Girls, Guts, and Giallo

Friend of the podcast Lucé of It's Always Halloween joins me for a surprise bonus crossover episode! We talk about Elvira and why we love her. This episode is unscripted and last minute. I am officially a corpse after working too much this Halloween season, so enjoy how off the rails I am in this. Also it's not perfectly edited, deal with it.

How often do you get the chance to hear a furry and a vampire talk about werewolf lore, history, and horror film representation? I bet it's never! Pervy furry artist and werewolf expert Dobes Crusher joins me for a two hour bonus all about werewolves! Available only on Patreon/Spotify and Apple Subscriptions! Happy Halloween, freaks! 

Part II of the episode with Michael Gillespie is only available to paid subscribers.

I have a new episode for you! Subscribers have access to the full episode I recorded with Katrina Kemp!

Katrina Kemp, a prolific actress and little person rights advocate, joins me for a thorough discussion about Tod Browning's controversial Hollywood film: Freaks (1932). We talk about the history of side shows, the history of people with dwarfism in art and film, Tod Browning's life and background, as well as give a traditional GGG scene by scene analysis of the film. And of course since both Kat and I are queer as fuck, this analysis is also GAY.

The only catholic I trust, Vita Breva, joins me for a spirited discussion about Mel Gibson's anti-semitic, boringly homoerotic ode to the Passion. We talk about biblical accuracy, why 2004 was a horrible time, the anti-semitism of Passion Plays, and why this movie doesn't make us horny. 

You can listen via Spotify subscription, or get more bang for your buck over on patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Edited by Alice Wiche

Sid Branca guests on this bonus episode about all things Phantom! We discuss the novel, film adaptations, and the stage musical. 

Note about the production: This was my FIRST TIME recording in person since before the pandemic. I messed up a bit with setting up the mic and chose the wrong setting, which is why my audio doesn't sound the best. But this was such a good discussion I didn't want to scrap it! I did my best to make it sound ok. Thank you for listening anyway! 

Bibliography:

Fusco, Katherine . ""Feast Your Eyes, Glut Your Soul": Lon Chaney, Tod Browning, Disfigurement, and the Limits of Redemptive Affects." Decolonize Cinema Journal 57, no. 4 (2018): 25.

Miner, Margaret. ""Feast Your Eyes, Glut Your Soul": Lon Chaney, Tod Browning, Disfigurement, and the Limits of Redemptive Affects." 19th-Century Music 18, no. 2 (1994): 16.

Shah, Raj. "NO ORDINARY SKELETON: UNMASKING THE SECRET SOURCE OF GASTON LEROUX’S LE FANTOME DE L’OPERA." Forum for Modern Language Studies 50, no. 1 (2013): 14.

My dear friend and fellow historian/film buff Lucé Tomlin-Brenner of It's Always Halloween joins me once again for a good old-fashioned bonus bitch fest. We discuss Anna Biller's controversial relic from the Trump years, The Love Witch. Listen to find out why we're not the biggest fans.  

Bibliography:  

Garvey, Meaghan. "Female Gaze: Lana Del Rey, 'I Love Dick', And 'The Love Witch'." MTV. May 16, 2017. https://www.mtv.com/news/cudaes/female-gaze-lana-del-rey-i-love-dick.

Sid Branca and I never talk for less than two hours. Enjoy this special episode in honor of Chantal Akerman's film Jeanne Dielman, which earned the number one spot on the Sight & Sound 100 best films list this year. Akerman's career was incredibly prolific, so we focus the discussion on her films from the 1970s.

Films Discussed:

Chantal Akerman's short films

Hotel Monterey

Je Tu Il Elle

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna

News From Home 

Bibliography:

Ivone M. 1996. Nothing Happens: Chantal Akerman's Hyperrealist Everday. Duke University Press.

Mulvey, Laura. "A NEON SIGN, A SOUP TUREEN: THE JEANNE DIELMAN UNIVERSE." Film Quarterly 70, no. 1 (2016).

Rich, B. Ruby. "CHANTAL AKERMAN INTERVIEW, CHICAGO: 1976/2016." Film Quarterly 70, no. 1 (2016).

Akerman, Chantal. 2013. My Mother Laughs. The Song Cave.

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Episode edited by Alice Wiche

Samm Dieghan of Twitch of the Death Nerve joins me for this month's bonus episode! In honor of both our book club's, we discuss the work of the wildly transgressive writer Georges Bataille and why we love it so much. 

Sign up for Samm's patreon here: patreon.com/sammdeighan

And mine: patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Julia LIVES! This was supposed to be an hour long, but hopefully it makes up for the lack of August bonus episode. The illustrious Tina Horn joins me once again for a thorough exploratory gore session on Hellbound: Hellraiser II!  

Putrid vampire Mistrexx Mars guests once again to gush blood and pus all over the new Cronenberg film, Crimes of the Future. Subscribe on Spotify or sign up for my Patreon to listen. 

I'm late bringing you May's bonus episode, but luckily it's a gem. Don't worry, there's still a June episode on the way. Mistrexx Mars joins me to talk about Jane Schoenbrun's debut film, We're All Going to the World's Fair. We wax poetic about the internet of the early aughts and share our theories on the events of the film. Major content warning for IBS banter at the very beginning (you'll live.)

A Patreon/Spotify subscription exclusive! Video art professor Sid Branca joins me once again for a lengthy discussion, this time on the elusive concept of "The Female Gaze?" 

Edited by Alice Wiche

Music: Sans Toi and La Joueuse from the film Cleo 5 to 7

This is the FULL VERSION of this episode. Queer NOLA Witch Lizxnn Cobalt Chrome joins me in celebration of SINISTER SISTERS month to discuss this legendary horror film. This was a juicy 2 hour episode that is only available in full to Patrons and Spotify subscribers. 

Sorry for the late bonus episode! Don't worry, you're still getting another this month. To celebrate Monstrous Birth, I spoke to co-host of Black Girl Film Club podcast, Brittney Brinson. We share our thoughts on the movie Titane and I talk about Barbara Creed.

Justin LaLiberty of Vinegar Syndrome joins me for a broad discussion of the erotic thriller genre. This is Part II of that discussion. 

I'm joined once again by podcast host and filmmaker Lucé Tomlin-Brenner for a juicy 2 hour discussion of the Halloween series. We use our thoughts on Halloween Kills as a jumping off point for a discussion on the series as a whole. Lots of laughter and bitching await you. I made this one extra long as a Halloween treat. Yeah  This episode is only available via Spotify paid subscription or on my Patreon. 

For this very special juicy July bonus episode, video artist and editor Mason Buck joined me for a discussion of how Charles Manson has been depicted in film since the beginning of the 1970s. We discuss what he has meant for viewers and filmmakers who have used his image and crimes, and how those representations have changed over time. Notable films we discuss are Helter Skelter (1975), The Manson Family (2003), Charlie Says (2019), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Hit that button to subscribe! This episode is only available through Spotify subscriptions or on my Patreon.

In honor of Larry Clark month on the Patreon, I discuss Thirteen, a movie heavily inspired by his work, with journalist Kelsey Chapman. We talk production history and critical reception as well as dish on our own personal experiences as teenage bad girls. This is an honest and raw conversation about teenage sexuality, drug use, and self harm. This episode is available via subscription on Spotify or at Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo exclusively.