Girls on Film Ep 182: Romcoms & feminism, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Rye Lane + highlights of Venice 2024 (Season 1, Episode 182)
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Ep 182: Romcoms & feminism, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Rye Lane + highlights of Venice 2024 (Season 1, Episode 182)

Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

Anna Smith welcomes film critic Corrina Antrobus back to Girls On Film to discuss her brand new book, I Love Romcoms and I am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms. Anna is also joined by film critic Jo-Ann Titmarsh who shares her ...See moreAnna Smith welcomes film critic Corrina Antrobus back to Girls On Film to discuss her brand new book, I Love Romcoms and I am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms. Anna is also joined by film critic Jo-Ann Titmarsh who shares her highlights direct from the Venice International Film Festival. First up, Corrina begins by discussing two Girls On Film romcom favourites - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and She's Gotta Have It, which both feature in our pod's intro jingle. She highlights the romcoms that have often been overlooked in the genre, as well as the underlying feminism of the popular, mainstream romcoms which are often dismissed as anti-feminist. Corrina also notes the importance of diverse representation and some of the challenges of finding examples of trans romances in the romcom genre, but that by pushing for change, she has hope that things will change. **Note that there are mild spoilers for classic romcoms in this segment.** Next up, Jo-Ann shares the exciting buzz of this year's Venice International Film Festival and discusses her festival favourites. She notes how this year's fest consists of all-out glamour and fabulous women rocking the red carpet and discusses her film highlights, including her top performances by women including Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and Angelina Jolie. She notes the films to look out for, and ends by discussing the long-awaited sequel to Beetlejuice. Films mentioned: Wolfs (Jon Watts), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks), She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee), Rye Lane (Raine Allen Miller), Palm Springs (Max Barbakow), While You Were Sleeping (Jon Turteltaub), Pretty Woman (Garry Marshall), Magic Mike XXL (Gregory Jacobs), Kissing Jessica Stein (Charles Herman-Wurmfeld), But I'm a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit), Happiest Season (Clea DuVall), A Room Next Door (Pedro Almodovar), Babygirl (Halina Reijn), Maria (Pablo Larraín), I'm Still Here (Walter Salles), Familiar Touch (Sarah Friedland), Queer (Luca Guadagnino), The Wire (created by David Simon), The Office (US version developed by Greg Daniels), Birdman (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Tim Burton), Beetlejuice (Tim Burton), Firebrand (Karim Aïnouz), His Three Daughters (Azazel Jacobs), Lee (Ellen Kuras), The Queen of My Dreams. See less

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Anna Smith Self - Host (voice) Self - Host (voice) See fewer	Girls on Film (2018)
Corrina Antrobus Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The London Cinephile (2023)
Jo-Ann Titmarsh Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Girls on Film (2018)

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