinematography! Plus, Best Director only has two white dude nominees! Wonder Woman is out. So is James Franco. Casey Affleck bows out of presenting before he's officially asked. Is God Particle (aka Untitled Cloverfield Sequel ) headed straight to N...
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 21
The Citizen Dames are a trio this week as Karen Peterson braves the cold of Sundance. But Kristen, Lauren and Kimberly are back this week to talk about your favorites: Welcome to the Garbage Club Aziz Ansari, Kirk and Michael Douglas Sweet baby angel Timothee Chalamet still doesn't say the right thing Women are still not doing enough in Hollywood The Avengers (no, not that one) is being rebooted Sundance Anticipation Honoring Dorothy Malone 'Tully' gets a trailer and Kristen rails on 'Don't Worr...
Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 20
The Citizen Dames welcome our very first guest! Yolanda Machado of Sassy Mama in LA is here to chat with us about all the normal happenings including: Golden Globes and Critics Choice Redux Natalie Portman went there! Oprah is the Queen of Everything This Week in Garbage People Why, James Franco, why? Eliza Dushku goes public with her heartbreaking story The Saga of Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg and William Morris Rose McGowan's new show "Citizen Rose" Proud Mary and the Invisible Marketin...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 19
The Citizen Dames are back to our regularly scheduled programming. This week, Kristen Lopez, Karen Peterson, Lauren Humprhies-Brooks, and Kimberly Pierce and talking about: Garbage People A Harvey Weinstein update Paul Haggis is accused and some of us have some questions Woody Allen's Diary Time's Up! The Top 3 Films of the 2017 Box Office all have female leads! Film Review: The Greatest Showman Plus a few questions: Who is in your "Eartha Kitt Threesome?" What films and characters require shutt...
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 18
Happy 2018! In this episode, Kristen Lopez, Karen Peterson, Lauren Humphries-Brooks, and Kimberly Pierce talk their 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2018! Be sure to Rate! Review! Subscribe! and Share! And follow us: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame
Jan 07, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 17
Welcome back to the second installment of our Best of 2017! This episode was recorded before Christmas, so there might be a little holiday chatter thrown in...(don't judge!) Our categories this week are: Supporting Actor Favorite Scenes Best Director Sexiest/Romantic Scenes Best Use of Modern Music/Dance in a Film Best Female Lead Performances Best Films of the Year Have a Happy New Year! Thanks for listening. Be sure to Rate! Review! Subscribe! and Share! And let us know your favorites of 2017!...
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 16
Welcome back! This week, the Citizen Dames present Part 1 of our favorites (and not so favorites!) of 2017. In this episode: Favorite Movie Lines Best Scripts Best Costumes Worst Films of the Year Most Overrated and Most Underrated Films Best Supporting Actress Best Lead Actor Be sure to Rate! Review! Subscribe! Share! And follow us! Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame...
Dec 30, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 15
Welcome back! This week, the Citizen Dames are talking about: Justice served (ish) in the Danny Masterson/Netflix situation The Blacklisting of Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd Matt Damon sticks his foot in his mouth and Minnie Driver hopes he chokes on it Salma Hayek shares her own #MeToo story about Weinstein and it's heartbreaking Golden Globe and SAG Award Nomination Chat Bonus: Jada Pinkett-Smith called out the HFPA for not nominating Tiffany Haddish. Is she right? Are limited releases hurting ...
Dec 20, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 14
Episode 12 is here and it is super sized! This week we're talking about: Bryan Singer is finally fired! Danny Masterson is finally fired! John Oliver is NOT fired because we need him Johnny Depp is not fired either, but we don't need him Dylan Farrow's Op-Ed and her call to turn #MeToo into ACTION Tim Magazine names the Silence Breakers as the Person of the Year Rob Marshall is the director we don't want on the live action Little Mermaid we didn't ask for John Travolta says Gotti is his best fil...
Dec 14, 2017•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 13
This week on Citizen Dame: This Week in Garbage People Where's Bryan Singer? Garrison Keillor Charlie Rose Matt Lauer and explaining the so-called "Rape Button" Plus a brief mention about Lena Dunham's racism David Yates defends Johnny Depp Reacting to Hot Takes Buzzfeed vs. Armie Hammer A male critic completely misinterprets Lady Bird Quentin Tarantino plans to release his 1969 film on the anniversary of the Tate/LaBianca murders We review The Disaster Artist 2017 Citizen Dame Awards-Part 1 Fav...
Dec 06, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 12
The Citizen Dames are back a little lame this week with Episode 10. In this episode we're talking: Yes, the Garbage People are back at it. (Please note, this episode was recorded BEFORE Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor) What we've been watching lately The Independent Spirit Award Nominations Our personal Academy Award predictions And a review of Coco Please Rate! Review! Subscribe! and Share! If you have questions or just want to follow along: Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame Twitter: @CitizenD...
Nov 30, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 11
The Citizen Dames are back! This week, Kristen Lopez, Karen Peterson, Lauren Humphries-Brooks, and Kimberly Pierce are skipping the Garbage People talk so that we can review some of the big movies hitting theaters. In this episode: Kimberly talks Denver Film Festival Kristen and Karen give the AFI rundown Plus reviews of: Murder on the Orient Express Justice League Mudbound Lady Bird Call Me By Your Name As always: Rate! Review! Subscribe! Share! And follow us: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook:...
Nov 23, 2017•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 10
The Citizen Dames are taking the week off, but we're bringing you our first minisode! Recently, Karen got the chance to meet up with writer and director Dee Rees about her film, Mudbound . They talked about all kinds of things, including racial currency and working with Netflix. Plus, Ms. Rees answered one particular question about franchise films in the most Dee Rees way possible. You can watch Mudbound this Friday on Netflix! Enjoy! And, as always, be sure to RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE...
Nov 13, 2017•18 min•Ep. 9
Welcome back! This week, the Citizen Dames (Kristen, Karen, Lauren, and Kimberly) have a jam-packed agenda. We're talking about: Noirvember Movie Favorites Diane Warren is getting a Career Achievement Award at HMMA Julianne Moore is playing Gloria Steinem in a film directed by Julie Taymor Bette Midler has WORDS about the Hocus Pocus remake and they are not friendly ones Beyoncé is voicing Nala in The Lion King LISTENER QUESTION! About "The Canon" of Women-Directed Films This Week in Garbage Hum...
Nov 07, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 8
Welcome back to Citizen Dame. For episode 7, we are reunited! This week, Karen, Kristen, Lauren, and Kimberly are talking about: It has been 2 days since an allegation against a major Hollywood player! (Just kidding...This episode was recorded prior to us finding out that Kevin Spacey now belongs to the ever-growing list of Garbage People.) Logan directed James Mangold is planning a spinoff about Laura/X-23 because Wonder Woman FINALLY proves movies with female leads can make money! Why companie...
Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 7
The Citizen Dames are back with Episode 6. This week, Kristen Lopez, Kimberly Pierce, and Lauren Humphries-Brooks are talking about: More Weinstein fallout, including a new allegation from Lupita N'yongo The 2017 IFC Gotham Awards were announced! New trailers are here! I, Tonya The Punisher Phantom Thread Upcoming AFI Screenings including Call Me By Your Name , Hostiles , and The Disaster Artist Review Grab Bag Happy Death Day Breathe Only the Brave The Snowman Lauren reviews films from the Broo...
Oct 26, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 6
In this week's episode, Karen Peterson, Lauren Humphries-Brooks, and Kimberly Pierce talk about: What we've been watching lately Fallout from the Weinstein revelations and what his AMPAS expulsion means for Hollywood Trailers galore! Black Panther Star Wars: The Last Jedi Justice League Kimberly and Lauren review Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Karen reviews Marshall Links to articles referenced in this episode: Jane Fonda: I knew about Weinstein, and I'm 'ashamed' I didn't say anything '...
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 5
Welcome to Episode 4! This week we're discussing: Casting news: Kate Winslet joins Avatar sequel, more information about Sony's Venom , and...Jared Leto will play Hugh Hefner... Harvey Weinstein and the downfall of a Hollywood mogul A completely spoiler-free review of Blade Runner 2049 Lauren gives updates from NYFF Be sure to follow us: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame Rate, review, and subscribe! And, please, if you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual h...
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 4
In this week's episode, Kristen Lopez, Karen Peterson, Kimberly Pierce, and Lauren Humphries-Brooks discuss: What we're watching this week James Cameron's inability to shut up about Wonder Woman A review of Battle of the Sexes Claire Foy's Oscar chances Our first reader questions! And our first iTunes review!
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 3
Karen Peterson, Kristen Lopez, Kimberly Pierce, and Lauren Humphries-Brooks discuss all things film this week, including: Anticipated Fall Releases Johnny Depp Kenneth Branagh's mustache Actresses we want to see nominated for Oscars this year The fallout from the Fantastic Fest/Alamo news Karen reviews the new film VICTORIA & ABDUL
Sep 28, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 3
A podcast devoted to covering the entertainment world with an all-female roundtable consisting of critics Kristen Lopez, Karen Peterson, Lauren Humphries-Brooks and Kimberly Pierce. In this inaugural episode we discuss: Why another movie show? What Have We Been Watching Lately? First screener of 2017 is sent to the Academy and what are its prospects? Red Sparrow Trailer Alamo Drafthouse Mess/Cinefamily Kristen Reviews Stronger All About Darren Aronofsky's mother! Follow us on Twitter @CitizenDam...
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 2
