Shot on a shoestring in six wild weeks, CHUNGKING EXPRESS is the movie that put legendary Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai on the international map—along with his star, pop diva Faye Wong...and her Cantonese cover of The Cranberries's hit "Dreams." Host Rico Gagliano learns how the song, the director, and the singer all came together to capture Hong Kong at ... Show More
Nov 20
DIE MY LOVE — Lynne Ramsay unleashes the beast
<p>In <b>DIE MY LOVE</b>, new mother Grace (a virtuosic Jennifer Lawrence) is stuck at home while her disinterested husband Jackson (Robert Pattinson) is at work. With only her baby, a barking dog, and her own thoughts to keep her company, she begins to unravel. Visionary writer- ... Show More
17m 35s
May 2022
042. Wong Kar-wai: In The Mood for Love
<p>Shhh, don’t tell the neighbors we cheated… because Ben’s Deep Cut pick isn’t really a deep cut at all! We enter the forlorn, romantic world of Wong Kai-wai’s most critically acclaimed film: In the Mood for Love (2000), starring the incomparable Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Be ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2024
MéloCiné : La musique du studio Ghibli
<p>Cette année le Festival de Cannes célèbre le studio Ghibli avec la Palme d’or d’honneur, l’occasion pour nous de revenir sur l'oeuvre du talentueux compositeur Joe Hisaishi.<br/>En effet, les films japonais du studio Ghibli, et particulièrement ceux du réalisateur Ha ... Show More
8m 30s
Dec 2020
#315 - Wong Kar Wai, Christopher Doyle & Brigitte Lin on Ashes of Time Redux
This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, join a conversation with Wong Kar Wai, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and actress Brigitte Lin from the 46th NYFF in 2008, moderated by J. Hoberman. Watch Ashes of Time Redux in our Wong Kar Wai retrospective, available nationw ... Show More
27m 57s
Aug 2023
Gran Turismo is Cynical and Glorious
This week, Julia is joined by Slate associate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist at The New York Times. The panel begins by test driving Gran Turismo, a sports movie that is essentially a Playstation commercial based on popular intellectual property ... Show More
59m 35s
Mar 2023
062. 2022 Film and TV in Review
<p>Another year has wrapped production, and the production assistants are here to clean up! Just in time for the 2023 Oscars, Ben, Wilson, and Eli mop up the mess left by superheroes and conductors, stop motion shells and Na’vi, interdimensional travelers and cannibals, mourners ... Show More
2h 25m
Nov 2023
Nicolas Cage is Your Nightmare
This week, Dana and Stephen are joined by Supreme Friend of the Pod, Isaac Butler, who co-hosts Slate’s Working podcast and is the author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (which is now available in paperback!). The panel begins by pondering Dream Scenario, ... Show More
59m 31s
Feb 2024
Celine Song - 'Past Lives' [LIVE]
In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Korean-Canadian filmmaker, who is Oscar-nominated for her autobiographical feature directorial debut, reflects on her transition from playwright to filmmaker, the biggest challenges that a first-time filmmaker faces and her aspir ... Show More
1h 31m