Magnolia: A Three Hour Film

Letterboxd’s London film correspondent Ella Kemp joins hosts Gemma (Letterboxd editor-in-chief) and Slim (of 70mm podcast) to discuss her four favorites: Moulin Rouge!; Magnolia; Call Me by Your Name; and Singin’ in the Rain. Plus: Ella’s top picks from the BFI London Film Festival, making peace with problematic favs, what your favorite films reveal about you on dates, Slim’s Luhrmann aversion, Tom Cruise’s tighty whities, Debbie Reynolds’ gruelling dance classes, Gene Kelly the sadist, jukebox musicals, Marmite movies, how Gerwig and Guadagnino created a Letterboxd tipping point, Ella’s many theories about CMbYN, and the long wait for Paddington 3.

Related links:
The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode, The Quietus, ReadMe, Ella’s Moulin Rouge! story for Letterboxd, the Most Fans list by she/her members, and he/him members, reviews of Moulin Rouge! by scoobert doo (aka mo) and Timcop, Ella’s friends Joe, Tony and Jack, Aimee Mann’s Magnolia soundtrack on Spotify, Ella’s interview with Nikole Beckwith, Iana’s review of CMbYN, Letterboxd’s Spotify profile, our Festiville HQ.

Credits:
This episode was recorded in London, Pennsylvania and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker.