SEEING FACES IN MOVIES SEEING FACES IN MOVIES

Felicia is joined by Bryan Loomis (from What a Picture Podcast) to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s silent comedy about two brothers who begin to see their father in a new light.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s silent or talkies era? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Listen to our previous episode:
All The President’s Men (D.O.P. Gordon Willis 1976)

Follow Bryan here:
Website: PODCAST | What a Picture (whatapicturepod.com)
What a Picture Podcast: https://anchor.fm/what-a-picture

Sources:
https://www.highonfilms.com/i-was-born-but-1932-ozu/

http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/i-was-born-but/

https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2020/02/17/sublime-tragicomedy-i-was-born-but-1932/

https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/i-was-born-but/

https://harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/i-was-born-but-2023-06

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/movies/25iwas.html

OUTRO SONG:
Birthday by The Sugarcubes

FILMS MENTIONED:
All The President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula 1976)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders 2023)
Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray 1955)
Horse Money (Pedro Costa 2014)
Trust (Hal Hartley 1990)
Late Spring (Yasujirô Ozu 1949)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirô Ozu 1953)
Walk Cheerfully (Yasujirô Ozu 1930)
Good Morning (Yasujirô Ozu 1959)
Early Summer (Yasujirô Ozu 1951)
Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirô Ozu 1962)
Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch 1932)
Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig 2017)
Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica 1951)
Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth 1987)

Felicia is joined by Malik Nelson to discuss Yasujirō Ozu’s overlooked film about two sisters grappling with the return of their mother who abandoned them in Tokyo Twilight (1957).

Send us your thoughts on the episode - do you prefer Ozu’s black and white or in colour films? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

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Letterboxd: @atelopusfarci
IG:@malachimalik_

Sources:
https://nyunews.com/arts/film/2019/10/28/tokyo-twilight-4k-film-restoration-review/

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/634-eclipse-series-3-late-ozu

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2019/cteq/tender-restraint-tokyo-twilight-yasujiro-ozu-1957/OUTRO
SONG:
Tokyo Twilight Theme by Takanobu Saitô

FILMS MENTIONED:
Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu 1949)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953)
Written on the Wind (Douglas Sirk 1956)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1996)
Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)
20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2016)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach 2013)
Stella Dallas (King Vidor 1937)

Felicia is joined by Seth Vargas to discuss one of the most touching and heartbreaking story of a father and daughter dynamic, in Yasujirō Ozu’s Late Spring (1949).

We chat about how Ozu perfected the genre of family dramas, by keeping the visuals simple yet effective. We also how the characters in this film bridge old and new world Japan.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - which is Ozu’s ‘season’ films is your favourite? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Follow Seth here:
Movie Friends Podcast (website)
Twitter: @moviefriendspod
IG: @moviefriendspodcast
YouTube: @moviefriendspodcast

Listen to our previous episodes:
Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964)

Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/294-andrew-ahn-s-top-10

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/421-late-spring-home-with-ozu

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-late-spring-1972

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/ozu/

OUTRO SONG:
Late Spring by Senji Itô

FILMS MENTIONED:
Le bonheur (Agnès Varda 1965)
Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara 1964)
Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning 1992)
Dune 2 (Denis Villeneuve 2024)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (Katt Shea 1999)
Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato 1985)
Set It Off (F. Gary Gray 1996)
I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932)
Flirt (Hal Hartley 1995)
Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood 1942)
Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)
Tokyo Story (Yasujirō Ozu 1953)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (Miranda July 2005)
The Heiress (William Wyler 1949)
Paper Moon (Peter Bogdonavich 1973)

It’s bonus episode time.

In today’s Special Features episode Felicia is joined by Charles Forsman and Joey Gantner to discuss the only punk sci-fi film that matters, Repo Man (Alex Cox 1984).

We chat about how Alex Cox not only made one of the most important films about punk culture but how he was able to successfully infuse other genres to make it a complete story. Along with how members of the LA Punk community came together to create an authentic piece of cinema that continues to grow more of a cult following over the years.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - what is your favourite song on the soundtrack? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Follow Charles here:
Crowdfunder for his new comic Chesley: http://crowdfundr.com/herecomeschesley/
Podcast: batandspider.com
Spotify: Bat and Spider
IG: @batandspider
Twitter: @batnspider

Follow Joey here:
Spotify: Out of the Podcast
Tape Record Label: sludge-people.com
IG: @sludgepeople
IG: @outofthepodcast

Sources:
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/repo-man-oral-history-1984?s=08

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2743-10-things-i-learned-repo-man

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2736-repo-man-a-lattice-of-coincidence

https://medium.com/framerated/repo-man-unmissable-punk-sci-fi-cult-classic-b5ea8c2b4066

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/alex-coxs-screenplay-cult-classic-repo-man/

https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-analysis/film-genres/cult_film/repo-man-and-the-definition-of-the-cult-film/

OUTRO MUSIC:
A Gain - A Loss by The Plugz

FILMS MENTIONED:
To Live and Die in L.A. (William Friedkin 1985)
Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick 1987)
Dracula (Tod Browning 1931)
Clerks 3 (Kevin Smith 2002)
20th Century Women (Mike Mills 2017)
Star Trek: The Voyage Home (Leonard Nimoy 1986)
Young Guns (Christopher Cain 1988)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984)
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich 1955)
Effects (Dusty Nelson 1979)
Tammy and the T-Rex (Stewart Raffill 1994)
Blood Beat (Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos 1983)
Straight to Hell (Alex Cox 1987)
Walker (Alex Cox 1987)
Sid & Nancy (Alex Cox 1986)
Suburbia (Penelope Spheeris 1983)
Miracle Mile (Steve De Jarnatt 1988)
Night of the Comet (Thom Eberhardt 1984)
Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper 1980)

Felicia is joined by Liam and Wayne from the In Film We Trust Podcast to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s film about three outlaws on the run, in Down By Law (1986).

We chat about how each of these characters play off each other and why the outsider, Roberto, is the glue that holds them together. We also discuss how he gave Robby Müller carte blanche to shoot the film however he wanted and how that collaboration is imperative to the film’s lasting effect.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - who is your favourite musician Jarmusch has worked with? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Follow In Film We Trust here:
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IG: @ifwtpod
Twitter: @ifwtpod
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Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/37-rian-johnson-s-top-10

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/08/down-by-law-the-monochrome-mastery-of-dutch-cinematographer-robby-muller

https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2017/pulling-focus-down-by-law-1986/

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/229-down-by-law-chemistry-set

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2386-talking-with-john

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/down-by-law-1986

OUTRO SONG:
Decomposing Trees by Galaxie 500

FILMS MENTIONED:
Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper 1969)
Chelsea Girls (Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol 1966)
The Way It Is (Eric Mitchell 1985)
Downtown 81 (Edo Bertoglio 2000)
Toy Story (John Lasseter 1995)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron1991)
Aliens (James Cameron 1986)
Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks 1974)
Smokey and the Bandit (Hal Needham 1977)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)
Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch 1984)
The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch 2019)
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch 2016)
Permanent Vacation (Jim Jarmusch 1980)
The Foreigner (Eric Mitchell 1978)
Eraserhead (David Lynch 1978)
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders 1984)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby 1971)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)
Strange Brew (Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas 1983)
Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch 2005)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jamursch 1999)
Two Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman 1971)
Clerks (Kevin Smith 1994)
Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater 1993)
Straight Time (Ulu Grosbard 1978)
Reservoir Dog (Quentin Tarantino 1992)
The American Friend (Wim Wenders 1977)

Felicia is joined by Trevor Young (Supervising Producer at iHeartPodcasts) to discuss Jim Jarmusch’s anthology film of character’s everyday conversations in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

We chat about how it was filmed over the course of three decades, and how the use of multiple cinematographers helps reflect the respective eras in which the vignettes were shot. Along with how each individual chapter does end up telling a broader story of human interaction and how we can see ourselves in these conversations.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - which vignette is your favourite? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

Follow Trevor here:
Letterboxd: @improfusion

Sources:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coffee-and-cigarettes-2004

https://worldscinema.org/2023/12/coffee-and-cigarettes-2003/

https://www.highonfilms.com/coffee-cigarettes-jarmusch-review/

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/53rd-melbourne-international-film-festival/coffee_and_cigarettes/

https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/looking-for-love-over-nicotine-and-caffeine-jim-jarmusch-talks-about-coffee-and-cigarettes-78919/

OUTRO SONG:
Black Hole by The Urinals

FILMS MENTIONED:
Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki 1997)
Down By Law (Jim Jarmusch 1986)
Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch 1984)
Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch 1989)
Boyhood (Richard Linklater 2014)
Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch 1995)
Slacker (Richard Linklater 1991)
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese 1990)
Cry Baby (John Waters 1990)
Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch 1991)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch 1999)
Repo Man (Alex Cox 1984)