54 - Nomadland, The Nest, and Virtual Festivals

09/27/20 • -1 min

Murtada and Nathaniel talk the hottest festival title, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, plus virtual screening pros and cons, Ivory Coast's Oscar submission Night of the Kings, and the new Jude Law and Carrie Coon drama, The Nest.

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Smackdown '38: You can't take it with you, Jezebel

Our Oscar-obsessed time machine takes us back to post Depression / pre World War II Hollywood when You Can't Take It With You beat Jezebel to the Best Picture prize. To discuss those two films as well as The Great Waltz, Of Human Hearts, and Merrily We Live, and the Best Supporting Actress race, TFE's Nathaniel R and Cláudio Alves are joined by the actors Steven Weber (Wings, Jeffrey) and Britney Young (GLOW) and Vanity Fair's Joanna Robinson. Topics include: screwball comedy, jukebox musicals, and Hollywood's obsession with the Antebellum South.

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Smackdown '65: Nuns, Child Abusers, Tragic Pawns

Our Oscar-vintage series continues with a look back at the women of The Sound of Music (Peggy Wood, Eleanor Wood, and Julie Andrews), A Patch of Blue (Shelley Winters), Othello (Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman), and Inside Daisy Clover (Ruth Gordon and Natalie Wood). To discuss those four films as well as topics like "blackface," movie stars pretending to be other movie stars, dubbing in musicals, and the rewatchable joy of The Sound Of Music, TFE's Nathaniel R and Baby Clyde are joined by the actor Spencer Garrett (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood), and writers Kayleigh Donaldson (Pajiba, The Hollywood Read), Kevin Jacobsen (And the Runner Up Is..., Gold Derby), and Terence Johnson (LeNoirAuteur.net, Vampyr Resistance Corps).

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