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Talking Images is the official podcast of ICMForum.com.

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01:15:50

Is Comedy Universal?

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2023/07/15

How can it be that we "all" seem to hate beloved Turkish, Russian and Indian comedy classics and mega hits, despite their incredibly IMDb averages and striking vanguard?! Is it because comedies just don't translate that well? Is it because we just don't have a sense of humour? Or: Is it because we have been brainwashed by the cultural dominance of the US, the UK and to a lesser extent France and Italy? Yes, how do we actually feel about US and UK comedies? Do they translate

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01:18:55

How Do We Even Begin to Rank Directors?!

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2023/07/01

Is it easy to rank your favourite directors? It can be a daunting task! How can we for instance even begin to compare directors who made 50+ films with directors who made 5? How do we compare studio directors to arthouse auteurs? Oh, and is it just a matter of how great the films are, or do we look for something else, such as personal style and artistic impact? In this episode, we will look at the 4 most common ways of ranking directors: Average rating Number of favourites A personal/intuitive

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01:15:23

The Unbelievable Free-Moving Camera of Mikhail Kalatozov

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2023/06/15

Are any films more visually impressive and pioneering than Kalatozov's golden trio of late-life films, The Cranes Are Flying (1957), Letter Never Sent (1960) and Soy Cuba (1964). Thanks to the innovations of his brilliant cinematographer, Sergey Urusevskiy, the camera is simply ALIVE! The unbelievable long takes, trailing through all-consuming fires, moving through buildings and generally just feeling truly free, would likely need to be done with CGI today, but here, they are done as is, on

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00:49:20

Is Film Burnout a Thing + Interview with Man Who...

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2023/06/01

Can watching too many films cause you to lose your love of cinema? Our surprise guest, who watches well over 100 films every month, says no.

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01:23:30

Jean-Luc Godard in the 80s: Are the Films Worth...

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2023/05/15

The 80s was the decade Jean-Luc Godard was suddenly back on everybody's lips. He did talk shows in the US, huge stars were lining up to work with him, he pissed off the Catholic church, and perhaps more importantly for the fans, he made what he deemed his "2nd first film". Yes, critics called it a comeback with good reason. It is insane to think that as the 80s rolled in, JLG had alienated both old friends and ardent fans. For more than a decade he had dedicated himself to political

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00:54:48

Short Film Bigotry: Do You Even Watch Short Films?

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2023/05/01

Are you prejudiced against shorts? You are not alone! From actively avoiding them to finding them unratable, to championing "separate but equal" rhetoric, the panelists of this episode are fired up with outrageous short film bigotry. BUT: Can that change over the course of this episode? Join us as we explore where we think shorts may fall ... short, whether they are even truly films, and if there are any shorts we love at all. What, if anything makes them different from features, can they

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01:01:59

12 Angry Men: Would We Have Been Henry Fonda?

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2023/04/15

In this episode, we get personal as we discuss if any of us would be able to stand up to 11 angry jurors and hold our ground. Would we have the courage to stand alone, and would we be able to argue our case? Who would we have been in the juror room? Would we have changed our minds? Do we believe the accused is innocent? The answers may surprise you. We will also dive head first into how a film set almost exclusively in one room, with our protagonists sitting around a table, manages to be as

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01:42:32

The Cinema of Burkina Faso

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2023/04/02

Burkina Faso is one of the most respected cinema nations in Africa, mainly heralded for their films in the 80s, 90s and early 00s. In this episode, we go through the key films of the nation, explore the works of Idrissa Ouedraogo and Gaston Kaboré, and list our favourites. We will also ask why everything suddenly went so quiet, look at the current state of Burkinabe cinema, and explore how European/Western funding and distribution may colour how we see the cinematic contributions from the

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01:01:02

Stress is Underrated

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2023/03/15

Is stress actually a good thing, an experience worth seeking out, even paying for? Our answer seems to be: YES! Join us as we explore the joys of stress and whether what we have lovingly dubbed the "Stresser" has been missing from our lives as a staple genre all these years. After all, the horror genre is huge. Fear sells! Why should stress be any different?

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01:43:53

Doubling the Canon: Founder Joins Us to Talk...

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2023/03/01

Doubling the Canon is one of the most established internet projects designed to expand the cinematic canon. In this episode, we are joined by Lee Price, the founder of the DtC project to discuss everything from its origins, how it differs from They Shoot Pictures Don't They, voting strategiesand the elephant of the room: if DtC is in trouble now that TSPDT lists 2,000 films. Oh, and is the system flawed for favouring less-seen films?

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01:23:51

The Polite and Heartbreaking World of Yasujiro Ozu

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2023/02/15

Can smiles and nods make us cry? For decades Yasujiro Ozu pointed his camera towards Japanese society, exploring its facade and values with a subtly critical eye. Politeness is the rule, appearance is key and traditions must be followed - but is it right, and does it make our protagonists happy? Behind the smiles, nods and politenesses we do time and time again see the heartbreak and sharp critique, and occasionally, from the mouth of children, harsh truths will be brought home. In this episode, we

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01:08:20

The Experiments of Michael Snow

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2023/01/08

Special episode: RIP Michael Snow. In this episode, we'll look back at his key experiments, discuss whether they actually work, explore why he is an important artist, and dive into his 7 biggest films. We'll also make a case for why even those who disliked Wavelength and La region centrale should not bail on his later films, with Sol making one rather extraordinary claim, that 1 of Mr Snow's films is the best of its century. Oh, and we'll also drive home the rarely-mentioned point that Michael

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00:59:17

Is Hype Overhyped?

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2022/12/30

"Every few months someone will mention a film and I don't know what's going on and I feel like an old person!" - One of our hosts utter this about his awareness of hype, but are we all that immune?

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00:48:07

Why Do We Watch Films We Know We Won't Like?

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2022/12/16

Have you seen any film on the IMDb bottom 100? We have! In this episode, we explore why we go dumpster diving, and of course, the less extreme side of the same coin - why we watch films we know we probably won't like. You have done it too! Everyone has. There comes times, no matter how rare, that you sit down and tune into a film you just KNOW you won't like. Are you a masochist? Are we? Are we hoping to be proven wrong? Do we need to see bad cinema to know what good cinema is like? Follow along

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01:01:57

How Everything Everywhere All at Once Suddenly Was...

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2022/12/02

In this episode, we explore how Everything Everywhere All at Once was suddenly everything everywhere ... all at once.

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01:27:50

10+ Brand New Hidden Gems You Should Watch [ICMFFF2022]

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2022/11/13

Have you seen any of these? (ICMFFF2022 is here!) Timestamps: Caught in the Net: 6.09 (Centerpiece) A White White Day: 16:12 Adoration: 22:07 Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes: 26:42 Just Don't Think Scream: 30:31 Mad God: 34:27 New Order: 39:11 The Crossing: 43:45 The Long Walk: 46:57 Straight Up: 53:59 Highlights from the rest of the Festival: 1:03:35

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00:29:02

Our Number 1 Favourite Films of 2021

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2022/11/01

In this episode Matthieu, Sol, Tom and Chris reveal their number 1 film favourite film of 2021 (and of course, it is 4 very different films).

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02:11:35

Best Films of 2021: Our Top 10s (with a cliffhanger...

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2022/10/15

Lean back as we take you through each of our personal top 10 lists from 2021, and this time with a rather shocking twist: There are absolutely no overlaps within our top 5s! Once again we also went way overboard on length just because of how much we love these films (and again, the total lack of overlaps), so stay tuned for part 2.

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01:13:10

IMDb vs Letterboxd

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2022/10/01

Why does Sol hate the owners of IMDb? Does it hurt Letterboxd that many of the best features are behind a paywall? Oh, and to get back to the topic at hand: which of these two services is better? Letterboxd and IMDb are like night and day. One is young, elegant and social, the other probably the most complete database of cinema that exists: so which of them wins? Which could we not live without, and where do they fall short? And what about the other film websites out there like iCheckMovies,

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00:45:15

Talking Zero Budget Filmmaking with Art School Dropouts

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2022/09/18

In this episode, we sit down with Stephanie Pham, star, producer and co-owner of Art School Dropouts to talk about their style of low to zero budget filmmaking, as well as their secret upcoming VR feature.

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