ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
This week, we dive deeper into the role of the fourth estate, as we discuss Network, the Oscar-winning film that was meant to be a wild satire at the time it was released, but ended up uncannily predicting the future.
Some additional reading material:
Mad As Hell, Dave Itzkoff's book about Network
Directors' Guild of America post about Sidney Lumet at a 2003 screening of Network
Vanity Fair article on the legacy of Network (which includes thoughts from Aaron Sorkin)
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Did this movie predict Trump back in 1957? We discuss the film debut of Andy Griffith in a role so dark, anyone who knows the Andy Griffith show might experience some uncomfortable dissonance.
Some goodies that came up in our conversation:
The dance of joy from "Perfect Strangers"
This essay abo…
We're trying to savor the Capra-esque quality of this experience by wrapping up with Mr. Smith.
Supplemental materials:
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
Mr Deeds Goes to Town trailer
Sokovia Accords debate from Captain America: Civil War
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Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Kevin Kline. This one was a Patreon subscriber pick!
Additional materials:
an article about the making of Dave
Kevin Kline plays Mr. Fischoeder in Bob's Burgers
"clever" as an insult in Fight Club
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Is The Candidate, in fact, the anti-West Wing? A political story that ends not with a bang, but with a question of existential dread.
Interview with screenwriter Jeremy Larner in Brooklyn Magazine
The trailer for Downhill Racer (1969)
Jerry Seinfeld on Letterman: "You're rooting for clothes."
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We've got a bonus installment of the Film Fest—with special guest Adam Scott! In addition to his work on Severance, Parks & Recreation, Party Down, and so much more, he's just a genuinely thoughtful and kind person, so we are thrilled to have him back on the podcast. We're discussing the 1992 f…
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