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Which movie saved your life? Join film professor John Trafton and photographer Miles Fortune as they dive deep into the films that changed their lives and shaped the face of art and culture around the world.

This Movie Saved My Life John Trafton and Miles Fortune

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Which movie saved your life? Join film professor John Trafton and photographer Miles Fortune as they dive deep into the films that changed their lives and shaped the face of art and culture around the world.

    1994: A Year in Cinema (Part Two with special guest Shawn C. Baker)

    1994: A Year in Cinema (Part Two with special guest Shawn C. Baker)

    We are joined once again with special guest Shawn C. Baker from The Horror Vision podcast to continue our exploration of films from 1994. Listen as we talk about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, Charles Burnett's The Glass Shield, Kevin Smith's Clerks, and Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave.

    • 1 hr 30 min
    1994: A Year in Cinema (Part One)

    1994: A Year in Cinema (Part One)

    The first part of our 1994 retrospective. Listen as John and Miles deep dive into Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures," Tim Burton's "Ed Wood," Atom Egoyan's "Exotica," and Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption.

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Exploitation films (or, how trash can save cinema)

    Exploitation films (or, how trash can save cinema)

    In our latest episode, John and Miles talk about exploitation films of the 60s and 70s , and how these films have much to teach us about possible solutions to Hollywood's present-day crisis.

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Miles watches The Godfather for the first time

    Miles watches The Godfather for the first time

    We're back. John became a Dad. Miles became a Godfather. So they decided to continue with the family theme and discuss Francis Ford Coppola's landmark film.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Family films: The Master and Shoplifters

    Family films: The Master and Shoplifters

    Miles and John chat about family films, focusing on Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and Kore-eda's Shoplifters. We also chat about True Detective: Night Country, Fallen Leaves, and The Holdovers.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Seattle University Filmmakers Club

    Seattle University Filmmakers Club

    John returns to Seattle University for a live audience recording of This Movie Saved My Life with the Seattle University Filmmakers Club. Miles joins virtually from a snowbound Bellingham, and with their audience they talk about some of their favorite filmgoing experiences and university screenings.

    • 43 min

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