Eric Trommater

World Cinema History

Arts EN ↓ 116 episodes

The movies of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin and South America (and an occasional North American movie we like) discussed by a panel of (mostly) American wankers. Season One focuses on cinema of The UK. Help us stay Advertising Free by giving a one-time tip or by joining the World Cinema History DVD Extras Club. Benefits include:* Bonus Episodes * Attending Live Recordings of the Show* Our Love and Appreciation * Whatever Else We Think of in The Future To join just go to https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistoryand make a recurring monthly payment for any amount.

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Eric Trommater

Episodes

WCH Pod: "Lola" (2022) Dir. Andrew Legge vs "The War Game" (1966) Dir. Peter Watkins. 12.06.2024 2:04:29

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Hillary Marek, Sila Blume and Hy Bender. Found footage vs Mockumentary. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4YkCJSJvngtDMhey0...

WCH Pod: "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" (1943). D: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. 12.06.2024 2:59:30

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Leonard, Daniel Kieckhefer, Hy Bender and Sila Blume. Powell and Pressburger direct a war movie with no battles scenes, no Blimps, no one named Blimp, and where the main character doesn't die. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠h...

WCH Pod: "King Lear" (1971). D: Peter Brook S: Paul Scofield. 12.06.2024 2:10:58

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Peter Brook's Jan Kott's William Shakespeare's King Lear a' la Samuel Beckett via Ludwig Wittgenstein in the style of Ingmar Bergman.""How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child." **Originally Recorded Dec 17th, 2023** On YouTube: Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz...

WCH Pod: "Sexy Beast" (2000). D: Johnathan Glazer. S: Ray Winestone and Ben Kingsley.. 12.06.2024 2:14:03

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Ben Kingsley, Ray Winestone and Ian McShane plan a heist and do British Gangster stuff in Johnathan Glazer's feature film debut. With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Vern Ballard, Rolf Mohr and Hy Bender. Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com...

WCH Pod: "Oppenheimer" (2023) Dir: Christopher Nolan. 12.06.2024 2:28:28

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume and Norm Green. Killian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Gary Oldman and pretty much everyone else, in Christopher Nolan's Oscar winner about The Manhattan Project...or something. With Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. **Originally Recorded Dec 3, 2023** Check us ou...

WCH Pod: "This Sporting Life" (1964). Dir: Lindsay Anderson. 12.06.2024 2:24:00

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. Lindsay Anderson's first feature film stars Richard Harris as a rugby star near Yorkshire in this late entry in the British Kitchen Sink Drama cycle. **Originally Recorded Nov 12th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Pod...

WCH Pod: "if...." (1968). Dir: Lindsay Anderson. 12.06.2024 1:54:25

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Sila Blume. Lindsey Anderson directs Malcolm McDowell in an indictment of the British Public School System. **Originally Recorded** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/...

*Bonus* "A Man for All Season" The No Eric Edition 12.06.2024 2:11:40

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Technical difficulties made it so Eric couldn't participate in his own room. How will Yassi and Sila perform without him? Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spoti...

WCH Pod: "Becket" (1964). S: Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton. 12.06.2024 2:34:45

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Becket is my enemy. But in the human balance, traitor that he is and naked as his mother made him, he's worth a hundred of you, madam, with your crown and your jewels and your august uncle, the Emperor, into the bargain. I'm forced to fight him now and crush him, but at least he gave me with open hands everything that is at all good in...

WCH Pod: "Dead of Night" (1945). 12.06.2024 2:00:24

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory #Ealing #Horror With Eric Trommater, Daniel Kieckhefer, Luca Naverone and Herbert Bryant. **Originally Recorded Oct 22nd, 2023 ** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id1744483892 or Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://op...

WCH Pod: "The Vampire Lovers" (1970). Hammer Horror. Lesbian Vampires. 12.06.2024 2:03:09

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater andYassi Soufi. Hammer Studios helped launch the Lesbian Vampire film and added nudity to their portfolio. Featuring Peter Cushing and Ingrid Pitt. #LesbianVampire #Hammer #Vampire #IngridPitt **Originally Recorded Oct 15th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠...

WCH Pod: "The Hunger" (1983). D: Tony Scott. S: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon. 12.06.2024 2:46:52

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory "Humankind dies one way, we another. Their end is final. Ours is not. In the earth, in rotting wood, in the eternal darkness, we will see and hear and feel."Our Lesbian Vampire series began. With Yassi Soufi, Sila Blume, Vern Ball and Eric Trommater. #LesbianVampire #TonyScott #DavidBowie #Catherine Deneuve **Originally Recorded Oct. 8,...

WCH Pod: "Caravaggio" (1986). Dir: Derek Jarman. (Original Recording). 12.06.2024 2:03:52

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi, Herbert Bryant and Sila Blume. Starring Tilda Swinton, Sean Bean, and Robbie Coltrane. **Originally Recorded Oct 1st, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cinema-history/id17444838...

WCH Pod: "Tommy by The Who" vs "Pink Floyd: The Wall." Rock Opera on Film. 12.06.2024 2:19:50

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory A Rock Opera Battle. Roger Daltry vs Bob Gelolf. Pete Townsend vs Roger Waters. Ken Russell vs Alan Parker. With Eric Trommater, Yassi Soufi and Herbert Bryant. **Originally Recorded Sept 24th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/...

Ealing Studios: A History. 12.06.2024 1:40:11

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory #Ealing With Eric Trommater, Daniel Kieckhefer, Paola Sala, and Yasi Soufi. The studio behind "Kind Hearts and Coronets," "The Man in the White Suit, " "Dead of Night," and "The Lady Killers " **Originally Recorded Sept 17th, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple Podcasts...

The Tragedy of William Frieze-Greene, The Mystery of Louis Le Prince, and the creation of Cinema. 12.06.2024 1:17:52

Help keep us ad free at: https://ko-fi.com/worldcinemahistory Fiona Powell joins host Eric Trommater for a conversation about two early British film pioneers and their battles against people like Thomas Edison. One dies in poverty the other mysteriously disappears. **Originally Recorded Sept 10, 2023** Check us out on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=z8Yay0W0I-6APEZz ⁠⁠⁠ on Apple...