What is Cinema? A Podcast from Texas Theatre

#04 - Band of Outsiders w/Michael Morris The film discussed this episode is Band of Outsiders, directed by Jean-Luc Goddard. Our special guest is Dallas-based video artist and filmmaker, Michael Morris.   The “What is Cinema?” podcast is funded by a special grant from the City of Dallas to connect the cultural centers of Texas Theatre and the Oak Cliff Cultural Center to the neighborhoods of South Dallas and Oak Cliff. The hosts for “What is Cinema?” are Lee Escobedo and Patrick Patterson-Carroll. 

#02 - Matthew Barney and "The Cremaster Cycle" w/Lucia Simek of The Nasher

The "What is Cinema?" podcast presents Episode 2: Matthew Barney and "The Cremaster Cycle". In this episode we discuss and break down the cinematic and visual arts career of American artist, Matthew Barney and his art film series, "The Cremaster Cycle", a five-chapter series meditating on America's occult and Masonic roots, as well as themes of masculinity, the inter-sectionality of film and sculpture, and audience endurance.

We are delving into Barney's work as a precursor to Texas Theatre's newest partnership with The Nasher Sculpture Center, bringing art films to be screened at the theatre. Barney's newest film, the five hour, "River of Fundament" is the newest film to be screened as part of this series.

Continuing on our mission to build cultural bridges, we invited Manager of Communications at The Nasher, Lucia Simek as our guest for this episode. Simek is a writer, critic, and artist living and working in Oak Cliff. We speak to Simek about her love for her neighborhood, the new collaboration between Texas Theatre and The Nasher, and the idea of film as sculpture.

Hosts, Lee Escobedo and Patrick Patterson-Carroll also list their top five favorite art spaces in Dallas! Take a listen and enjoy episode two!

#01 - High Fidelity w/David Grover of Spinster Records For Episode 1 of the "What is Cinema" podcast, we are delving into the themes and cinematic framework of the 2000 film, "High Fidelity", starring John Cusack as the owner of a record store and chaotic love life. "High Fidelity" screens 9pm on Feb. 20 at Texas Theatre , before the podcast launch party at Oak Cliff Cultural Center. In this podcast we also cover our top five favorite hip-hop artists, our love of record stores, and the beauty of Oak Cliff. Our special guest for this episode is David Grover, owner of the Oak Cliff record store, Spinster Records.