Iambic goes to the movies

You may have noticed that my podcast, Iambic poetry podcast, has been doing movies reviews for the past few weeks.  Well, the reason is simple. Movies are another ways that media uses poetry. Beyond music and visual art, movies have showcased poets and poems to the world.  Some movies have reach the mass media and have become cult classics. So, I started a new podcast series called Reel Poetry.

Reel Poetry is a movie review that discusses films with poetry or poets being showcase and rates them for the general public. The idea is to make the public aware of independent or commercial Poetry Films. Even films that were made from the blueprints of a poem. 

I am joined by returning podcast guests,  Marvin Xia and Auntie Vice as my new co-host for this series. We will also bring in feature guests to get their commentary on specific films. We, also, have a movie rating system called Snap Judgement. I consist of 3 snaps, 2 snaps, and 1 snap to rate a movie. I also allow 1/2 snap increments.

We have an ever increasing list movie titles.  Here are a few that we have reviewed: Paterson,  Nightmare before Christmas, Poetic Justice, the Kindergarten teacher,  and We are Animals. Check it out. on Iambic Poetry Podcast

We are animals

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ssa7p-f322e3

Iambic Poetry Podcast presents Reel poetry:

We are animals – 2018 independent film that was feature at Sundance film festival.  Auntie Vice, Marvin, and CharRon comment on the film conveying the “feel of poetry”. They even were shock to find out that it appeared at 2018 Sundance Film festival with the kindergarten Teacher.  The visual poetry was striking and the movie gave you a look in the child’s point of view

Snap Judgement:

9 out 9 snaps

Social Media:

Marvin: IG – StarvinMarvin09

Auntie Vice: Social Media – Auntie Vice

CharRon: IG and Twitter- Iambiczine

 

Poetic Justice

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zhrqx-f27efe

Iambic Poetry Podcast present Reel Poetry.

We reviewed John Singleton’s Second film, Poetic Justice. We discuss acting, social issues, and profanity.  Maya Angelou had two poems: Alone and Phenomenal Woman.  She also had an acting role in the movie.  

 

Snap Judgement: 

7.5 out of 9 Snaps

Social Media & Website

Marvin: IG – Starvinmarvin09

Auntie Vice: Social Media – Auntie Vice

CharRon: IG – Iambiczine

https://linktr.ee/iambiczine

The Kindergarten Teacher

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iq4w8-f1ea43

Iambic Poetry Podcast present Reel Poetry

Reel Poetry reviews the 2018 independent film: The Kindergarten Teacher.

This movie definitely creeped out the reviewers. The poems done by Ocean Vuong(I spelled it wrong during the review) were spectacular but did they help or hurt the film. Maggie Gyllenhaal gave a performance that still haunt the reviewers. 

 

Snap Judgement:

2(& middle finger) snaps out of 9 snaps

Reviewers:

Marvin Xia – IG: Starvinmarvin09

Auntie Vice – Social Media: Auntievice

CharRon Smith – IG: Iambiczine   

Iambic Poetry Podcast: www.linktr.ee/iambiczine

Nightmare Before Christmas

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ydskw-f124f3

Another Reel Poetry movie review. CharRon, Marvin and Auntie Vice discuss the Cult Classic: Nightmare before Christmas. They discuss how a poem was transform into a stop animation musical movie that even surprised Disney.

Snap Judgement 7.5 snaps out of 9

Social media and website:

Iambic:

IG and Twitter: Iambiczine

Marvin:

IG: Starvinmarvin09

Auntie Vice:

All Social media: Auntie Vice

Izzy Lala: 2 Books in 1 Year

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-af9bi-f09320

CharRon chats with returning guest, Izzy Lala. Izzy discuss her new works, The Art Inside: Poetry in Quarantine and Seeing Feelings: Pictures of a girl’s inner world  

Topic Discussed:

  1. Her previous Book, Her Heart Song, and the comparison with the latest books. 
  2. How she is handling Co-vid and Quarantine?
  3. Her Artwork
  4. Her love for music
  5. A T- Shirt ideas

Social Media:

Izzy Lala:

IG: Izzylala

Website: www.izzylala.com

 

Iambic Poetry Podcast

IG: Iambiczine

Website: http://linktr.ee/iambiczine

 

Six Footah The Poet: Enough is enough

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-66uy5-ee6a2c

CharRon talks with Bay area native Tasha “Six Footah the Poet” Turner or as CharRon says “TT” for short.

Topic discuss:

  • Her campaign against the Tobacco industry
  • Disturbing advertising tactics used in the Black and Latino communities
  • their mothers’ smoking habits
  • Page vs Stage
  • Poet vs Spoken word artist
  • Speech vs poem
  • Rink Studio (Accapella)
  • Top 5 rappers
  • Brandon Leake

Social Media:

IG: SixFootahthePoet

Facebook: Tasha Six footah the poet

https://Linktr.ee/Iambiczine

Poems: All poems can be found on Youtube under Six Footah the Poet

  • Baby Girl
  • Say no to Tobacco
  • No Time Limit

Lisa Cantrell: Capital Storytelling with an A

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v3mjp-eda3f9

CharRon has a chat with Capital Storytelling executive director, Lisa Cantrell via zoom. We discuss the origin of Capital Storytelling, Capital storytelling podcast, classes & curriculum, Poetry and storytelling, Live events, Story Slam versus Poetry Slam, Page versus stage, and her professional background. 

 

Social Media and website: 

Capital Storytelling: 

www.capitalstorytelling.com

Facebook and Instagram: capital storytelling

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/capital-storytelling/id1430957776

or all other streaming services, search: “capital storytelling

 

Iambic Poetry podcast: 

linktr.ee/iambiczine