Speaking Cinema with Andrew Schwarz

Oct 01 2024 1
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Welcome to Season 2!

A series of thoughtful and entertaining conversations and audio essays about the meaning we can garner from specific movies and the ideas that cinema provokes. Listen to host and filmmaker Andrew Schwarz dive deeper with his guests than any other podcast with interesting takes, life questions, philosophy, culture, and the art and appreciation of cinema. Broadcast from Los Angeles, California.

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2.6 - Cube (1997) with Jesse Mendelsohn

Oct 01 2024 114 mins  
Send us a textHALLOWEEN 2024 SERIES, MOVIE 1 of 3Andrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, navigate through the maze of the stunning and terrifying 1997 indie sci-fi horror classic, Cube. The directorial feature debut of legendary sci-fi/thriller conceptualist Vincenzo Natali, this one-of-a-kind chiller, shot with just one single set, creates multiple dimensio

2.5 - Requiem For A Dream (2000) with Greg Jolley

Sep 15 2024 125 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, Greg Jolley, uncover the meaning in Darren Aronofsky's groundbreaking and harrowing Requiem For A Dream from 2000. With its unmistakably unique style, haunting imagery, and performances for the ages all around, this roller coaster ride of drama and intensity makes the Coney Island "Cyclone" feel like a kiddie coaster! Andrew and Greg discuss

2.4 - Blue Velvet (1986) with Nicholas Stonehouse

Sep 01 2024 146 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, take on David Lynch's beguiling and intriguing 1986 classic, Blue Velvet. Boasting an all-star cast, a simple but meaningful story, and enough style to put all other films from its time to shame, this intense and quirky experience might just become your "blue" celluloid heaven! Andrew and Stonehouse mine for meaning with

2.3 - We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) with Jesse Mendelsohn

Aug 15 2024 131 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, take a shot at the bullseye of the stunning and provocative thriller adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin from 2011. Directed and co-written by acclaimed Scottish indie filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, this dark, devious, and daring portrait of a tormented mother (Tilda Swinton) and her cantankerous child (Ez

2.2 - Network (1976) with Adam Seccafico

Aug 01 2024 117 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, deconstruct one of the most outrageous, satirical, and prophetic movies of ALL TIME -- Sidney Lumet's Network from 1976. This timeless, audacious classic will compel you to reflect on almost every aspect of the modern world, including your own sanity! Andrew and Adam do a deep dive into such topics as viewe

2.1 - Lost In Translation (2003) with Jon Bewley

Jul 15 2024 111 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, producer and cinematographer Jon Bewley, cover the hit indie drama, Lost In Translation, from 2003. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, Priscilla), this carefully told Oscar-winning experience is so true to life and craftily made, you can't help but feel every ounce of what the two lead characters are

1.8 - The Wailing (2016) with Nicholas Stonehouse

May 31 2024 139 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, Nicholas Stonehouse, deconstruct the mystifying and creeptastic South Korean horror/thriller, The Wailing, from 2016. Written and directed by Na Hong Jin (The Chaser), this spooky spectacle of eclectic vibes, colors, and meanings will give you something different to wail about every time you watch it!Andrew and Stonehouse dive into such topic

1.7 - Moneyball (2011) with Jesse Mendelsohn

May 15 2024 120 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, writer and director Jesse Mendelsohn, take a whack at the intriguing sports drama, Moneyball, from 2011. Directed by Bennett Miller and written by powerhouses Steven Zailian and Aaron Sorkin, this entertaining and extremely well-acted true story portrait of a man who changed everything in professional baseball is a masterclass example of a fi

1.6 - Bad Lieutenant (1992) with Adam Seccafico

May 01 2024 133 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, writer and director Adam Seccafico, dive deep into the ultra-controversial, gritty indie classic, Bad Lieutenant, from 1992. Written and directed by Abel Ferrara, this raw and uncompromising character study of a corrupt New York City law enforcer descending into madness might just leave you wanting to hug a teddy bear by the end!Andrew and Ad

1.5 - Okja (2017) with Jon Bewley

Apr 15 2024 145 mins  
Send us a textAndrew and special guest, producer and cinematographer Jon Bewley, take on the spellbinding, one-of-a-kind masterful Netflix fantasy drama film, Okja, from 2017. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), this incredibly creative, suspenseful, and moving experience might leave you consuming less meat and more wisdom!Andrew and Jon discuss such topics as the virt