Episode 7: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ with Jessie Nickson-Lopez

Episode 7

21st December 2017

On this week’s episode April talks to Stranger Things and Narcos writer Jessie Nickson-Lopez about the controversial film, Rosemary’s Baby. The two dive right into the complicated relationship they both have with the film, and what makes the movie so effective. Jessie discusses how is inspired by Roman Polanski’s work, while simultaneously hating him as a person. She also shares her writing process and what it’s like in the writers room. A WARNING to our listeners, April and Jessie talk in depth about sexual assault and the sexual crimes that Roman Polanski has committed.

Episode notes

On this week’s episode April talks to Stranger Things and Narcos writer Jessie Nickson-Lopez about the controversial film, Rosemary’s Baby. The two dive right into the complicated relationship they both have with the film, and what makes the movie so effective. Jessie discusses how she is inspired by Roman Polanski’s work, while simultaneously hating him as a person. She also shares her writing process and what it’s like in the writers room. A WARNING to our listeners, April and Jessie talk in depth about sexual assault and the sexual crimes that Roman Polanski has committed.

Stranger Things Season 1 and 2 are available now on Netflix.

With April Wolfe and Jessie Nickson-Lopez

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  • April Wolfe
  • Jessie Nickson-Lopez

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Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie – horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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