Citizen Dame

The Dames discuss: Female directors and blockbusters: https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/05/09/box-office-the-25-highest-grossing-movies-ever-directed-by-women/?sh=6d5354355e7c Roadrunner, Anthony Bourdain, and the ethics of documentaries: https://twitter.com/futurecanon/status/1415714075267448836 Julia Ducournau's historic Cannes win for Titane: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cannes-...

In this grab bag episode, the Dames discuss what we've been watching lately (Zola! Fear Street! Black Widow!), more Twitter kerfluffles, and some great listener questions about Guys and Dolls, Oscar nominations, and best comedies by decade. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @citizendamepod and Letterboxd @citizendame.

The Dames have a lot to unpack in this episode, including: Summer blockbusters and why you're wrong about them! That thing that happened that makes us mad Why a certain director needs to STFU about Bruce Lee: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shannon-lee-quentin-tarantino-hate-bruce-lee-or-sell-books-1234977088/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Tom Cruise's birthday! 

We are closing out Pride Month by talking about the films of JOHN WATERS! Plus: Elaine May is getting an Oscar! — an Honorary Oscar, that is Britney speaks! Britney Spears was back in court asking a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years. Here's her full statement: https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/ Oh,...

In honor of Pride Month, our listeners have selected Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire for our June bonus episode. Check out this excerpt, and then go to patreon.com/citizendame to subscribe and hear the rest.

The Dames discuss the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Plus: Anthony Mackie's recent comments about Sam and Bucky's relationship, and how Disney/Marvel want to have it both ways: https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/anthony-mackie-falcon-winter-soldier-paul-bettany-wandavision-podcast-1234999174/ https://twitter.com/ZREllor/status/1405611013274312711   Does Batman? Well? DOES HE? Hot Movie Dads

This week! The Dames are discussing the films and career of the great Lois Weber: director, writer, and Hollywood badass. We also catch up on a few films we overlooked in our Pride episode.

The Dames celebrate the start of Pride month with a discussion of favorite LGBTQ+-themed films! Plus: Cannes found FOUR WHOLE FEMALE DIRECTORS! Favorite Palme d'Or winners across the ages! Apparently Shrek 2 premiered at Cannes? The Conjuring 3 has Catholic imagery! And other shocking revelations.

In this grab bag episode, the Dames talk about Twitter, nitwits, director cults, studio movies, movie theaters, people getting tased at movie theaters, trailers, film criticism, Taika Waititi, Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, the Amazon/MGM acquisition, and more. 

Our May bonus episode is here! Listen along as we discuss Pedro Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.   To subscribe and hear the complete episode, visit patreon.com/citizendame .

The Dames dig deep into literature and film to discuss book to film adaptations, from The Woman in the Window to The Da Vinci Code and Psycho. Plus, why adaptation theory is probably not the best measure of a successful film. 

This week! The Dames are talking about: Great directors who never get included in the Great Directors lists Dracula, Dracula movies, and anticipating Chloé Zhao's Dracula movie Plus a bit of what we've been watching and more Twitter wars

The Dames return for a grab-bag episode of stupid men, awesome women, and Jamie Dornan thinking he's a bee.  BAFTA-winning Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual harassment and bullying by over twenty women (trigger warning): https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/29/actor-noel-clarke-accused-of-groping-harassment-and-bullying-by-20-women Chloe Zhao won Best Director!  Why male critics need...

For this month's bonus, we discuss Debra Granik's Academy Award-winning film, Winter's Bone. To hear the full episode, visit patreon.com/citizendame and subscribe.

This week! The Dames discuss SEQUELS and the Scream franchise in particular, plus: Writing what you know Whether Stephen King would be "allowed" to write Carrie today More bad Twitter takes Citizen Kane v Jaws Like what you hear? Give us a shout out, pretty please! Twitter/Instagram: @citizendamepod Website: citizendamepod@gmail.com

The Dames head to Florida to discuss the brilliance of Barb and Star, plus:  Scott Rudin is a monster: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior Ray Fisher is a brave man: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ray-fisher-opens-up-about-justice-league-joss-whedon-and-warners-i-dont-believe-some-...

Welcome! This week we're talking about: The Academy's spotty history with female directors The seven women nominated for Best Director - and all the ones who weren't Plus more talk about how the Snyder Bros are why we can't have nice things

The Dames spend some time this week discussing what constitutes a feminist film, including whether or not male directors can make them. Plus: New allegations against Armie Hammer (TW: the content of this article is graphic: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/ Media complicity in misogyny and anti-Asian racism The Snyder Cut Why we're so......

The world is dangerous for women and we're tired Cancel Culture across the political spectrum Woman's Films We reveal the secret to guys: here's all you need to do to win over any woman you want Plus listener questions!

Welcome to Citizen Dame! This week we're discussing: TCM's "Reframing" Series is a good intention that doesn't address the network's real issue Modern Black Cinema from 1970s Blaxsploitation to present-day horror and everything in between Discussion includes: Pam Grier! Ganja and Hess! John Singleton and Spike Lee, Candyman, Widows, and more! For further reading: Reframing the Problem of TCM by La...

The Dames discuss the representation of Black women in Classical Hollywood, from the "race films" of the 1920s–1940s, issues of stereotyping, white people controlling Black images, the relationships between Black women and white women on screen, and why we all should try to be more like Eartha Kitt. 

Hello! This week, we're talking about the latest (and weirdest?) round of Old Movie Naysayers and how ignoring old films means ignoring an important record of our cultural history.  Plus we discuss how you're missing out on the experience of Oscar Micheaux and other Black filmmakers and their incredible, vital art.

Our February bonus episode is here! Listen to two very white women talk about Shaka King's exceptional film, Judas and the Black Messiah.

The Dames spend this week talking about how Joss Whedon is even more of a Garbage Person than we originally imagined, how Britney Spears was done wrong by the media, and how Mae West threatened patriarchy so much, they had to make up an entire code of censorship to stop her. Links about Whedon's terribleness:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-says-joss-whedon-was-not-al...

This week, the Dames have a lot to discuss including: We say good bye to Cloris Leachman and Cicely Tyson Carey Mulligan fights back against misogyny ( https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/28/carey-mulligan-dennis-harvey-variety-critic-sexism-accusations ) AND Cult Movies. What are they? Why are they? Are they?