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Archive of Mind Theater audio essays on television, film, and the arts, revealing what makes them so compelling. Presented by Ayo Akingbade. New video essays on YouTube.
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Mind Theater Ayo Akingbade

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Archive of Mind Theater audio essays on television, film, and the arts, revealing what makes them so compelling. Presented by Ayo Akingbade. New video essays on YouTube.
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    Mind Theater Video Essays on YouTube | Closing the Podcast Chapter

    Mind Theater Video Essays on YouTube | Closing the Podcast Chapter

    Watch Mind Theater Video Essays Here: https://www.youtube.com/@mindtheater

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    • 2 min
    How the Reluctant Bride Captures Female Discontent | Video Essay

    How the Reluctant Bride Captures Female Discontent | Video Essay

    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/Um5s1yAO02A

    Exploring Wong Kar-wai's moody, intimate style and how it grabs hold of our senses.

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    Music:
    "Now is the Time to Leave," August Whilhelmsson
    "Her Eyes the Stars," Patrik Berg Almkvisth, LUCHS
    "Night Arr. For Cello and Felt Piano," Limelight Glow
    "The Inventor," David Celeste
    "Middle School," Blue Wednesday

    Sources/References:
    https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1866-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/style/auguste-toulmouche-hesitant-fiancee-tiktok.htmlhttps://rehs.com/eng/default-19th20th-century-artist-bio-page/?fl_builder&artist_no=403&sold=1https://anthropology-of-weddings.org.uk/athens-greece-wedding-symbols/#:~:text=Wedding%20wreaths%20also%20refer%20to,of%20the%20wreaths%20tightly%20together.Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon
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    • 10 min
    Wong Kar-wai's Mood | The Directors Project

    Wong Kar-wai's Mood | The Directors Project

    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/gM4b5_h_PgU

    Exploring Wong Kar-wai's moody, intimate style and how it grabs hold of our senses.

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    Patreon: https://patreon.com/mindtheater

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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindtheaterpod/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtheater

    Music:
    Waltz of the Moscow Strings, Rafael KRux
    The Hidden Library, Joshua Kyan Aalampour
    Yumeji's Thheme, Shigeru Umebayashi
    Bloom, Blue Wednesday & Shopan

    Sources/References:
    https://theconversation.com/a-cinema-of-intimacy-the-enduring-beauty-of-wong-kar-wai-170217https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/watch-30-minute-making-of-documentary-on-in-the-mood-for-love-plus-new-the-grandmaster-featurette-94632/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3084877/how-wong-kar-wais-mood-love-became-modern-masterpiece-20-yearshttps://niceasheck.com/blogs/news/exploring-the-visual-poetry-of-wong-kar-wais-films#:~:text=What%20sets%20song%20%20Kar%Wai,memory%20with%20a%20melancholic%20tone.https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/52956/1/in-the-mood-for-love-remains-a-spellbinding-introduction-to-wong-kar-waihttps://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3190104/what-they-said-about-mood-love-director-wong-kar-wai-andhttps://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/cteq/in-the-mood-for-love/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wong-kar-wai-masterpiece-in-the-mood-for-love/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677Gb9D5Vjc

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    • 10 min
    Support Mind Theater on Patreon

    Support Mind Theater on Patreon

    Mind Theater is a video essay series analyzing works of TV, Film, Media, and the Arts revealing what makes them so compelling. Join my patreon to show your support for only $3 a month. Videos release around monthly on YouTube

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    Music:
    'Toofpick', Blue Wednesday
    'Dusk', Blue Wednesday
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    • 2 min
    Understanding Poetry: Richard Siken | Video Essay

    Understanding Poetry: Richard Siken | Video Essay

    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/Y0gwY04s1WA

    Analyzing the lyrical alchemy of Richard Siken's mystifying and heartfelt poetry.

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    Music:
    'Cylinder Two', Chris Zabriskie
    'A Fond Farewell', David Celeste

    Blue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/
    Rainday Textile

    Sources/References:
    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/richard-sikenhttps://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/war-of-the-foxes-by-richard-siken/https://poets.org/book/war-foxeshttps://30northblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/review-of-war-of-the-foxes-by-richard-siken/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363140793_On_the_Relationship_Between_Poetry_and_Painting_from_the_Perspective_of_Chinese_and_Western_Culturehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/868190?typeAccessWorkflow=loginhttps://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-9/doomchin/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=urjhttps://poets.org/text/how-read-poem-0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6OA3QBRLMhttps://www.songtell.com/richard-siken/turpentinehttps://tinhouse.com/the-doubling-of-self-an-interview-with-richard-siken/Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon
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    • 12 min
    Celine Sciamma’s Gaze | The Directors Project

    Celine Sciamma’s Gaze | The Directors Project

    Video Essay Link: https://youtu.be/FfyVq8ar_H8

    Exploring the similarities between filmmaking and art curation, historical french female painters, and the queer cinematic gaze in Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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    Music:
    Blue Dot Sessions: https://sessions.blue/
    Etude 11 Charles

    Other Music
    "The Lowest", Martin Gauffin
    "Dusk, Blue Wednesday

    Sources/References:
    https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/10/2/73https://smarthistory.org/royal-academy-france/https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/international-womens-day-elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brunhttps://www.rogerebert.com/features/book-excerpt-portraits-of-resistance-the-cinema-of-c%C3%A9line-sciamma\https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7084-the-brush-behind-the-film-how-painter-hlne-delmaire-created-our-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-cover#:~:text=Art%20speaks%20volumes%20in,thanks%20to%20painter%20H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne%20Delmairehttps://www.slashfilm.com/1161765/creating-the-titular-paintings-for-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-was-a-massive-undertaking/http://unpolishedmagazine.com/helene-delmaire-painting-the-loss-of-the-ego/https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/%C3%89lisabeth-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun/m02q0whttps://www.theartstory.org/artist/vigee-le-brun-elisabeth-louise/https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-scandalous-portraits-of-%C3%A9lisabeth-louise-vig%C3%A9e-le-brun/ZAICJhgvKCCoLwhttps://galaxymusicnotes.com/pages/story-behind-the-four-seasons-by-vivaldihttps://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-ending-explainedhttps://www.filmcomment.com/article/interview-celine-sciamma-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire/https://cdimatteo.com/italian/sonnets-vivaldi-four-seasons/Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon
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    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

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15 Ratings

15 Ratings

RickMahogany4 ,

What keeps us coming back

The host really gets into movies! I love talking film, but he gets into the meaning and purpose behind a lot of the actions we see on screen and how they effect the movie. Well done podcast!

Costell77 ,

Thoughtful, Short Form Essays

Mind Theater is an incredibly thoughtful and concise Podcast that is well researched and well written. It’s format alone helps it stand apart, being short form instead of long form, it seems to explore its concepts quickly and to the point, yet it’s never lacking in proper analysis. This is a binge worthy podcast that is absolutely worth your time if you enjoy film theory or analysis.

NickEE89 ,

Well done

What a well done, well researched show. The host is great and presents a really insightful podcast. Started with Eyes Wide Shut and can’t wait to listen to more!

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