Best Karyn Kusamas Podcasts (2024)

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Iain Softley: ‘Hackers’ 41:01

2d ago41:01

41:01

The director of the cult 1995 film starring Angelina Jolie and worshipped by early-internet fanatics stops by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Thematic Content #02: 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE with Philip Gawthorne 48:36

3h ago48:36

48:36

Thematic Content is a series about the themes that define film history—across eras, genres, and filmmakers—even mediums. Episode #02 continues this inaugural season's exploration of a "Los Angeles Horror of Manners" with a vivid look at polarizing 80s neo-noir, 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE, starring Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia. Arguing in favor of the fi…

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Casey Affleck: ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ 1:16:33

5h ago1:16:33

1:16:33

The Oscar winner drops by to unpack the making of a Western epic with Brad Pitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly: ‘Bound’ 48:55

11d ago48:55

48:55

The stars of the Wachowskis’ steamy and stylish first feature reunite to retell the making of a cult classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Thematic Content #01: BLADE RUNNER with Dom Nero 23:25

25d ago23:25

23:25

Thematic Content is a series about the themes that define film history—across eras, genres, and filmmakers—even mediums. This inaugural episode takes a look at Ridley Scott's 1982 film, BLADE RUNNER, and features special guest Dom Nero—a writer, a video editor, and the co-host of the excellent film podcast Eye of the Duck. Throughout their discussi…

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Ellipsis #10: "One Good Choice" with Karyn Kusama 55:34

2M ago55:34

55:34

Karyn Kusama is the writer/director of GIRLFIGHT (2000), the director of JENNIFER'S BODY (2009), THE INVITATION (2015), and of course, DESTROYER (2018). She is also an Emmy nominated director of television that includes work on YELLOWJACKETS, DEAD RINGERS, THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, and much more. During this very special episode of ELLIPSIS,…

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #08: "The Chase" 34:53

2M ago34:53

34:53

In episode #08 of "An Invitation to DESTROYER," host Jim Penola examines the nocturnal foot chase between Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) and Arturo Guerrero (Zach Villa), an ex-criminal and former friend of Bell's. The ensuing discussion breaks down the significant narrative/stylistic choices of their relationship—including a fourth-wall-breaking close-…

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Tom Tykwer: 'Run Lola Run' 35:32

3M ago35:32

35:32

Director Tom Tykwer joins Seth to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the genre-bending sleeper hit that captivated the world in 1999. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Karyn Kusama: 'Girlfight' 54:25

3M ago54:25

54:25

The visionary director behind ‘Yellowjackets’ and ‘Jennifer’s Body’ joins Seth to revisit the making of her debut, the 2000 Sundance sensation ‘Girlfight.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Walter Murch: 'Return to Oz' 46:38

4M ago46:38

46:38

The Oscar-winning editor of ‘Apocalypse Now’ stops by to recount writing and directing his dark, brilliant tale of Dorothy Gale’s journey back to Oz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Stockard Channing: 'Six Degrees of Separation' 46:02

4M ago46:02

46:02

The Oscar-nominated actress relives the making of the 1993 film about a brilliant young con man played by Will Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Michael Phillips, Tony Bill and David S. Ward: ‘The Sting’ 1:12:05

4M ago1:12:05

1:12:05

Seth is visited by the screenwriter and producers of the Oscars-sweeping classic that turned cons and Ragtime music into box-office gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Stephen Frears: 'Dangerous Liaisons' 41:20

5M ago41:20

41:20

Sex! Deception! Gossip! It’s all there in the delectable ‘Dangerous Liaisons.’ Director Stephen Frears joins the podcast to relive the making of the classic 1988 film and winner of three Oscars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Greg Mottola: 'The Daytrippers' 51:08

5M ago51:08

51:08

The ‘Superbad’ director joins the podcast to talk about his first film, ‘The Daytrippers,’ starring Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey and Liev Schreiber and made on a $60,000 budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Ellipsis #09: "The Preservation of Family" with Matt Manfredi 1:28:44

4M ago1:28:44

1:28:44

Please enjoy this unlocked episode of my Patreon-exclusive series "Ellipsis" – the official companion podcast to "An Invitation to DESTROYER" – where I discuss the movie with fellow superfans, critics, and the creators themselves. * Matt Manfredi is an Emmy nominated screenwriter with decades of experience inside both the independent and studio sys…

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Stephan Elliott: 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' 56:56

5M ago56:56

56:56

Join us for a desert holiday as writer-director Stephan Elliott reveals all the secrets of making his 1994 indie comedy smash from Down Under. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Ed Zwick: 'The Last Samurai' 49:11

6M ago49:11

49:11

The podcast returns for a fifth season with Ed Zwick, writer-director of 2003’s Tom Cruise war epic, THE LAST SAMURAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #07: "There's No Such Thing As An Unexpressed Emotion" 21:22

7M ago21:22

21:22

In the 7th proper episode of "An Invitation to DESTROYER," host Jim Penola continues to assess the fragile heart of the film: the contentious relationship between Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) and her teenage daughter, Shelby (Jade Pettyjohn). Through a dramatic reading of pages 38–41 of the DESTROYER screenplay, Penola spotlights the ordinary ways tha…

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Ellipsis #08: "The Euphoria of Lawlessness" with Philip Gawthorne 1:05:48

7M ago1:05:48

1:05:48

Please enjoy this unlocked episode of my Patreon-exclusive series "Ellipsis" – the official companion podcast to "An Invitation to DESTROYER" – where I discuss the movie with fellow superfans, critics, and the creators themselves. Today, my guest is Philip Gawthorne. Phil is the creator and co-host of podcast, DIE HARD ON A BLANK – the podcast that…

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #06: "Your Heart" 28:48

8M ago28:48

28:48

"Indelible in the hippocampus, it was the laughter. The uproarious laughter between the two." | "That scene – Megan and I agreed, before we started shooting it – that she was not going to *ever* wink at the audience. That no matter what was happening to her in terms of how other people were behaving – whether they were cracking jokes – the horror o…

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Ellipsis #06: "The Brutality of Time and Sunlight" with Phil Hay 24:56

9M ago24:56

24:56

Please enjoy this unlocked episode of my Patreon-exclusive series "Ellipsis" – the official companion podcast to "An Invitation to DESTROYER" – where I discuss the movie with fellow superfans, critics, and the creators themselves. Today, my guest is the esteemed Phil Hay: co-writer, co-producer, and co-creator of DESTROYER. During our full conversa…

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #05: "Hesitation Marks" 29:52

10M ago29:52

29:52

"I was always quite fascinated by people who could suppress really dark, deep, painful experiences. And I wanted to explore the idea that perhaps pushing down on those terrible experiences is harder than facing them." –Jennifer Kent Support the Show. •••Shout-out to some of my lovely & amazing patrons: Rupa dasGupta, John Penola, Jane Penola, and J…

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #04: "How Do You Make a Cop Movie in an ACAB World?" 25:12

12M ago25:12

25:12

How do you make a cop movie in an ACAB world? In episode 4 of "An Invitation to DESTROYER," writer/producer/host Jim Penola continues to wrestle with DESTROYER's depiction and dramatic centering of a police officer – a choice that continues to reverberate dynamically in our fraught, present-day relationship with law enforcement. Through comparisons…

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Jerry Zucker: ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Ghost’ 1:05:16

1y ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Shirley, we are completely serious. The writer-director stops by for a rare interview about the making of two classics — one, a broad comedy, the other a supernatural romance that made pottery and the afterlife hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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An Invitation Productions

Jim Penola

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She Kills

Shudder

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It Happened In Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter

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Iain Softley: ‘Hackers’ 41:01

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Thematic Content #02: 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE with Philip Gawthorne 48:36

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Casey Affleck: ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ 1:16:33

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Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly: ‘Bound’ 48:55

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Thematic Content #01: BLADE RUNNER with Dom Nero 23:25

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Ellipsis #10: "One Good Choice" with Karyn Kusama 55:34

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #08: "The Chase" 34:53

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Tom Tykwer: 'Run Lola Run' 35:32

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Karyn Kusama: 'Girlfight' 54:25

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Walter Murch: 'Return to Oz' 46:38

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Stockard Channing: 'Six Degrees of Separation' 46:02

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Michael Phillips, Tony Bill and David S. Ward: ‘The Sting’ 1:12:05

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Stephen Frears: 'Dangerous Liaisons' 41:20

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Greg Mottola: 'The Daytrippers' 51:08

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Ellipsis #09: "The Preservation of Family" with Matt Manfredi 1:28:44

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Stephan Elliott: 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' 56:56

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Ed Zwick: 'The Last Samurai' 49:11

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #07: "There's No Such Thing As An Unexpressed Emotion" 21:22

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Ellipsis #08: "The Euphoria of Lawlessness" with Philip Gawthorne 1:05:48

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #06: "Your Heart" 28:48

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Ellipsis #06: "The Brutality of Time and Sunlight" with Phil Hay 24:56

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #05: "Hesitation Marks" 29:52

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An Invitation to DESTROYER #04: "How Do You Make a Cop Movie in an ACAB World?" 25:12

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Jerry Zucker: ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Ghost’ 1:05:16

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