Films for Today

Jimmy Bernasconi | 2XXFM
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Hosted by Jimmy Bernasconi (‘Sacred Cinema’, ABC Radio), ‘Films for Today’ explores how the art of cinema can help us understand the social, cultural and political issues that currently trouble us. Each week, Jimmy selects a seminal film and contemplates its profound insights into the most pressing challenges of our time. For questions or enquiries about the show, you can reach Jimmy at contact@jimmybernasconi.com or on Instagram by searching ‘filmsfortoday’.

  1. 1日前

    Does everything need to be solved? | "Under the Silver Lake" (2018) d. David Robert Mitchell

    Following recent discussions about accumulating wisdom, particularly through the consumption of art and cinema, this week's episode centres on David Robert Mitchell's 2018 dark comedy, Under the Silver Lake, to simulate the experience of pursuing answers to immeasurably complex mysteries. Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  2. 2月15日

    Where might overthinking lead us? | "The End of the Tour" (2015) d. James Ponsoldt

    Following recent conversations about the difference between thoughts and deeper intuition, this week's episode contemplates the profoundly dangerous aspect of overthinking through the lens of The End of the Tour, James Ponsoldt's psychological drama about the acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace. We also briefly discuss: Köln 75 (2025) d. Ido Fluk The Mosquito Coast (1986) d. Peter Weir Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  3. 2月8日

    Who should we listen to? | "Donnie Darko" (2001) d. Richard Kelly

    Following recent conversations about the trickiness of listening to one's conscience and the appeal of the alien and in a oppressively absurd world, this week's episode examines the competing sources of motivation depicted in Richard Kelly's 2001 cult classic, Donnie Darko. We also briefly discuss: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) d. Joel and Ethan Coen Contact Us: Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  4. 2月1日

    Are you The One? | "The Fisher King" (1991) d. Terry Gilliam

    Following recent conversations about the disposability of material attachments and the generative aspect of consciousness, this week's episode examines the nature of the self and identity through the lens of Terry Gilliam's underrated masterpiece from 1991, The Fisher King. We also briefly discuss: On the Waterfront (1954) d. Elia Kazan

    29 分鐘

  5. 1月25日

    What is the participatory aspect of cinema and reality itself? | "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One" (1968) d. William Greaves w/ Bhenn Tonks

    In this week's episode, we are joined by special guest Bhenn Tonks to contemplate the relationship between the observer and the observed in examining William Greaves’ 1968 experimental triumph, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One." Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  6. 1月18日

    How do you overcome the alpha male? | "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004) d. Rawson Marshall Thurber

    Following recent conversations about ambition and masculinity, this week's episode compares the pop psychology archetypes of the alpha and omega males in examining the 2004 comedy classic Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. We also briefly discuss: Step Brothers (2008) d. Adam McKay Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  7. 1月11日

    What is the fate of the basic man? | "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001) d. Joel Coen

    Following a recent conversation about the fate of the exceptional, this week's episode asks a similar, yet almost completely opposite question, in its examination of Joel Coen's 2001 drama, The Man Who Wasn't There. We also discuss: Edward Scissorhands (1990) d. Tim Burton Office Space (1999) d. Mike Judge American Beauty (1999) d. Sam Mendes Fight Club (1999) d. David Fincher Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘

  8. 1月4日

    How might we respond to an uninspiring world? | "The Shining" (1980) d. Stanley Kubrick

    As post-festive season depression kicks in (for some), this week's episode contemplates the downwind effects of a chaotic worldview in examining the disorienting cinematic blizzard that is Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic, The Shining.  Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmsfortoday/?hl=en

    29 分鐘
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關於

Hosted by Jimmy Bernasconi (‘Sacred Cinema’, ABC Radio), ‘Films for Today’ explores how the art of cinema can help us understand the social, cultural and political issues that currently trouble us. Each week, Jimmy selects a seminal film and contemplates its profound insights into the most pressing challenges of our time. For questions or enquiries about the show, you can reach Jimmy at contact@jimmybernasconi.com or on Instagram by searching ‘filmsfortoday’.

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  • 創作者
    Jimmy Bernasconi | 2XXFM
  • 活躍年份
    2021年 - 2026年
  • 單集
    233
  • 分級
    兒童適宜
  • 版權
    © Jimmy Bernasconi | 2XXFM
  • 節目網站
    Films for Today