![]() ![]() Director Sean Baker's prior films (STARLET, PRINCE OF BROADWAY) brought rich texture and intimate detail to worlds seldom seen on film. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone, STARLET, "Generation Kill") hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the sex worker and her best friend, Alexandra (newcomer Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Winner of Independent Camera Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The release will be available for purchase on November 10. ![]() She Said is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube and is still in a select few cinemas.A full transcript of this episode can be found here.Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Sean Baker's film Tangerine (2015), starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, James Ransone, and Karren Karagulian. It stars Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighofer, Ahmed Mared & James Floyd.We discuss how the rights to the film were acquired and how the real sisters were involved in the making of the film, creating commercial work for wider audiences, the casting and music of the project and how they balanced the harrowing scenes with uplifting moments.You can learn more and support Sara Mardini here: us next week when we’ll be discussing She Said (2022), directed by Maria Schrader. Directed by Sally El Hosaini, the film tells the true story of sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini, who fled Syria before going on to compete at the Rio Olympic Games. In this episode, we are looking at the Netflix film, The Swimmers (2022). It is available to watch in the UK on Amazon Prime, Google Play and Apple TV.A full transcript of this episode can be found here. Next week we are discussing Bones & All (2022). If this isn't the right episode for you to listen to, please take a look at the other episodes that we have available. Based on the book of the same title by reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, it follows their New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women.We discuss the making of the film and take a stark look at the film industry, its history and the Me Too movement.Please note, the episode does include conversations about abuse and sexual assault. In this episode we talk about She Said (2022), written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and directed by Maria Schrader. Little Miss Sunshine is available to watch on Disney+, Amazon Prime (UK) & YouTube Show more Next episode's film: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) directed by Valarie Faris and Jonothan Dayton - Season Finale!! Alternatively, email us on week we're taking a little Christmas break so the next episode will be out on Wednesday 5th January 2022. ![]() To be included in future 'In The Club' sections follow us on and watch out for our requests for thoughts and questions on the films we watch. ![]() Tangerine is available to watch on Amazon Prime (UK) It's a brilliant film and with a making-of story to match. Tangerine is the story of sex worker, Sin-Dee and her best friend, Alexandra, as they track down Sin-Dee's boyfriend/pimp in Santa Monica & Highland, LA, after hearing that he cheated on her while she was in jail. And we couldn't quite bring ourselves to analyse The Holiday. Perhaps not the most festive but it's certainly entertaining. It's Christmas week! We've chosen Tangerine (2015) directed by Sean Baker as our Christmas film. ![]()
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