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Venice had its share of big movies—Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, The Power of the Dog from Jane Campion, and Dune, a science fiction extravaganza with only the finest sand—as well as lower-profile highlights. I discussed all sorts on ye olde podcast with an array of all-stars, and these episodes are available for all.
But only paid subscribers can access my entertaining new episodes on Toronto films—including the new one from Terence Davies and an absolutely fascinating music documentary about Kenny G.
See, at a certain point I felt I couldn’t keep giving these festival podcasts away. So I welcome your support if you are not a subscriber, and thank you if you already have pitched in.
Big thanks to all of my brilliant guests. I’ll have another delightful filmmaker on soon. So be a part of the podcast party and sign up for monthly or yearly plans.
Nic
P.S. Above image from our Billy Wilder discussion (see below).
NEW PODCAST NOTES
Here’s a sampling of Venice film festival podcasts — there were six in all.
To hear the Toronto dispatches with Amy Taubin and Eric Hynes, you’ll need to subscribe.
Venice 1 - Paul Schrader Speaks (about The Card Counter, lessons from Taxi Driver, what he’s been watching)
Available here on Apple iTunes.
Paul Schrader is the director of The Card Counter, First Reformed, American Gigolo, among other films, and wrote Taxi Driver.
Venice 2 – Last Night in Soho, Spencer, Il Buco with Jonathan Romney
Available here on Apple iTunes.
Jonathan Romney is a frequent contributor to Screen Daily and the Observer, and teaches at the National Film and Television School.
Venice 3 – Dune, Parallel Mothers, The Cathedral with Glenn Kenny
Available here on Apple iTunes.
Glenn Kenny writes for The New York Times and RogerEbert.com, and is the author of Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas.’
Billy Wilder with Farran Smith Nehme, Sheila O’Malley, and Steven Mears
Available here on Apple iTunes.
On the occasion of a collection of Billy Wilder’s writings as a journalist (!) I brought together three all-star critics and we each picked a Wilder film from a different decade to discuss.
For more information on the podcast’s opening music by The Minarets (gratefully used with permission):
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MY RECENT WRITING
Back in May, I did a long interview with Amalia Ulman, the director of a terrific film, El Planeta, and a prolific gallery artist. It was published on Screen Slate a little while back, and you can watch El Planeta in theaters this Friday.
For The New York Times, I reviewed a documentary about a Cuban heavy metal band.
At Artforum, I returned with a report on the Venice film festival, with special attention to some movies that haven’t been talked about as much.
THIS CRITIC’S PICKS
Delectable selections for home viewing.
Gold-Diggers of 1933 (HBO MAX)
Melvin Van Peebles: Four Films (Criterion)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (MUBI)
THE END
Here I may end with a song.
ABOUT ME
Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw!
I’m a writer and an editor. I served as editor-in-chief of Film Comment, where I worked for 15 years. I assigned and edited both web and print, hosted its podcast and talks and screenings, learned from brilliant writers, curated Film Comment Selects, and wrote a lot myself. Film Comment was subsequently awarded the Film Heritage Award by the National Society of Film Critics (an honor historically awarded to the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions).
My features, interviews, festival dispatches, and reviews have been published in The New York Times, Sight & Sound, Artforum, Filmmaker, and dearly departed publications such as The Village Voice, Stop Smiling, The New York Sun, and The L Magazine.
The Last Thing I Saw celebrates the art of conversation about movies with critics and filmmakers, looking at highlights from home viewing, the latest films on the horizon from festivals, and notable new releases. In its first year, it was named one of the Top Ten Film Podcasts by Sight & Sound.
Feel free to contact me about writing, editing, moderating, radio/TV appearances, etc.
nicolas.rapold@gmail.com