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‘The Vanishing’ with Essie Davis
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44 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
A truly monumental episode. The Essie Davis calls in all the way from Tasmania. You know her from The Babadook, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, and her latest The True History of the Kelly Gang. She is a treasure, and she’s on the show today to discuss the 1988 creep fest, The Vanishing. Essie divulges her innermost beliefs on the craft of acting and being able to know the thoughts of a character. She reveals that while working on The True History of the Kelly Gang, she and her co-stars were directed to form a punk band and actually play a show (the band’s name is Fleshlight, if you were wondering). But she also talks about the importance of studying and learning how to be a better actor. This is such a phenomenal and enlightening episode.You can watch The True History of the Kelly Gang on VOD or if you live in LA you can catch it at the Mission Tiki Drive-In.If you haven’t seen The Vanishing…it’s spooky!AND, if you want to check out April’s Staff Pick – watch Bette Gordon’s VarietyWith April Wolfe and Essie Davis
Released:
Apr 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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Sudden Fear with Anna Biller: On this week's episode April sits down with The Love Witch director, Anna Biller, to discuss the 1952 noir thriller, Sudden Fear. Anna confesses her love for old movies and in particular the work of Joan Crawford. The two of them dissect the masterful screenplay, written by famed female screenwriter, Lenore Coffee. Plus, Anna details what it was like collaborating with Samantha Robinson on The Love Witch. She also breaks down how much time she spent on production design, including spending months making one rug for the film. Anne Biller's The Love Witch is available on Amazon now. And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch Sudden Fear. With April Wolfe and Anna Billerl You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at @SwitchbladePod on Twitter. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. by Switchblade Sisters