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Somebody's Watching
Elinor Lewy
Frequency: 1 episode/42d. Total Eps: 21
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Episode 10: Grimy New York Movies with Samm Deighan
mardi 28 mai 2024 • Duration 01:08:32
Today’s episode is all about grimy New York movies from the mid-20th century. So much was going on in that small stretch of the city and movies made in that time and place show it off so well. My guest is film historian and writer Samm Deighan, an expert on cult cinema and one of those people who really seem to have watched it all! You’ll hear about Times Square history, psychotronic cinema, and Samm’s list of films that best depict this iconic era.
Show Notes:
Samm Deighan’s Instagram @sammdeighan
Revolution in 35mm Book – Andrew Nette & Samm Deighan
The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film – Michael Weldon
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue – Samuel R. Delany
The Rialto Report – Jamie Gillis in Europe, 1977
Films mentioned:
Driller Killer (1979) (Film Link)
Bad Girls Go To Hell (1965)
Fleshpot on 42nd Street (1972)
Little Murders (1971) (Film Link)
After Hours (1985) (Film Link)
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
Episode 9: Gynaehorror with Dr. Erin Harrington
mardi 2 avril 2024 • Duration 01:17:23
In 2018, film scholar Dr. Erin Harrington wrote a vital book titled "Women, Monstrosity, and Horror Film: Gynaehorror" about the depictions of virginity, menstruation, pregnancy, motherhood, and menopause in horror. In this episode, I had the great pleasure of chatting with Erin Harrington about her book, the limits of psychoanalysis in horror, why horror is fertile ground for speaking about women’s experiences, and much more. I’d like to think this conversation won’t just interest the horror fans among you, I hope I'm right!
Show Notes:
Women, Monstrosity, and Horror Film: Gynaehorror
Follow Erin Harrington on Instagram/bluesky/letterboxd - @ladyhorrors
Robin Wood – Robin Wood on the Horror Film
Carol Clover – Men, Women, and Chainsaws
Barbara Creed – The Monstrous Feminine
Kelly Oliver – Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down: Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood Films
Sarah Arnold - Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood
Films mentioned:
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
From The Bend: Male Nudity in Cinema / Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas & Prof. Peter Lehman
vendredi 28 avril 2023 • Duration 01:14:34
This episode is from my other podcast The Bend but it's really what Somebody's Watching is about! Thanks again to horror specialist Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and film professor Professor Peter Lehman for their time, it was an honor to be able to chat with them. Enjoy! A Selection of Peter Lehman’s Work: Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body Masculinity: Bodies, Movies, Culture Pornography: Film and Culture Peter Lehman’s Arizona State University Profile A Selection of Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ Work: Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study 1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018 The Giallo Canvas: Art, Excess and Horror Cinema Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ Website Watching Rape, the book Alexandra mentions Wesley Morris’ NY Times article on Black male sexuality Films mentioned: The Virgin Spring (1960) Drive, He Said (1971) Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Last House on the Left (1972) I Spit On Your Grave (1978) Sweet Savage (1979) A Room with a View (1985) Drifting Into Chaos (1989) The Pillow Book (1996) Traps (1998) Baise Moi (2000) Django Unchained (2012) PVT Chat (2020) Zola (2020) Minx (2022-) Kevin Bacon’s penis PSA
Episode 1: Adam Driver & Keanu Reeves
Episode 1
mercredi 12 avril 2023 • Duration 01:30:54
Welcome to the very first episode of Somebody‘s Watching! Today you‘ll be hearing my good friend Karolin and I talk about what makes Keanu Reeves and Adam Driver such great celebrity crushes. We discuss what makes having a celebrity crush so appealing and the careers and personas of Keanu Reeves and Adam Driver.
In future Somebody‘s Watching episodes, there‘ll be light-hearted fare just like this but also discussions with film scholars about dark subject matters, strange film lists, and interviews with filmmakers.
Show Notes:
Keanu Reeves Thirst Aid Episode
The Point Break article Karolin mentions is actually from a newsletter, contact me at [email protected] if you want to read it!
Karolin‘s Keanu March Madness
You can find Karolin here:
www.karolinschnoor.com
Instagram: @karolinschnoor
Twitter: @KarolinSchnoor
Follow Somebodys Watching here:
Twitter: @somebodyspod
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
From The Bend: Lizzie Borden (Born in Flames, Working Girls)
jeudi 15 février 2024 • Duration 59:50
This is an episode that was released on my other podcast, The Bend. I talked with Lizzie Borden, director of BORN IN FLAMES and WORKING GIRLS, during the height of the pandemic. It was an honor to have a chance to talk with her about her craft. We talked about her films, of course, as well as what it was like to work with Harvey Weinstein, the #metoo movement, and quite a lot more.
The book about sex work that Lizzie Borden mentions in the episode is now out, you can find it here
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
Episode 8: Millie De Chirico (I Saw What You Did Podcast)
lundi 15 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:12:20
Programmer, writer, and podcaster extraodinaire Millie De Chirico co-hosts I Saw What You Did - one of the best, most entertaining film podcasts around. Millie also worked at the classic movie channel TCM for almost 20 years and so I had the chance to talk to her about film programming, her book "TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema," and, of course, her podcast!
Show Notes:
Millie‘s podcast: I Saw What You Did
Millies‘ substack: Professional Sweetheart
Millie‘s book: TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema
Films:
References:
Episode 7: Sitges Festival 2023
lundi 11 décembre 2023 • Duration 02:10:55
Back in October I went to Sitges Festival in Spain for the first time. Sitges is one of the largest horror festivals in the world and I got to watch a slew of fantastic films and meet some excellent people from the film horror world. Overall, it was an incredibly positive experience and I hope that comes through here. Enjoy this somewhat disjointed episode!
Thank you to everyone who chatted with me at the fest! If you want to follow my guests, you can find their info is in the show notes!
Show Notes: Elizabeth Schuch instagram
Woman in Fan in Sitges
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas website
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas instagram
Heidi Honeycutt instagram
Heidi Honeycutt’s book I Spit On Your Celluloid
Sara & Eli’s Sitges Faves:
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
Films mentioned:
2023 Sitges Films directed/co-directed by women (thank you for the list, Sara!):
Where the Devil Roams
Tiger Stripes
My Animal
Birth/Rebirth
La Ermita
Superposition
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Sacrifice Game Appendage
Auxilio
Club Zero
En attendant la nuit
Living with Chucky
The J Horror Virus
The Wrath of Becky
Luka
VHS/85
Wake Up
We Are Zombies
White Plastic Sky
You’ll Never Find Me
Pet Sematery
Siesta
Hollywood 90028
Episode 6: The Adams Family (Hellbender, Where the Devil Roams)
lundi 13 novembre 2023 • Duration 01:17:01
I talked to the Adams Family right before the world premiere of their latest film Where the Devil Roams back in July. I've been a fan of The Adams Family, who make films as a family, for some years now, and it was a delight to have them on the podcast! In our chat, we talked about how they started making films, the overarching themes in their work, and, of course, their new film Where the Devil Roams.
Show Notes:
Hellbender – Tiny Little Pieces (music heard in the episode) Hellbender Soundtrack
Follow the Adams Family:
Instagram: @adams.family.films
Twitter: adams_films
Website: www.wonderwheelproductions.com
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
Episode 5: The Feel-Bad Film with Prof. Nikolaj Lübecker
jeudi 5 octobre 2023 • Duration 01:00:43
My guest this episode is Professor Nikolaj Lübecker, a French and film studies professor at Oxford who wrote the book The Feel-Bad Film. In this conversation, we talk about the different types of feel-bad films, catharsis, the ethical value of these films, and a lot more.
Show Notes:
Nikolaj Lübecker’s book The Feel-Bad Film
What is Literature? – Jean-Paul Sartre
Chroniques Du Temps Sensible – Julia Kristeva (for French speakers)
Films Mentioned:
Nikolaj Lübecker’s email: nikolaj.lubecker(at)sjc.ox.ac.uk
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
Episode 4: Cannibalism in Film with Dr. Kate Robertson
mercredi 6 septembre 2023 • Duration 01:00:43
I spoke with film scholar Dr. Kate Robertson about cannibalism in cinema! We talk a bit about the history of cannibalism in film, why cannibalism is considered a taboo, depictions of female cannibalism, and more!
Kate is going to publish a book about female cannibalism soon, follow her on social media to receive updates!
Show Notes:
Kate Robertson‘s website: https://katerobertson.me/
instagram: @kate_in_bk
twitter: @final_fatale
Kate discussing Trouble Every Day: https://podcast.womaninrevolt.com/episode/cb7a34a2/new-french-extremity-trouble-every-day-with-dr-kate-robertson
Films mentioned in the episode:
Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]
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