Cinemaball 11: L.A. Story (1991)

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08/17/18 • 65 min

On this episode, we arrive in perpetually sunny Los Angeles for writer-star Steve Martin's romantic ode to the city, L.A. Story. Ebony and Carolyn discuss the film's gender and class politics, Martin's distinct blend of zaniness and magic, and the way in which the film champions sincerity and depth of feeling. Unlike the movie itself, the podcast does not feature a Patrick Stewart cameo, but it does feature Carolyn briefly imitating Patrick Stewart's character. As always, we offer up our scientifically accurate ratings, and Ebony reveals where the Cinemaball is headed next!

Remember, the weather will change your life, twice.

Cinemaball is presented by Feminist Frequency
Executive Produced and hosted by Carolyn Petit and Ebony Aster
Produced and edited by Sarah Nairalez
Artwork by Raye Abellar
Hosted by Simplecast
Executive Produced by Anita Sarkeesian

Includes audio clips from
The Legend of Billie Jean and L.A. Story

Music by Broke For Free

View the basic rules of Cinemaball and a history of all our episodes and ratings at http://goo.gl/ePDPuQ

Remember, the weather will change your life, twice.

Includes audio clips from
The Legend of Billie Jean and L.A. Story

Music by Broke For Free

View the basic rules of Cinemaball and a history of all our episodes and ratings at http://goo.gl/ePDPuQ

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Cinemaball 10: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

This week on Cinemaball, Ebony and Carolyn venture to the gloomy and foreboding realm of Transylvania via Francis Ford Coppola’s lurid 1992 adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We get into the film’s bold visual style, the way it calls attention to its own artifice, and the film’s psychologically complex handling of the place where sex and death collide. Of course, we have plenty to say about Keanu Reeves’ much-maligned performance, as well as the way Anthony Hopkins creates a Van Helsing who relishes life. Before all is said and done, we offer up our ratings on the film, and Carolyn announces our next cinematic destination!

Includes audio clips from
The Legend of Billie Jean and Bram Stoker's Dracula

Music by Broke For Free

View the basic rules of Cinemaball and a history of all our episodes and ratings at http://goo.gl/ePDPuQ

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Cinemaball 12: Raising Arizona (1987)

On the latest Cinemaball, Ebony and Carolyn venture to the deserts of the Coen brothers’ 1987 comedy classic, Raising Arizona. We get into Nicolas Cage’s indelible performance as a kind of living cartoon, the peculiar nature of this film’s American dream as a land where all of us can find grace, and the film’s impatience with certain specific types of masculinity. We also discuss the meticulous nature of the filmmaking on display, what exposure to filmmakers like the Coen brothers can do, and Carolyn talks about the ways in which it’s sometimes inevitable that a numerical rating will fail to adequately reflect our complex feelings about a work of art.

Includes audio clips from
The Legend of Billie Jean, The Running Man and Raising Arizona

Music by Broke For Free

View the basic rules of Cinemaball and a history of all our episodes and ratings at http://goo.gl/ePDPuQ