World Cinema History
The movies of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin and South America (and an occasional North American movie we like) discussed by a panel of (mostly) American wankers. Season One focuses on cinema of The UK. Check us out on YouTube @worldcinehist Follow us on X (formerly Twitter): @etrommater
Episodes
"Some men think the Earth is round, others think it flat; it is a matter capable of question. But if it is flat, will the King's command make it round? And if it is round, will the King's command flatten it? No, I will not sign." With Eric Trommater and Yassi Soufi. **Originally Recorded Nov. 9th 2023 on X- Spaces**On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@worldcinehist?si=4DsReM_sKKWQ6JTt
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Erin Brown and Eric Trommater continue their look at Queerness in Cinema with Rose Troche's 1998 comedy "Bedrooms and Hallways."
The film stars: Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, James Purefoy, Tom Hollander, Christopher Fulford, Julie Graham, Con O'Neill (ticking Erin's OFMD box), Paul Higgins, Jennifer Ehle, Harriet Walter and Simon Callow.
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Special guest host Nicole de Meneses a writer, director, and founder of Dark Rainbow Films, an independent production company specializing in bold, unapologetic LGBTQ+ stories through a genre lens.
She chose "Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)," from Quebec, Canada for Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown to discuss.
Erin also talks about her new tattoo (see epi...
We round off our trilogy of Italian comedies with Erin Brown and Eric Trommater' s discussion 1967 film focusing on class struggle within the Italian Socialist party.
With cinematography Tonino Delli Colli, editing by Roberto Perpignani, and music by Ennio Morricone, it also serves as an early look at some of the filmmakers who would shape the next 50 years of international cinema.
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Eric Trommater, Sila Blume and Erin Brown discuss commedia all’italiana and Mario Monicelli's 1963 film "The Organizer." The film stars Marcello Mastroianni as a High School teacher turned labor organizer in Turin at the end of the 19th century. With a screenplay by Age & Scarpelli and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno the film should have been a classic in both Italian Comedy and Neo-Realism but instead was almost forgotten u...
Erin Brown and Eric Trommater host a discussion with Canadian filmmaker Luke Higginson about his 2022 Time-Travel Comedy "Relax, I'm From the Future." Joining them were WCH regular Sila Blume and content creator Just Me DashV. Dawn Fields and Hillary Marek also came along for the ride.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRXnWm3JiM
The film stars: Rhys Darby as Casper, Gabrielle Graham as Holly, Janine Theriault...
Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume get a rare chance to discuss a film while it's still playing in American theaters. Paola Cortellesi's surprise hit "C'è ancora domani (There's Still Tomorrow)" is a comedy about domestic abuse in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1946 Rome. Filmed in black-and-white and in the Romani dialect it's a throwback to the neo-realist films of pioneers like Robe...
In an exclusive interview for World Cinema History, independent filmmaker Sav Rodgers discusses the making of "Chasing, Chasing Amy" with Eric Trommater and Erin Brown. Comforted, as a "closeted queer kid in Kansas," by director Kevin Smith's 1997 Rom-Com "Chasing Amy," Sav would later give a Ted talk that came to the attention of Kevin Smith. Sav also speaks about transgender visibility, the futur...
Erin Brown and Eric Trommater look at three versions of Charles Dyer's 1-act play "Staircase." Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Ugo Tognizzi, Robin Williams, and Gene Hackman all take turns in different decades adapting this early look at a queer couple.
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Erin Brown hosts a conversation with Eric Trommater about Taika Waititi's 2010 coming of age comedy "Boy ." Years before directing "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Jo Jo Rabbit," Waititi had a huge hit in New Zealand with this story of an 11-year-old Maori boy meeting his father after a 6-year absence. Erin and Eric were both huge fans of the movie. Eric was less enthusiastic about Waititi's performance a...
Eric Trommater, Erin Brown and Sila Blume celebrate Luis Buñuel's birthday by discussing his 1965, 45 minute, film "Simon of the Desert" with Claudio Brook as the real life 4th Century Saint Simeon of Stilites who sat on a pillar for 30 years and Silvia Pinal as El Diablo. #Surrealism #MexicanFilm #LuisBuñuel #CatholicCinema
Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/fLME7YeQF7Y?si=MLJcl2aaHPck9hHs
Buñueltini recipe: 2.5 o...
Come have a pint at the pub with Erin Brown and Eric Trommater as they celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and discuss two adaptations of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses." The 1967 film, 'Ulysses,' co-written and directed by Joseph Strict, stars Milo O'Shea and the 2003 adaptation' Bloom,' Directed by Sean Walsh, features Stephen Rae as Leopold Bloom. Ineluctable modality of the visible...whatever the h...
Eric Trommater, Mark Redfield and Erin Brown discuss the documentary "Burden of Dreams," (1982) directed by Les Blank, which follows Werner Herzog's shooting the film "Fitzcarraldo" in the Peruvian rain forest. They also look at Herzog's own documentary "My Best Fiend," about his long relationship with "Fitzcarraldo" star Klaus Kinski. #Documentary #Herzog #Kinski #Peru #GermanCinema ...
Join us next week as we discuss Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski and the documentaries "Burden of Dreams" and "My Best Fiend "
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Fiona Powell guest host a discussion of Martin Scorsese's famous statement about Marvel Superhero Movies. First, though, we remember David Lynch. In honor of Marvel, we added a post credit scene. On the panel were Fiona Powell, Eric Trommater, Yasi Soufi, Sila Blume, Mat Bradley-Tchurigi, Vern Quixote, and Erin's Brown. We also get the opinions of the audience in an open forum section. #Marvel #MartinScorsese #ComicBooks
F.W. Murnau, Werner Herzog and Robert Eggers have all sunk their teeth into the myth of the vampire. Our panel of Eric Trommater, Yasi Soufi, Vern Quixote, Daniel Kiekhefer, and a guest Literature Professor who just wanted to be known as Alicia, take a bite at all three films. Which film did you like best? Let us know in the comments. #Nosferatu #Vampire # Herzog #Eggers #Horror
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Eric Trommater, Yasi Sofi, Sila Blume and Vern Quixote finish our discussion of 2024 on film with Yasi's picks for best documentaries. Plus a bit of drama over questions like:Are modern movies too long?Is assigning stars to films on Letterbox just arbitrary?Should partially good films make the list for their best parts or should films be judged as a whole? Films discussed include Conclave, Strange Darlings, Will &Harper, Ma...
Our panel of Eric Trommater, Yasi Sofia, Sila Blume and Vern Quixote continue their look at 2024 in films.
Eric's favorite films from 2024:
1. Love Lies Bleeding
2. C'é Ancora Domani
3. Janet Planet
4. Seed of the Sacred Fig
5. Chime
6. Terrestrial Verses
7. Here (Belgian film)
8. Do Not Expect Much from the End of the World
9. 18x2 Beyond Youthful Days
10. A Complete Unknown
Yasi's list includes: The Apprentice, Sasquat...
Part One of of our season 2 premiere looks back at 2024. Our panel includes Sila Blue, Yasi Sofi and Vern Quixote. The focus this week is on the year in horror. Films discussed include: Back to Black, Close Your Eyes, Asteroid City, Civil War, Long Legs, A Complete Unknown, Abigail, In A Violent Nature, Little Bites, Humane, Never Let Go, Handling the Dead, and Yasi's favorite horror of the year Evil Does Not Exist. recorded Ja...
Our panel of Eric Trommater, Hy Bender and Sila Blume discuss Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Hammer Studio's second Gothic Horror adaptation. Sila accidently watched the wrong movie but that's ok. Yoni Ivy also joined us and claims Eric has a doppelganger on YouTube. She also opines on Shakespeare perhaps being a woman? Yes we got off topic but, hey, we had fun. #Hammer #ChristopherLee #PeterCushing #Horror #Dracula #...
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