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    Showing 17 episodes
    Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?
    36m
    EP 151 · mei 7

    Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?

    Amadeus (1984, Miloš Forman) is not really about Mozart. It’s a film about the rest of us — the ones who can recog…

    Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters
    35m
    EP 144 · mrt 19

    Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters

    When the White House posts a montage of Hollywood blockbusters cut against US drone strikes on Iran, it raises a questio…

    Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
    32m
    EP 133 · jan 8

    Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?

    This week, Laura and Hugo dive into films chosen by you. Drawing from our LAB Suggestions programme, where audiences sel…

    Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon
    46m
    EP 117 · sep 10

    Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon

    Coinciding with our Viva Varda retrospective now playing at LAB111 in Amsterdam, Elliot and Kiriko celebrate the life an…

    Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
    43m
    EP 115 · aug 27

    Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features

    In honor of its 50th anniversary, Jaws emerges from the depths of the cinematic sea to remind us why it remains the arch…

    Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie
    26m
    EP 112 · jul 9

    Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie

    This week on Review Roundup, host Laura Gommans and Elliot Bloom head south for the summer with a sun-drenched revisit o…

    Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution
    28m
    EP 106 · apr 30

    Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution

    In this edition of Review Roundup, host Laura Gommans is joined by Elliot Bloom to dive into the re-release of Persepoli…

    Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?
    31m
    EP 105 · apr 23

    Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?

    Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) returns to cinemas—a quiet revolution in filmmaking that blends love, loss, a…

    Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man
    1h 4m
    EP 79 · sep 18

    Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man

    Orson Welles stands as a visionary filmmaker, a notorious showman, and an enigmatic storyteller who blurred the lines be…

    David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)
    31m
    EP 78 · sep 5

    David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)

    After his 1980s collaboration with legendary filmmaker Michael Powell on a documentary chronicling Powell’s career, dire…

    Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)
    30m
    EP 75 · jul 11

    Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)

    Lukas Moodysson shares with Hugo his experiences of making Fucking Åmål, how a story close to his heart has taken on a l…

    The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance
    49m
    EP 61 · dec 14

    The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance

    Movies have always been a way to understand the world around us, and so, confronted with the brutal horrors of both Hama…

    Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films
    56m
    EP 52 · jun 28

    Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films

    With an oeuvre-spanning exhibition in Eye Filmmuseum, and multiple classics like Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Aguirre, Wrath …

    Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema
    1h 4m
    EP 44 · feb 23

    Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema

    Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alejandro Jodorowsky's mystical magnum opus The Holy Mountain, three classics b…

    Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute
    47m
    EP 37 · nov 10

    Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute

    Have you ever wondered what made French director Jean-Luc Godard so great? Or did you never quite understand what exactl…

    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
    56m
    EP 21 · mrt 31

    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration

    “Open the pod bay doors, HAL.” It’s about time we celebrated one of the greatest films in cinema &#821…

    Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)
    46m
    EP 03 · mrt 25

    Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)

    After celebrating our love for cinema, we turn to the question of whether cinema is actually all a lie. Do the fictions …

    Celebrating Cinema — every episode
    Art № Date Title Films Hosts Length
    Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity?
    151 mei 7 Amadeus: Is It Really About Mediocrity? Amadeus — 36m
    Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters
    144 mrt 19 Il Conformista: Why Bertolucci’s Fascist Aesthetic Still Matters Il Conformista — 35m
    Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film?
    133 jan 8 Children of Men: The Most Realistic Dystopian Film? Children of Men — 32m
    Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon
    117 sep 10 Agnès Varda: Why She’s a Cinema Icon — — 46m
    Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features
    115 aug 27 Jaws: The Birth of the Summer Blockbuster & the History of Creature Features Jaws — 43m
    Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie
    112 jul 9 Plein Soleil and the Art of the Summer Movie Plein Soleil — 26m
    Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution
    106 apr 30 Persepolis: Growing Up in a Revolution Persepolis — 28m
    Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb?
    105 apr 23 Hiroshima Mon Amour: How Do You Film the Atomic Bomb? Hiroshima Mon Amour — 31m
    Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man
    79 sep 18 Orson Welles: Truth, Trickery & The Third Man — — 1h 4m
    David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024)
    78 sep 5 David Hinton on Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger (2024) Made in England — 31m
    Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998)
    75 jul 11 Lukas Moodysson on Fucking Åmål (1998) Fucking Åmål — 30m
    The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance
    61 dec 14 The Battle of Algiers: Oppression, Revolution & Resistance The Battle of Algiers — 49m
    Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films
    52 jun 28 Werner Herzog: The Ecstatic Truth & His Films — — 56m
    Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema
    44 feb 23 Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Alchemy of His Cinema — — 1h 4m
    Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute
    37 nov 10 Jean-Luc Godard & the Nouvelle Vague: A Tribute — — 47m
    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration
    21 mrt 31 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – An Exploration 2001: A Space Odyssey — 56m
    Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998)
    03 mrt 25 Reality, Fiction, and The Truman Show (1998) The Truman Show — 46m
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