Episode 28: Kate Hagen (The Black List)

<p>Kate Hagen is a film writer, screenwriter, producer, and the senior vice president of <a href="https://blcklst.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Black List</a>. Kate is a cinephile with great taste, and I don&#39;t just say that because a lot of what she likes - I like. This episode, we get into many of Kate&#39;s interests: the importance of video stores, the representation of fat women on screen, sex scenes in cinema, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><p><a href="https://www.katehagen.co/">Kate’s website</a></p><p><br><a href="https://letterboxd.com/thathagengrrl/">Kate’s Letterboxd</a></p><p><a href="https://blcklst.com/">The Black List</a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13j1xhB7ncfxOHL2N5yXFkq1WfngYt6phIDd9Xdw3M8E/edit?gid=0#gid=0">The Last Great Video Store Spreadsheet</a> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/journal/fat-girls-on-film/">Fat Girls On Film Letterboxd Essay</a></p><p><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6611cfb723144d7912475baa/t/665f9094181dd04630cf5d21/1717538967305/Kate_Playboy.pdf">Kate Hagen’s Playboy Article „On Sex, Cinema and the Female Gaze“</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_dm_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_wizard%20of%20oz">The Wizard of Oz (1939)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106220/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_addams%20family">Addams Family Values (1993)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%20breakfast%20club">The Breakfast Club (1985)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091790/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_pretty%20in%20pink">Pretty in Pink (1986)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_showgirls">Showgirls (1995)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vulture.com/author/angelica-jade-bastien/">Angelica Jade Basti</a>é<a href="https://www.vulture.com/author/angelica-jade-bastien/">n</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095178/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_dm_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_fresh%20horses">Fresh Horses (1988)</a></p><p><a href="https://vidiotsfoundation.org/">Vidiots</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096872/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_babycakes">Babycakes (1989)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090377/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_zuckerbaby">Zuckerbaby (1985)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772296/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_euphoria">Euphoria (2019-2026)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833688/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%20whale">The Whale (2022)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joandidion.org/">Joan Didion</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_crash">Crash (1996)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274812/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_secretary">Secretary (2002)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085350/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_dm_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_cocaine%20one%20man">Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_lincoln">Lincoln (2012)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_spotlight">Spotlight (2015)</a></p><p><a href="https://leonardmaltin.com/">Leonard Maltin</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Campion">Jane Campion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_5_nm_2_in_0_q_anora">Anora (2024)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_sinners">Sinners (2025)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30144839/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_dm_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_one%20battle">One Battle After Another (2025)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30057084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_babygirl">Babygirl (2024)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/ti