In this episode of Marquee Mixtape we are pleased to welcome to the show the Repertory Film Programmer at Nitehawk Cinema [https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/film-series-2/], Desmond Thorne! We get into Desmond's career story as a film programmer from NewFest [https://newfest.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhc-sBhCEARIsAOVwHuSbSViv56c0jN83L1_RPgdexybey8nfYGdzuwfmXbCXpHPnxWQ0hbQaAvzVEALw_wcB]to Nitehawk, the challenges and rewards of repertory programming for Brooklyn audiences, and...

We wrap up our coverage of the Taisho Roman [https://japansociety.org/film/taisho-roman-fever-dreams-of-the-great-rectitude/]film series at Japan Society [https://www.instagram.com/jsfilmnyc/] with a reaction episode featuring Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/], the man behind the original music for this show! In Part 1 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pKpYmHC2zKQxutNIqE1vm?si=8d9a1c44bd6f4b6b] of our coverage of Taisho Roman, the film programmer behind that series,...

Dede Lovelace [https://www.instagram.com/dedelovelace/?hl=en] is a skater and DJ working in TV. She also recently made her debut as a live score accompaniment artist as part of a duo with Larry Love. The two DJs scored Special Agent X-7 [https://www.filmlinc.org/films/special-agent-x-7/] (1966) from the projection booth at Film at Lincoln Center [https://www.filmlinc.org] for the September film series Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960's...

Claudia Francois [https://www.instagram.com/please_moisturize/] is the theater manager at Film Forum [https://filmforum.org]. She's also their designated hype person, brimming with excitement and love for everything the cinema offers to its audiences. In this episode, we chat about what makes Film Forum so unique as a non-profit cinema with the devoted customers they attract. Claudia also shares her experience as a theater manager at Film Forum for the past 5+ years and why she loves it so...

Japan Society's very own Film Programmer, Alexander Fee, joins Alec to chat about his upcoming repertory film series Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude opening on Dec 9, featuring Dogra Magra, Grass Labyrinth, A Page of Madness, Horrors of Malformed Men, Zigeunerweisen, and Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis. They also discuss how Alexander Fee started out as a Repertory Programmer and Celluloid Projectionist through Doc Films in Chicago, and much more. If you see a movie from the...

Catherine Cramer and Robert Kennedy — the duo behind THE FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE — sit down with Alec Rodriguez to discuss the art of live scoring in cinemas and other venues are NYC including their recent live score accompaniment to A PAGE OF MADNESS (1926) at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival last month. Find their upcoming shows at www.flushingremonstrance.com 2024 badges for the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival are on sale now! Credits:  Pod artwork by Cristina MontesPod music by Jeremy...

Co-Founder and Director of Programming at CineCina Film Festival, Frank Yan joins Alec in a conversation about the life of a Programmer, reacting to the 4K restoration of Farewell My Concubine, creating NYC's first and only Chinese film festival, and fighting to keep physical media alive with the distribution of Steelbook Blu-rays, vinyl and CDs from his companies Soundtrack Magazine and Crescendo House.  Credits:  Pod artwork by Cristina MontesMusic by Alisha from PixabayYou can support the...