Alex and Lee celebrate 50 episodes of THE DARK ROOM with a retrospective look back at the past three years. They reflect on the evolution of the podcast and how it has impacted them personally and professionally, as well as recalling their favorite episodes and casting a vision for what the future holds. They also recap highlights from the 2025 summer movie season, and end with some fun games featuring current and long-time editor, Jamie Gagnon.

Follow his work on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/showcase/11112062), and on Minute of Zen (www.youtube.com/@MinuteOfZenYT)

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Alex and Lee welcome Matt Lauterbach of All Senses Go to discuss the inaccessibility of the New York Times' Top 100 Films of the Century So Far. In this episode, we discuss why accessibility for these films is important, the barriers to getting them audio-described, and potential solutions moving forward.

Matt's interview with Alex: https://allsensesgo.substack.com/p/these-are-the-best-films-of-the-century?fbclid=IwY2xjawMvQkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtDSHHujndVMfuCskiYonhOCw-b2fKt3z4wqLVVXGcKwVo7K5dJ9elyvhob6_aem_5w3kn_0k-JmQcZM0ANwAWA

Original NYT Article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html

Alex's Letterboxd list of NY Top 100 Movies with AD: https://letterboxd.com/alexhoward215/list/nyt-industry-top-100-industryof-the-century/

If you want to reach us, e-mail darkroomfilmcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel at @darkroomfilmcast.

Check out the Audio Description Project here:
https://adp.acb.org

Check out the Blind Can Film Festival hosted by our sponsor, Ben Fox:
https://www.blindcan.com

Find transcripts of our episodes on our hosting site, Buzzsprout!
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Alex and Lee chat with Roman Howell, live audio describer and audiobook narrator, about the nuanced differences of each type of narration.

Follow Roman on Instagram at @Romanaudiobooks and pre-order his upcoming Goosebumps Audible audiobook “Ghost Camp” here.

For those in the Los Angeles area looking for live audio description, please contact the venue box office for the performance you are attending, and they will get in touch with Audio Description Los Angeles.

If you want to reach us, e-mail darkroomfilmcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel at @darkroomfilmcast.

Check out the Audio Description Project here:
https://adp.acb.org

Check out the Blind Can Film Festival hosted by our sponsor, Ben Fox:
https://www.blindcan.com

Find transcripts of our episodes on our hosting site, Buzzsprout!
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!
Support us on Patreon!
Follow us on Instagram!
Find us on Facebook!

Support the show