Dialogic Cinephilia - August 6, 2018

When you least expect it, nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot. - Mr. Perlman

We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything - what a waste! - Mr. Perlman (Call Me By Your Name 2017)

Chalamet, Timothée, et al. "Call Me By Your Name." The Close-Up #157 (November 29, 2017) ["Listen to a special event from last month’s New York Film Festival, where the cast and crew of Call Me By Your Name joined film critic Nigel Smith on stage at our Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater to talk about the film’s journey from the page to the screen. The conversation featured director Luca Guadagnino and stars Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, and Michael Stuhlbarg."]

Demby, Gene and Maria Paz Guttierez. "Why Shouldn't We Pay Student Athletes." Code Switching (March 23, 2018)

Demby, Gene, Kara Frame and Maria Paz Guttierez. "Housing Segregation is Everything." Code Switch (April 11, 2018) ["Housing segregation is in everything. But to understand the root of this issue, you have to look at the government-backed policies that created the housing disparities we see today. Gene Demby explains how these policies came to be, and what effect they've had on schools, health, family wealth and policing."]

El Goro. "The Changeling (1980) and Session 9 (2001)." Talk without Rhythm #390 (October 15, 2017)





Lachman, Ed and Vittorio Storaro. "Master Class." The Close-Up (November 29, 2017) ["On this week’s podcast, two legendary cinematographers discuss their craft and careers. Ed Lachman (Carol, The Virgin Suicides, Erin Brockovich) discusses his collaboration with Todd Haynes on Wonderstruck, and Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, Last Tango in Paris) talks about his work on the new Woody Allen Film, Wonder Wheel. The conversation was part of last month’s 55th New York Film Festival, where both films had gala premieres. The master class was moderated by NYFF Director Kent Jones."]

Nestle, Marion. "Food and Politics." Conversations with History (March 20, 2017) ["Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Marion Nestle Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition at New York University. Professor Nestle reflects on the evolution of her thinking on the interplay between nutrition studies and the politics of food. She discusses the environment of the food industry emphasizing its dilemma of producing too much food in an environment in which profits are paramount and the competition with other food producers is intense. She analyzes the arsenal of tools at its service—advertising and lobbying and talks about the role of food activism in creating a structure of choice in which health, the environment and social justice are determining factors in what is produced and what we eat. Finally, she identifies the role of government in entrenching the status quo and the possibilities of it assuming a different kind of role. Finally, she offers advice to students preparing for the future."]





Winslet, Kate. "Talks Wonder Wheel."   The Close-Up #156 (November 15, 2017) ["...an in-depth conversation with Academy Award-winning actor Kate Winslet, who stars in the new Woody Allen film Wonder Wheel. The film premiered as the Closing Night selection at the 55th New York Film Festival, and it begins its official theatrical run on December 1st. During NYFF, Winslet joined Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold for an hour-long conversation about her illustrious career, from her experience working with Woody Allen to her role in the forthcoming Avatar 2."]