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Shownotes at My mother thanks you; my father thanks you; my sister thanks you; and WE thank you for joining us for our excursion into the world of biographical cinema! In episode 44, the gang at That’s a Wrap! tackles their top 5 biopics. What does each selection reveal about its selector? We have no idea, but we had a blast doing it! Let us know what tops your list. Links: Spoilers be here. Each of our Top 5 Lists are below: Nick Chris Erik Ed Wood Amadeus The Fighter Chaplin The People Vs. Larry Flynt Capote Matinee Schindler’s List...
info_outline Episode #43 – The Coen Bros / Hail CaesarThat's a Wrap!
This is Part I of our discussion. Part II to follow shortly. We hope you enjoy our COEN BROTHERS / HAIL CAESAR episode wherein we dicuss Joel and Ethan’s latest effort and cast retrospection on their canon. Part of what makes these auteurs so fascinating is their cultivation of an aesthetic work ethic that spreads across a broad and diverse body of thematic/narrative/genre landscapes. Bold filmmakers unafraid to work within the template of genre; they subvert and mold them into Coen Brothers films. We discuss their highs, lows and middles. Join us! Note: After pickups, we talk...
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info_outline Episode #41 - The Hateful Eight and Star WarsThat's a Wrap!
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info_outline Episode#39 - Ex Machina and Wes CravenThat's a Wrap!
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info_outlineThis is Part I of our discussion. Part II to follow shortly.
We hope you enjoy our COEN BROTHERS / HAIL CAESAR episode wherein we dicuss Joel and Ethan’s latest effort and cast retrospection on their canon. Part of what makes these auteurs so fascinating is their cultivation of an aesthetic work ethic that spreads across a broad and diverse body of thematic/narrative/genre landscapes. Bold filmmakers unafraid to work within the template of genre; they subvert and mold them into Coen Brothers films. We discuss their highs, lows and middles. Join us!
Note: After pickups, we talk about Hail Caesar for about 40 minutes. If you’d rather hear us talk about the Coens in general, we start that discussion at the 51 minutes mark, and finish it in Part II of the episode.
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Steven Soderbergh’s Speech on the State of Cinema (A MUST WATCH)