Bound (1996)

Hold the elevator! 😎 We're talking about the Wachowski sisters' glorious 1996 neo-noir Bound with special guests Baby Djojonegoro and Heather Petrocelli from Portrait of a Survey on Fire (a.k.a. the folks whose Top 10 Lesbian Films list is what this season of our podcast is based on! 👀). We talk about... 🏆 How great Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon are in this  🫠 How great Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon are together ⛏ That labrys tattoo! 👏 Showing actual lesbians in a lesbian bar! 🎬 The Wachowski's cinematic innovations ✨ Queer and trans allegory 😘 How extremely wonderful it is to have a neo-noir film where the protagonists are lesbians AND they win ...and much more! Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NcvehOHvCHxjva8OHcCKXjhF8NB_cCRA8oSKkMUSqi0/edit?usp=sharing (This is a longer episode, so the first half is available now, and we'll be uploading the rest of it over the weekend.) Links to stuff we mentioned: Follow Portrait of a Survey on Fire on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/portraitofasurveyonfire/ Lana Wachowski at the Music Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxynlbNKyu8 Excerpt from director’s commentary, including commentary from Susie Bright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ubTq0AhTo&t=42s Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon revisit their lesbian neo-noir Bound: https://ew.com/movies/2019/06/06/jennifer-tilly-gina-gershon-revisit-lesbian-neo-noir-bound/ Bound: The Wachowski’s Take on Power Dynamics, Queerness and Dysfunctional Families: https://25yearslatersite.com/2020/05/21/bound-the-wachowskis-take-on-power-dynamics-queerness-and-dysfunctional-families/ Behind the visible queerness in women’s sports — and why it matters: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/06/10/lesbian-culture-womens-sports/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sapphiccultureclub/message