The Letterboxd Show

• Michael Mann's Letterboxd
• Films talked about in this conversation
• Michael Mann’s list of his 14 favorite films
• Michael Mann Archives — Directing Ferrari
• Mia Lee Vicino’s Letterboxd
• Video version of this conversation on our YouTube channel

Credits:

• The conversation was recorded by Eileen Ruiz and edited by Shannon Keirce.
• Theme music: “Vampiros Danceoteque” by Moniker.
• Producers: Brian Formo and Gemma Gracewood.
• The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

Chapters:

• (00:01:15) Ferrari and the Michael Mann Archives — Directing Ferrari⁠
• (00:09:37) Turbo
• (00:10:58) Battleship Potemkin, Heat, and Last of the Mohicans
• (00:14:31) Apocalypse Now
• (00:16:14) The Conformist
• (00:17:01) From Here to Eternity and The Jericho Mile
• (00:18:32) The Hurt Locker
• (00:19:57) Dr. Strangelove and Heat
• (00:21:35) The Loved One
• (00:22:13) Poor Things
• (00:23:39) L’Atalante
• (00:24:36) The Sweet Smell of Success and The Insider
• (00:26:37) I Am Cuba and Ali
• (00:30:22) Raging Bull
• (00:31:18) Miami Vice, Heat, and the theatrical experience
• (00:33:00) Biutiful
• (00:34:04) Incendies
• (00:34:29) Pan’s Labyrinth
• (00:35:02) The Passion of Joan of Arc and The Insider
• (00:36:54) The Asphalt Jungle
• (00:38:54) Out of the Past
• (00:40:53) Memories of Murder, Manhunter, and serial killers
• (00:45:45) Pale Flower and Bicycle Thieves
• (00:46:57) Manhattan Melodrama and Public Enemies

The podcast hosts of summer a back! This time around ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Slim⁠⁠, Mia, and Mitchell discuss the upcoming SUMMER slate of movies and why you might need to add them to your own watchlists including MaXXXine, Kinds of Kindness, Furiousa: A Mad Max Saga, and Longlegs just to name a few*.* They also look ahead outside the most popular movies and shuffle their watchlists just like old times.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekend Watchlist – Updated Weekly list⁠⁠⁠⁠ > movies mentioned in this episode.

Chapters:

• Opening credits + The Fall Guy (00:00:00)
• Summer 2024 preview Top 10 through 3 (00:05:43)
• Summer 2024 preview Top 3 (00:30:55)
• Our summer watchlists (00:39:02)
• Watchlists shuffles (00:49:15)

Credits: Recorded in Philadelphia PA, Newark DE and Los Angeles CA. Edited by Slim. Theme music: ‘⁠IZON’ by Trent Walton. Production manager: Sophie Shin. The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

Lists & Links: David on Tombstone; Tripp on La Belle Noiseuse; Mason on Critters

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For our grand finale, the Best in Show crew heads to the 96th Academy Awards! Brian, who had a golden ticket to the ceremony itself, recaps how it felt for his eyes to see Al Pacino announce, “My eyes see Oppenheimer!”, while Gemma and Mia recount their hectic day on the red carpet and evening in the press room—plus dancing with the Anatomy of a Fall lawyers at the afterparty. Finally, we invite our London correspondent/Best in Show newsletter extraordinaire George Fenwick to reflect on the awards season as a whole, and to submit his winning pick for the inaugural Bradley Moze (and Otis) Awards, named for our beloved cats who kept us grounded over the past few months. Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• Oscars experience (00:02:57)
• The show itself (00:11:14)
• George Fenwick interview (40:15)
• Bradley Moze & Otis Awards (00:53:32)
• Closing credits (00:59:40)

Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, London and Auckland. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

This week, Gemma chats with Academy President Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer about the importance of the Oscars to the global film community, plus its engaging impact on theater-going in a constantly changing industry. Also, Mia and Brian debrief about the Dune: Part Two hype (Space melodrama! More worms! All hail Denis Villeneuve!) and its entry into the Letterboxd Top 250 at a miraculous number six. For the grand finale, riot grrrl rockers Sleater-Kinney make a special appearance, with Carrie Brownstein recounting her brief appearance in Todd Haynes’ Carol. Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• News (00:01:28)
• Bill Kramer & Janet Yang interview (00:22:37)
• Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:43:39)
• Sleater-Kinney interview (00:48:00)
• Closing credits (00:59:40)

Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

This week, the Best in Show crew is full of Indie Spirit as they mingle on the carpet and out the back of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where Zoe Lister-Jones, Jordan Firstman and the teams from Kokomo City and The Zone of Interest all stop by for chats about Cassavetes versus Altman, the secrets to a great director-producer relationship and epic movie dog moments. Brian meets his sporting hero Marshawn Lynch, and Mia settles in for a conversation with International Feature Spirit winner Justine Triet about the multiple languages of Anatomy of a Fall. Finally, Neil Hamburger himself (On Cinema’s Gregg Turkington, cast member in the John Cassavetes Award-winning Fremont) tells Mia and Gemma about the first award he ever won (and seems to keep on winning).

Chapters:

• Opening credits (00:00:00)
• News (00:03:06)
• Justine Triet interview (00:33:34)
• Winner Winner Turkington Dinner (00:49:48)
• Closing credits (00:54:40)

Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

Lists & Links: Best in Show’s HQ Page, Film Independent’s HQ Page