{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5bd718567438762130b4f175/5f6fd37634af5973964a787c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Talking about Rashomon (1950), with special guest Alissa Wilkinson!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5bd718567438762130b4f175/1665767450023-dbdc1b5275db03d0054578630ab07310.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this memory-laden episode, Liam and George welcome Alissa Wilkinson on to discuss <em>Rashomon</em>, directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Machiko Kyo and Masayuki Mori. Topics discussed: faith in humanity; deus ex baby; postmodern theories of narrative; deep fakes; the politics of the 60s. Also, you guys should kill each other!</p><p><br></p><p>Topics not covered? Robert Frost’s genteel New England poetry.</p><p><br></p><p>Alissa is Vox.com’s film critic and an associate professor of English and humanities at the King’s College in New York City. She’s also a member of the NY Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics.</p><p>More about the wonderful Alissa Wilkinson can be found here: <a href=\"http://www.alissawilkinson.com/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.alissawilkinson.com/ </a></p><p><br></p><p>And please listen to her amazing podcast, Young Adult Movie Ministry here: <a href=\"https://yammpod.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://yammpod.substack.com/</a></p><p>They did an episode on <em>The Maltese Falcon </em>that also covers Michael Mann's <em>Miami Vice </em>and Kurosawa's <em>Stray Dog </em>and <em>The Idiot. </em>Perfect episode? Yes.</p><p><br></p><p>Hey, you all know we love you out there, right? But do you love us? If so, please consider subscribing to our new Patreon!&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/oeuvrebusters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/oeuvrebusters</a>&nbsp;For only $3 dollars a month, you’ll get a bonus episode and a essay from George about the films being discussed on the podcast. (George promises no problematic manifestos about the current state of the world.) Also, we will definitely give you a shout out on the podcast! Your financial support will also help us upgrade our equipment and improve the show in a variety of ways.</p><p><br></p><p>Please, if you can, rate, review, and subscribe to Oeuvre Busters on Stitcher and iTunes and wherever else you might download your favorite podcasts. Your ratings and reviews help the show reach a wider audience. Please also feel free to send us regular and hate mail at: Oeuvrebusters@gmail.com. Again, we appreciate all the support.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>\"Robobozo\" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>","author_name":"Liam Billingham, Shaun Seneviratne, George Fragopoulos"}