In this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friends, Sean Gilman (@theendofcinema) and Lance McCallion (@LanceJMc) to talk about a much beloved Taiwanese filmmaker, Hou Hsiao-hsien. We start with his 1984 film, A Summer at Grandpa’s, move on to 1995’s Good Men, Good Women and conclude with a discussion of Millennium …
In this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friend and Cinema on the Road co-host Jhon (@cruyffbedroom) to discuss the always distinctive and often devastating films of French filmmaker Maurice Pialat. We start with his 1972 film, We Won’t Grow Old Together, move on to his adaptation of the Georges Bernanos …
In this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friends, Sean Gilman and Marc Lawless and we discuss three films by Yasujiro Ozu. We start with a silent film, Tokyo Chorus, move on to Early Summer and conclude with his last film, An Autumn Afternoon. Download MP3 in a new window Subscribe via iTunes
In this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my colleagues here at Reel Time, Ty Landis and Chris Clark, as we watch and discuss the films of Indian filmmaker, Mani Kaul. We discuss his debut feature Our Daily Bread and follow that up with two of his other features, In Two Minds and The Gaze. Mani Kaul passed …
In this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by Sean Gilman and Marc Lawless to discuss the films of Josef von Sternberg. In particular, we discuss The Docks of New York, Morocco and The Saga of Anatahan. Be warned, there’s a lot of gushing, not only over Sternberg’s gorgeous filmmaking but also Dietrich, Cooper and Cary Grant (can you blame …
In this sophomore episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by Reel Time veteran Deepayan Sengupta. The two of us take a trip down memory lane and revisit films by a director who played a key role in our cinematic education. We discuss three films by renowned Bengali director, Satyajit Ray. We start with a …
Welcome to the debut episode of They Shot Pictures, a podcast dedicated to exploring the filmographies of older, relatively under seen and somewhat obscure directors. Each episode we pick a director and watch and discuss 2-3 of his/her films. The goal here is to jointly revisit some of our most beloved directors as well as discover some new …