Oxide Film Tom Saer, Mattie O'Donovan, and Colette Webber
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- TV & Film
Oxide Film provides a conversation between Oxford undergraduate film fanatics. You’ll hear an in-depth discussion of a new release with each episode, and, with that release as a springboard, a wider discussion on film ideas and expression. Check out our 'Redux' episodes too -- exclusive interviews with the finest in the film business!
To anyone who feels anything for film — this is for you!
Note: We are called 'Oxide Film' as we are part of Oxford University's single, student run radio station, Oxide Radio. Check the station out here! https://www.oxideradio.live/
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Oxide Film, Episode 34: Birdman or: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), with Tricia Aurand
Tom is joined by LA screenwriter Tricia Aurand to discuss the many avenues of Iñárritu’s masterful Birdman or: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
George Floyd resource compilation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0m3eYct6wByXjtNP_a73W13_pY3Bnx1igM_C8DA5E4/edit?fbclid=IwAR1P2Lrkj2T2Qy1mC6O5uMl4G0qu8A6Ish2xDG6uaC5nHH_2heNprxwlc9g
Anti-racism resources:
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
Catch Tricia on Twitter @TriciaJeanA!
Lessons from the Screenplay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw
Beyond the Screenplay: https://anchor.fm/beyondthescreenplay
Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/user/thugnotes
Birdman (2014): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (for his filmography): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327944/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Iñárritu’s acceptance speech in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDf-GSe4kP
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Oxide Film, Episode 33: Christianity in Film, with Alissa Wilkinson
Tom is joined by Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson to discuss the depiction of Christian faith in film, with a specific focus on Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, and Terence Malick.
CW: suicide, self-harm.
Alissa’s bio: https://www.vox.com/authors/alissa-wilkinson
First Reformed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Silence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6
The Tree of Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
A Hidden Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827916/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Cameraperson: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5375040/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Citations Needed’s episode: https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-96-the-christian-cinema-gop-persecution-complex
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Oxide Film, Episode 32: The VelociPastor, with Brendan Steere
Get ready for an extremely serious episode. Mattie somehow managed to get cinematic visionary Brendan Steere, the director of the greatest film of all time, on the show. That's right folks, we're coming at you with an in-depth discussion of the ineffable, transcendent intricacies of 2017's THE VELOCIPASTOR.
A hallmark of 21st-century filmmaking -- indeed, of filmmaking as a whole -- Steere's mythical masterwork captures the essence of cinema in the very subtlest of ways. How did Steere create his magnum opus? How did Steere bring a millenia-old Velociraptor to life? How did Steere cure all mankind of its ills with a single film? Listen to this episode and you will know the answers to these questions, and so much more.
The VelociPastor (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843303/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Animosity (2013): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2464822/?ref_=nm_knf_t2
The Nightingale (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4068576/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Oxide Film, Episode 31: Never Rarely Sometimes Always, with Eliza Hittman
Mattie and Colette had the great privilege of speaking with director Eliza Hittman about her excellent new film, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a tender and unflinching portrait of a young woman's journey to have an abortion.
CW: sexual harassment.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772582/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Beach Rats (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6303866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Oxide Film, Episode 30: Hollywood Classics with Kirsty Lang
Hollywood classics have provided a welcome distraction for a lot of people recently, including the Oxide Film team! For our 30th episode, Colette and Mattie had the great pleasure of speaking with Front Row presenter Kirsty Lang, to discuss some Hollywood classics, including All About Eve and Sunset Blvd., to celebrate the films’ 70th anniversary.
Casablanca (1942): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
All About Eve (1950): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042192/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Sunset Boulevard (1950): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Apartment (1960): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Wall Street (1987): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094291/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
American Psycho (2000): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Jojo Rabbit (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
BBC Radio 4’s Front Row: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5
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Oxide Film, Episode 29: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Tom, Mattie and Colette record all together for the first time! This week, our trio discuss Celine Sciamma's blazing 2019 piece, Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
CW: discussion of abortion.
Portait of a Lady on Fire (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8613070/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Tomboy (2011): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847731/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Jules and Jim (1962): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The Piano (1993): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107822/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
Better Call Saul (2015-): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Driving Miss Daisy (1989): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097239/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Support The Girls (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6859352/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Mubi: https://mubi.com/
Little White Lies competition: https://lwlies.com/articles/picture-palace-creative-brief/?fbclid=IwAR3aKD7K3iJnhTHKEWQbbCVb3TVg6iFYsCYoXWLiImhbJyvIw120L_Yp7r8