The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast

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A podcast from Bright Wall/Dark Room, engaging with the business of being alive, one movie at a time. Hosted by Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman.

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Episodes

Down With Love (with Fran Hoepfner)

February is “Opulence” month at BW/DR and we’re at the juncture of maximalism and mid-century modern, tackling Peyton Reed’s 2003 rom-com Down With Love . Joining us is editor-in-chief of Fran Magazine , writer and OG Bright Waller Fran Hoepfner . We talk about the calculus of comedy, homage vs. parody, “high concept” romance, the David Hyde Pierce of it all, whether Pillow Talk sucks, and what goes into crafting Jacques Demy-style feel-gooderie for the new millennium. If you want to read some o...

Feb 24, 2022•57 min•Ep. 9

The Power of the Dog (with Girish Shambu)

For our Best of 2021 issue, we’re diving deep into Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog with film critic and Quorum ( Film Quarterly ) editor Girish Shambu , author of The New Cinephilia –now in its second, expanded, PDF-only edition ! We talk about Campion’s signature expressionism, the versatility of props, masculinities, Jonny Greenwood, and the capital-R Romanticism of this profound gothic western. The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast is co-hosted by Veronica Fitzpatrick and Chad Perman and prod...

Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 8

Eyes Wide Shut (with Elizabeth Cantwell)

This month at BWDR, we swerve from the usual holiday sentimentality and instead explore films that exemplify a state of ‘FUBAR’ : fucked up beyond all recognition/repair. Joining us is poet, educator, and original Bright Wall co-conspirator Elizabeth Cantwell to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s beloved psychosexual Christmas thriller, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). We chat about color and Christmas lights, shooting London for NYC (for Vienna), Tom Cruise’s dubious sex appeal, the complexities of marriage, w...

Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 7

Crossing Delancey (with Carrie Courogen)

Our theme this month is “ Generations ,” and we’re joining renowned pickle man enthusiast and Elaine May biographer Carrie Courogen to discuss Joan Micklin Silver’s intergenerational NYC rom-com, Crossing Delancey (1988). We chat about marriage brokerage, douchey literary parties, movie magic in a Papaya King, Jewishness and immigration in Silver’s oeuvre (watch her 1973 educational short here ), the challenges women filmmakers faced and face to get features financed, and the incontrovertible ho...

Nov 21, 2021•51 min•Ep. 6

The Green Knight (with Fran Hoepfner, Zosha Millman, and Kelsey Ford)

David Lowery's The Green Knight captured the heart of a whole lot of our staff this summer, so for our August episode we're talking our way through the forest. Join guest host Zosha Millman as she dives deep into Lowery's latest film with special guests Fran Hoepfner and Kelsey Ford ....

Aug 31, 2021•57 min•Ep. 4

Sliver (with Travis Woods)

This month, Veronica & Chad sit down with special guest Travis Woods —erotic thriller aficionado and the driving force behind our July issue —to talk through a film he and Veronica consider one of the "icons of the genre," the 1993 Sharon Stone/William Baldwin film, Sliver. (Episode produced by the wonderful & amazing Victoria Alejandro )...

Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 3

Carnal Knowledge (with Zosha Millman)

Our May issue is focused on the films of 1971, so for the second episode of our podcast we're going deep on one of the more fascinating films from that year, Mike Nichols' Carnal Knowledge . Join co-hosts Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman, and returning special guest Zosha Millman, as they talk their way through Nichols' darkly complex and cinematic battle of the sexes.

May 05, 2021•58 min•Ep. 2

Moonstruck (with Zosha Millman)

Our pilot episode is here! Join hosts Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman as they talk through a perennial BW/DR favorite, Moonstruck , with special guest Zosha Millman . Topics include: John Patrick Shanley’s moons, Nicolas Cage’s wolf growls, Cher’s anti-walk of shame, and all things operatic multi-generational romantic comedy....

Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1

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