Explore " the love witch" with insightful episodes like "RETRO: The Love Witch", "Episode 71: Weird Era feat. Anna Biller", "Film Review: The Love Witch", "The Science of Witchcraft Part 3" and "BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anna Biller!" from podcasts like ""Mashley at the Movies", "Weird Era", "New Times Radio", "A Court of Witches" and "Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking"" and more!
It's Valentine's Day, so what better way to celebrate than to review a campy horror movie about a witch trying to find love? Garret joins us to talk about 2016's The Love Witch. Click the link below to listen!
Please note: This is a pretty sexual film, and we'll be talking about that aspect of it, so... caveat emptor.
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We implore you - watch The Love Witch. Preferably before you listen, but after, during, alongside work too. Just give it a watch.
Films and podcasts referenced:
The Love Witch (2016) dir. by Anna Biller
Every Outfit podcast
This is Paris (2022) dir. by Alexandra Dean
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) dir. by Steven Spielberg
Donkey Skin (1970) dir. by Jacques Demy
When Harry Met Sally (1989) dir. by Rob Reiner
Other sources:
Anna Biller's list of 75 Classic Hollywood funny women
Anna Biller on The Film Scene with Illeana Douglas
Noah Berlatsky, The Opposite of Camp is Tragedy: Anna Biller’ The Love Witch, wearethemutants.com
Steve Macfarlane, “I’m Actually Trying to Create a Film for Women”: Anna Biller on The Love Witch, filmmakermagazine.com
M. David Mullen, Magic of Hard Lighting for The Love Witch, ascmag.com
Podcast with cinematographer M. David Mullen on The Love Witch, ascmag.com
Editing and production by Lily Austin and James Brailsford, original theme music by James Brailsford.
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome Writer/Director Anna Biller on the show to talk about making and releasing her feature The Love Witch and what her life has been like since the release of the film. Anna talks about the struggles of raising money for her next film, the crazy amount of time and energy that went into The Love Witch and how she brought the very vintage look and feeling to the film. We also read two new listener emails and Alrik gives an update on his film The Alternate!
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It's finally here. Ghostbusters. The film that caused a million virgins to cry into the void gets a look in. Put down your pitchforks. Andrew watched the latest Star Trek film - this time taking the idea of trekking into... well... beyond with Star Trek Beyond. The pun-tastic documentary on disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner gets sizzled to size in Weiner. Andrew then discusses many of the films he watched at this years Revelation Film Festival which are - deep breath - Suburra, Baskin, Atmo HorroX, Paths of the Soul, The Land of the Enlightened, All Things Ablaze and The Love Witch. Stick around at the end for a special song.
1:36 - Intro
6:04 - Ghostbusters
32:19 - Star Trek Beyond
42:07 - Weiner
1:01:35 - Revelation Film Festival Discussion - Suburra, Baskin, Atmo HorroX, Paths of the Soul, The Land of the Enlightened, All Things Ablaze, The Love Witch
1:29:08 - Wind Up/Closing Music - INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Andrew's written Star Trek Beyond review.
Check out the Revelation Film Festival website for the films shown there, as well as for Rev on Demand.
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