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Podcasts about movies from the makers of Letterboxd, the social network for film lovers. Hosted by Gemma and Slim and Mitchell and Mia and Brian. Transcripts available. read less
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Best in Show: BAFTAs and Barbie with Billie Eilish and Finneas
Feb 23 2024
Best in Show: BAFTAs and Barbie with Billie Eilish and Finneas
This week, the Best in Show crew finds out what they’re made for with Grammy-winning special guests Billie Eilish and Finneas. The superstar sibling duo is behind the Best Original Song Oscar nominee ‘What Was I Made For?’, and Mia chats with them about hiding secrets in their devastating-but-hopeful tune, the music and movies that make them feel emotionally validated and Billie’s directing aspirations. There’s also some queening out over a mutual love of Andrew Scott in Fleabag and Sherlock—relevant because he and Billie are both nominated in acting categories at the Indie Spirits this year (him for All of Us Strangers, her for Swarm), and because Andrew is always relevant. London Editor Ella Kemp pops in as well for a BAFTAs debrief, sharing her interviews with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Samantha Morton and Best in Show bestie Paul Mescal. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00)BAFTA recap and red carpet interviews (00:01:43)Behind the curtain (00:23:36)Billie Eilish and FINNEAS interview (00:26:08)Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:45:29)Closing credits (00:59:40) Sponsor: Sony Pictures Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles and London. 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: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show’s HQ Page, BAFTAs HQ Page
Best in Show: Sundance sum-ups and Flower Moon costumes with Oscar nominee Jacqueline West
Feb 2 2024
Best in Show: Sundance sum-ups and Flower Moon costumes with Oscar nominee Jacqueline West
The Best in Show team welcomes our East Coast correspondent Adesola Thomas to chat about her best of the Park City fest, among them the raucous Irish-language rap-musical Kneecap, sisterly drama In the Summers and coming-of-age charmer Dìdi (弟弟). Then, Mia and Gemma head to Osage County with five-time Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West for an in-depth interview on her “method costuming” techniques for Killers of the Flower Moon—which included close collaboration with fellow nominees Lily Gladstone and Martin Scorsese, as well as Osage wardrobe consultant Julie O’Keefe. She also shares how she creates a real-life closet to help her actors inhabit their characters’ wardrobes, an insightful approach that Jessica Chastain has requested on all of her films since working with West on The Tree of Life. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00)News (00:01:28)Sundance (00:07:27)Jacqueline West interview (00:19:58)Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (00:50:31)Closing credits (00:59:42) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Auckland. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo and our newsletter edited by George Fenwick. 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: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show’s HQ Page
Best in Show: Poor Things, Lord of the Rings, and those pesky Golden Globes
Jan 12 2024
Best in Show: Poor Things, Lord of the Rings, and those pesky Golden Globes
In this art direction-focused episode of Best in Show, Mia chats with the production designers behind the mad world of Poor Things—James Price and Shona Heath—about their human anatomy-inspired sets, and Gemma catches up with an old friend: Grant Major, Academy Award-winning production designer of a little film saga called The Lord of the Rings. The crew also hears from a few contenders at the Governors Awards (including a serenade from The Holdovers’ Dominic Sessa), rages against the SAG nomination snubs (WHERE is Charles Melton?!) and goes in on those Golden Globes (Stone and Gladstone world domination). Oh, and Mark Ruffalo, Yorgos Lanthimos and ol’ blue eyes Cillian Murphy may just stop by, too. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00)Governor’s Awards (00:02:17)SAG Nominations (00:15:05)Golden Globes (00:17:47)Production Design (00:26:45)Grant Major interview (00:28:00)James Price + Shona Heath interview (00:46:25)Winner Winner Chicken Run Dinner (01:06:12)Closing credits (01:15:17) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, 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. Lists & Links: List of movies mentioned, Best in Show’s HQ Page, Wood & Ella’s Playtime reviews
Best in Show: 2023 Year in Review Extravaganza!
Jan 5 2024
Best in Show: 2023 Year in Review Extravaganza!
The Letterboxd crew pops the champagne and rounds up a roundtable for a celebration of 2023 cinema! We detail the results of our annual Year in Review, highlight the highest rated films of the year across categories and continents, reflect on the controlled chaos of our own personal stats and anticipate what 2024 has in store (the returns of Robert Pattinson and Bong Joon-ho). Plus, a New Year’s present from the creative team behind our community’s #1 favorite: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Featuring the voices of Slim, Mia Lee Vicino, Gemma Gracewood, Brian Formo, Mitchell Beaupre, Sophie Shin, Ella Kemp, Flynn Slicker and Aaron Yap. Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00)Highest Rated Overall (00:05:09)Highest Rated Animated (00:14:41)Most and Highest (00:20:29)Mailbag / Most Hearts to Watches (00:32:03)World of Cinema (00:34:17)Canada + Music Films (00:36:06)Highest Rated Genres (00:44:45)Highest Rated Horror (01:00:32)Highest Rated Romance / Short Films (01:08:17)Stat Surprises Roundtable (01:21:28)Closing credits (01:41:50) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles, New York City, Auckland, London, Toronto, Nantucket, Delaware and Philadelphia. 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: 2023 Year in Review, Best in Show’s HQ Page, list of movies mentioned, Emoji Movie Channel’s Blue Giant review, Ruth Pan’s Barbie review, Val The Movieguy’s Falling in Love Like in Movies review, Jack’s The Swan review