Episode 135 – Chicago
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08/01/19 • 45 min
Bill Condon writes the screenplay for this Best Picture winning musical, Chicago! In this debut film for director Rob Marshall, he finds a way to make a musical work for a modern film audience. It doesn’t hurt that Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger, and Richard Gere (also John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah) kill their respective roles. We have a new guest as Alexis Callen joins us to talk about the film! She has great insights! Enjoy!
Up next, another Oscar winner, Amadeus!
Chicago (2002) Rating: 7.2/10 (247,886 votes)Director: Rob Marshall
Writer: Bill Condon, Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
Runtime: 113 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Released: 24 Jan 2003 Plot: Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
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Bill Condon writes the screenplay for this Best Picture winning musical, Chicago! In this debut film for director Rob Marshall, he finds a way to make a musical work for a modern film audience. It doesn’t hurt that Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger, and Richard Gere (also John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah) kill their respective roles. We have a new guest as Alexis Callen joins us to talk about the film! She has great insights! Enjoy!
Up next, another Oscar winner, Amadeus!
Chicago (2002) Rating: 7.2/10 (247,886 votes)Director: Rob Marshall
Writer: Bill Condon, Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
Runtime: 113 min
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Released: 24 Jan 2003 Plot: Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
The post Episode 135 – Chicago appeared first on A Reel Education.
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Episode 134 – Gods and Monsters
Alison Anderson, our resident Frankenstein guest, joins us for Gods and Monsters, a film about James Whale, director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. The movie features an early star making turn by Brandan Fraser as well as a great pre-Lord of the Rings performance by Sir Ian McKellon. It serves as a fine finish to our trip through the Frankenstein catalog that began way back with Young Frankenstein.
Up next, we will follow director Bill Condon as he provides the screenplay to Chicago!
Gods and Monsters (1998) Rating: 7.3/10 (33,200 votes)Director: Bill Condon
Writer: Christopher Bram, Bill Condon
Stars: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave
Runtime: 105 min
Rated: R
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 04 Nov 1998 Plot: The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
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