Ep 136: Carlota Pereda talks about her horror film Piggy + review with Clarisse Loughrey

01/03/23 • 28 min

This week is all about horror as we’re joined by film critic Clarisse Loughrey. She joins Anna to share her thoughts on gender and female identity in the contemporary horror genre, particularly through the new Spanish horror film Piggy. Piggy stars Laura Galán as Sara, an overweight teen in rural small town Spain, whose bullying at the hands of the ‘in crowd’ takes a turn when a stranger arrives. Piggy’s writer and director, filmmaker Carlota Pereda, speaks to Anna about her motivations behind making the film, as an embodiment of her own personal fears and her filmic inspirations. UK listeners can watch Piggy in cinemas from the 6th January 2023 Other films mentioned in this episode include: Stoker, Park Chan-wook, 2013 Las rubias (The Blondes), Carlota Pereda, 2016 Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis, 2001 Who Can Kill a Child?, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, 1976 Eden Lake, James Watkins, 2008 Stranger by the Lake (Original title: L'inconnu du lac), Alain Guiraudie, 2013 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, 1974 Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Follow Clarisse Loughrey on socials: www.twitter.com/clarisselou Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX...L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Producer: Lydia Scott Audio Producer: Cam Griff Intern: Eleanor Hardy House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with Vertigo Releasing

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Ep 135: Critic Mark Kermode reviews Don't Worry Darling and more with Anna Smith

When Mark Kermode, feminist ally of Girls On Film, and one of the UK’s top film critics, expressed a wish to come on the Girls On Film podcast, Anna Smith asked listeners in an online poll which recent films they would like the two of them to discuss on the show. They discuss two recent films, beginning with a Don't Worry Darling review. **SPOILER ALERT** from 11:01 they move into spoiler territory, so skip to 18:36 if you'd like to avoid that. They then discuss The Woman King, as well as the winner of the Sight and Sound poll of the top 100 films of all time, Jeanne Dielman; why awards matter, the sense and nonsense of making lists of favourite films, and whether the film industry is making advances where gender parity is concerned. Mark Kermode is film critic for The Observer, co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Screenshot alongside Ellen E Jones, host of his own film music programme on Scala Radio, and co-presenter of Kermode and Mayo’s Take podcast. Don’t Worry Darling is available on all the usual platforms in the UK. The Woman King will be available on digital January 30th and on DVD February 13th 2023. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is available to stream on BFI Player in The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time collection on BFI Player – which now includes over 50 titles from the top 100 to rent or for subscribers. The full top 100 will also screen at BFI Southbank throughout January, February and March. Films mentioned in this episode are: Aftersun, Charlotte Wells, 2022 The Woman King, Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2022 Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde, 2022 Blonde, Andrew Dominik, 2022 The Souvenir, Part II, Joanna Hogg, 2021 Stepford Wives, Bryan Forbes, 1975 Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski, 1968 Get Out, Jordan Peele, 2017 Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, Chantal Akerman, 1975 Braveheart, Mel Gibson, 1975 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised, Questlove, 2021 Woodstock, Michael Wadleigh, 1970 Amazing Grace, Alan Elliott, 2018 Heavy Load, Jerry Rothwell, 2008 Dig!, Ondi Timoner, 2004 Safe, Todd Haynes, 1995 Poison, Todd Haynes, 1991 Enys Men, Mark Jenkin, 2022 Citizen Kane, Orson Welles, 1941 Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 Eraserhead, David Lynch, 1977 Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX...L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Audio Producer: Nic Wassell Intern: Eleanor Hardy House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with our principal partners, Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer.

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Ep 137: Naomi Ackie on playing Whitney Houston + focus on International Film Festival Rotterdam

Naomi Ackie, the British star of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, talks to Anna Smith about preparing for her portrayal of the musical icon. Ackie has been longlisted for a BAFTA Film Award for Leading Actress for her extraordinary performance. She explains how important it was to her that the audience was being shown a side of Houston that perhaps they hadn’t seen before, particularly with her same-sex relationship with her girl friend Robyn Crawford. They also discuss the importance of having a female director, Kasi Lemmons, at the helm with the involvement of Whitney Houston's long-time producer Clive Davis, who is played by Stanley Tucci. Anna is also joined by Vanja Kaludjercic, the director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, giving insight into the 2023 programme and what it is that makes this film festival special. Vanja and Anna talk diversity, inclusion and internationalism within film and film festivals, and Vanja also picks out a few of this year’s highlights. Vanja also talks about why she has invited Girls On Film to return for the third time in January 2023 to record a live podcast episode - check back soon for that episode. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody was released in theatres nationwide in December 2022. 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam is taking place from the 25th January 2023 to the 5th February 2023. For all information go to: https://iffr.com/en Other films mentioned in this episode include: The Plains, David Easteal, 2022 Mayday! May day! Mayday!, Yonri Revolt, 2022 Deadly Love Poem, Garin Nugroho, 2022 Sri Asih, Upi Avianto, 2022 Like & Share, Gina S. Noer, 2022 Indivision, Leïla Kilani, 2023 Le spectre de Boko Haram, Cyrielle Raingou, 2023 Mama dan so que sorriso, Cyrielle Raingou, 2023 Gagaland, Teng Yuhan, 2023 Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX...L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Producer: Lydia Scott Audio Producer: Emma Butt Intern: Eleanor Hardy House band: MX Tyrants Principal Partners: Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer. Thank you also to our Patreon Supporters.