Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

In this episode of #CarolynTalks, filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes joined me to discuss his debut feature film MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE, which is based on Kyle's own life, starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales as Merit and Zoe, to best friends whose complicated feelings for each other keeps them tethered through their life in the U.S. Army and even death.#MyDeadFriendZoe was co-written with Cherish Chen and A.J. Bermudez and co-stars Ed Harris, Gloria Ruben, Morgan Freeman, and Utkarsh Ambdukar.*Trailer and promotional images courtesy of www.youtube.com/@LegionMofficialVisit Kyle's official website at https://www.kylehausmannstokes.com/Find me on Twitter and Instagram @CarrieCNH12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Culture Critic and Journalist Candice Frederick joined me for Carolyn Talks.., to discuss the films nominated for the 2025 Oscars and the state of Hollywood. We discussed the culture of Hollywood shifting towards more conversative narratives in films and TV, GenAI in film, the culture of celebrity, and how they influence audiences and the work we do as critics and journalists.To read Candice's work go to her webpage here: https://muckrack.com/candicefrederickFind me on Twitter and Instagram @CarrieCNH12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525Visit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrush

In this episode of #CarolynTalks, I chat with director and writer Sook-yin Lee about her humorous and thought provoking film PAYING FOR IT. Co-written with Joanne Sarazan, based on the real experiences the real experiences of a couple, Chester (Dan Beirne) and Sonny -Sook-yin's alter ego played by Emily Lê - who embark on a journey of self-discovery that challenges and reshapes how they view life, love, and sex, their perceptions and biases on relationships.#PayingForItMovie #Interview #CanadianFilm #FilmCritic #GraphicNovel#PayingForIt premiered at #TIFF24, and is based on the 2001 graphic novel written by Chester Brown.*Trailer and images courtesy of TIFF, and Route 504.Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Filmmaker, mountaineer, and athlete Alex Harz joined me to talk about his documentary THE QUEST: EVEREST, in which he documents in 2D and VR format, his epic quest to climb to the top of the world, Mount Everest, and meeting the Sherpa, the indigenous people of the Himalayas, the various cultures, and reaching the summit with expedition leader, Tashi Sherpa.#CarolynTalks #MountEverest #MountainClimbing #Documentary #FilmCritic #interview For information on where to screen the film and watch in VR, visit the official website at https://www.thequesteverest.com Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Writer and director José Lourenço joined me for #CarolynTalks to chat about his film YOUNG WERTHER based on the1774 novel 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. José and I chatted about adapting the language of the novel for a modern day film and working with actors Douglas Booth, Alison Pill, and Patrick J. Adams to work out the speech and relationship dynamics of their characters.#FilmCritic #Interview #YoungWertherMovie premiered at #TIFF24 and stars Amrit Kaur and Iris Apatow.*Trailer and film still courtesy of  @LionsgateMovies  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Scholar and researcher of 19th century gothic mythology and literature, Madeline Potter joined me to discuss representations of NOSFERATU, the films and character in the 2024 film adaptation by Robert Eggers, and F.W. Murnau's 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel, 'Dracula'.#Nosferatu #Nosferatu2024 #Vampire #CarolynTalks #interview To learn about Madeline's research, visit her official website at www.madeline-potter.com/#Nosferatu2024 trailer credit to  @FocusFeatures  Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

Writer, director and producer, Dani Feixas joined me to talk about PARIS 70, his multi-award winning short film about Jan a son trying to cope as his aging mother Angela's caretaker, who uses a white lie as a way to prompt Angela to take trips down memory lane as everything she knew and loved is stripped away by Alzheimer's.Thank you to our interpreter Gerard for taking part and translating for Dani and myself.#CarolynTalks #Interview #FilmCritic #Paris70  @paris70film  was written by Nach Solis, and stars Luisa Gavasa as Angela, Alain Hernandez as Jan, and Neus Asensi as Marta.Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.

For Carolyn Talks..., I spoke with writer and director Jean Liu and actress Harmonie He about their short film CORPSE FISHING, in which Harmonie plays Yan, a girl desperate to find her missing father even if means striking up an unlikely bargain with Old Bo (Jizhong Zhang), a corpse fisher who spends his days and nights searching the river for the bodies of lost souls along the shores of the Yellow River, in the Hubei Region of central China.#CarolynTalks #ShortFilm #Interview #podcast #CorpseFishing and the character of Old Bo, is based on the life of Wei Xinpeng, a real 'Body Fisher' in China.Follow the film's official Instagram account @CorpseFishers Find me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12Buy me a coffee or pizza at https://buymeacoffee.com/carolynhinds?status=1paypal.com/paypalme/carolynhinds0525My Social Media hashtags are: #CarolynTalks #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi #SHWH #KCrushVisit Authory.com/CarolynHinds to find links to all of my published film festival coverage, writing, YouTube and other podcasts So Here's What Happened!, and Beyond The Romance.