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Episode 289: Shelley Duvall - 3 Dames
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In honor of the great Shelley Duvall, the Dames discuss three films she made with Robert Altman: Nashville (1975), 3 Women (1977), and Popeye (1980). We maybe didn't know exactly what some of these meant, but man were they fascinating! Our Criterion giveaway is still running, so let us know what one Criterion disc you would love to own! We'll pick …
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288: Criterion Blindspots - Dames of a Summer Night
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Hello, again! This week the Dames are celebrating Criterion with something extra fun: cinematic blindspots. Our chat includes a look at Targets (1968), Thelma and Louise (1991), and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 287: Tom Cruise Part Deux - A Few Good Dames
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We're back with a second part of our ongoing series "Karen Loves Tom Cruise (and Lauren Thinks He's Neat)"! This time, we're chatting about three very different thrillers from three very different directors, all starring Mr. Cruise: A Few Good Men (1992), Minority Report (2002), and Collateral (2004). How many of these should Tom have won an Oscar …
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The Dames wrap up Pride Month with a look at three great films about lesbians. First, it's the very sexy Bound (1996) from the Wachowskis. Then we chat about Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu's 2018 coming-of-age story that was banned in her home country of Kenya. And finally, Rose Glass's newest film, Love Lies Bleeding (2024), starring Kristen Stewart and Kat…
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Episode 285: Rock Hudson/Douglas Sirk Melodramas - Written on the Dame
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As Pride Month continues, the Dames go into the career of Rock Hudson, one of the most famous closeted actors of classic Hollywood. In this episode, we focus on three of Hudson's melodramas with Douglas Sirk, and how Hudson's star persona and undercurrents of queerness inform the films: Magnificent Obsession (1954), All that Heaven Allows (1955), a…
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It's Pride Month and this week we are talking about a pair of essential documentaries. With 1990's Paris Is Burning, director Jennie Livingston spent 7 years examining the drag scene in New York in the 1980s, leading to a groundbreaking film that is still discussed today. And in 2020, director Sam Feder brought Disclosure to Netflix, chronicling th…
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Episode 283: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho - Dame Motel
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The Dames go in-depth on Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, Psycho. Spoilers abound, with discussions of the film's performances, twists and turns, how Hitchcock connects emotionally with his audience, and why the sequels and prequel fail to live up to the original!By Citizen Dame
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This week, the Dames pay tribute to Roger Corman, who passed away May 9, 2024 at the age of 98. We share our thoughts about the prolific director and producer, and then dive into three of his films: A Bucket of Blood (1959), Premature Burial (1962), and The Masque of the Red Death (1964).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 281: Harrison Ford - Air Force Dame
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The Dames are back this week to talk more about summer blockbusters and super American films from a super American actor: Harrison Ford. Topics include the grumpy-man love story of The Fugitive (1993), presidents punching terrorists in Air Force One (1997), and haunted happenings in What Lies Beneath (2000).…
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280: Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Dame
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It's summer blockbuster season and what better way to kick things off than with an episode all about Steven Spielberg! This week, we're talking Jaws (1975), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993). Like what you hear? Be sure to share this with your friends!By Citizen Dame
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Episode 279: Essential Criterion Films - Citizen...Dame?
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The Dames finally cover the film that gave us our name as we discuss some incredibly essential films from the Criterion Collection (and why they're so important): Citizen Kane (1941), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Graduate (1967). So...what do you think about the significance of Rosebud?By Citizen Dame
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Episode 278: Movies for 420 - The Dame Lebowski
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This week the Dames are celebrating 4/20 with a lively chat about three very different movies with one important thing in common. From 1998, we talk the Coen brothers' The Big Lebowski and Terry Gilliam's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. And then we wrap things up with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's 2014 surprisingly successful sequel 22 Jump Stre…
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Episode 277: The Films of Penny Marshall - Jumpin' Dame Flash
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The Dames chat about the directorial work of the very underrated Penny Marshall, focusing on Jumpin' Jack Flash, Big, and A League of Their Own. Just remember: there's no crying in baseball (except there is).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 276: Women on the Job - Working Dame
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This week, the Dames are going to work with three great comedies about women in the workplace. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy star in Desk Set (1957); Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton team up against their terrible boss in 9 to 5 (1980); and Melanie Griffith squares off against Sigourney Weaver in Working Girl (1988).…
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Episode 275: Kinuyo Tanaka - The Dame Has Risen
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The Dames welcome guest Nannina Gilder to talk about the films of Kinuyo Tanaka, a director who carved out a space for herself in Japan's male-dominated film industry with feminist masterworks such as Love Letter, The Moon Has Risen, and Girls of the Night.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 274: Thelma Ritter - All About Dame
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This week, the Dames talk about the career of six-time Academy Award nominee Thelma Ritter. And we dive into three of her great performances: All About Eve (1950), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), and Rear Window (1954).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 273: Raunchy Lady Comedies - Damesmaids
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This week, the raunchy ladies are talking raunchy ladies doing raunchy lady things, like failing to go to Vegas, starting female fight clubs, and learning about the importance of female friendships. Spoilers abound for Bridesmaids, Joy Ride, and Bottoms, but we're pretty cool about it.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 272 - Historical Films and Biopics by Women
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This week the Dames look at historical films and biopics directed by women. Strangely rare and often underpraised, we sit down to talk about three great examples: Julie Taymor's Frida (2002), Ana DuVernay's Selma (2014), and Regina King's One Night in Miami (2020).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 271: Female-Directed Best Picture Nominees - Past Dames
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We get a little excited this week talking about current (and past) Best Picture nominees directed by women. While we're focusing on three films this year (Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, and Past Lives), we also remind everyone that female directors have been around since the creation of cinema. Come for the trenchant critical commentary, stay for the s…
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Episode 270: Birthday Movies - Happy Dame Day
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This week it's Karen's birthday and we're celebrating with a chat about some movies about messed up birthdays! Join us as we dive into Child's Play (1988), The Game (1997), and Happy Death Day (2017).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 269: Taika Waititi - Next Dame Wins
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In an episode that's been a long time in coming, the Dames are here to discuss the films of Taika Waititi, about whom we are very normal. In our chat about Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Next Dame Wins, we cover uplifting humor, childhood trauma, and why everyone needs to just stop being dicks.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 268: Interdimensional Romance - A Matter of Dame and Death
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This week the Dames dive into Criterion's Interdimensional Romance collection with a look at A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Starman (1984), and we break some hearts with our thoughts about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 267: Sundance 2024 - Hit Dames
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We're back, and we have a special guest! Karen returns from the Sundance Film Festival with Cortland Jacoby of Punch Drunk Critics in tow. Join us for a discussion of the best parts of the festival this year, why Netflix is snapping up all the films, and how Lauren shouldn't be left alone for so long... You can read all of Karen's Sundance reviews …
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Episode 266: Sundance Favorites - Dame Joy
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Did you the Sundance Film Festival is celebrating it's 40th anniversary? The festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah, the Criterion Channel has a selection of festival faves, and we are joining the fun with a chat about a few of our own. This week, the Dames discuss Donna Deitch's Desert Hearts (1985), Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala (1991),…
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We're back to discuss some of our favorite films (new and old) of 2023, including Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and, uh, Love Birds? Happy New Year! We're looking forward to bringing you a lot more fun stuff in 2024!By Citizen Dame
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Episode 264: Holiday Rom-Coms - The Dame Around the Corner
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For our last episode of 2023, we chat about some holiday rom-coms (or not-quite-rom-coms) that give us all the feels: The Shop Around the Corner, The Holiday, and the unfairly maligned Last Christmas. Happy holidays and we'll see you all in 2024!By Citizen Dame
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Episode 263 — Holiday Horror: Dame Exports
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This week, the Dames welcome our very special guest, Shannon McGrew of Creepy Kingdom to chat about holiday horror — or more specifically, movies about the darker side of Christmas magic. Join us as we discuss Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010), Krampus (2015), and Violent Night (2022).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 262: Holiday Noir - The Thin Dame
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This week, the Dames welcome the holiday season with a look at three holiday noir films: The Thin Man (1934), Repeat Performance (1947), and They Live By Night (1948).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 261: Billy Wilder - Double In-dame-nity
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Just us for the last Noirvember episode of the year! The Dames are talking all things Billy Wilder this week, focusing on Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, and Witness for the Prosecution. Just promise not to tell anyone the ending.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 260: Women Direct Noir - Damewitness
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This week, the Dames take a look at three noirs directed by women: Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Muriel Box's Eyewitness (1956), and Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 259: Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Dame
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The Dames kick off Noirvember by discussing fast-talking, fast-living dame Barbara Stanwyck in three iconic roles: Baby Face, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, and Sorry, Wrong Number. No man stands a chance.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 258: Haunted Houses — Polter-Dames
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The Dames are wrapping up Spooky Movie Season with a chat about haunted houses. This week we dive into The Changeling (1980), Poltergeist (1982), and The Others (2001). We also get a wee bit emotional over the end of Our Flag Means Death season 2.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 257: Gothic Horror - Crimson Dames
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The Dames carry on with Spooky Season and discuss Gothic horror, where the ghosts are metaphors and the horror is for love. Deborah Kerr goes mad in The Innocents, Vincent Price has an unhealthy attachment to his dead wife in The Tomb of Ligeia, and nothing is OK at Crimson Peak.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 256: Urban Horror - The Lost Dames
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Join us this week as we dive into urban horror and urban legends with The Lost Boys (1987), Candyman (1992), and Urban Legend (1998).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 255: Witch Movies - The Dames of Eastwick
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This week, the Dames fill a podcast blindspot and talk all about witches, focusing on Haxan, The Witches of Eastwick, and The Witch. These films encompass feminism, patriarchal fears, justifiable homicide, cool curses, and Jack Nicholson's tiny tiny ponytail.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 254: High School Horror - Massacre at Dame High
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This week the Dames are finishing out Back to School Month and welcoming Spooky Movie Season with the perfect combination: high school horror movies. We're talking Massacre at Central High (1976), The Craft (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).By Citizen Dame
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We carry on with our back-to-school discussing some movies set in kindergarten, including Kindergarten Cop and Little Monsters. Plus, some more Garbage People we hope we don't have to talk about again: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/16/russell-brand-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-emotional-abuse https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/t…
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Autumn is in the air and this month is all about school-time movies. This week we're going back to middle school with EIGHTH GRADE (2018), ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET (2023), and YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH (2023). Give us a listen and relive the great and dreadful middle school years!…
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Episode 251: Amy Heckerling - Fast Dames at Ridgemont High
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We're back this week to discuss the back-to-school films of Amy Heckerling! Heckerling is responsible for some generation-defining movies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless, and Loser. Plus: Danny Masterson is going to jail for a long, long time.By Citizen Dame
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This week we're celebrating 250 episodes with a lively chat about John Woo. With a career spanning five decades, we narrow down our discussion to three movies: Hard Boiled (1992), Face/Off (1997) and Mission: Impossible II (2000). We also have thoughts about Vanity Fair's glorious First Look images from the new season of Our Flag Means Death. https…
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Episode 249: Dame-bolique - A Grab Bag Episode
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The Dames take some time to catch up on all the things we've been watching, including: Dracula Boat! Or: The Last Voyage of the Demeter Diabolique Dial M For Murder What We Do in the Shadows Good Omens 2 Blue Beetle And many more! Come for the trenchant commentary, stay for the correct pronunciation of Demeter.…
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Episode 248: Remaking Hitchcock - The Dame Who Knew Too Much
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We're celebrating Hitch's birthday with Hitchcock remakes that actually work, including one in which he remakes his own movie. Join us for this chat about The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and The 'Burbs (1989).By Citizen Dame
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The Dames talk older films set in the future...that is now the past! It makes sense when you hear it. This week we cover the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, the neon-tinted recent past of Back to the Future Part II, and dire environmental predictions in Soylent Green.By Citizen Dame
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The Dames go into a (spoiler-y) discussion of Greta Gerwig's 2023 feminist polemic Barbie! Topics include why we love Allan and The Speech that America Ferrera gives. Everyone can listen now, because Barbie is for everyone!By Citizen Dame
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Episode 246: A.I. in the Movies — Dame-n Seed
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The Dames are back with an all new episode. This week we're talking artificial intelligence in movies. Dating back to as early as Metropolis in 1927, A.I. is an oft explored theme in movies. We discuss the cautionary tales of machines run amok (Demon Seed, 1977), corporate greed and exploitation (Johnny Mnemonic, 1995), and the quest to understand …
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Episode 245: Indiana Jones - Temple of Dame
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In celebration of the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, we discuss the only other three Indiana Jones films ever made! Plus: our thoughts on Warner Brothers and the gutting of Turner Classic Movies.By Citizen Dame
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Episode 244: Marilyn Monroe - Dames Prefer Blondes
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This week! Join us for a chat about Marilyn Monroe and three very different films from her career: Don't Bother to Knock (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and The Misfits (1961).By Citizen Dame
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Episode 243: Big Gay Movies - The Damecage
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Happy Pride! This episode, we're talking about movies that are, like, really gay. Our discussion encompasses the brilliant comedy The Birdcage, Jamie Babbitt's satire of conversion therapy But I'm a Cheerleader, and Fire Island, Andrew Ahn's joyfully gay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The thread on Shelley Duvall is here: https://twitter.com/sh…
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Episode 242: Stephen King - The Dame-ing
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For this week's episode, we're commemorating the release of The Boogeyman with a chat about Stephen King adaptations. Specifically, Carrie (1976) and The Shining (1980), with a healthy dose of both versions of IT, and why is Christine (1983) so dumb?By Citizen Dame
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Episode 241: Vincent Price - The Dame and the Pendulum
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We have many things to say about birthday boy Vincent Price, including discussions of his life, career, amazing voice, and a few of our favorite horror movie performances. Plus! We chat about Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret and women getting to tell their own coming-of-age stories.By Citizen Dame
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