The Letterboxd Show7 Maalis 2023

Best in Show: Indie Spirit Awards, The Quiet Girl, Paul Mescal, and Movie Spoofs

Hello, Best in Show listener Paul Mescal! It smells like Indie Spirit (and bourbon) in here! Weekend Watchlist’s Slim joins Mia, Gemma, and Brian for an in-person debrief of all things Film Independent Spirit Awards. We were on the blue carpet, in the press room and inside the big tent on Santa Monica beach for all the wins. Slim reveals a fear of rollerbladers and spin classes on the sand, Mia meets her biggest fan (producer of the Filipino comedy Leonor Will Never Die), and everyone (and we mean everyone) gushes about Aftersun’s lead.

Gemma chats with Colm Bairéad, the writer-director of her much-loved The Quiet Girl, while Mia zooms with the movie’s star, Catherine Clinch as we look at the Best International Feature Oscar category (where The Quiet Girl has made history as the first in the Irish language to be nominated). And after Slim and Mia had their first glimpse of a big award show, we spend the afterparty talking about our favorite movie scenes at award ceremonies, which takes a surprising turn into spoof flicks. All, this plus the last of the craft guild winners, including a last-second, history-making win from the American Society of Cinematographers.

Chapters:

(00:00:00) Openings credits
(00:03:18) Film Independent Spirit Awards
(00:33:44) Colm Bairéad interview
(00:57:32) Catherine Clinch interview
(01:02:27) Afterparty

Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by MUBI, a curated streaming service dedicated to elevating great cinema from around the globe. For a limited time, you can try MUBI free for 90 days at MUBI.com/letterboxd.

Credits: Recorded in Pasadena, Dublin, and Santa Monica. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie. Theme: ‘Hyperlight’ by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest.

Lists & Links: mubi.com/letterboxd; Chris Pine popping up on your screen to give you and your producer and wife Cleona Ní Chrualaoi the award for Best Film; Willem’s Shoeshine review

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