Playlist: Movie Series and Pieces
Compiled By: PRX Editors
Indie and mainstream, actors and producers — here are movie series on PRX of various lengths.
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Filmspotting (weekly series) (Series)
Produced by WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is an hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film talk. Filmspotting is available on PRX by noon (CST) on Fridays. Promos are available on PRX earlier in the week.
Most recent piece in this series:
Filmspotting 922 (06/02/23): Across The Spider-Verse / A Brighter Summer Day (Sight & Sound #6) / Lynch/Oz
From WBEZ | Part of the Filmspotting (weekly series) series | 54:00
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This week, a pair of very different, but also surprisingly similar, coming of age stories: the electrifying new “Across the Spider-Verse” and Edward Yang’s ‘91 masterpiece “A Brighter Summer Day.” Plus Adam on the new doc “Lynch/Oz.”
Sounds Familiar #5: Sex, Death and Morals in Horror.
From Blake Cooper | Part of the Sounds Familiar series | 17:00
In 1980, during a “very special episode” of Siskel & Ebert, Roger Ebert made a provocative claim about the emerging genre of “slasher” horror films: “these films hate women.” Whether that’s true—and why—is a little more complicated.
Indie Outlook (Series)
Produced by Matt Fagerholm
Chicago film critic Matt Fagerholm highlights the latest and greatest in modern independent cinema.
Most recent piece in this series:
Duncan Riddell on "Older Children"
From Matt Fagerholm | Part of the Indie Outlook series | 23:10
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Filmmaker Duncan Riddell joins host Matt Fagerholm to discuss his new film, "Older Children," which premieres in Chicago November 10th. The program was produced at Columbia College Chicago. Technical producer was Rebecca Nystedt. An Indie Outlook production.
Behind the Scenes (Series)
Produced by Andrea Chase
Filmmakers and actors talk with Andrea Chase. New insights, unexpected revelations, and a wry sense of humor. Series pieces are various lengths from 8 to 25 minutes.
Most recent piece in this series:
REFUGE -- Din Blankenship Interview
From Andrea Chase | Part of the Behind the Scenes series | 22:33
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Clarkston, GA has been the most diverse square mile in America, and that was the original focus of REFUGE, the documentary Din Blankenship and Erin Levin Bernhardt had planned to make. For several decades it has been where refugees from all over the world have been settled by the U.S. government. How so many cultures have thrived together, welcomed by their American neighbors, is a lesson in what can be achieved by people of good will.
The focus shifted when one of their subjects, Dr. Heval Kelli, got a call from Arno Michaelis, a former white supremacist extremism interventionist. He asked Kelli to start texting with Chris Buckley, a KKK leader whose wife wanted him to leave hate behind. Kelli, a Syrian Kurd who fled Iraq represented what Buckley most hated from his tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. In REFUGE, we see them reach out to one another tentatively at first, and eventually create a bond of friendship that leads Buckley away from the beliefs he espoused to fervently, and that shows Kelli a side of America he hadn’t really understood before.
When I spoke with Blankenship on March 17, 2023, I wanted to know what it was like for her and Bernhardt to make a documentary when they could not be sure how it would turn out, but I started with something that the film brought home to me that made me especially glad to have seen their eye-opening and hopeful documentary about what they term radical acceptance.The Indie on Demand Movie Review (Series)
Produced by Daniel Persons
A short, weekly review show dedicated to highlighting independent films available via on-demand platforms. Produced and hosted by film journalist and critic Dan Persons.
Most recent piece in this series:
Indie on Demand Reviews FIGHTVILLE
From Daniel Persons | Part of the The Indie on Demand Movie Review series | 01:59
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Film critic Dan Persons reviews FIGHTVILLE, an intense and intimate documentary focusing on the brutal sport of mixed martial arts.
THE INDIE ON DEMAND MOVIE REVIEW is a short, weekly, module-style review show dedicated to highlighting independent films available via on-demand platforms. Produced and hosted by film journalist and critic Dan Persons (The Huffington Post, IFC, Air America), each 2-minute episode will feature a review of an independent film that has recently debuted on-demand, incorporating cleared audio clips and Dan's detailed analysis to provide listeners with an entertaining and insightful glimpse into the exciting and innovative world of independent film, with all titles available immediately for viewing at home.
Reel Discovery (Series)
Produced by Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Each week on Reel Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer takes a quick look at the latest in movies -- from the hottest new blockbusters to little-known indies and even Blu-ray releases. Whether you prefer explosive action movies or quiet dramas, you're sure to discover something worth watching. On the latest show, Kristin takes a look at the horror homage of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie.
Most recent piece in this series:
Reel Discovery: Padre Pio
From Kristin Dreyer Kramer | Part of the Reel Discovery series | 03:00
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Each week on Reel Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer takes a quick look at the latest in movies -- from the hottest new blockbusters to little-known indies and even Blu-ray releases. Whether you prefer explosive action movies or quiet dramas, you're sure to discover something worth watching. On the latest show, Kristin moves into a tumultuous small Italian town with a saint in the making in Padre Pio.
To read more, visit NightsAndWeekends.com.
It's Movie Time (Series)
Produced by Kristin Dreyer Kramer
A weekly five-minute film review series with critics John DeSando and Kristin Dreyer Kramer.
Most recent piece in this series:
It's Movie Time; July 6, 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man, To Rome with Love
From Kristin Dreyer Kramer | Part of the It's Movie Time series | 05:00
Films reviewed: The Amazing Spider-Man, To Rome with Love
Spoiler Alert Radio (Series)
Produced by MergingArts Productions
Toni Pennacchia discusses all things film with independent directors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, promoters, and more, in this 29-minute series.
Most recent piece in this series:
Colin West - Writer/Director - The Long Slow Flight Of The Ashbot, We Were Not Made For This World, Pink Plastic Flamingos, Here And Beyond, Double Walker, and Linoleum
From MergingArts Productions | Part of the Spoiler Alert Radio series | 29:00
Colin's short film work includes: The Long Slow Flight Of The Ashbot, We Were Not Made For This World, Pink Plastic Flamingos, and Here And Beyond.
Colin's feature film work as director and writer includes: the thriller, Double Walker, and more recently for the acclaimed Linoleum, starring Jim Gaffigan, as the host of a failing children's science show who tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage.