Ep #20 - Short Films & A Matter of Life and Death
This week we review A Matter of Life and Death (no it’s not about stepping outside of your home during the pandemic) and talk about short films from famous directors. Brenton, a friend of the podcast and USC film school grad student, joins us for our in depth discussion.
This Week
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, UK, 1h 44m
Blu-ray available from the Criterion Collection, Trailer
Wasp (2003)
Dir. Andrea Arnold, UK, 26m
Cousins? (2003)
Dir. Jim Jarmusch, USA, 18m
A Day in the Country (1936)
Dir. Jean Renoir, France, 41m
Available to stream on the Criterion Channel
An Andalusian Dog (1929)
Dir. Luis Buñuel, Spain, 21m
Available on YouTube and other internet places
Episode Outline & Notes
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Special Guest: Brendon Bender
BFI/Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Movies (critics list): A Matter of Life and Death
Topic: Short Films
Lights Out - David F. Sandberg
Cigarettes & Coffee - Paul Thomas Anderson
Cousins? (2003)
The Day He Arrives (2011) - Hong Sangsoo
Wasp (2003)
Fish Tank (2009) - Andrea Arnold
BFI/Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Movies (critics list): A Day in the Country
A Day in the Country Backstory
BFI/Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Movies (directors list): An Andalusian Dog
Next Week
Bad Education (2019)
Dir. Cory Finley, US, 1h 48m
Available to stream with an HBO subscription, including on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Los Olvidados (1950)
Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1h 28m
Available on Amazon Prime
Check out ouR new YouTube video!
A little ode to fire on film. Shots with fire in them from a whole bunch of movies were cut together in this supercut short film. Everything from Tarkovsky to National Treasure is in there.