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A close look at the work of the Coen brothers through the lens of their unproduced screenplay To the White Sea, based on the novel by James Dickey. Hosted by filmmakers Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori, and featuring awesome guests. Every week we read two pages. Ray has read the screenplay and Jordan hasn't.
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- Sep 20, 202612 min
TTWS Directs Ethan Coen’s ‘Waiting’ at SPRING/BREAK Art Show - Announcement
We’re putting on a play! We are excited to announce that To the White Sea is directing a performance of the Ethan Coen one-act Waiting at SPRING/BREAK Art Show. Starring Max Isaacs, Sam Geller, and Lee Pender.The show premieres September 23 and runs through September 28. Tickets are available here.The play will be performed at the former 60 Minutes offices in the middle of our favorite art show featuring the work of over 300 artists.Finally… we announce a major paradigm shift in TTWS merch: our new tour-de-force baseball hats.
- Aug 18, 20262h 44m
33: Shoot the Driver with Pete Ohs
Today we’re joined by visionary filmmaker Pete Ohs, director of Erupcja, Jethica, and The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick. We kick things off talking about script doctoring, first-time actors, and Pete’s process of “living the story” through which he's able to write, shoot, and direct feature films in remarkably quick, concentrated productions. As you might expect, collaboration and trust are the key ingredients.From there we dive into the prism, SHOOT THE DRIVER, which is all about Coens characters making chaotic and surprising choices that are so shocking and anti-authority that they leave the audience almost dumbfounded. "Why would they do that???" is the question we keep coming back to, and the answers bear fascinating fruit. You're gonna dig this one; it's a classic episode!Thanks again to Pete for joining us! Thanks also in advance if you can make it to Jordan's screening of his short film BAD VIBES at Low Cinema on September 5th, 2026. Please RSVP and reserve a spot if you know you can make it, and spread the word!Coens covered: A Serious Man, Barton Fink, Burn After Reading, Honey Don‘t!Plus: Obex (dir: Albert Birney)Jethica on MUBIErupjca on Apple TVWant to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help. And join the Discord too! **You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea** For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
- May 23, 20264h 5m
The Films of Mary Cybulski (feat. Tony Gilroy and John Sayles)
This Memorial Day weekend we are celebrating the life of Ray’s mom, filmmaker Mary Cybulski. We start by discussing a retrospective of Mary’s experimental short films, co-directed with John Tintori, which will screen this Sunday at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center. We then hear from two of Mary’s longtime collaborators, Tony Gilroy and John Sayles. Ray also discusses his mom’s career in a film-by-film “lightning round” inspired by (the God) LexG. Finally we end on an excerpt from a conversation between Mary and Mark Ruffalo about point of view, performance, and family.The Short Films of Mary Cybulski & John Tintori Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln CenterSunday May 24, 11am
- Mar 7, 20262h 15m
32: The Light Touch
Today we’re keeping it light, mostly with scenes of horrific violence, all of which evoke a paradoxical sensation, a strange weightlessness like you feel at the top of a rollercoaster. This is THE LIGHT TOUCH. Think Wade Gustafson’s jacket expelling feathers in Fargo, or Moon’s God-fearing monologue in True Grit. We conclude with a deep dive into the ending of Raising Arizona, which is perhaps the ultimate manifestation of a lightness that’s unreliable yet unshakeable. We also discuss the multitude of Lump-like characters in the Coens ouvre, and follow up on our Point of View episode with some rad listener contributions from the Discord!Coens covered: Fargo, The Man Who Wasn’t There, The Ladykillers, True Grit, Raising ArizonaPlus: Night of the HunterWant to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help. And join the Discord too! **You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea** For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
- Feb 12, 20261h 29m
TTWS DOUBLE FEATURE: SHORT CUTS (35mm) / SEND HELP (4DX)
It’s movie night in New York City! Join us for some roving recording as we pound the cobblestones of Manhattan and take in two films in vastly different formats: Robert Altman’s Short Cuts in glorious 35mm and Sam Raimi’s Send Help in sensuous 4DX.Along the way we discuss Raymond Carver’s short stories, Altman’s influence on hyperlink cinema, Cast Away as an archetype of 21st century filmmaking, and why Raimi is the king of disgusting CG animals.Want to join the study group? Follow TTWS on social media, tell your friends to listen, and leave a rating & review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help the show. And join the Discord too!You can also support TTWS directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhiteseaFor all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
- Jan 19, 20262h 49m
31: Point of View
You are about to listen to a mega episode. Charged up and sans guest, we dive deep into a core facet of moviemaking and film-viewing: point of view—the power of films to invisibly place you behind the eyes, and inside the mind, of a specific character. Jumping off from two dynamite script pages, and pulling crucial info from our film studies education, we explore how subjectivity is essentially inescapable as soon as a camera angle is chosen. We also turn our attention to what “objectivity” could possibly mean in a cinematic context, what happens when multiple POV characters collide, and whether we may have found the most perfect pair of socks for a cold weather film set.Coens covered: Barton Fink, Touileries (from Paris, je t'aime), Fargo, A Serious Man, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar!, The Gal Who Got Rattled (from Buster Scruggs)Plus: Frankenstein (2025), AmélieWant to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help. And join the Discord too!**You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea**For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
- Dec 25, 20251h 58m
TTWS Xmas Party – Bad Santa with Jason Adam Katzenstein & Michael Tyburski
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good commentary! That’s right—to celebrate the holiday season and ring in the new year we’re watching Terry Zwigoff’s 2003 holiday classic Bad Santa. We’re joined by our dear friends Jason Adam Katzenstein, New Yorker cartoonist and co-author with Roz Chast of the forthcoming graphic novel The Two Saddest Kitchens, and Michael Tyburski, director of Palimpsest, The Sound of Silence, and Turn Me On.Together we discuss Bad Santa as a seasonally perfect encapsulation of the lows of Christmastime in America, and the Coens’ role in the film’s development from initial idea to the various edits of the film that have been released over the years. (Note: we’re watching the unrated version, aka Badder Santer.) We also open advent calendars and talk the malls of our youth.Please enjoy this cozy episode and have a wonderful holiday. Sending immense gratitude to everyone out there who has joined us on this journey “to the white sea.” We'll see you again in 2026!Want to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help. And join the Discord too!**You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea**For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
- Dec 17, 20253h 12m
30: Someone You’re Not with Rebecca Rose Bulnes
We’re back with a positively joyful episode about white-knuckling it through life :) These are scenes where characters are undercover, pretending to be different than they are, or otherwise just trying to act normal while being observed and under significant stress. Yikes! To help light a path through this nine-eyed, five-0 vision quest we’re joined by writer, actor, comedian, and podcaster Rebecca Rose Bulnes! This is a free-ranging conversation with all the trimmings, so put your shades on and tuck in.Coens Covered: Burn After Reading, Blood Simple, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, Hail, Caesar!Plus: The Beekeeper, Weapons, The Wolf of Wall Street, Spike Lee’s “vitaminwater: From New York”Check out Rebecca’s podcast Classroom Crush!Want to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. These all really help.**You can also support the show directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea** And join the Discord too! For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
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