Sharon Gissy's guest appearances

Sharon Gissy

Director's Club

Cine-Cast

Tobe Hooper

John Sayles

Jeremy Saulnier

John Landis

Terry Gilliam

Michael Mann

Alfred Hitchcock

Joe Swanberg

Hal Hartley

George Romero

Ingmar Bergman

Stanley Kubrick

Orson Welles

George Miller

Steve McQueen

OwlTail

Todd Haynes

One of my very favorite people on the planet joins me to talk about a director that was covered a decade ago but deserves revisiting especially in light of his more recent work. The wonderful Sharon Gissy, creator of the Mental Filmness Film Festival returns to the show to talk all about groundbreaking director Todd Haynes. I know many years ago on the show I brought attention to his masterpiece SAFE but wanted to revisit it now given the times we live in and to hear Sharon’s thoughts especially on that one and several others from his filmography. We don’t dive too deep into his films that deconstruct the music biopic but we cover ones that we feel the most passionate about for sure. Though as a side note, I do also recommend his MILDRED PIERCE miniseries remake and the recent VELVET UNDERGROUND documentary though we didn’t cover those here. I also ask Sharon about her favorite portrayals of mental health in cinema and talk about a recent rewatch of GIRL, INTERRUPTED.  00:00 - 07:17 - Introduction 07:18 - 28:58 - What We Watched Recently 28:59 - 02:14:05 - Todd Haynes! 02:14:06 - 02:21:23 - Top 3 Todd Haynes Films / Outro  Follow Sharon (Mental Filmness): https://twitter.com/MentalFilmness https://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness

One of my very favorite people on the planet joins me to talk about a director that was covered a decade ago but deserves revisiting especially in light of his more recent work. The wonderful Sharon Gissy, creator of the <a href="https://mentalfilmness.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mental Filmness Film Festival</a> returns to the show to talk all about groundbreaking director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Haynes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Todd Haynes</a>. I know many years ago on the show I brought attention to his masterpiece SAFE but wanted to revisit it now given the times we live in and to hear Sharon’s thoughts especially on that one and several others from his filmography. We don’t dive too deep into his films that deconstruct the music biopic but we cover ones that we feel the most passionate about for sure. Though as a side note, I do also recommend his MILDRED PIERCE miniseries remake and the recent VELVET UNDERGROUND documentary though we didn’t cover those here. I also ask Sharon about her favorite portrayals of mental health in cinema and talk about a recent rewatch of GIRL, INTERRUPTED. 00:00 - 07:17 - Introduction 07:18 - 28:58 - What We Watched Recently 28:59 - 02:14:05 - Todd Haynes! 02:14:06 - 02:21:23 - Top 3 Todd Haynes Films / Outro Follow Sharon (Mental Filmness): <a href="https://twitter.com/MentalFilmness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MentalFilmness</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness</a>

Episode 199: Todd Haynes Redux (feat. Sharon Gissy)

Episode #17 of the Cine-Cast opens with Associate Editors Ben Sachs &amp; Kathleen Sachs discussing the new Golden Bear winning Iranian film by Mohammad Rasoulof, THERE IS NO EVIL. Next, contributors Megan Fariello &amp; Josh B Mabe chat with Music Box Theater's operations manager Kyle Cubr about the ups and downs of the movie theater business during the pandemic, and shares the theater's reopening strategy and very exciting upcoming programming. Finally, in a new closing segment to the podcast, we chat with a friend of Cine-File to discuss a recent film they watched that they want to share with you! Sharon Gissy, the organizer of the Mental Filmness film festival (mentalfilmness.com) comes on to discuss Chantal Akerman's radical musical THE GOLDEN EIGHTIES. Don't forget to read the Cinefile Cinelist every week at www.cinefile.infoThe introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: www.benvanv.com

Episode #17 of the Cine-Cast opens with Associate Editors Ben Sachs &amp; Kathleen Sachs discussing the new Golden Bear winning Iranian film by Mohammad Rasoulof, THERE IS NO EVIL. Next, contributors Megan Fariello &amp; Josh B Mabe chat with Music Box Theater's operations manager Kyle Cubr about the ups and downs of the movie theater business during the pandemic, and shares the theater's reopening strategy and very exciting upcoming programming. Finally, in a new closing segment to the podcast, we chat with a friend of Cine-File to discuss a recent film they watched that they want to share with you! Sharon Gissy, the organizer of the Mental Filmness film festival (<a href="http://mentalfilmness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mentalfilmness.com</a>) comes on to discuss Chantal Akerman's radical musical THE GOLDEN EIGHTIES.  Don't forget to read the Cinefile Cinelist every week at <a href="http://www.cinefile.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cinefile.info</a> The introductory theme is by local film composer Ben Van Vlissingen. Find out more about his work here: <a href="http://www.benvanv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.benvanv.com</a>

Theaters Reopening! & THERE IS NO EVIL & New Segment (w/ Sharon Gissy & Kyle Cubr)

Chantal Akerman

Kate Blair

80% of the crew for Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman were women. For this episode, I needed the perspective and insights from two of the smartest women I know. Returning guest Kate Blair and newcomer Sharon Gissy join me to discuss this remarkable (and oftentimes challenging) Belgian director that completely changed European cinema back in the mid-70s. We talk about six Chantal Akerman films she’s made mostly in chronological order and several are available on the Criterion Channel. Just a heads up we had technical difficulties for the last 20 minutes so the show had to be cut a bit shorter than usual but I explain in the episode once we reach the outro.  We start with her short film debut and end on her poignant documentary News From Home. Similar themes and ideas pop up along the way. For the what we watched recently segment, titles include Rachel Getting Married, Psycho Goreman, Last Year At Marienbad and QAnon: Into The Storm. Thank you so much to my wonderful guests for coming on to talk about a truly special filmmaker. Also just a heads up that the next episode on Louis Malle may not come out until the very end of May due to busy schedules from both myself and the guests. 00:00 - 08:30 - Introduction 08:31 - 09:25 - What We Watched Song 09:26 - 35:35 - What We Watched Recently 35:36 - 36:39 - Director Song 36:40 - 02:03:22 - Chantal Akerman Discussion 02:03:23 - 02:08:32 - Top Three Akerman Films / Outro  Portrait Of A Young Girl At The End Of 60s In Brussels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijI-wOhbQo Watch Chantal Akerman Films:https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-chantal-akerman-2 Mental Filmness Festival Hosted By Sharon:https://mentalfilmness.comhttps://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness  Voices &amp; Visions Reviews From Sharon: https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/sharongissy Letterboxd Reviews From Kate:https://letterboxd.com/selective_kate Voices &amp; Visions Reviews From Kate:https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/kateblair Follow Me On Letterboxd (but not on Twitter ever again): https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/episode-187-chantal-akerman

80% of the crew for Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman were women. For this episode, I needed the perspective and insights from two of the smartest women I know. Returning guest Kate Blair and newcomer Sharon Gissy join me to discuss this remarkable (and oftentimes challenging) Belgian director that completely changed European cinema back in the mid-70s. We talk about six <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Akerman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chantal Akerman</a> films she’s made mostly in chronological order and several are available on the Criterion Channel. Just a heads up we had technical difficulties for the last 20 minutes so the show had to be cut a bit shorter than usual but I explain in the episode once we reach the outro. We start with her short film debut and end on her poignant documentary News From Home. Similar themes and ideas pop up along the way. For the what we watched recently segment, titles include Rachel Getting Married, Psycho Goreman, Last Year At Marienbad and QAnon: Into The Storm. Thank you so much to my wonderful guests for coming on to talk about a truly special filmmaker. Also just a heads up that the next episode on Louis Malle may not come out until the very end of May due to busy schedules from both myself and the guests. 00:00 - 08:30 - Introduction 08:31 - 09:25 - What We Watched Song 09:26 - 35:35 - What We Watched Recently 35:36 - 36:39 - Director Song 36:40 - 02:03:22 - Chantal Akerman Discussion 02:03:23 - 02:08:32 - Top Three Akerman Films / Outro Portrait Of A Young Girl At The End Of 60s In Brussels: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijI-wOhbQo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijI-wOhbQo</a> Watch Chantal Akerman Films:<a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-chantal-akerman-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-chantal-akerman-2</a> Mental Filmness Festival Hosted By Sharon:<a href="https://mentalfilmness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mentalfilmness.com</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mentalfilmness</a> Voices &amp; Visions Reviews From Sharon: <a href="https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/sharongissy" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/sharongissy</a> Letterboxd Reviews From Kate:<a href="https://letterboxd.com/selective_kate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/selective_kate</a> Voices &amp; Visions Reviews From Kate:<a href="https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/kateblair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.voicesvisions.net/reviews/tag/kateblair</a> Follow Me On Letterboxd (but not on Twitter ever again): <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/episode-187-chantal-akerman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/jimlaczkowski/list/episode-187-chantal-akerman</a>

Episode 187: Chantal Akerman (feat. Kate Blair + Sharon Gissy)