Ep. 156: Sundance 2023 One with Eric Hynes

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival is back in action, returning to in-person screenings and events after two virtual years. To discuss the 2023 edition and some movie highlights so far, I spoke with longtime attendee Eric Hynes, curator of film at MOMI. 

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Ep. 156: Sundance 2023 One with Eric Hynes

Based on the novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen screened in the Premieres section on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. The psychological thriller stars Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague. Set in the 1960s, it follows a 20-something Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a strange young woman who leads a dreary life working as a secretary at a boy’s prison in Massachusetts, then goes home to her cruel, alcoholic father (Shea Whigham). When Rebecca Saint John (Anne Hathaway) joins the prison staff as the new psychologist, Eileen becomes her confidante. But their friendship entangles her in a crime that alters her life.

“I feel so lucky to be in this film and to be in this cast,” said Hathaway. "Everybody is a revelation and a discovery.” McKenzie also described being fortunate to collaborate with talented people like Hathaway, Whigham, and Ireland. “Usually, what I observe the most when I am on set with people I admire, is how they handle themselves,” she said. “And learning from that, especially the people who have found longevity in this kind of crazy career we have dedicated our lives to.” 

Whigham, who plays McKenzie's father in the film, described his character as brutal. “We had to figure out the humanity in him...was there any in him without trying to sugarcoat him,” he said. “This relationship is a real relationship. That was one of the challenges I loved... could Thomasin and I find that father-daughter on screen."

To get into the mindset of the movie, Ireland, who had read the novel, also watched the documentary Lost for Life. Moshfegh told her about the juvenile prison documentary after a Zoom call. “That was such a great place to start,” said Ireland. “Talk about getting myself into the mindset of this thing.” 

When it came to the mindset of attending the premiere of Eileen at the Sundance Film Festival, Hathaway had a different perspective coming back to the festival. “I feel like the pandemic was a reset for a lot of people," she said. "When I came to this festival before...I focused a lot on how scary it all was...I am really happy to see everybody, and I am really happy to be here.”

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Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, and Marin Ireland at Premiere of Eileen at Sundance

Ep. 157: Sundance 2023 Two with Amy Taubin

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival is back in action, returning to in-person screenings and events after two virtual years. I sat down with Last Thing I Saw regular and veteran of Sundance, critic Amy Taubin, about some of the highlights (and otherwise) at the festival, including Past Lives, Polite Society, and a Nam June Paik documentary.

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Ep. 157: Sundance 2023 Two with Amy Taubin

Ep. 158: Sundance 2023 Three with Eric Hynes

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival is back in action, returning to in-person screenings and events after two virtual years. I caught up again with Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, about some of Films of Interest at the festival, including The Tuba Thieves, Rotting in the Sun, Cat Person, and Fremont.

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Ep. 158: Sundance 2023 Three with Eric Hynes: Tuba Thieves, Rotting in the Sun, Cat Person

Infinity Pool cast Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Amanda Brugel, and masked figures hit the red carpet premiere of director Brandon Cronenberg’s horror flick at the Sundance Film Festival midnight screening on Saturday. We spoke with the writer/director, Skarsgård, and scream queen, Goth, about the gory film.

The story begins when James (Skarsgård) and Em Foster (Coleman) take off to an all-inclusive beach getaway. James encounters the seductive Gabi (Goth), who promises to show him the hidden side of the island resort. Once beyond the gates, she exposes him to a shocking underworld of violence and sex that pushes his boundaries with terrifying consequences.

The thriller hits theaters today, January 27.

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Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth Get Wild and Unhinged in New Horror Film, Infinity Pool

It's that time of the year! It's our annual Sundance Film Festival recap podcast. For the 2023 festival, we gathered a group of people from inside and outside NBP who were in-person at the festival and covered it online. Joining me for this packed episode I have Amy Smith, Cody Dericks, Ema Sasic, Lauren Cohen, Sara Clements, Zoe Rose Bryant, and guests Aaron White from FeelinFilm, Anna Miller from DiscussingFilm, and fellow Evergreen Podcaster Christina Jeurling Birro. Join us as we reveal our top 10 favorite films from the festival and give you all a preview of what's to come in 2023. Thank you for listening, as always. Enjoy!

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Ep. 159: Sundance 2023 Four with Jessica Kiang: Past Lives, Passages, Notes on Hybrid

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival has officially wound down but I still have good movies to share with you! This time I joined forces with critic Jessica Kiang, who was reviewing films for Variety at the festival. Our discussion spans two episodes. Part One begins with notes on the hybrid nature of this edition, then moves on to Celine Song’s wonderful debut feature Past Lives and Ira Sachs’s latest drama, the finely observed love triangle Passages.

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Ep. 159: Sundance 2023 Four with Jessica Kiang: Past Lives, Passages, Notes

Pappy asks Josh about the 5 films he saw at Sundance 2023.
Details about Eileen, Landcape with Invisible Hand, Scrapper, The Deepest Breath and Theater Camp inside!

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Dates: Jan 19, 2023 – Jan 29, 2023
Location: Park City, Utah
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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022.

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Ep. 160: Sundance 2023 Five with Jessica Kiang: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt + The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I’m your host, Nicolas Rapold. The Sundance Film Festival left me with a number of worthy movies that I couldn’t shake from my mind anytime soon. So I’m back with critic Jessica Kiang (Variety) for the second part of our discussion. This time we go into a couple of films that people will definitely continue to talk about: a debut feature with a strong and singular voice, Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, and the revelatory documentary from Nicole Newnham, The Disappearance of Shere Hite.

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Ep. 160: Sundance 2023 Five with Jessica Kiang: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt + The Shere Hite Doc

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This month is a fun one (maybe not if you love cetaceans) as we’re covering whale falls! That’s right, dead whales and the ecosystems they create on the seafloor. Professor Craig smith joins us to talk all about the stages of decomposition, the key species that whale falls support, and some truly wild tales from the high seas. 
We finally answer the big question, what smells worse: a dead whale or a dead deep-sea sponge? The answer might not be what you expect… We also hear from a couple friends of the show, including Shelly, who may have found one of the earliest comparisons of the moon and the deep sea, and Otis, who talks us through his research on the back of our last episode on hydrothermal vents. 
In other news, consuming deep-sea water lowers cholesterol (this one is definitely, absolutely, 100% true), there’s a new deep-sea documentary premiering at Sundance and we made our first 30p (and a pint)! This newfound success has pushed us to release another Deco-Stop episode on neurodiversity in science coming to you next month!

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Whale falls with Craig Smith

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A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film releases and discusses various topics within the world of film and the awards race.

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