Episode 109 - The Prestige

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02/15/22 • 178 min

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Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan (We made Georgia disappear in the Turn) as we're heading to London and Colorado Springs in the industrial era magic rivalry, The Prestige, brought to us by Ethan. We're saying abracadabra in our 109th episode as we discuss:

The labour of love that the script for this film was
We discuss our general feelings towards Christopher Nolan
We decide to review while avoiding the big idea of the film until the end
Which actor claimed they changed their voice and posture in order to play this part
What are our own histories with magic?
A member of the panel reflects the pod has changed the way they emotionally engage with films these days
Which piece of stunt casting may have felt surprisingly underwhelming
We're interrupted by a little bit of a tease for future content
Whether or not The Prestige is the Best Film Ever.

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Rev Bruce
Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
Hermes
Lina Oberholzer
Ensign Ian Davies
Chris Pedersen
Katie McRae
Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
Randal Silva
The Yeetmeister

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

0:00 - Opening Banter
15:50 - Shoutouts
21:45 - Deep Dive
2:04:10 - Endgame

Are you listening closely?

The labour of love that the script for this film was
We discuss our general feelings towards Christopher Nolan
We decide to review while avoiding the big idea of the film until the end
Which actor claimed they changed their voice and posture in order to play this part
What are our own histories with magic?
A member of the panel reflects the pod has changed the way they emotionally engage with films these days
Which piece of stunt casting may have felt surprisingly underwhelming
We're interrupted by a little bit of a tease for future content
Whether or not The Prestige is the Best Film Ever.

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

Rev Bruce
Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
Hermes
Lina Oberholzer
Ensign Ian Davies
Chris Pedersen
Katie McRae
Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
Randal Silva
The Yeetmeister

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

0:00 - Opening Banter
15:50 - Shoutouts
21:45 - Deep Dive
2:04:10 - Endgame

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