2024 is the 70th anniversary of Godzilla and we’re continuing to give the Kaiju genre its flowers by covering the GAMERA TRILOGY (1995-1999) screening at SPECTACLE all month long in September. This week’s guest is STEVE MACFARLANE — the Spectacle film programmer who is also giving an in-person introduction to GODZILLA 1985 on 9/18 at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn for their WEIRD WEDNESDAY series.

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Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by ⁠Cristina Montes⁠, original music by ⁠Jeremy Bullen⁠.

Our next guest is LIZ PURCHELL — she’s the film programmer behind the ongoing monthly rep series WEIRD WEDNESDAY at Alamo Drafthouse’s Downtown Brooklyn location! In September she’s programming all 35mm screenings of Corey Yuen’s SO CLOSE (2002), Larry Cohen’s BONE (1972), GODZILLA 1985, and Roger Corman’s THE TRIP (1967).

Tap in to learn all about Liz’s extraordinary work as a queer film historian including her expertise as a film restorationist, archivist, home video producer/curator, and the creator of ASK ANY BUDDY.

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ANDREW ABREU visits the pod to help Host Alec Rodriguez share his reactions to SPECTACLE EVERY DAY: MEXICAN POPULAR CINEMA — the 22-film retrospective on Mexico Cinema’s Golden Age which ended its run last week at the Film at Lincoln Center.

🎞️The films from this retrospective can be found on THIS Letterboxd list!

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Meet Tomoko Takedani Sater — the interpreter at JAPAN CUTS responsible for connecting NY audiences with the Japanese filmmakers that gave live introductions and post-screening Q&As at the film festival!

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JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM 2024 came to a stirring close with a screening of SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC at Japan Society in NYC! On this episode Host Alec Rodriguez shares his reactions to the film festival’s repertory offerings and he’s joined by a new guest — LORI NAVARRO!

ICYMI: Japan Society Film Programmer ⁠ALEXANDER FEE⁠ returned to the show in episode #016 to highlight the Classics Slate at JAPAN CUTS this year.

🎞️Films in this program include:⁠

• August in Water (1995)
• ⁠Moving (1993)⁠
• Mermaid Legend (1984)⁠
• Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic (2023)⁠

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The guests on this episode are Cecilia Barrionuevo and Tyler Wilson — the programmers behind SPECTACLE EVERY DAY: MEXICAN POPULAR CINEMA — the 22-film retrospective on the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema screening at FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER from July 26-Aug 8.

🎞️Films in this retrospective can be found on THIS Letterboxd list!

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Film programmer ALEXANDER FEE returns to the show to hype up the 17th edition of JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM 2024 at Japan Society in NYC. We highlight the festival's repertory offerings in the Classics Slate:

🎞️Films in this program include:

• August in Water (1995)
• Moving (1993)
• Mermaid Legend (1984)
• Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic (2023)

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Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen.

DAN LAM returns to the show to share his anecdotes, observations and reactions to The Roxy Cinema, Spectacle, and the rep film series PRIMATE VISION with Host Alec Rodriguez!

Check out the previous episode of the show for Alec's interview with NICO PEDRERO-SETZER, the film critic and curator behind PRIMATE VISION!

🎞️The film series includes:

• THE SON OF KONG
• ALTERED STATES
• HUMAN NATURE
• DUNSTON CHECKS IN
• DOCTOR OF DOOM
• NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES
• THE LANCELOT LINK: SECRET CHIMP

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