Talk Film Society Podcast

Siobhan and Marcelo talk the Best Pictures and Best Directors of 2023 in the almost-last episode of their awards season series. They also discuss the movie of the week, The English Patient, the Oscar winner for Best Picture and Best Director. Plus, they talk Dune: Part Two, Problemista, Hannibal, The Fugitive, Thanksgiving, Wonka, Salvador, and a whole lot more!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) celebrates the podcast's 100th episode with an epic tribute to David Fincher's 2014 absurdist black romantic comedy GONE GIRL. Starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck, the twisted marriage story was a smash hit and in the decade since has emerged as an influential and unforgettable classic. Manish invites a group of guests to dissect the film: Erica (@eRockReviews), Dave (@darnthatdave), Erin (@erinefraser), Ben (@nebisben), Sal (@salandthebadpun), and Marcelo (@MarceloJPico). In honor of our Gone Girl Amy and our Aloof Boy Nick, listen to a celebration of the film that Oscar winner Anne Hathaway once called her more recent favorite romantic comedy!

It's the last round up for this season of Cinema To The Letter, cowpokes! To close out the Won 1 Oscar season, Bryan, Thomas & special guest Saveydro discuss the unlikely Best Animated Feature winner Rango as their A for Atypical choice! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How does Rango stick out in the modern animated film landscape? Why is Gore Verbinski such a visionary filmmaker? Who is the true Spirit of the West? Well, lasso up yourselves some ugly cute critters and have them listen along with you to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Siobhan and Marcelo are near the end of the award season series! Here, they talk the Best Actor and Actress categories and they pick their favorites of 2023. Plus, they talk about the Best Actor and Best Actress winner The Silence of the Lambs. That and they talk Oppenheimer, The Taste of Things, Turning Red, Dicks: The Musical, Blue Valentine, and a lot more! Vote in this year’s Talk Film Society Awards: TalkFilmSoc.com/TFSAwards Join our Discord for more awards talk and to get updates on everything TFS: TalkFilmSoc.com/Discord

Do we look like we're negotiating? No, we look like we're listening to the latest episode of Cinema To The Letter! For this episode, hosts Thomas & Bryan are joined by special guest Matt Curione to discuss 2007's Michael Clayton as the M for Masterpiece pick of their Won 1 Oscar season! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How weird is it that Tilda Swinton won her Oscar for this not-so-weird role? What did director/writer Tony Gilroy bring from Michael Clayton to his eventual Star Wars TV show? How much does Tom Wilkinson make you want to bite into a baguette? Well, sit in the back of that taxi like George Clooney pondering what his next step is as you listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Siobhan and Marcelo go through their favorite film scores of 2023 on this episode of the award season series! They also talk about the Oscar-winning film of the week, Frida, which won the Best Original Score award. They also talk The Promised Land, Argylle, John Wick, Promising Young Woman, Past Lives, Poor Things, and a lot more!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) closes out the Sports Romance miniseries with the 2010 Sanaa Hamri film JUST WRIGHT! Starring THEE Queen Latifah, Common, and Paula Patton, this romantic comedy is pleasant and charming, with some deep insights baked into the surface-level studio film. He welcomes back Alexandria Daniels (@filmnvinyl) to the podcast, and they talk about the Queen, her legacy, and what this movie means for her screen persona. Listen to the podcast—or risk getting a bucket of ice getting thrown onto you!

Step right up for The Greatest Podcast On Earth! This week, Cinema To The Letter examines the 1952 Best Picture The Greatest Show on Earth, one of the more infamous winners of the biggest Academy Award about life at the circus as the E for Egregious pick for their Won 1 Oscar season. Together, our duo Thomas and Bryan answer the crucial questions. Why did this inspire a young Steven Spielberg to become a filmmaker? How bad can old school rear screen projection get? Where would we be without the keen insights of Buttons, A Clown? Well, sit back and look at the center ring as you listen to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid! We’re a proud member of the Talk Film Society podcast network!

Siobhan and Marcelo continue the 2023 award season series with a look at screenplays, both original and adapted. They talk about the film of the week, the Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner, The Apartment. Then they list their favorite screenplays of 2023. Plus they discuss Jamarique’s “Virtual Insanity” music video, Infinity Pool. more Sundance 2024 films: Exhibiting Forgiveness and Tendaberry, also Wall Street, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and a whole lot more!

Cheers to a new episode of Cinema To The Letter! This week, Thomas & Bryan cover the N for New pick for their Won 1 Oscar season: the 2020 Best International Film winner Another Round! While those Academy Awards might be a blur, the exploits of Mads Mikkelson and his bros attempting to stay consistently inebriated is an incredibly entertaining watch worth looking back at! Together, our duo answer the crucial questions. How does Another Round pull off one of the best endings in modern cinematic history? Why is Mads Mikkelson so uniquely hot? Can dudes both rock and not rock simultaneously? Well, grab a cold one and listen in to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Siobhan and Marcelo continue their award season series 2023 by talking the best animated films of the year with their guest Joey (@rmfezman). The films discussed are as follows: A Fish Called Wanda, American Fiction, Lupin III: The First, Yentel, Clerks, plus Sundance 2024 films: A Real Pain, Love Me and Thelma, and a lot more! They discuss the movie fo the week, Spirited Away, the Oscar-winning animated film, and they also list their favorite animated films of the year. Expect a lot of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. Movie talk.

Did you forget there's a new episode of Cinema To The Letter? Don't worry, it's still here for you to discover! For the I for Indie pick for their Won 1 Oscar season, Thomas & Bryan are joined by Lili Labens to remember the 2004 sci-fi romantic drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Together, they'll answer the crucial questions. Why is screenwriter Charlie Kaufman the king of "Dude Are You Okay" cinema? What made sad clown Jim Carrey perfect for this role? Where did Hollywood lose sight of Michel Gondry's talents? Well, stop dancing around in your underwear and listen in to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Siobhan and Marcelo discuss the 2023 Oscar nominations, live to tape! Then guest Matt Curione (@TheRealMattC) comes in to discuss the nominees and the film of the week, A Fish Called Wanda. They also discuss the best supporting actor performances of 2023. Plus, they talk A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, I.S.S., The Beekeeper, and more! Check out past episodes: TalkFilmSociety.com/tfspod

No matter what perspective you're following, there's no denying that a new season of Cinema To The Letter has started! To kick off their awards focused Won 1 Oscar season, Thomas, Bryan and special guest John Patterson discuss Rashomon! This C for Classic pick from director Akira Kurosawa won the initial version of what is now known as Best International Feature Academy Award and would lead of an incredible run of acclaimed masterpieces from Kurosawa. Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Can we find an empirical truth in this cruel world? Why are early Oscar categories so weird? How can anyone not feel sad looking at Takashi Shimura on the edge of tears? Well, try to remember what you've witnessed and listen in to find out! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) brings in the new year with the landmark basketball romance LOVE & BASKETBALL. With guest Shak (@ShakExcellence)! They talk about the super hot chemistry between stars Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps, the beautiful filmmaking by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and how well the movie holds up in its exploration of gender in sports. This 2000 movie is entertaining, charming, romantic, and gets even better on rewatch!

Siobhan and Marcelo continue their 2023 awards season series by looking at the Best Costume Design and Best Production Design categories. They talk about their favorites of the year, and they go back to talk about the Oscar winner of both awards, Moulin Rouge! They also discuss the Critics Choice Awards and the SAG, PGA, and DGA nominations. They also talk about the films The Boy and the Heron, Mean Girls (2024), All About My Mother, Self Reliance, Killers of the Flower Moon, and more! Plus the greatest Gold Derby Game ever played is played on this episode! Check out past episodes: TalkFilmSociety.com/tfspod Join our Discord for more awards talk and to get updates on everything TFS: TalkFilmSoc.com/Discord

There's Oscar buzz abound and that means Cinema To The Letter is returning for a new season! This time, hosts Thomas and Bryan are looking at six films that have Won 1 Oscar! That's right; this selection is not just Best Picture winners or any of the other major categories. All of them won (at least) one Academy Award in any category! Listen in to find out which specific films will be covered! Join our Patreon for $1 for monthly bonus episodes and the chance to vote for new podcasts at patreon.com/cinema2letter! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! Artwork by Michelle Kyle! Music by Burial Grid!

Siobhan and Marcelo welcome back to the show Thomas and Bryan from Cinema to the Letter (@cinema2letter) to discuss awards season 2023. Their main focus is Best Visual Effects; they talk about their favorites of the year and they also go back to talk about the 2013 winner of the Best Visual Effects Oscar, Gravity. They also discuss the Golden Globes, The Iron Claw, Suicide Squad, The Lodge, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, All of Us Strangers, The Zone of Interest, Fallen Leaves, and plenty more! Check out past episodes: TalkFilmSociety.com/tfspod Join our Discord for more awards talk and to get updates on everything TFS: TalkFilmSoc.com/Discord

Happy New Year! Siobhan and Marcelo celebrate by talking awards season 2023! They talk about Barbie moving to the Adapted Screenplay category before focusing on their main topic: Best Cinematography. They talk about the 2003 Oscar winner for Best Cinematography, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Then they talk about their favorites of 2023. But also they talk about all this: Rebel Moon, Maestro, The Iron Claw, The Holdovers, Showing Up, Anyone But You, The Color Purple, and a whole lot more. Check out past episodes: TalkFilmSociety.com/tfspod Join our Discord for more awards talk and to get updates on everything TFS: TalkFilmSoc.com/Discord

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) travels across the pond for the 2004 tennis romcom WIMBLEDON! He welcomes back friend of the podcast Erin Fraser (@erinefraser) for this cute but not completely satisfying movie starring the legendary Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany. Be warned: they talk more about Dunst's career journey than the actual movie, but who could blame them? They also go into how few tennis movies there are, the movie's surprisingly stacked cast, and how this movie differs from 2020s romcoms!