Eric Trommater
@etrommater.bsky.social
Host of World Cinema History on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and many other Pod Catchers. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5lC4Q1cVVrtTT7cYP0OgM7PsXJBJYZRR&si=8y0-eC3SQKOlTVay
Having seen a single Golden Age Hollywood movie, is all you need to understand Ingmar Bergman.
We’re breaking down Wild Strawberries (1957) and why international cinema is just a different dialect of a language we already know. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social
A Thread. 🧵
We’re breaking down Wild Strawberries (1957) and why international cinema is just a different dialect of a language we already know. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social
A Thread. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Having seen a single Golden Age Hollywood movie, is all you need to understand Ingmar Bergman.
We’re breaking down Wild Strawberries (1957) and why international cinema is just a different dialect of a language we already know. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social
A Thread. 🧵
We’re breaking down Wild Strawberries (1957) and why international cinema is just a different dialect of a language we already know. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social
A Thread. 🧵
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This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social, @silablume.bsky.social and I discuss Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film Wild Strawberries
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Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries" (1957): A Road Trip to Solitude
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December 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social, @silablume.bsky.social and I discuss Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film Wild Strawberries
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Was very excited for the chance to be a big sappy dork about my favourite filmmaker and how much his films mean to me.
Ikiru literally solves the Meaning Of Life! Pretty good!
Big thanks to @etrommater.bsky.social @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Audra Angelique for having me!
Ikiru literally solves the Meaning Of Life! Pretty good!
Big thanks to @etrommater.bsky.social @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Audra Angelique for having me!
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I discuss the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film "Ikiru," with @lukehigginson.bsky.social, @jatdog.bsky.social, and Audra Angelique
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"Ikiru" (1952). D: Akira Kurosawa. Guest: Luke Higginson
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November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Was very excited for the chance to be a big sappy dork about my favourite filmmaker and how much his films mean to me.
Ikiru literally solves the Meaning Of Life! Pretty good!
Big thanks to @etrommater.bsky.social @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Audra Angelique for having me!
Ikiru literally solves the Meaning Of Life! Pretty good!
Big thanks to @etrommater.bsky.social @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Audra Angelique for having me!
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This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I discuss the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film "Ikiru," with @lukehigginson.bsky.social, @jatdog.bsky.social, and Audra Angelique
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"Ikiru" (1952). D: Akira Kurosawa. Guest: Luke Higginson
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November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I discuss the 1952 Akira Kurosawa film "Ikiru," with @lukehigginson.bsky.social, @jatdog.bsky.social, and Audra Angelique
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Had a great time recording this episode with @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Leonard Hockerts.
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WCH Pod: "I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945). Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Presburger.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Had a great time recording this episode with @toadpuppy.bsky.social @jatdog.bsky.social and Leonard Hockerts.
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This week on World Cinema History, we discuss Let the Right One In, with @etrommater.bsky.social, @jatdog.bsky.social, and Nicole De Meneses. Queer vampire coming of age romance? Let's dive in!
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"Let the Right One In" (2008). Terror on Ice
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This week on World Cinema History, we discuss Let the Right One In, with @etrommater.bsky.social, @jatdog.bsky.social, and Nicole De Meneses. Queer vampire coming of age romance? Let's dive in!
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Erin Brown @toadpuppy.bsky.social Jennifer Trujillo @gilbertbakerfilmfe.bsky.social and Nicole de Meneses led a great discussion on Kathryn Bigalow's underrated 1987 Vampire-Western "Near Dark." A great choice for Spooky-Season. Enjoy!
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"Near Dark," Kathryn Bigalow (1987), and the Vampire-Western-Romance
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October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Erin Brown @toadpuppy.bsky.social Jennifer Trujillo @gilbertbakerfilmfe.bsky.social and Nicole de Meneses led a great discussion on Kathryn Bigalow's underrated 1987 Vampire-Western "Near Dark." A great choice for Spooky-Season. Enjoy!
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Spooky Season continues on the World Cinema History podcast with our look at Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," from 1932. Special guests Nicole de Meneses and Jennifer A. Trujillo round out a panel with @toadpuppy.bsky.social and me.
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Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," (1932). Misunderstood or a misfire?
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October 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Spooky Season continues on the World Cinema History podcast with our look at Carl Theodore Dreyer's "Vampyr," from 1932. Special guests Nicole de Meneses and Jennifer A. Trujillo round out a panel with @toadpuppy.bsky.social and me.
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New and improved! We kicked off Spooky Season with special guest Luke Higginson ( @lukehigginson.bsky.social ) and Erin Brown ( @toadpuppy ) discussing one of their favorites "What We do in the Shadows." Edited, after a Copyright claim, because we respect artist's rights.
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Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie?
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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New and improved! We kicked off Spooky Season with special guest Luke Higginson ( @lukehigginson.bsky.social ) and Erin Brown ( @toadpuppy ) discussing one of their favorites "What We do in the Shadows." Edited, after a Copyright claim, because we respect artist's rights.
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This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I are joined by @lukehigginson.bsky.social to discuss one of my favorite films of all time, What We Do in the Shadows! We had a lot of fun and you will, too!
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Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie?
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October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I are joined by @lukehigginson.bsky.social to discuss one of my favorite films of all time, What We Do in the Shadows! We had a lot of fun and you will, too!
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Due to copyright, I had to re-edit our episode on "Cléo from 5 to 7." It's only a minute and seven seconds shorter but the link I published earlier doesn't work. Here is the new version. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social #AgnesVarda #FemaleFilmmakers
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"Cléo from 5 to 7," Agnes Varda, Femininity and The French New Wave
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October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Due to copyright, I had to re-edit our episode on "Cléo from 5 to 7." It's only a minute and seven seconds shorter but the link I published earlier doesn't work. Here is the new version. With @toadpuppy.bsky.social #AgnesVarda #FemaleFilmmakers
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And for anyone who hasn’t heard our episode on Relax, I’m From the Future, please check it out too!
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"Relax, I'm From the Future" (2022)
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October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And for anyone who hasn’t heard our episode on Relax, I’m From the Future, please check it out too!
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Had a great time defending the Vampire Movie status of one of my favourite comedies ever made!
Thanks to @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @etrommater.bsky.social for having me on again!
Thanks to @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @etrommater.bsky.social for having me on again!
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I are joined by @lukehigginson.bsky.social to discuss one of my favorite films of all time, What We Do in the Shadows! We had a lot of fun and you will, too!
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Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie?
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October 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Had a great time defending the Vampire Movie status of one of my favourite comedies ever made!
Thanks to @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @etrommater.bsky.social for having me on again!
Thanks to @toadpuppy.bsky.social and @etrommater.bsky.social for having me on again!
This was a lot of fun and @lukehigginson.bsky.social is fast becoming one of my favorite guests.
This week on World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and I are joined by @lukehigginson.bsky.social to discuss one of my favorite films of all time, What We Do in the Shadows! We had a lot of fun and you will, too!
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Is "What We Do in the Shadows" a real Vampire Movie?
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October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This was a lot of fun and @lukehigginson.bsky.social is fast becoming one of my favorite guests.
Bonus episode, normally just for members of our DVD Extras Club, but free, this week. Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Mireles talks about directing his first documentary: "War of the Flea: The Fight for Xicano Studies." #XicanoFilm #MSU #RESISTANCE
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Dr. Ernesto 'Todd' Mireles on "War of the Flea: Fight for Xicano Studies."
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October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Bonus episode, normally just for members of our DVD Extras Club, but free, this week. Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Mireles talks about directing his first documentary: "War of the Flea: The Fight for Xicano Studies." #XicanoFilm #MSU #RESISTANCE
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Hello, World Cinema History fans! Oh, are you not a fan? Well, you should be! Every week, we do a deep dive into films that are a bit off the beaten path with humor and intellectual discourse. Join @etrommater.bsky.social, @silablume.bsky.social and me at ko-fi.com/worldcinemah...!
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Hello, World Cinema History fans! Oh, are you not a fan? Well, you should be! Every week, we do a deep dive into films that are a bit off the beaten path with humor and intellectual discourse. Join @etrommater.bsky.social, @silablume.bsky.social and me at ko-fi.com/worldcinemah...!
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In this episode of World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social are joined by Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Morales to discuss Luis Bunuel's L'age D'or
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WTF is This? Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge d'or (The Golden Age)" (1930)
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October 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In this episode of World Cinema History, @etrommater.bsky.social and @silablume.bsky.social are joined by Dr. Ernesto "Todd" Morales to discuss Luis Bunuel's L'age D'or
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Our latest episode. We unpack Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali with Dr. Ernesto Mireles, a Xicano Studies Instructor. We also take a stab at Post-Structuralism and The Death of the Author at the same time.
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WTF is This? Luis Buñuel's "L'Âge d'or (The Golden Age)," (1930) Explained!
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October 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Our latest episode. We unpack Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali with Dr. Ernesto Mireles, a Xicano Studies Instructor. We also take a stab at Post-Structuralism and The Death of the Author at the same time.
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Capping off our month long look at women directors with #AgnesVarda was a bit of a cheat. This isn't a "woman's film" anymore than Joyce Carol Oates or Virginia Woolf are women's literature. It's a classic in its own right. We did it anyway. Enjoy! W/ @toadpuppy.bsky.social
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"Cléo from 5 to 7," (1962). Agnes Varda, Femininity and The French New Wave.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Capping off our month long look at women directors with #AgnesVarda was a bit of a cheat. This isn't a "woman's film" anymore than Joyce Carol Oates or Virginia Woolf are women's literature. It's a classic in its own right. We did it anyway. Enjoy! W/ @toadpuppy.bsky.social
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Next week's episode of the World Cinema History podcast cover's Agnes Varda's "Cléo from 5 to 7." With @toadpuppy.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Next week's episode of the World Cinema History podcast cover's Agnes Varda's "Cléo from 5 to 7." With @toadpuppy.bsky.social
Easter Egg at the end of this week's episode featuring 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Easter Egg at the end of this week's episode featuring 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.
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Our latest episode. Lina Wertmüller's "Seven Beauties" vs The Feminist Film Critics. Why were so many male film critics so impressed with the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and so many feminist ones left cold? With @toadpuppy.bsky.social
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Lina Wermüller's "Seven Beauties" vs. The Feminist Film Critics.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Our latest episode. Lina Wertmüller's "Seven Beauties" vs The Feminist Film Critics. Why were so many male film critics so impressed with the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and so many feminist ones left cold? With @toadpuppy.bsky.social
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In High School, when I was going out on my very first date, my father's only advice to me was:
"Be yourself. If that doesn't work, be Robert Redford. Women love him."
"Be yourself. If that doesn't work, be Robert Redford. Women love him."
September 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In High School, when I was going out on my very first date, my father's only advice to me was:
"Be yourself. If that doesn't work, be Robert Redford. Women love him."
"Be yourself. If that doesn't work, be Robert Redford. Women love him."
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DVD Extras Club: Three Queer Women on Fire
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September 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
World Cinema History DVD Extras Club.
Benefits include:
• Bonus Episodes Like This One √
• Attending Live Recordings of the Show √
• Our Love and Appreciation √
• Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance) √
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Benefits include:
• Bonus Episodes Like This One √
• Attending Live Recordings of the Show √
• Our Love and Appreciation √
• Having your name mispronounced on the podcast (sorry in advance) √
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Our latest episode on "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) with Erin Brown and a bevy of special guests from the Queer Women's Film Community including Nicole de Meneses , Jennifer A. Trujillo , Laura Petrie and krissy mahan. #FemaleGaze #QueerFilm
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"Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) and The Female Gaze.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our latest episode on "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" (2019) with Erin Brown and a bevy of special guests from the Queer Women's Film Community including Nicole de Meneses , Jennifer A. Trujillo , Laura Petrie and krissy mahan. #FemaleGaze #QueerFilm
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