Underground cinema with Todd Haynes
New episodes! An interview with the director of The Velvet Underground and a chat with Jon Dieringer of Screen Slate
Look at this, I’ve gone and interviewed Todd Haynes about his documentary The Velvet Underground. You know Haynes already from Far From Heaven or Carol or I’m Not There or Velvet Goldmine, but you’ll want to catch his first documentary, which is also smart and visually striking. Also, lots of John Cale, which is good for you.
I’m also sharing an episode I recorded with Screen Slate editor Jon Dieringer. I’ve interviewed a filmmaker or two for him, and it was a pleasure talking about his New York Film Festival highlights, Screen Slate screening exploits, and a truly outré Spanish film called Arrebato (which counts Pedro Almodóvar among its fans). As a longtime archivist and programmer, Jon has a number of insights on how older movies make their way to audiences, resurfacing in different guises over the years.
There’s more to come, so remember to support The Last Thing I Saw by subscribing below so I can put more coins in the podcast-o-tron.
Thanks for listening and reading.
Nic
NEW PODCAST NOTES
Todd Haynes on The Velvet Underground (Episode 81)
This episode is also available here on Apple iTunes.
Todd Haynes’s new documentary on The Velvet Underground is in theaters and on streaming now. His previous films include Carol, I’m Not There, Far from Heaven, Velvet Goldmine, and Safe.
Arrebato, Jackass, Benedetta, Titane, and Sarah Maldoror with Jon Dieringer (Episode 82)
This episode is also available here on Apple iTunes.
Jon Dieringer is the founder, publisher, and editor of Screen Slate. The next Screen Slate screening series takes place at the Roxy Cinema.
For more information on the podcast’s opening music by The Minarets (gratefully used with permission):
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MY RECENT WRITING
Now that The French Dispatch is in theaters, here again is my delightful New York Times interview with Léa Seydoux.
Also for the Times, I reviewed Fever Dream, a mysterious film directed by Claudia Llosa that’s available on Netflix.
THIS CRITIC’S PICKS
Delectable selections for home viewing.
To Sleep with Anger (Criterion)
The Velvet Underground (Apple+) - My review from the summer
Beat Girl (Criterion) - Refracted and horror-fied by Edgar Wright in Last Night in Soho
A World of Calm: Noodles - Narrated by Oscar Isaac (HBO MAX)
THE END
Here I may end with a song.
ABOUT ME
Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw!
I’m the host of the podcast and I work as a writer and editor. I was the sixth editor-in-chief of Film Comment, where I worked for 15 years. I assigned and edited both the web and print editorial, hosted its podcast and talks and screenings, learned from brilliant writers, curated Film Comment Selects, and wrote a lot, including interviews with Spike Lee, Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and Frederick Wiseman.
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.
As always, feel free to contact me re: writing, editing, moderating, podcasting, etc.
nicolas.rapold@gmail.com