Beyond Bechdel

Beyond Bechdel
  • 5,0 (1)
  • TÉLÉVISION ET CINÉMA

Nevertheless, we ALL persisted. A podcast about film and feminism from writers behind liveforfilm.com.

  1. Have the Oscars ignored the best films of 2025 (Part 2)

    23 MARS

    Have the Oscars ignored the best films of 2025 (Part 2)

    Just like buses, not a peep for years and then two episodes come along at once! Join Contrarah, Jen and Chris as they assess the huge number of films that came out in 2025 and how their Top Ten lists may not reflect what the Academy nominated as Best Picture. We bet you'll find something here that you like. beyondbechdelsite.wordpress.com

    1 h 52 min
  2. Have The Oscars Ignored The Best Films of 2025?

    13 MARS

    Have The Oscars Ignored The Best Films of 2025?

    Do not adjust your headphones, we are back in your feed! Beyond Bechdel returns in a time of need, we think the Academy has it wrong about the best films of 2025! Join Contrarah, Jen and Chris as they rank their top lists of 2025 movies, and make the case for why these films should have been nominated for Oscars.

    1 h 4 min
  3. 73 - Why you should watch The Premise

    12/12/2021

    73 - Why you should watch The Premise

    OH NO WHITE MAN PRIVILEGE ALERT! Correct, this is an episode about a TV show produced by a white, straight, male showrunner, BUT it's different, we promise. The Premise is a new comedy anthology on Disney+ (shocking) looking at our pre-conceived ideas about gender, morality, race and sex and turning them on their heads to hopefully bring empathy, education and thought to our polarised times. Contrarah was blown away at the quality of the writing, directing and star power involved, but, even with a huge array of female talent on board, it doesn't seem to have hit the collective consciousness. Shout out to Jia Tolentino, Darya Zhuk, Lillian Yu, Josie Duffy Rice, Alexandra Ruddy, Dina Hashem and more! Come for the recommendations and laughs, stay for the...butt plugs? Have thoughts? Email beyondbech@gmail .com, tweet @Beyond_Bechdel or message on BeyondBechdel.com We f***ing Love You!

    37 min
  4. 72 - Dune and Foundation or So What Exactly is Hard Sci-Fi?

    22/10/2021

    72 - Dune and Foundation or So What Exactly is Hard Sci-Fi?

    We're back! And here with a look at the new age of Hard Sci-Fi. Is it new? Is it good? Is it female-friendly? How hard, is hard?  We answer all these questions and a whole lot more in the episode focused on Denis Villeneuve's new movie and Apple TV's new series, based on not-so-new IP.  Please rate, subscribe, review and always USE THE VOICE!

    1 h 21 min
  5. 71 - Top Ten Movies about Humanity

    08/07/2021

    71 - Top Ten Movies about Humanity

    We invite back the delightful and witty Courtney Hodgkiss (https://twitter.com/courtneyishere) to talk movies that are so awe-inspiring, breathtaking, maddening and emotional that you can't stop yourself shouting about them to anyone who'll listen. We came up with ten, count em, TEN movies that fit the bill - using various weird sub-categories and went to town talking about the joy and pain of the stories these movies tell.  Let us know what we missed. Because visual-storytelling is what makes us human.

    1 h 50 min
  6. 70 - Thank Heaven For Little Girls (but Don't Thank These Movies)

    20/06/2021

    70 - Thank Heaven For Little Girls (but Don't Thank These Movies)

    You're minding your own business, watching classic movies, movies that won Best Picture at the Oscars, and then you stop, and think...does this film glamourise child prostitution?! Nick and Contrarah take a look at three classic films from yesteryear examining them through a 2021 lens. They are well-made and were financially and critically successful, but the plots and focus on social convention displayed are WILD!  Get to know Gigi, Fanny, Iris and Betsy with us. Have thoughts?  Email us @ beyondbech@gmail.com Tweet us @Beyond_Bechdel and we're now on Instagram so follow and comment on @beyond_bechdel_

    1 h 52 min
  7. 69 - A Quiet Place 2 Explained

    01/06/2021

    69 - A Quiet Place 2 Explained

    We are back in the cinema with a big, bold action movie that celebrates sound and champions hearing loss - A Quiet Place: Part 2.  Join Contrarah for an episode about what the film represents, if it's any good and how Millicent Simmonds is its runaway star. This episode contains SPOILERS in certain places, so please consult the running order below if you don't want to be spoiled. 00:00 - 01:25.  Intro 01:25 - 11.46.   Spoiler free recap and review 11:47 - 25:25.   Full plot summary BURSTING WITH SPOILERS - listen at your peril! 25:25 - 34.36.   Millicent Simmonds discussion, celebrating hearing-impaired actresses. Impaired NEVER means lesser!

    35 min
  8. 68 - Lillian & Julia Vs Mary & Muriel

    14/05/2021

    68 - Lillian & Julia Vs Mary & Muriel

    This episode delves into Hollywood history and the fascinating back story surrounding the 1977 Oscar-winning movie Julia. Based on the memoirs of playwright Lillian Hellman and starring Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave, Julia is a strange and thrilling story about Hellman's real life brush with espionage and German fascism...or is it?  After the film was released and won 3 Oscars (including for Adapted Screenplay) it was suggested by Hellman's rival Mary McCarthy that Hellman may have inserted herself into the narrative, and the 'facts' may actually be a fiction, or worse, taken from someone's else life story. And the story is all set around WW2!  Contrarah and Nick look at the moral implications of fabricating film plots, the role of male screenwriters in writing believable female friendships and the 'she said, she said' nature of professional female rivalry. Truth is stranger than fiction, but what exactly is the truth?!

    1 h 20 min
Tout afficher (77)

À propos

Nevertheless, we ALL persisted. A podcast about film and feminism from writers behind liveforfilm.com.

Informations

  • Création
    Beyond Bechdel
  • Années d’activité
    2017 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    77
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © Beyond Bechdel