Floating Through Film

On Episode 180 of Floating Through Film, we're continuing our series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this week of the series, we're reviewing two of the more unique stories in To's filmography, starting with his spiritual/action film Running on Karma, before reviewing his personal judo film Throw Down (1:14:36). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Breaking News + Exiled  Music:- Intro: Running on Karma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPeNbLeTi6c&list=RDmPeNbLeTi6c&start_radio=1)- Break: Throw Down - Outro: Throw Down (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnKPOab7i_Y) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 179 of Floating Through Film, we're starting our next series picked by Blake, Johhnie To! On this opening week of the series, we start by giving our overall thoughts on the director, before reviewing 2003's PTU (22:40), and 2005's Election (1:36:04). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Running on Karma + Throw Down Music:- Intro: PTU - Break: Election (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2yqIAvG_Lc&list=RDa2yqIAvG_Lc&start_radio=1&ab_channel=%E5%91%A8%E7%92%87-Topic)- Outro: PTU Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On this break episode 178 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing Hitchcock's classic Rear Window, and then a Rear Window inspired film, the 2021 film The Voyeurs (48:44). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The Voyeurs Music:- Intro: Rear Window( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460kqdhminI&ab_channel=SoundtrackGems)- Outro: The Voyeurs(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELFP1iy4D4&list=RDSELFP1iy4D4&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Xenomorph) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On this break episode 177 of Floating Through Film, we decided to ask each other random questions (mostly) related to film, just to see what answers we'd also come up with. There was a very improvisational aspect to the questions the further weget along in the episode, but we found that part fun.  We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The VoyeursMusic:- Intro: Early Summer- Outro: The French Cancan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbpSLyTZ6g&list=RDQHbpSLyTZ6g&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Release-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On this break episode 176 of Floating Through Film, the guys discuss their favorite opening scenes in cinema. Then to create our top 10 list, each host picked three films they personally wanted represented on the list, before we came to a consensuson what the final 10th movie on the list should be. We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Rear Window + The Voyeurs Music:- Intro: Rebels ofthe Neon God (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urigjsCdNw&list=RD8urigjsCdNw&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Misjah- Outro: The Hawksand the Sparrows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhPAmnNI4XQ&ab_channel=rive5gauche)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links:Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email:floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 175 of Floating Through Film, we concludeour series picked by Luke, Jacques Rivette! This week we're moving further into his films from the early 200s, starting with The Story of Marie and Julien, followed by The Duchess of Langeais (1:14:40). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: FTF Top 10 Opening Scenes Music:- Intro: The Story of Marie and Julien- Break: The Duchess of Langeais-Outro: The Story of Marie and Julien (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7P2IR5p6EQ&list=RDu7P2IR5p6EQ&start_radio=1&ab_channel=BlossomDearie-Topic) Hosts:Luke Seay (LB:⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/⁠⁠⁠, Twitter:⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/luke67s⁠⁠⁠)Blake Tourville (LB:⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/⁠⁠⁠, Twitter:⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/vladethepoker⁠⁠⁠)Dany Joshuva (LB: ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/⁠⁠⁠, Twitter:⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/grindingthefilm⁠⁠⁠) Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/⁠⁠⁠Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 174 of Floating Through Film, we continue our series picked by Luke, Jacques Rivette! This week we're moving further into his later period, first with his 1995 musical Up, Down, Fragile, followed by his 2001 film Va Savoir+ (1:30:17). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: The Story of Marie and Julien + The Duchess of LangeaisMusic:- Intro: Up, Down, Fragile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2C90F2n9rE&list=RDm2C90F2n9rE&start_radio=1&ab_channel=EnzoEnzo-Topic)- Break: Va Savoir+-Outro: Va Savoir+ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-kNOoH-BHs&list=RDf-kNOoH-BHs&start_radio=1) Hosts:Luke Seay (LB:⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/⁠⁠,Twitter:⁠⁠https://x.com/luke67s⁠⁠)BlakeTourville (LB:⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/⁠⁠,Twitter:⁠⁠https://x.com/vladethepoker⁠⁠)DanyJoshuva (LB: ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/⁠⁠,Twitter:⁠⁠https://x.com/grindingthefilm⁠⁠)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm⁠⁠Letterboxd:⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/⁠⁠Email:floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 172 of Floating Through Film, we continue our series picked by Luke, Jacques Rivette! This week we're reviewing two films that both released in 1976, first hismysterious sci-fi film Duelle, followed by his expansive pirate film, Noroît (1:12:12) We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Gang of Four + La Belle Noiseuse Music:- Intro: Duelle- Break: Noroît - Outro: Duelle Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/⁠,Twitter:⁠https://x.com/luke67s⁠)Blake Tourville (LB:⁠https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/⁠,Twitter:⁠https://x.com/vladethepoker⁠)Dany Joshuva (LB: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/⁠,Twitter:⁠https://x.com/grindingthefilm⁠) Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: ⁠https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilm⁠Letterboxd: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/⁠Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 171 of Floating Through Film, we're starting a new series picked by Luke, Jacques Rivette! Luke starts us off with some background and why he chose to do a series on the French New Wave master, before we start with a re-review (check episode #3 of FTF) of Rivette's most popular film, Celine and Julie Go Boating (55:31), before reviewing his 1981 film Le Pont du Nord (2:11:26). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: Duelle + Noroit  Music:- Intro: Celine and Julie Go Boating (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cwvmkq5hQ&ab_channel=thonynho)- Break: Le Pont du Nord (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCwvnyh03Ss&ab_channel=AstorPiazzolla-Topic)- Outro: Alice in Wonderland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eob9_NBMSw&list=RD8eob9_NBMSw&start_radio=1&ab_channel=KathrynBeaumont-Topic) Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/,Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB:https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/,Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/,Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm) Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 170 of Floating Through Film, we're reviewing a movie Wes Anderson latest film, The Phoenician Scheme! All three of us enjoy Wes Anderson's movies a lot, so it was great to talk about a new movie of his. We then concluded the episode by each giving our own top 5 Anderson movies. We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Top 10 Opening Scenes in FilmMusic:- Intro: from The Phoenician Scheme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX6NXXnZv2A&ab_channel=IgorStravinsky-Topic)- Outro: from The Phoenician Scheme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owqoKH2dKlM&ab_channel=AlexandreDesplat-Topic)Hosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On this break episode of Floating Through Film, the guys are coming back to a new series we started called FTF Theory where we try to discuss some film theory/criticism. This week we're going through one of Eisenstein's famous essay's on cinema that he wrote in 1920, 'Methods of Montage'. The conversation also lead to a deeper discussion on the concept of montage generally and how its perception has changed over time. We then conclude by reviewing Eisenstein's 1925 classic film, Battleship Potemkin (1:26:29). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: The Phoenician Scheme + Top 5 Wes Anderson MoviesMusic:- Intro: Early Summer- Outro: Ivan the Terrible (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4AP_tjQCHs&list=PLh53GQtLtOqIa6Vo-AyuXE6_E4YstIu1_&index=1&ab_channel=TuganSokhiev-Topic)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 165 of Floating Through Film, we continue our series picked by Dany, Satyajit Ray! This week we're reviewing 2 of the 3 movies from his 'Calcutta Trilogy', the first one being 1970's The Adversary, followed by 1975's The Middleman (1:40:46). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: The Music Room + The Chess PlayersMusic:- Intro: The Adversary- Break: The Middleman- Outro: Teen Kanya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X-g_y1kwJ0&list=PLcr7gNCVffWPown5k4cmlxch5PSLx-TxC&index=12&ab_channel=ShaikhParvezAbdullah)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 165 of Floating Through Film, we continue our series picked by Dany, Satyajit Ray! This is the Sharmila Tagore episode, as we review two of her major films with Ray, the first being the 1966's The Hero, followed by the more experimental Ray film, 1970's Days and Nights in the Forest (1:16:00). We hope you enjoy! Episode Next Week: The Adversary + The MiddlemanMusic:- Intro: The Hero (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dpYv_byEv4&ab_channel=Release-Topic)- Break: Days and Nights in the Forest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1MEjJEf9i0&ab_channel=SayanTarafdar)- Outro: Shakespeare Wallah (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htk4_SuV6Ns&ab_channel=SatyajitRay-Topic)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 163 of Floating Through Film, we're starting a new series picked by Dany, Satyajit Ray! The guys give their thoughts on what they think of Ray, before Dany starts the series by talking about the Indian aesthetic concept of 'Rasa' and what it means in relation to Ray's approach in the Apu Trilogy. We then review all three movies of the trilogy, starting with 1955's Pather Panchali (25:03), moving to 1956's Aparajito (1:34:34), before concluding with 1959's Apur Sansar (2:20:33)Episode Next Week: The Big City + CharulataMusic:- Intro: Pather Panchali (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XrYvWadSn8&list=PLI_x1mLm1TLqpWpS2kJ7DIOvsSKvJJ2FV&index=11&ab_channel=RaviShankar-Topic)- Break #1: Aparajito (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJn-G1Jrov0&list=PLI_x1mLm1TLqpWpS2kJ7DIOvsSKvJJ2FV&index=7&ab_channel=RaviShankar-Topic)- Break #2 Apur Sansar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDEZYkYH4I&list=PLI_x1mLm1TLqpWpS2kJ7DIOvsSKvJJ2FV&index=2&ab_channel=RaviShankar-Topic)- Outro: Apur Sansar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0TZ1Ubxpq4&list=PLI_x1mLm1TLqpWpS2kJ7DIOvsSKvJJ2FV&index=3&ab_channel=RaviShankar-Topic)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 162 of Floating Through Film, we're trying something new by discussing our first non-film, Bazin's seminal essay, 'Ontology of the Photographic Image'! We then shift from Bazin's essay on the evolution of the image to a film from one of the early innovators of cinema, D.W. Griffith's 1919 film Broken Blossoms (36:37). We hope you enjoy!Bazin's 'Ontology of the Photographic Image': https://humanities1460.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bazin-ontology-of-the-photgraphic-image.pdfEpisode Next Week: Satyajit Ray Week 1 (The Apu Trilogy)Music:- Intro from Early Summer- Outro from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZDIqWHKB4&ab_channel=BluesmanHosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 161 of Floating Through Film, we're doing a different take on our "Blindspots" series by doing two films by two directors we haven't discussed on the podcast yet. That led us to Dany's choice, Renoir's 1945 film The Southerner, followed by Luke's choice, Jerry Lewis's 1961 film The Ladies Man (1:00:01)Episode Next Week: FTF Theory (Bazin's Ontology of the Photographic Image + Broken Blossoms)Music:- Intro from The Southerner - Break from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEIARR_3RwY&ab_channel=AlejandroF.Moreno- Outro from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66qXJzEp1lQ&ab_channel=Carlosd%27Alessio-TopicHosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 159 of Floating Through Film, we're drafting our favorite movies from 2010-now. We hope you enjoy!Luke's List: 1:28:15Blake's List: 1:28:47Dany's List: 1:29:25Episode Next Week: Easter Movie Night (VeggieTales A Jonah Movie + Assassin 33 A.D.)Music:- Intro from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLSzTDUpHdw- Outro from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUKBRTMX_yU&ab_channel=KhaostoKosmosHosts: Luke Seay (https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/), Blake Tourville (https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/), and Dany Joshuva (https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/)Podcast Links (Spotify and Apple): https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 158 of Floating Through Film, we conclude our series picked by Blake, Takeshi Kitano! We're reviewing the final two movies of his Filmmakers Trilogy this week, starting with 2007's Glory to the Filmmaker!, followed by his movie about painting, 2008's Achilles and the Tortoise (56:41). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Post 2010s DraftMusic:- Intro: Kids Return (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRNOtTcO1FY&list=PLC49ED66A3DBD3B3F&index=9&ab_channel=Traumacode)- Break: Glory to the Filmmaker! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Q_FK_QC8Q&ab_channel=kliyamone)- Outro: Achilles and the Tortoise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMALhgqg3kQ&list=PLFp9BgHW2GGKv6KZgoNN5LNBEzFhQnRkc&ab_channel=meencool)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 157 of Floating Through Film, we continue our series picked by Blake, Takeshi Kitano! We're getting into some of more Kitano's more experimental films this week, starting with his crazy 1994 comedy Getting Any, before reviewing the first of his Filmmakers Trilogy of movies with 2005's Takeshis' (1:35:39). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Glory to the Filmmaker! + Achilles and the TortoiseMusic:- Intro: Getting Any?- Break: Takeshis'- Outro: Takeshis'Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com

On Episode 154 of Floating Through Film, we begin our new series picked by Blake, Takeshi Kitano! We start the episode by the guys giving their thoughts on what they know about Kitano so far, and Blake tells us why he chose Kitano for his next series. We then start with Kitano's 1989 debut Violent Cop (9:04), followed by his 1991 surfing drama, A Scene at the Sea (1:29:55). We hope you enjoy!Episode Next Week: Sonatine + Hana-Bi Music:- Intro: Violent Cop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ACJfsUHnw&list=PLRfrwzLs2QYyaEPBy1NY21pHwOmLh5ms1&index=2&ab_channel=penedens)- Break: A Scene at the Sea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrhpdpbJO8w&list=PLSP_sMZH6pQ0JkQKiMyXsMWjYlSXI5HZm&index=7&ab_channel=SHBK28)- Outro: A Scene at the Sea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WZIP3jLyt8&list=PLSP_sMZH6pQ0JkQKiMyXsMWjYlSXI5HZm&index=1&ab_channel=SHBK28)Hosts: Luke Seay (LB: https://letterboxd.com/seayluke/, Twitter: https://x.com/luke67s)Blake Tourville (LB: https://letterboxd.com/blaketourville/, Twitter: https://x.com/vladethepoker)Dany Joshuva (LB: https://letterboxd.com/djoshuva/, Twitter: https://x.com/grindingthefilm)Podcast Links Spotify and Apple: https://linktr.ee/floatingthroughfilmLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/floatingfilm/Email: floatingthroughfilm@gmail.com