Episode 41: Caden Rodems-Boyd / Ace

ACE by Caden Rodems-Boyd

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Guest: Caden Rodems-Boyd
0:00 - 51:34 - interview with 17-year-old New Haven-based filmmaker Caden Rodems-Boyd about his feature film debut, ACE

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On today's episode of Deep Focus, host Tom Breen talks with 17-year-old New Haven filmmaker Caden Rodems-Boyd about his feature film debut, a cyborg-buddy action flick called ACE. They talk about filmmaking style on a low budget, making movies as a high school student, and the inescapable influence of Quentin Tarantino on chatty, stylish, smart action movies.

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Trailer for Caden Rodem-Boyd's ACE

Episode 37: The Lobster / Yorgos Lanthimos Movies

The Lobster

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Guest: Lucy Gellman
0:00 - 48:29 - review of THE LOBSTER and discussion of the movies of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos

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On today's episode of Deep Focus, host Tom Breen talks with Lucy Gellman about THE LOBSTER, a new dark satire from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. Breen and Gellman also talk about Lanthimos' previous two films, DOGTOOTH and ALPS, as a way into some of the key themes this idiosyncratic filmmaker is interested in: artificial vs. genuine intimacy, oppressive social regimes, and absurdist takes on judgment and punishment.

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Trailer for The Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos