Marquee Mixtape (Alec Rodriguez)
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| 03 Jan 2024 | #007 BOBBY'S WORLD, Pt. 1 with DESMOND THORNE — Robert De Niro Retrospective, Nitehawk Cinema, Rep Film Programming, NewFest | 01:00:55 | |
In this episode of Marquee Mixtape we are pleased to welcome to the show the Repertory Film Programmer at Nitehawk Cinema, DESMOND THORNE! We get into Desmond's career story as a film programmer from NewFest to Nitehawk, the challenges and rewards of repertory programming for Brooklyn audiences, and we preview his January 2024 film series, Bobby's World: The Selected Works of Robert De Niro. 🎞️The film series includes:
Marquee Mixtape will return with Part 2 of our coverage of this film series later in January 2024. ✨Follow Desmond on Instagram and Twitter! Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 04 Aug 2024 | Bonus Episode! TOMOKO TAKEDANI SATER — Artist Interpreter at Japan Cuts | 00:25:27 | |
Meet Tomoko Takedani Sater — the interpreter at JAPAN CUTS responsible for connecting NY audiences with the Japanese filmmakers that gave live introductions and post-screening Q&As at the film festival! ✨Follow Tomoko on Twitter and learn more about her services at her website ✨Follow Japan Society Film on Instagram and Twitter Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 04 Nov 2024 | #029 HISPANIC HORROR, Pt.2 with DANI DUARTE — The Devil's Backbone (2001), Folk Horror, Magical Realism | 01:09:01 | |
This week’s guest, Dani Duarte, joined Host Alec Rodriguez for a 35mm screening of THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE — part of the rep film series HISPANIC HORROR! On this episode they’re chatting about Hispanic folk horror, their gateways to magical realism, their love for Guillermo del Toro, and a deep dive into revisiting his 2001 masterpiece. This episode is a direct response to Episode #22 with Kat Rodriguez — the Programmer for HISPANIC HORROR and the Content Editor at Nitehawk Cinema! 🎞️Films in this series include: Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky.
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| 12 Aug 2024 | #019 SPECTACLE EVERY DAY, Pt. 2 with ANDREW ABREU | 00:49:40 | |
ANDREW ABREU visits the pod to help Host Alec Rodriguez share his reactions to SPECTACLE EVERY DAY: MEXICAN POPULAR CINEMA — the 22-film retrospective on Mexico Cinema’s Golden Age which ended its run last week at the Film at Lincoln Center. 🎞️The films from this retrospective can be found on THIS Letterboxd list! Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 23 Nov 2024 | #030 REVOLUTION IN 35MM, Pt. 2 with HUNTER LU | 00:50:07 | |
HUNTER LU visits the show to discuss the new film book Revolution in 35mm and the movie BLOODY FRIDAY (1972) that was screened at Nitehawk Cinema and programmed by the book’s co-editor, SAMM DEIGHAN! ✨Follow Samm on Instagram and Patreon ✨Follow Hunter at his website HERE 📚Get a digital or physical copy of REVOLUTION IN 35MM Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 17 Apr 2024 | Bonus Episode! KIJUN LEE, Concert Producer: Bong Joon Ho's Mother (2009) Live Score at Town Hall | 00:32:38 | |
Kijun Lee visits the show this week! He is the founder of Next2Silence Productions and the concert producer for the specially curated double feature at Town Hall: BYEONG WOO LEE Guitar Concert + BONG JOON HO'S MOTHER LIVE. A one night only event in NYC at Town Hall on Saturday April 20 at 7PM. Get your tickets HERE! Town Hall is a 1,500-seat, 501C3 non-profit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City, created by suffragists in 1921 and host to countless cultural and musical milestones. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, with music excerpts in this episode by Byeong Woo Lee. | |||
| 10 Feb 2025 | #033 STAR WARS TRIPLE FEATURE, Pt. 1 with GREG IPPOLITO — The United Palace 95th Anniversary, The Miranda Family Fund, Loew’s Wonder Theatres, Movie Palaces. | 00:40:36 | |
We’re covering a “Movie Palace” for the first time on the pod and it’s one of the five legendary Loew’s Wonder Theatres still standing and operating as a cinema today — THE UNITED PALACE in Washington Heights! Our guest on this episode is their Movie Program Director, GREG IPPOLITO, and he shares how they’re celebrating the United Palace’s 95th anniversary by kicking off with a STAR WARS TRIPLE FEATURE event that will include a live lightsaber duel, a costume parade, and more. ✨FollowThe United Palace on InstagramHERE 🎟Get your tickets to theStar Wars Triple Feature on Saturday Feb 22HERE SupportMarquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. FollowMarquee Mixtape onInstagram,Substack, andBlueSky.
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| 27 Oct 2024 | #027 REVOLUTION IN 35MM, Pt. 1 with SAMM DEIGHAN — Film Historian, Blu-Ray Special Features, Revival Houses, Live Intros | 00:53:53 | |
This episode’s guest is SAMM DEIGHAN. She is a film historian, author, programmer, hosts the podcast EROS + MASSACRE, and has contributed to the special features of over 200 Blu-ray releases. She just launched her new film book, Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990. ✨Follow Samm on Instagram and Patreon 📚Get a digital or physical copy of REVOLUTION IN 35MM 🎟Get tickets to BLOODY FRIDAY (1972) at Nitehawk Cinema HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 26 Jul 2024 | #017 SPECTACLE EVERY DAY, Pt. 1 with CECILIA BARRIONEUVO and TYLER WILSON — Film at Lincoln Center, Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, Retrospectives, Locarno Film Festival | 00:37:58 | |
The guests on this episode are Cecilia Barrionuevo and Tyler Wilson — the programmers behind SPECTACLE EVERY DAY: MEXICAN POPULAR CINEMA — the 22-film retrospective on the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema screening at FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER from July 26-Aug 8. 🎞️Films in this retrospective can be found on THIS Letterboxd list! 🎟️Get tix HERE 🌟Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 14 Feb 2024 | #009 WELCOME TO THE MACHINE, Pt. 1 with SONIA EPSTEIN and DAVID LEVINE | 00:46:37 | |
Joining the show this week are SONIA EPSTEIN and DAVID LEVINE, the programmers behind Welcome to the Machine — the rep film series presented by Science on Screen at the Museum of the Moving Image. Welcome to the Machine features a selection of films that depict digital devices entrapping humans, and it coincides with the exhibition of artist David Levine's DISSOLUTION. Sonia is the Curator of Science and Technology at MoMI, and the Executive Editor at Sloan Science & Film. David's installation DISSOLUTION is a 20-minute holographic film currently on view at MoMI. 🎞️Film in this series include: OPERATOR AUTOEXTINCTION Plan your visit to MoMI and listen to this episode in the meantime! Marquee Mixtape will return with Part 2 of our coverage of this film series in early March! ✨Follow Sonia on Instagram, Twitter, and her website. ✨Follow David on Instagram and his website. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 26 Aug 2024 | #020 WEIRD WEDNESDAY, Pt. 1 with LIZ PURCHELL | 00:48:59 | |
Our next guest is LIZ PURCHELL — she’s the film programmer behind the ongoing monthly rep series WEIRD WEDNESDAY at Alamo Drafthouse’s Downtown Brooklyn location! In September she’s programming all 35mm screenings of Corey Yuen’s SO CLOSE (2002), Larry Cohen’s BONE (1972), GODZILLA 1985, and Roger Corman’s THE TRIP (1967). Tap in to learn all about Liz’s extraordinary work as a queer film historian including her expertise as a film restorationist, archivist, home video producer/curator, and the creator of ASK ANY BUDDY. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 20 Oct 2024 | #025 GAMERA TRILOGY, Pt. 2 with JOANN SYREK — Spectacle, Shusuke Kaneko, Microcinemas, Kaiju | 00:51:03 | |
Joann Syrek joined Host Alec Rodriguez on their journey through Shusuke Kaneko’s 1990’s GAMERA TRILOGY and they’re reporting on their experience discovering these kaiju gems at the community-driven and voluntter-ran SPECTACLE microcinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Theses movies were programmed by Steve MacFarlane and he was the guest on episode #21 of the show. Check out Steve’s current rep series at BAM — The Baffler Presents: Facing the Future! Plan your next visit to SPECTACLE for some underseen horror gems at their Spectober 2024 horror series. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 31 Jul 2024 | #018 JAPAN CUTS 2024, Pt. 2 with LORI NAVARRO | 00:47:46 | |
JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM 2024 came to a stirring close with a screening of SHIN GODZILLA: ORTHOCHROMATIC at Japan Society in NYC! On this episode Host Alec Rodriguez shares his reactions to the film festival’s repertory offerings and he’s joined by a new guest — LORI NAVARRO! ICYMI: Japan Society Film Programmer ALEXANDER FEE returned to the show in episode #016 to highlight the Classics Slate at JAPAN CUTS this year. 🎞️Films in this program include: ✨Follow Lori on Letterboxd ✨Follow Japan Society Film on Twitter and Instagram Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 24 Oct 2024 | #026 WEIRD WEDNESDAY, Pt. 2 with INA E. — Genre Movies, Fringe Cinema, Physical Media, Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn | 00:40:55 | |
Today’s guest, INA E., joined Host Alec Rodriguez on a couple of trips to the Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn for the WEIRD WEDNESDAY series back in September. Programmed by LIZ PURCHELL — who was our guest on episode #20 See what Liz has programmed for Weird Wednesday in the rest of October and November by planning your visit to the Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Brooklyn! Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. 🎧 Listen to this episode on Spotify, Substack, or Apple Podcasts. 🔗 Links in the bio #newyorkcity #cinema #repertory #movies #celluloid #film #screenings #nyc #letterboxd #podcast #interview #35mm #marqueemixtape #alamodrafthouse #queercinema #genremovies | |||
| 09 Oct 2024 | #022 HISPANIC HORROR, Pt. 1 with KAT RODRIGUEZ — Nitehawk Cinema, Pre-Shows, Trailers, Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month, Folk Horror | 00:40:09 | |
A vital characteristic of Nitehawk Cinema isn’t just the movie you’re going there to watch — it’s everything leading up to showtime: THE PRE-SHOW. That includes carefully curated clips, music videos, interview sound bites, custom-made trailers, and other media artifacts that are relevant to the screening audiences are seated for. We’re so thrilled to welcome the person responsible for all this, Nitehawk Cinema’s Content Editor KAT RODRIGUEZ. She’s also the programmer behind this month’s film series HISPANIC HORROR at Nitehawk Cinema! 🎞️Films in this series include: ✨Follow Kat on Letterboxd HERE 🎟Get tickets to HISPANIC HORROR at Nitehawk Cinema HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 24 Nov 2024 | #031 Disney/Pixar’s COCO IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM, Pt. 2 with ALEX VEGA | 01:16:27 | |
ALEX VEGA is on the show this week to help Host Alec Rodriguez share their reactions watching Disney/Pixar’s COCO with a live score accompaniment by The Sinfonietta and Mariachi Flor de Toloache at Town Hall on Día de los Muertos! ✨Follow Alex on Instagram HERE ✨Follow The Sinfonietta on Instagram HERE ✨Follow Flor de Toloache on Instagram HERE 🎟Learn more about the next Film Concerts at Town Hall HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes. Music excerpts from the soundtrack to Disney/Pixar’s Coco by Michael Giacchino. | |||
| 23 Jun 2024 | #015 PRIMATE VISION: MAN OR MONKEY?, Pt. 2 with DAN LAM | 01:00:49 | |
DAN LAM returns to the show to share his anecdotes, observations and reactions to The Roxy Cinema, Spectacle, and the rep film series PRIMATE VISION with Host Alec Rodriguez! Check out the previous episode of the show for Alec's interview with NICO PEDRERO-SETZER, the film critic and curator behind PRIMATE VISION! 🎞️The film series includes:
✨Follow Dan on Letterboxd! Follow Nico on IG or via his website: https://www.nicolaspedrero-setzer.com Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | #011 SHADOWS OF CHANGE, Pt. 1 with CARYN COLEMAN | 01:12:07 | |
CARYN COLEMAN is the founder and executive director of THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE — the non-profit org supporting women and non-binary filmmakers in all stages of production with a focus on getting their shorts and features on the silver screen. She is a film programmer who screens contemporary and repertory films in NYC, LA, ATL, and Portland, Oregon. She is also the former Director of Programming at Nitehawk Cinema who was responsible for bringing several festivals there including The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Nitehawk Shorts Fest, and NoBudge. Her next rep film series is SHADOWS OF CHANGE: WOMEN & HORROR IN 2014 and it starts on Friday, March 29 at IFC Center. The film series includes: There will be live introductions and filmmaker Q&As. Get tickets HERE!
Follow Caryn on Twitter and Letterboxd!
Follow her org The Future of Film is Female on Instagram!
Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 17 Nov 2023 | #001: FRANK YAN — Farewell My Concubine 4K Re-Release, CineCina Film Festival, Soundtrack Magazine, Crescendo House | 00:55:41 | |
Co-Founder and Director of Programming at CineCina Film Festival, FRANK YAN joins Alec in a conversation about the life of a Programmer, reacting to the 4K restoration of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, creating NYC's first and only Chinese film festival, and fighting to keep physical media alive with the distribution of Steelbook Blu-rays, vinyl and CDs from his companies Soundtrack Magazine and Crescendo House. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and music by Alisha from Pixabay. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. | |||
| 24 Nov 2023 | #002: THE FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE — Live Score, A Page of Madness (1927), Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | 01:02:52 | |
Catherine Cramer and Robert Kennedy — the duo behind THE FLUSHING REMONSTRANCE — sit down with Host Alec Rodriguez to discuss the art of live scoring in cinemas and other venues in NYC including their recent live score accompaniment to A PAGE OF MADNESS (1926) at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival last month. Find their upcoming shows at www.flushingremonstrance.com 2024 badges for the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival are on sale now!
Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | #003 TAISHO ROMAN, Pt. 1 with ALEXANDER FEE — Japan Society Film, Imported 35mm Prints, 4K Restoration International Premiere | 01:06:12 | |
Japan Society's very own Film Programmer, ALEXANDER FEE joins Host Alec Rodriguez in a chat about his upcoming repertory film series Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude opening on Dec 9. The film series includes:
They also discuss how Alexander started out as a Repertory Programmer and Celluloid Projectionist at Doc Films in Chicago, and more. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 08 Dec 2023 | #004 CLAUDIA FRANCOIS — Film Forum, Non-Profit Cinema, Jr. Programming | 00:54:59 | |
CLAUDIA FRANCOIS is the theater manager at Film Forum. She's also their designated hype person, brimming with excitement and love for everything the cinema offers to its audiences. In this episode, we chat about what makes Film Forum so unique as a non-profit cinema with the devoted customers they attract. Claudia also shares her experience as a theater manager at Film Forum for the past 5+ years and why she loves it so much. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 15 Dec 2023 | #005 DEDE LOVELACE — Live DJ Score, Special Agent X-7 (1966), Subway Cinema, Skate Kitchen (2018), Move with Love | 00:34:55 | |
DEDE LOVELACE is a skater and DJ working in TV. She also recently made her debut as a live score accompaniment artist as part of a duo with Larry Love. The two DJs scored Special Agent X-7 (1966) from the projection booth at Film at Lincoln Center for the September film series Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960's. That film series was co-presented and organized by the folks at Subway Cinema. In this episode, we talk about Dede's process at being a live score DJ for the first time, her career as a skater and DJ in movies and TV, and her favorite cinemas in NYC. Check out Dede's skate series — Move with Love — where she's creating dedicated safe spaces for women to spread good positive vibes through skating and creativity.
Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 22 Dec 2023 | #006 TAISHO ROMAN, Pt. 2 with JEREMY BULLEN — Dogra Magra (1988), Art Horror, Soft-Titles, Japan Society | 00:50:54 | |
We wrap up our coverage of the Taisho Roman film series at Japan Society with a reaction episode featuring Jeremy Bullen, the man behind the original music for this show! In Part 1 of our coverage of Taisho Roman, the film programmer behind that series, Alexander Fee, was a guest on the show. Jeremy and Host Alec Rodriguez visited Japan Society to watch an imported 35mm print of Dogra Magra (1988) and are on this episode to discuss the overall experience they had. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 12 Apr 2024 | #013 BONG JOON-HO'S MOTHER LIVE AT TOWN HALL, Pt. 1 with MELAY ARAYA | 01:01:14 | |
#BONGHIVE activate! Town Hall's artistic director Melay Araya joins Alec to discuss what her job entails when producing the one night only event to celebrate the innovative Korean Guitarist and Film Composer Byeong Woo Lee. Town Hall presents a specially curated double feature that includes a BYEONG WOO LEE GUITAR CONCERT and a film screening with live score accompaniment to BONG JOON-HO'S MOTHER (2009). Melay describes the collaborative efforts involved in the double feature event from Pulitzer Prize-winning conductor Tania León to an orchestra assembled by the Harlem Chamber Players, and Byeong Woo Lee's titanic efforts at re-orchestrating the score to MOTHER, performing it, and even composing all-new material for the film's ONE NIGHT ONLY LIVE SCORE EVENT. Get your tickets to the BYEONG WOO LEE Guitar Concert + BONG JOON-HO'S MOTHER LIVE at Town Hall on Saturday April 20. Town Hall is a 1,500-seat, 501C3 non-profit national historic landmark venue in the heart of New York City, created by suffragists in 1921 and host to countless cultural and musical milestones. Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, with music excerpts in this episode by Byeong Woo Lee. | |||
| 31 Jan 2024 | #008 BOBBY'S WORLD, Pt. 2 with CRISTINA CACIOPPO — De Niro Deep Cuts, Nitehawk Cinema, Acquiring 35mm Prints, Underground Classics, Cult Oddities | 01:45:54 | |
This week joining the show is Nitehawk Cinema's Director of Programming, CRISTINA CACIOPPO! We're talking about the Robert De Niro deep cuts she programmed for the $10 Late Round series Bobby B-Sides in conjunction with the Bobby's World rep film series that screened all through January 2024. We also learn about Cristina's 20+ years of programming in NYC, a closer look into acquiring celluloid film prints, the types of films she loves to excavate (pre-code, underground films about women, and over the top bombastic cinema), and so much more! Then stick around afterwards to hear KRISTINE GADDI and I share our reactions and takeaways from Bobby's World and Bobby B-Sides at Nitehawk Cinema! Follow Cristina on Letterboxd and Twitter! Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 13 Jan 2025 | #032 EL CINE with MARIANA DA SILVA — Santa Sangre, Latin Cinema, Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Roxy Cinema | 00:59:48 | |
EL CINE makes their NY debut with rep screenings of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s SANTA SANGRE at The Roxy Cinema this week. Our next guest is El Cine’s Founder and Programmer — MARIANA DA SILVA! El Cine is a 501-c3 that provides free film education for the community through Latin focused screenings and conversations. ✨Follow El Cine on Instagram HERE ✨Follow Mariana on Instagram HERE ✨Follow The Roxy Cinema on Instagram HERE 🎟Get your tickets to Santa Sangre HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky.
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| 08 Apr 2024 | #012 SHADOWS OF CHANGE, Pt. 2 with ANGELINE QUINTILLA | 00:59:53 | |
ANGELINE QUINTILLA has been watching first run and repertory films with me for over a decade. She also happens to be my partner in life! On this episode of the show we're reacting to the rep film series at IFC Center — SHADOWS OF CHANGE: Women & Horror in 2014 — programmed by Caryn Coleman and presented by her non-profit org THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE.
Angeline and I saw A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT and the Q&A that Caryn had with director Ana Lily Amirpour at IFC Center. In this episode we're also talking about our relationship with horror and the impact women have had on the genre in front of and behind the camera.
We encourage you to learn more about The Future of Film is Female and consider donating! Check out my conversation with Caryn Coleman in the previous episode of the show.
Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | #028 THE BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, Pt. 2 with BRITTANY TROYE — The Blood Spattered Bride (1972), The Addiction (1995) | 01:15:48 | |
Brooklyn-based writer Brittany Troye is on the show this week to help Host Alec Rodriguez share their reactions to the movies they saw at The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. This year, TWO rep sidebars were programmed at the festival: FEAR IN FOCUS [SPAIN] and VAMPIRES. The movies discussed in this episode are THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE (1972) and THE ADDICTION (1995). ✨Follow Brittany on Instagram ✨Follow The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on Instagram Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 15 Oct 2024 | #023 Disney/Pixar’s COCO IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM, Pt. 1 with MACY SCHMIDT — Town Hall, The Sinfonietta, Mariachi Flor de Toloache, Film Scores, Movie Palaces, Michael Giacchino, Germain Franco | 00:44:13 | |
This week’s guest is the Tony award-winning Founder of THE SINFONIETTA — an all-women and majority WOC Orchestra renowned for reimagining the music of popular culture in a symphonic setting — MACY SCHMIDT. They’re bringing Disney/Pixar’s Coco in Concert LIVE TO FILM to Town Hall on Dia de los Muertos (Nov 1) and joining them is NYC’s first and only all-women and GRAMMY-winning Mariachi group, FLOR DE TOLOACHE! Listen to her and Host Alec Rodriguez discuss the journey she and the Sinfonietta have taken this past year by reimagining fan-favorite movies and anime series like SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, BARBIE, COWBOY BEBOP, and AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER — performed at historic landmark venues and movie palaces like The Kings Theater in Brooklyn, The Hollywood Bowl, and The Town Hall. Then get a glimpse at what will unfold for audiences at Town Hall during the ONE NIGHT ONLY event on Dia de los Muertos! ✨Follow Macy on Instagram HERE ✨Follow The Sinfonietta on Instagram HERE ✨Follow Flor de Toloache on Instagram HERE 🎟Get tickets HERE for Disney/Pixar’s Coco in Concert Live to Film at Town Hall on Nov 1 Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes. Music excerpts from the soundtrack to Disney/Pixar’s Coco by Michael Giacchino. | |||
| 22 May 2024 | #014 PRIMATE VISION: MAN OR MONKEY?, Pt. 1 with NICO PEDRERO-SETZER | 00:51:57 | |
Apes have been dominating the silver screen with recent first run releases such as MONKEY MAN, SASQUATCH SUNSET, GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, and KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Naturally, this inspired programmer Steve McFarlane to curate a sequel to his 2017 dual film series at Anthology Film Archives and Spectacle: Simian Vérité and Missing Links. This time around he enlisted Nico Pedrero-Setzer to co-program the new series with him — PRIMATE VISION: MAN OR MONKEY? In this episode Nico sits with Host Alec Rodriguez to discuss the film series Primate Vision, the cinemas they're screening at (Spectacle and Roxy Cinema), and they discuss Nico's journey as a NY-based programmer and film critic over the past few years since he graduated from NYU. Get your tickets HERE for screenings at Roxy Cinema! Get your tickets HERE for screenings at Spectacle! ✨Follow Nico on IG or via his website: https://www.nicolaspedrero-setzer.com Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 01 Apr 2025 | #035 NAQOYQATSI, Pt. 1 with THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE — The Town Hall, The Qatsi Trilogy, Live Score, Experimental Films | 00:53:31 | |
We’re thrilled to welcome our next guests on the show: the Music Director and General Manager of the The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman and Andrew Sterman. They’re returning to The Town Hall on April 19 for a live score accompaniment to Godfrey Reggio’s NAQOYQATSI (2002). In the last couple of years they also performed the first entries to the Qatsi trilogy at the Town Hall: KOYANNISQATSI (1982) and POWAQQATSI (1988). ✨Follow The Philip Glass Ensemble on Instagram ✨Follow The Town Hall on Instagram 🎟Get your tickets to Naqoyqatsi at The Town Hall on April 19 Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky.
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| 06 Sep 2024 | #021 GAMERA TRILOGY, Pt. 1 with STEVE MACFARLANE | 00:58:53 | |
2024 is the 70th anniversary of Godzilla and we’re continuing to give the Kaiju genre its flowers by covering the GAMERA TRILOGY (1995-1999) screening at SPECTACLE all month long in September. This week’s guest is STEVE MACFARLANE — the Spectacle film programmer who is also giving an in-person introduction to GODZILLA 1985 on 9/18 at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn for their WEIRD WEDNESDAY series. Get tickets to the Gamera Trilogy at Spectacle HERE Get tickets to GODZILLA 1985 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 15 Mar 2024 | #010 WELCOME TO THE MACHINE, Pt. 2 with DAN LAM - MoMI, "Dissolution" holographic film, Knit's Island (2023), Video Game Adaptations, MMORPG | 01:27:28 | |
Filmmaker DAN LAM joins the show to share his reactions to the Museum of the Moving Image's rep film series WELCOME TO THE MACHINE which acts as a companion to David Levine's holographic film DISSOLUTION that was on display at the museum for the last several months. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE is programmed by David Levine and Sonia Epstein (Curator of Science & Technology, MoMI). The film series concludes with the NY Premiere of KNIT'S ISLAND during FIRST LOOK 2024 at MoMI on Saturday March 16. Get your tickets HERE! Follow Dan on Letterboxd! Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, and original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 09 Jul 2024 | #016 JAPAN CUTS 2024, Pt. 1 with ALEXANDER FEE — Japan Society, Shin Godzilla: Orthochromatic (2023), August in Water (1995), Moving (1993), Mermaid Legend (1984) | 00:45:31 | |
Film programmer ALEXANDER FEE returns to the show to hype up the 17th edition of JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM 2024 at Japan Society in NYC. We highlight the festival's repertory offerings in the Classics Slate: 🎞️Films in this program include: 🎟️Get tix HERE ✨Follow Alexander on Twitter ✨Follow Japan Society Film on Twitter and Instagram Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 07 Mar 2025 | #034 CINEMA HER WAY, Pt. 1 with MARYA E. GATES — Film books, Female Directors, MoMA, Southampton Playhouse, Noirvember, Nitehawk Cinema | 00:55:52 | |
Marya E. Gates just published her first film book, CINEMA HER WAY: Visionary Female Directors In Their Own Words, and she’s programming several rep screenings across the nation for her book tour. In collaboration with The Future of Film is Female, Marya’s book tour is bringing GIRLFIGHT to Nitehawk Cinema and MI VIDA LOCA on 35mm at MoMA. ✨Follow Marya E. Gates on Substack and Instagram 🎟Get your tickets to Girlfight and Mi Vida Loca 📚Buy her book HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||
| 18 Oct 2024 | #024 THE BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, Pt. 1 with MCKEGG COLLINS — 35mm Projectionist, Spanish Horror, Ozploitation, Nitehawk Cinema | 01:10:42 | |
Nitehawk Cinema 35mm Projectionist MCKEGG COLLINS is this episode’s guest and he’ll be handling the 35mm midnight rep screening for THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE at THE BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL! We’re chatting about his new-ish career as a film projectionist, what we love about the BK Horror Film Fest past and present, and all things movies, horror, and film projection! Check out the rep offerings at the festival’s sidebar FEAR IN FOCUS: SPAIN—
✨Follow McKegg on Letterboxd HERE 🎟Get tickets to THE BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL at Nitehawk Cinema HERE Support Marquee Mixtape by subscribing and rating on your podcaster of choice. Follow Marquee Mixtape on Instagram, Substack, and BlueSky. Credits: Produced by Alec Rodriguez, original artwork by Cristina Montes, original music by Jeremy Bullen. | |||