40. Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) m/ Håkon Tveit
BIFF is very much underway! A couple of weeks ago Joe met with Håkon Tveit (Program director (Documentary)/School program/Cine Latino) to discuss BIFF's school program, its importance, the documentary program and Cine Latino! Thanks again to BIFF and Håkon! --------The whole RSS feed is available here > https://rss.com/podcasts/thereelthingThe Reel Thing on Social Media:Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/thereelthingpod---------All music by Wise John. https://wisejohn.com/Follow them on Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/wisejohnofficial/---------Bergen Filmklubb > https://bergenfilmklubb.no/BIFF > biff,no
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39. The Beast (2023)
In this very special episode, Joe is joined again by Hanne Rømsing to talk about the recent collab between BFK and Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek (BOB) in which they screened Bernard Bonello's 2023 'The Beast' as part of a project on adaptation at BOB. They discussed the influence of film adaptation, the deeper meanings of the film, and the use of literature as a springboard for cinema.--------The whole RSS feed is available here > https://rss.com/podcasts/thereelthingThe Reel Thing on Social Media:Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/thereelthingpod---------All music by Wise John. https://wisejohn.com/Follow them on Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/wisejohnofficial/---------Bergen Filmklubb > https://bergenfilmklubb.no/
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38. Yasujirō Ozu Pt. 2
In this episode, Joe revisits the life and works of Yasujirō Ozu to give a more holistic view of the Japanese director.--------The whole RSS feed is available here > https://rss.com/podcasts/thereelthingThe Reel Thing on Social Media:Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/thereelthingpod---------All music by Wise John. https://wisejohn.com/Follow them on Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/wisejohnofficial/---------Bergen Filmklubb > https://bergenfilmklubb.no/---------Sources: Kantoku Ozu by Shiguehiko HasumiKantozu Yasujiro by Chris Fujiwara in Frames Cinema JournalTranscending Life on This Planet: The Films of Yasujirō Ozu by Wael Khairy On Yasujiro Ozu by Paul SchraderGrave of Yasujiro Ozu from Atlas Obscurahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasujir%C5%8D_OzuBFI article Ozu Yasujiro: the master of time by Thom AndersonJapan House article Ozu Yasujiro life and films by Jasper SharpHarvard Film Archive Ozu 120: The Complete Ozu Yasujiro by Kelley DongNippon.com article Ozu Yasujiro: A Director’s Time in Tateshina by Carmen Grau Villa
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37. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Witness me!We're so back! What a lovely day! In this first episode of the new season of 'The Reel Thing', Joe talks about the heart-racing, blood-pumping, car-driving production of George Miller's smash hit 'Mad Mad: Fury Road'. Specifically touching on the decades the film took to make, they also explored the notion of 'climate fiction' and environmentalism in fiction.--------The whole RSS feed is available here > https://rss.com/podcasts/thereelthingThe Reel Thing on Social Media:Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/thereelthingpod---------All music by Wise John. https://wisejohn.com/Follow them on Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/wisejohnofficial/---------Bergen Filmklubb > https://bergenfilmklubb.no/---------Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic by Kyle Buchanan (Published 2020) NYT‘A fetish party in the desert’: the making of Mad Max: Fury Road , March 2022, Peter BradshawTime Out Magazine: Mad Max: Fury Road's George Miller on his post-apocalyptic classics and Mel Gibson by Joshua Rothkopf Challenging Narrative and Gender Representation in the Action Genre, Kyle BarrettWriter/Director George Miller Talks MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Returning to the Post-Apocalyptic World, Thousands of Storyboards, and More at Comic-Con by Christina Radish (2014)Lights! Camera! Infraction! Mad Mad shows why Hollywood indulges bad behaviour by Ryan Gilbey (2022) Stories to save the world: the new wave of climate fiction by Claire Armistead https://tabitha-whiting.medium.com/climate-fiction-is-now-our-reality-a267bd1db4c7‘It’s Not Climate Change - It’s Everything Change’ Margaret Atwood (essay)
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36. Hong Sang-soo Episode
In this director-focus episode, Joe talks all about the director Hong Sang-soo, following BFK's screenings of Tale of Cinema, The Novelist's Film, and In Our Day. --------The whole RSS feed is available here > https://rss.com/podcasts/thereelthingThe Reel Thing on Social Media:Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/thereelthingpod---------All music by Wise John. https://wisejohn.com/Follow them on Instagram > https://www.instagram.com/wisejohnofficial/---------Bergen Filmklubb > https://bergenfilmklubb.no/---------Sources:Tale of Cinema by Dennis Limhttps://www.frieze.com/article/hong-sang-soo-capacious-confined-cinemahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Sang-soohttps://bronzescreendream.com/hong-sang-soo/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/hong-sangsoo-knows-if-youre-faking-ithttps://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView.jsp?peopleCd=10089497https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjAOlKrdpls&pp=ygUYZGVubmlzIGxpbSBob25nIHNhbmcgc29vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BttGmnVyw&pp=ygUdbWFydGluIHNjb3JzZXNlIGhvbmcgc2FuZyBzb28%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYv8HCQvxfA---------
From Bergen Filmklubb comes 'The Reel Thing', a podcast hosted by Joe Lawrence, in which he covers the films included in the film club's existing and upcoming program. Join him as he discusses the movies, the film industry, and much more with guest stars ranging from members of the club, to industry professionals.
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