About this episode
In this episode, Elinor Lewy interviews Kate Hagen about her work in film and various cinematic topics.
Kate Hagen is a film writer, screenwriter, producer, and the senior vice president of The Black List . Kate is a cinephile with great taste, and I don't just say that because a lot of what she likes - I like. This episode, we get into many of Kate's interests: the importance of video stores, the representation of fat women on screen, sex scenes in cinema, and more! Show Notes: Kate’s website Kate’s Letterboxd The Black List The Last Great Video Store Spreadsheet Fat Girls On Film Letterboxd Essay Kate Hagen’s Playboy Article „On Sex, Cinema and the Female Gaze“ The Wizard of Oz (1939) Addams Family Values (1993) The Breakfast Club (1985) Pretty in Pink (1986) Showgirls (1995) Angelica Jade Basti é n Fresh Horses (1988) Vidiots Babycakes (1989) Zuckerbaby (1985) Euphoria (2019-2026) The Whale (2022) Joan Didion Crash (1996) Secretary (2002) Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983) Lincoln (2012) Spotlight (2015) Leonard Maltin Jane Campion Anora (2024) Sinners (2025) One Battle After Another (2025) Babygirl (2024) Industry (2020-2027) We Kill For Love (2023) Take This Waltz (2011) Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) In the Cut (2003) In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Damage (1992) Dead…
People in this episode
Host: Elinor Lewy
Guest: Kate Hagen
Topics covered
- film writing
- representation in cinema
- video stores
- fat women in film
- sex scenes in cinema
Keywords
- Kate Hagen
- The Black List
- film writing
- cinema
- representation
- video stores
- sex scenes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Black List
Books & works: The Wizard of Oz, Addams Family Values, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Showgirls, Euphoria, The Whale, Secretary, Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction, Lincoln
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