Ai Weiwei
film director
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- Black Orpheus (1959) or: Thriller 2: Favela Boogaloo (ft. Christine La Monte, producer of Ai Weiwei’s Turandot & Viva Verdi!)
Christine La Monte makes E & McGee clean up their act for the opera! E plays an overeager Pierrot, McGee stays grounded while bringing up the sun, and Christine stops by from the red carpet to bring the watchers a few Oscar-qualifying documentaries covering artist, activist Ai WeiWei’s reinvention of Turnadot & the home composer Giuseppe Verdi built. SHOT4SHOT : Our favorite SHOTS from the film discussed in the episode Follow us on the following platforms: • Patreon • Tiktok • Instagram • Twitter/X • Bluesky Please email us at makemewatchpodcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT (2025) Trailer VIVA VERDI! (2024) Trailer TABLE OF CONTENTS : (Timestamps are approx.) Ai WeiWei’s Turandot (2025) (00:08:50) Viva Verdi! (2024) (00:19:37) Black Orpheus (1959) Exit Interview [Non-Spoilers] (00:36:57) Focus Group [Spoilers] (00:47:48) Under The Lights (00:58:04) Behind the Lens (01:08:30) CALL SHEET : Ai WeiWei’s Turandot (2025) Dir. Maxim Derevianko Starring: Chiang Ching, Oksana Lyniv, & Ai Weiwei Viva Verdi! (2024) Dir. Yvonne Russo Starring: Claudio Giombi, Chitose Matsumoto, & Tina Aliprandi Black Orpheus (1959) Dir. Marcel Camus Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveria, & Lea Garcia CREDITS : • Artwork by Supplay Box. Theme song by Soul Spy. Bumper music “George Street Shuffle” by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) CC BY 3.0 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please email makemewatchpodcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com • You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/makemewatchpodcast or rating & reviewing wherever you get your podcasts.