A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
By Ally Pitts
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Episodes: 79
Description
Cinephile, history fan, and one-time Muscovite Ally Pitts explores contemporary and Soviet-era Russian language cinema one film at a time! The show combines interviews and movie discussion, and features expert guests including authors, journalists, stand-up comedians, and indie podcasters. From time to time, it also tackles Hollywood’s attempts to bring aspects of Russian culture, literature, and history to the Silver Screen.
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EVENT: The Saint Audio Podcast Festival, 23-26 May '24 in Oxford, UK!
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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FEED TAKEOVER: Ally guests on Projection Booth episode on Amphibian Man (Vladimir Chebotaryov, Gennadi Kazansky; 1961)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Alissa Timoshkina in conversation with Catriona Kelly on Russian Food Since 1800
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Ally's top 5 first-time watches of 2023
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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NEWSFLASH: Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2023) in UK cinemas Jan-Mar ’24
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Some sad news
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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MINI-REVIEW: Unclenching the Fists (Kira Kovalenko; 2021)
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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FEED TAKEOVER: Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch; 1939) with Ally Pitts - All the Best Lines episode
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Ally’s Klassiki Recommendations
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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PODCAST 5th ANNIVERSARY BONUS SHOW: Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein; 1925) Classic Schmassic episode with Ally Pitts
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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FEED TAKEOVER! SRB Podcast episode: The Stalinist Film Industry
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Trailer: Teddy Goes to the USSR podcast
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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The Lord Eagle (Eduard Novikov; 2018)
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May 08, 2022 |
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#Reviews4Good at Podchaser.com
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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MOVIE NEWS: Petrov’s Flu (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2021) in UK Cinemas February 2022
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Stump the Guesser! (Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; 2020)
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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New Year 2022 Bonus Episode
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Carnival Night (Eldar Ryazanov; 1956)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006)
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006) Second Run Blu-ray Twitter Competition Terms & Conditions
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Announcement: Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, an R.E.M. Podcast, hosted by Ally Pitts & Lyn Seren
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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STATE FUNERAL (Sergei Loznitsa; 2019)
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May 21, 2021 |
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Gorky Park (Michael Apted; 1983)
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May 02, 2021 |
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Khraniteli (Soviet TV version of The Lord of the Rings)
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Interview with Alex Christofi, author of Dostoevsky in Love
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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I am Twenty (Marlen Khutsiev; 1965)
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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A Russian Youth (Alexander Zolotukhin; 2019)
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Beanpole (Kantemir Balagov; 2019)
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Interview with Kino Klassika season manager Olga Doletskaya
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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War and Peace (Sergei Bondarchuk; 1966)
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Morozko [AKA Frosty AKA Father Frost AKA Jack Frost...] (Alexander Rou; 1964)
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (Blake Harris; 2020)
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Leto (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2018)
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Brief Encounters (Kira Muratova; 1967)
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan (Sergei Bodrov Sr; 2007)
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Russian Ark (Aleksandr Sokurov; 2002)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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My Boyfriend is an Angel (Vera Storozheva; 2011)
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Office Romance (Eldar Ryazanov; 1977)
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Chapaev (Sergey & Georgy Vasilyev; 1934)
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Anna (Luc Besson; 2019)
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Sunflower (Vittorio De Sica; 1970)
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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How I Ended This Summer (Aleksei Popogrebsky; 2010)
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Little Vera (Vasily Pichul; 1988)
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Come and See (Elem Klimov; 1985)
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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Onegin (Martha Fiennes; 1999)
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Attraction (Fyodor Bondarchuk; 2017)
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Letter Never Sent (Mikhail Kalatozov; 1960)
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Welcome, Or No Trespassing (Elem Klimov, 1964)
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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The Cranes are Flying (Mikhail Kalatozov; 1957)
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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The Diamond Arm (Leonid Gaidai; 1969)
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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War and Peace (King Vidor; 1956)
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Prisoner of the Caucasus AKA Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (Leonid Gaidai; 1966)
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Ivan’s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1962)
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Yolki AKA Six Degrees of Celebration (Timur Bekmambetov et al.; 2010)
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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Mermaid (Anna Melikyan; 2007)
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Ivan the Terrible: Part I (Sergei Eisenstein; 1944)
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Fiddler on the Roof (Norman Jewison; 1971)
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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The White Sun of the Desert (Vladimir Motyl; 1970)
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession (Leonid Gaidai; 1973)
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Assa (Sergei Solovyov; 1987)
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Brother (Alexei Balabanov; 1997)
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Aelita, Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov; 1924)
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Nicholas & Alexandra (Franklin J. Schaffner; 1971)
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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My Friend Ivan Lapshin (Aleksei German Sr; 1985)
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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The Sun (Alexander Sokurov; 2005)
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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The Barber of Siberia (Nikita Mikhalkov; 1998)
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1966)
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May 24, 2018 |
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Window to Paris (Yuri Mamin; 1993)
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Igor Maslennikov; 1981)
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg; 2007)
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Through the Thorns to the Stars AKA To the Stars by Hard Ways (Richard Viktorov; 1980)
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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The Death of Stalin (Armando Iannucci; 2017)
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Loveless (Andrei Zvyagintsev; 2017)
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Stalingrad (Fyodor Bondarchuk; 2013)
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Lady Macbeth (William Oldroyd; 2016)
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Tsar (Pavel Lungin; 2009)
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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The Irony of Fate (Eldar Ryazanov; 1975) Special Festive Episode!!!
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Moscow does not Believe in Tears (Vladimir Menshov; 1980)
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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[Pilot Episode] Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1979)
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Nov 23, 2017 |