Words Have Been Flowing Out For 1 Year!!

The following post was reblogged from acrosstheuniversepodcast.wordpress.com - thank you for 12 great months, Nik and Sofia.  It's been a great adventure so far and I will never get tired of explaining people what a podcast is or that you are not people I met through online dating (who ever thinks of this stuff?). I hope we will have the possibility to meet some time although it probably won't be in the next year. Here's to another 12 months of discussing Mads Mikkelsen (how to pronounce his name, I mean)!

Welcome to the Across the Universe Podcast blog! 

Exactly one year ago today, we Chicks with Accents published our very first podcast episode. Celebrating this milestone, we redesigned the podcast's image and came up with new ways to spread our work and improve it, in order to serve you better. So here are some of the news:

• First and foremost, you can now stay tuned with everything Across the Universe related through our Wordpress Blog. 
• From now on, all our episodes will be available for you to listen online or download, completely free.
• New episodes will be structurally optimised, along with a few more surprises...!
• The podcast now has a Youtube channel, where episode trailers will be uploaded.
• We've made a new podcast trailer:

As always we encourage your feedback, so leave us a comment below or get in touch through our facebook page. Contact us via email: acrosstheuniversepodcast [@gmail.com]

The Chicks: Mette M. Kowalski -- Blog | Facebook | Twitter -- Germany
Nikhat Zahra -- Blog | Facebook | Twitter -- India
Sofia da Costa -- Blog | Facebook | Twitter -- Portugal

On our next episode we'll discuss Monster Movies! Join the conversation on Friday, the 16th.

Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 25: Movies People Hate That We Love

For our first jubilee - number-wise - we are joined by the always cool and brilliantly British Cherokee from Can You Dig It? to discuss a rather embarrassing topic. As always, Nik, Sofia and my own humble self reveal more and more secrets about ourselves and our movie blogging personas as we talk about the movie that we secretly enjoy watching.  

00:21- Chick-chatter
03:28- Trailer
04:05- Guest questionnaire
14:03- The chicks and Cherokee list their favourite films that are hated by most people
1:05:24- Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack
Guest's choice- Comeupoutdawahta (by Gmcfosho)
Mamma Mia! (by Meryl Streep)

Across The Universe (by Rufus Wainwright)




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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 23: Belle de Jour

It's the first time we're talking about a movie chosen by our listeners - you had the choice between 6 movies and in the end, you chose the 60s Bunuel movie, Belle de Jour. First of all, thanks to everyone who voted, you were a lot more than we initially expected! Also, you seem to know us well as the film fits right into our favorite niche of foreign cinema with a female angle. The missing male eye candy was all made up for by the mesmerizing, Goddess-like beauty of Catherine Deneuve!

00:30- Chick-chatter
03:09- Trailer
03:50- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight
16:53- The chicks discuss the Listeners' Choice, Belle de Jour (1967)
43:53- Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundrack: 
I'm No Good (by Amy Whinehouse)
Get Some (by Lykke Li)
Across the Universe (by Rufus Wainwright)


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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 22: Teenage Dream

Sofia and I turned 22 and 19, respectively, and all three chicks including Nik celebrate this with some fun, over-the-top, rebellious teenage movies; I forced some High School Musical on the two, Nik went with the classier choice of Rebel Without a Cause and Sofia took us back to the crazy 80s with Girls Just Want to Have Fun (which, by the way, is available to watch legally and free on youtube).

Let us be your teenage dream tonight!

PS: Please vote for the movie you'd like us to watch for the first time and discuss in the next episode! You can find the poll by clicking on this link or on the sidebar.

00:33- Chick-chatter
02:32- Trailer
03:12- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight
14:02- The chicks discuss High School Musical (2006)
26:09- The chicks discuss Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
38:09- The chicks discuss Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
48:08- Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack
We Are Young (by Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe)
Teenage Dream (by Katy Perry)

Across The Universe (by Rufus Wainwright)




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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 21: Make 'Em Laugh

Remember that podcast I started with my fellow blogging chicks Sofia and Nikhat, called Across the Universe? Well, we're still here and very sorry for the delay of our latest episode. It has finally been edited now, a week too late, and is all ready for you to listen and enjoy. With us this time is TheVern from The Vern's Video Vortex, and it is to him that most of our apologies go. Sorry for being so unorganized Vern, you were an awesome and hilarious guest!

00:00 - 03:25: Chick-Chatter
03:25 - 03:42: Trailer
03:42 - 15:44: Interview with our guest Vern
15:44 - 1:30:48: The chicks and Vern discuss their favorite comedies
1:30:48 - 1:39:07: Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack
Across the Universe Podcast (by Vern)
Make 'Em Laugh (by Donald O'Connor)

Across the Universe (by Rufus Wainright)




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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 20: Let's Fall in Love

Put your ear phones on, press the play button and let Nik, Sofia and me be your Valentine's this year. Instead of heart-shaped toffees and red roses, we will bring you something even better - a shorter-than -usual version of our usual, accent-filled discussion. If you're tired of the usual Valentine's Day traditions, you'll probably enjoy this episode, as we talk about rather unknown or unusual films about love. Another present for you on this holiday: we created an account on Stitcher Radio, so you can finally listen to our show there too.

Happy Valentine's Day!

00:00 - 03:49: Chick-Chatter
03:49 - 04:50: Trailer
04:50 - 12:40: Interesting Movie of the Fortnight
12:40 - 20:47: The chicks discuss Harold and Maude 
20:47 - 32:57: The chicks discuss Last Night 
32:57 - 43:34: The chicks discuss Bright Star 
43:34 - 51:05: Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack
Let's Fall in Love (by Ella Fitzgerald)
If I Didn't Care (by Lee Pace and Amy Adams)
Across the Universe (by Fiona Apple)




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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 19: And the Award Goes To...

Who will bring home the golden boy this year? What dress is Jessica Chastain going to wear? Is Ellen going to sing about men's precious parts? Find an answer to some of these questions in our Oscar Special - that and the key to unlock the mystery of David O'Russel's American Hustle.

Content

00:00 - 03:18: Chick-Chatter
03:18 - 03:47 Trailers
03:47 - 05:25 Award Ceremony Introduction
05:25 - 01:24:15 Award Ceremony
01:24:15 - 01:26:59 Goodbyes

Soundtrack
The Moon Song - Karen O
Let It Go - Idina Menzel
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple




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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 18: Sell Me This Movie

Big news: The Wolf of Wall Street is my favorite movie of 2013! Because I haven't really told anyone. Ahem. There's very little to be added to that at any rate. You can hear Sofia, Nikhat and my own humble self talk about in in this episode - spoiler: they didn't hate it. 

Was all this legal? Absolutely fucking not.

Content:

03:35 - 04:13 trailers
04:13 - 20:19 imof
20:19 - 71:50 general discussion

71:50 - 78:57 plugs and goodbyes

Soundtrack:

Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf

Jimmy Castor - Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You

Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 17: New Year 2014

Before I get my thoughts together and write a post, here's a New Year's greeting from the past! We welcome NZer Stevee Taylor from Cinematic Paradox as our second guest on the show and talk about our favourite movies we saw last year that weren't from that year. If you're still putting together a watchlist for 2014, this may be the right place to look - or just enjoy listening to us giggling too much.

Happy new year! - Frohes neues Jahr! - Godt nytår!

Content:
0:21 - Chick-chatter
3:40 - Trailer
4:11 - The Guest Questionnaire
11:14 - The chicks and Stevee list each of their Top 3 non-2013 films

1:10:04 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack:

Lorde - Royals

The Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

The Lonely Island - Spring Break Anthem

David Bowie - The Next Day

Fiona Apple - Across the Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 16: Jingle Bell Rock (A Christmas Special)

Only four days - or five, depending on your location - until you can finally unwrap your presents and see the (hopepfully) happy looks on your family's and friends' faces. For the impatient among you, here's a snowflake-fresh episode brought to you by Nik, Sofia and my own humble self. 

There will be no further episodes (or blog posts for that matter) until New Year, since I'm on vacation in Michigan and everyone including my fellow two chicks with accents will be busy with the holiday preparations and exams. So have a very merry christmas everyone - frohe Weihnachten and god jul!

Content:

0:14 - Chick-chatter
2:34 - Trailer
3:08 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight
25:21 - The chicks discuss Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
39:18 - The chicks discuss The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
50:49 - The chicks discuss The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

1:05:12 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack:

Kanye West - Bound 2

Mean Girls - Jingle Bell Rock

Fiona Apple - Across The Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 14: Noirvember

Find out about the stuff that dreams are made of, our new favorite perfume and the diminishment of cinema in this latest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast. Instead of growing mustaches, we decided to take part in the celebration of Noirvember, a tradition that was started by Marya Gates. Please note that there was no lack of enthusiasm or traces of sleepiness from any of the parties involved - we were just trying to imitate Humphrey Bogarts cool way of speaking.

Brought to you by my fellow Chicks With Accents; Sofia and Nik and my own humble self.

Content:

0:19 - Chick-chatter

2:57 - Trailer

3:19 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

22:05 - The Chicks discuss The Maltese Falcon (1941)

35:53 - The Chicks discuss Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 

48:07 - The Chicks discuss Sunset Blvd. (1950)

1:16:28 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Soundtrack:

Artie Shaw - Nightmare

The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale

Jim Sturgess - Across The Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 12: Awkward Movie Viewing Moments

It's getting darker outside, but before you fall in to an early winter depression (which - admittedly - is an easy thing to do, especially now that news about Sherlock releasing in January is out), you might want to listen to this latest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast. I'm sure our embarrassing and/or funny stories of movie viewings will put a smile on your face, and who knows - perhaps they'll even make you laugh and forget about the dropping temperatures and the fact that supermarkets are stuffed with chocolate Santas already.

Content:

00:20 - Chick-Chatter

02:53 - Trailers

03:43 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

32:37 - The Chicks discuss their top 3 Awkward Movie Viewing Moments

1:07:18 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

Lord Kitchener - London Is the Place for Me

Josh Houde - The Awkward Song

Jim Sturgess - Across the Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 11: Ground Control to Major Tom

Better late than never - here's the latest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast that released more than a week ago. Since then, you've probably already 2001 positive reviews of Gravity but I hope you'll still have fun listening to the three of us discussing three of our favorite Sci-Fi classics - if you haven't already. 

Furthermore, we have detected two small errors: Of course, Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon - not Louis. And the book that served as inspiration for Blade Runner was called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. 

Content: 

0:33 - Chick-chatter

3:37 - Trailers

4:13 - Interesting Movies of the Fortnight

24:43 - The chicks discuss Blade Runner (1982)

40:23 - The chicks discuss Sleeper (1973)

47:26 - The chicks discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

1:06:17 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Songs: 

David Bowie - Space Oddity

Richard O'Brien - Science Fiction/Double Feature

Jim Sturgess - Across The Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 10: I Want Candy (A Sofia Coppola Retrospective)

It's our 10th episode already - can you believe it? This little project has grown very dear to me though, so perhaps it isn't so weird that we're celebrating our first jubilee this week. Another thanks to my podcasting companions Nik and Sofia - we did it!

We tried something slightly new for this episode and talked about one of our favorite directors of all time, Sofia Coppola. From Lick the Star to The Bling Ring to her Miss Dior ad, we've tried to cover as much as possible and hope you'll have as much fun listening as we had recording.

Content: 

00:27 - Chick Chatter

02:45 - Trailer

03:19 - Movie of the Fortnight

21:37 - Coppola Time

1:16:27 - Plus and Goodbyes

Music: 

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay - 212

Cilla Black - Across the Universe

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- The Bling Ring

Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 9: Crushcrushcrush

The chicks are trying to hold on to the last straws of summer by honoring some of the biggest heartthrobs film history ever saw, as we list our top 5 greatest crushes on movie characters. Giggles were frequent this time and we tried to keep this an easy-listening episode. As always, we talked about the "Movies" of the Fortnight, which were a surprise tv show for Sofia, Shaun of the Dead for Nik (which I have finally seen by now) and This is the End for me.

For those tuning in for the first time, please notice that we have run out of storage on our host Podomatic and have had to delete the first episodes from the site, so they also won't show up on iTunes. We've decided to do this since it seems common practice with many movie podcasters, and we're working on realizing a way for you to download archived episodes. For news, check our facebook page frequently.

Content:

0:23- Chick-chatter

4:07- Trailer

4:48- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

25:11- The chicks discuss each of their Top 5 Cinematic Crushes

1:20:29- Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

Paramore - Crushcrushcrush

The Cardigans - Lovefool

Cilla Black - Across the Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 8: Nik's Birthday Episode

This episode is sort of a digital time capsule birthday wish to the chick that started it all, Nik[hat].

We stole borrowed the idea from our great inspiration, Ryan McNeil from the Matineecast, and listed our top 3 movies from the last 21 years that have had some kind of big influence on us or have been a great inspiration to us. 

As always, we share some of our latest viewings, which are Only God Forgives (Nik), Rock of Ages, This Means War (Sofia) and Martha Marcy May Marlene. We recorded the episode a while ago due to logistical problems, but hopefully it's still fresh to you! 

So again, Happy Birthday to Nik, and enjoy listening...

Content:

00:31 - Chick Chatter

03:03 - Trailer

03:43 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

28:05 - Top 3 "Influential" Movies of the Last 21 Years

1:16:39 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

The Vaccines - No Hope

Music from the three Top 3 lists

Cilla Black - Across the Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 7: The Before Trilogy

One couple, three movies, that I saw in two days. The first movie was released the year I was born, the second the year I fell in love with Bollywood movies (which in some way led to this blog and my general movie obsession), and the trailer of the third movie was first thing I watched of the Before Trilogy. 

But this is not about me or number magic, this is about The Chicks With Accents rambling about Jesse and Céline in the latest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast. Open your minds and walk with us down the roads to Vienna, through Paris and finally Greece. Or if you haven't seen the Before Trilogy yet, listen to us discussing the latest Netflix show Orange is the New Black, one of the few movies with Adrien Brody in the lead; Detachment, and the one movie to catch up on this summer; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. And then watch the Before Trilogy.

Composition: 

00:35 - Chick Chatter

02:46 - Trailer

03:09 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

18:46 - The chicks discuss the Before Trilogy

1:06:25 - Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

Nina Simone - Just In Time

Julie Delpy - Let Me Sing You a Waltz

Cilla Black - Across the Universe

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Bye bye, au revoir, later.

Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 6: The Earth Dies Screaming

Sorry for being late but an awesome film festival prevented me from sharing the latest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast. In honor and anticipation of the many new takes on the apocalypse genre - World War Z, This is the End, The World's End, Pacific Rim blablabla - each one of us chose an apocalyptic movie that we all discussed. 

From big-scale alien invasion (War of the Worlds, the Spielberg version) to a Comet destroying, ahem, the world, underlined by some happy piano music (Verdens Undergang) to depression/ a planet crashing into Earth (Melancholia), there's something for everyone.

Composition:

0:28- Chick-chatter

3:10- Trailers

3:50- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

22:06- The chicks discuss War of the Worlds (2005)

33:30- The chicks discuss The End of the World (1916)

41:55- The chicks discuss Melancholia (2011)

54:32- Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

The Doors  - The End

Deap Vally - End Of The World

Cilla Black - Across The Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 5: Kryptonite

Grab your capes and pick your favorite fight face as you listen to the toughest episode of the Across the Universe Podcast so far! 

The Chicks With Accents (for newcomers, that is Nikhat from Being Norma Jeane, Sofia from Film Flare and my own humble self) review Man of Steel, a movie that divided audiences and in our case even individuals. After that we answer the Super-Duper Questionnaire...

Composition:

0:23- Chick-chatter

2:22- Trailer

3:13- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight

19:55- General discussion on Man of Steel

40:45- Super-Duper Questionnaire

1:15:14- Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

R.E.M. - Superman

3 Doors Down - Kryptonite

Cilla Black - Across The Universe

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Across the Universe Podcast, Eps 4: Trapped in a Box

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, you're eating strawberries and ice cream... but all you can think of is the Hannibal season finale and the fact that you won't be able to watch it live, like all of those spoiled Americans and wherever else the series is airing on actual television.

Can you relate to the scenario? Then you'll love the latest episode of Across the Universe: The Chicks With Accents Podcast, hosted by the awesome Sofia from Film Flare, Nikhat from Being Norma Jeane and my own humble self. As most tv shows are taking a break over summer, we discuss our favorite and most addicting shows of all time. The large amount of giggling may have added some time to the episode, so it's a bit longer than originally planned - but we hope you'll bear with us and giggle along. Or if your male, a whimsical smile will do.

Composition:

0:11- Chick chatter
2:46- Trailers
3:21- Interesting Movie of the Fortnight
20:15- General discussion on each of our top 4 TV shows
1:33:46- Plugs and Goodbyes

Music:

The National - The Rains Of Castamere

No Doubt - Trapped In A Box

Theme songs from our favourite TV shows +

John Barrowman, Catherine Tate and David Tennant - The Ballad of Russel and Julie

The Beatles - Across The Universe

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