Scene and Heard
Hollywood assistants Jackie and Greg work their way through Sight and Sound's "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list. Join them each week as they dissect, analyze, and ask questions about these universally agreed-upon masterpieces of world cinema.
Episodes
Jackie and Greg travel back to a post-Watts Riots Los Angeles for Charles Burnett's KILLER OF SHEEP from 1977. Topics of discussion include the film's low budget production, its document of a place and people, why it wasn't available for decades, and its dreamlike, half-remembered quality.
#43 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound...
Jackie and Greg take up housework for Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE from 2019. Topics of discussion include the inspirations for the film, Bong's mastery of the medium, how architecture plays a part in the story, and whether or not it will endure on the Sight & Sound list for decades to come.
#90 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/gre...
Jackie and Greg get out their easels and brushes for Céline Sciamma's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE from 2019. Topics of discussion include the film's stature as an instant-classic, the rhythm of its editing, how sometimes less is more, and argue whether it should be on the Sight & Sound list or not.
#30 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-an...
Jackie and Greg sip tea for Jordan Peele's GET OUT from 2017. Topics of discussion include Peele's rich script, its cultural relevance, the casting of Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, and its inclusion in the arthouse horror renaissance.
#95 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
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Jackie and Greg run amok for Věra Chytilová's DAISIES from 1966. Topics of discussion include its playful construction, what it says about the time and place in which it was made, how that differs from what Chytilová intended, and why it's an enduring feminist classic.
#28 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Jackie and Greg traipse through the jungle for Apichatpong Weerasethakul's TROPICAL MALADY from 2004. Topics of discussion include its style, elements of magical realism, slow cinema, and why Weerasethakul is a true original.
#95 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
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Jackie and Greg swelter in the summer heat for Spike Lee's DO THE RIGHT THING from 1989. Topics of discussion include its ensemble cast, Lee's prodigious talent, and why it's one of the best and most important films of the 20th century.
#24 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
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Jackie and Greg talk Ousmane Sembène's masterpiece of French-Senegalese cinema, BLACK GIRL from 1966. Topics of discussion include M’Bissine Thérèse Diop's performance, the film's stylistic influences, how it packs a lot into 59 minutes, and why it remains even more relevant today than when it was made.
#95 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/s...
Jackie and Greg wait for important test results for Agnès Varda's CLEO FROM 5 TO 7. Topics of discussion include Varda's style, how she compares to her Nouvelle Vague contemporaries, the film's mix of realism and fantasy, and its reverberating influence on cinema.
#14 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
Jackie and Greg start torrid affairs with ghosts to prep for Kenji Mizoguchi's UGETSU from 1953. Topics of discussion include the film as a tapestry of several short stories, Mizoguchi's unrelenting dourness, and how it ranks among the other jidaigeki films on the list.
#50 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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Jackie and Greg travel through time for Chris Marker's LA JETÉE from 1963. Topics of discussion include its undefinable mood, its stature as one of the most famous short films ever made, and why Marker was one of the most resourceful filmmakers of his generation.
#50 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/greatest-films-all-time...
Jackie and Greg don their champagne flutes and boxing gloves for Charlie Chaplin's CITY LIGHTS from 1931. Topics of discussion include the film's long shooting schedule, Chaplin's perfectionism, where it sits in his filmography, and whether it's his definitive film or not.
#50 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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Jackie and Greg ascend Mount Rushmore for Alfred Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST from 1959. Topics of discussion include Hitchcock's controlled direction, the film as a series of set pieces, how its outlandishness is pitched just right, and why it's his horniest film.
#53 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/greatest-...
Jackie and Greg attempt to stomach Jean-Luc Godard's 4+ hour manifesto on cinema (and himself), HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA from 1998. (T)opics (o)f (d)iscussi(o)n include the film's incoherence, Godard's pretentiousness, how there are a few nuggets of wisdom littered throughout, and why you should just watch Mark Cousins' THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (2011) instead.
Jackie and Greg are joined by writer, producer, and director Gary Rosen for Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW from 1954. Topics of discussion include the genius of Hitchcock's storytelling, Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart's star power, the carefully staged tableux of the neighbors, and why the apartment set is one of the greatest sets ever built.
#53 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All...
Another year, another Top 10 list! Jackie and Greg share their favorite films from 2024.
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Jackie and Greg bear witness to the revolution for Gillo Pontecorvo's THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS from 1966. Topics of discussion include the film's influential newsreel style, its use of non-actors, how it retains a neutral point of view, and why history is always doomed to repeat itself.
#48 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/pol...
Jackie and Greg step in the boxing ring for Martin Scorsese's RAGING BULL from 1980. Topics of discussion include Robert De Niro's transformation for the role of Jake LaMotta, Thelma Schoonmaker's prodigious editing, what it has to say about the nature of violence, and why it's Scorsese's greatest film.
#53 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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Jackie and Greg attempt to separate fact from fiction for Abbas Kiarostami's CLOSE-UP from 1990. Topics of discussion include the film's docudrama format, what it has to say about reality in cinema, which strings were pulled behind the scenes, and why it remains an essential piece of filmmaking.
#43 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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Jackie and Greg are hot on the tracks of a serial killer in Fritz Lang’s M. Topics of discussion include its innovative use of sound, heavy subject matter, Peter Lore’s breakthrough performance, and how it continues to serve as the blueprint for all crime procedurals.
#56 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/greatest-films-all...
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