This week, The Film Comment Podcast welcomes back seminal critic David Bordwell to discuss his new book Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling. Instead of approaching the decade through the lens of one genre or auteur, Bordwell thinks about the stylistic hallmarks that distinguished the decade—for example, screenwriting conven ... Show More
Oct 13
NYFF64 Festival Report, with Bilge Ebiri and Molly Haskell
As the 64th New York Film Festival drew to a close last week, it was once again time for Film Comment’s Festival Report, our annual live overview of the NYFF that was. Critics Bilge Ebiri and Molly Haskell joined Film Comment Editors Clinton Krute and Devika Girish for a spirited ... Show More
58m 12s
Sep 2020
'Hollywood, The Sequel,' Episode 12: "No Going Back to “Normal” with Guillermo del Toro, Zack Arnold and Laine Trzinski"
As the Frame is on hiatus, we are sharing the new show by John Horn, "Hollywood, The Sequel." The limited-run podcast series asks some of the entertainment industry’s most influential artists and executives how Hollywood could and should reinvent itself. We don’t know yet how the ... Show More
19m 39s
Aug 2020
'Hollywood, The Sequel,' Episode 10: "2020 Visions For Hollywood’s Future with Glenn Close and Ruth Carter"
As the Frame is on hiatus, we are sharing the new show by John Horn, "Hollywood, The Sequel." The limited-run podcast series asks some of the entertainment industry’s most influential artists and executives how Hollywood could and should reinvent itself. Glenn Close is hoping for ... Show More
25m 11s
Aug 2023
'Dune 2' Pushed Back, Barbenheimer’s $2 Billion, and Everything We Missed While We Were Out
We’re back! Sean and Amanda discuss all the movies they missed, the big stories out of Hollywood, and much more (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by ‘Bottoms’ director Emma Seligman to discuss her new comedy (1:35:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Emma Seligman
Sen ... Show More
2h 5m