This week on Someone Else’s Movie, I welcome the mother-daughter team of Sheila McCarthy and Mackenzie Donaldson to the podcast, on the occasion of the theatrical release of All the Lost Souls, which Mackenzie produced and directed and in which Sheila co-stars. (It’s playing at Toronto’s Carlton Cinema through Thursday, at least, and streaming on Paramount Plus on Friday the 13th.)
Sheila and Mackenzie wanted to talk about a movie they both love, so they went with The Wizard of Oz, the beloved MGM musical that defined a certain kind of live-action fantasy for generations — and, obviously, continues to delight and enthrall audiences of all ages nearly a century later.
Join us, won’t you? Subscribe to the show at Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or on your podcatcher of choice, or download the episode directly from the web and listen to it as you run through the poppy fields trying to avoid the asbestos.
And then get caught up on your Shiny Things! Last week I wrote about Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour and Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice coming to disc, and the new 4K editions of A Simple Plan, Hush and Bones and All that just hit the shelves. But of course you’ve long since subscribed, so you know this stuff already.
Oh, and if you’ll be in Toronto this month, here are a couple of dates you should write down: At 6:30pm next Tuesday, December 10th, we’re throwing 2024’s last See the North screening at the Lightbox, and we’re showing Molly McGlynn’s excellent first feature Mary Goes Round. It’s free, and it’s funny, and its wintry setting and spiky family narrative makes it perfect holiday viewing. And it’s free! So come view it!
Not free, but also screening at the Lightbox and involving me, is the next edition of Secret Movie Club, which is happening at 7 pm on Tuesday the 17th. Obviously I can’t tell you what the film is or who’ll be joining us for the screening, but … well, you might want to grab a ticket while you can. See you there.