They Shot Pictures
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA podcast focused on older and/or more obscure filmmakers
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They Shot Pictures Ep#38 John Woo
August 24, 2015 22:50 - 2 hours - 111 MBSean is joined by Scarecrow Video's Matt Lynch and the Alamo Drafthouse's Laird Jimenez to talk about famed Hong Kong action auteur John Woo. They cover the length of Woo's 40+ year career including his early studio days (Last Hurrah for Chivalry), his explosive peak years (Bullet in the Head), his mixed results working in the American studio system (Face/Off) and his return to Hong Kong in recent years (Red Cliff).
They Shot Pictures Ep#37: Preston Sturges
August 01, 2015 23:58 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBHibernating perhaps but not quite dead, we are finally back after a long hiatus and hopefully back to a more regular schedule. In this episode of They Shot Pictures, Sean and Seema are joined once again by past guest Nathan Rogers-Hancock to discuss the films of Preston Sturges. For six Thursdays in a row since July 8th, the Seattle Art Museum has been showing Preston Sturges films in 35mm with the last two (Miracle at Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero) coming up. It seemed like a g...
They Shot Pictures Ep#36: 2014 Year in Review - Part 2
December 25, 2014 17:12 - 2 hours - 101 MBIn Part 2 of our Year End Roundup, we discuss our favorites (and not so favorites) from the year in a few more categories and finally countdown our overall Top 5 Films of the Year. Most/Best Depressing Movie of the Year 00:56 Best cinematic moment or scene 08:45 Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata 18:12 Best Music 24:00 TSP Guest Top 5 from CJ Roy 30:33 Best Lead Performances 32:33 Best Supporting Performances 41:39 Worst Movie of the Year 51:35 TSP Guest Top 5 from Annie 57:13 Best Scr...
They Shot Pictures Ep#35: 2014 Year in Review - Part 1
December 25, 2014 15:50 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBOn this two-part episode Sean, Seema, Jhon and Lance discuss some of our favorite films from 2014. We start off by explaining our eligibility criteria or lack thereof and then move on to declaring our favorites in a bunch of categories. Interspersed are Top 5 lists from all of the nice people that guested on TSP in 2014. On this installment we cover the following categories: Film We Haven’t Seen Yet That We Think Would’ve Made Our List 01:58 Best Debut Feature 06:34 Favorite Animated Film ...
They Shot Pictures Ep#34: King Hu
November 17, 2014 20:01 - 2 hours - 114 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Sean and Seema are joined by Nathan Rogers-Hancock to discuss the films of Chinese filmmaker King Hu, best known for his legendary and influential wuxia films. They focus in particular on the films, Come Drink With Me (1966), The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) and Legend of the Mountain (1971). Sean writes about all things film on this here blog and is also on twitter @TheEndofCinema. Seema is attempting to chronicle her film viewing on letterboxd and is als...
They Shot Pictures Ep#33: Douglas Sirk
November 10, 2014 01:26 - 2 hours - 131 MBSeema is joined by her friend, Kaj van Zoelen to discuss the films of Douglas Sirk, best known from his Hollywood melodramas from the 50s but whose career was prolific and transcended countries and genres. In a strange (somewhat) unplanned twist, we end up ignoring the colorful melodramas he's best known for (although they do come up) and instead focus on three of his relatively underseen films. We discuss the films, Das Mädchen von Moorhof (1935), Shockproof (1949) and There's Always Tomorro...
They Shot Pictures Ep#32: Lau Kar-leung
June 25, 2014 16:08 - 2 hours - 112 MBSean is joined by Matt Lynch and CJ Roy to talk about Hong Kong director Lau Kar-leung, the man behind many of the greatest kung fu films of the Shaw Brothers era. They cover pretty much his whole career, with many digressions on martial arts cinema in general, but focus especially on three of his best films: Dirty Ho (1976), My Young Auntie (1981) and Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1983). Sean writes about all things film on this here blog and is also on twitter @TheEndofCinema. Matt ...
They Shot Pictures Ep #31: Fassbinder Melodramas
April 22, 2014 01:34 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBOn part 1 of this multi-part episode of They Shot Pictures, Seema is joined by her friend Annie to discuss the melodramas of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Specifically, they discuss the films Martha (1967), The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and In a Year With 13 Moons (1978). Seema and Annie first met on this here film forum where they continue to discuss all things cinema. Seema is also on twitter as @wormatwork. Show Notes: - Opening Music: Serenade Out of Tune from Lola by Peer Raben - C...
They Shot Pictures Ep #30: VIncente Minnelli's Musicals
April 19, 2014 12:23 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBOn part 1 of this two-parter, Jhon, Sean and Seema discuss the lush musicals of Vincente Minnelli. We center our discussion around the films The Pirate (1948), The Band Wagon (1953) and Gigi (1958). We have one rather exhausted and drowsy host and if you're lucky the editing still left in some of Sean's singing! On a follow-up to this episode, we will be discussing Minnelli's melodramas.
They Shot Pictures Ep#29: Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
March 04, 2014 01:29 - 2 hours - 129 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Jhon and Sean are joined by guest Mike and the three of them discuss the magical world of Hayao Miyazaki and more broadly, Studio Ghibli. Over the course of nearly 3 hours, they discuss in detail the films Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991) and Miyazaki's latest film, The Wind Rises (2013). Show Notes: - Mike's Review of Kiki's Delivery Service - Sean's Review of The Castle of Cagliostro...
They Shot Pictures Ep #28: F.W. Murnau
February 15, 2014 23:24 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Sean and Seema discuss the all too brief but nevertheless spectacular and influential filmography of F.W. Murnau. We focus in particular on the films Phantom (1922), Faust (1926) and City Girl (1930). Sean blogs about all things cinema on his blog and is also on twitter @theendofcinema. Seema is also on twitter @wormatwork.
They Shot Pictures Ep#27: 2013 Year In Review - Part 2
December 22, 2013 14:05 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBIn Part 2 of our Year End Roundup, we discuss our favorites (and not so favorites) from the year in a few more categories and finally countdown our overall Top 5 Films of the Year. Johnnie To or Hong Sang Soo 01:00 Best Music 05:37 Best Lead Performance 08:08 Best Supporting Performance 12:35 Worst Movie of the Year 16:00 Best Script 20:41 Best Director 27:37 Top 5 Films of the Year Countdown 35:00
They Shot Pictures Ep#26: 2013 Year In Review - Part 1
December 22, 2013 03:46 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBOn this two-part episode Sean, Seema, Jhon and Lance discuss some of our favorite films from 2013. We start off by explaining our eligibility criteria or lack thereof and then move on to declaring our favorites in a bunch of categories. On this installment we cover the following categories: Film We Haven't Seen Yet That We Think Would've Made Our List 04:30 Best Debut Feature 06:40 Favorite Animation - Feature or Short 09:03 Best Documentary or Non Fiction Film 11:56 Best Science Fiction...
They Shot Pictures Ep#25: John Ford Part 2 - The War Films
December 19, 2013 15:59 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBOn this second of 4 (or possibly more!) episodes of They Shot Pictures dedicated to the filmography of the prolific and legendary John Ford, we focus our attention on his War Films. We center our discussion around the films Pilgrimage, They Were Expendable and 7 Women. If you haven't listened to the first instalment in our John Ford series, you can find it here. Sean blogs about all things cinema on his blog and is on twitter as @theendofcinema. Seema is also on twitter as @wormatwork.
They Shot Pictures Ep#24: Claire Denis
November 28, 2013 15:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, we are joined by Lance to discuss one of our most beloved (well, for some or one of us anyway) working filmmakers, Claire Denis. We discuss in particular the films, Beau Travail, L'Intrus and 35 Shots of Rum. Lance writes about film eloquently albeit infrequently on this here blog and is also on twitter as @LanceJMc. Sean blogs about all things cinema on his blog and is on twitter as @theendofcinema. Seema is also on twitter as @wormatwork.
They Shot Pictures Ep#23: Akira Kurosawa
October 31, 2013 17:48 - 2 hours - 111 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, we continue our discussion on Akira Kurosawa and shift our focus to his Samurai films. We discuss in detail the films The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, Seven Samurai AKA The Greatest Film of All Time* and Ran. Lance writes about film eloquently albeit infrequently on this here blog and is also on twitter as @LanceJMc. Sean blogs about all things cinema on his blog and is on twitter as @theendofcinema. Seema is also on twitter as @wormatwork. ...
They Shot Pictures Episode #22: Festival Recaps Part Two
October 30, 2013 22:30 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIn the second part of our recap of the Vancouver and Toronto International Film Festivals, we take a look four films Sean saw and five that Seema saw: Norte, the End of History (Lav Diaz) The Missing Picture (Rithy Panh) Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer) Wolf Children (Mamoru Hosada) Stranger By the Lake (Alain Guiraudie) Yumen (JP Sniadecki, Xu Ruotao, Huang Xiang) The Strange Little Cat (Ramon Zurcher) Four Ways to Die in My Hometown (Chai Chunya) Bastards (Claire Denis) And we wra...
They Shot Pictures Episode #21: Festival Recaps Part One
October 17, 2013 21:41 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBIn this special two-part episode of They Shot Pictures, Seema and Sean recount their experiences at the Toronto and Vancouver Film Festivals, respectively. In Part One, they discuss the films they both saw: Tsai Ming-liang's Stray Dogs, Hong Sangsoo's Our Sunhi, Ben Russell and Ben Rivers's A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness, Mark Peranson and Raya Martin's La última película, Jia Zhangke's A Touch of Sin, Miguel Gomes's Redemption, João Pedro Rodrigues's The King's Body and Johnnie To's Blind ...
They Shot Pictures Ep#20: Shinji Somai
October 05, 2013 16:30 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBOn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Seema is joined by first-time guest Josh-Slater Williams and returning guests, Slayton Hurst Bourdon and Jhon to discuss the films of a truly under-seen and under-discussed Japanese filmmaker, Shinji Somai. Josh was the original inspiration for this episode having watched and loved a number of Somai films during a rare retrospective at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Thanks to that one and a couple other retrospectives, a few of Somai's films ...
They Shot Pictures Ep#19: John Ford Part 1 - The Westerns
September 01, 2013 03:42 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis episode of They Shot Pictures is the first in a series of episodes on one of the most beloved and prolific of American filmmakers, John Ford. On this episode, we restrict our focus to his Westerns and discuss in-depth the films, Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Two Rode Together. On future episodes in this series, we will be talking about his War Films, his films that center around Communities and Ford films that focus on American History. Sean writes extensively about film on...
They Shot Pictures Ep#18: Abbas Kiarostami
August 08, 2013 03:22 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Seema is joined by her friends Chris and Lance to discuss a filmmaker who is frequently touted as one of the most important and original filmmakers of the past two decades - the Iranian master, Abbas Kiarostami. Our officially picks for the episode are First Graders, The Taste of Cherry and Certified Copy but per usual we digress and end up discussing a bunch of his films especially the Koker trilogy. Chris contributes reviews and other film-related wr...
They Shot Pictures Ep#17: Sammo Hung
July 06, 2013 10:02 - 1 hour - 81 MBSean goes solo on the hosting duties on this episode where he is joined by our friend Jhon to discuss the films of Hong Kong filmmaker Sammo Hung. Specifically, they discuss the films The Magnificent Butcher, Wheels on Meals and Pedicab Driver. Listen at your risk if you're allergic to fun! Jhon blogs about visual media (esp. that anime show no one's heard of) on this here blog. He is also on twitter as @cruyffbedroom. Sean blogs about all things cinema on his blog and is on twitter as @...
They Shot Pictures Ep#16: Jane Campion
June 30, 2013 14:40First and foremost, we are delighted to announce that past frequent TSP guest, Sean, is now an official co-host on the podcast. We will be recording most episodes jointly but also plan on recording a few episodes individually with other guests. With two of us on board, the hope is that we'll be better able to release episodes more regularly and stick to the posted schedule. In this episode of They Shot Pictures, we are joined by our friend, Melissa, to discuss acclaimed Australasian filmmak...
They Shot Pictures Ep 16: Jane Campion
June 30, 2013 14:40 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBFirst and foremost, we are delighted to announce that past frequent TSP guest, Sean, is now an official co-host on the podcast. We will be recording most episodes jointly but also plan on recording a few episodes individually with other guests. With two of us on board, the hope is that we'll be better able to release episodes more regularly and stick to the posted schedule. In this episode of They Shot Pictures, we are joined by our friend, Melissa, to discuss acclaimed Australasian filmma...
They Shot Pictures Ep#14: James Gray
June 14, 2013 18:50 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friend Brent to discuss the films of one of the if not our favorite working American filmmaker, James Gray. Even despite a relatively short filmography, Gray shows a distinctiveness of style and themes that has resonated strongly with both of us and that we think make him a filmmaker more than worth taking note of and following closely. This is a slightly different episode of TSP in that we don’t really break the episode up by spe...
They Shot Pictures Ep#15: Akira Kurosawa Part 1: The Non-Samurai Films
June 14, 2013 18:38 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, Sean and Seema are joined by our friend Lance to discuss Japanese master Akira Kurosawa. In the first instalment of this two-parter, we focus exclusively on his non-Samurai films. Given the vast amount of writing and scholarship available on Kurosawa, we chose to focus on three of his relatively underseen films. We focus our discussion around the films, No Regrets for Our Youth, The Idiot and Red Beard.
They Shot Pictures Ep #13: Johnnie To
March 26, 2013 19:48 - 1 hour - 99 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friends Sean and Jhon and we set about trying to construct an unified understanding on prolific Hong Kong filmmaker. As big fans of the filmmaker, we've watched and enjoyed not only his action films which are primarily what he's most well-known for in the West but also his romantic comedies and others that cross genre boundaries are remain somewhat unclassifiable. We discuss in detail the films My Left Eye Sees Ghosts, Exiled and Throw ...
They Shot Pictures Ep#12: Wim Wenders
March 16, 2013 12:04 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friend Kent Haley to discuss the moody visually arresting films of German filmmaker Wim Wenders. Specifically, we discuss the films Kings of the Road, The State of Things and Until the End of the World. If you listen to and like the show, pls leave a comment on the website or itunes or reach out via twitter @TSP_Podcast. Any comments on the films/filmmakers discussed on the podcast are also welcome either via the website or through email.
They Shot Pictures Ep#11: Mikio Naruse
February 23, 2013 21:05 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this yet again delayed episode of They Shot Pictures, we discuss another Japanese master, Mikio Naruse. This is kind of an all-stars episode with 3 amazing returning guests - Lance McCallion, Sean Gilman and Slayton Hurst Bourdon. We discuss in depth the films [i]Each Night I Dream[/i], [i]Flowing[/i] and [i]Yearning[/i] and as always digress and discuss other films from Naruse's filmography as well. Sean blogs eloquently about films on his blog and is also present on twitter at @theendof...
They Shot Pictures Ep#10: Nagisa Oshima
December 03, 2012 15:16 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBIn this much delayed and truly international episode of They Shot Pictures, we discuss the provocative and iconic Japanese filmmaker, Nagisa Oshima. I am joined in the discussion by my friends Slayton Hurst Bourdon from New Zealand and Kaj van Zoelen from the Netherlands. We focus on the films The Sun's Burial, Japanese Summer: Double Suicide and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
They Shot Pictures Ep#09: Stephen Dwoskin
October 01, 2012 22:36 - 2 hours - 114 MBIn this long delayed and much-awaited (by me anyway) episode of They Shot Pictures, we discuss the intensely personal and strikingly original films of the experimental filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin. I am joined on this episode once again by my friend Barry who is both directly and indirectly responsible for introducing me to Dwoskin's films. We get a little melancholic as we talk about how we each related so personally to his films. We discuss in-depth the films Behindert, Outside In and Dyn Amo.
They Shot Pictures Ep#08: Tony Scott
September 03, 2012 22:22 - 2 hours - 125 MBIn this very special, sort-of bonus episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friend Barry (aka wigwam) to pay homage to filmmaker Tony Scott. I confess to my lack of exposure to his films growing up and Barry in turn (kind of) confesses to having Top Gun posters on his wall! We discuss in-depth the films Revenge, The Fan and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.
They Shot Pictures Ep#07: Hou Hsiao-hsien
August 28, 2012 14:54 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBIn this episode of They Shot Pictures, I am joined by my friends Sean Gilman (@theendofcinema) and Lance McCallion (@LanceJMc) to talk about a filmmaker we all share a mutual adoration for, Taiwanese master, 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 Mambo (2001).
They Shot Pictures Ep#06: Maurice Pialat
August 14, 2012 13:23 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBIn 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 novel, Under the Sun of Satan and conclude with his penultimate feature Van Gogh.
They Shot Pictures Episode #05: Yasujiro Ozu
July 20, 2012 17:21 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBIn 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.
They Shot Pictures Episode #04: Mani Kaul
July 02, 2012 17:59 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBIn 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 away in July of last year and this is our little attempt at examining how his work stands apart not just from Bollywood and other Indian cinema but also marks him as a unique d...
They Shot Pictures Episode #03: Josef von Sternberg
June 14, 2012 14:46 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBIn 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 us?). Sean and Marc also bring up some really fun anecdotes surrounding these films. We are also available on iTunes and would really appreciate ...
They Shot Pictures Episode #02: Satyajit Ray
May 28, 2012 16:58 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this sophomore episode of [i]They Shot Pictures[/i], 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 musical adventure comedy from 1968, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. We move on to the first film from his loose trilogy on the city of Calcutta, called The Adversary and wrap up the episode...
They Shot Pictures Episode #01: Ernst Lubitsch
May 11, 2012 02:01 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBWelcome to the debut episode of They Shot Pictures, a podcast dedicated to exploring the filmographies of older, relatively under seen and somewhat obscure directors. Every 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 favorites. In this episode, we discuss three films by Ernst Lubitsch. We start with one of his early silent romantic comedies from 1919, The Doll. We th...