The CineHistorians Podcast

In this Season 2 bonus episode, co-hosts Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher chose eight more movies to discuss from the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode: https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2-bonus-episode-cinehistorians-sight-sound/ The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the g...

On S2E8 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss GoodFellas (1990), directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Lorraine Bracco. This is the last installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/si...

On S2E7 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. This is the seventh installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-...

On S2E6 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Touki Bouki (1973), directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty and starring Magaye Niang and Mareme Niang. This is the sixth installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greates...

On S2E5 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss In the Mood for Love (2000), directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. This is the fifth installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greates...

On S2E4 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), directed by Victor Erice. This is the fourth in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a partic...

On S2E3 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Bicycle Thieves (1948), directed by Vittorio De Sica and starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola and Lianella Carell. This is the third in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-s...

On S2E2 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. This is the second in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time Les...

On S2E1 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Delphine Seyrig. This is the first in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list. Mentioned in the episode: Sight & Sound Magazine https://sightandsounddigital.bfi.org.uk/ 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100...

On this episode of CineHistorians, we discuss the New Hollywood movement and we pay particular attention to the 1975 film Jaws, which was directed by Steven Spielberg. Note: You may perceive a change in Carl's audio after approximately 12 minutes of the discussion. We hope this doesn't affect your enjoyment. Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & Yo...

On this episode of CineHistorians, we discuss the New Hollywood movement and we pay particular attention to the 1967 film The Graduate, which was directed by Mike Nichols. Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Mentioned in the episode: The Showman of the Screen: Joseph E...

On this episode of CineHistorians, we discuss the Greek Weird Wave movement and we pay particular attention to the 2009 film Dogtooth,which was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Mentioned in the episode: Attenberg, Dogtooth and the weird...

On this episode of CineHistorians, we discuss the New Iranian Cinema movement and we pay particular attention to Abbas Kiarostami’s 1987 film Where is the Friend’s House?... Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Mentioned in the episode: Agnès Varda Criterion Closet vide...

On this episode of CineHistorians, we continue our season about New Waves by discussing the Australian Film Revival. In particular, we focus on Gilliam Armstrong’s 1979 film My Brilliant Career, which stars Judy Davis and Sam Neill… Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians...

We continue our season on New Waves by looking at the history of the British New Wave. In particular, we focus on the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning... Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Raquel Stecher: Website: www.raquelstecher.com X: x.com/RaquelSteche...

In this episode, Carl & Raquel continue their exploration of the French New Wave by discussing Agnès Varda's 1962 film Cléo from 5 to 7... Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Mentioned in the episode: Godard being a pretentious loser ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g...

On the first full episode of the podcast, we kick off our season on New Waves by looking at the history of the French New Wave. In particular, we focus on Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film Breathless. Tune in again next week for another discussion about a classic film from the French New Wave... Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistori...

In this short episode, Carl & Raquel introduce themselves and outline what you can expect from The CineHistorians Podcast. Tune in again next week as they kick off this season's topic, 'New Waves'... Co-hosts: Raquel Stecher & Carl Sweeney Editor: Carl Sweeney Find us on X, Letterboxd & YouTube: @CineHistorians Support the podcast on Kofi: ko-fi.com/CineHistorians Raquel Stecher: Website: www.raqu...

Movies aren't just made in Hollywood, they're made everywhere across the globe, and your film expert hosts Raquel Stecher and Dr. Carl Sweeney guide you through film movements, genres and styles, groups of filmmakers and much more. They are the Cinehistorians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices