animation

Episode 54: Frank and Caroline Mouris / The Handmaiden

Excerpt from FRANK FILM (1973) by Frank and Caroline Mouris

Excerpt from FRANK FILM (1973) by Frank and Caroline Mouris

Description

On today's episode of Deep Focus, host Tom Breen welcomes experimental animators and filmmakers Frank and Caroline Mouris and film archivist Brian Meacham to the show to talk about the Mouris' careers making movies, some reflections on the mesmerizing world of experimental animation, and upcoming screenings of their films at the Whitney Humanities center. For the second segment of the show, Breen, Allan Appel, and Lucy Gellman review the new movie The Handmaiden.

Timeline

00:00 - 43:02 -- interview with filmmakers Frank and Caroline Mouris and Yale film archivist Brian Meacham
44:00 - 59: 38 -- review of The Handmaiden

Other Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZm67rgUAfQ
https://www.facebook.com/events/964252377030216/

Episode 40: Hunt for the Wilderpeople / The BFG

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

How to Listen

First Segment

Guests: Lucy Gellman, Allan Appel
0:00 - 43:19 - reviews of THE BFG and HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

Description

On this episode, host Tom Breen talks to WNHH Station Manager Lucy Gellman and New Haven Independent Reporter Allan Appel about two new movies: Taika Waititi's "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" and Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison's adaptation of the beloved children's book "The BFG."

Video Links

Trailer for HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

Trailer for THE BFG

Episode 22: Life Ends at 30 / Anomalisa

ANOMALISA by Charlie Kaufman

ANOMALISA by Charlie Kaufman

How to Listen

First Segment

Guests: Michael Field, Trish Clark
0:00 - 37:32 - interview about the web series Life Ends at 30

Second Segment

Guests: Allan Appel, Lucy Gellman
37:33 - 55:59 - review of Anomalisa

Description

On this episode, WNHH host Tom Breen talks to writer-director Michael Field and producer Trish Clark , creative team on "Life Ends at 30" webseries. During the latter half of the episode, he talks to New Haven Independent reporter and WNHH station manager Lucy Gellman about new film "Anomalisa."

Video Links

Trailer for Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman