Frames of Reference podcast

Frames of Reference

Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, art-house, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them.

Two film nerds discuss theory behind classic, art-house, and independent cinema, and try to be a little less pretentious than that sounds. Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion about them.

 

#13

12. Swedish Death Dreaming (The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Fanny and Alexander)

This week we’re discussing the films of Ingmar Bergman, by looking at The Seventh Seal, Wi... more

20 Feb 2025

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:26

20 Feb 2025


#12

11. Post-War Italians and a No-Good, Very Bad Time (Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D., La Strada)

This week we’re discussing the Italian Neo-realism movement that shaped much of the later ... more

31 Oct 2024

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:25

31 Oct 2024


#11

10. Violence & Redemption (Raging Bull, Silence, Killers of the Flower Moon)

This week we’re joined by Rev. Maryann Philbrook Sturges of the Cathedral Church of the Na... more

19 Jul 2024

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:15

19 Jul 2024


#10

9. Sciammarama (Water Lilies, Tomboy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

This week we’re joined by Adrianna Gober (@EADxBB) to talk about the sapphic worlds of Fre... more

02 Jun 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:10

02 Jun 2024


#9

8. The New New Cinema (Breathless, The Graduate, Mean Streets)

Films: Breathless (1960, d. Jean-Luc Godard) US 4K Blu-ray: [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.c... more

10 May 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:12

10 May 2024


#8

7. Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men, Roma)

Films: Y tu mamá también (2001, d. Alfonso Cuarón) US Blu-ray: [Amazon] (https://www.amazo... more

29 Apr 2024

1 HR 45 MINS

1:45:12

29 Apr 2024


#7

6. Sound Speed (The Conversation, Blow Out, The Lives of Others)

Films: The Conversation (1974, d. Francis Ford Coppola) UK 4K Blu-ray : [Orbit DVD] (https... more

25 Apr 2024

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:54

25 Apr 2024


#6

5. The World of Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, La La Land)

Films: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, d. Jacques Demy) US Blu-ray: [Orbit DVD] (https:/... more

30 Jan 2024

2 HR 09 MINS

2:09:58

30 Jan 2024


#5

4. Voyeurism (Psycho, Peeping Tom, Last Night in Soho)

Films: Psycho (1960, d. Alfred Hitchcock) US 4K Blu-ray: [Orbit DVD] (https://www.orbitdvd... more

31 Oct 2023

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:44

31 Oct 2023


#4

3: Gerwigmania (Frances Ha, Lady Bird, Barbie)

Films: Frances Ha (2012, d. Noah Baumbach), Lady Bird (2017, d. Greta Gerwig), Barbie (202... more

28 Oct 2023

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:08

28 Oct 2023


#3

2: The One Where We Talk About Nature (The Rider, George Washington, Badlands)

Films: The Rider (2017, d. Chloé Zhao), George Washington (2000, d. David Gordon Green), B... more

30 Oct 2019

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:55

30 Oct 2019


#2

1: The One Where We Really Like Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here, Ratcatcher, The 400 Blows)

Films: You Were Never Really Here (2018, d. Lynne Ramsay), Ratcatcher (1999, d. Lynne Rams... more

29 Oct 2019

57 MINS

57:38

29 Oct 2019


#1

0: The One Where We Figure Out What We're Doing

Each episode will establish a common thread between three films and engage in discussion a... more

28 Dec 2018

17 MINS

17:04

28 Dec 2018