The Next Picture Show
Looking at cinema's present via its past. The Next Picture Show is a biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the first half, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor in the second. Hosted and produced by Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson and Scott Tobias.
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#071: (Pt. 2) Alien (1979) / Life (2017)
In part two of their "Alien"/"Life" double feature, The Next Picture Show focus on the new film and how Ridley Scott's classic may have influenced it.
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#070: (Pt. 1) Alien (1979) / Life (2017)
This week's movie pairing examines the new space thriller "Life" alongside the Ridley Scott classic "Alien."
46 min
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#069: (Pt. 2) Kong: Skull Island / King Kong (1...
Part two of this week's double feature pairs the new "Kong: Skull Island" with 1933's medium-defining "King Kong."
56 min
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#068: (Pt. 1) Kong: Skull Island / King Kong (1...
This week's double feature pairs the new "Kong: Skull Island" with 1933's medium-defining "King Kong."
51 min
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#067: (Pt. 2) Get Out / People Under The Stairs
Part two of The Next Picture Show's race-conscious horror film pairing: Wes Craven's "People Under the Stairs" from 1991 and Jordan Peele's surprise box office hit "Get Out."
58 min
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#066: (Pt. 1) Get Out / People Under The Stairs
The Next Picture Show pairs hit film "Get Out" with an earlier race-conscious horror film - Wes Craven's "People Under the Stairs" from 1991.
48 min
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#065: (Pt. 2) Batman (1989) / The Lego Batman M...
In part two of their Dark Knight double feature, The Next Picture Show considers the character's long history in the movies and how that history contributes to the pleasures of the new "Lego Batman Movie."
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#064: (Pt. 1) Batman (1989) / The Lego Batman M...
In part one of a Dark Knight double feature, The Next Picture Show re-evaluates Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" before getting to the new box office hit "The Lego Batman Movie."
47 min
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#063: (Pt. 2) The War Room / Weiner
In part two of their political doc double feature, The Next Picture Show dives into the topical 2016 film "Weiner."
52 min
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#062: (Pt. 1) The War Room / Weiner
In the wake of the 2016 election, The Next Picture Show discusses a pair of Clinton-related docs - 1993's "The War Room" and last year's "Weiner."
48 min
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#061: Live at the Chicago Podcast Festival
Recorded in November, 2016 as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival, a special live edition of The Next Picture Show.
47 min
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#060: (Pt. 2) Stranger Than Paradise / Paterson
In part two of this week's Jim Jarmusch double feature, the NPS crew discuss "Paterson," the indie godfather's latest and look for connections with his 1984 breakthrough "Stranger Than Paradise."
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#059: (Pt. 1) Stranger Than Paradise / Paterson
Inspired by the latest JIm Jarmusch join ("Paterson"), NPS devote part one of their Jarmusch double feature discussing the director's 1984 breakthrough feature "Stranger Than Paradise."
51 min
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#058: (Pt. 2) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg / La L...
In part two of their melancholy-musical double feature, NPS leaves Cherbourg behind for a trip to Damien Chazelle's LA LA LAND.
49 min
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#057: (Pt. 1) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg / La L...
45 min
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#056: (Pt. 2) Mulan / Moana
In part two of this week's double feature, NPS goes to the South Seas for a discussion of Disney's "Moana."
53 min
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#055: (Pt. 1) Mulan / Moana
This week's double feature pairs a couple of non-Western Disney heroines - the new "Moana" and 1998's "Mulan."
53 min
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#054: (Pt. 2) Contact / Arrival
In part two of their 'close encounters' double feature, NPS considers the Denis Villeneuve's "Arrival" in contrast to 1997's Jodie Foster-starring "Contact."
53 min
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#053: (Pt. 1) Contact / Arrival
The Next Picture Show roundtable kicks of their Contact/Arrival pairing with a conversation about Robert Zemeckis' 1997 film starring Jodie Foster.
40 min
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#052: (Pt. 2) In the Mood for Love / Moonlight
In part two of their In the Mood for Love/Moonlight pairing, NPS turns its attention to food, framing and unrequited love in Barry Jenkins' MOONLIGHT.
54 min
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#051: (Pt. 1) In the Mood for Love / Moonlight
In part one of their In the Mood for Love/Moonlight pairing, NPS digs into Wong Kar-wai's 2000 masterpiece about unrequited love.
42 min
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Short: Elections, Entertainment, and Empathy
No regular episodes this week, so Tasha and Genevieve get together to talk about movies in the wake of the presidential election.
13 min
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#050: (Pt. 2) My Own Private Idaho / American H...
In part two of this week's double feature, NPS turns to a discussion of Andrea Arnold's "American Honey."
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#049: (Pt. 1) My Own Private Idaho / American H...
The Next Picture Show roundtable dives into Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" (1991) in part one of their "Idaho"/"American Honey" double feature.
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#048: (Pt. 2) Westworld (1973) / Westworld (2016)
NPS returns to Westword for a discussion of the high-profile new HBO series, plus the panel's picks for "Your Next Picture Show."
57 min