Marquee Mixtape

Kijun Lee visits the show this week! He is the founder of Next2Silence Productions [https://www.next2silence.com/] and the concert producer for the specially curated double feature at Town Hall [https://thetownhall.org/]: BYEONG WOO LEE Guitar Concert + BONG JOON HO'S MOTHER [https://letterboxd.com/film/mother-2009/] LIVE A one night only event in NYC at Town Hall on Saturday April 20 at 7PM. Get your tickets HERE [https://thetownhall.org/event/bong-joon-ho-mother-live]! Town Hall is a 1,500-seat, 501C3 non-profit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City, created by suffragists in 1921 and host to countless cultural and musical milestones. Support Marquee Mixtape [https://marqueemixtape.com/] by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Substack [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://bsky.app/profile/alecrodriguez.bsky.social], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], music excerpts in this episode by Byeong Woo Lee [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1tEQRNafUdgHRCMICnFgz2?si=gZzR7_vwQ0KyV69-m8IieQ].

#BONGHIVE activate! Town Hall [http://thetownhall.org/event/bong-joon-ho-mother-live]'s artistic director Melay Araya joins Alec to discuss what her job entails when producing the one night only event to celebrate the innovative Korean Guitarist and Film Composer Byeong Woo Lee [https://letterboxd.com/composer/lee-byung-woo/]. Town Hall presents a specially curated double feature that includes a BYEONG WOO LEE GUITAR CONCERT and a film screening with live score accompaniment to BONG JOON-HO'S MOTHER [https://letterboxd.com/film/mother-2009/] (2009). Melay describes the collaborative efforts involved in the double feature event from Pulitzer Prize-winning conductor Tania León [https://www.tanialeon.com/] to an orchestra assembled by the Harlem Chamber Players [https://harlemchamberplayers.org/], and Byeong Woo Lee's titanic efforts at re-orchestrating the score to MOTHER, performing it, and even composing all-new material for the film's ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE SCORE EVENT. Get your tickets [http://thetownhall.org/event/bong-joon-ho-mother-live] to the BYEONG WOO LEE Guitar Concert + BONG JOON-HO'S MOTHER LIVE at Town Hall on Saturday April 20. Town Hall is a 1,500-seat, 501C3 non-profit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City, created by suffragists in 1921 and host to countless cultural and musical milestones. Support Marquee Mixtape [https://marqueemixtape.com/] by rating and subscribing on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Substack [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social].  Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://www.instagram.com/smrtalec/], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], music excerpts in this episode by Byeong Woo Lee.

Angeline Quintilla [https://letterboxd.com/anjlean/] has been watching first run and repertory films with me for over a decade. She also happens to be my partner in life! On this episode of the show we're reacting to the rep film series at IFC Center [https://letterboxd.com/ifccenter/] — SHADOWS OF CHANGE: Women & Horror in 2014 [https://letterboxd.com/ifccenter/list/shadows-of-change-women-horror-in-2014/] — programmed by Caryn Coleman [https://letterboxd.com/caryncoleman/] and presented by her non-profit org THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE [https://www.futureoffilmisfemale.com/]. Angeline and I saw A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT [https://letterboxd.com/film/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/] and the Q&A that Caryn had with director Ana Lily Amirpour [https://www.instagram.com/lilyinapad/?hl=en] at IFC Center. In this episode we're also talking about our relationship with horror and the impact women have had on the genre in front of and behind the camera.  We encourage you to learn more about The Future of Film is Female and consider donating! Check out my conversation with Caryn Coleman in the previous episode of the show [https://open.spotify.com/episode/617N3rH4GbUtAw8velWmOd?si=0c96b6ebd30d4787].  Support this show by rating and subscribing on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape [https://marqueemixtape.com/] on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Substack [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile] and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social].  Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://bsky.app/profile/alecrodriguez.bsky.social], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/?hl=en].

Caryn Coleman is the founder and executive director of THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE [https://www.futureoffilmisfemale.com/] — the non-profit org supporting women and non-binary filmmakers in all stages of production with a focus on getting their shorts and features on the silver screen. She is a film programmer who screens contemporary and repertory films in NYC, LA, ATL, and Portland, Oregon. She is also the former Director of Programming at Nitehawk Cinema [https://letterboxd.com/nitehawkcinema/] who was responsible for bringing several festivals there including The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival [https://brooklynhorrorfest.com/], Nitehawk Shorts Fest [https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/nsf-2024/], and NoBudge [https://www.nobudge.com/]. Her next rep film series is SHADOWS OF CHANGE: WOMEN & HORROR IN 2014 [https://www.ifccenter.com/series/shadows-of-change-women-and-horror-in-2014/] and it starts on Friday, March 29 at IFC Center [https://letterboxd.com/ifccenter/]. Films in the series include A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, THE BABADOOK, IT FOLLOWS, GOODNIGHT MOMMY, THE GUEST, and more. There will be live introductions and filmmaker Q&As. Get tickets HERE [https://www.ifccenter.com/series/shadows-of-change-women-and-horror-in-2014/]! Follow Caryn on Twitter [https://twitter.com/caryn_coleman] and Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/caryncoleman/]! Follow her org The Future of Film is Female on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/futureoffilmisfemale/]! Support the show by subscribing to the Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile]! Follow Marquee Mixtape [https://marqueemixtape.com/] on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/marqueemixtape/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@marqueemixtape], and BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://bsky.app/profile/alecrodriguez.bsky.social], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/].

Filmmaker DAN LAM joins the show to share his reactions to the Museum of the Moving Image [https://letterboxd.com/movingimagenyc/]'s rep film series WELCOME TO THE MACHINE [https://movingimage.org/series/welcome-to-the-machine/] which acts as a companion to David Levine's holographic film DISSOLUTION [https://movingimage.org/event/dissolution/] that was on display at the museum for the last several months. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE is programmed by David Levine [https://www.instagram.com/davidmarcellevine/?hl=en] and Sonia Epstein [https://www.instagram.com/sonia_s_e/] (Curator of Science & Technology, MoMI). The film series concludes with the NY Premiere of KNIT'S ISLAND [https://letterboxd.com/film/knits-island/] during FIRST LOOK 2024 [https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2024/] at MoMI on Saturday March 16. Get your tickets HERE [https://movingimage.org/event/knits-island/]!  Follow Dan on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/noise64/]!  Support this show by subscribing to the Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile]! Follow Marquee Mixtape [https://marqueemixtape.com/] on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/marqueemixtape/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@marqueemixtape], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://bsky.app/profile/alecrodriguez.bsky.social], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/].

Joining the show this week are Sonia Epstein and David Levine, the programmers behind Welcome to the Machine [https://movingimage.org/series/welcome-to-the-machine/] — the rep film series presented by Science on Screen [https://movingimage.org/series/science-on-screen-2021/] at the Museum of the Moving Image [https://movingimage.org/].  Welcome to the Machine features a selection of films that depict digital devices entrapping humans, and it coincides with the exhibition of artist David Levine's DISSOLUTION. Sonia is the Curator of Science and Technology at MoMI, and the Executive Editor at Sloan Science & Film. David's installation DISSOLUTION [https://movingimage.org/event/dissolution/] is a 20 minute holographic film currently on view at MoMI.  Plan your visit to MoMI and listen to this episode in the meantime! Marquee Mixtape will return with Part 2 of our coverage of this film series in early March!  Follow Sonia on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sonia_s_e/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/soniasepstein], and her website [https://soniasepstein.com/].  Follow David on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/davidmarcellevine/] and his website [https://davidlevine.art/david-levine].  Support this show by subscribing to our Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile]! Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@marqueemixtape], Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/marqueemixtape/], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://www.instagram.com/smrtalec/], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/].

This week joining the show is Nitehawk Cinema [https://nitehawkcinema.com/]'s Director of Programming, Cristina Cacioppo! We're talking about the Robert De Niro deep cuts she programmed for the $10 Late Round series Bobby B-Sides [https://letterboxd.com/nitehawkcinema/list/bobbys-world-the-selected-works-of-robert/detail/] in conjunction with the Bobby's World rep film series that screened all through January 2024. We also learn about Cristina's 20+ years of programming in NYC, a closer look into acquiring celluloid film prints, the types of films she loves to excavate (pre-code, underground films about women, and over the top bombastic cinema), and so much more! Then stick around afterwards to hear Kristine Gaddi and I share our reactions and takeaways from Bobby's World and Bobby B-Sides at Nitehawk Cinema!  Follow Cristina on Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/cristinanever/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cristinanever/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/piercingscreen]! You can support the show by subscribing to our Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/]! Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@marqueemixtape], Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/marqueemixtape/], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/].

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 preview his January 2024 film series, Bobby's World: The Selected Works of Robert De Niro [https://letterboxd.com/nitehawkcinema/].  Marquee Mixtape will return with Part 2 of our coverage of this film series later in January 2024.  Follow Desmond on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desmondthorne/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/DesmondThorne]! You can support the show by subscribing to our Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/]! Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marqueemixtape/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@marqueemixtape], Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/marqueemixtape/], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marqueemixtape.bsky.social]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://www.instagram.com/smrtalec/], original artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], original music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!

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, Alexander Fee [https://twitter.com/alexander_fee_], was a guest on the show. Jeremy and host Alec Rodriguez [https://www.instagram.com/smrtalec/]visited Japan Society to watch an imported 35mm print of Dogra Magra (1988) [https://letterboxd.com/film/dogra-magra/] and are on this episode to discuss the overall excellent experience they had. You can support the podcast by subscribing to the Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/]!  Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]

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 [https://letterboxd.com/filmlinc/list/korean-cinemas-golden-decade-the-1960s/]. That film series was co-presented and organized by the folks at Subway Cinema [https://www.subwaycinema.com/]. In this episode, we talk about Dede's process at being a live score DJ for the first time, her career as a skater and DJ in movies and TV, and her favorite cinemas in NYC. Check out Dede's skate series — Move with Love [https://www.movewithlove.us/about] — where she's creating dedicated safe spaces for women to spread good positive vibes through skating and creativity. Follow Subway Cinema [https://twitter.com/subwaycinema] to learn about their upcoming film series. You can support this podcast by subscribing to the Substack newsletter. [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile] Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]

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 much. You can support the podcast by subscribing to the Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile]!  Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]

Japan Society [https://www.instagram.com/p/CzwGGN2AGle/]'s very own Film Programmer, Alexander Fee [https://twitter.com/alexander_fee_], joins Alec [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/] to chat about his upcoming repertory film series Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude [https://japansociety.org/film/taisho-roman-fever-dreams-of-the-great-rectitude/] opening on Dec 9, featuring Dogra Magra [https://letterboxd.com/film/dogra-magra/], Grass Labyrinth [https://letterboxd.com/film/grass-labyrinth/], A Page of Madness [https://letterboxd.com/film/a-page-of-madness/], Horrors of Malformed Men [https://letterboxd.com/film/horrors-of-malformed-men/], Zigeunerweisen [https://letterboxd.com/film/zigeunerweisen/], and Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis [https://letterboxd.com/film/tokyo-the-last-megalopolis/]. They also discuss how Alexander Fee started out as a Repertory Programmer and Celluloid Projectionist through Doc Films [https://docfilms.org/] in Chicago, and much more. If you see a movie from the Taisho Roman series at Japan Society in December then submit a question or comment to our mail bag at: marqueemixtape@gmail.com You can support the podcast by subscribing to the Substack newsletter [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]

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 [https://www.flushingremonstrance.com/] 2024 badges for the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival [https://brooklynhorrorfest.com/] are on sale now! Credits:  * Pod artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.studiomontes.com/] * Pod music by Jeremy Bullen You can support the podcast by going to our Substack [http://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/]! Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]

Co-Founder and Director of Programming at CineCina Film Festival, Frank Yan [https://twitter.com/FrankYan2] 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 [https://store.soundtrackmagazine.com/] and Crescendo House [https://crescendo.house/].  Credits:  * Pod artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/?hl=en] * Music by Alisha from Pixabay You can support the podcast by going to https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com [https://marqueemixtapepod.substack.com/] Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez [https://letterboxd.com/smrtalec/], Original Artwork by Cristina Montes [https://www.instagram.com/studiomontes/], Original Music by Jeremy Bullen [https://www.instagram.com/forgetjeremy/]. Email us!  [https://marqueemixtape.com/]