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Reel 7: Sorkinfest, Part 2
Aaaand, we’re finally back, thank goodness. SorkinFest continues with the two films that Aaron Sorkin wrote after his series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was cancelled after only one season. (Interestingly, the same people who seemed kind of disappointed in Studio 60 as it aired are viewing it a little more generously in retrospect.)…
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Corrections and Housekeeping
Hello, Friend: Still with us? I hope so. We’ve been having some ridiculous technical issues that have us rethinking our podcasting host, but those seem to be straightened out for the time being and we’ll be back on track with a new episode tomorrow evening. I hope we’re still cool. In the meantime, Sean offers…
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Reel 6: SorkinFest, Part 1!
It’s time for SorkinFest! For the next few weeks, we’re going to talk about the work of Aaron Sorkin, and in our usual fashion we’re going to do it in a way that the films are paired up by common threads. This week we’re looking at the films that were directed by Rob Reiner. First…
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Reel 5: The Film Was Better
When a book is adapted for movies, the usual thing you’ll hear from people who have consumed both versions is that “the book was better.” In this week’s episode, Sean (who has read the books) and Claude (who hasn’t) explore the reasons behind why this isn’t always the case. The first film on our virtual…
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Reel 4: One-Song Musicals
In this episode we take a look at a pair of films that center themselves around a single piece of music. First we have 1992’s The Mambo Kings, directed by Arne Glimcher. It’s a bittersweet film that gives us a look at a pair of Cuban immigrants who briefly achieve success as musicians in the…
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Reel 3: Gordon Willis and The Godfathers
Different eras of film can often be traced to specific “generations” of directors who came up together and had similar mindsets, and while that’s true, sometimes they can be attached to technological advances, some of them not initially part of the industry. For example, with the rise of teen culture and a general boom in…
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