The CineHistorians Podcast

In this Season 2 bonus episode, co-hosts Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher chose eight more movies to discuss from the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list.Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode:https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2-bonus-episode-cinehistorians-sight-sound/
The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a particular theme. This includes everything from film movements, to genres and styles, to groups of filmmakers and more. Each episode examines one film in particular related to that season’s theme. We break down the history of the film, why it's important and examine its impact over time.If you’re passionate about film, love history and want to broaden your horizons, tune in as we explore all that world cinema has to offer.Subscribe for upcoming episodes.Thank you for listening and happy viewing!Support the show:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinehistoriansCineHistorians:Website: www.cinehistorians.comX/Twitter: x.com/cinehistoriansLetterboxd: letterboxd.com/CineHistoriansDr. Carl SweeneyX/Twitter: x.com/CKJSweeneyBluesky: bsky.app/profile/ckjsweeney.bsky.socialThe Movie Palace Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/WHYNOW5909463750The Movie Palace Podcast on X/Twitter x.com/MoviePalacePodRaquel Stecher:Website: www.raquelstecher.comX/Twitter: x.com/RaquelStecherBluesky: bsky.app/profile/raquelstecher.bsky.socialQuelle Movies: www.quellemovies.comOut of the Past: www.outofthepastblog.comYouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Outofthepastblog

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On S2E8 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss GoodFellas (1990), directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Lorraine Bracco. This is the last installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list.
Mentioned in the episode:
2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi https://amzn.to/3WZ3eXA
Made Men: The Story of GoodFellas by Glenn Kenny https://amzn.to/4o0Gu4j Make sure you check out:TCM’s mini doc Gangster Movies and the Legacy of Warner Bros., co-written by Raquel Stecher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDHGJ09gxPw Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode: https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2e8-goodfellas-1990-and-sight-sound-list/
The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a particular theme. This includes everything from film movements, to genres and styles, to groups of filmmakers and more. Each episode examines one film in particular related to that season’s theme. We break down the history of the film, why it's important and examine its impact over time.If you’re passionate about film, love history and want to broaden your horizons, tune in as we explore all that world cinema has to offer.Subscribe for upcoming episodes.Thank you for listening and happy viewing!Support the show:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinehistoriansCineHistorians:Website: www.cinehistorians.comX/Twitter: x.com/cinehistoriansLetterboxd: letterboxd.com/CineHistoriansDr. Carl SweeneyX/Twitter: x.com/CKJSweeneyBluesky: bsky.app/profile/ckjsweeney.bsky.socialThe Movie Palace Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/WHYNOW5909463750The Movie Palace Podcast on X/Twitter x.com/MoviePalacePodRaquel Stecher:Website: www.raquelstecher.comX/Twitter: x.com/RaquelStecherBluesky: bsky.app/profile/raquelstecher.bsky.socialQuelle Movies: www.quellemovies.comOut of the Past: www.outofthepastblog.comYouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@outofthepastblog

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On S2E7 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. This is the seventh installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list.Mentioned in the episode:
2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Co-host Raquel Stecher’s Letterboxd 4 https://letterboxd.com/RaquelStecher/
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/1021/Laura%20Mulvey%2C%20Visual%20Pleasure.pdf
The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo https://amzn.to/4r5vt4C
GLAAD Vito Russo Test results for 2024 https://glaad.org/sri/2024/vito-russo-test/
Raquel’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire t-shirt from Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-Gift-Perfect-by-riamdedie/99498831.IJ6L0
Metamorphoses by Ovid https://amzn.to/4oMd3EA
Raquel Stecher’s review of Rafiki (2019) on Quelle Movies https://quellemovies.com/2019/08/rafiki/
Artist Hélène Delmaire https://www.instagram.com/helenedelmaire/ Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode: https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2e7-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-2019-and/ The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a particular theme. This includes everything from film movements, to genres and styles, to groups of filmmakers and more. Each episode examines one film in particular related to that season’s theme. We break down the history of the film, why it's important and examine its impact over time.If you’re passionate about film, love history and want to broaden your horizons, tune in as we explore all that world cinema has to offer.Subscribe for upcoming episodes.Thank you for listening and happy viewing!Support the show:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinehistoriansCineHistorians:Website: www.cinehistorians.comX/Twitter: x.com/cinehistoriansLetterboxd: letterboxd.com/CineHistoriansDr. Carl SweeneyX/Twitter: x.com/CKJSweeneyBluesky: bsky.app/profile/ckjsweeney.bsky.socialThe Movie Palace Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/WHYNOW5909463750The Movie Palace Podcast on X/Twitter x.com/MoviePalacePodRaquel Stecher:Website: www.raquelstecher.comX/Twitter: x.com/RaquelStecherBluesky: bsky.app/profile/raquelstecher.bsky.socialQuelle Movies: www.quellemovies.comOut of the Past: www.outofthepastblog.comYouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@outofthepastblog

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On S2E6 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss Touki Bouki (1973), directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty and starring Magaye Niang and Mareme Niang. This is the sixth installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list.Mentioned in the episode:2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project https://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema
Djibril Diop Mambéty: The Dreamer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpgbKjNVTes
Afrique Sur Seine/Africa on the Seine (1955) available on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/afrique-sur-seine Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode: https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2e6-cinehistorians-podcast-touki-bouki-1973/ The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a particular theme. This includes everything from film movements, to genres and styles, to groups of filmmakers and more. Each episode examines one film in particular related to that season’s theme. We break down the history of the film, why it's important and examine its impact over time.If you’re passionate about film, love history and want to broaden your horizons, tune in as we explore all that world cinema has to offer.Subscribe for upcoming episodes.Thank you for listening and happy viewing!Support the show:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinehistoriansCineHistorians:Website: www.cinehistorians.comX/Twitter: x.com/cinehistoriansLetterboxd: letterboxd.com/CineHistoriansDr. Carl SweeneyX/Twitter: x.com/CKJSweeneyBluesky: bsky.app/profile/ckjsweeney.bsky.socialThe Movie Palace Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/WHYNOW5909463750The Movie Palace Podcast on X/Twitter x.com/MoviePalacePodRaquel Stecher:Website: www.raquelstecher.comX/Twitter: x.com/RaquelStecherBluesky: bsky.app/profile/raquelstecher.bsky.socialQuelle Movies: www.quellemovies.comOut of the Past: www.outofthepastblog.comYouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@outofthepastblog

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On S2E5 of The CineHistorians Podcast, we discuss In the Mood for Love (2000), directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung. This is the fifth installment in an eight episode season about the 2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time list.Mentioned in the episode:2022 Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Sight & Sound 25th anniversary of In the Mood for Love issue https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/news/sight-sound-may-2025-issue
The MET Exhibition: China Through the Looking Glass https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/china-through-the-looking-glass Letterboxd list of all films discussed in this episode: https://letterboxd.com/cinehistorians/list/s2e5-cinehistorians-podcast-in-the-mood-for/The CineHistorians podcast explores the history of cinema from across the globe. Hosted by Dr. Carl Sweeney and Raquel Stecher, each season of the podcast focuses on a particular theme. This includes everything from film movements, to genres and styles, to groups of filmmakers and more. Each episode examines one film in particular related to that season’s theme. We break down the history of the film, why it's important and examine its impact over time.If you’re passionate about film, love history and want to broaden your horizons, tune in as we explore all that world cinema has to offer.Subscribe for upcoming episodes.Thank you for listening and happy viewing!Support the show:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cinehistoriansCineHistorians:Website: www.cinehistorians.comX/Twitter: x.com/cinehistoriansLetterboxd: letterboxd.com/CineHistoriansDr. Carl SweeneyX/Twitter: x.com/CKJSweeneyBluesky: bsky.app/profile/ckjsweeney.bsky.socialThe Movie Palace Podcast: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/WHYNOW5909463750The Movie Palace Podcast on X/Twitter x.com/MoviePalacePodRaquel Stecher:Website: www.raquelstecher.comX/Twitter: x.com/RaquelStecherBluesky: bsky.app/profile/raquelstecher.bsky.socialQuelle Movies: www.quellemovies.comOut of the Past: www.outofthepastblog.comYouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@outofthepastblog

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