FILMMAKER

Thanks to @JoeCraibFilm for helping edit this one. When a film is released into the world, just how much do we care about authorial intent? When so much of making art is intuitive, how much do intentions matter to begin with? I dig into these questions while looking at and commenting on whole lot of films, new and old. 00:00 - 00:24 - A Bittersweet Life spoilers 00:24 - 01:13 - Regrets and honesty about my work 01:13 - 01:44 - Do a director's intentions matter? 01:44 - 01:50 - A Bittersweet Life spoilers 01:50 - 03:55 - Do a director's intentions matter? (cont.) 03:55 - 05:27 - Andrew Dominik and Blonde 05:27 - 07:38 - Are directors always aware of their own intentions? 07:38 - 9:08 - Conclusion Sources: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/elizabeth-banks-beanie-bubble-strike-cocaine-bear-marvel-charlies-angels-1234791836/ https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/evpwga/blade-runner-2049-sexist-misogynistic-mess https://variety.com/2022/film/news/blonde-andrew-dominik-marilyn-monroe-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-whores-1235385496/ https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/blonde-netflix-movie-accuracy-marilyn-monroe-jfk-dimaggio.html#:~:text=In%20reality%2C%20neither%20Chaplin%20nor,surface%20in%20Hollywood%20scandal%20sheets

Hidden Gem Review: Lou Ye's very meta first-person noir is a powerful exploration of how romantic stories condition our expectations and desires in love.

We finally have a new John Woo movie, and I have opinions. Happy holidays! All of the background music is from Marco Beltrami's original score for the film.

Chloe Okuno's "Watcher" from 2022 is an under-appreciated genre film with a consistent artistic vision, sowing creeping doubts in the viewer as to what they've seen and heard.

A whole lot of thoughts after seeing Neon's 4K restoration of "Oldboy" in cinemas. How cool is it that every song in Cho Young-wuk's score is named after a Film Noir, or a Classical Hollywood movie?

Yôji Yamada's graceful and intelligent 2002 samurai epic "The Twilight Samurai" recontextualizes what true heroism looks like, and explores how unchecked pride can rob us of everything. Thank you to @JoeCraibFilm for editing this episode! https://youtu.be/XyPlqvkcq-0 https://youtu.be/VMYcXj6pn-E

I take a look at John Carpenter's "Assault on Precinct 13," and its eclectic genre influences.

Exploring the subversive "Mud & Blood" westerns directed by Sergio Corbucci, from 1966 to 1969. Intro & Trademarks - 00:00 - 04:39 Django (1966) - 04:39 - 09:15 Navajo Joe (1966) - 09:15 - 11:45 The Hellbenders (1967) - 11:45 - 14:50 The Great Silence (1968) - 14:50 - 18:45 The Specialists (1969) - 18:45 - 21:43 Outro - 21:43 - 22:39