Cannes I Kick It

It's our second year as a predominantly Chicago based podcast, and the Chicago International Film Festival has rolled around again. This year, J. Catherine Traverse is joined by interlocutor Andy Germuga to discuss films including Gold Hugo winner The Dreamed Adventure, Gold Q-Hugo winner and North American Premiere Summer Drift, U.S. Premieres The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd and Trash Mountain, Everytime, and Behemoth! Again, every movie is about death. And yet, we have fun.

Details on Cannes I Kick It? Presents There There (2022) at Eyewash Microcinema 11/25 forthcoming

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@clatchley

@imlaughalone

@jcathtraverse

The People have chosen and The Market has ended, so that means Andy has returned from Toronto and has so many thoughts about so many movies. Listen for thoughts on TIFF Award Winners LA BOLA NEGRA, ELSINORE, and POSSIBLE LOVE, as well as THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, ALL OF A SUDDEN, TENDER LOVING CARE, THE DEBUT, THE MAN I LOVE, BITTER CHRISTMAS, THE LIBERATION, and LOVE OF YOUR LIFE. And that's not even all of it, J Catherine's got thoughts on shorts like Forever...Forever, Prospettiva (1653), and Fevers. A smorgasbord of thoughts and also a brief survey of The Market floor and thoughts on seeing a movie at a convention center theater.

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

and J. Catherine Traverse

Surprise! Fall Festival season is here and we couldn't pass that up! Andy is going to TIFF again because he is old and cannot break the habit. He and Emilio got together to talk about the landscape of Venice, NYFF, TIFF (focusing there on what Andy may be prioritizing) and more, as well as check ins about television, Ridley Scott, the state of Robin Hood Cinema and so much more.

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

and J. Catherine Traverse

Another Cannes is in the books, so naturally we start off with a game about movies featured in the upcoming Tribeca lineup. Can we pinpoint the exact level of fame it takes to headline a Tribeca film? Eventually we talk about the shape of the festival from afar, some of the prize winners, and the overall narrative on this year's festival. We also have an in-depth discussion related to the festival world on the new rules from the Academy of Motion PIctures Arts and Sciences regarding the International Feature qualification for the Oscars. What are the implications for the awards, the festivals, and the overall distribution landscape? Then, J Catherine has been attending the Tone Glow Film Festival, and shares her thoughts on films like Levers, The Rib of the Greater Bay Area, Chronovisor. All this and Special Presentations! Send us money for journalism!

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

and J. Catherine Traverse

J. Catherine has been to a film festival! The Chicago Critics Film Festival to be specific! Returning guest Greta Taylor joins us to talk BLUE HERON, THE INVITE, I WANT YOUR SEX, MADDIE'S SECRET and more! We also touch on the beginning of Cannes, the retrospective screenings of AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and THE FLY, as well as the difference between MGM+ and Prime Video, what's going on with Row K, and mankind's relationship to the animal kingdom. If you haven't seen Blue Heron and want to skip over our discussion it ends around 36:06.

Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt

Our bluesky is @CannesIKickIt

Our instagram is @CIKIPod

Our letterboxd is CIKIPod

Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi.

Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song

Our hosts are

@andytgerm

@clatchley

@imlaughalone

and J. Catherine Traverse