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Reel 10: SorkinFest Part V–The UNcredited Rewrites
We wrap up Sorkinfest with a look at two films for which Aaron Sorkin did NOT receive any writing credit. Bulworth, and Enemy of the State, both from 1998. Listen in as we discuss the two films on their own merits and try to figure out which parts Sorkin left his fingerprints on. COMING ATTRACTIONS: Next…
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Reel 9: SorkinFest Part IV–The Credited Rewrites
We’re closing in on the end of SorkinFest as we get to Part 4 of our five-part series looking at the work of Aaron Sorkin. And this time around we’re looking at a couple of films that Sorkin had a public hand in writing–or, more accurately, re-writing: 1993’s Malice, starring Nicole Kidman and Alec Baldwin,…
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Reel 8: SorkinFest Part III–Mostly-True Stories
That’s a little bit of a misnomer, but not by much. This episode–the third in our series of five episodes dedicated to Aaron Sorkin’s work–looks at two films he worked on that told stories about specific individuals: Steve Jobs (2015), Directed by Danny Boyle, and Sorkin’s film directing debut, 2017’s Molly’s Game. Now, with Steve…
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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…
Two Movies…One Theme
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