We are closing out Pride Month by talking about the films of JOHN WATERS! Plus: Elaine May is getting an Oscar! — an Honorary Oscar, that is Britney speaks! Britney Spears was back in court asking a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years. Here's her full statement: https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/ Oh, and Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment inked a huge deal with Netflix so we HAVE to talk abou...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 179
In honor of Pride Month, our listeners have selected Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire for our June bonus episode. Check out this excerpt, and then go to patreon.com/citizendame to subscribe and hear the rest.
Jun 26, 2021•19 min•Ep. 178
The Dames discuss the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Plus: Anthony Mackie's recent comments about Sam and Bucky's relationship, and how Disney/Marvel want to have it both ways: https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/anthony-mackie-falcon-winter-soldier-paul-bettany-wandavision-podcast-1234999174/ https://twitter.com/ZREllor/status/1405611013274312711 Does Batman? Well? DOES HE? Hot Movie Dads...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 177
This week! The Dames are discussing the films and career of the great Lois Weber: director, writer, and Hollywood badass. We also catch up on a few films we overlooked in our Pride episode.
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 176
The Dames celebrate the start of Pride month with a discussion of favorite LGBTQ+-themed films! Plus: Cannes found FOUR WHOLE FEMALE DIRECTORS! Favorite Palme d'Or winners across the ages! Apparently Shrek 2 premiered at Cannes? The Conjuring 3 has Catholic imagery! And other shocking revelations.
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 175
In this grab bag episode, the Dames talk about Twitter, nitwits, director cults, studio movies, movie theaters, people getting tased at movie theaters, trailers, film criticism, Taika Waititi, Cruella , A Quiet Place Part II , the Amazon/MGM acquisition, and more.
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 174
Our May bonus episode is here! Listen along as we discuss Pedro Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown . To subscribe and hear the complete episode, visit patreon.com/citizendame .
Jun 01, 2021•19 min•Ep. 173
The Dames dig deep into literature and film to discuss book to film adaptations, from The Woman in the Window to The Da Vinci Code and Psycho . Plus, why adaptation theory is probably not the best measure of a successful film.
May 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 172
This week! The Dames are talking about: Great directors who never get included in the Great Directors lists Dracula, Dracula movies, and anticipating Chloé Zhao's Dracula movie Plus a bit of what we've been watching and more Twitter wars
May 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 171
The Dames return for a grab-bag episode of stupid men, awesome women, and Jamie Dornan thinking he's a bee. BAFTA-winning Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual harassment and bullying by over twenty women (trigger warning): https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/29/actor-noel-clarke-accused-of-groping-harassment-and-bullying-by-20-women Chloe Zhao won Best Director! Why male critics need to SHUSH Plus: Wild Mountain Thyme, bad Irish accents, Mare of Easttown, and Preston Sturges!...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 170
For this month's bonus, we discuss Debra Granik's Academy Award-winning film, Winter's Bone. To hear the full episode, visit patreon.com/citizendame and subscribe.
Apr 28, 2021•25 min•Ep. 169
This week! The Dames discuss SEQUELS and the Scream franchise in particular, plus: Writing what you know Whether Stephen King would be "allowed" to write Carrie today More bad Twitter takes Citizen Kane v Jaws Like what you hear? Give us a shout out, pretty please! Twitter/Instagram: @citizendamepod Website: citizendamepod@gmail.com...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 168
The Dames head to Florida to discuss the brilliance of Barb and Star , plus: Scott Rudin is a monster: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior Ray Fisher is a brave man: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ray-fisher-opens-up-about-justice-league-joss-whedon-and-warners-i-dont-believe-some-of-these-people-are-fit-for-leadership The new Ghostbusters teaser is dumb And Elaine May is so much...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 167
Welcome! This week we're talking about: The Academy's spotty history with female directors The seven women nominated for Best Director - and all the ones who weren't Plus more talk about how the Snyder Bros are why we can't have nice things
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 166
The Dames spend some time this week discussing what constitutes a feminist film, including whether or not male directors can make them. Plus: New allegations against Armie Hammer (TW: the content of this article is graphic: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/ Media complicity in misogyny and anti-Asian racism The Snyder Cut Why we're so...so...tired...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 165
The world is dangerous for women and we're tired Cancel Culture across the political spectrum Woman's Films We reveal the secret to guys: here's all you need to do to win over any woman you want Plus listener questions!
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 164
Welcome to Citizen Dame! This week we're discussing: TCM's "Reframing" Series is a good intention that doesn't address the network's real issue Modern Black Cinema from 1970s Blaxsploitation to present-day horror and everything in between Discussion includes: Pam Grier! Ganja and Hess ! John Singleton and Spike Lee, Candyman , Widows , and more! For further reading: Reframing the Problem of TCM by Lauren Humphries-Brooks...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 163
The Dames discuss the representation of Black women in Classical Hollywood, from the "race films" of the 1920s–1940s, issues of stereotyping, white people controlling Black images, the relationships between Black women and white women on screen, and why we all should try to be more like Eartha Kitt.
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 162
Hello! This week, we're talking about the latest (and weirdest?) round of Old Movie Naysayers and how ignoring old films means ignoring an important record of our cultural history. Plus we discuss how you're missing out on the experience of Oscar Micheaux and other Black filmmakers and their incredible, vital art.
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 161
Our February bonus episode is here! Listen to two very white women talk about Shaka King's exceptional film, Judas and the Black Messiah .
Feb 25, 2021•20 min•Ep. 160
The Dames spend this week talking about how Joss Whedon is even more of a Garbage Person than we originally imagined, how Britney Spears was done wrong by the media, and how Mae West threatened patriarchy so much, they had to make up an entire code of censorship to stop her. Links about Whedon's terribleness: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-says-joss-whedon-was-not-allowed-to-be-alone-with-her-on-buffy https://twitter.com/AllCharisma/status/1359537746843365381?ref_sr...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 159
This week, the Dames have a lot to discuss including: We say good bye to Cloris Leachman and Cicely Tyson Carey Mulligan fights back against misogyny ( https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/28/carey-mulligan-dennis-harvey-variety-critic-sexism-accusations ) AND Cult Movies. What are they? Why are they? Are they?
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 158
The Dames discuss the films they want to see in 2021, plus: That whole inauguration of a new president thing Cinematic resolutions for the new year Ways that Wonder Woman 3 could go Listener resolutions!
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 157
This week, the Dames talk about all the best movies, performances, and directors of 2020. Enjoy!
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 156
The Dames spend some time discussing current events, including the insurrection at the Capitol, how analysis of film and media is not only important but necessary to understand the cultural zeitgeist, and whether or not Parasite is "odd."
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 155
We're ringing in 2021 with an in-depth (and spoilery) discussion of Wonder Woman 1984 . Topics include: Why the film is so much better and deeper than a lot of people want to think it is Body swapping and consent How long is too long to pine for Chris Pine? Barbara and Diana and the relationship we never got to see Is Pedro Pascal's Maxwell Lord the greatest movie villain ever? And more!
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 154
The Dames close out the holiday season discussing our favorite holiday movies, with some lesser known ones suggested by our listeners! Plus: Why the ending of The Baby Yoda Show was (kinda) dumb Karen's favorite holiday film about a suicide hotline Danny Kaye: Hot or Hottest? Happy Holidays everyone!
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 153
We have a bonus bonus this month! Even though Mank didn't win the poll, we decided to review it anyway and tell you allllll our thoughts about David Fincher's latest film. There WILL be spoilers, so you might want to watch the film first and then listen to what we have to say about it.
Dec 18, 2020•17 min•Ep. 152
In our latest episode, the Dames discuss Christmas horror films, including: Why horror and Christmas are a thing John Waters's favorite Christmas movie How Gremlins scared us as kids The best Christmas horror films that you can watch right now! https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/christmas-horror-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/ Plus More fallout from the Warner Brothers/HBOMax announcement: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945462768/christopher-nolan-says-warner-bros-shift-to-streaming-new-mov...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 151
This week! The Dames discuss the Death of Cinema (again!) with the Warner/HBOMax plan for 2021. And! We address the great controversy: is this a Christmas movie? Titles include: Die Hard Gremlins, Batman Returns, Bridget Jones's Diary, Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life and more!
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 150
