Her Head in Films

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  • Good-Bye For Now

    Good-Bye For Now

    In 2016, I created the Her Head in Films podcast because I wanted to share my deeply emotional relationship with cinema. For 5 years and in over 100 episodes, I shared my story and my life and my heart and my soul and even my tears. I am so grateful to those who listened and […]

    Caitlin

    September 15, 2022
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  • Mind The Trap: On a Scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)

    Mind The Trap: On a Scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s  Psycho (1960)

    I re-watched Psycho a few months back. It’s now my favorite Hitchcock, hands down. No contest. I can’t stop thinking about a scene between Marion and Norman. It’s just after they’ve met. Norman tells Marion that we’re all caught in our own “private traps.” I’ll quote it in full: I think that we’re all in our private […]

    Caitlin

    February 1, 2022
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  • Taking a Long Break

    Taking a Long Break

    In this short episode, I talk about why I’m taking a break from the podcast. I thank everyone who has listened over the years. I’m deeply appreciative. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram.

    Caitlin

    October 18, 2021
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  • Robert Eggers’s The Witch (2015)

    Robert Eggers’s The Witch (2015)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Robert Eggers’s 2015 film, “The Witch.” It looks at a New England Puritan family in the 1600s that is exiled from their community. They go to live in a remote area, and terrifying things begin to happen. The eldest daughter is blamed for these events […]

    Caitlin

    October 12, 2021
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  • Jean Negulesco’s Humoresque (1946)

    Jean Negulesco’s Humoresque (1946)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about the 1945 film “Humoresque.” Joan Crawford plays a socialite tormented by her love for a younger man–played by John Garfield–who is a passionate violinist trying to break into the music world. Her money and connections help him find success, but her hard-drinking and intense desire […]

    Caitlin

    September 29, 2021
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  • Michael Curtiz’s Mildred Pierce (1945)

    Michael Curtiz’s Mildred Pierce (1945)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Michael Curtiz’s 1945 film “Mildred Pierce.” Joan Crawford won an Oscar for her performance as the title character, a mother who, in the wake of the end of her marriage, starts her own restaurant business and tries to give a better life to her two […]

    Caitlin

    September 14, 2021
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  • Mike Newell’s Enchanted April (1991)

    Mike Newell’s Enchanted April (1991)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Mike Newell’s 1991 film, “Enchanted April.” It’s about four women in 1920s Britain who rent a castle in the Italian countryside. Their vacation in Italy will forever transform their lives. The much-needed break from ordinary life leads to spiritual rejuvenation, a deep connection to nature, […]

    Caitlin

    September 1, 2021
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  • Audrey Wells’s Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

    Audrey Wells’s Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Simplecast / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Audrey Wells’s 2003 film, “Under the Tuscan Sun.” I’ve loved this film since I was a teenager. It stars Diane Lane as a woman who goes through a devastating divorce and goes to Italy and renovates a house. In the process of this home renovation, […]

    Caitlin

    August 18, 2021
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  • Michael Haneke’s Funny Games (1997)

    Michael Haneke’s Funny Games (1997)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Simplecast / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Michael Haneke’s controversial and thought-provoking 1997 film, “Funny Games.” It’s a thriller that breaks all the rules and raises questions about the representation of violence in mass media. A family is terrorized in their vacation home by two young men who take enjoyment in brutality […]

    Caitlin

    July 30, 2021
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  • Michael Haneke’s Amour (2012)

    Michael Haneke’s Amour (2012)

    Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS / Simplecast / Tunein / Android / Email / Google Podcasts / Podbean / Radio Public / Podchaser In this episode, I talk about Michael Haneke’s 2012 film, “Amour.” It’s about Georges and Anne, an elderly Parisian couple who have their lives turned upside down after Anne suffers a stroke. This is a deeply devastating film that resonated with me. For over a year now, my mom has been […]

    Caitlin

    July 13, 2021
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