Millie De Chirico got her start in the film and television industry at Turner Broadcasting in the programming department. From there, she programmed “TCM Underground,” which broadcast cult classics and late-night films. These days, she co-hosts the podcast “I Saw What You Did,” dissecting films every episode and is teaching about film as an adjunct professor. Millie shares exactly what a film programmer does, why she loves cult cinema, and why she wrote her book “TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema.”

 

Mentioned this episode:

Amazon Prime’s “The Bondsmanv”

“The Woman in the Yard”

“Naked Gun” Reboot

“Weapons”

 

This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.

 

For more information, visit wabe.org/theboom

<a href="https://www.milliedechirico.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Millie De Chirico</a> got her start in the film and television industry at Turner Broadcasting in the programming department. From there, she programmed “TCM Underground,” which broadcast cult classics and late-night films. These days, she co-hosts the podcast “<a href="https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/i-saw-what-you-did" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Saw What You Did</a>,” dissecting films every episode and is teaching about film as an adjunct professor. Millie shares exactly what a film programmer does, why she loves cult cinema, and why she wrote her book “<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/millie-de-chirico/tcm-underground/9780762480005/?lens=running-press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema</a>.”&nbsp;Mentioned this episode:Amazon Prime’s “<a href="https://www.times-herald.com/news/bondsman-filming-underway-in-grantville/image_336b25cc-f69c-11ee-b4d2-5b32dd25f53d.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bondsman</a>v”“<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31314296/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Woman in the Yard</a>”“<a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/liam-neeson-naked-gun-reboot-release-date-details.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Naked Gun</a>” Reboot“<a href="https://deadline.com/2024/05/weapons-movie-casts-benedict-wong-amy-madigan-austin-abrams-more-1235902536/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Weapons</a>”&nbsp;This episode of The Boom was produced by Kevin Rinker and Jewel Wicker. Additional production and editing by Scotty Crowe. Original music by Matt Owen.&nbsp;For more information, visit <a href="https://www.wabe.org/theboom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wabe.org/theboom</a>

From WABE Studios, a weekly look at Atlanta’s growing film and television industry, through trending topics and origin stories of local filmmakers, cast, and crew. Hosted by entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker.

From WABE Studios, a weekly look at Atlanta’s growing film and television industry, through trending topics and origin stories of local filmmakers, cast, and crew. Hosted by entertainment and culture reporter Jewel Wicker.

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