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My mother thanks you; my father thanks you; my sister thanks you; and WE thank  you for joining us for our excursion into the world of biographical cinema!  In episode 44, the gang at That’s a Wrap! tackles their top 5 biopics.  What does each selection reveal about its selector? We have no idea, but we had a blast doing it! Let us know what tops your list.

Links:

Matinee: A cinematic love letter to the films of William Castle

Spoilers be here. Each of our Top 5 Lists are below:

Honorable Mentions:

Nick:
Sid and Nancy
A Man for All Seasons
Patton
Bonnie and Clyde
Raging Bull

Chris:

The Insider
I’m Not There
Braveheart
Frida

Erik:

I Love You, Phillip Morris
Boys Don’t Cry
Born on the Fourth of July
Quills
Man on the Moon
Kinsey

This is Part I of our discussion. Part II to follow shortly. 

We hope you enjoy our COEN BROTHERS / HAIL CAESAR episode wherein we dicuss Joel and Ethan’s latest effort and cast retrospection on their canon.  Part of what makes these auteurs so fascinating is their cultivation of an aesthetic work ethic that spreads across a broad and diverse body of thematic/narrative/genre landscapes. Bold filmmakers unafraid to work within the template of genre; they subvert and mold them into Coen Brothers films. We discuss their highs, lows and middles. Join us!

Note: After pickups, we talk about Hail Caesar for about 40 minutes. If you’d rather hear us talk about the Coens in general, we start that discussion at the 51 minutes mark, and finish it in Part II of the episode.

Links:

Steven Soderbergh’s Speech on the State of Cinema (A MUST WATCH)

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Episode #26

Hello everyone!  That's a Wrap is proud to bring you Episode #26, which examines 2013's Under The Skin, a powerful and brave film that has made many 10 Best lists while simultaneosly managing to "alienate" some audiences.  We tackle the complex film and then move on to segment two, which is dedicated to remembering Robin Williams.

Links Mentioned:

A few of Nick's recent frame jobs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoSWbyvdhHw

Episode #25

We tackle the juggernaut SNOWPIERCER in episode 25.  Currently holding a very impressive 94% at Rotten Tomatoes, SNOWPIERCER is raking up the box office (particularly through VOD) and the critical praise.  So, what's it all about? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out!  We had a great time in this episode and segment two is dedicated to some of our very favorite books on film.  All of this and more are waiting for you in our quarter century episode, #25!

Danny Peary's Cult Movies Wiki Entry
List of Danny Peary's 200 Cult Movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFpfJNiUDpY

Episode #24

Nick and Erik tackle Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Ideology and The Shining documentary Room 237 as two opposite sides of the spectrum of criticism.  Is one form of analysis privileged over another?  Should it be?  Tune and let us know!

Links Mentioned:

South Park: Mystery of the Urinal Deuce

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In this episode, the guys, along with guest panelist, Dr. Lara Hrycaj (who attended graduate school with the guys), discuss one of the more polarizing figures in modern cinema, Wes Anderson, director of Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and the recent The Grand Budapest Hotel. We discuss Anderson's complete oeuvre as well as his influences, contemporaries and his lesser-known commercial work.

Links:

Article on Anderson's television ads.

Another link to Anderson's commercials.

Article from the NY Film Festival with video in which Anderson and Tenebaums discuss working with Hackman

Dr. Lara Hrycaj's Dissertation on Music in the Film's of Wes Anderson.

Book from Macmillan on the film's of Wes Anderson (in which Dr. Hrycaj has a chapter)

Macmillan website on the book