Book Lovers' Movie Club Kimberly
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- TV & Film
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On this podcast we talk about the movies and books that we love, what draws us to them, and how they make us think. Each month we focus on one theme and pick two movies per week that fit a variation of that theme. Since this is the Book Lover’s movie club we are also reading a book each month that works with the monthly theme.
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Episode 24 - Her (cont) and Ex Machina
In this episode, Sara and Nacona wrap up their discussion of Her (2013) and move on to the darker, more allegory-heavy Ex Machina (2014).
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Episode 23 - Her
Join Sara and special guest host Nacona Nix for part one of their conversation about the intersection of love and technology (especially AI) in recent films. This episode focuses on Spike Jonez's Her (2013), a near-future romance between a man and his operating system.
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Episode 22 - Q&A and Slumdog Millionaire
In this episode, Sara and Kim talk about the 2005 novel Q&A, by Vikas Swarup and the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, which is adapted from the novel. There are some big feelings this week about the novel and complicated feelings about the film. But what everyone agrees about is that Kim's brain should let her have more fun.
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
In this episode, Kim and Sara dive into some of their favorite films of the early 2000s for a much needed bit of levity. They chat about O Brother, Where Art Thou? from 2000 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind from 2004 and marvel at how these two films were passed over for best picture Oscar nominations. Utterly absurd!
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More on O Brother, Where Art Thou? here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
More on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_eter -
Episode 20: Philadelphia and Leaving Las Vegas
This week Sara and Kim dive into the deep, dark, melancholy waters of the films Philadelphia from 1993 and Leaving Las Vegas from 1995. Continuing award-season talk, these films both feature Oscar-winning performances by their lead actors.
These movies are heavy, but the conversation doesn't stay in the dark place for too long. And at the end of the episode, Sara reveals the much lighter-hearted movies for the next episode!
Please note some content warnings this week for homophobia, addiction, and sexual assault.
More about Philadelphia here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_philadel
More about Leaving Las Vegas here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113627/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 -
Episode 19 - Coal Miner's Daughter and Ordinary People
It's Oscar month! This month Sara and Kim will be talking about Oscar award winning films, nominated performances, and some snubs that are truly shocking. To get started, this week's discussion covers the 1980 film and best picture Oscar nominee Coal Miner's Daughter and the 1980 film and best picture Oscar winner Ordinary People. Both films were nominated and won many other awards in multiple categories, but Kim and Sara agree that only one of these movies really stands the test of time. Listen to see if you agree!
More about Coal Miner's Daughter here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080549/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
More about Ordinary People here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1