
Episodes
Ep #19 - Brazilian Cinema Novo in the 60s
Bart & Jenna jump headfirst into Brazil’s Cinema Novo and drown a little bit. While Cinema Novo’s indulgence in political allegory, magical realism and dry satirical humor proves to be rather mystifying to outsiders, those same traits are what makes it brilliant cinema.
Ep #18 - Aviva Briefel's 60s Pick: Rosemary's Baby
Guest Aviva Briefel joins Bart & Jenna in an episode that focuses on Rosemary’s Baby. Aviva tells them why this is her favorite film ever and discusses its many themes–including body horror, misogyny, Satanism and bigotry.
Ep #17 - The Shaw Brothers in the 60s
Bart & Jenna take a look at The Shaw Brothers and the changing landscape of Hong Kong in the 1960s. They discuss a range of films from the iconic classics to the bizarre–including The One-Armed Swordsman, Come Drink With Me, and Temptress of a Thousand Faces.
Ep #16 - Michelangelo Antonioni in the 60s
Bart & Jenna talk Michelangelo Antonioni and his complex, heartbreaking and sometimes mystifying films–from L’Avventura to Zabriskie Point. They also try and dispel some widely repeated narratives about how to watch and read his cinematic language.
Ep #15 - Kiss, Marry, Kill in the 60s: 1962
Bart & Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1962. Including discussion on The Trial, Ivan’s Childhood, David and Lisa, The Inheritance, The Chapman Report and Hatari!.
Ep #14 - Bootleg Bond in the 60s - Derek Flint and Matt Helm
Bart & Jenna discuss every Derek Flint and Matt Helm movie. Both of these American Bond rip-offs represented blatant marketing strategies that were eager to peer into the psyches of the movie-going public and answer the burning question: gadgets or girls?
Ep # 13 - LSD Movies in 1967
1967 seems to have been the year the public was ready to talk about the effects of LSD. Bart & Jenna measure a wide range of LSD-centric films from 1967 in order from cop shorts like LSD Trip Or Trap? to Roger Corman’s psychedelic The Trip.
Ep #12 - Black Masculinity in the 60s
In this episode, two honkies named Bart and Jenna discuss representations of black masculinity in a range of 1960s films, from the rightfully celebrated to the criminally under-seen.
Ep #11 - Agnes Varda in the 60s
During the 1960s, Varda was not only breaking down barriers of film and gender, but she was coming into her own style as one of the true auteurs. Jenna and Bart take a look at her feature films and shorts of the decade.
Ep #10 - Kiss, Marry, Kill in the 60s: 1961
Bart & Jenna play Kiss Marry Kill with the year 1961. Including discussion on Les Godelureaux, Girl with a Suitcase, The Innocents, Splendor in the Grass, Accatone and Something Wild.
Ep #9 - Polish Arthouse Cinema in the 60s
Poland didn’t have a “New Wave” per se, but behind that Iron Curtain they were still making some mighty fine films. Bart & Jenna catch you up on some of Poland’s greatest cinematic treasures from the ‘60s.
Ep #8 - Musicals in 1964
1964 was a year that represented a real turning point for movie musicals, mixing enduring classics with cutting edge Rock'n'Roll films.
Ep #007 - James Bond in the 60s
Bart & Jenna get drunk in order to talk about every 1960s James Bond film, along with the cultural impact he had on the decade.
Ep #6 - Albert Finney in the 60s
Bart & Jenna take a look at all of the films Albert Finney starred in during the 1960s, in honor of his passing earlier this year.
Ep #5 - Kiss, Marry, Kill in the 60s: 1960
Bart and Jenna challenge each other to choose one film they love (“Marry”), one film they want to see (“Kiss”), and one film they hate (“Kill”) that was released in the year 1960.
Ep #4 - Cold War Comedies in the 60s
Jenna & Bart navigate the anxiety, arrogance, doubts, patriotism, and humanist longings expressed through comedy during this time of high global tension.
Ep #3 - Anna Karina With Godard in the 60s
Since Jean-Luc Godard can cause certain people to run as far away as possible, we decided to tackle his occasionally difficult output in the most approachable way possible: Anna Karina.
Ep #2 - Clint Eastwood in the 60s
Bart and Jenna watch every film Clint Eastwood made in the 1960s, investigating the triumphs and stumbles he took trying to break away from his white-hat television roles in order to build his black-hat film career.
Ep #1 - Everybody's Talkin' in the 60s
Our first episode is a bit of a getting-to-know-you episode, as Bart and Jenna speak for the first time about why they’re taking the plunge into making this podcast in the first place.