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Celebrating Cinema

LAB111
Hollywood
Lab 111
Documentary Filmmaking
Cannes Film Festival
Jan Teunissen
Akira Kurosawa
Dutch Cinema
Nicolas Cage
Cinema
The Battle Of Algiers
Citizen Kane
Film Noir
Female Stereotypes
Black Box Diaries
De Propagandist
Sentimental Value
Rietland
Jack Nicholson
The Shining
Brigitte Bardot

A podcast for the love of cinema. Amsterdam's LAB111 film podcast on the cinema that matters — debates, rankings, and director deep dives, every Thursday. From cult classics to today's most-talked-about releases, Laura Gommans (film journalist), Hugo Emmerzael (film critic), Kiriko Mechanicus (filmmaker) and Tom Ooms (film programmer) take turns asking what films tell us about ourselves, our cultu... more

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Hollywood loves a remake. But why take a film that already works and make it all over again? Host Laura Gommans sits down with LAB111’s Head of Cinema, Tom Ooms, to dig into Hollywood’s habit of reworking films from around the world and what happens ... more

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What can cinema really fix? In The Beloved, Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Beasts, Mother) explores the complicated relationship between a powerful film director and his estranged daughter, using the filmmaking process itself to examine que... more

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In 2007, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story tore the music biopic apart so thoroughly that Hollywood should never have been able to make one with a straight face again. It flopped. Since then, we’ve had Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, Elvis and, this year,... more

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For forty years, Tom Cruise has sold us one thing: a man who will not stop running. In Digger (2026), Alejandro G. Iñárritu casts him as an oil tycoon in prosthetics, only for the trailer to remind us of every Tom Cruise who came before. What happens... more

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Recent Guests

Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Spanish filmmaker known for The Beasts and Mother
Episode: Rodrigo Sorogoyen on The Beloved: Can Cinema Heal Us?
Dan Hassler-Forest
Media scholar
Episode: Cine Of The Times | Walk Hard Should Have Killed The Musical Biopic
Leontine Petit
Filmmaker/producer discussed in episode
Dutch film industry
Episode: Why Is Dutch Cinema Struggling to Find Its Audience?
Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
Filmmaker/actor discussed in episode
Dutch/International film scene
Episode: Why Is Dutch Cinema Struggling to Find Its Audience?
Mees Peijnenburg
Filmmaker/actor/crew member discussed in episode
Dutch film industry
Episode: Why Is Dutch Cinema Struggling to Find Its Audience?
Amanda van Hesteren
Documentary filmmaker who made Days with Blue
Self-identified filmmaker (Days with Blue)
Episode: Can Cinema Show Us What We Can’t See? — NFF Special w/ Amanda van Hesteren & Emma Lesuis
Emma Lesuis
Filmmaker/theater maker who made Bagasi
Self-identified filmmaker (Bagasi)
Episode: Can Cinema Show Us What We Can’t See? — NFF Special w/ Amanda van Hesteren & Emma Lesuis
Kiriko Mechanicus
Filmmaker
Episode: Manufacturing Consent: How 9/11 Changed Hollywood
Alicia Bergamelli
Film programmer
Lab111 Amsterdam
Episode: When Does A Film Become Camp?

Hosts

Laura Gommans
Host of Celebrating Cinema; film journalist and presenter with Lab111/Celebrating Cinema connections; leads conversations on film history, representation, and Amsterdam cinema culture.
Elliott Bloom
Producer and co-host with a focus on cinema programming and production insights; helps shape discussions around industry dynamics and programming perspectives.
Tom Ooms
Host and programmer; head of cinema at Lab111, bringing programming and exhibition experience to episodes.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 180 ratings
  • Fantastic podcast for film lovers

    Great discussion of the latest films! I also appreciate that in some episodes societal topics get linked to films. The podcast clearly goes beyond the program of the Lab111 cinema in Amsterdam and is interesting to all film lovers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Seb2review
    Netherlands2 months ago
  • Picks up everything relevant

    A good podcast makes you feel like you’re in the room with the speakers. And tackling in the podcast are a lot of my fav interests in film! So count me INNNN

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nordin :)
    Netherlands8 months ago
  • Joy

    I am super happy this podcast exist! It find it very accessible, laid back and always interesting. The host and guest are relatable and breath a passion for cinema which is contagious. Added bonus is if you are in Amsterdam and then have that connection to the LAB. Worth listening for every movie enthousiasts

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    QuinnLab
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • love this place, love this show!

    Lab111 has to be one of my favorite places in Amsterdam and I think this podcast echos so much of the love I feel when I go see a movie there. Pure lovers of this thing and Laura is always so articulate and wonderful on the show!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    laurparpartyofone
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great podcast

    The episodes hosted by Laura are a real delight. They are an excellent mixture of light and heavy, promoting arthouse cinema to the general public.

    She is a star.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Oxymoron327
    Netherlands2 years ago

Listeners Say

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Energetic and insightful discussions that bring cinema to life.
Hosts are clearly passionate and knowledgeable about film history and contemporary discourse.
Great mix of hosts and guests; conversations feel warm, engaged, and scholarly.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#154
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Apple Podcasts
#34
Netherlands/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#77
Sweden/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#106
Hong Kong/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#168
Japan/TV & Film

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Cine Of The Times | Walk Hard Should Have Killed The Musical Biopic
Q: How would you describe the distinct pleasure of seeing a film about a superstar who is entirely fictional?
Hassler-Forest says the film uses recognizable conventions from music biopics without needing to depict a specific real celebrity. John C. Reilly's sincere performance lets the audience care about Dewey Cox while the film satirizes the genre's familiar choices and clichés.
Cine Of The Times | Walk Hard Should Have Killed The Musical Biopic
Q: Why was it important to make such a satire, such a strong parody of this awful mono genre called the musical biopic?
Hassler-Forest says the genre reduces artists' creativity and humanity to formulaic stories about childhood trauma, difficult parents, and overcoming adversity. He places Walk Hard in the context of prestige biopics such as Ray and Walk the Line, whose familiar narrative templates and invented scenes made them ripe for parody.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen on The Beloved: Can Cinema Heal Us?
Q: Can films fix politics or relationships or anything in between?
Sorogoyen says films cannot fix things, but they can help people understand and heal; he sees actual repair as the work of people rather than art.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen on The Beloved: Can Cinema Heal Us?
Q: Why did you turn to the subject of cinema itself when making this film?
Sorogoyen says the father-daughter story needed a shared context, and filmmaking provided one while creating a hierarchy between a powerful director and an unknown actress.
Can Cinema Show Us What We Can’t See? — NFF Special w/ Amanda van Hesteren & Emma Lesuis
Q: How did you navigate telling sensitive family history without causing harm or harm to relationships?
Emma notes the challenge of interviewing family members, the decision to protect some relatives while still sharing crucial personal and historical truths, and the importance of presenting a nuanced, non-sensational portrayal.

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This show curates thoughtful conversations about cinema, with a focus on how films speak to culture, society, and everyday life. Across episodes, hosts unpack themes like attention in modern life through classic and contemporary cinema, explore camp and queer cinema's evolving meanings, and examine representation, distribution, and festival culture with a rotating lineup of guests and well-informed hosts. Notable strengths include deep dives into film history and theory, practical industry insights from festival and distribution perspectives, and a consistent emphasis on accessible, passionate conversations about what makes cinema matter today.

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2. Dan Hassler-Forest
3. Leontine Petit
4. Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
5. Mees Peijnenburg
6. Amanda van Hesteren
7. Emma Lesuis
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