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Shots fired: Jackie and Greg are at their most aggressive when it comes to their wildly differing opinions of Jean-Luc Godard's French New Wave staple, CONTEMPT, from 1963. Topics of discussion include Godard's self-referential style, the allusion of gods and men, how the film is an apology to Anna Karina, and the cyclical nature of arguments. Will the show survive this episode?

#21 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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Mike and Nick explore one of the French New Wave's most prominent directors: Jean-Luc Godard. Their journey examines the bookends of his career with an earlier work: Band of Outsiders and his last work: The Image Book. The hosts examine his contribution to cinema along with his stylings and what he may have tried to say with something more experimental.

Mike and Nick delve into one of the enigmatic filmmakers of the French New Wave.
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) and Last Year at Marienbad (1961) both use imaginative techniques to explore memory and reality. Find out what the duo has to say about these two films and the filmmaker.

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We strongly recommend watching À Bout De Souffle before listening to the episode - for many reasons that we get into in the episode, but mainly because it changed cinema forever. You can rent it on BFI player.

Films and TV shows referenced: 

À Bout De Souffle (1960) dir. by Jean-Luc Godard

Last Year in Marienbad (1961) dir. by Alain Resnais

Practical Magic (1998) dir. by Griffin Dunne

Southland Tales (2006) dir. by Richard Kelly

Donnie Darko (2001) dir. by Richard Kelly

Le Mépris (1963) dir. by Jean-Luc Godard

Bande à part (1964) dir. by Jean-Luc Godard

Alphaville (1965) dir. by Jean-Luc Godard

Tangerine (2015) dir. by Sean Baker

Following (1998) dir. by Christopher Nolan

When Harry Met Sally (1989) dir. by Rob Reiner 

Reservoir Dogs (1992) dir. by Quentin Tarantino 

Pulp Fiction (1994) dir. by Quentin Tarantino 

Mean Girls (2004) dir. by Mark Waters

Euphoria (2019) created by Sam Levinson

Breathless (1983) dir. By Jim McBride

Other sources:

Rubin Safaya, ‘À Bout de Souffle’, cinemalogue.com 

Jacqueline Wallace, ‘À Bout de Souffle by Jean-Luc Godard: How did it reinvent modern cinema?’, the-artifice.com

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In 1940s France, a little 50-seat cinema opened that would launch one revolution on international movie screens...and arguably a second one in the streets of Paris. Host Rico Gagliano delves into the wild history of the Cinémathèque Française and its legendary founder, Henri Langlois.

Featuring interviews with directors Barbet Schroeder (BARFLY, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) and Luc Moullet (BRIGITTE ET BRIGITTE), plus New Yorker writer Louis Menand, Amy Nicholson of the podcast "Unspooled" and many more.

The second season of the MUBI Podcast titled “Only in Theaters” tells surprising stories of individual cinemas that had huge impacts on film history, and in some cases, history in general.

After listening, check out an extended interview with Barbet Schroeder in the latest “MUBI Podcast: Expanded” piece. The filmmaker dives deeper into memories of the French New Wave, talks about his Oscar-winning film REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, and recalls working with Pink Floyd in the late ‘60s. Read the article here.

To stream some of the films we've covered on the podcast, check out the collection Featured on the MUBI Podcast. Availability of films varies depending on your country.

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This week we finish our series on Agnes Varda with Vagabond and her final film Varda by Agnes.

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This week we discuss celebrated film maker Agnes Varda and two of her most well known films.

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A film where a hired killer evades both the cops and other mobsters. Kyle tries to stay silent. Dave thinks the ending is for the birds. The Machine thinks Alain Delon is the perfect human.

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Welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, Episode 21 - the final episode of 2021! In this episode, Eric and Landon get taken to church to discuss Èric Rohmer's 1969 film My Night at Maud's. Along with review's of two heavy hitters for this year's Oscar season, a pair of childhood classics, and the Heavyweights to Dodgeball Ben Stiller pipeline - all on this week's episode of Films for the Void!

00:11:39 Heavyweights
00:16:33 House of Gucci
00:21:35 Jingle All the Way
00:26:43 Belfast
00:32:09 My Night at Maud's
01:08:21 Our Audience's Pick for Next Episode

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We present to you our beloved third chapter, a Deep Dive with Agnes Varda. Varda, a life-long learner and pioneer, has long been considered the mother of the Nouvelle Vague, yet her work was long viewed on the margins of the movement. In this retrospective exploration, our goal is to understand why there were always terms that went along with her acceptance. Episode 1 is meant to situate us within the context of 1950's French cinema and an industry on the brink of a radical shift, so you can join us for an informed chat about Varda’s unintentionally innovative film, La Pointe Courte. After being historically established, we chat about what Varda teaches us about love and relationships, her infectiously tender care for her subject matter, and how even if she did not intend to teach, we learned .  

Before Five Nights at Freddy's, there was this OG theme park animatronic terror: Pierrot Le Fou. Illustrator, author, and designer Sean Dove joins us this week to talk French New Wave, Batman villains, and how everyone seems to have a story about killer carnival rides. Buckle in and keep your arms and legs safely inside the car, bounty hunters. This is a scary one!

The “Cinephile Cuties” are ready to get stuck in an elevator. That’s because they’re chatting about Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows. They also talk about deadly Patrick’s “bundling” addiction. Plus, Casey and Patrick put the film through their proprietary Fartsy Test. And Patrick recommends a drink pairing. 

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The “Cinephile Cuties” are ready to be rich Europeans. That’s because they’re chatting about Éric Rohmer’s Claire's Knee. A *CONTENT WARNING* for this episode. Casey and Patrick discuss an older man’s predatory behavior towards young girls. The hosts try their best to handle the subject with as much care as possible. In addition to that, Casey and Patrick put the film through their proprietary Fartsy Test. And Patrick recommends a drink pairing. 

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Celebrating 55 years since its release in 1966, Au Hasard Balthazar is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time, and yes, we’ve been long overdue to tackle a film from the one and only Robert Bresson, whose work has influenced filmmakers of all stripes for over half a century. The film stars Anne Wiazemsky a young French woman who develops a striking bond with a donkey she’s known since its birth, and we see a chronicling of her hardships as they parallel the inhumane treatment of Balthazar, a creature representing innocence in its rawest form.

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Franz Shubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959, as heard in Au Hasard Balthazar.

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Celebrating 55 years since its release in 1966, Au Hasard Balthazar is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time, and yes, we’ve been long overdue to tackle a film from the one and only Robert Bresson, whose work has influenced filmmakers of all stripes for over half a century. The film stars Anne Wiazemsky a young French woman who develops a striking bond with a donkey she’s known since its birth, and we see a chronicling of her hardships as they parallel the inhumane treatment of Balthazar, a creature representing innocence in its rawest form.

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE: Franz Shubert’s Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D. 959, as heard in Au Hasard Balthazar.

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We're still in the Month of Love, & the Film Nerds are looking to unwind with another ill-fated romance. What better way to celebrate their condition than to go on a trip through time? In this episode, we take a long look at both Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys & the film that served as its direct ancestor & inspiration, Chris Marker's experimental film La Jetée. Over the course of the discussion, BK & Jack go over the roots of time travel in narrative fiction, the influence of the French New Wave - & the rules it broke as a movement - on the course of film history, the serendipitous circumstances that brought together a new vision of the original, & much, much more. A double feature you surely will not want to miss. Come get unstuck in time with the Film Nerds!

The cinephile cuties are back at it again! This week Casey and Patrick are talking about that classic French New Wave film The 400 Blows by the beloved “Farteur” François Truffaut. Casey yells at Patrick for rescheduling a recording. They chat about the first time they saw porn. They subject The 400 Blows to their proprietary ‘Fartsy Test.’ Patrick gives a drink pairing recommendation to go with the film. And, as always, they have notes for each other on how the other can improve.

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In what will go down as the very first triple header in Extra Milestone history, I am joined once again by Anyway, That's All I Got veteran Jason Read! Jason and I take a look at both the French New Wave and the work of Jean-Luc Godard with Breathless (1960), explore a fantastic and somewhat lesser-known horror classic with Eyes Without A Face (1960), and round out the show with an exploration of the Giallo subgenre and the work of Dario Argento with the fiendishly frightening Deep Red (1975). Although we went heavily into detail with Breathless, we took special care not to give too much away about the latter two films, so feel free to listen to those segments whether they are old favorites or completely new to you. It's a delightful series of conversations that traverses a broad section of the cinematic landscape, and we hope it's just as fun to listen to as it was to record!

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• 00:08:25 – Breathless
• 00:54:55 – Eyes Without A Face
• 01:25:40 – Deep Red

Next week on Extra Milestone, tune in to hear Sam, Jon, Will, and special guest Emily Kubincanek discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940) and Jacques Becker's Le Trou (1960)!

Music in this episode: The theme of Eyes Without A Face, arranged by Maurice Jarre; music from the trailers for Breathless and Deep Red.

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In what will go down as the very first triple header in Extra Milestone history, I am joined once again by Anyway, That's All I Got veteran Jason Read! Jason and I take a look at both the French New Wave and the work of Jean-Luc Godard with Breathless (1960), explore a fantastic and somewhat lesser-known horror classic with Eyes Without A Face (1960), and round out the show with an exploration of the Giallo subgenre and the work of Dario Argento with the fiendishly frightening Deep Red (1975). Although we went heavily into detail with Breathless, we took special care not to give too much away about the latter two films, so feel free to listen to those segments whether they are old favorites or completely new to you. It's a delightful series of conversations that traverses a broad section of the cinematic landscape, and we hope it's just as fun to listen to as it was to record!

SHOW NOTES:

• 00:08:25 – Breathless
• 00:54:55 – Eyes Without A Face
• 01:25:40 – Deep Red

Next week on Extra Milestone, tune in to hear Sam, Jon, Will, and special guest Emily Kubincanek discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940) and Jacques Becker's Le Trou (1960)!

Music in this episode: The theme of Eyes Without A Face, arranged by Maurice Jarre; music from the trailers for Breathless and Deep Red.

Cinemaholics in this episode: Sam Noland & Jason Read

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