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A podcast tracing films, genres, themes, and more from conception to production all the way to release, reception, and legacy. Hosts: Dan in Chicago & Chris in Minneapolis. https://film-trace.captivate.fm/episodes

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Desert Hearts (1985) and Diner (1982) - Film Trace In the fifth episode of our Set in the 1950s cycle, we discuss the 1980s hidden gem Desert Hearts and the highly lauded Diner.Special Guest: Friend and ...

Shout out to friend of the show Molly who turned me onto the film. She was also our featured guest on our episode on Desert Hearts.

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07.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Love of My Own: Donna Deitch’s sapphic classic Desert Hearts at 40 β€’ Journal β€’ A Letterboxd Magazine To mark 40 years of DonnaΒ Deitch’s trailblazing lesbian romanceΒ Desert Hearts, Marya E. Gates looks back on the legacy of this love.

Deitch: β€œwas meant to be a universal love story. This was my agenda. And, as we used to say, the personal is the political.”

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07.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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go watch Seconds (1966) now! I have no idea how this flew under my radar. The cinematography is blissfully manic. It is free in 1080p remastered on Internet Archive

03.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone else stoked for Body Heat Criterion in May? "New 4K digital restoration, supervised by editor Carol Littleton and approved by director Lawrence Kasdan" πŸ‘€

19.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey all! Film Trace is going on an extended hiatus. Chris and I started Film Trace in the ashes of The Wild Line podcast as Covid closed down theaters. We have done over 100 episodes so far! It is goodbye for now, but probably not forever.

We appreciate you all listening and supporting the show!

17.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover for Film Trace podcast, the rise of a24 featuring Spring Breakers from 2013 and the film Kids from 1994

Cover for Film Trace podcast, the rise of a24 featuring Spring Breakers from 2013 and the film Kids from 1994

Season Finale! - The Rise of A24 - Spring Breakers (2013) and Kids (1995)

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31.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014)	and The Tenant (1976)

Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show Ryan

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014) and The Tenant (1976) Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show Ryan

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Enemy (2014) and The Tenant (1976)

Special Guest: Hollywood Insider and great friend of the show, Ryan

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05.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More eps coming soon, but first a plug: co-host Chris has been prepping a film score for the 1930 Ukrainian silent classic β€œEarth” for @trylon.org with his band @prgrphs.bsky.social β€” anyone in the MPLS area out there, come out tonight or tomorrow to see it performed live alongside the film!

03.01.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps The number of enrolments had been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their numbers while still setting up.

Numbers are fun.

427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.

$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.

Or about $25.5k per student.

State schools are 9k per student.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Green Room (2016) and Straw Dogs (1971)

Special Guest: David, comedian and musician from Chicago, check out his band Humdrum

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01.12.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:

β€’ THE RUNNING MAN
β€’ NOUVELLE VAGUE

Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...

14.11.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover to Film Trace Episode - The Rise of A24 - It Comes at Night and The Crazies

Cover to Film Trace Episode - The Rise of A24 - It Comes at Night and The Crazies

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - It Comes at Night (2017) and The Crazies (1973)

Special Guests: the great horror writer and horror film aficionado, Bridget D. Brave

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06.11.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover to Film Trace podcast episode for First Reformed and Ordet

Cover to Film Trace podcast episode for First Reformed and Ordet

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - First Reformed (2018) and Ordet (1955)

Special Guests: Jen and Sarah from two great podcast -- Movies & Us and TV & Us @moviesanduspod.bsky.social

film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/the-...

20.10.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The End of the Blum Supremacy State of Horror Films 2025 - Essay Series #1

I am starting up my State of Horror essay series. Here is my piece on the ongoing cold streak of the once great Blumhouse Productions. Maybe Black Phone 2 can turn around this ship? (DW)

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12.10.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of new episode of the film trace podcast featuring under the silver lake

Cover of new episode of the film trace podcast featuring under the silver lake

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Under the Silver Lake (2019) and L'Avventura (1960)

Special Guest - James Adamson, the host of the great Double Reel Podcast, a monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd.

film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/unde...

28.09.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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After Yang (2022) and non-dystopian AI

14.09.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover for new episode of Film Trace podcast on After Yang from 2022 and Late Spring from 1949

Cover for new episode of Film Trace podcast on After Yang from 2022 and Late Spring from 1949

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949)

Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.

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14.09.2025 20:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crime is literally lower than it has been in the entire life of every single non-senior-citizen American. If you are under age 65 you have never lived at a time with lower property crime rates, lower violent crime rates or lower homicide rates. Never.

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The Proto Elevated Horror of Possession (1981)

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Why makes Elevated Horror different?

30.08.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emo plus Gore makes Dan a Scaredy Pants

29.08.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Grief played out in Horror Films?

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Is Talk to Me just elevated horror paint by numbers?

28.08.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Caught Stealing (2025) | Movie Review | Deep Focus Review Read an in-depth review and critical analysis of Caught Stealing by film critic Brian Eggert on Deep Focus Review.

No, Darren Aronofsky didn't put Jane’s Addiction’s β€œBeen Caught Stealing” on the soundtrack of CAUGHT STEALING and replace the song’s dog barking with cat meows. But he did make a pretty fun, fast-paced crime movie.

My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/caug...

#FilmSky #MovieSky

27.08.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The man recreated the Kim’s Video sign β€” grime and all β€” but said, β€œI ain’t giving Perry Farrell a penny.” Respect.

28.08.2025 03:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Film Trace cover - Talk to Me 2023 and Possession 1981

Film Trace cover - Talk to Me 2023 and Possession 1981

New Ep - The Rise of A24 - Talk to Me (2023) and Possession (1981)

Special Guest: Writer and Horror Film Aficionado, Andrea Gomez

film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/talk...

27.08.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean I agree, but also…does this mean James Spader is supposed to be the *GOOD* guy ??

22.08.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

lol could I *BE* anymore β€œdad who takes his kids to the movies during the day and watches Criterions at night” ??

22.08.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg Bad Influence, so much stupid fun

22.08.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hear Dan go full Joe-Pesci-with-a-toupΓ©e on Oliver Stone’s β€˜JFK’ (1991) in our season premiere, available to stream everywhere you get your pods. New episode dropping soon!

19.08.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0