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A Year in Film: A Hollywood Suite Podcast

Hollywood Suite

With the A Year in Film podcast, rewind and unwind with some of the biggest moments in movie history. Join experts from Hollywood Suite’s A Year in Film TV series — Becky Shrimpton, Alicia Fletcher and Cameron Maitland — as they make like Marty McFly and turn back time to revisit a different era of film, tracking the top trends and forgotten milestones that defined each year and continue to influence us to this very day. A Year in Film podcast is hosted by Becky Shrimpton, and produced by Becky

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1:04:04

1985 — Desperately Seeking Susan & Mad Max Beyond...

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2022/08/09

Sydney Urbanek hits the studio with Becky and Cam as they revisit two 1985 films that turned pop stars into movie stars: Desperately Seeking Susan (directed by Susan Seidelman, starring Madonna) and Mad Mad Beyond Thunderdome (directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, starring Tina Turner). Sydneyisa freelance writer and editor based out of Toronto, and a contributing editor atBright Wall/Dark Room. As a former graduate student in Cinema Studies, she writes mostly about things at the

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1985 — Day of the Dead & Return of the Living Dead:...

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2022/07/26

It's zombie week as Becky and Alicia are joined by Thea Munster as they dig up 1985's Day of the Dead (directed by George A. Romero) and Return of the Living Dead (directed by Dan O'Bannon). Thea Munster, is a musician, coordinator of odd occurrences, vintage hearse driver and performer. Her love of the strange and unusual led her to create the Toronto Zombie Walk in 2003. As the first event of its kind it became an annual Toronto tradition, attracting thousands of people from all walks of life, and

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1:05:13

1985 — Heavenly Bodies & Perfect: Aerobics on Screen...

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2022/07/12

Neon Cinema Club's Brendan Ross hits the gym with Becky and Alicia as they revisit two films that personify the '80s aerobics boom: Heavenly Bodies and Perfect. BrendanRossis a Toronto-based film programmer, currently acting as host and curator of the Neon Dreams Cinema Club film series which he founded in 2015. He has programmed for various venues including The Revue Cinema, The Royal Cinema, and TIFF Cinematheque, and is an occasional podcast guest, content creator, and former film distribution

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55:48

1985 — Return to Oz & Follow That Bird: 80s Childhood...

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2022/06/28

On the first episode of our 1985 series, Becky, Cam and Alicia take flight with Disney's unofficial Wizard of Oz sequel and the first Sesame Street feature film to be released in theatres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1973 — The Devil in Miss Jones & Wakefield Poole's...

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2022/06/14

Becky is joined by Important Cinema Club co-hosts Will Sloan and Justin Decloux as they take a peek at two pornos from 1973: The Devil in Miss Jones and Wakefield Poole's Bible! Will Sloan hosts the podcastThe Important Cinema Clubwith Justin Decloux, as well asMichael and Us. As a freelance writer and journalist, he has written forCinema Scope,NPR, Harper's, Toronto Life, The Believer, and many others.JustinDeclouxhosts the podcast The Important Cinema Club with Will Sloan, as well as co-hosting

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50:48

1973 — Black Mama, White Mama & Scream Blacula...

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2022/05/31

Becky and Cam are joined by writer, programmer and curator Carolyn Mauricette as they tackle the other two Pam Grier movies of 1973: Scream Blacula Scream and Black Mama, White Mama. CarolynMauricette is a Toronto-based Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, film writer, Programmer/Development Coordinator for the Blood in the Snow Film Festival and Director of Canadian Programming for the Fantasia International Film Festival. You can find her writing on her website View From the Dark and Hollywood Suite

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52:30

1973 — Love and Anarchy & Group Marriage: '70s Women...

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2022/05/17

Becky, Alicia and special guest Lacey Novinka zoom in on two groundbreaking, women-directed films from 1973: Lina Wertmüller's Love & Anarchy, and Stephanie Rothman's Group Marriage. Lacey Novinka is a programming coordinator at Hollywood Suite and a recent graduate of Centennial College's Broadcasting program. She is incredibly passionate about film, and credits a screening of Luis Buñuel's Viridiana (programmed by Guillermo Del Toro at TIFF Lightbox) as igniting in her the wonder of cinema,

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1:01:48

1973 — Messiah of Evil & The Holy Mountain:...

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2022/05/03

Author, editor and film critic Kat Ellinger takes Becky and Cam on a trip with two unreal films from 1973: Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz's Messiah of Evil, and Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain. Kat Ellinger is the Editor-in-Chief atDiabolique Magazine, and the co-host of theirDaughters of DarknessandHell's Bellespodcasts. She has also written for BFI,Senses of Cinema,FangoriaandScream Magazine,and provided various home video supplements, commentary (including Blue Underground's 4K Ultra HD

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1:05:56

1973 — Godspell & Jesus Christ Superstar: Hippie...

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2022/04/19

Anthony Oliveira hops on the bus with Becky and Cam as they travel back to 1973 to praise two beloved stage-to-screen adaptations: David Greene's Godspell and Norman Jewison's Jesus Christ Superstar. Anthony Oliveira is a National Magazine and GLAAD award-winning author, pop culture critic, and PhD living in Toronto. He is the film programmer for the Revue Cinema's Dumpster Racoon Cinema programme, and the host of the podcast THE DEVIL'S PARTY, examining christian poetry through a queer readership

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51:52

1973 — Cannibal Girls & Flesh for Frankenstein:...

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2022/04/05

On the Season 4 premiere, Becky, Cam and Alicia dive into the carnal horrors of 1973 with the late Ivan Reitman's Cannibal Girls and Paul Morrissey's Flesh for Frankenstein (sometimes known as Andy Warhol's Frankenstein). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Coming soon: Season 4!

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2022/03/29

Ahead of the premiere on April 5, Becky, Cam and Alicia offer a sneak peek at what's in store for A Year in Film Season 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2005 — The Proposition & Wolf Creek: Outback Horror

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2022/03/15

On the finale of Season 3, Becky, Cam and Alicia explore the dark corners of the land down under with Australian creepers The Proposition and Wolf Creek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:09:28

2005 — Pride and Prejudice & The Chronicles of...

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2022/03/08

Turn a new page with Becky, Alicia and Eastern Promises programmer Eastern Yoo as they rediscover modern book-to-screen classics Pride and Prejudice and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2005 — Brick & Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Neo-Noir (feat....

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2022/03/01

Follow Becky, Cam and special guest Adam Nayman as they investigate 2005 neo-noirs Brick (directed by Rian Johnson) and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (directed by Shane Black). Adam Naymanis a contributing editor forCinema Scopeand writes on film forThe Ringer, Sight and Sound, Reverse Shot,andLittle White Lies.He has written books on the Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher (forthcoming),Showgirls,and the films of Ben Wheatley. He lectures on cinema and journalism at the University of Toronto

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2005 — Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the...

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2022/02/22

On the first episode of our 2005 series, Cam, Alicia and Becky carve out their opinions on stop-motion animation flicks Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Corpse Bride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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57:18

2005 — Noroi: The Curse & The Descent: Underground...

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2022/02/15

Dive deep on early 2000s horror as Becky, Cam and special guest Trevor Henderson dare to revisit British creature feature The Descent and Japanese found footage fest Noroi: The Curse. Trevor Henderson is an illustrator and writer based in Toronto, Canada. He graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2010, and has been making ghosts and monsters ever since. He loves to create horrific online urban legends, ghost photos, and depictions of horrific cryptids for various clients. Hosted on

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1:05:57

2005 — Kingdom of Heaven & The New World: Holy Wars...

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2022/02/08

Norm Wilner (Someone Else's Movie podcast) joins Becky and Alicia as they explore two historical epics from iconic directors released in 2005: Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven and Terrence Malick's A New World. A lifelong Torontonian, Norman Wilner became the senior film writer forNOW Magazinein early 2008. Previously, he had reviewed films forMetronewspapers across Canada, and covered every video format imaginable (yes, even Beta) for theToronto Starcolumn from 1988 to 2006. His byline has appeared

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59:29

1997 — Breakdown & The Game: Deadly Conspiracies...

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2022/02/01

Let the games begin as Brendan Ross joins Becky and Cam as they close off their 1997 series with a truly thrilling double bill. BrendanRossis a Toronto-based part-time film programmer and full-time Debra Winger enthusiast. Host of the Neon Dreams Cinema Club retro film series since 2015, he also launched the covid-friendly Neon Streams virtual cinema to both recreate the theatrical experience at home and raise money for various charities. Learn more about Neon Dreams by visiting them on

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1997 — Event Horizon & Alien Resurrection: Scary...

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2022/01/25

Travel to galaxies far, far away with Becky, Alicia and special guest (and horror expert!) Robyn Citizen as they take another look at 1997 space odysseys Event Horizon and Alien Resurrection.Robyn Citizen, PhD, is the Senior Manager of Festival Programming at the Toronto International Film Festival. Before joining TIFF’s programming team in 2018, she was a film lecturer at the University of British Columbia from 2012 to 2017, during which she created the course Asian Horror Cinema. She has published

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50:48

1997 — Cats Don't Dance & Mousehunt: Family Flick...

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2022/01/18

Becky, Cam and Alicia turn the spotlight on animal actors with this week's family-friendly double bill: Cats Don't Dance and Mousehunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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