09 Archives | The Movies That Made Me

Babygirl writer/director Halina Reijn returns to the podcast and discusses a few of her favorite sexy movies with Josh Olson.

Halina Reijn

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Babygirl (2024)

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022)

Legally Blonde (2001)

Sliver (1994)

Striptease (1996)

Damage (1992)

Disclosure (1994)

Unfaithful (2002)

Basic Instinct (1992) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary

Indecent Proposal (1993)

9 ½ Weeks (1986)

A History Of Violence (2005)
The Piano (1993)

Phantom Thread (2017) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary

Die Hard (1988) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Die Hard Villain Power Rankings

*The Piano Teacher (1997) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review

Peeping Tom (1960) – Allison Anders’ trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

*Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002)

Nosferatu (2024)

A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

Opening Night (1977)

Gloria (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

*Queen Of Hearts (2019)

Last Summer (2023)

*In The Mood For Love (2000)

*Dangerous Liasons (1988)

Cruel Intentions (1999)

*Fish Tank (2009)

Bird (2024)

*A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

The Room Next Door (2024)

The Apprentice (2024)

Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Turkish Delight (1973)

The Fourth Man (1983)

Spetters (1980)

Starship Troopers (1997)

Black Book (2006)

The Brutalist (2024)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

*The Night Porter (1974)

Lolita (1962) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s film reviews

Last Tango In Paris (1973) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary

Lolita (1997)

Triangle Of Sadness (2022)

Chinatown (1974) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing

Paris, Texas (1984) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

Let Him Go (2022)

Other Notable Items

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Our pals at Movies Unlimited

Our first episode with Halina

The Taming Of The Shrew play by William Shakespeare (1592)

Les Liaisons Dangereuses play by Christopher Hampton (1985)

John Malkovich

Michelle Pfeiffer

Glenn Close

Cruel Intentions TV series (2024- )

Andrea Arnold

Michael Fassbender

A Streetcar Named Desire play by Tennessee Williams (1947)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Our Alessandro Nivola podcast episode

Charlotte Rampling

Peter Sellers

“Father Figure” song by George Michael (1987)

Trust miniseries (2018)

Maria Schneider

TFH Guru Allison Anders

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Actor Alessandro Nivola discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Face/Off (1997)

American Hustle (2013)

A Most Violent Year (2014)

The Neon Demon (2016)

The Many Saints Of Newark (2021)

Kraven The Hunter (2024)

The Room Next Door (2024)

The Brutalist (2024)

*One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

The Ciderhouse Rules (1999)

I Want You (1998)

*Scum (1979)

Scum (1977)

*In The Name Of The Father (1993)

Disobedience (2017)

Laurel Canyon (2003)

Mansfield Park (2001?)

Love’s Labor’s Lost (2000)

A Room With A View (1985)

Timecode (2000)

*Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

Sid And Nancy (1986)

The Darkest Hour (2017)

Raging Bull (1980)

Taxi Driver (1976)

The Wizard Of Lies (2017)

Meet The Parents (2000)

Midnight Run (1988)

Taking Off (1971)

*Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Mean Streets (1973)

Staying Alive (1983)

*The Philadelphia Story (1940) – John Landis’ trailer commentary

*This Is Spinal Tap (1984) – John Landis’ trailer commentary

Best In Show (2000)

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

Waiting For Guffman (1997)

A Mighty Wind (2003)

*The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Live And Let Die (1973)

*Grizzly Man (2005)

*Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Burden Of Dreams (1982)

My Best Fiend (1999)

Star 80 (1983)

Encounters At The End Of The World (2007)

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

Downton Abbey 3 (2025)

Other Notable Items

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Our pals at Movies Unlimited

The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007)

Pedro Almodovar

Three Sisters play by Anton Chekhov (1900)

Michael Winterbottom

Rachel Weisz

Alan Clarke

Ray Winstone

Mick Ford

Play for Today British anthology series (1970-84)

Daniel Day-Lewis

Pete Postlethwaite

Deadwood TV series (2004-2006)

British Independent Film Awards

Emily Mortimer

Kenneth Branagh

Helena Bonham Carter

Julian Sands

Mike Figgis

A Room with a View novel by E.M. Forster (1908)

Slow Horses TV series (2022- )

Robert De Niro

Bernie Madoff

Barry Levinson

The Tribeca Film Festival

The Czech New Wave

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest novel by Ken Kesey (1962)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest play by Dale Wasserman (1963)

Taxi TV series (1978-83)

Vincent Schiavelli

John Travolta

The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet play by William Shakespeare (1597)

James Stewart

Katherine Hepburn

Cary Grant

The Philadelphia Story play by Philip Barry (1939)

Jim Piddock

Fred Willard

Christopher Guest

The Office TV series (2005-13)

Parks And Recreation TV series (2009-15)

Schitt’s Creek TV series (2015-20)

Barbara Bach

Yaphet Kotto

Werner Herzog

Mick Jagger

Jason Robards

Klaus Kinski

Eric Roberts

Woody Harrelson

Cheers TV series (1982-93)

Timothy Treadwell

Family Guy TV series (1999- )

Paul Giamatti

Yale School of Drama

Rhino comic book character

Amanda Peet

Bob Balaban

Judd Hirsch

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