There’s a comet hurtling towards earth and a bunch of movie stars at trying to not look up at it. To discuss Cate Blanchett’s second movie this holiday season – Adam McKay’s climate change satire Don’t Look Up – Murtada welcomes critic Boyd van Hoeij from The Film Verdict to the podcast.Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Sundays With Cate

Cate Blanchett in ‘Don’t Look Up’

In the first of multiple episodes about Carol (2015), the topic is the love story. How Therese and Carol fell in love, how Todd Haynes visualizes falling in love and the scorching chemistry between Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. For this conversation, Murtada welcomes filmmaker Luke Willis to discuss all the above as well as rank the best line reading uttered by Blanchett.Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

'Carol' Part One: The Love Story

Cate Blanchett is back in cinemas this holiday season. And the podcast is back for a final season of episodes. We kick things off with the first of the two Cate movies coming out this month, Guillermo del Toro&apos;s Nightmare Alley. For this conversation Murtada welcomes film critic Leila Latif, to discuss the film, how it differs from 1947 version, and the performances of Cate as a femme fatale, Rooney Mara, Bradley Cooper and Toni Colette.*****SPOILERS****** Skip between 28.00 and 36.00 if you don&apos;t want to be spoiled*********Hosted, Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'Nightmare Alley'

The podcast returns on Sunday December 19th for a fourth and final season. Listen to this short announcement where the first film discussed will be revealed.Includes a snippet from The Good German episode with host Murtada Elfadl and guest Megan McGurk, host of Sass Mouth Dames podcast.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Announcing The Final Season

Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore, two actresses linked in our minds as the muses of Todd Haynes, have only shared scenes on screen in 1999’s An Ideal Husband. For this episode Murtada welcomes back Chris Feil, host of This Had Oscar Buzz podcast, to discuss the film, whether it retains the wit of its author Oscar Wilde and the performances of Cate, Julianne, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett and Jeremy Northam.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'An Ideal Husband'

We go way back for this episode, to Cate Blanchett’s early screen performance in the Australian film Thank God He Met Lizzie. We discuss the film, the perfomance and its link to Katharine Hepburn’s screen persona as well as Blanchett’s long professional partnership with the film’s other star, Richard Roxburgh. Produced, Hosted and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in ‘Thank God He Met Lizzie’

This week a double Cate Balnchett. In one of eleven vignettes included in Jim Jarmusch&apos;s anthology film Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Blanchett plays a version of herself as well as her ne&apos;er do well "cousin," Shelly. We discuss the film and performance and why it stands out in her filmography. For this conversation podcast host Murtada Elfadl welcomes writer and critic Ela Bittencourt of the film site Lyssaria.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'Coffee and Cigarettes'

To celebrate this year&apos;s Oscar nominations which were announced this week we have a special episode about one of the nominees for best actress; Carey Mulligan. We discuss her filmography, her screen persona and dig deeper into three films; Shame (2011), Wildlife (2018) and her latest Promising Young Woman for which she recieved her second Oscar nomination. For this conversation podcast host Murtada Elfadl welcomes producer and writer, Jordan Crucchiola host of Disaster Girls and Aughtsterio‪n podcasts. Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Special Episode: Carey Mulligan

A retread of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? A homage to the pop music of 1980s Welsh singing sensation Bonnie Tyler? The rare American studio film that celebrates polyamory? It&apos;s all of these things; Barry Levinson&apos;s Bandits (2001). It also has Cate Blanchett lip-synching, dancing and kissing both Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton. We also discuss our favorites in this year&apos;s Oscar race for best actress as the nominations are announced. For this conversation Murtada Elfadl welcomes back Kevin Jacobsen host of And The Runner-Up Is podcast, who previously guested on our episode about Truth.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'Bandits'

We have a special episode this week, a companion to our discussion last week of Notes on a Scandal. We visit with the Dame, Judi Dench.  We discuss her film career, with deep dives into an early entry A Room With a View (1986) and the film that launched her film stardom Mrs. Brown (1997). Returning for this conversation with our host Murtada Elfadl is writer and critic Teo Bugbee.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

A Sunday with Dame Judi Dench

A scandalous affair with an underage boy is the entry into this melodrama about the friendship between two teachers in North London. Murtada Elfadl welcomes back Teo Bugbee to discuss the juicy and delicious Notes on a Scandal, its lineage to hagsploitation flicks like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, the trope of the predatory lesbian, and why this film remains highly rewatchable. Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench in 'Notes on a Scandal'

In lieu of a regular episode, this week we are discussing the many films we screened at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Murtada Elfadl welcomes back writer and critic Valerie Complex to discuss a few films including Rebecca Hall&apos;s Passing, Shaka King&apos;s Judas and the Black Messiah and Jonas Poher Rasmussen&apos;s Flee, among many others. We also give out our awards for best perfromances and choose the one film you can&apos;t miss at the festival.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Sundance 2021 Wrap Up

Cate Blanchett: Medicine Woman. She&apos;s a healer in 1880s New Mexico in Ron Howard&apos;s Western The Missing (2003). We discuss the film, the performances of Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones and Evan Rachel Wood. Plus we look into Howard&apos;s filmography including his latest Hillbilly Elegy (2020), while admitting that we can&apos;t find clues there to what he&apos;s obsessed with as a filmmaker. For this conversation Murtada Elfadl welcomes back writer and critic Andrew Kendall, some of Andrew’s film writing can be found here.Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'The Missing'

AUDIO HAS BEEN FIXED. REFRESH. APOLOGIES.Well the time has come. This week we have a hurricane in us and we are going to command the wind. It&apos;s Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), the movie that contains that most famous monologue in Cate Blanchett&apos;s filmography. We discuss the film, that iconic scene and delve into that year&apos;s best actress Oscar competition. Plus we nominate younger actors whose screen work remind us of Blanchett. For this conversation, Murtada Elfadl welcomes back Izzy from Be Kind Rewind. Produced and Edited by Murtada Elfadl.Thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'

Glamour! Big Acting ! An Accent! A few hallmarks of Cate Blanchett&apos;s performances that we love are present in Sally Potter&apos;s The Man Who Cried (2001). It&apos;s a commanding star turn that shows Blanchett at her best, and for that the movie is a must-see for every Blanchett fan. We discuss the film and performance. Plus revisit Mrs. America and the show&apos;s chances at the winter TV awards (Golden Globes and SAG). Hosted and produced by Murtada Elfadl with guest Nathaniel Rogers of The Film Experience.Thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/sundayswithcate)

Cate Blanchett in 'The Man Who Cried'

A podcast series about the films of Cate Blanchett. The acting, the costumes, the awards but mostly: the Blanchett of it all. Hosted by Murtada Elfadl.

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