Ineffable! A Cats Movie Podcast

Weekly Watchalongs! w/ Abby

Joel and Toast talk with CATS fancier Abby (Twitter @clapifyoulikeme) [https://twitter.com/clapifyoulikeme] about the weekly digital watchalongs of the movie that she hosted from June 2020 to April 2021, and Abby provides a critical perspective only someone who's seen CATS 50+ times can. Since you deserve to experience a watchalong too, Abby is hosting a special one Saturday, May 22nd at 9pm EST!Send Abby a DM for the invite [https://twitter.com/clapifyoulikeme]. Referenced in this episode:Judi Dench didn't play Dungeons & Dragons with Vin Diesel on the set of Chronicles of Riddick [https://twitter.com/joelkarnold/status/1394465277069299717?s=20]. Twitter: @IneffableCats [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats], @joelkarnold [https://twitter.com/joelkarnold] Instagram: @IneffableCats [https://www.instagram.com/ineffablecats/] Email: IneffableCatsPod@gmail.com [ineffablecatspod@gmail.com] Original music by Jeremy Nasato [https://www.jeremynasato.com/]. Cover art by Tyler Donnelly [https://www.instagram.com/penxink/].

Tom Hooper! w/ Kayleigh Donaldson

Joel and Toast talk with film critic and writer Kayleigh Donaldson [https://twitter.com/Ceilidhann?s=20] about director Tom Hooper and his path to making CATS, what a more successful adaptation of could have looked like, and the state of the Hollywood musical today. Referenced in this episode: Linus Karp [https://twitter.com/linuskarp?lang=en]'s "how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit movie musical 'cats' [https://www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com/whats-on#/event/how-to-live-a-jellicle-life-life-lessons-from-the-2019-hit-movie-musical-cats-1]" Twitter: @IneffableCats [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats], @joelkarnold [https://twitter.com/joelkarnold] Instagram: @IneffableCats [https://www.instagram.com/ineffablecats/] Email: IneffableCatsPod@gmail.com [ineffablecatspod@gmail.com] Original music by Jeremy Nasato [https://www.jeremynasato.com/]. Cover art by Tyler Donnelly [https://www.instagram.com/penxink/].

Oscar Bait! w/ Sarah Marrs

Joel and Toast talk with film and gossip writer Sarah Marrs [https://twitter.com/Cinesnark?s=20] (co-host of The Hollywood Read [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-read/id1442176476]) about the Oscar aspirations CATS once had, how those hopes crashed and burned, and what an underappreciated miracle it is how any movie comes together. Referenced in this episode: CATS' song "Beautiful Ghosts" being nominated for a Grammy [https://screenrant.com/cats-movie-song-grammy-nomination-taylor-swift/#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift's%20song%20%E2%80%9CBeautiful%20Ghosts,Webber's%20beloved%20West%20End%20musical.]. This episode's Joellicle Choice is Queen Elizabeth [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats/status/1335384173238833155?s=20]! Joel talks with her person Alexavier. You can find more photos of her and some of Alexavier's wonderful art on his Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alexaviertaiga/]. Twitter: @IneffableCats [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats] Instagram: @IneffableCats [https://www.instagram.com/ineffablecats/] Email: IneffableCatsPod@gmail.com [ineffablecatspod@gmail.com] Original music by Jeremy Nasato [https://www.jeremynasato.com/]. Cover art by Tyler Donnelly [https://www.instagram.com/penxink/].

Andrew Lloyd Webber! w/ Anya Crittenton & Dana Bramble

Joel and Toast talk with writer/editor Anya Crittenton [https://twitter.com/anyacrittenton] and Dana Bramble [https://twitter.com/danabramble3] about the life and career of Andrew Lloyd Webber, musical-to-movie changes, and the possible lurid past between Old Deuteronomy and Gus the Theater Cat. Referenced in this episode: Andrew Lloyd Webber calling CATS ridiculous [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/andrew-lloyd-webber-interview-on-his-new-musical-cinderella-and-the-future-of-theatre-23nlfl002], the butthole left over from the Butthole Cut [https://twitter.com/VforVictoryish/status/1301689134029910017?s=20], and Anya [https://www.instagram.com/p/B76oHTrg_MB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link] and Dana [https://www.instagram.com/p/B76cLfwpkTq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link]'s CATS bounding. This episode's Joellicle Choice is Gambino [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats/status/1310854607254380544?s=20]! Joel talks with his person Tawny about this orange boy who went viral last December for saying "well, hi!" like a little southern gentleman. You can find him and his tuxedo cat brother Tom on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gambino_911/?hl=en] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@gambino911?lang=en]. Twitter: @IneffableCats [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats] Instagram: @IneffableCats [https://www.instagram.com/ineffablecats/] Email: IneffableCatsPod@gmail.com [ineffablecatspod@gmail.com] Original music by Jeremy Nasato [https://www.jeremynasato.com/]. Cover art by Tyler Donnelly [https://www.instagram.com/penxink/].

Francesca Hayward! (Victoria)

Joel and Toast profile CATS star Francesca Hayward who plays Victoria, giving you an overview of her ballet career, her experience dancing and singing for the movie, and how she feels about the notorious VFX. If you're looking for new film podcasts, check out The B-Side [https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-b-side-a-film-stage-podcast/id1490472263] and The Mixed Reviews [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mixed-reviews/id1215524035]! Joel recently guested on an episode of The B-Side discussing Keira Knightley movies [https://thefilmstage.com/the-b-side-keira-knightley/] and last year appeared on The Mixed Reviews discussing the cinema of Chris Hemsworth [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gavin-mevius/the-mixed-reviews/e/61912012]. Referenced in this episode: the "Beautiful Ghosts" making-of featurette [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_yhrD6IJQA], Sarah Crompton's review of Coppélia [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/dec/08/coppelia-royal-ballet-review-francesca-hayward-ninette-de-valois-delibes], and Hayward's interviews with The Telegraph [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/cats-star-francesca-hayward-interview-met-taylor-swift-sang/], ClassicFM [https://www.classicfm.com/artists/royal-ballet/francesca-hayward-cats-victoria-hollywood-film/], W Magazine [https://www.wmagazine.com/story/francesca-hayward-cats-movie-interview/], and The Stage [https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/francesca-hayward-criticism-of-cats-never-upset-me-the-performers-all-share-a-sense-of-humour-about-it]. Francesca Hayward audio from the CATS EPK. This episode's Joellicle Choice is Rick [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats/status/1259842731762827264?s=20]! You can see more of this genius cat by following Mike Cygan [https://www.instagram.com/freshpancakes/?hl=en] and Beth Radloff [https://www.instagram.com/bethradloff/]. Twitter: @IneffableCats [https://twitter.com/ineffablecats] Instagram: @IneffableCats [https://www.instagram.com/ineffablecats/] Email: IneffableCatsPod@gmail.com [ineffablecatspod@gmail.com] Original music by Jeremy Nasato [https://www.jeremynasato.com/]. Cover art by Tyler Donnelly [https://www.instagram.com/penxink/].