Cultural Capital

The "No spoilers...but also 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' is our Film of 2019" edition. As we slouch toward the end of the decade, beset by forces of oppression, we seek respite with the March family, in Greta Gerwig's version of 19th century Massachusetts. We also speak to Gillian Armstrong about directing the 1994 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, and hear her thoughts on Gerwig's. Andy interviewed her at the Marrakech International Film Festival and would like to apologise for for the Moroccan music playing throughout the interview. We also count down our Top 3 films of 2019, and thank you very much for listening. Find us: @ TheCultCapPod and Cultural Capital Podcast

The "does this remind anyone else of Twin Peaks Season 3?" edition. As we barrel toward the end of the decade, much hyped films by proficient directors arrive demanding attention. This month we'll take on two of them, Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out', and Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'. We also open the Cultural Capital Film Diary and tackle one the most entertaining of sub-genres when we count down our Top 3 whodunnits. Solve the mystery of why you're not already listening and hit PLAY. 00:54 Knives Out 15:48 The Irishman 33:04 Cultural Capital Film Diary 35:16 Top 3 Whodunnits Find us: @ TheCultCapPod and Cultural Capital Podcast. During our discussion of 'The Irishman' Andy mentioned Bill Tonelli's article 'The Lies of the Irishman'. You can find that here: https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/the-irishman-scorsese-netflix-movie-true-story-lies.html

The "Like Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier, Julia Stiles owes her career to Shakespeare" edition. With the theatrical release of David Michod's 'The King', starring Timotheé Chalamet and Robert Pattinson, and its imminent arrival on Netflix, your valiant hosts volunteer to review it. We also consider the vibrant true crime tale of sisters doing it for themselves, Lorene Scafaria's 'Hustlers', and share our top three spins on Shakespeare. And for this, we in it shall be remembered — We few, we happy few, we band of brothers... 00:50 - The King 15:30 - Cultural Capital Film Diary 18:05 - Hustlers 35:35 - Top 3 spins on Shakespeare Find Us: @ TheCultCapPod and Cultural Capital Podcast Also check out: The excellent documentary 'Happy Sad Man' is out this week. We reviewed it on episode 51 of Cultural Capital where we also interviewed its director Genevieve Bailey.

The "if you Google 'Animals' you don't get the film" edition. With memories of MIFF already beginning to blur into a prismatic fog of scenes, sounds and ads about texting while driving, Cultural Capital wrest the cinematic jewels from the jaws of amnesia. Some, like The Farewell and Animals, are on the verge of general release, others we may never see again. All of this, the Cultural Capital Film Diary, and one of the most chat-worthy films of 2019, Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'... 00:49 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (SPOILER WARNING) 26:27 - Cultural Capital Film Diary 30:08 - Animals 34:08 - Monrovia, Indiana, Penelope Spheeris's 'Dudes' and Long Day's Journey Into Night 41:56 - The Farewell, Beats and Carmine Street Guitars Find Us: @ TheCultCapPod and Cultural Capital Podcast

The “We’ll add ten per cent onto the price so we can give a ten per cent discount to members” edition. Before MIFF-fatigue sets in, before the endings get spoiled and while the weather is still wintry, join us in the midst of the bustle of the Capitol Salon, for a rundown of some of the most enthused-about films in the Melbourne International Film Festival… 02:45 - The Lodge [SPOILER WARNING - we do discuss this particular ending, for good reason] 15:05 - End of the Century 21:14 - The Wild Goose Lake 25:22 - Your Face 29:52 - The Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains 33:36 - And Then We Danced 38:07 - Sequin in a Blue Room 40:53 - Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Find Us: @ TheCultCapPod and Cultural Capital Podcast

The "gobbling up 50 cent VHSes from Vinnys" edition. For this episode we turn our microphones towards this years MIFF Critics Campus - participants in an intensive five-day lab which involves watching films, receiving mentorship from national and international figures in film criticism and writing reviews and essays for the MIFF website. The talk takes in discovering film criticism, the value of film websites like Letterboxd and the how to develop a distinctive voice in a world where everyone’s a critic. Today – and possibly well into the future if last year’s Campus is anything to go by (hello Rough Cut) – the critics are Zoë Almeida Goodall, Zach Karpinellison, Luke McCarthy, Jamie Tran, Claire Cao, Olivia Bennett, Isabella Trimboli and Michael Sun. Find us: @TheCultCapPod

The “I am Persephone of Melbourne Emporium etc” edition Cultural Capital return for our second voyage into MIFF 2019. We wrestle with Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’, puzzle over ‘Bacurau’ before Anders enthuses about ‘Matthais et Maxime’, Andy falls for ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ and Eloise is enraptured by ‘The Trial’.

The "Does Anders looks like Quentin Tarantino crossed with Vincent D'Onofrio? Well, does he?" Edition One the eve of MIFF 2019 your hosts take a close look at two of the most intriguing titles in the sprawling program, the Cannes prize-winning Russian drama Beanpole, and Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang's acclaimed documentary One Child Nation. All of this and a flip through the Cultural Capital Film Diary. Find us: Cultural Capital Podcast and @TheCultCapPod

The "crying in The Joy Luck Club" edition. Anders, Eloise and Andy feed the MIFF 2019 program into the CultCapometer and come out with podcasting gold. This episode contains all the recommendations and insights you need to navigate through this year's record-breakingly vast festival program. From the opening night inspiration of Daniel Gordon's Adam Goodes documentary The Australian Dream, via the Jeff Goldblum-athon and the focuses on Peter Strickland, Penelope Spheeris and Agnieszka Holland, to the sure-fire crowd-pleasing thrills of closing night comedy, Lulu Wang's 'The Farewell'. It's all here, with irreverent asides and industry gossip Andy forgot to edit out due to sleep deprivation. Find us: @TheCultCapPod

The "'I'm keen to see the new Tarantino,'...'I'm not.'" edition. With Eloise off in sunny Italy, Cultural Capital go to the gods of podcasting (presumably Sarah Koenig and Ira Glass), ask for the perfect special guest and are granted the amazing Claire White, she of Rough Cut Film and Teen Screen Cinematheque. Claire joins Andy and Anders to talk about Bong Joon-ho’s Palme-d'Or-winning 'Parasite', review Andrew Garfield’s turn as a human subreddit in 'Under the Silver Lake', and share their top 3 films of 2019 so far. All of this, plus an interview with 'Under the Silver Lake' director David Robert Mitchell and the Cultural Capital Film Diary. 01:10 - Parasite 11:24 - Under the Silver Lake 26:55 - David Robert Mitchell interview 36:29 - Cultural Capital Film Diary 39:14 - Top 3 Films of 2019 Find us: @TheCultCapPod

Just as Agnes Varda stands on the back of a helpful man to get a shot, sometimes the right view is one you can't see on your own. Let Cultural Capital be your crouching friend. This month, Andy reports on the highs and lows from the Cannes Film Festival with name drops aplenty while Anders and Eloise take a close look at Thomas M Wright's debut feature, Acute Misfortune. 01:40 Acute Misfortune 19:10 Parasite 21:43 Les Miserables 23:10 Nina Wu 24:15 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 27:40 The Lighthouse 29:15 Bacurau 31:15 A Hidden Life 33:30 Liberté 35:18 Bull and empathy at Cannes 37:39 Sorry We Missed You Find us: @TheCultCapPod

The "Gloria. Gloria, I think they've got your number" Edition. Far from the Avenging endgame of thranos or whatever is capturing the feverish public imagination at the moment, Melbournian cinemas are currently hosting some total gems. On this month's episode we look at a few of them, Sebastian Leilo's 'Gloria Bell', Yan Ten's '1985' and Jim Cummings's 'Thunder Road'. And, in a move that couldn't be described as a radical departure from form, we open the Cultural Capital Film Diary. 00:40 Gloria Bell 16:10 The Cultural Capital Film Diary 21:03 1985 36:33 Thunder Road Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast

The "I just want to give a shout out to..." edition. After discovering that we could literally just keep giving away double passes to the new Nicole Kidman film, 'Destroyer', on Twitter we turn our attention to that very film. What is it even about? Why does she look so weathered? Should she have been Oscar nominated? Who cares? The Melbourne Queer Film Festival is happening and that's got everyone's attention. We'll take your hand, put a negroni in it and see you through to closing night. 00:40 'Destroyer' 06:14 Film Diary part 1 07:04 Anders' picks from the Alliance Française Film Festival 12:03 Film Diary part 2 13:43 'Sauvage' 22:58 'Making Montgomery Clift' 34:31 Eloise on 'Dykes, Camera, Action' 36:35 Anders on 'Sorry Angel'

The "Jake Gyllenhaal was bisexual and it wasn't even a big deal" edition. 00:45 If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) 16:06 The Clock (Christian Marclay) 30:08 Cultural Capital Film Diary 33:32 Velvet Buzzsaw (Dan Gilroy) Find us: Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast

The "we're also very excited about the new Dan Gilroy film Velvet Buzzsaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette and RENE RUSSO" edition. With the imminent arrival of the ACMI season Juliette Binoche Forever, Cultural Capital singles out one of its highlights, Abbas Kiarostami's 2010 film, Certified Copy. We also take a look at the international version of Paolo Sorrentino's Silvio Berlusconi-inspired epic Loro, open the Cultural Capital Film Diary, and share our picks from the films scheduled for release later this year. There were a lot of films to get excited about and after all that Binoche, we could only handle so much excitement, so do let us know if we overlooked something egregious. 00:48 Loro 15:11 Cultural Capital Film Diary 16:25 Certified Copy 29:00 High Life (Claire Denis) 33:20 Long Day's Journey Into Night (Bi Gan) 36:40 Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi) 40:35 Little Women (Greta Gerwig) Find us: Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast

The "I find myself embracing Hollywood manipulation so readily these days" edition. Before we dive into the murky riches of 2019's summer slate, the Cultural Capital team, with some help from the MIFF Critics Campus, count down their favourite films of 2018. While in other parts of the world, this is a pretty straightforward affair, due to the vagaries of international releasing strategies, Australian cinephiles blend 2017 awards contenders - released here in January and February, 2018 - with those crammed into the last days of the year. And, much like an extremely well-made summer trifle, it's a delicious mess of vicious contrasts and complimentary additions. 00:45 Bodied 05:24 BPM 09:41 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 13:14 Burning 17:35 Claire White on Columbus and Skate Kitchen 19:44 Zama 22:33 James Waters on Zama 24:04 Black Panther 26:45 BPM 29:52 Private Life 34:40 The Favourite 38:12 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse 42:02 Cold War 48:44 Roma 54:47 Eliza Jansson on The Rider 56:48 Ivana Brehas on Burning

The "It's Been a Big Year For Drag Queens Helping Protagonists Self-Actualise" Edition. Our last episode of Cultural Capital for 2018 sees us blend the easy-to-find films of Netflix with trickier to track down overlooked gems. Anders, Eloise and Andy take a look at Alfonso Cuáron's Oscar hopeful, ROMA, the Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Anniston starring DUMPLIN', Jennifer Lopez's romantic comedy SECOND ACT and the Coen Brothers' TV-series-turned-feature-film THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS. We open the Cultural Capital Film Diary, and share our favourite overlooked films of 2018. Happy downtime cinephiles and merry Christmas viewing. 00:46 Roma 18:57 Cultural Capital Film Diary 20:13 Dumplin' 31:23 Second Act 34:51 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 39:17 Overlooked films of 2018 Find us: Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast

The "Montenegro Spritz" edition. For the November edition of your favourite Melbourne-centric movie podcast we take a look at two new releases, Steve McQueen's dour heist thriller Widows, and Jessica Leski's documentary I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story. We also feature an interview with Jessica Leski herself. To close out, we review the new Orson Welles movie now streaming on Netflix, The Other Side of the Wind. All this, plus your guide to what's happening on Melbourne screens, the Cultural Capital Film Diary, and a mistimed Campari. 00:40 Widows 10:34 The Cultural Capital Film Diary 14:10 An interview with Jessica Leski 28:10 I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story 38:31 The Other Side of the Wind Find us: Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast

The “whoaaahoooahwhaaaoahwhoaaaaaaaaaohh” edition. Any monthly podcast can give you opinions about the biggest film on the planet at the moment, but only Cultural Capital brings the context, and the history and resists the urge to do a Bradley Cooper impersonation. The fourth remake of A Star is Born comes with a huge amount of baggage, and Eloise, Anders and Andy just pick out the good stuff. All this, plus our Top 3 Films about Fame, and a look inside the Cultural Capital film diary for November. 00:42 A Star is Born 41:16 Cultural Capital Film Diary 43:50 Top 3 Films about Fame Find us: Twitter: TheCultCapPod Facebook: Cultural Capital Podcast Instagram: CulturalCapitalPodcast