American Cinematheque Launches Podcast With Edgar Wright
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- American Cinematheque is launching a new weekly interview podcast blending conversations with a game-show element, where guests share the theaters, screenings, and cinematic moments that shaped their love of movies.
- Grant Moninger, the organization's artistic director, serves as host and executive producer, with the first two episodes featuring director Edgar Wright and filmmaker Mary Bronstein releasing together on April 2.
- Upcoming guests include Franklin Leonard, Larry Karaszewski, Karyn Kusama, Walter Murch, Samy Burch, Noah Segan, BenDavid Grabinski, Patton Oswalt, Danny DeVito, Tatiana Maslany, and Sean Fennessey.
- The show will be released weekly on Thursdays in both video and audio formats via YouTube and major podcast platforms, with an interactive "program your own film festival" feature on acpodcast.com.
- American Cinematheque, established in 1984 and screening films since 1985, currently programs over 1,600 screenings per year across the Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Egyptian Theatre, with the Directors Village in Westwood opening soon.
- Moninger framed the podcast as celebrating the communal theater experience, saying the show honors "the 'going' in 'going to the movies'" and the deep personal memories tied to specific screenings and companions.
Why it matters: For the American Cinematheque — which runs over 1,600 screenings a year across four L.A. venues — launching a podcast with 13 already-booked high-profile guests (from Edgar Wright to Danny DeVito) extends its mission beyond physical theaters and positions the 40-year-old nonprofit to reach film fans who rarely attend screenings. The interactive film-festival feature is a novel audience-engagement layer uncommon in celebrity interview podcasts.
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